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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Jubel 2010 Once a Decade Ale This waxed beauty from Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery has been sitting in my fridge since, well, 2010. It’s about a $13 bottle of beer so I suppose I kept putting it off for a special occasion. Tonight I felt like drinking it, and that was special occasion enough. The [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2012 by Aaron Morris
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I’ve been to the Los Angeles Beer Festival at Union Station for the past two years, and it has proven to be very inconsistent. Last year it was nearly perfect. The festival is held at Union Station in Los Angeles, and therefore takes driving out of the equation. Jump on a train to Los Angeles, take [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Zymurgy is purportedly the journal of the American Homebrewers Association (my subscription must have been lost in the mail). It has published a list (set forth below) of the 50 best beers in America, as ranked by its readers. The readers are asked to provide a list of their 20 favorite beers, and all beers must [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Ride the Coast 2011 did not disappoint. A great ride with perfect weather, finishing at Irvine Lake and a fantastic Blues Festival. Being an influential member of the media (that, and I paid an extra fifty bucks), I received a VIP pass that provided a place in the shade to hang out, discounted beer, an [...]
Posted on June 28th, 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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Those fine people at Cigars Directwere kind enough to send me a selection of cigars for tasting and review, so I selected a Casa Magna Colorado (Robusto), and paired it with a Voo Doo American Stout. The pairing was effortless, using the standard password 0000 (an obscure bluetooth reference that I found funny, but then [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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If your waistline and the calendar are not in sync, and you need to shave some calories while you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, keep in mind that there are a number of beers containing less than 100 calories (based on a 12-ounce serving): Miller Genuine Draft 64: 64 calories and 2.6 grams of carbohydrates [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Based on the Steelers’ performance thus far, I thought it best to distract myself with a quality beer and cigar for the remainder of the Super Bowl. (Oh cripes, another interception.) Adding insult to injury, I fired up a Rocky Patel, forgetting that Rocky is a major cheese head. But give the man his due. RPs [...]
Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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Drew Estates tasting night here at the Eight Eighty Eight lounge in Fullerton. Nice sampling of three cigars for $20 which includes a raffle for some pretty stylin’ prizes. They even let me swap out the Acid cigar for an Antaño. The Joya de Nicaragua Antaño consists of 75% Ligero leaf and is a Nicaragua puro. [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2011 by Aaron Morris
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