March 7, 2013

RUN DMC - RAISING HELL  'Its tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme thats right on time, its tricky. I met this little girly, her hair was kinda curly, went to her house to bust her out, i had to leave real early.' Just a classic album, i never get tired of listening to it. Pretty sure i can still recite about 80 percent of the lyrics still.

NEWCASTLE - FOUNDERS ALE  Typical English ale, but pretty thin and a little tasteless to me, would have enjoyed a little more flavor. Pretty basic and fairly standard. The least bitter of any Newcastle beers i have tried. A nice offering though overall, would drink it again.

1 mile on treadmill

March 6, 2013

COUNTING CROWS - AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER-LIVE AT TOWN HALL  Their great debut album played  live. The liner notes say some of these songs hadnt been played for years and some of the newer band members had never played them. A great album played in its entirety live, and sounds great. This seems to be a trend for alot of bands in their live shows the last few years, to play one of their albums in its entirety live.You can really tell the hardcore fans at these shows, as they know all the songs, just not the hits.

O'DELL BREWING - IPA  I reallly like this beer. Smells fresh, piney and citrusy, slight bitterness but really well balanced. I actually tried this one on tap at the brewery a few weeks ago and it was even better fresh. O'Dell has some really nice beers, and i have more i will be trying soon.

3 miles on treadmill

March 5, 2013

STORM LARGE - CRAZY ENOUGH Maybe you only remember Storm from Rockstar Supernova (or whatever it was called that season), but she has been around the music scene for quite a while and puts out some interesting music. The songs on this album were written for her one woman show and cover the full spectrum, from the rocking Eight Miles Wide to the quiet Lullaby Song. She has a great voice and should have definately been a bigger star. Live, she puts on a hell of a show.

FORT COLLINS BREWERY - CHOCOLATE STOUT  Above average stout, a little thin on flavor, with a slight chocolate/cocoa taste. I would have preferred a little more chocolate flavor, but overall it is an easy drinking stout and worth the try.

1 mile on treadmill, 30 minutes on bike

March 4, 2013

BEASTIE BOYS - LICENSED TO ILL  Not a lot needs to be said about this one. A classic, still a great listen. 'rhymin' and stealin' in a drunken state..'

ABITA - PECAN HARVEST ALE  Brewed in Louisiana, i first tried their beers at the NCAA Final Four last year in New Orleans, and they have some interesting offerings, unfortunately this is not one of their better ones. I was hoping for nutty/sweet taste, but there was not much to it. Easy drinking, more pecan smell than flavor though, very drinkable, just not spectacular.

1 mile on treadmill, 30 minutes on bike

March 3, 2013

SCORPIONS - BLACKOUT   Back to a little 80s rock. Its weird as i was never a big Scorpions fan, in fact this is the ony record of theirs that i have, but always loved this CD for some reason. No real stand out tracks, but just a solid record all the way through.

GRAIN BELT - NORDEAST  Its an Ok beer, alot of people seem to really love it, but for me its just ok. Has a little caramel smell, goes down easily, and the best part is its relatively inexpensive.

1 hour on bike

March 2, 2013

ALABAMA SHAKES - BOYS & GIRLS   This is their debut album and is unbelievably good. Band is tight and Brittanys voice is amazing. I first heard of them back in 2011 when they opened a few shows for the Drive By Truckers and have been following them since. They were Grammy nominated in 2012 for thi album and i think are going to do great things. If you haven't heard of them, check them out!

GUINNESS - DRAUGHT  I heard Guinness sells over 10 million glasses of beer daily, enough said, great beer.

1 mile on treadmill

March 1, 2013

THE WHITE STRIPES - WHITE BLOOD CELLS   For me, anything that Jack White touches is gold. This was the White Stripes 3rd album. I  have no real favorite songs, the whole album is great, but always loved Fell In Love With A Girl. Dissapointed i never got to see them live, but maybe i will get to see Jack White solo one day. Check out any if their 6 albums, their all great.

THIRD STREET BREWHOUSE - SUGAR SHACK MAPLE STOUT   This beer is brewed in Cold Spring, MN and they use maple syrup made by the monks of St. John. Its a dark stout, syrupy but i didnt think it was too sweet. Nice beer, fairly inexpensive, i would reccomend giving it a try.

1 mile on treadmill