January 2010
1 post
I promise to post more!
I know I haven’t updated in a while, I promise to now! Go ahead and read my other reviews of beer and stories of life written by me, the illiterate man that looks like a Geiko caveman!
December 2009
6 posts
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Trader Joe's 2009 Vintage Ale (Brewed by Unibroue)
[The Blab]
My wife made me stop by Trader Joe’s on Sunday after I left church to pick up some fresh veggies. Typically TJ’s has a sub par beer selection, but during Christmas they carry their Vintage Ale. The past 2 years it wasn’t a bad beer, especially for 5 bucks. I had to grab a few bottles this year to see how it held up to it’s predecessors. I mean, come on, a...
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Bell's Brewery's Special Double Cream Stout
[The Blab] I got off work pretty late and stopped by the highly touted Lone Hill Liquors to see what they had. I walked in and some Eastern European dude was at the counter. I said to him “I have 3 bottles on hold and Stan said he’d have them for me tonight.” His response was simply incomprehensible. Not because in the USSR, where I’m sure he grew up, he didn’t...
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The Bruery's Melange No. 3
[The Beer] The Bruery’s Melange No. 3 American Strong Ale 17% ABV (as listed at the Tasting Room)
The beer poured a very dark, nearly black, with a very thin tan head. The head kind of left a bit of lacing on the glass as well.
The smell of this was very interesting, I wasn’t sure what to expect as I didn’t read about it before hand. It had a lot of sweet candy scents like...
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The Bruery's 2 Turtle Doves w/ Vanilla Beans
[The Blab] Friday a few of my friends were going to get together and drink some brews. I had recommended we go down to The Bruery to try the Firkin of the 2 Turtle Doves Barrel Aged with Vanilla Beans or visit Hangar 24 for four special brews they were tasting. Through the glory of technology I asked for advice on the life or death decision I had to make. Two people on Twitter said I cannot...
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Flying Dog's Gonzo Imperial Porter
[The Blab] After I did the review on Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head’s Life & Limb, someone over at Sierra Nevada responded to me via Twitter and thanked me for the review. I was pretty excited about that and was quite humbled by the experience. I later realized that I made my twitter update sound like I was forcing them to read it, so they did. Oh well! I still got a response from them...
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Ballast Point's Yellowtail Pale Ale
[The Blab] Not much blab or life to go along with this beer, but I can setup the event which gave me the opportunity to drink (not that I always need a reason).
A few nights ago I decided I wanted to eat Langostino Taco’s and have my buddy Jerry come over to partake. But, I didn’t check on the amount of food I had to serve. I should probably think about checking if I have food...
November 2009
8 posts
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The Bruery's Saison Rue & Autumn Maple
[The Blab] Thanksgiving is usually one of my favorite holiday’s here in the United States, as it usually means I get a four day weekend. This year was an exception, partly because of my own choice and partly because of the choice of the company I work for. But, I will digress before I start into that.
First, I’ll start off with why I don’t have any low quality photographs of...
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout-totheeffingmax!
[The Blab] I have family from the South out this week, Conway, Arkansas to be exact, and they love themselves some beer. But, I come to find out my cousins husband doesn’t like beer that tastes like hops! What the crap! I guess that’s pretty damn mind numbing for a guy from Southern California. When I brought this up to my cousin, she just goes “he’s an idiot!”...
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Lost Abbey's Avant Garde
After my impatience waiting for the first beer of the night, I moved onto a lighter beer. I’ve been trying to balance out my beers in a night as recommended by the dude from La Bodega in Riverside. So, Lost Abbey’s Avant Garde sounded like a good idea. I’ve never had anything from Lost Abbey yet, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But I do know they’re associated...
Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head's Life & Limb
Yesterday morning I called all the Ma and Pa liquor stores that carry Craft Beer to find out if they were getting in Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head’s Life & Limb and only a few were. The price was about 15 dollars a bottle, which made me cringe. So, I let my boss know I needed to be off on time (which is 4 PM) in order to get some of this beer that has been lighting up the twitter trends. ...
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Why PBR is right down my ally and the logic of it...
I often pretend to be a beer snob, but at times I enjoy the simpler things in life, such as Pabst Blue Ribbon and Simpler Times. I can get a six pack of one of these and devour them in a heart beat (with a headache later on of course), but I will kick and scream if someone tries to make me drink a Coors Light or Bud Light or Michelob Light or Miller Light, actually any beers those...
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Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout
So Sunday’s are typically my favorite day of the week. I don’t have to climb through attics, crawl under houses or gaff up poles, it’s usually just a relaxing day. But, the best part of Sundays are the evenings. A few of my buddies get together to read through a book, often one that’s way over my head (so far over my head I refuse to read due to the fact that I...
My goal for the world.
Stoners always say that the world would be a better place if everyone got high, I beg to differ. I think the world would be a better place if everyone were better people. While studying ancient eastern philosophy, I think I found this path and it’s through quality beer (and sometimes just cheap beer depending on the the bank account looks).
Now I know there are a lot of “beer...