Samuel Adams Infinium For the past couple of years, the Boston Beer Company and Germany’s Weihenstephan Brewery have joined forces to create what they characterized as an entirely new style of beer, a champagne-like ale called Infinium. Infinium comes in a 750 ml champagne bottle, complete with foil, wire and cork. The beer (champagne?) poured […]
Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I’ve published a few articles here about the health benefits of beer. It’s a good idea to have that arrow in your quiver of rebuttals when someone comes across with attitude about drinking beer. But I never thought I’d be able to write about the health benefits of cigar smoking. Believe it or not, there […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Come 2018, you (and Larry Bird) won’t be able to enjoy a cigar at any cigar lounge in Boston or likely anywhere else in Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick vetoed a second attempt by legislators to preserve cigar bars in communities of more than 150,000 residents. The debate followed the typical government methodology for infringing […]
Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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C.E.O. Red Label Cigar (5 x 50) This is a real mystery cigar. I think I actually bought a five-pack of C.E.O. cigars, based on a vague memory that I exclaimed, “what the hell are C.E.O. cigars?” when the package came in the mail. I think they were an impulse buy on Cigar Monster, ordered […]
Posted on June 18th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Cigars were already present in the Americas when Columbus arrived, and were immediately returned to Europe. No doubt, when the first husband fired up his first cigar at home, the arguments began. Here is the take by Rudyard Kipling, written more than 100 years ago. The Betrothed “You must choose between me and your cigar.” […]
Posted on May 15th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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I really like the convenience of cigars that come in glass tubes. I can toss a couple in my briefcase with no worries about keeping them properly humidified, since the they travel in their own self-contained environment. So, to that end, I checked around for the best price on one of my favorite glass tubo […]
Posted on February 18th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Saison Rue Belgian-Style Ale, made with Rye and Brettanomyces What a find in my own backyard. Just a month ago I discovered and wrote about the wonders of a yeast called Brettanomyces, or “Brett” for short, that is normally viewed as a contaminant. As the Orval beer I was drinking demonstrated, this “contaminant” can […]
Posted on July 14th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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You probably never saw it, but there was a relatively short-lived series on the USA Network called Saving Grace. It was a cop show starring Holly Hunter as Grace, with the twist that Grace is being visited by an angel, who is attempting to save Grace from her self-destructive ways. Anyway, in one of the […]
Posted on July 4th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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Slightly disappointed by last night’s random pairing, the only thing to do was head out onto the Lido deck and try to do a better job. I selected a Belgium beer to increase the odds of a good choice – Orval Trappist Ale – and a Nicaraguan cigar for the same reason. Tonight the Force […]
Posted on June 6th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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Life is good. I scored with an impulsive cigar purchase, and I scored with tonight’s random pairing. Partagas Black Label Pronto (4 3/16″ x 36) The impulsive purchase in question was a box of Partagas Black Label Prontos. You need to understand that I don’t buy boxes of cigars. There are just too many great […]
Posted on May 13th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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