Our roving Cigar Group met at TAPS Fish House and Brewery in Brea this week to take advantage of their cigar-friendly patio while watching the Lakers tank another game. (Note to TAPS: Put a second screen out on the patio.) I’ve been to TAPS on a couple of occasions, but had not yet sampled their [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Beer, Cigar Lounge, Micro-Breweries, Reviews | No Comments »
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
Filed under: Bargains, Beer, Beer Facts, Beer History, Cigar Facts, Cigars, Reviews | No Comments »
California Black Beer I tried, Dale Bros., I really tried. I tried to wrap my mind and taste buds around this beer, but I couldn’t make it work. You see, in concept the California Black Beer is supposed to be a classic American Style Dark Lager, according to the brewery’s website. So, it pours dark [...]
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Beer, Cigars, Reviews | 2 Comments »
Another great beer festival at Irvine Lake. The second annual (hopefully) Orange County Beer Festival was held on May 15 instead of August like the previous year, and that resulted in much cooler weather. I went with a friend and two designated drivers (always good to have a backup at an event like this in [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Beer, Beer Facts, Micro-Breweries, News, Reviews | 8 Comments »
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
Filed under: Bargains, Beer, Cigar Facts, Cigars, Reviews | No Comments »
Hey Federal Trade Commission. You’re telling me and all the other bloggers that if we get paid for an endorsement, we damn well better disclose that fact, or face a penalty of $11,000. Well no one has ever paid me for an endorsement, and if they ever had I wouldn’t need you to tell me [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Beer, Beer Facts, Beer History, Cigar Facts, Cigars, Reviews | No Comments »
Dixie Jazz Amber Light I picked this one at random, not even noticing it was a light beer. It’s a great concept, giving you the option of a light amber beer when you want to save a few calories (just 92.5 calories). And the taste did not disappoint. It pours dark, with a nice foam [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Beer, Cigars, Reviews | 1 Comment »
Any app that can help with the task of finding and researching beer is okay in my book. I found a couple that now hold places of honor on my iPhone. The problems with so many iPhone apps that rely on data bases is that the data is so sparse that they little more than [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Bargains, Beer, Beer Facts, Reviews | No Comments »
Temperatures in Southern California are back in the 80s. The motorcycle is back on the road and the Lido Deck was singing its siren’s song. Time for a pairing of beer and cigar. Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinet, Magnum (6.0″ x 50) I went to my humidor with no particular stick or style in mind, but [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Bargains, Beer, Beer Facts, Cigars, News, Reviews | 3 Comments »
If you haven’t yet discovered CigarMonster.com, you should probably leave it that way. I usually have a tab on my browser open to CigarMonster. It’s a cool hourly timer, with a demonic laugh playing at the top of every hour when Famous Smoke Shop offers a new deal for that hour. Problem is, I always [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
Filed under: Cigars, Reviews | 1 Comment »
