This book is really interesting. Topics covered include infection, aging, allergies, and cancer. I found it an easy and enjoyable read compared to a lot of non-fiction out there. The only flaw is that it is a bit out-dated having been written in 1994. I'd love a follow up sequel.
Ale Sampling No. 1 [4/26/2010]
Brewery | Name | Location | Short Description | Rating |
Fischer Biere d' Alsace | Fischer Tradition Amber | Schiltigheim, France | fruity | 94 |
Anderson Valley Brewing Co | Boont Amber Ale | Boonville, CA | good | 92 |
Samuel Adams | Cranberry Lambic | Boston, MA | doesn't taste like a lambic | 89 |
Four Peaks | Kiltlifter | Tempe, AZ | like spice cake | 94 |
St Peters | Organic English Ale | Bungay, England | light, refreshing (seriously) | 94 |
Spoetzl Brewery | Shiner Bock | Shiner, TX | dry, good taste | 90 |
Oak Creek Brewing Co | Nut Brown Ale | Sedona, AZ | malty, creamy, sweet, nutty | 95 |
Big Sky Brewing Co | Moose Drool Brown Ale | Missoula, Montana | toasty, nutty | 94 |
Full Sail Brewing Co | Keelhauler Scottish Ale | Hood River, OR | hoppy | 89 |
Batemans Brewery | Combined Harvest | Wainfleet, England | toasty, delicious | 96 |
Dundee Brewing Co | Honey Brown | Rochester, NY | sweet | 92 |
See Also:
Wheat Sampling No. 2
Wheat Sampling No. 1
Porter Sampling No. 7
Porter Sampling No. 6
Porter Sampling No. 5
Porter Sampling No. 4
Porter Sampling No. 3
Porter Sampling No. 2
Porter Sampling No. 1
Wheat Sampling No. 2 [4/26/2010]
Brewery | Name | Location | Short Description | Rating |
Moab Brewery | Rocket Bike Wit Ale | Moab, UT | orange, coriander | 92 |
Papago Brewing Co | Orange Blossom Mandarin Wheat Ale | Scottsdale, AZ | like an orange creamsicle | 89 |
Pyramid Breweries | Haywire Hefeweizen | Seattle, WA | nice orange flavor | 94 |
Avery Brewing Co | White Rascal Belgian-Style Wheat Ale | Boulder, CO | hoppy, bitter | 86 |
Ballast Point Brewing Co | Wahoo Wheat | San Diego, CA | interesting | 92 |
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company | Sunset Wheat | Chippewa Falls, WI | I like the lemon a lot | 94 |
Paulaner Brewery | Hefe-Weizen | Munich, Germany | too much banana | 88 |
Left Hand Brewing Co. | Haystack Wheat | Longmont, CO | too much banana | 89 |
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company | Hefeweizen | San Jose, CA | banana, bitter, but ok | 89 |
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co | Hefeweizen | Portland, OR | bitter, mild yeast flavor | 89 |
New Belgium Brewing Company | Sunshine Wheat | Fort Collins, CO | too much banana | 88 |
Franziskaner | Weissbier | Munich, Germany | ok, not my favorite | 89 |
New Belgium Brewing Company | Mothership Wit | Fort Collins, CO | too much banana | 88 |
See Also:
Wheat Sampling No. 1
Ale Sampling No. 1
Porter Sampling No. 7
Porter Sampling No. 6
Porter Sampling No. 5
Porter Sampling No. 4
Porter Sampling No. 3
Porter Sampling No. 2
Porter Sampling No. 1
Finished Iorich [4/24/2010]
Finished The Crying of Lot 49 [4/21/2010]
This book is very strange in that I liked it as a whole even though I didn't like any of the characters in any way, or the action, or the descriptions. It was annoying that I still wanted to keep reading despite everything being so un-likeable. The best way I can explain it is that there is a sort of messiness to the mystery that is appealing. It's like a dream in that it doesn't make sense and there are no answers.
more on commercials: a freaky one angers me, and a cool one inspires me [4/21/2010]
I don't like it when commercials are scary or disturbing. It doesn't make me want to buy anything. Instead I get an aversion to the product that I may have been ambivalent towards prior to the ad. This is like anti-marketing, and it upsets me. Why would you pay money to make me scared, when your product isn't supposed to be scary?
I get that it's trendy to break rules and all, but, this MFS commercial goes too far for me: http://annex.mfs.com/subs/video/commercial_internal/popup2.html Who decided it was acceptable to mess with people's eyes and make them look like aliens? Am I the only one who thinks this is very creepy?
I've always liked the Absolut magazine ads. This new commercial of theirs continues the tradition of promoting art and creativity.
Finished Burning Chrome [4/06/2010]
Gibson's writing is no less impressive in short form. I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection. Here is a line I especially liked from Johnny Mnemonic: "The sound it made was like a world ending, like the wires that hold heaven snapping and coiling across the sky." Here is another from Fragments of a Hologram Rose: "The explosion had been visible two miles away, a white sheet of heat lightening that had turned the pale branches of a bare tree against the night sky into a photographic negative of themselves: carbon branches against magnesium sky."