Amy's Blog

Most people that know me know that I LOVE birthdays, my own and others.  I love mine so much that I normally plan to celebrate for an entire month.

I kicked off the month in usual fashion – with a happy hour for my friends and coworkers at Blanc Burgers and Bottles.  Every year I start the month off with a happy hour where I ask guests to come and enjoy food and drink specials while they drop off school supplies for a local domestic violence shelter that I volunteer at.  I’m so lucky that my birthday falls so close to back to school time!

The evening was a success for several reasons…one, we collected a ton of stuff for the kids at the shelter, two, I got to see several people that I hadn’t seen in a while, and got to help people make connections with each other. I also got to connect with the staff at an establishment in my new neighborhood.  Lastly,and most importantly, I discovered the greatness that is Crispin!

I’m not a beer drinker, and that includes any malt beverage, including cider.  My friends were at the bar during happy hour drinking a large beer glass full of ice and a light amber colored beverage.  I asked what it was and they said, hard cider.  I said, ick, no thanks.  All I could think of is that disgusting wood chuck stuff.  Well, they insisted that I try a sip of the Crispin, and after much prodding, I did.  How awesomely refreshing! Crispin is a hard apple cider made from freshly pressed and fermented apples, with no malt liquor added.  It is almost like an apple sparkling wine, and not sweet at all.  The makers of Crispin suggest that it is best served over ice.  I was in heaven.

The next night, I happened to find Crispin at the happy hour spot that I was at and decided that I was hooked.  I will spend my entire birthday month getting my hands on as much Crispin as possible.