Super excited to try this beer. It's the first ever bottled release of Firestone's bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout used in their Anniversary Ales. I have a bottle of Firestone XIII sitting in the cupboard waiting to be opened as well (which is brewed using 39% Parabola). Tastiness awaits.
––– Photo taken on 10/18/10 in Brentwood, CA –––
First time trying this beer from Goose Island. Didn't know anything about it, but was pleasantly surprised. Supposedly it's modeled after Orval, but it doesn't have quite as dry of a finish, and the Brett flavor isn't quite as pronounced. Definitely a fan though.
––– Photo taken on 9/12/10 at Blue Dog Beer Tavern in Sherman Oaks, CA –––
Day 1 of road trip: Lake Oswego to Lincoln City, then down the coast through southern Oregon into Crescent City just across the California border. Lots of driving along the ocean, all of it beautiful. Only lame part was getting a bogus speeding ticket from a cop who I'm pretty sure was the cop in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. You know, the one that asks Kumar what kind of name is that anyhow, five O's and two U's, etc. Translation: guy was a jerk.
Day 2 began with a stop through the redwoods. It's mind-blowing how huge (and old) these trees are. Took the dusty and unpaved Howland Hill Rd. through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and spent a bit of time exploring. Found a random creek way down the side of the road and taught my mom how to skip stones. (Sidenote: I'm pretty sure I could skip stones all day).
In the other photos: the Crescent City coastline, Mom picking some stones from the beach, and me drinking Supplication and Sanctification at Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. I have no taste buds left.
––– Photos taken on 8/17/10 at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA & Crescent City, CA & Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa, CA –––
Mid-afternoon beers on a Wednesday? Don't mind if we do.
––– Photo taken on 11/4/09 at Daily Pint in Santa Monica, CA –––
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