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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale
My brother had picked up a 6 pack of Spanish Peaks Honey Raspberry Ale for Christmas (though he has yet to try one). I stole a bottle when packing up the beer I was bringing home after the holidays as … Continue reading
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Christmas Week Ski Trip
Since I decided to write a little about my ski experiences, I’ll do a little post about the 2 days of skiing I had between Christmas and New Year’s. Thursday, December 27, we went to Mount Snow in southern Vermont. … Continue reading
Tuckerman’s Headwall Alt
As promised, here’s a writeup for Tuckerman’s Headwall Alt, a German-style Altbier. The beer is a nice ruby brown color with a small head. I have a feeling this beer has been affected by the night in my car and … Continue reading
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I love Cannon Mountain
I spent this weekend in New Hampshire and Susan and I went skiing at Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch. We had been there once before last winter with her uncle, who, unfortunately, is no longer able to ski (which I … Continue reading
Victory Winter Seasonals
I’ve had 2 of Victory’s winter seasonals so far… Storm King Stout and Old Horizontal Barleywine. Unfortunately, I think they both need aging before they’re really good. I liked them both, but they seemed like they could both use some … Continue reading
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Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve
Last night I decided to pop open my bottle of Rogue’s Santa’s Private Reserve. It’s a Red Ale that pours a nice reddish copper color with a thick white head. The beer has a nice piney scent to it and … Continue reading
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Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!
Since I’ve gotten a couple comments patiently waiting for my post on my Nintendo Wii and the new games I just got, here it goes… I got a Wii last January on a very cold (about 14 degrees) Sunday morning. … Continue reading
Two Years of Newport Storm Limited Edition Brews
Last year, around this time, I was trying bigger beers and beers that were just crazy. Each year, Newport Storm, RI’s only brewery, releases a limited edition beer in November. The beers are bottle conditioned in blue 750 ml corked … Continue reading
Beer for the Holidays
As promised, here’s a post on a few of the beers I’ve had recently. I’ll start with Dupont’s Foret, their organic saison. The beer is very similar to Saison Dupont, though it has a much cleaner and crisper taste and … Continue reading