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Things To Do in Japan in December
Holy monkey, I am only 4 months away from heading to Japan for three weeks and with that I am starting on a list of what I should do while I travel there. I leave Newark, NJ on December 6th and return December 28th (my arrival time is before my departure time - gotta love the International Date Line) and will be spending a good portion of my time with my friend @BouncyMcTigger's sister in ...
Chicha Morada – Peruvian Purple Corn
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Lost Days of Rio
It's raining again, damn! It hasn't stopped raining for days. Normally this wouldn't bother me because I like the rain, especially on a warm day where even the most mature individual is tempted to jump into a puddle. Today, today is my last day in Rio de Janeiro and I'd like to say my upset stomach was over my uneasiness of leaving a place I've called home for four months or that it's because ...
The Travel Channel: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of TV Travel
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Motorcycle Mishaps or Homecoming Hindrances
The long drive home is never as exciting as the initial drive to your destination, or at least I thought. Albeit a sleepy adventure from my various vodka induced Minneapolis musings, I was ready to take on the road and head out to visit Chicago. The road however had a different plan for me that lead me away from my initial destination only to return a day later on the back of a tow truck. (mor...

New Brew Tuesday: O.K. Beer Okocim

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/04/06 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

 New Brew Tuesday: O.K. Beer OkocimType: Beer – Full Pale
Name: O.K. Beer Okocim
Price: $1.59
Made: Brzesco, Poland
Alc/Vol: 5.6%

Okocim O.K. is a fine and delicate brew, deriving its quality from a recipe which incorporates the best of indigenous Polish hop varieties, luxurious barley and only the softest mountain water

The O.K. label remains mostly unchanged from its original design from forty years ago. The beer itself helped define “Polish Pils style”, which in turn separated Polish beers from the many other European brands.”

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New Brew Tuesday: Dundee Irish Red Lager

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/03/30 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

Dundee Irish Red LagerType: Beer – Lager
Name: Dundee Irish Red Lager
Price: $1.49
Made: Rochester, New York
Alc/Vol: 5.5%

“~Malty and Mellow~”

A sheep painted red … Cruel joke, right? Nope. Farmers in Ireland and Scotland have been painting sheep for ages—makes ‘em easier to find. Thankfully, you won’t have any problem finding our new Irish Red Lager. Its malty backbone and rich, off-white head—some say it’s “cappuccino-like”—are unmistakable. Not to mention that big, beautiful color. Which, unlike the sheep, is 100% natural.
(All due respect to the sheep.)”

I love Irish red style beer so I had to have a friend try this one out with me so that my rating of this beer wasn’t biased. It also just so happened that my friends fridge had some Killians Irish Red so I took it upon myself to have a comparative analysis. (I love being able to use words that make drinking lots of beer sound like research) Although what I found at the end of my ‘study’ brought a slight different result than what I was expecting.

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New Brew Tuesday: Lion Stout

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/03/09 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

 New Brew Tuesday: Lion StoutType: Beer – Stout
Name: Lion Stout
Price: $1.99
Made: Sri Lanka
Alc/Vol: 8%

Similar to Estrella Damm this beer gives its own introduction, so what does the bottle have to say about the beer?

“…the stout was soft, fresh and quite delicious. This was the top-fermenting Lion Stout … It was bottle-conditioned and had an extraordinary chocolaty, mocha … character.” – Michael Jackson, The Beer Hunter

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New Brew Tuesday: Warsteiner Lemon

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/03/02 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

 New Brew Tuesday: Warsteiner LemonType: Beer
Name: Warsteiner Premium Lemon
Price: $1.99
Made: Warstein, Germany
Alc/Vol: 2.9%

First and foremost I need to say I really really like Warsteiner beer, you can enjoy this beer in all its’ glory at the German-American festival in Oregon Ohio. Well, all except this version, which unless Warsteiner was trying their hand at making their own pop is a horrible stain on the Warsteiner name. The first thing I noticed was that it was green/yellowish Mountain Dew kind of color. I first thought it was from the bottle, but as you can tell from the picture the bottle is clear – this scared me a wee bit to be honest. This ‘beer’ gave off a sweet lemony citrus smell. The taste was very similar, a sweet citrus pop like flavor.

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New Brew Tuesday: Estrella Damm

Posted By: Cornelius Aesop on 2010/02/23 in Drinking, New Brew Tuesday - Comments: View Comments

 New Brew Tuesday: Estrella DammType: Beer

Name: Estrella Damm

Price: $1.99

Made: Barcelona, Spain

Alc/Vol: ?%

So before I tell you how I feel about the beer, let us see what the bottle has to say about itself…

“La Cerveza de Barcelona: Since 1876 when August Kuentzmann Damm arrived from Alsace, Estrella Damm has been brewed as a premium quality beer in Barcelona. Estrella means star in Spanish and its name suggests the brand has become a star to the people of Barcelona. It has evolved with the city reflecting its character – sophisticated and passionate yet at the same time relaxed and welcoming. Estrella Damm is THE BEER OF BARCELONA”

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