Beer-a-Day #76
Colored like molasses, and nearly as thick. A thick head with the distinct color of spackle. Big malty aroma. Sweet and smooth and big. Very hearty. I like it.
Great Divide Claymore Scotch Ale
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, a feast day that has been co-opted to celebrate Ireland and Irish heritage. Or, in the case of most Americans, parody it within an inch of its life as an excuse to drink one’s self silly.
There are plenty of other people who are lamenting what this holiday has become and doing it much more eloquently than I can, so I’ll leave that to them. (Have a look at our Beerroll or search on the Beer Blog Search Engine.)
As has become an annual tradition around here, Ron’s videos on pouring a Black and Tan have become quite popular in the last week or so, doubling and trebling traffic to those pages. Another Irish tradition that’s not really Irish, but they’re good nonetheless. (Update: today is officially our best day for web traffic ever.)
I am someone who actually has some Irish blood in my family (my maternal grandmother was processed through Ellis Island when she came over in the twenties). I’ll just spend a quiet evening at home with some nice American craft beer and wondering what that earnest missionary from Roman Britain might have to say about all this.
Whatever you’re doing to celebrate, have fun and be safe.
Storm King, King of Stouts
Throughout the sampling of my 40 birthday beers, I am also interleaving some of my normal stock. And, as always, my normal stock contains either something new, or something I haven’t had in a long while.
Victory’s Storm King Imperial Stout was a beer I bought myself to share at my 40th party and we never dipped into it. It is one that I haven’t had in a long time. When I finally got around to having one the other day after recently sampling several great stouts over the past month, I was taken back by how good great this beer is.
Storm King is a stout that can hold up a thick, rich, malt with a bounty of hops. Hop nose and bitterness surrounds this stout seemingly to border on a style of porter I’ve been in search of for so long.
Sometimes I wonder why I keep tying new beers when I’ve already found something I love. But, tastes change and repetition can get boring. In the meantime, Storm King is my “go to” stout, and I’m giving it 4.5+ on the unofficial Hop-Talk scale.
Sorry Guinness, today America takes back the title.
Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
Beer-a-Day #75
Nice caramel in color, with some haze; off-white head. Aroma is very rich, with plenty of piney and citrusy notes from the hops. Lots of hop kick and a big malty mouthful. Certainly something to savor. I like it.
Abita Jockamo IPA
Beer-a-Day #74
This is the last of a six-pack from Abita Beer.
A nice amber color with orange highlights. Big spicy hop aroma. That’s interesting. A good bit of hops but not all that bitter. An interesting fruitiness too. I never thought I’d be surprised by an IPA. Good stuff.
The Session Beer Project
A bit of a pet project of Lew Bryson‘s, The Session Beer Project now has a new home.
What’s The Session Beer Project?
The Session Beer Project is a non-profit, unorganized, unofficial effort to popularize and support the brewing and enjoyment of session beers. You can read more about it here and here.
For our purposes, ‘session beer’ is defined as a beer that is:
- 4.5% alcohol by volume or less
- flavorful enough to be interesting
- balanced enough for multiple pints
- conducive to conversation
- reasonably priced
If that seems vague…it is. Here’s another definition: low-alcohol, but not low-taste. It’s subjective. Live with it, and enjoy it. We’re here to help make your night out more fun, more tasty, and more safe. Cheers!
Don’t get me wrong, I like a big beer. But, man, sitting around chatting with friends is thirsty work. Having something so big means I either get all muzzy or thirsty. I’d like to see more tasty beers at a more sedate alcohol level.
If you visit TSBP now you can help select the logo and tagline, in addition to news about session beers from hither and yon.
Abita Turbo Dog
Beer-a-Day #73
This is the fifth of a six-pack from Abita Beer.
Turbodog is probably Abita’s most famous brew.
It pours a nice deep brown with gold highlights; thick cream-colored head. I’m getting a whiff of coffee, vanilla, and some fruit. Pineapple? Plenty of body, with a nice chocolate essence and a smooth finish. I rather like this.
Abita Restoration Pale Ale
Beer-a-Day #72
This is number four of a six-pack from Abita Beer.
After two beers gone bad, I’m hoping for a good experience.
Pours a clear amber with a thick white head. A bit of citrusey hops. Body’s lighter than I expected, with a little hop bite. Now this is more like it.
Tolerance of Sexism
see more Funny Graphs
All too true, like this one from Guinness (may be NSFW):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH7bjIajc0A
Two thousand subscribers
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Wow.
Ron and I together using all of the different avenues to consume an RSS feed couldn’t even come close to a hundredth of that. Thanks for making room in your subscription list for our mostly coherent ramblings.
For our new subscribers: Welcome! Belly on up to the bar. There’s plenty of room. For our long-time subscribers: Thanks for sticking with us.
Sláinte!
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