Any true Beatles fan knows that line comes from the Abbey Road song "Here Comes the Sun". It has been a long and cold six weeks for the area. But, yesterday the temperature got to 50 degrees and today it made 63. Yes it is very welcome after the ice and snow of the last few weeks. Just to give you an idea of how nasty the ice was, I still have about an inch of ice on portions of my driveway and sidewalk even after the sun shone it today.
So to celebrate, I have four split fryers on the Weber Kettle and a nice Lagunitas Maximus IPA in my right hand. (Well, I have had to set it down to type). With warm weather, barbecue cooking on the grill and sipping a great beer...life is good!
February 13, 2011
Hail to the Packers
The dust has settled from last Sunday night's Super Bowl 45 and the fans have all gone back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But, the score stands. Packers 31 - Steelers 25. I thought it was a good game and for the most part pretty well played. I think if it got played again 100 times, the Packers would still win the majority of the games. Bottom line is Aaron Rodgers (who won the MVP) did turn out to be a better quarterback than Ben Rothlisberger even if his receivers (ie; Jordy) decided to drop a bunch of passes they should have caught.
My forecast had been the Pack by two. Well, I missed it by four points, but it doesn't matter. The NFC Green Bay Packers are the 2011 Super Bowl Champions. Congratulations Packers!
My forecast had been the Pack by two. Well, I missed it by four points, but it doesn't matter. The NFC Green Bay Packers are the 2011 Super Bowl Champions. Congratulations Packers!
February 01, 2011
Two Big Rich Beers I'd Been Wanting to Try
I was on my feet all day Sunday and was tired when I got home. But, not too tired to open a fine beer. I had a bottle of Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti in the fridge and decided it was a good night to sample it. I was not disappointed. WOW! As I poured it I could smell Oak, the rich malts and a little coffee. And when I tasted it, again WOW! The complex flavors of this Imperial went down really smooth. Sometimes when I get a big beer like this (9.5% ABV) I can taste the alcohol burn. But not so in this case. Oh did I say it's complex? I tasted chocolate and coffee in the beer and when I licked my lips I could also taste notes of Vanilla. Believe me the next one I get won't sit in my refrigerator very long.
So, as I write this I am tasting a Southern Tier Oak Aged Un-Earthly IPA. As I poured it I could pick up notes of Peach and Orange. As I sipped it the Citrus hops were readily noticeable along with the Peach and what I think is Caramel. The Oak is not overwhelming but is evident and I think holds down the flavors of the hops. As my glass and the brew warm I can taste a slight alcohol burn. Bottom line; this is a very big hoppy beer that achieves what it sets out to accomplish. On this cold icy Winter night it fills the bill.
So, as I write this I am tasting a Southern Tier Oak Aged Un-Earthly IPA. As I poured it I could pick up notes of Peach and Orange. As I sipped it the Citrus hops were readily noticeable along with the Peach and what I think is Caramel. The Oak is not overwhelming but is evident and I think holds down the flavors of the hops. As my glass and the brew warm I can taste a slight alcohol burn. Bottom line; this is a very big hoppy beer that achieves what it sets out to accomplish. On this cold icy Winter night it fills the bill.
Packers 23 - Steelers 21
Nine days ago I told you the Green Bay Packers would defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl 45. The Pack will win by two. Why you want to know? I see both teams as very similar. Both have better than average defenses and each has a good offense. But, the difference at this time is Aaron Rodgers is a better quarterback than Ben Roethlisberger. Check out the stats for this season.
It should be a great game. As far as the prediction, this one is as worthless as every so called experts out there. So, here you go. Rodgers marches the Pack down the field in the final minute and they come from behind to win it 23-21.
It should be a great game. As far as the prediction, this one is as worthless as every so called experts out there. So, here you go. Rodgers marches the Pack down the field in the final minute and they come from behind to win it 23-21.
Great Comedy on the Local TV Stations
So, I've been watching the talking heads off and on today (mostly off) seeing them make asses of themselves in trying to forecast what they want to call "The Snowpocalypse". For starters these Bozos have been repeating themselves ad nausea since yesterday afternoon. They started forecasting a blizzard warning about this time yesterday. And by golly they are persistent. But, now the frantic weather dude on KMOV (CBS affiliate) says they might have "erred slightly". How much did he err, well now it appears as if St. Louis might get two inches of snow instead of the 20 inches he originally forecast. "Might have erred"?...Seriously.
During this onslaught to the senses the talking heads have among other things, scraped ice from the street, scraped the ice off of a strangers car and told us how really "dangerous this storm is". But, if you're looking for a good laugh turn on KSDK (NBC). They have a no talent hack of a reporter who has been screwing up repeatedly trying to anchor news conference coverage from the City of St. Louis' Emergency Center. I don't know this woman's name but she is hilarious and stood be doing stand up comedy somewhere.
During this onslaught to the senses the talking heads have among other things, scraped ice from the street, scraped the ice off of a strangers car and told us how really "dangerous this storm is". But, if you're looking for a good laugh turn on KSDK (NBC). They have a no talent hack of a reporter who has been screwing up repeatedly trying to anchor news conference coverage from the City of St. Louis' Emergency Center. I don't know this woman's name but she is hilarious and stood be doing stand up comedy somewhere.
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