Archives for January, 2010
Pizza and beer. Is there a better combination? On a blustery night at home after a little too much fun out last night, this is a combo to restore strength and usher in a good night’s sleep (and one that perfectly accompanies a new episode of Mythbusters). Beer Name: Highland Ambush Scotch Ale Brewer: Bridgeport [...]
Go Hawkeyes! Watched the Orange Bowl at the Driftwood Tavern on NE Sandy. Beer was served with a lemon slice on the rim, but I think for this one night, maybe another citrus fruit might have been a more appropriate accompaniment. Followed up with several Ninkasi IPAs (not yet sampled for this project), which I [...]
Throat feeling a bit better, probably a result of the delicious Coq au Vin Sarah prepared last night. There’s just something about chicken broth that really heals the body. This is a good food beer, cutting through the schmaltz with a refreshing fruit punch. Beer Name: Rooster Tail Pale Ale Brewer: Cascade Lakes Price: $1 [...]
Despite a worsening sore throat, I trod on, now 1/333rd of the way through my journey. Accompanied by three excitable boys, four adults and a plate of pork schnitzel and spaetzle at the Widmer Gasthaus. Beer Name: W10 Black IPA Brewer: Widmer Brewing Price: $4 Sampled: January 3, 2010 Rating: 4/5 Notes: Very black, almost [...]
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” - Genesis 1:1. New International Bible I consider this beer to be the true beginning of this project. There’s the name obviously, but also, this is a craft brew, which tends to be my style on all but the rarest of occasions (golf courses, airports [...]
So it begins. My first beer of this project is fittingly the first beer I ever drank, a 12-pack acquired through dubious means and consumed under cover of darkness with a high school friend in the woods. While it’s not what I keep in my fridge, I’m never unhappy when I drink this beer: nostalgia [...]