Spiced Winter Cider

Last week, Lauren and I got together with our friend (and Lauren’s man-friend) Hugh, who has Coeliac disease. Practically speaking, this means he cannot consume gluten, which is found in most grains. This, obviously, is a problem when it comes to beer.
As a result, Hugh is quite versed in a number of other alcohols, [...]

Around the World in 16 Beers

Man, this is so cool.
Maybe I need to start working my way through this list.

Lindemans Kriek Lambic

So I’ve been trying lots of fruit beers when I can lately, but what has escaped my tastings for the most part has been Lambics.
This largely has to do with the slightly heftier price tag typically associated with them.
For example, Lindemans Kriek Lambic. This black cherry Lambic (which pours with pinkish head) carries an $11 [...]

Founders Backwoods Bastard

So Brian and I got together tonight for the first time in a while.
Naturally, what are we doing? Blogging about beer. ‘Cause we’re sweet like that.
Tonight (as Brian promised) we’re trying Backwoods Bastard from Founders in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Lets start from the beginning.

New Watchmen trailer

Yahoo movies posted a new trailer for The Watchmen. It’s got a lot more action and a lot less slow motion than the previous offerings, which I count as a good thing. Also, it looks to me like they got Rorschach totally right.
Check it out here