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This beer from a Vermont brewing company called Long Trail Brewing company puts out seasonal beers throughout the year. Personally, before picking up the random beers from Total Wine & More, I had never heard of them. Spring and Summer are my favorite times of the year for beer, as Sam Adam’s Summer Ale was one of my favorites.
Long Trail classifies this as a Pale Ale. I can somewhat tell this from the hoppiness that is usually associated with IPAs. At the same time, I am not a huge fan of hoppy beers and I like this one. That means it either isn’t that hoppy and the lovers of Pale Ales will be disappointed or that it is so smooth I can hardly dislike it.
The website says it is only available from February to April, so if you are going to try this you better act soon. It describes the beer as “medium amber body, balanced with a modest amount of Williamette hops. The spring ale is highly drinkable, flavorful and finishes clean and crisp.” I would say that I would agree to the entire description though I do not know what the hell a Williamette hop is.
If you are a summer beer drinker like me then I would suggest getting this beer for some manly backyard fun but the fairy looking bear riding on a large bumble bee might make you feel a little less manly.
Rating: B
~ Justin
After reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, I have continued to collect and read some of his books. This book “Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell does not disappoint. It truly gives an interesting view of history that is compatible with my studies in economics. The basic premise is that everything does not always happen gradually like many people would think. Take for example, crime in New York. He claims that the reduction in graffiti largely reduced the amount of crime with other factors only playing a minor part. The idea in an economic version is that everything happens on the margin.
My father brought me back a couple of cigars from Puerto Rico in his visit. Some are Puerto Rican while this one is not I have still heard a few good things about this cigar. For one thing, the label adorns the Hugh Hefner iconic symbol. Mine is much different then the one shown at Cigar.com. Here is there description of the cigar:
Ever wonder about that guy John Wilkes Booth? Sure, your history teacher in grade school told you about Lincoln and then ends the lecture with “and then, while at Ford’s theatre, a man name John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.” What John Wilkes Booth a crazy deranged person or did his actions have real meaning?
It is a Thursday afternoon, as I normally have Thursday’s off, when I decided to open a bottle of wine. Realizing that I have collected a wide variety of wines throughout the years I decided to pick one I could hardly remember getting and trying it. I have no idea how much this wine costs but I may have gotten it from a wine festival since it is local.