The Booze Of Spenser

The following research was compiled and sent in by Dennis Tallett, and is an even more detailed list than he includes in his book.


BROOS, WINE and THE HARD STUFF 
from The Godwulf Manuscript to Potshot. 

The drinks quaffed by SPENSER include beers, ales, wines and liquors. 
The following list does not include those imbibed by his friends and 
colleagues at the same table. 

There is a grand total of 346 line items. 

Of these, 192 are beers, 59 are wines, 90 are hard liquors and 5 miscellaneous drinks. 

BEERS & ALES - 192 line items 

79 were plain beers, undesignated 
24 draft beers, undesignated 
3 canned beers, undesignated 
1 Dark beer, undesignated 
1 Draft German beer, undesignated 
84 were labeled beers 

The 84 labeled beers breakdown as follows: 

9 Sam Adams, 9 Amstels 
8 Rolling Rocks 
6 Heinekens 
5 Budweisers, 5 Catamounts 
4 Blue Moon Belgian White 
3 Schlitz, 3 Harps, 3 Coors, 3 Carta Blanca 
2 O'Keefes, 2 Becks, 2 Uticas, 2 New Amsterdam Black & Tans, 2 Steinlagers 
1 'Gansett Lager, 1 Miller Draft, 1 Miller High Life, 1 Killian Red, 
1 Anchor Steam Beer, 1 Corona, 1 Fisher, 1 Foster Tap, 1 Tsingtao Beer, 
1 Lone Star, 1 Dos Equis, 1 White Buffalo, 1 Pilsner Urquell, 
1 Molson, 1 Old India Pale, 1 Changsho beer*. 

*Changsho beer and brewery, in Sudden Mischief, could not be verified. 
Spenser reminisces about drinking Croft Ale in his younger days, in Paper Doll
Croft Ale was bought by Narragansett, which was bought by Falstaff which 
was bought by General Brewing (Lucky Lager) WA, which was bought by 
S & P Corp., CA, and Croft Ale disappeared along the way. 

WINES - 59 line items 
6 Iron Horse Chardonnay 
4 Krug Champagne 
4 Champagne, undesignated 
3 Beaujolais 
3 Burgundy 
3 Dom Perignon 
3 Gewurtztraminer 
3 Pinot Noir 
3 Red Wine 
2 Chablis 
2 Chandon Blanc de Noir 
2 Chianti Classico 
2 Graves White Bordeaux 
2 White Wine 
1 Alsatian Wine, 1 Chicama wine, 1 Cristal Champagne, 1 Merlot, 1 Moet et Chandon, 
1 Muscatel, 1 Port, 1 Portuguese Rosé, 1 Pouilly Fosse, 1 Rhine Wine, 1 Rosé, 
1 Schramsberg, 1 Sterling Sauvignon Blanc, 1 Soave Bolla, 1 Sonoma Reisling, 
1 White Jug Wine, 1 White Zinfandel. 

THE HARD STUFF - 90 line items 

12 Scotch 
12 Irish Whiskey 
10 Martinis 
8 Bourbon 
7 Brandies 
4 Martini Absolut 
4 Margaritas 
3 Glenfiddich 
3 Jack Daniels 
2 Bourbon with bitters 
2 Wild Turkey Bourbon 
2 Whiskies 
2 Old Thompson Blended Whiskey** 
2 Remy Martin 
1 Murphy's Irish Whiskey, 1 Vodka Gimlet, 1 Calvados, 1 Grand Marnier, 
1 Overholt Rye, 1 Cognac, 1 Rum Punch, 1 Bailey's, 1 Courvoisier & Soda, 
1 Tequila, 1 Old Bushmill, 1 Bushmill Black Label, 1 Bellini Cocktail, 
1 Sambuca, 1 Laphroig Scotch, 1 Dewar's Scotch, 1 Brandy Alexander. 

**Spenser mentions Old Thompson and reminisces about it in Playmates and Paper Doll.  The blended whiskey is still produced and can be found under the Barton Brands Ltd., label. 

MISCELLANEOUS - 5 line items 

1 Perrier on ice 
1 Norman Cider 
1 Applejack 
2 Club Soda.