Archive for December, 2016
Alesmith Mokasida Speedway with Vanilla Beans: Sealed in a growler with 2 vanilla beans for 2 and a half weeks. This beer is fantastic. Tons of vanilla, but not enough to come across as sweet because Mokasida Speedway is so roasty to begin with. Mouthfeel is delicious, delicious motor oil and the finish is classic Speedway with some lingering bitterness. 10/10 would bang again. I love science.
Finally, an episode of The Grand Tour that I enjoyed as much as old Top Gear episodes! On that note, please get rid of the gags that make fun of Top Gear, like conversation street, the American (he sucks, just bring back Ben Collins as Ben Collins), and Celebrity Mind Crash (it was the worst part of the old show anyway).
de Garde The Marion: This beer is awesome, I’m not going to lie and pretend to know what marionberries taste like, but this beer is relatively complex with funk, not terribly sour, and is a jam bomb.
de Garde The Archer: There is a ton of pinot presence here. Too much for my taste, so I’m just going to wait on my other bottle and let the bacteria in the beer mellow out the wine characteristics and bring out more funk and lambic-esque qualities. That being said, those snobby wine guys would love this.
Well, when these new things are climbing shoes. This is what women in China must have felt like when they had bound feet. My feet are on fire. Can’t wait to break these things in so they’re comfortable. Dear homeless person with my old pair of climbing shoes, I hope you try to eat those shoes so you can taste my stinky, stinky feet!
I feel better now.