The showdown you have been waiting for: C64 v. iPhone 3GS
The showdown you have been waiting for: C64 v. iPhone 3GS.
Jun 23rd 09
Jun 19th 09
Beer Review: Dogfish Head Brewpub visit June 18, 2009
My last few trips to the DFH brewpub have resulted in poor timed “between good stuff” visits. Last night was a different story; I tried 3 brews that were “new to me!”.
Sah’tea
“Trained in the ancient art of Sah’tea…….”
Catherine decided to give this one a whirl with very little knowledge of the brew. Our waitress was not very knowledgeable, pleasant – but read the descriptions from notes. When it arrived in a small, thin challis style glass the first sip was a little confusing. Catherine defined it well “I am not sure this beer knows what it wants to be”. I headed to the rest room and on the way back saw the promo flyer for Sah’tea on the wall and brought it back to the table. The description there was much more helpful trying to pin down the brew. The brew is “confused” but I think a better word is complex. REALLY complex. Catherine felt better about her pallet when she read the description with the combo of rye, German Weizen yeast, juniper berries foraged directly from the Finnish country-side along with a sort of tea made with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and black pepper. CRAZY! On top of it, the wort is hot rock boiled. You say “what?!” I say “They’ve got video!”
Catherine liked it enough to order another.
75 Minutes IPA – from Johnny Cask
I heard about this infamous “blend” of the 60 and 90 minutes IPA a little while ago. When I saw it was on Cask for the evening – I was already ordering! The sticky sweet IPA was a delight! Served at “cellar” temperature in a pub glass this brew was amber in color with a 2 finger-thick head. It was a great match for the 60-minute IPA battered Fish & Chips I had. The hops on this was up front and strong but mellow and sweet. The balance was there and enough alc. to warm but not take away from the smooth mouth feel. WIN!
Altar Boy
After having the waitress go ask the bartender what this was, I decided to try one. This was a complete surprise and a very nice brew. To give you a description, I will rip off some copy here from DFH:
Alter Boy is a Belgian Dubbel that is being aged in Bourbon barrels, it will be 7% alc. when finished. It’s a very balanced malty beer that uses Belgian Pilsner, Biscuit, Munich, Special B, and Vienna malts, as well as Belgian Candi Sugar in the recipe. The Bourbon barrels will add notes of oak, bourbon, vanilla and caramel that will really complent the the maltiness of the beer. The beer has been aging in the barrels for over a month and has really come together nicely.
I dig Dubbels and the bourbon barrel aging adds a real upfront “bourbon” blast. This one grew on me as I worked through it discovering the malty sweetness and bourbon hints and alc. combination making a nice sipper. I almost would see this as a cool weather brew verses a summer one, but good is good. I can see this being enjoyed in October on a cold rainy day. That would rule.
More at DFH’s site about the Altar Boy
May 25th 09
Book Review: Maps And Legneds by Michael Chabon
Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
This first collection on non-fiction by Michael Chabon has a two-part feel: part defense and desire of “genre” fiction and part memoir of the influence of this and his Jewish heritage.
The non-fiction essays are all republished, and in some cases heavily rewritten, from prior magazines, journals, etc. As a result there are repeated themes within; his defense and love of what has now been called “genre fiction”, and the works that he is influenced by and defends.
Mar 14th 09
Happy Pi Day
Pi, Greek letter (π), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
It is official – the House of Representatives have officially made March 14th Pi day .
Here is a big slice of Pi:
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628
620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812
848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847
564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127
372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882
046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310511854
807446237996274956735188575272489122793818301194912983367336244065664308602
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- And if you are still hungry – here is Pi to a million digits.
- Musical expression of PI!
