Posts Tagged: Maine
Gas Station Saison, Utica Club And Fireworks
Posted by on Sunday, July 5, 2009 in - leave a comment
Apparently wherever I go I pack an extra 5 kilopascals or whatever atmospheric pressure is measured in. The weather has cracked from a month of wet to sunny and dry. Ran into a pal on a CNY backroad gas station three hours from either of our homes and was inspired to grab a 7 puck twelve pack of …
Sour Beer Studies: La Roja, Jolly Pumpkin, Michigan
Posted by on Friday, April 24, 2009 in - 4 comments
[Ed.: Note the comments where Greg from Allagash corrects some of my less than stellar observations. But check here for thoughts on my questionable taste.] • Have you ever had a surprise disappointment? I got a bunch of Allagash brews last year, stashed them to great benefit and loved them all …
Maine: Tom Attends Beer Dinner At Bar Lola, Portland
Posted by on Thursday, February 5, 2009 in - leave a comment
[Ed.: My pal in Maine, Tom Whitehead has forwarded his report on a beer dinner recently held at Bar Lola, Portland. Tom is one of my go to guys when I am in Maine for doing things like dropping Mentos in Coke to see when happens. Sometimes he screws up his face at the odd Belgian brew that I hand …
Maine: Imperial Porter, Shipyard Brewing, Portland
Posted by on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in - 2 comments
I have a huge soft spot for Shipyard. Ten years ago, when I lived in the Canadian Maritimes to the east of Maine [You: ...there is something... to the east... of Maine??] it was a taste of civilization getting across the border to taste the southern delights of their export ale or - madness of …
What To Drink On US Election Night?
Posted by on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in - 6 comments
I am not a big mid-week imbiber and, let's be honest, I have no skin directly in this game but as a big fan of spending election night watching TV, writing on the internet, listening to NPR web radio, leaving a radio on in another room where an AM radio station from somewhere far away fades in and …
Maine: Black, Allagash Brewing Company, Portland
Posted by on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in - 4 comments
You will recall I visited Portland, Maine a few weeks ago and when there stopped by Allagash Brewing to pick up a small haul to bring back. The beer called only Black is describes as a Belgian style stout, the only other example of which I have seen is Podge Belgian Imperial Stout sampled in the …
Maine: Novare Res, Off Of Exchange Street, Portland
Posted by on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in - leave a comment
While in Maine, I headed out one night with pals who lived there to find a new Belgian beer bar that I had heard plenty about - Novare Res. We had a bit of trouble finding the place at night as it sits in a mid block courtyard near the corner of Exchange and Middle Streets in the old port part of …
Maine: Shopping At Allagash Brewing Co., Portland
Posted by on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in - 3 comments
We stopped in at Allagash to pick up some supplies yesterday, three hours early for the tour but that was fine. I was really looking just to shop on the one rainy morning during our week in southern Maine. I plan to be on the beach most days at 3 pm. Not that I usually mention landscaping but …
Scratch Bakery, South Portland, Maine
Posted by on Sunday, August 17, 2008 in - leave a comment
I should get a photo later this week (here is a good wintery one on Flickr) but just a note that it's nice to find a rental house five blocks from Scratch Bakery in South Portland Maine where you can buy fine cheese, fine wines, a whole whack of great breads and other backed goods - not to mention …
Porter Season: Four US Porters Side-By-Side-By-Side-By-Side
Posted by on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in - 2 comments
...Colorado, Maine, New York, Massachusetts... • This porter season thing is a little overwhelming - sure it's a whole season but there's supposed to be snow by Friday and I gotta get on to the imperial stouts, old ales and barleywines...and winter beers...and Christmas ales. You know I want to …
