Which Pubs would say have the best..........

[DonaCatalina]

wines.


How well do you know all the pubs at TRF?
Especially after opening weekend, I would like everyone to give their input
on the quality of grape beverage served at the various pubs.

[Blue66669]

I've heard the grape Kool-Aid is fabulous!

*falls over laughing like an insane muppet*

[Yrose]

I've heard the grape Kool-Aid is fabulous!

*falls over laughing like an insane muppet*

Like an insane muppet?  mmmmmm..........  lol

[Zaubon]

DONT DRINK THE KOOL-AID!!!!!

[LadyJessica]

In reality I think that there are only two places to get wine but the one that has the best is the Prince Of Wales pub, as they have some of the selections that have been tasted in the Wine Tastings (or at they used to).  You can also go to the store in front of where the King's Feast is and see/try/buy the wine that they are serving currently in the wine tastings.  But for the most part all I've ever seen in the normal wines that you find in most restaurants.

[ScoutColt]

I like to "think" I am a bit of a wine connisuer (not a speller obviously), and I was not overly impressed with the wine tasting. I feel everything i've tasted from faire can be found on a shelf at Kroger. They DO however have a few very old bottles that they have extremely overpirced that I would say taste decent.

I'm not one of those crazy people that says if it's not worth 100 bucks it's crap though. Downtown specs has opened my eyes to many extremely suprising vineyards that don't charge anything over 25 a bottle.

But, as for finding something decent in faire... I would stay away from any of their cabernet savignons. I've tried my hand at making a few reds, and a couple of whites and theirs are about on par with what I make, which I kinda equivilate to a hair above kendall jackson. (which is bottom rung barely acceptable in the world of wines). I would suggest, for the average person, (i'm unsure of most of the vineyards they supply) that most reds that are at least 10 years in the crate.

IF (semi big if) they happen to have anything from coppolas personal vineyard, it would be moderatley inexpensive and I've had a very good experience with anything of his I've touched. They know how to moderate their tannins, and provide a nice boquet. All in all, the vineyard is stable in quality, and if you find a bottle of it you can't go wrong, and they age extremely well, so there is a difference inbetween decades.

Hope I didn't sound too much like a pompous arse, and that I said something useful!! :-)

[Baldr]

If you be looking for anything other than beer or ale at TRF you would be better off enjoying the great taste of fermented honey. Mead mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with vodka makes a great breakfest drink...

[wyckdblyss]

I have to agree with Baldr. Mead is the best option to beer or ale at TRF...everything else is just not worth the money. And mead is wonderful for breakfast!

[ragged tiger]

Don't know if you're into mixed drinks, but I always like to start off the day with a Bloody Bull, from the Bloody Bull Pub.  It's a good take on the traditional Bloody Mary... if you like that sort of thing.

[RenRobin]

If you be looking for anything other than beer or ale at TRF you would be better off enjoying the great taste of fermented honey. Mead mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with mead makes a great breakfest drink...

Baldr, does this taste like a milkshake with a kick?

[Trillium]

As much as I love mead, it's too expensive for me at faire.  I prefer the pear cider or mulled wine on colder days for the rare drink I enjoy.

[Just Randall]

So, I'm at work today, doing trim work at the Castle Stage (Oh, look, there's a Coors Light van), finishing work on the glass blower's booth (Hmmm, a flatbed loaded with Miller Light), putting supplies into the entertainment building (and over there is a Foster's semi-trailer)...Waitaminute. FOSTER'S?!?!?! And then I look around some more. Guiness. Harp. Bass. Newcastle. Spaten. WOW.

And that's just the short list of what will be available this season...

[Chandler]

Guinness?  Harp?? Yummm..maybe I can find a bartender who knows how to mix a black & tan...any chance you've seen any Smithwick's?

[Rani Zemirah]

Could all this beer talk be an attempted hi-jack???


Personally I'm with Trillium. I would love to have a nice mulled spice wine on a chilly day, or a really good cider on a warm one. I can drink only on very rare occasions, and I always like to make it something very tasty, preferably with no bitterness involved. Mead is lovely also, but the spice wine sounds really good right now. (perhaps it's time to turn off the air conditioner...)

[Blue66669]

*looks at the list of beers and hyperventilates, then falls over twitching*