August 31, 2013

EEL RIVER BREWING COMPANY - ACAI BERRY WHEAT

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS - HONKY TONK UNION  Cant wait to hear this album live tonight at the House Of Blues in Vegas!

2 mile run (knee is killing me from running outside!)

August 30, 2013

It's a beautiful afternoon in Vegas, lets do 2 new beers today.

CERVECERIA CUAUHTEMOC MOCTEZUMA, SA DE C.V. MONTERREY, NL - DOS EQUIS XX LAGER

NEW BELGIUM BREWING - PUMPKICK

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS - REAL TO REEL

1 mile run (in the rain)

August 29, 2013

JOSEPH JAMES BREWING CO. INC. - RED FOX RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT DARK ALE

ROGER CLYNE AND THE PEACEMAKERS - AMERICANO

4.5 mile walk (to find a store that had a nice craft beer selection. Turned ou to be a Whole Foods, who would have thought? They had a great selection actually, wish i could have bought more, but bag is already going to be full of Mexican Moonshine tequila, so no room)

August 28, 2013

FORT COLLINS BREWERY - KIDD LAGER  Has a nice aroma of chocolate, coffee, nuts and some earthy hops. Nice. Tastes very good. Chocolate, coffee and some roasted malts. Very nice, almost seems like a porter. Well done and worth checking out.

ROGER CLYNE AND THE PEACEMAKERS - AMERICANO!  Might be my favorite album of theirs, but they are all 10s in my book, so i guess its really moot.  Great record. Favorites: Americano, Counterclockwise, I Dont Need Another Thrill, Switchblade, Leaky Little Boat, Your Name On A Grain Of Rice, and Mexican Moonshine.

1 mile on treadmill

August 27, 2013

21ST AMENDMENT BREWERY - BREW FREE OR DIE IPA  A nice 7% ABV IPA from 21st.  Smell is pretty ordinary though, a little hops and some pine and grapefruit. Not as strong as i would normally expect from an IPA. First sip has some nice cirtus bitterness then you get the malt background of pine and grapefruit. Tastes better than it smells. Overall, a nice IPA, but nothing real special. With so many on the market right now, there are plenty to try and this one seems to be middle of the road, maybe slightly better than average.

ROGER CLYNE AND THE PEACEMAKERS - LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S TEXAS  My favorite band with a live record, what could be better? All the favorites from the RCPM early records and the hits from The Refreshments, perfect. While live records  usually have a hard time of giving you the true concert experience, this one does a pretty good job. I personally dont think these guys have an equal live, so i like listening to this one as it reminds me of the many times i have seen them. Perfect.

1 mile on treadmill, 1 hour tennis

August 26, 2013

MERCURY BREWING CO. (CLOWN SHOES) - TRAMP STAMP  This is a Belgian style IPA, and the first beer i have tried from them, i think they go by Clown Shoes versus the actual brewer name. Not much in the aroma, especially for an IPA, slight pine hops with some notes of citrus, mostly orange. Taste is a little better than the smell. A little sweet up front and finishes with the pine, not bad though. AN OK beer, nice example of the style, but nothing really stands out that would make me pick it over another IPA, not something i would probably seek out (although i like the name and label), but wouldnt turn it down if offered.

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS - NO MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD  This is their release from 2007. I remember when this one came out, seemed like alot of people were not big fans of this album compared to earlier releases. Not sure why, great songs on it and some are still live standards today. Just great fun in their signature style, not much more needs to be said. Haters gonna hate, I love it. Favorites: Hello New Day, Maybe We Should Fall In Love, Contrband, Goon Squad, Wake Up Call, Worls Aint Gine Crazy, Noisy Head, Andale, and Winter In Your Heart.

2 miles on treadmill, 15 mile bike ride

August 25, 2013

ABITA BREWING COMPANY - LEMON WHEAT  This was a limited offering from Abita this summer. Aroma is pretty much all lemons with a hint of wheat, nice smell. Taste is the exact same, lots of lemons, but not much else, not real complex. While there is absolutly nothing remarkable about this beer, i actually really liked it. Refreshing and easy to drink, it wasnt real hard to polish off the 6 pack on this hot day. Perfect summertime beer.

ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS - TURBO OCHO   The concept behind this album was amazing. It was done as a vivacast, kind of a reality show recording/experiment. They set up studio in a house in Mexico with the goal to create and share, from inspiration to final product, 8 songs in 8 days and broadcasted it over the internet. (how many bands are willing to take on a project like that?)  I remember following along online. This CD/DVD chronicles that event. Considering the time constraints, and the final product, simply amazing. This contains those 8 songs and 3 others available for the first time on CD. Probably not my favorite of their albums (so many good ones), but considering the time this was done in, good stuff. Favorites: State Of The Art, Summer Number 39, Mercy, I Do, Persephone, and Mercy.

20 mile bike ride