So the bell rang Wednesday and it had already officially been a long week. Then we went to a staff meeting for an hour and a half. This got me thinking, "when is the weekend gonna come?" I decided today, Thursday, that I can't hold out any longer and I want my weekend NOW!
I figured that I'd better get it started off right and I had a little help from The Pike Brewing Company. Their "scotch-style" Pike Kilt-Lifter is a fan favorite in Seattle. Brewed right downtown near the waterfront, you can't visit Seattle and miss The Pike Brewery, great brews and good views of the waterfront, Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The Kilt Lifter is a ruby ale that fits right in with the atmosphere. It pours a ruby color and is quite malty. Its smooth to drink and goes down like a champ. Not a hoppy beer by any means, but when you've had a long week and you need get something tasty down the hatch, the Kilt Lifter gets it done.
The Pike Brewery Company
Pike Kilt Lifter
6.5% ABV
27 IBU's
http://www.pikebrewing.com/index_flash.shtml
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Bowl Brews (Pt. 2)
Well, it almost time to kick this thing off. I've moved on from the Imperial IPA to a dark beer, full of vigor. North Coast Brewery's Old Rasputin Imperial Stout is a beer that pours a dark black with a foamy head. Named after Grigori Rasputin, the "mad monk" of Russia, this beer is your prototypical imperial stout. Its dark, strong and complex. It has a bit of hop to it, but is also aided by a hint of coffee and chocolate flavors. This is a big time stout, perfect for a big time gameday!
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
9% ABV
75 IBU's
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
9% ABV
75 IBU's
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm
Super Bowl Brews (Pt. 1)
Today is an important day in any self-proclaimed beer-drinker's life. Its Super-Sunday after all, and a giant amount of beer will be consumed today. The question is, what beer are you drinking?
Budweiser, Miller and Coors will saturate today's commercials with their adds asking you to choose between less filling or more taste, ask you to catch the Silver Bullet or simply tell you that This Bud's for You. If you are a true beer-drinker, you know this is bullshit from the get-go. They want you to drink a mass-produced, inferior product simply because "everyone else is doing it." The good news is, you can do better! Throughout the day, I'll be drinking a few good ones and letting you know about it.
To start off with, I've chosen Dogfish Head's 90-minute Imperial IPA. If you are a hop-head and love IPA's as much as I do, you've gotta try this one! There are more than a few IPA's out there that don't pack enough of a hoppy-punch while others don't live up to their expectations by not being hoppy enough. There are few that come to mind that strike the balance well. This one does it perfectly.
Labeled as perhaps the best IPA in America by Esquire Magazine, this brew won't let you down. While it packs sufficient hoppiness into every drink, it also has a malty core. This gives it a hop-bite on first taste, but a malty finish that isn't bitter but rather smooth and perhaps a little carmelly. The dry-hop process gives it that kick we love, but Dogfish Head has ensured that the hops don't overpower the entire beer. A good start to Super-Sunday
I'll be back around kickoff to profile another beer. In the meantime, feel free to leave your drink of choice in the comments section!
Dogfish Head 90-Minute Imperial IPA
9.0 ABV
90 IBU's
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm
Budweiser, Miller and Coors will saturate today's commercials with their adds asking you to choose between less filling or more taste, ask you to catch the Silver Bullet or simply tell you that This Bud's for You. If you are a true beer-drinker, you know this is bullshit from the get-go. They want you to drink a mass-produced, inferior product simply because "everyone else is doing it." The good news is, you can do better! Throughout the day, I'll be drinking a few good ones and letting you know about it.
To start off with, I've chosen Dogfish Head's 90-minute Imperial IPA. If you are a hop-head and love IPA's as much as I do, you've gotta try this one! There are more than a few IPA's out there that don't pack enough of a hoppy-punch while others don't live up to their expectations by not being hoppy enough. There are few that come to mind that strike the balance well. This one does it perfectly.
Labeled as perhaps the best IPA in America by Esquire Magazine, this brew won't let you down. While it packs sufficient hoppiness into every drink, it also has a malty core. This gives it a hop-bite on first taste, but a malty finish that isn't bitter but rather smooth and perhaps a little carmelly. The dry-hop process gives it that kick we love, but Dogfish Head has ensured that the hops don't overpower the entire beer. A good start to Super-Sunday
I'll be back around kickoff to profile another beer. In the meantime, feel free to leave your drink of choice in the comments section!
Dogfish Head 90-Minute Imperial IPA
9.0 ABV
90 IBU's
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm
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