Twitter Updates for 2009-05-31

Posted by Jim on May 31st, 2009
2009
May 31
  • @livingstonmedia My friend might be renting out his place on the east end, but probably not until August. I can forward details if needed. in reply to livingstonmedia #
  • @leroy77 It was weird to see her on 30 Rock as Alec Baldwin’s love interest. I couldn’t get over the Sopranos thing either. in reply to leroy77 #
  • Didn’t know Penobscot Bay Brewery was bottling their beer, but I just got one at Downeast Beverage. Can’t wait to try it! #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-30

Posted by Jim on May 30th, 2009
2009
May 30
  • Just read on @BeerAdvocate that @SebagoBrewing is readying a barrel-aged barleywine for Jan ’10 release! 60 cases only. YUM. #
  • I was issued a spif-tastic* ID badge today. Only taken 3 years to be able to prove I work here. [* adj, being both spiffy and fantastic] #
  • BTW, putting footnotes in your tweets is awesome. #
  • @bentforkz that’s a good one. I’m also partial to radtastic. in reply to bentforkz #
  • Got a Blackberry Curve 8330 thru work. Setting it up with my MacBook; need to add a twitter client! #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-30

Posted by Jim on May 30th, 2009
2009
May 30
  • Just read on @BeerAdvocate that @SebagoBrewing is readying a barrel-aged barleywine for Jan ’10 release! 60 cases only. YUM. #
  • I was issued a spif-tastic* ID badge today. Only taken 3 years to be able to prove I work here. [* adj, being both spiffy and fantastic] #
  • BTW, putting footnotes in your tweets is awesome. #
  • @bentforkz that’s a good one. I’m also partial to radtastic. in reply to bentforkz #
  • Got a Blackberry Curve 8330 thru work. Setting it up with my MacBook; need to add a twitter client! #

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Beer Review: Long Trail IPA

Posted by Jim on May 28th, 2009
2009
May 28

C+ / 3.1
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | drink: 3

Poured into the center of a traditional pint glass. There was some sediment at the bottom of the bottle which I mistakenly poured into the glass, which made the beer mostly opaque. It has a straw color and a thick white head that leaves lace on the sides of the glass as it recedes to a skim of bubbles on the top of the beer. There is a mild hoppy aroma. The taste has a medium hoppy character, with some hop bitterness in the finish. There is mild to heavy carbonation and a light body that leaves your mouth feeling wet (as opposed to a dry finish). Overall, there doesn’t seem to be much to this beer (especially compared to Long Trail’s DIPA); I’ve had much better IPAs. I had this beer because it was abandoned in my fridge, I doubt I’d purchase one.

Twitter Updates for 2009-05-28

Posted by Jim on May 28th, 2009
2009
May 28
  • Thanks to an ARD session at yesterday’s MLTi conference, I’m doing some cool scripting this AM. Will save lots of time in the future. #

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Beer Reviews

Posted by Jim on May 26th, 2009
2009
May 26

I’ve been posting beer reviews over at Beer Advocate, but have been encouraged to put some of them up here for the ease of RSS.  I’ll let you explore the full list of beers I’ve reviewed (as well as beer locations), and will just include the most recent ones here, the four reviews based on beers I had at Ebenezer’s Pub this past Sunday. [All reviews are based on a 5 point scale, with 5 being the highest rating]

Cantillon Rosé de Grambinus

A / 4.45
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | drink: 4.5

Served in tap in a Brugse Zot oversized flute. The beer is very pretty; it’s colored with an odd combination of pink and copper. There is a slight head of large, soapy pink bubbles. The is a complex aroma to this beer, with sweet berries and some tartness present. The taste of the beer also has a mild sour tartness with is very nice. If the idea of a sour beer sounds unappealing, you should still try this one, as the tartness is not overpowering. There is a lot of fruit to this beer, I think it tastes like raspberries. There is a lot of carbonation, which probably helps bring out the bite of the tartness while it’s in your mouth. Overall, a very wonderful beer.

