Here are a couple of new ones I ticked off the list. Last night, I was out with Krazy Legs at Russell House Tavern in Cambridge and they had a couple from the list. A pretty solid place - the steak tartare and pork belly were really good.
During dinner my companion admitted to realizing that he was "a little bit racist". We discussed this a bit while there were a few people around - servers, patrons, etc. We did get a couple of looks. For the record, I do think that it is not malicious, but I think it is nice that KL did realize that he has this bias (due to his "upbringing and experiences"). I wonder if he is deathly afraid of pre-teen British hooligans after one of his other life experiences.
So, here are the two from last night. Nothing special really.
Left Hand Milk Stout (Rating = 3.0)
A nice, simple stout, a little bit of coffee and chocolate flavors. I paired this with my steak tartare, wihich was nice actually. Nothing special here (I understand that there is actually lactose (milk sugar) included in the brewing process). But, not a bad taste.
Dale's Pale Ale (Rating = 3.0)
A simple pale ale in a simple silver can, I've seen this around a bunch. Brewed by Oskar Blues in Colorado, I guess these guys were at the forefront of the "can revolution". After writing that, I realize that it makes no fricking sense. There was no can revolution. Sure, this is convenient in places that you can't have bottles, but it is just a can. The beer itself was pretty hoppy - not totally my jam, but not all bad.
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast (Rating = 1.0)
I thought the fun of doing this exercise (ok, bad choice of words, this is clearly the exact opposite of exercise as I normally sit on my ass on the couch drinking new beers; maybe this should be referred to as "an endeavor"?) was that it would be interesting, taste some different beers. I like most kinds of beer, not the most discriminating palate. I know there are some things I don't totally love, but I figured I could power through.
With the mess that was the sour beer experiment the other day and now this one, I am worried. Worried that I will end up procuring these random beers and end up having to get rid of them (and not be consuming them). Today's problem was the super interesting sounding Mikkeller's Beer Geek Breakfast. It was described as a genius oatmeal stout, incorporating actual brewed coffee. Now, I don't drink coffee (except for the occasional post-dinner cappuccino or espresso), but I don't totally mind it - I like coffee ice cream.
This one is tough to swallow. I'm working my way through the large bottle, but it's tough. I like stouts generally, but this just doesn't do it. Cool name, potentially cool idea, poor execution. Blech.
During dinner my companion admitted to realizing that he was "a little bit racist". We discussed this a bit while there were a few people around - servers, patrons, etc. We did get a couple of looks. For the record, I do think that it is not malicious, but I think it is nice that KL did realize that he has this bias (due to his "upbringing and experiences"). I wonder if he is deathly afraid of pre-teen British hooligans after one of his other life experiences.
So, here are the two from last night. Nothing special really.
Left Hand Milk Stout (Rating = 3.0)
A nice, simple stout, a little bit of coffee and chocolate flavors. I paired this with my steak tartare, wihich was nice actually. Nothing special here (I understand that there is actually lactose (milk sugar) included in the brewing process). But, not a bad taste.
Dale's Pale Ale (Rating = 3.0)
A simple pale ale in a simple silver can, I've seen this around a bunch. Brewed by Oskar Blues in Colorado, I guess these guys were at the forefront of the "can revolution". After writing that, I realize that it makes no fricking sense. There was no can revolution. Sure, this is convenient in places that you can't have bottles, but it is just a can. The beer itself was pretty hoppy - not totally my jam, but not all bad.
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast (Rating = 1.0)
I thought the fun of doing this exercise (ok, bad choice of words, this is clearly the exact opposite of exercise as I normally sit on my ass on the couch drinking new beers; maybe this should be referred to as "an endeavor"?) was that it would be interesting, taste some different beers. I like most kinds of beer, not the most discriminating palate. I know there are some things I don't totally love, but I figured I could power through.
With the mess that was the sour beer experiment the other day and now this one, I am worried. Worried that I will end up procuring these random beers and end up having to get rid of them (and not be consuming them). Today's problem was the super interesting sounding Mikkeller's Beer Geek Breakfast. It was described as a genius oatmeal stout, incorporating actual brewed coffee. Now, I don't drink coffee (except for the occasional post-dinner cappuccino or espresso), but I don't totally mind it - I like coffee ice cream.
This one is tough to swallow. I'm working my way through the large bottle, but it's tough. I like stouts generally, but this just doesn't do it. Cool name, potentially cool idea, poor execution. Blech.
Beers down: 61
Beers to go: 940
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