Ales, Beers, and Cider (by the pitcher, serves 4)

Ale

Common Local, 2sp

Dwarf, 3sp

This frothy ale is almost sinister in appearance, with pale yellow

foam atop a cloudy brown bubbly liquid. Despite a daunting
demeanor, this ale is excellent, with a light bitter taste.

Suzale (Cormyrian), 3sp

Only the most generous drinker would actually call Dwarven Ale
good, unless youre a dwarf. The trait of Dwarf Ale that most
drinkers appreciate is the high alcohol content which soon renders
the taste tolerable.

Shadowdark (Dales), 3sp

Brewed fresh daily by local tavernmaster. Sweet and hoppy.

This fine-quality ale was first prepared by the brewers of the Royal
household of Cormyr. Though its proper title is Purple Dragon Ale,
the name listed is its most common appellation.

Beer

Bitter Black (Cormyrian), 3sp

Dragons Breath (Sembian), 12 cp

This hearty stout from Arabel is one of that citys major exports,
and deservedly so. Best served at cellar temperature (Arabellans
sniff at any other way of serving this drink), the stout is heavy and
is jet black with a dark brown head of foam.
A Sembian brew of strong, harsh temperament, Dragons Breath is
often served with a platter of dark rye bread and death cheese.

Dwarf, 40gp

Dwarf beer is more like liquid bread than a beverage to be savored

alongside a meal. It is thick, dark, bitter, and extremely potent;
meant to sustain the hall through long months much like iron
rations. The various recipes of each clan or hall invariably bring
subtle nuances to the drink which are wasted on non-Dwarf
tongues because most consider it utterly unbearable..
Elminsters Choice (Cormyrian), 14cp

Whether its name is authorized by the old dear himself or is just a

marketing ploy (the wisdom of this is questioned: any who know
the old wizard knows he drinks anything this side of gorgons

milk), this dark beer, cloudy with yeast and having a heavy head, is
of standard quality. Its bitterness leaves a smoky aftertaste, and is
preferred by adventurers around the Wyvernwater.

Golden Sands Lagers (Calishite), 2sp

Luirens Best, 3sp

Lagers are lighter in taste, color, and weight and have more
effervescence. Golden sands brews come in varying types, each
with different additives to alter the taste of the base lager. There are
three varieties, generally the price is the same: Basic, Gold, and
Orange. Golden Sands Gold is flavored with cacti and nettles
giving it a bitter aftertaste and darker color, Golden Sands Orange
is flavored with oranges and currants that give it a sweet and acidic
aftertaste.
This hefty stout is as black as ink and nearly as thick as the snows
of the Spine of the World. Possessed of a sweet flavor and a frothy
head, this halflings brew lives up to its name.

Old One Eye (Vilhon Reach), 15cp

This beer is shipped in containers stamped with a brand of a

cyclops head. The legend is that the recipe was learned from a
cyclops over 100 years ago. This brew is akin to the lagers of
Calimshanlighter and less opaque than the standard stouts of the
North, but with a higher alcohol content. Old One Eyes fiery red
color comes from its secret brewing process. (Rumors mention
pepper and other minute spices in the grain mix.) Its odd hot
aftertaste makes this beer a one-of-a-kind drink.
Cider

Kneecracker (Local), 1sp

Purple Hill (Tethyrian), 4sp

This cider, derived from local pressings of King forest apples, is

often available in bulk. The nature of local presses leads to a heavy
sediment, and the cider should be allowed to settle before drinking.
Stronger than an ale but weaker than a good wine, this is a robust
cloudy drink.
This clarified cider comes from a mixture of apples and accent
fruits (cherries, plums, quinces, gooseberries) from the orchards of
Tethyr. By carefully coaxing further fermentation of the cider
must, the vinters have produced a fine, fruity cider with the punch
of a strong wine.

Vilhon, 5sp

This heady cider is strong in its sweet flavorings of apples,

cherries, blueberries, and pears. An exquisite cider, it is best served

piping hot with cinnamon or cloves.
Wines (by the bottle, serves 4)

Alurlyath (Waterdhavian), 5gp

Arabellan Dry (Cormyrian), 6sp

Berduskan dark wine is a heavy, sweet, and burning wine. It is very dark
in hue, almost black, and high in alcohol content. It is highly prized across
the Realms.

