Gotta get back to writing some more on here!

The beer drinking never stopped, but the writing sure did...

Hop Hogwash

J suggested and on further reflection, it could be that the Hop Hog we had from the bottle, was mislabeled and really some sort of amber lager.

I have one bottle left: anyone care to take it down to Lancaster for analysis? :O)

Hop Hog

Last week J brought over a six-pack of Lancaster Brewing Company's Hog Hog India Pale Ale.

This week I've been enjoying a bottle (or two) as I work on the backlog of tasks around the house.

Let's just say it's been slow going.

And I've had some time to think about taste.

Initially I couldn't put my finger on what was so familiar about the amber brew--there was something in its taste that I had tasted before.

And then it struck me that the taste was reminiscent of almost all of the Stegmaier beers from the Lion Brewery.

Hop Hog from the bottle displays the same house character as those beers, hence, having tasted the beer on draught in Lancaster, it's not the same beer from the bottle as it is from the brewery in Lancaster!

I may have to get a growler from Lancaster and another six-pack and do another taste test.

Asimov and Friends and Pale Ales

L kindly forwarded a link to this good article on an American Pale Ale tasting.

The last of these I had was the Sierra Nevada which in agreement with Eric and Friends I wasn't super-impressed with either.

Nice to see a few PA beers were liked.

On the First Day of My Summer Vacation

I went downtown, to look for a beer.

Get Thee to the Philly Beer Week

Philly Beer Week starts today.

Over 1000 events at 195 venues.

An iPhone app to guide you.

Oh. The Beer Week runs for a beer drinker's week: 10 days.

In Memory of Our Fallen Soldiers

Please try to remember our fallen servicemen and women today as we celebrate Memorial Day.

We are very fortunate that they gave their lives so that we could enjoy what is great about this country.

When you lift a beer today, honor them.

Tipsy Diaries

An interesting fortnightly published new column began this week in the NY Times.

$$$ in Beer

I'm not endorsing you go out and put all your $$$ into Boston Beer, unless it's in a tap room.

And don't just piss it into Boston Harbor either.

Here's one fellows take on the company as an investment prospect.

Now, if they just gave an option for a half-off six pack with every share...

35

35 days until vacation begins! Yeah.

Down the Shore

Down the Shore

Who couldn't like this?

Hey Tazio, what's in the Beer Meister?

The intent was to mow the lawn.

But that was predicated on having a beer to drink after said mowing.

Nothing in the Beer Meister, so a trip to my friendly neighborhood distributor brought the bounty:

1) Victory HopDevil Ale (of course)

2) Son of Summer Sam

The lawn is still looking mighty shaggy.

Pszenica-Piwo

Bringing you beer you're too timid to live for yourself.

Tactical Nuclear Penguin -- The Deep Dive

Dog! This is one fine Beer--and that's spelled B-e-e-r with a capital Brew Dog and don't let the 32% bite fool you.

And it really is a stout--just not the weenie-dog 3% kind you're used to. (Not mentioning any names. You know who you are.)

But it's a sipp'n beer--enjoy it by the thimble.

Opened this bottle on Mother's Day with J, J-prime, UJ, D and myself. It was served at about 58 degrees.

Batch 002 -- Best before December 25, 2019. You like that? I do.




Pours an amber color--a bit like Glenmorangie. And with a head so thin you could, well, almost, think it's Glenmorangie.

A profligate aroma of alcohol on the nose--not a Rauch Bock blast across the bow mind you, but a sniff nonetheless to let you know there's serious business at hand.

All hop aroma has been banished to Siberia.

A wee-bit less alcohol lapping on the tongue--but not much. Tastes of tobacco, oak, caramel, molasses, roasted grain. A bit strong in the finish--not for the faint of heart.

S tried a sip and made a face--everyone else enjoyed the hell out of it--I enjoyed three shots, easily putting me over the limit to take to the streets.