This is just something I've been messing with lately. The idea is that I can email these little snippets to my site, and then you people can read them. These will, in theory, be stupid things that aren't worth a real blog entry.
FunI'm remembering a really good day, almost four years ago.This is the kind of crap I think aboutA long time, but not long enough. Still alive, but not alive enough. Almost dead, but nowhere near dead enough.SurprisedI had a really good dream last night.Rivertown Pumpkin Ale(draft) Slightly hazy amber. Smallish white head with good lacing. Aroma of pumpkin and nutmeg and other spices. Smooth mouthfeel. Spicy flavor and finish. A yummy beer.Wells Banana Bread Beer(bottle) Fizzy amber with a diminishing white head. Strong aroma of bananas and maybe cloves. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor not as strong as the aroma had led me to expect. Bananas and malts. Finish is coating and sweet. Decent. Not as good as I'd hoped.Maybe......it's this place.ThanksThe best girl I've ever met, and the worst girl I've ever met? Same girl, but thanks for asking.Weihenstephaner Vitus(draft) Hazy greenish-yellow, with a minimal white head. Aroma of bananas and wheat, typical for the style. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor typical for a Belgian Wheat, but with more of everything. Fucking yummy.MeanwhileMeanwhile, today is an anniversary of sorts. I do not, however, think a celebration is in order.LunchfastI found myself suddenly starving to death. Good thing we're at IHOP.Rogue Voodoo Doughnut(bottle) Fizzy amber with a large white head. Strong aroma of maple syrup and a touch of smoke. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of maple syrup is pretty much overpowering anything else that might be there. Weird, and just barely decent.Scardy
Rogue 15,000(draft) Very dark brown, with a nice brownish head. Aroma of malts and dark fruits. Fairly thick mouthfeel. Flavor of mostly malts. A touch of dark fruits. Fairly good.TimeI know in my brain that it's been years, but in my heart it was only last week, yesterday, this morning.BEngaging Plan B...Pondering......kitties and stuff.ThoseHaving one of those days.Henry Wienhard's Woodland Pass IPA(bottle) Very clear gold. Light grassy aroma. Minimal white head. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor of grass and citrus. Barely decent.BrilliantTook the second half of today off. This was a brilliant idea.OuchReality has just now smacked me in the face with a baseball bat.WTF?
Harpoon Pumpkin UFO(bottle) Hazy dark orange. Smallish white head. Nice aroma of wheat and pumpkin and spices. Fizzy mouthfeel and flavor. A very dry finish. Decent.Very cool
NewsThe good news is that I've finally decided who's vote I'm going to cancel out in November. The bad news is that there were an incredible number of candidates.Southern Tier Imperial Pumking(bottle) Fizzy gold with a smallish whitish head. A pretty nice pumpkin aroma. Creamy mouthfeel. A definite pumpkin flavor, with notes of malts and dark fruits. A very slight alcohol burn upon swallowing. Very good.
