A Wow moment…

Swung by the Tap & Mallet yesterday for a few beers with co-workers to celebrate the holiday. Finally tried Oskar Blues – Old Chub – Scottish Style Ale. WOW was this beer wonderful! Frothy tan head with dark dark brown in color, lovely balanced maltyness, lavish mouthfeal with hints of caramel throughout. Lovely subtle smokey [...]

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12 Beers of Winter

Surely one of the best holiday Beer packs, this years Saranac 12 Beers of Winter™. I went to pick one up for a gift and was pleasently surprised by 3 new beers is this years pack, so I think I’ve have to pick up another one because the heck if I’m not sampling these myself.

PACKAGE [...]

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Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone!

As this year winds to an end I’d like to thank everyone that’s gotten the occasional amusement from my blog or have posted my link on their site… I’ve been amazed by the number of hits/readers. I hope to improve on content and various aspects for the blog in the new year including taking it [...]

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Fold In (follow up)

Neat interactive post by the NY Times regarding the Mad Magazine “Fold In” which I posted about previously here.

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Tis the Season…

Stumble up this this morning and found it amusing… Scared of Santa! Perhaps it because we have a little creamaledrinker running around the ranch these days. Although she wasn’t scared of Santa this year for her second go at sitting on Jolly Saint Nick’s lap….. I’d be scared of this Santa’s too!

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Raise a Glass!

Raise a glass and give thanks to the 75th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition!
Here’s some prohibition era pics from the Monroe County Library. Mostly from the Albert Stone Collection.
and Hat’s Off for F.X. Matt (Saranac) and Utica Club for being the first beer legally served after prohibition. It was served to the mayor of [...]

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