Monthly Archives: January 2008

T and I went to see U23D today at the IMAX theater at the Maryland Science Center. It’s a U2 concert from last year in Buenos Aires. It’s a great concert film. At first, the 3D effect seemed a bit … Continue reading →

I’ve got to admit that I giggle a little each day the stock market loses another hundred or so points. As a macro-economist and macro-sociologist, it has always amazed me that people will invest in speculative hubris and drive a … Continue reading →

Here is a Belgian pale ale, Corsendonk.  As expected, it has a sweet malty finish like most Belgian abbey ales.  In this case it is lighter and less alcoholic than others I’ve had, so less like a barley-wine and easier … Continue reading →

Another English ale, Ripon Jewel from Daleside brewery, commissioned by the Ripon Cathedral.  It’s a good amber ale, with a tasteful malty finish.  It’d be easy to down a few pints of this at the end of a long day.  … Continue reading →

To overcome the problem of the previous beer, I now have a Wolaver’s Brown Ale, brewed and bottled by Otter Creek. It’s certified organic and has a great green hoppy taste, with no bitterness. You taste the green hops even … Continue reading →

Tonight’s beer is Quilmes from Argentina. According to the bottle it is “Argentina’s Favorite Beer.” If so, they need to get out more. It’s thin on flavor and consistency. What flavor there is seems like a mass-market American beer. Not … Continue reading →

Here’s another good beer from Orkney Brewery, Dark Island. It’s a dark ale with a very full flavor. There was a not-very-subtle odd flavor to it. It took me a while to figure it out because I don’t eat meat… … Continue reading →

My beer this evening is the Robust Porter by Smuttynose Brewing in Portsmouth, NH. Very nice porter, with a good, dark, roasty flavor and a bitter hops finish. I’ll give this one an A.

Palma Louca is a beer from Brazil (Brasil on the label). It’s a full flavored beer in a lighter style, like a lager or light ale. Think of Corona but with a bit bigger flavor. Not much to distinguish it … Continue reading →