St. Bernadus Abt 12

August 1, 2008

Holy shit. Holy shit. Yes, I had to say it twice. This beer is fucking amazing. I never had a tongue for Belgian brews but holy shit, holy shit this is amazing. Now I’m half Belgian and half Irish, but American born and raised so my pallete heavily favors the American micros. Either way I’m a fucking drunkard and would marry beer if it was legal.

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Recipe: Rootsky

July 18, 2008
A good bottle is an empty bottle

A good bottle is an empty bottle

2oz Whiskey
6oz Root Beer

This is my favorite drink. I love root beer and I love whiskey, why not combine em? Of course the recipe can be tweaked to whatever proportions you want. I figured these measurements are a good starting point. The amount of whiskey you use is directly proportional to ball size. I usually use just a drop of root beer. Now the only choice for root beer is Barq’s, if you drink anything else you’re gay, it’s a proven fact.

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Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss-Dunkel

July 17, 2008

This is my first dunkelweizen which is a combination of the few euro brews I really enjoy. I love hefeweizens almost as much as I love pronouncing it. Also my first beer by the Wurzburger brewery. I tend to be very loyal to breweries and skeptical to venture into new ones, but this was a combination I had to try. I picked up this 23oz for $2.99, a decent value considering the moderate 4.9 alcohol % of the beer. The suggested glassware for this brew is a Weizen, which is a more accentuated pilsner glass. I was too eager to bother washing out my pilsner so I made due with my Guinness glass.

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