Session Type Beer

For those of you who would like to know what a "session" beer is, here is a link for Beer Advocate. I subscribe to their publication thanks to Mr. Radcliffe and if you are as much into everything beer like I am you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

Cheers,
G.

http://beeradvocate.com/articles/653

Beer of the week

So my Wife and I were on a cruise that stopped in Ensenada, Mexico last week and I found a beer that I have never tasted ( I know odd, right?). Bohemia Obscura was my new discovery this time. I'll have to say that for Mexican style lagers, Bohemia is my favorite but when I saw this bottle I just had try it. I likened the taste to if a Newcastle Brown Ale and German Dunkel had been blended together. The easy drinking of the Newcastle ( from a bottle of course, which is the only way anyone should drink it by the way) and the really dark maltyness from the dunkel made a very good match and brought out the best worlds for me. My friends at Beer Advocate gave it a B+, which I think is a fair rating. I don't particularly think it's something I want to drink all day such as a session type of beer, but I do think it would be great with a meaty dish or even dessert. If you can find one I'd for sure say give it a shot and let me know what you think.

Cheers,
G.

A new bottle of wine that I like

I'm not the one who will tell you about the complexities of a wine but rather what I observe in terms of taste. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the biggest fan of white wines but do drink them occasionally. With that being said, I'll start this blog off with a wine I enjoyed with my friend Randy over some pizza and a random discussion about the how we feel about Scrabble. Stephen Vincent 2007 "Crimson" is what we enjoyed last night. It's a red blend of 75% syrah and 25% Cab from the Central Coast of California according to the wine maker. I noted hints of berries but they were not too overpowering and jammy like some Amador County Zins or even syrahs can be and with a slight hint of licorice to balance the sweetness along with no notable grittiness from tannins I found this wine to be very smooth and definitely tasty . I should have know it would be good seeing how it was chosen by Corti Bros as one of their featured wines and I was not disappointed. The best part is that it only cost me $11! This will be a theme on this blog, seeing how I'm quite frugal in terms of my wine purchases usually. I also am of the opinion that California makes some of the best wine in the world and I'll do all I can to promote it.

Cheers,
G