Reviews

Trillium Brewing Company//Cutting Tiles Double IPA (Mosaic) If you’re following the New England IPA craze, you’re well aware that there are some brews out there that are more sought after than others....

Pastor’s Kitchen//A Different Kind of Atmosphere Tuscaloosa loves its Mexican food. If you’re in any doubt, cruise the length of Highway 82 from Tuscaloosa to Northport and count the number Mexican...

Split // 23 and Counting If tour-de-force performances alone made great movies, then “Sixth Sense” writer & director M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” would be one of the best.  Instead,...

Montes Alpha Carmenère comes from the Colchagua Valley in Chile. It’s composed of 90% Carmenère and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. According to the tasting notes, the grape vine’s leaves that are closest...

Trillium Brewing Company// Cutting Tiles Double IPA (Mosaic) If you’re following the New England IPA craze, you’re well aware that there are some brews out there that are more sought after than others....

Heart of Palms // My Peace Corps Years in Tranquilla  Meredith W. Cornett Heart of Palms is a clear-eyed memoir of Peace Corps service in the rural Panamanian village of Tranquilla through the eyes of a...

Live By Night // The American Dream Has a Price Two-time Oscar-winning writer & director Ben Affleck of “Good Will Hunting” and “Argo” has helmed an above-average, old-fashioned, Prohibition Era...

Funky Buddha Brewery// Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale F lavored beers can be fun and a change of pace for someone who is constantly drinking the same thing. There’s nothing wrong with a beer that...

Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon // FAB CAB I tasted the 2013 vintage of Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon.   Appearance   In the glass, this wine was dark red in color.  It did allow...

Greensboro’s Pie Lab // Living the “Pie” Life After spending 14 years of my life in the Tuscaloosa area, I have prided myself in being fairly familiar with all of the noteworthy eateries within an...