November 2015
Check out SLUG Magazine's first-ever Distillery Issue! This month, SLUG brings you the latest news about up-and-coming distilleries, as well as longtime state favorites. If you're thirsty for some local liquor, check out the November issue of SLUG!
Review: Jacked B Nimble
Jacked B Nimble pours an ebony color with ruby highlights, and the nose reveals nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and some boozy whiskey notes. The taste starts with the basic pumpkin pie spices along with some vanilla/bourbon notes. … read more
Review: Pumpkinhead
Pumpkinhead pours a semi-cloudy, pale-orange color. The nose has strong notes of spices of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and brown sugar. The taste is a lot like the nose, with notes of pumpkin and spices of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, allspice and brown sugar. … read more
Review: Dithering Doodles 19
There is a place where inner and outer worlds combine like Voltron; where tsunamis are humanity’s greatest enemy; where Lucy (you know, Miss 5¢ psychiatrist from Peanuts) finally gets what she deserves; and Cracker Barrel is a toilet-plunger swashbuckling hellhole. … read more
Review: Gupter Puncher Issue 16
I never imagined that Mega Man would make me question the nature of my reality. Gupter Puncher Issue 16 is the first Gupter Puncher zine I’ve ever read, and it makes me curious to go back and read issues 1–15, though, apparently, some of the earlier issues have gone missing. … read more
Review: Psycho Holosuite
Usually, when I pick up something for light reading, I don’t expect to be going in for existential dread, but this thing gave me night terrors. Psycho Holosuite is something of a companion to Gupter Puncher Issue 16; they were both produced by the same people and have a similar theme: vague existentialism and horror. … read more
Review: Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak Director: Guillermo del Toro Universal In Theaters: 10.16 In a time where horror films have ultimately resulted in the umpteenth found-footage night-vision recording where nothing really happens, it’s a delight to have the opportunity to enjoy a well-crafted thriller developed by a skillful director. Guillermo del Toro transports viewers to the past and engulfs
Review: Hot Girls Wanted
Hot Girls Wanted principally examines Tressa Silgnero’s (aka Stella May) foray into amateur porn. She is a case study for this documentary, which reveals the competitive reality of the amateur-porn machine that renders 18- and 19-year-old girls starry-eyed once they learn of how much money they can make per scene. … read more
Film Review: The Martian
The Martian Director: Ridley Scott 20th Century Fox In Theaters: 10.02 Whenever the two elements of Ridley Scott and science-fiction merge together, we are bound to endure something truly engaging. From Blade Runner and Alien to Prometheus and, now, The Martian, Scott has entertained audiences with his brilliant style of filmmaking that brings the genre
Review: Pan
Every single time I told someone another Peter Pan movie was coming out, I received the same reaction: “Why?” The twist to this tale is that it’s the prequel to the legendary classic, so again, I ask the same question: “Why?” … read more
Review: Beale Street Dynasty
Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis Preston Lauterbach W. Norton and Company Street: 03.30 Beale Street Dynasty is an essential and engaging book that goes into great depth about the glory, success and power of the black community of Memphis, Tennessee. Preston Lauterbach weaves a remarkable tale of
Review: Prompt Me
Prompt Me W.P. Kimball Self-Released Street: 09.01 Prompt Me is an excellent example of the proliferation of flash fiction in the Internet age—this being loosely defined as any story under 1,000 words—and W.P. Kimball is one of the better writers in this form that I’ve come across in my limited experience. Kimball focuses most of her
Review: Bitters Lab
Bitters Lab Small Batch Bitters, 4-oz. bottles bitterslab.com Bitters Lab is moving up in the local cocktail ingredients scene, and their bitters add dimension to even the simplest Old Fashioned. Their Aromatic bitters include cherries, and the overall mix exudes almost a lavender scent, but it also tastes sweeter than the good ol’ Angostura. The Charred
