<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"  There&amp;#039;s a new private label beer on the market. Word on the street is that it&amp;#039;s an easy to drink pale lager with a sweet, malty finish. Want to try a can? Don&amp;#039;t head to your local liquor store - this new adjunct American lager is only available at Walgreens. The Chicago Tribune reports that the drugstore chain has released Big Flats 1901, currently available at more than 4,600 of the 7,655 Walgreens nationwide. The beer is brewed in upstate New York by Genesee Brewing Company and marketed by Winery Exchange, a Novato, CA based company, which also makes private-label beverages for Costco and Trader Joes. At about $2.99 a six pack, the beer, has &amp;quot;really taken off,&amp;quot; Kathleen Burns, marketing manager for Winery Exchange, told the Tribune.   But is the brew any good? On Beer Advocate&amp;#039;s review site, Big Flats got a solid C among suds aficionados. &amp;quot;Body is light and fizzy, which is at least refreshing,&amp;quot; writes one reviewer from Portland, Oregon. &amp;quot;Pretty terrible, but it goes down fairly easy, if that&amp;#039;s what you&amp;#039;re looking for.&amp;quot; A reviewer from Pensacola, Florida is more forgiving. &amp;quot;Beautiful clarity; I&amp;#039;ll give it that. Nose is bready and a bit over-sweet with notes of grass. No off-scents noted. Tastes of sweet malt and corn/grain and malt liquor,&amp;quot; he writes. &amp;quot;This is straight up lawn mowing swill; easygoing and very neutral.&amp;quot; Over on ratebeer.com, where Big Flats earned a 7 out of 20 overall, the consensus is that for the price, the lager is a good bet. &amp;quot;This beer is amazing for $2.99 as six pack,&amp;quot; raved a user from Ontario. &amp;quot;I loved every sip.&amp;quot; More of a oenophile than a beer buff? Walgreens has a beverage for you as well. In a release put out today, the company announced that it is rolling out Colby Red to more than 4,500 of its stores. According to the release, the 2009 vintage is a &amp;quot;flavorful California cuv\u00E9e of cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, shiraz, merlot and petite sirah.&amp;quot; The table wine is being produced in partnership with Australian winemaker Daryl Groom and Treasury Wine Estates and is dedicated to raising money and awareness for heart disease. Bottles will retail for around $12.99 and will be available in February in honor of American Heart Month. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.delish.com/food/news/a38344/walgreens-releases-private-label-wine-and-beer/?GT1=47009>