Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
This month’s edition of The Session sees host Derrick Peterman ofRamblings of a Beer Runner asking everyone to write about the “German” sour beer style Gose: I choose the Gose style in particular since it can be approached in so many different ways. Want to talk about the history of the Gose? How about how … Continue reading “Session 116: As Gose Goes So Goes It All”
I have been remiss. Well, late. Not lazy. Late. Distracted? Distracted. Jordan and Robin sent me a digital copy of this book weeks ago and I have only gotten to writing my review now. There’s been taxes to do at the last minute. Children to take to sports or hover over as math gets the … Continue reading “Review: Ontario Craft Beer Guide, Leblanc And St. John”
Another great day in the nearby setting of Prince Edward County. We left the house around 10:30 am and returned at seven having hit a cidery, four wineries, a cheese maker, two beaches as well as a BBQ smoke house on the way home. Highlight? I ate goat milk strawberry ice cream with chèvre chunks … Continue reading “Not Beer: Racing Around PEC And Buying Stuff”
Kidney stones, a CT scan of my innards, visits to the ER as well as my GP not to mention a bunch of blood tests with a whack of other acronyms have literally put me off my beer. And not just because I have been reminded to be careful as we all should with the … Continue reading “Wednesday’s Beery Thoughts From The Sick Bed”
Another day with nothing to do. Another summer run into nearby Prince Edward County, Ontario, to hit a few wineries and pad what we like to call the Christmas stash. See, I like good beer just fine and all but when you have big gatherings around roasts and twenty types of root vegetable when the … Continue reading “Not Beer: Unfiltered Rosé 2011, Closson Chase, Ontario”
In December 2010, I decided that I had to get at the task of drinking the Fuller’s Vintage Ales that I had been hoarding in the stash. I figured I needed to compare beers that were brewed five years apart and posted the ’05 v. ’10 results. Now, it’s time for the second edition comparing 2006 … Continue reading “England: Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2006 v 2011, London”
Why do we moan about another birthday but not New Years? Consider the alternative. It’s me and the cat this week and I have been inordinately busy. The electrician has been in. The stash now has a light switch thanks to the electricians coming in on Wednesday. One wall has one coat of light sandy … Continue reading “Friday Bullets For Yet Another New Year”
I have had my doubts about beer cocktails ever since I heard the term. I don’t trust that the attempt to create a new niche – and then, of course, the jostling to become guru of that niche – bodes well for actual experience being foisted upon us all. Plus, I am of an age … Continue reading “Beer Cocktails: A Glass Of Port And One Of Stout”
Levels of abstraction. That is what this style stuff is about. Not about what it is but how it can be grouped. I think. Two articles got me thinking about this today. In The New York Times, Eric Asimov talked about “sour” beer and got into a range of beers that I would never consider to … Continue reading “Can A “Style” Ever Be More Than A Helpful Generality?”
Interesting article at the web site… the web presence… of The Atlantic about pumpkin ales. I have thought about these beers for years now and have a few ideas of my own. But I still appreciate these thoughts: Some beer styles are loved, some are ardently despised, but none is more divisive than pumpkin ales. Those who love them wait all year for … Continue reading “Are Pumpkin Ales Really All That Divisive?”