Meg says "It's exactly what I wanted!"
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Thursday, October 11, 2007
And The Winner Is:
Thanks to all for a fabulous evening at Meg's. A quick recap:
First Place: Hacker-Pschorr Dark Wheat
Second: Aventinus Doppelbock Wheat
Third: Boulevard Wheat
Fourth: Millstream
Fifth: Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale
First Place: Hacker-Pschorr Dark Wheat
Second: Aventinus Doppelbock Wheat
Third: Boulevard Wheat
Fourth: Millstream
Fifth: Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale
Wheat Beer Recap
Hacker-Pschorr Dark Wheat
1. Very yeasty odor, but not overly yeasty flavor
2. Liked it.
3. Tastes like Blue Moon but w/no aftertaste
4. A drinkable "real" bear (most "real" beers aren't)
5. Randy says, "Old sneaker taste."
6. Wheaty, funky, pungent
7. Gassy
8. Good, darker beer. Not bitter.
Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale
1. Uh, tastes like cat pee from a cat who ate a lot of raspberries.
2. Booo fruity beer
3. A Minus (-1) One
4. Smells like my toilet after I clean it w/Lysol. Yek. Ewww.
5. Like drinking potpourri
6. At least it looks nice - sunshine in a glass.
7. Flintstones vitamin-y flavor
8. Not as bad as expected. Didn't make me throw up.
9. Cidery, kinda weak, obsequious
10. Awful, good for after cutting the grass.
Aventinus Doppelbock Wheat
1. Better. Has balls!
2. Stronger flavor. Good.
3. Tastes better w/an orange slice.
4. Medicinal
5. Well, hmmm. Aventinus is not very adventurous! Somewhat creamy, lots of alcohol?
6. Fruity, chocolaty, spicy - like spoiled cherry cordials, very close to Three Philosophers
7. Smoky and Musty
Boulevard Wheat
1. Fancy Coors Light
2. Lemon jellow without the jel. Summer pool party beer
3. This beer will grow hair on your back.
4. A nice citrusy quality. Zing!!! A little bit slutty!
5. Harmless, weak
6. Pretty light, fizzy
Millstream Wheat
1. Coors
2. Very "beery"
3. Forgettable
4. Light
5. Great, citrus
1. Very yeasty odor, but not overly yeasty flavor
2. Liked it.
3. Tastes like Blue Moon but w/no aftertaste
4. A drinkable "real" bear (most "real" beers aren't)
5. Randy says, "Old sneaker taste."
6. Wheaty, funky, pungent
7. Gassy
8. Good, darker beer. Not bitter.
Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale
1. Uh, tastes like cat pee from a cat who ate a lot of raspberries.
2. Booo fruity beer
3. A Minus (-1) One
4. Smells like my toilet after I clean it w/Lysol. Yek. Ewww.
5. Like drinking potpourri
6. At least it looks nice - sunshine in a glass.
7. Flintstones vitamin-y flavor
8. Not as bad as expected. Didn't make me throw up.
9. Cidery, kinda weak, obsequious
10. Awful, good for after cutting the grass.
Aventinus Doppelbock Wheat
1. Better. Has balls!
2. Stronger flavor. Good.
3. Tastes better w/an orange slice.
4. Medicinal
5. Well, hmmm. Aventinus is not very adventurous! Somewhat creamy, lots of alcohol?
6. Fruity, chocolaty, spicy - like spoiled cherry cordials, very close to Three Philosophers
7. Smoky and Musty
Boulevard Wheat
1. Fancy Coors Light
2. Lemon jellow without the jel. Summer pool party beer
3. This beer will grow hair on your back.
4. A nice citrusy quality. Zing!!! A little bit slutty!
5. Harmless, weak
6. Pretty light, fizzy
Millstream Wheat
1. Coors
2. Very "beery"
3. Forgettable
4. Light
5. Great, citrus
Pumpkin Dip recipe
From Cooking Light magazine:
3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 apple slices
Place first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add syrup and cinnamon, and beat until smooth. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Serve with apple.
3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 teaspoons maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
24 apple slices
Place first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add syrup and cinnamon, and beat until smooth. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Serve with apple.
Ordering beer from John's Grocery
Beer from the October 2007 tasting brought to you by John's Grocery.
http://www.johnsgrocery.com/
You can't order online, but you can choose beers from their extensive selection and then give them a call. And yes, they ship to Mississippi!
http://www.johnsgrocery.com/
You can't order online, but you can choose beers from their extensive selection and then give them a call. And yes, they ship to Mississippi!
