A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Snail

Lagunitas brews beers that are hazed and hopped.

Chambered spiced apricots.  Missiled citrus, torpedoed tangerine, and balsamic banana bombs.

Muzzled honey with a cannoned candy finish. 7.5%.

Snail's Blood is a riff DeLorean that will bring yours ears and mind back to the future of 90's Seattle.

When gas was under a buck, Congress and nosy sports writers hadn't ruined baseball yet, and William Pickard was tabbing third eye soundtracks.

1. Mental Models
2. Sleep
3. Underwater
4. Committed
5. Via/Penny Dreadful
6. Relief
7. Blood
8. Cleanliness
9. Screen
10. Not for Me
11. Blacklight

"Blurring vision is replaced by distinct rocking and tilting sensation.  I don't seem to be tilting but the room is, side to side." - The Tingler

June Doom

The best establishment to kick off a long vacation with the little lady is Brouwer's.

Delightful and bountiful.

We also gave the Burgundian, a whirl. It has the ingenious idea of serving the best meal of the day,all day long.

Olde Bluehair vs. Adam.
I'm not an advocate of televisions in bars but Kids in the Hall on loop could work while imbibing in beercentric abodes.

There were only two places anyone in Seattle needed to be on June 9, 2012.

The first was last call at Fremont Brewing.

The second was at Studio Seven for The Gates of Slumber, Hailhornet, and Church of Misery.

The multi group encore of Saint Vitus's War is our Destiny ruled.

My initial impression of Brad's Swingside Cafe was insincerity coupled with mulishness (Possibly, the most negative thing I've written on here).

However, despite even that, the restaurant vibe and the food/wine were amazing.

I'll be back even if they tried to ban me.

                   Winding out a long weekend at Chinook Pass.

Parabola + Graveyard

Parabola is pretty much impossible to hold for more then a day or two.

Buttered bourbon and ash cured currants.  Velvet vanilla with smoked caramel and charred marshmallow berry oil.  12.5%.

Graveyard's Hisingen Blues is not meant for those with dainty cerebellums, postures, or ill refined sensibilities.

Music built for '64 Pontiac Charger GTO's and unconventional mustaches.  Or in the alternative, for heavy presses and equally heavy drinking.

Dusty and sinister analog space rockets of blazing head knotted gloom that's sure to liven up the party.

Labyrinth Black Ale - Uinta Brewing Company

I kept walking past Labyrinth in the store, which was a huge mistake.

Maple brown sugar and vanilla charred bourbon ham glaze.

Warm chicory cocoa and smoked rye butter. Sweetened raisin and brandy molasses.

Lemon licorice finish that warms into caramel sourdough.  13.2%.

If this was an IPO the price won't rip you off.

Mouthfurr of Sid

Smoked Salmon / Avocado / Hummus

Bottleworks is a great bottle shop located in my equally great neighborhood.

Ashen pine & rye coffee.  Smoked citrus crackers. 

Chewy caramel roasted peaches.  11.4%.

Reagonomics killing me.....

Simple Halibut

Purr Monster

Buck 525

         Slim, sharp, locking.  Everyone should have a pocket knife.

SIRS + COM

The only time I went to San Diego's Stone Brewing I ordered an iced tea. 

Burnt molasses, roasted figs, layered smoke.

Velvet toffee with a pineappled fudge. Creamed cocoa and grapefruit laced leather. 10.5%.

Japan's Church of Misery have been swinging from the banister with voracious 70's inspired riffing for a decade plus.  

Their running theme may rightfully offend most people but still a must for fans of any combination of the following:  muscle cars, beer, Halloween, firearms, colored lights, true crime, carnivals, ear ringing, breathing.


2012 Tour:
5/24 AS220, Providence RI
5/25 Cameo, Brooklyn NY
5/26 North Star, Philadelphia PA
5/27 Maryland Deathfest @ Sonar, Baltimore MD
5/28 Soapbox, Wilmington NC
5/29 Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte NC
5/30 The Earl, Atlanta GA
5/31 Siberia, New Orleans LA
6/1 Chaos in Tejas @ Red 7, Austin TX
6/3 Launchpad, Albuquerque NM
6/4 Chasers, Scottsdale AZ
6/5 Satellite, Los Angeles CA
6/6 Elbo Room, San Francisco CA
6/8 Branx, Portland OR
6/9 Studio Seven, Seattle WA

Halibut & Guacamole Corn Tortillas

Halibut brushed in olive oil and baked at 400° for 15 minutes.

Tree Panther

Zodiac's, in Old Towne Orange, CA, titanium bottle opener (& 1911 bushing wrench) will pop caps quicker then you can drink them.

