Feb 6
Last weekend I tried my first College Green Brewery brew. I was happily surprised because this pale ale was hopped with American hops and yet it retained its specific Anglo character. Not over the top but nicely balanced, not too much alcohol but a good, clean, almost sessionable beer. I …
Dec 28
MOOP on the Playa cigarette butts, lip gloss, keys, bandages, candy wrappers, styrofoam cup bits, synthetic foam pieces, salsa containers, pieces of paper that blew out of the campfire, aluminum foil, nylon rope, tape, plastic bottle caps, beer caps, cosmetics location: from the northern windmill to the cliff house in …
Dec 14
Dec 14
April 23, 2011 – Buffalo Lager from the Flying Bison Brewing Company in Buffalo, NY was a crisp lager that came in a 12 ounce (US) unique glass bottle with a pry-off cap. My brother-in-law brought this over from Buffalo. Flying Bison is the first stand-alone brewery to operate in …
Dec 10
Close up of a correct beer, note the specular component is inline with the viewer, and has no distortions. This indicates that the cap is correctly bulged and has no deformation. Also, the cap feels smooth to the touch, and is hard, feeling as if it contained pressure, as it …
Nov 13
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Nov 4
The label on the back of the bottle of De Cam Oude Geuze informs us that it was bottled in January 2009 and will be good for at least twenty years from the bottling date!
Jul 27
April 14, 2011 – The Beer I Drank Today – Blackberry Porter from Cannery Brewing in Penticton, BC is a 6.5% porter using five specialty malts and three superior hop varieties have been carefully chosen from the Pacific Northwest, the U.K. and Europe. It came in a 650 mL glass …
Jul 13
Notice how well behaved everyone is? It didn’t last long. Blue Cubs hoodie – Jim, white shirt – PG, red shirt – Intense Dave. Next row Yankees cap – Tony Cubs cap with shades – JD
