Posts Tagged: Not Beer
Photos By Winemakers Fighting Mid-May Frost
Posted by on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in - 1 comment
Some amazing photos came out of last night's efforts in nearby Prince Edward County with the risk to early tendrils which will, with luck and skill, become the vines that make the grapes that make the wine. The photos above are from a collection posted on Facebook by Norman Hardie, makers of …
Wine's The Real Challenge For Good Beer, Not MacroGak
Posted by on Thursday, April 11, 2013 in - leave a comment
As you know, I have been writing a bit about wine here because I am thinking about and drinking a bit of the fluids of nearby Prince Edward County. News today from those last few staff at Statistics Canada who have not met the wrath of our rural overlords indicates I might not be alone: • For …
Not Beer: Pinot Noir 2009, Grange, Closson Road, PEC
Posted by on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in - 1 comment
I didn't buy this when we visited The Grange of Prince Edward County last August but maybe I should have. Found a bottle on a low shelf at the local government store. I sorta realized I had not been paying attention to this grape. I've probably been in a Côtes du Rhône rut now that I think of it …
Quebec: Dinner, Ice Cider And A Protest In Montreal
Posted by on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in - 2 comments
You forget what you have sometimes. At a new bistro slash pub we decided to hit tonight, they had Fin Du Monde on tap and seeing as they had it, well, I had it. NYK-S was the place, just a few blocks from our hotel on Sherbrooke. We called ahead to see if they were able to take a family with kids …
Book Review: Alcohol and its Role in..., Ian Hornsey
Posted by on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in - 3 comments
That is Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society by Ian S. Hornsey. I had no idea. In a work of beer writing that is still trying to find its way, seeking to evolve from fanboy gushing or trade focused boosterism or underdeveloped efforts at business journalism, Hornsey's 2004 book A …
Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Devil's Wishbone, PEC
Posted by on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in - leave a comment
Picked this up at the winery a few weeks before Christmas on a cloudy Monday off work. The Riesling and Cab Franc I bought the same day are gone already. The Devil's Wishbone winery is a thirty minute drive west followed by a wait for the ferry followed by a five minute ferry and another five …
Considering The Value Of Good Wine V. Good Beer
Posted by on Saturday, January 26, 2013 in - 4 comments
While the LCBO, this province's monopoly, may be still a bit of a head scratcher when it comes to good beer there is no question that it is certainly getting better. There is no doubt about that. Even so, popping in a main outlet just now on a Saturday night an hour before close I was a bit … read more »
Book Review: How To Love Wine, Eric Asimov
Posted by on Friday, January 18, 2013 in - 3 comments
I picked this book up in the pre-Christmas self-gifting spree and, as I mentioned, am glad I did. I have followed Eric Asimov for sometime probably starting with some of his studies of beer styles that, at the time, were hailed as something of a break through for good beer. Not that I always … read more »
Your Friday Night Beery Thoughts And Links
Posted by on Friday, January 11, 2013 in - 1 comment
I was going to write some half-baked post about comparing that beer to that other beer but I don't have the heart. I am a third of the way through and really enjoying How to Love Wine by Eric Asimov and he is still telling me about what isn't important. Blind tastings? Not that I do them but I …
Ideas, Analogies And Observations From Other Places
Posted by on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in - 2 comments
The world of beer thought is a bit of an echo chamber. This is natural given how, until relatively recently, few have written about good beer in a way that actually invites consideration and discussion. The good thing about this as we go forward and good independent beer writing continues to … read more »
