Binny's Beverage Depot

Dec 29 2009

Bubbly in the Beer Section

Without a doubt, champagne reigns supreme when it comes to New Year’s celebrations. However, there are a few delicious beers that can pass as bubbly to unsuspecting guests. Bosteels Brewery in Belgium, brewers of the popular Triple Karmeliet and Kwak, brew a champagne style beer named Deus...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 10:26 AM - Categories: Beer

Dec 28 2009

Green Wine: CONTAINS SULFITES

I was helping out on the sales floor at a Binny's last Wednesday when I was asked a familiar question - “Do you have any sulfite-free wines” This was already on my mind for the upcoming and ongoing series of blog posts ....

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6 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 2:45 PM - Categories: Wine

Dec 22 2009

Another Year, Another Hop & Malt for He'Brew

Six years ago, Schmaltz Brewing Company (He’Brew) brewed up Jewbelation 8. The next year produced Jewbelation 9, and in successive years we saw Jewbelation 10, 11, and 12. This year, as you may have already guessed, He’Brew released Jewbelation 13. This beer also goes by the name of Bar Mitzvah. The tradition of releasing a new Jewbelation beer each winter includes a twist...

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1 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 6:07 PM - Categories: Beer

Dec 17 2009

Green Wine: About Wellness or Wealth?

Recently, a friend asked me about organic wine. He asked what it really means for a wine to be organic. He counted off on his fingers all the different versions of organic wine he could think of – organically grown, sustainably farmed, biodynamic, something about sulfites, and on and on....

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1 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 2:00 PM - Categories: Wine

Dec 16 2009

Freezing Fire

To the dismay of many beer drinkers, Capital Brewery’s famous dopplebock, Autumnal fire, is sold out at the majority of our stores. A couple of us watched a customer happily snatch up the last two six packs at our Willowbrook store a few weeks ago. We thought we would have to wait until next fall to enjoy this beer again, or would we?..

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2 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 3:09 PM - Categories: Beer

Dec 10 2009

Fade to Black

If you head north from the great brewing towns of Denver and Boulder, you will land in Longmont, Colorado. Longmont has its own brewery to boast, as Left Hand Brewing is nestled here. Left Hand has been in the news lately, with victories at the Great American Beer Festival. They have also released Fade to Black, a brand new beer that is causing a stir among beer enthusiasts...

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3 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 2:06 PM - Categories: Beer

Dec 8 2009

The Best Beer Bargain in the Store?

In many of our opinions, the best beer bargain in our store right now comes in the form of Mendocino Imperial IPA for $5.99. While it is true that there are other 22 oz bombers of double IPA’s out there that are an excellent value at $5.99, the Mendocino Imperial IPA is $5.99 for a six –pack...

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13 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 6:21 PM - Categories: Beer

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Bubbly in the Beer Section

Green Wine: CONTAINS SULFITES

Another Year, Another Hop & Malt for He'Brew

Green Wine: About Wellness or Wealth?

Freezing Fire

Fade to Black

The Best Beer Bargain in the Store?