Friday, March 20, 2009
The Road to 500 - 498
Marston's Oyster Stout. According to Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide: "This does not contain oysters, but is offered by the brewery as the perfect accompaniment to the shellfish". To be honest, I am not a huge oyster fan, but this beer is excellent. I found it had a slight hint of chocolate, and Sith@Heart liked it too.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Road to 500 - number 497
Number 497 was Gouden Carolus Classic, from Belgium. And excellent brown dubbel style Belgian beer. I am rarely disappointed by Belgian beers, and certainly was not this time.
The Road to 500 - number 496
My friend Doogie and I are on a quest to be the first to try 500 varieties of beer. Well my good friends, I am a mere 5 beers away, so I will keep you posted on the glorious countdown.
Beer number 496: Baltika.
A Russian beer. It doesn't say whether it is an ale or a lager, but I suspect the latter. Pale amber coloured, and about what you would expect from a Russian beer, which to me is not much. A decent beer, but certainly nothing to write (blog?) home about.
Beer number 496: Baltika.
A Russian beer. It doesn't say whether it is an ale or a lager, but I suspect the latter. Pale amber coloured, and about what you would expect from a Russian beer, which to me is not much. A decent beer, but certainly nothing to write (blog?) home about.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
BeerFest! (the 2 sweetest words in the English language)
Well beer lovers, yesterday I attended BeerFest at Bottlescrew Bills (http://www.bottlescrewbill.com/u/events.html)
20 brewers, over 50 beers. I was like a kid in some kind of store. Lars (another beer afficiando) came with me. Although I had had most of the beers on offer, I will admit I was pleasantly surprised to try some new ones. The biggest standout was Samichlaus, a Swiss lager that is apparently the strongest lager in the world. At 14% I am not surprised. It packs quite a whollop. I was also quite impressed with the beers on offer from the HalfPints brewery (out of Winnipeg I believe). Worth looking into some more!
20 brewers, over 50 beers. I was like a kid in some kind of store. Lars (another beer afficiando) came with me. Although I had had most of the beers on offer, I will admit I was pleasantly surprised to try some new ones. The biggest standout was Samichlaus, a Swiss lager that is apparently the strongest lager in the world. At 14% I am not surprised. It packs quite a whollop. I was also quite impressed with the beers on offer from the HalfPints brewery (out of Winnipeg I believe). Worth looking into some more!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Happy New Year!
Hola Amigos. I know its been a long time since I rapped at ya.
Ok, aside from my tribute to Jim Anchower (the greatest columnest in the history of ever), I will give you a little treat:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/dining/07wine.html?_r=1&ref=dining
I don't have much beer news to report of late. My biggest beer score in the last while was getting a Corsendonk gift pack for myself from Willow Park. A Corsendonk Trippel, Dubble (both fine beers by the way) and a Corsendonk "tulip" style glass for only $9. Quite a deal!
Have a great 2009 everyone!
Hola Amigos. I know its been a long time since I rapped at ya.
Ok, aside from my tribute to Jim Anchower (the greatest columnest in the history of ever), I will give you a little treat:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/dining/07wine.html?_r=1&ref=dining
I don't have much beer news to report of late. My biggest beer score in the last while was getting a Corsendonk gift pack for myself from Willow Park. A Corsendonk Trippel, Dubble (both fine beers by the way) and a Corsendonk "tulip" style glass for only $9. Quite a deal!
Have a great 2009 everyone!
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