One interesting thing about this tasting was that for the first time in
years we got to drink many different styles of beer. The common denominator was
that all of the beers were aged in bourbon barrels.
Cocaine is illegal. Heroin is illegal. Huffing glue is illegal. Pumpkin beer, another substance that turns you into a stupid drooling zombie, oughta be illegal.
American cider is the fastest growing segment of the beverage world, a segment which is dominated by a few large players but in which there is also a band of small, artisanal entities that are challenging the status quo and building an audience for authentic hand-crafted ciders. Sound familiar?