Sunday, September 16, 2007
September 2007 - Red Wine
September 2007: Red Wine
A quick recap:
Wine 1 Cusumano Nero D'avola 2005 Sicily, Italy $13.39
Wine 2 Chateau Greysac 2003 Medoc (Gironde) France $20.00
Wine 3 Ecco Domani 2004 Chianti Tuscany region, Italy $12.25
Wine 4 Wrongo Dongo 2005 Jumilla Red wine, Spain $11.99
Wine 5 Vega Sindoa 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon-Tempranillo; Navarra, Spain $13.90
Wines 4 and 5 tied for first place with 6 votes. Wine 3 finished in third place with 5 votes. Wine 2 finished in second place. Wine 1 brought up the rear.
Memorable quotes from the evening:
Wine 1 Cusumano Nero D'avola 2005 Sicily, Italy $13.39
1. Serve with a cheap spaghetti dinner
2. Lots of tannins and peppery
3. Fruity
4. Makes me cough
5. Serve with chocolate, not cheese
6. Light with a slight alcohol scent
7. Serve when not trying to impress
8. Buy when I only have $5 to get my drink on.
9. Get’s ‘r done
Wine 2 Chateau Greysac 2003 Medoc (Gironde) France $20.00
1. I would drink this if “I had hippies over.”
2. It smells earthy, like Boulder, CO
3. Dark burgundy in color
4. Serve if hunting with Dick Cheney
5. Smells like grandma’s house
6. Nutty
Wine 3 Ecco Domani 2004 Chianti Tuscany region, Italy $12.25
1. Too smooth
2. Nice and light
3. Almost no smell
4. Layered and complex
5. Soapy
6. Serve with dinner when having friends over
7. Serve after everyone is already drunk
Wine 4 Wrongo Dongo 2005 Jumilla Red wine, Spain $11.99
1. Burns like cinnamon
2. Smells like a pugilist
3. Warrior-like
4. Smell is non-existent
5. Pungent
6. Something somebody at my stage in their career would buy
7. Naïve, innocent
8. Serve at a frat party
9. Gets you drunk real fast
10. Serve with breakfast, lunch and dinner
11. Not a sipping wine, serve with food
12. Earthy, dry, gritty
Wine 5 Vega Sindoa 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon-Tempranillo; Navarra, Spain $13.90
1. Dark red in color
2. Tobacco tasting
3. Serve with beef
4. Smoking loonish
5. Thick w/a long life on the tongue
6. Smells like some sense of motion
7. Smooth, deep and balanced
A quick recap:
Wine 1 Cusumano Nero D'avola 2005 Sicily, Italy $13.39
Wine 2 Chateau Greysac 2003 Medoc (Gironde) France $20.00
Wine 3 Ecco Domani 2004 Chianti Tuscany region, Italy $12.25
Wine 4 Wrongo Dongo 2005 Jumilla Red wine, Spain $11.99
Wine 5 Vega Sindoa 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon-Tempranillo; Navarra, Spain $13.90
Wines 4 and 5 tied for first place with 6 votes. Wine 3 finished in third place with 5 votes. Wine 2 finished in second place. Wine 1 brought up the rear.
Memorable quotes from the evening:
Wine 1 Cusumano Nero D'avola 2005 Sicily, Italy $13.39
1. Serve with a cheap spaghetti dinner
2. Lots of tannins and peppery
3. Fruity
4. Makes me cough
5. Serve with chocolate, not cheese
6. Light with a slight alcohol scent
7. Serve when not trying to impress
8. Buy when I only have $5 to get my drink on.
9. Get’s ‘r done
Wine 2 Chateau Greysac 2003 Medoc (Gironde) France $20.00
1. I would drink this if “I had hippies over.”
2. It smells earthy, like Boulder, CO
3. Dark burgundy in color
4. Serve if hunting with Dick Cheney
5. Smells like grandma’s house
6. Nutty
Wine 3 Ecco Domani 2004 Chianti Tuscany region, Italy $12.25
1. Too smooth
2. Nice and light
3. Almost no smell
4. Layered and complex
5. Soapy
6. Serve with dinner when having friends over
7. Serve after everyone is already drunk
Wine 4 Wrongo Dongo 2005 Jumilla Red wine, Spain $11.99
1. Burns like cinnamon
2. Smells like a pugilist
3. Warrior-like
4. Smell is non-existent
5. Pungent
6. Something somebody at my stage in their career would buy
7. Naïve, innocent
8. Serve at a frat party
9. Gets you drunk real fast
10. Serve with breakfast, lunch and dinner
11. Not a sipping wine, serve with food
12. Earthy, dry, gritty
Wine 5 Vega Sindoa 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon-Tempranillo; Navarra, Spain $13.90
1. Dark red in color
2. Tobacco tasting
3. Serve with beef
4. Smoking loonish
5. Thick w/a long life on the tongue
6. Smells like some sense of motion
7. Smooth, deep and balanced
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