Blood Wine (Aglarondish), 2gp

This fine red wine is very dry and should be served at cellar temperature to
best exhibit its woodsy undertones and slightly berrylike taste.

Berduskan Dark (Cormyrian), 20gp

A surprisingly sweet white wine with a slightly nutty aftertaste, this wine
has long been considered The Adventurers Wine due to its rumored
origins in the Undermountain beneath Waterdeep. Its wonderful taste and
full body are further enhanced for romantic evenings by its prominent
silver and green luminescence; it is stored in ceramic bottles and kegs to
prevent its light from fading during transport. The elvish name of the wine
means Best of the Temple.

A product of Aglarond, this wine has a heavy body and deep-red tone. The
taste is lush and full, with a slight afterbite. The wine comes from a
shriveled variety of grape that grows on twisted vines, grapes said to be
possessed by the dead who enacted petty cruelties upon others while they
lived. True or not, blood wine has a distinctly heavy flavor.

Common

Clarry, 6sp

Table, 4cp

Wine, red or white, available in bulk as provisioning for a tavern,

castle, or manor. Usually cut with water, it nevertheless supplies a
merry evening and is unfailingly tasty.

Fire Wine (Chessentian), 5sp

A blend of table wines sweetened with honey and spices, pink

Clarry is a treat for any special occasion.

This thick, dark, almost black wine made in the Old Empires is named for
the fire it creates in ones belly. Fire wine is an extremely strong and spicy
wine, reputed to have medicinal qualities.

Glowfire (Sembian), 5sp

A pale chartreuse wine renowned for its faint luminescence. Glowfire is

neither sweet nor very dry, and has a taste reminiscent of summer breezes
and pears.

Mead

Common, 5gp

Elven Evermead, 50gp

Evermead is the elven meadthe one against which all other

meads (and any other drinks) are compared. A sip is reputed to be a
taste of the higher planes themselves. It is made according to
closely guarded traditional methods in Evermeet and allegedly
aged for hundreds of years.

Spiced Wine

Spiced wine from Calimshan and Tethyr, is a taste treat and a sovereign
remedy for many ailments, including nausea, cough, and huskiness of the
throat.

Fennel, Raisin, or Cinnamon, 6sp

Anise or Nutmeg, 7sp

Clove, 8sp

Topaz (Sembian), 7sp

Mead, a delicate, slightly sweet wine made from honey, is slow to

ferment and in scarce supply compared to grape wines or those of
other fruits. Mead-making is an art, and the vintner must be careful
to neither over-yeast his mead, making for a foul taste, nor allow it
to grow too hot or cold, killing the yeast and forestalling proper
fermentation.

Topazs yellow-amber color is what lends it its name. It is slightly dry and
has a nutty quality balanced by bold fruit overtones.

Westgate Ruby (Dragon Coast), 4sp

A bold crimson wine with a slightly acid inclination, Westgate Ruby is

ideal for consumption with a hearty stew or beef.

Exotics

Cocoa, 6gp/cup

This Maztican product is famous among the wealthy of Calimshan with

little shops devoted entirely to the drink now opening. Mixed with sugar,
and milk or water, the powder forms a thick stimulating tonic, reputed to
restore energy and romantic prowess.

Durparian Coffee, 3gp/cup

Though long familiar in the lands beyond Eastern Shaar, this beverage has

gone all but unrecognized in the north. The dried beans are imported at
great expense from distant Durpar and then carefully roasted and ground.
Infused in hot water, coffee brews a stimulating tonic, excellent for
combatting weariness and enhancing mental acuity.

Shou Lung Tea

An herbal infusion from far away Shou Lung, tea drinking is as much an
art form as it is a hot beverage that both soothes and invigorates. Pale Jade
has a subtle flavour, while Earth Dragon is stronger in both color and taste.

Pale Jade, 1gp/cup

Earth Dragon, 3gp/cup