February 13, 2014

BLUE MOON BREWING CO. - TONGUE THAI-ED  Aroma was a little weird, kind of hard to describe. Very spicy. Label states lemongrass and basil. I notice pepper and light citrus the most. Odd. A little sweet from the lemon and strong basil. There is a little bit of malt and pepper, but not much. Just a weird combination of flavors for me. Not my favorite, would not try again.

'OL DIRTY BASTARD - N***A PLEASE  Fun record. ODB is crazy, the guy is definately a few beers short of a 6 pack, but that is probably what makes this entertaining as he pretty much offends everyone. Big hit was Got Your Money. That song made me buy this record, and i still love this song today. Great beats.

2 miles on treadmill

February 12, 2014

BROOKLYN BREWERY - BROOKLYN LOCAL 2   Really nice fruit and honey scent, also has a little spiciness. Taste follows the nose, typical Belgian style beer with a nice 9.0% ABV. Caramel malts, some dark fruits, and a little sweetness from the honey. Has a little alcohol in the finish. Good beer, well balanced, but i liked their Local 1 a little better.

ERIC CHURCH - THE OUTSIDERS  New album just released yesterday. Listened to it 3 times today. First listen i was a little dissapointed, but the more i listened, the more i liked it. A little different than his last record, it covers a lot of styles and takes a little while to get accustomed to, but its a very good follow up to Chief. Great mix of country and rock. Highlights: The Outsiders, Cold One, Talladega, Thats Damn Rock & Roll, and Devil Devil.

3 miles on treadmill, 1 hour on bike

February 11, 2014

ROGUE ALES - BEARD BEER  This is one unique beer and reading the label might scare a few people off. "Beard Beer is brewed with a yeast created from Brewmaster John Maier's beard."  OK. Looks like a wheat beer when poured, aroma is pretty neutral. Malty with some slight citrus hints. Taste is the same, sweet malts, lemon, apples, and grapefruit. Ok, standard ale, nothing stands out, but interesting due to the yeast source. For me another underwhelming beer from Rogue. A fun beer to talk about and try once, but no need to buy any more.

EPIC BREWING COMPANY - BIG BAD BAPTIST IMPERIAL STOUT  Listed as batch #20. A stout brewed with cocoa nibs, coffee and aged in whiskey barrels. These are pretty limited, says one of only a few thousand bottles produced. This is a big boy beer with a 10.5% ABV. Smell is all about the coffee with hints of vanilla and chocolate. Taste is dominated by  dark roast coffee notes and you really need to look for the chocolate, but its there. Really cant tell it was aged in whiskey barrels. Great balance, really no notice of the alcohol at all. Full bodied and goes down nice and smooth. I am not a huge coffee fan, but still really enjoyed this one. This is a really well made beer, if you can find it, buy it.

JUNKYARD - SIXES, SEVENS & NINES  Their 2nd album, and while not as good as their debut, still a very good solid album. Another straight up good time bar room rock record with a little blues influence. As i stated yesterday, one of the best late 80s early 90s rock bands. Love these guys. Perfect music to enjoy a few cold beers to. I can't reccomend them enough.

2 miles on treadmill and 30 minutes on bike

February 10, 2014

LIFT BRIDGE BREWING CO. - BISCOTTI BELGIAN STYLE ALE  Aroma was fairly boring, not what i was expecting.   Faint malts, a little spice and some vanilla, but you need to search for it. At first, the taste seems pretty plain, but as it warmed it got more interesting. The spices come at as it warms. It does say to drink at 50 degrees, so maybe i just need to follow directions! Sweet, honey like, with a nice malt character. The more it warms, the more the vanilla comes out. Unique beer, some room for improvement, but i would have it again as it is too.

STEEL TOE BREWING CO. - DOUGLAS CASCADIAN DARK ALE  Aroma consists of roasted malts, a little chocolate, some pine and citrus. A little on the mild side though, i was expecting it to be more robust. Tastes just like it smells. Has a little bitter bite at first, but not too bad. Pine sticks out the most for me. Would like the citrus to come through a little more, but thats just personal preference, i think its another nice effort from Steel Toe.

JUNKYARD - JUNKYARD  One of my favorites 80s rockers. They never got the critical aclaim they deserved. They were so much better than some of the bigger bands from their era. Straight up blue jeans beer drinking rock and roll, not anything glam rock like they unfortunately got grouped into. Every song rocks, i can listen to this anytime, anyplace.

2 miles on treadmill

February 9, 2014

FOUNDERS BREWING COMPANY - ALL DAY IPA

BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE - GREAT WHITE NORTH  Still funny all these years later eh.

1 mile on treadmill

February 8, 2014

ODELL BREWING CO. - NITRO LUGENE  i have tried the regular Lugene, and it is in my top 5 beers in the last year i have tried, but this one is on tap at the brewery and as the name suggests, infused with nitrogen. Way too technical for me, but it somehow made it even better!

FABOLOUS - SOUL TAPE 3

2 mile run outside,  little cold for my taste, but there was a path right by the hotel and a ton of people on it

February 7, 2014

ODELL BREWING CO. -  SWEET ELEVATION CREME BRULEE STOUT   This is a tap only release from their pilot sytem i was able to try today at the Odell Brewery. As with all things Odell, very good.

JUNKYARD - TRIED AND TRUE  One of my favorite 80s rock bands.

2 miles in treadmill