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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Do we file this under “the things I’ll do for beer”, or perhaps, “waaay to much time on my hands”? The Coors Light Home Draft system I reviewed a few days ago had grown pathetic in its efforts to provide me with a draft. You start the tapper by twisting a cylindrical knob that releases […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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The Ride the Coast benefit for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana is one of my favorite rides every year, and it just keeps getting better. I’ve participated for the last three or four years, and the organizers really got it together this time. Two years ago, the ride terminated at a shopping […]
Posted on June 26th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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Why do fundraisers come up with names like, “Bikers Against Diabetes”? Sure, it let’s them call it a “B.A.D. Ride”, and say things like, “are you B.A.D. enough?”, but the implication is that there are riders that are for diabetes. But I digress. A friend invited me to join him on the 13th annual B.A.D. […]
Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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If you are in one of the ten states that have Total Wine & More stores, be sure to get on their mailing list for some pretty decent coupons. Every few weeks they send out a coupon that gets you $2 off a six pack or a 22-ounce beer priced at $6.99 or more (up […]
Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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Apparently Miller Coors brewing has been testing these for a few months, but I just ran across the company’s self-contained draft beer thingy. It is 1.5 gallons of Coors Light (and probably their other beers) in a plastic container, with its own tapper. I paid 15 bucks at my local Total Wine and took it […]
Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Aaron Morris
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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
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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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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
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