Handsamson

Firestone Walker - §ucaba

Firestone Walker Brewing Company out of San Luis Obispo County.

Buttered cherry seared in coconut vanilla.

Candied bourbon glue and almond cream soaked plums.

Silk scotch singed licorice with vinous toffee sweetened raisin. 12.5%.

Atominable

Bourbon Barrel Aged Abominable is my favorite brew of all time.

The best beer west of the Mississippi, the Mighty Mississip, the Old Miss, the Old Man.... Deep River...

Vanilla, bourbon, caramel, smoke, candy.  9.5%.

Atomic Bitchwax's 1999 self titled rules, unless your cranium is square shaped.

Torquing riffs forged from equal parts bong resin and 455 SD horsepower.

1. Stork
2. Birth to the Earth
3. Hey Alright Listen
4. Crazed Fandango
5. Hope You Die
6. Hang Me
7. Kiss the Sun
8. Getting Old
9. V8
10. Shitkicker
11. The Formula

You talk about a warped mind, I got one.

Alaskan Smoked Porter - Alaskan Brewing Co.

ABC has been brewing this beer for over 20 years.

Filterless charcoal cured cacao bacon beans from a dry roasted peppered plum pipe. Licorice campfire smoke with a haze of salted peat raisins. 6.5%.

Been smoking too long.

Sunbath

Snow Day II

Snow Day Winter Ale from New Belgium Brewing is appropriate for today's mid week Snow Day.

Wisps of silk caramel spiced wheat dustings melting off conifer needles.  Subtle flavors make a perfect snow cone.  6.2%.

Arik Roper artwork albums.

Dopesmoker: Proceed the Weedian.

Amerijuanican: Opiumatic Riffs.

Mammatus: Tuned In, Dropped.


Replenishing a free day off with one of the top films of all time.

Honor, glory, and fine chicks. 

Thanks to Em for the dvd and shirt.

Why don't you take a little inventory on what we got going for us?

Espresso Oak Aged Yeti - Great Divide Brewing

Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout from, one Denver's countless breweries, Great Divide.

Smokey sweet cocoa cream with charred coffee beans and a crema topping.  Sticky peppered vanilla and chicory finish.  9.5%.

Post gym recovery and pick me up (for snow days only). 

This ain't no St. Helen's Malted Ale.

Vinyl Feels Better

Pumpkin Festivus

An epic holiday season filled with family, friends, and finer things is replaying, like The Christmas Story on TBS, in some hazy parallel universe.

After stock piling pumpkin beers the first annual Eve of Christmas Eve pumpkin beer gathering was held.  Kick, Stingy Jack, Heavenly Pumpkin, Pumpkinator, Pumking, Oak Jacked, Dark 'o the Moon, Post Road Pumpkin, TREAT, and Pumpkin Cider were the conspirators.

Bourbon Abominable from Fremont Brewery was a well received accomplice.

My personal highlights were the homemade pumpkin beer bread and the homemade IPA contributed by two gentlemen.

A fine way to introduce the dreadful (hair, not attitude) little lady to the Lone Star State.  Next year is more pumpkin and multiple bourbon barrel aged beers.

TEXMAS Cat

                                              Part II

Krampus - Southern Tier Brewing

Southern Tier makes beer that should be tested for performance enhancing substances.

Aromas of breaded yeast and spent fireworks.

Apple zest with spiced peaches and prickling carbonation coated in a grapefruit finish.  9%.

What's a movie to watch while consuming this beer? Santa's Slay.

Acid King - Busse Woods (1999)

2nd album from the 2nd best band with "acid" in their name.

Drowned in spaced grooves & enough cubes of syrupy hypnosis to massage your fourth eye.


Thrown back into the 70's and out the other end of the 23rd century.

1. Electric Machine
2. Silent Circle
3. Drive Fast, Take Chances
4. 39 Lashes
5. Carve The 5
6. Busse Woods

There is no tomorrow for me.

Barrel Aged Wee Heavy - Hale's Ales Brewery

Hale's is a quality local brewing establishment.  Their winter seasonal was first brewed in 1985.

Aged for 6 months in Kentucky oak barrels.  Buttered sweet cream with breaded caramel scotch candy.

Roasted bourbon with vanilla toffee and a slight citrus finish. 7.2%.

Plugged In Sid

He'Brew Genesis 15:15 - Shmaltz Brewing Company

I distinctly remember the first time I saw a beer from this brewery at the Wholesome Choice in Irvine, CA.

Sugary whiskey grape butter with rich pomegranate brandy.

Figs melted in plum fried toffee pie, sweet pecan rye bread, and creamy raisin bourbon.  13.4%.

Barleywines are to beer as lions are to cats.

Kitty Without A Cause