Day 201 - Long Hammer IPA

No pic tonight, as it was all drafts at the local drinking hole Jimmy's with an old coworker.

A decent beer, not to heavy on the hops though for a palie, but also not distracting while trying to talk, and with Dave, we could pretty much disagree on everything from why our old company failed to the ills of social networking to politics... ;>)

Specs:

Full Name: Long Hammer IPA
Brewed By: Red Hook Ale Brewery
From: WA
ABV: 6.5%


Mostly this blog has been about the beer, but tonight it was more about the company. It is always good to catch up with old friends/coworkers, and the good thing about Dave, he was always willing to share his opinions. Brings to mind that old Lowenbrau commercial...if anyone remembers it.

cheers!

Day 11 - Slim Chance

A funny thing happened on the way to my computer to write the blog tonight. The beer started out as Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale by Michelob, but, and ok, my bad for not reading the fine print on the label first, it contained vanilla. Ugh, who puts vanilla in beer??? Life is too short, not to mention, there are way more than 365 different beers in the world, so why waste a good opportunity on blech.

Thus, had to go to plan B. This was one I had picked up for the label, not realizing that it was a light beer (hum, a pattern of not reading labels seems to be the recurring theme). Then I thought, why waste one of the others I have left to wash the vanilla out of my mouth, when a light beer is around to do the trick, and hey, isn't this really about keeping an open mind?

So here I am, saving a few calories, and in all fairness, thinking to myself that it isn't half bad. A faint hint of hops followed by smooth taste. In the end, the vanilla taste is gone, and my horizons expanded (and waistline not so much...). If there comes a time when I am inclined to drink light beer, this would be worth putting on the list.

Name: Slim Chance

Brewed by: Redhook Ale Brewery

From: Portsmouth, NH