Straight from the tap!

REDVOLUTION

from Bota Box

Bota Box produces several wines that come in a box.  The key is the Flextap which allows wine to be poured out without air entering in.  The box also keeps light from coming in.

Flavors include Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Malbec, Shiraz, Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and REDVOLUTION.

This tasting is REDVOLUTION.  Original Red Wine Blend.  Comes in a 3 liter box which is equivalent to 4 750ml bottles.  Price is CHEAP compared to buying 4 bottles.  Cost is around $19.99.

The box also has nice symbols that show you what you can do while drinking.  Hiking, boating, lounging, camping, picnic and fishing.

REDVOLUTION is a full-bodied red wine.  It is comprised of Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet, Petite Sirah and Syrah varietals.  It is on the sweet side.  Not very dry.  Definitely a berry taste at the beginning.  Any sweeter and it would be a high end MD 20/20. We have tried other varities of Bota Box and this one is a little disappointing.  Would be great to mix with 7-Up and hang out with high school chicks... but that is 20 years to late for the tasters.

ABV:  13.5%

SULFITES: YES!

RATING: 2.0

Hippy rating for packaging: 5.0

100% Recyclable box containing 100% post-consumer fiber and bonded with cornstarch using VOC fee ink!



BASTARD! BASTARD!

DOUBLE BASTARD ALE

Drinking a beer from The Stone Brewing Company is almost as good as reading the diatribes on the back of their bottles. When you do both at the same time... DOUBLE GOOD!

"Ye Shall Know the Bastard, and the Bastard Shall Set You Free."

The double bastard is a seasonal specialty beer that comes in a giant bottle.  Three quarts and five point four ounces.  ABV: 10.5%  Not recommended for one bastard to drink all by themself... like that bastard Sam.  He opened his own bottle on New Year's Eve and that bastard drank it all himself.  Then the bastard got the spins and had to "lie down" around 11pm.  Fortunately the bastard rallied and was back up by midnight (for pizza rolls and fireworks).

The tasters thoroughly enjoyed the Double Bastard.  So much so that they did not take any notes.  All that is left is a big empty bottle.  BASTARDS!

RATING:  DOUBLE 2.15