Bottle Report

Dennis Sodomka and Dan Doughtie work together to cover wine and beer events and review beers, wines and high-end whiskeys. Craft Brews are a hit with us.

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This review is a two-fer. It's two reviews in one. The first is about Cheers Wine & Spirits which opened today in lovely Martinez at the corner of Evans-to-Lock and Fury's Ferry next to Columbia County and Duclaw's 31 Spiced Pumpkin Lager

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Frank Family Cab is a perfect match for home made brick oven pizza.
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#Frankfamily #cabernet

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In these inflationary times it’s hard to beat great $12 Chardonnay, Malbec from Tilia.
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Three Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blancs shine during virtual tasting.
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Ketcham Estate wines captivate roomful of old friends at Calvert’s wine dinner.

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Frank Family Carneros Chardonnay great with lobster and crab cakes. #FrankFamily #chardonnay

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Wild Leap Local Gold Blonde Ale I've been trying to review Wild Leap's Local Gold for almost 2 years. Tonight I turned it into a Local Green for St. Patrick's Day

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Martini & Rossi Rosé sparkler can be a special treat for your Valentine https://t.co/pUhpMkrnkS…nes-day-surprise/ #martinirossi #valentine

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Bell's Special Double Cream Stout | Comstock MI. Well I don't really have 99 bottles of beer but when you are trying to empty your collection of onesies and twosies it seems like 99. I continue my quest to rid my standing beer before I buy more

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Broadside Merlot 2019, Paso Robles. $16. People often want to know what my favorite wine or favorite region is. My response is I’m glad we don’t have to pick one wine or one region. We can enjoy them all. Dennis Sodomka #Featured

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Avery Uncle Jacob's Stout. "Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you....." I won't bore you with my singing. I am on a mission to drink up all of the brews I have collected in my little fridges before I buy any more beer. #Avery #BourbonBarrell

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Kartäuser Doppelbock Dunkel |Memminger, Germany. Finally a dark beer. Kartäuser Doppelbock Dunkel is a very dark Bavarian beer. I finished the Advent Calendar tonight as family gathered in the kitchento eat after attending the family Christmas Eve

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Fürst Carl Kellerbier | Ellingen, Germany. I remember this beer from the Man Bag XXL. It was cloudy with a unique flavor as compared to the others. Tonight I shared a small glass with Dave-in-Law.

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Schlossbrau Rheder Original PilsI was excited to see the black pop out of the Advent Calendar can hoping it was a dark beer. Nope. Black can, clear beer. This is a Pils similar to the earlier Pils but this one distinctly more bitter.

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Wittmann Urhell |Landshut, Germany. Once again a Man Bag beer (Mannerhandtasche XXL). I had to poke around the internet to figure out what Urhell means. When a German beer has ur in front it means original so this is claiming to be an original Hell or

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Graminger Kirta |Altötting, Germany. This is one of the beers from the Man Bag I realliy enjoyed. Glad they included it because it's a DARK BEER. I see what I want to see on a German beer label: DUNKLES. Its got a wintertime feeling to it. #DunklesBee

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Meine Grosse Liebe |Munich, Germany. This was definitely not in the Man Bag. The label says brewed by Egerer, and the Egerer website has some brews that feature the same Lion symbols.

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Erl Hell |Geiselhoring Germany. It was a miserable evening. It had not rained all day. We spent the day cleaning the house and finishing the last of the Christmas decorating. Mrs. Dan asked what "what are you making for dinner."

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Turbo Prop Imperial Pils |Bad Laasphe, Germany. Okay, two labels from the Man Bag kinda gave me the creeps. The Landgang Pils (with the Hoppy sailor) and this one with what looks like a kid wearing an old leather pilot's helmet and goggles

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Loncium Vienna Style Lager |Austria. These guys appear to be modern day craft brewers. Their name is derived from a Celtic name for the district of Mauthen. Their website says they want to make beers that are not just appealing to the masses but

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