Founders Brewing Company produces some great craft beer, and this is no exception. Red’s Rye PA is a delicious rye India-style pale ale. I enjoyed a pint from a half growler of this delectable brew on tap from Beverage World. This red ale weighs in at 6.6% ABV, and is very nicely hopped with a …
According to the Wikipedia home page, on 5 July 1937… The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend.” Surely a day that shall live in infamy.
I enjoyed my first “barleywine” style ale this evening, the award winning Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale. The Sierra Nevada description is as follows. Our award-winning barleywine boasts a dense, fruity bouquet, an intense flavor palate and a deep reddish-brown color. Its big maltiness is superbly balanced by a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness. I’ll plan …
I enjoyed Ommegang’s Belgian-style Scotch Ale this evening. Its complexity was pleasant, evidencing good craftsmanship. It poured up a dark ruby-brown, somewhat darker than I expected for an ale of this sort, and it had a nice tan head that lasted for a good bit. The nose had some of the sweet straw smells that …
Aggressively hoppy, this beer is profound for its well hopped bitterness and yet there is more to it than just its overwhelming hops. Stone advertises this beer as follows. So called because of the “ruinous” effect on your palate! This massive hop monster has a wonderfully delicious and intensely bitter flavor on a refreshing malt …
This organic ale is “wet hopped” but it manages to bring a lot more aromatic hop character to the front than a typical ale. The nose is crisp with grapefruit aromas. The taste begins with fresh herbal flavours mixing with the hops and blending on the palate with the delicious balanced malt sweetness. It is …
For his birthday cake, Philip asked for “something we haven’t had before.” Faith and Elizabeth decided on this Chocolate Hazelnut Tree Stump cake from Celebrate with Chocolate: Totally Over-the-Top Recipes by Marcel Desaulniers. Elizabeth made it and it turned out really well! It was delicious, too! More photos here.
Elizabeth requested a “high tea” for her birthday celebration. The beverage was Jasmine Tea and was served in her birthday teapot . More photos here.
The kiddos put on a lovely fare for Faith’s birthday breakfast: Spinach quiche, chocolate drizzled orange wedges, dark chocolate dipped strawberries, hand-squeezed orange-strawberry juice. More photos here.
I enjoyed this doppelbock a great deal. The Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock deserves its high marks. This particular beer even has its own facebook page! The commercial description is very accurate: Celebrator has a creamy head of tight bubbles contrasting beautifully with its profound dark robe. It is full-bodied and velvety from half a year’s aging. …