A moonbat fantasy. A compendium of fantasies, actually… it’s the whole nine yards. I’ll hand it to ‘em: this parody is VERY good. The print edition had to be pretty slick if it was half as accurate in the “look and feel” department as the ersatz web site is. Even the real NYT took note. Refresh the page a couple of times when (if) you go and pay attention to the faux ads in the lower right column… they’re howlers. Unless you’re of the Leftish persuasion, of course. In which case… there’s nothing funny about ‘em at all… just truth, as you know would like it.
Today’s Pics… or Broadening Our Horizons, Part Deux. The pics above were taken just before I grabbed up all the important bits and hit the verandah for Happy Hour yesterday afternoon. The last pic is a close up of one of my favorite beer vessels... purloined from the quintessential dive bar... and the very act of drinking from it makes me think of many, many good times, Gentle Reader.
That’s a pretty high grade! I’d give the beer a grade of “C.” Average, in other words… nothing special and nothing to write home about, but most definitely better than run-of-the-mill Bud. (Ed: Nothing to write home about? So why are you writing?) The beer is lovely to look at (I love the red-copper color and the way it positively shines in strong light), has a great malty aroma, but lacks substance… at least as I define substance. Overall it seems a little watery on the palette, and I prefer stronger tasting ales. Trippel, 1554, and Fat Tire are in absolutely NO danger of being replaced as the Beers of Choice here at El Casa Móvil De Pennington.
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Today’s Pics… or Broadening Our Horizons, Part Deux. The pics above were taken just before I grabbed up all the important bits and hit the verandah for Happy Hour yesterday afternoon. The last pic is a close up of one of my favorite beer vessels... purloined from the quintessential dive bar... and the very act of drinking from it makes me think of many, many good times, Gentle Reader.But we digress. Some time ago I said I wanted to try Budweiser’s new American Ale once it became available in this part o’ the world. Well… it’s here in P-Ville and a sixer of same resides in my fridge. Check that: four bottles remain in my fridge after yesterday’s Happy Hour. The verdict: it’s not bad. You’re an astute person, Gentle Reader, if you think “not bad” is damning American Ale with faint praise. American Ale earns a passing grade with me, but only just barely. The folks at Beer Advocate have a higher opinion of the brew (collectively and on average) than I do. Witness:
That’s a pretty high grade! I’d give the beer a grade of “C.” Average, in other words… nothing special and nothing to write home about, but most definitely better than run-of-the-mill Bud. (Ed: Nothing to write home about? So why are you writing?) The beer is lovely to look at (I love the red-copper color and the way it positively shines in strong light), has a great malty aroma, but lacks substance… at least as I define substance. Overall it seems a little watery on the palette, and I prefer stronger tasting ales. Trippel, 1554, and Fat Tire are in absolutely NO danger of being replaced as the Beers of Choice here at El Casa Móvil De Pennington.
While we're on the subject...
Cheers!
Ick. Bud. I'm sure the ale is better than their regular run of panther piss, though. Have you ever tried a Smuttynose? Might not get distributed out your way, but they make some good ones.
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I have serious issues with the beer thing. I may have to dedicate some time to it on my blog. I get that people like some beers more than others, but there is a trendy fascination with issuing harsh condemnation for the "regglar" beers like bud, coors, etc. OK, so you don't like it. I don't like the bitter, too-hoppy IPAs, but that doesn't mean they are ass juice or that I need to be as scathing as I can when talking about them. I just don't like the flavor, that's all. It's just beer, for chrissakes. I dunno, just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteJim sez: Have you ever tried a Smuttynose? Might not get distributed out your way, but they make some good ones.
ReplyDeleteI may have had one while visiting SN2 a couple of years ago. SN2 doesn't drink much beer, but SN1 and I DO. First order of business upon our arrival in Maine: we made a trip to a local liquor store and bought a slew of local beers to "stock up" SN2's fridge. I don't recall a single clinker among 'em, either.
According to Smuttynose's web site:
Our beers are distributed throughout New England and the Eastern Seaboard. We plan to expand into Georgia and Florida by the end of 2008.
I don't make the cut, LOL!
Andy sez: I have serious issues with the beer thing. I may have to dedicate some time to it on my blog. I get that people like some beers more than others, but there is a trendy fascination with issuing harsh condemnation for the "regglar" beers like bud, coors, etc.
The "regular" beers deserve condemnation in my book. In their current state, anyway. Bud, for example, has continuously "evolved" over the years to the watery, bland, essentially tasteless brew it is today. The Bud you drink today is significantly different than the Bud of 25 years ago. It has become "lighter" in taste, by design. On the one hand Anheuser-Busch gets props for being responsive to their clientele, OTOH the product itself no longer resembles what I call beer. There's a reason for the explosion of microbrews in the last 15 years or so! I also think the move back to "real beer" is why A-B introduced American Ale. And it's also why A-B (now InBev) owns significant interests in "craft" brewers... like Red Hook.
It's said "taste is all in your mouth" and that is MOST certainly true when it comes to beer!
I'm trying really hard not to get too carried away with this. I am not defending Budweiser, necessarily, just wondering at the need to be so scornful about it. I mean, I would almost speak that harshly about olives, but they actually do bring on my gag reflex and cause me serious physical discomfort. I doubt (absent hyperbole, of course) drinking Budweiser does that to any of you. IT'S JUST BEER!
ReplyDeleteThat's it, I'm blogging it - you're going doooooooown, Buck! ;)
That's my first little semi-colon smiley ever. Be proud.
IT'S JUST BEER!
ReplyDeleteNo. Not around here. Or...
Beer = Religion.
Or something like that. I anxiously await your post!
No such thing as coincidence.
ReplyDeleteToday, re-reading the precious few selections I'd assigned from Addison and Steele, I was thinking of you, Buck, and wondering if you'd ever read them, seeing as how they are (The Tatler, The Spectator, etc), really, just an early version of blogs like yours, and mine.
Then today, you allude to that beautiful phrase ("to damn with faint praise") from Pope (from whom I've assigned my cadets reading for Monday), and I wonder again, if you've read Pope, or if, perhaps, you're just reaching back to an earlier incarnation of yourself, as a frequenter of coffee shops and literary parlors over three centuries ago.
No such thing as coincidence.
...and I wonder again, if you've read Pope, or if, perhaps, you're just reaching back to an earlier incarnation of yourself, as a frequenter of coffee shops and literary parlors over three centuries ago.
ReplyDeleteMost likely the latter! I read "The Rape of the Lock" in high school and nothing else, aside from being familiar with Pope's bon mots that have become an integral (and mostly unattributed) part of the language. Interestingly, The Wiki says Pope is "...the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson."
You certainly gave me some very cool insomniac reading, Doc. I currently have six tabs open as a result of your comment... two on Pope, one each on Addison and Steele, and two on "The Spectator," which is available in its entirety on-line from Montclair State University... if only I could get the damned plug-in to work in FireFox.
I like your takes on coincidence and convergence... as well.
I've been wondering about that beer...I'd like to try one, but I don't want to buy a six-pack and waste my money!
ReplyDeleteMushy: It shouldn't be too hard to find on tap since you live in a relatively civilized part of the world! The beer was only released last month, so it's still making its way into the food...err... beer chain.
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