March 28, 2009

Nuala - Gaelic for Nola; “fair-shouldered one.” I really liked
this book. The "Tribe" is described in great detail and you get
a great sense of this strong-willed but vulnerable woman. I will be
reading her other book Almost There.



The book I borrowed from the library had a NYT clipping
of a memorial service for her in NY.




I went to Brouwerij Lane for Jever Dark on tap. It is well-bodied
and quite tasty. Not as thick as a porter, a pilsener with body.
"Jever Dark is brewed in the Schwarzbier bier ("black") style,
a lager or pilsener beer that is brewed with predominately dark
malts. A touch of dark roasted and chocolate malts is used to give
Jever Dark an espresso and coffee like taste while keeping the
character of light, dry refreshing flavor.4.9% ABV"(Raven Brands
write-up, the owner of Brouwerij Lane runs this distributor.)

The current Growler list at Brouwerij Lane:

1. Southern Tier Hop Sun Wheat

2. South Hampton Imperial Porter

3. Zywiec Polish Lager

4. Jever Dark Schwarzbier

5. Gaffel Kölsch

6. Gruut Amber

7. Sierra Nevada ESB

8. Victory Hopdevil Ipa

9. Newcastle Brown Ale

10. Captain Lawrence Freshchester Pale Ale

Going to see Phoebe Snow tonight.

March 22, 2009

Wildwood BBQ was quite good. Only had appetizers and beer.
The Bacon, Jalapeño, and Shrimp dish was outstanding. Pigtrip
has a recent review.




The Brooklyn Brown Ale on tap was fresh and tasty.




The Queens Library is great. I ordered Spade and Archer on-line.
They sent me an e-mail to come pick it up and it was waiting for
me at the library. It is good. The Flitcraft incident and
randomness comes right at you in the early chapters. I can't
see reading it if you haven't read the original. Overall, a
worthwhile romp.




Also picked this up, featured in last week's acrostic.




Stumbled upon this one and picked it up. This is
a bonus. Never heard of it, but it is right up my alley.




Great tournament so far. It isn't perfect , but it is the purest
sports event out there. My bracket is doing well so far, I am in the
six thousand range on the NYT site.



This is a new place for beer in Brooklyn. They normally will
have 10 taps working. I wanted to get Jever Dark but they
were sold out from their grand opening yesterday. I went there
today and a very friendly staff recommended Sixpoint Sweet Action, a Cream Ale - 5% ABV, like Genny Cream Ale on steroids: Six Point Craft Ales. This is one great beer.