Ichtegem’s Grand Cru

A- / 4.15
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | drink: 4

Served on tap in a Trappist Rochefort chalice. It pours very dark brown with a tan head of large soapy bubbles. There is a slightly earthy aroma, but I couldn’t really smell much with this beer. The complex tastes is where this beer shines. It is mildly sweet, with molasses, gingerbread and winter spices. They all work together well, even though it seemed I couldn’t always taste all the flavors with each sip (probably because the beer was warming as I drank it). It has a fuller mouthfeel; this isn’t a watery beer. It fishes dry with a hint of toffee and perhaps some toasted malts. I like this beer. It probably isn’t a great choice for a hot Memorial Day weekend (when I had it), but would work well in the colder, winter months.

Edit: after looking at some of the other reviews, I wonder if I was served the correct beer, as my review doesn’t sound like any of the other ones. I am reviewing from my tasting notes, and I left no indication that this one tasted sour at all.

Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

B / 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | drink: 4

This beer is very dark brown, nearly black, with a large, thick brown head. I can detect bitter hops and chocolate scents. There is a coffee bitterness to the taste, along with some alcohol. The mouthfeel is a bit lighter than I expected. My notes on this beer are fairly sparse, but I don’t think it is because it is a bad beer, I just don’t think it is for me. Personally, I wouldn’t seek it out, but I probably wouldn’t turn one down if it was offered to me.

Caracole Troublette

A / 4.35
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | drink: 4.5

Pours a clear straw color with a pure white head. The aroma makes me think of warm summer days, with a fresh, grassy, wheat smell. I found this beer to be extremely drinkable. It is a little bit sweet, with flavors of wheat and citrus. A light mouthfeel with a sharp, carbonated finish. I could drink a number of these and enjoy them all.

Twitter Updates for 2009-05-23

Posted by Jim on May 23rd, 2009
2009
May 23
  • My Memorial Day weekend plans include Sea Dogs, brewing, camping, Ebenezer’s Pub, biking & Bowdoin graduation #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-22

Posted by Jim on May 22nd, 2009
2009
May 22
  • Just had a teacher come in with a MacBook with 11MB of free space. Yes, megabytes; on a 75GB drive. #
  • Learning friends you lost touch with have died is a sad situation. #
  • Memorial Day weekend starts in less than 7 hours with Down Memory Lane, then the Sea Dogs game (with fireworks). #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-22

Posted by Jim on May 22nd, 2009
2009
May 22
  • Just had a teacher come in with a MacBook with 11MB of free space. Yes, megabytes; on a 75GB drive. #
  • Learning friends you lost touch with have died is a sad situation. #
  • Memorial Day weekend starts in less than 7 hours with Down Memory Lane, then the Sea Dogs game (with fireworks). #

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Novare Anniversary

Posted by Jim on May 21st, 2009
2009
May 21

Today marks one year that Novare Res has been open, and what a year it’s been!  I was there on opening day and have been in nearly every week since.  I’ve certainly learned a lot about beer there, and made a few new friends.  I thought I’d share with you some number from the past year based on my Movie + a Beer notes:

  • 90 visits
  • 328 beers ordered
  • 1.73 visits/week
  • 3.64 beers/visit
  • I went to Novare, on average, once every 4 days
  • I drank a beer there every 0.9 days
  • With a conservative estimate of $7 per beer, I spent $2296 there

Since I finished the Uprising Chalice, I’ve been going less regularly (economic factos are partially responsible for this), but I still stop in at least once every two weeks.  A statistic I wish I could clculate would be how many ounces of beer I’ve consumered there, as the numbers don’t really reflect my consumption.  The chalice is about 24oz I believe, and I know I had a liter of beer during the Ocktoberfest celebration that only counted as one beer ordered.

Any way you look at it, I’ve had a lot of fun at Novare this past year.  I hope the next year is evern better!

In other beer news, I’ve started posting reviews of most of the beers I try.  You can find them all on Beer Advocate. I hope to review some Black Albert and Primus Tumultus tonight.

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