Have decided to do this over two days. Doing it all on Sunday makes Monday kind of tough. Although I have to say that starting this early on a Saturday afternoon does not have a huge track record of success. Oh well.
1) Guinness - 250 Anniversary Stout - Was never much of a fan of Guinness pre or post beer enlightenment but I like this one. A little more carbonated and (at least I think) hoppier. Good beer but Americans make better stout. Can I say that in the age of Obama?
2) Stone - Levitation Ale - Good session beer. On the bottle it says this was a gold medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival. (Can we use Great and American together in the age of Obama and his ilk?) Similar to a Sierra Nevada ESB.
3) Sticking with the boys at Stone - Imperial Russian Stout - (I know I can say Imperial & Russian in the same sentence in the age of Obama!) - 10.5% ABV - Big Beer. This is a stout....nuff said!
Off topic rant. Cablevision just sent me a letter saying they were going to remove several of my channels unless I got one of their Cable Boxes. Among the channels were BET & MSNBC. Not a good marketing ploy.
4) Carlow Brewing - O'Hara's Irish Stout - Kind of like the Guinness 250. So when the Guinness 250 goes, who cares?
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Weekend Beer Review
I've decided that after yesterday's NY Stinkees debacle that I am taking everything out on my liver.
1) Troegs Brewing - Troegenator - Doublebock Beer - 8.2% ABV mild taste for the ABV. Caramel taste, very good. Gotta like the name. This is different than other bocks that I have had.
2) Southern tier - Iniquity Black Ale - A Black IPA - 9.0% ABV Interesting...Kind of like a black....oh well not going there.
3) Stone Brewing Co - Triple 8.7% - Belgian Style Triple (their spelling) I don't think so. Not good.
4) Ballast Point Brewing - Sea Monster - Imperial Stout - 10% ABV - Ahh some taste. Very much of a coffee like flavor. This bottle may be a keeper just for the label.
1) Troegs Brewing - Troegenator - Doublebock Beer - 8.2% ABV mild taste for the ABV. Caramel taste, very good. Gotta like the name. This is different than other bocks that I have had.
2) Southern tier - Iniquity Black Ale - A Black IPA - 9.0% ABV Interesting...Kind of like a black....oh well not going there.
3) Stone Brewing Co - Triple 8.7% - Belgian Style Triple (their spelling) I don't think so. Not good.
4) Ballast Point Brewing - Sea Monster - Imperial Stout - 10% ABV - Ahh some taste. Very much of a coffee like flavor. This bottle may be a keeper just for the label.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Petie Abeille
After work yesterday I went to Petite Abeille (134 West Broadway) I had been to one other location on Hudson Street and it was very small, no real bar. This place though was nicely sized. No real goodies on tap but they had a great (and pricey) bottle selection. Three beers, $36 plus tip but I did have a buzz. The bartender was a hot little blond with (I think) a French accent which made the imbibing experience more pleasurable. The Gator should go here. I had a Tripel Karmeliet, a St. Feuillien Tripel and a Malheur 12. I did make it back to Grand Central in one piece.
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