dgs > wrote in
:

> Scott Kaczorowski wrote:
>
>> I have definitely been remiss on the Baltic Porters.
>
> They are a manifold pathway into the World o' Malt.

That's fine. But I apparently can't taste the stuff.

The "remiss" statement was, you know, well, 'cause I'm a Pollack
(capital "P", yes), and I feel an atunemenifestation. No, a
kinship. No, a vague feeling that maybe I should buy products
from distant lands that I'm 3 generations away from. No, a
whirring sound. No, that's not it...

> Serves you right. Jackson has evolved beyond mere
> snobbery, as have many of us. To even question his brain
> waves on the matter is to question your value as a
> beer-drinking sentient being. So mote it be.

God's Eye?

>>>Drying compound joints these days?
>>
>> Greenboard. Kid's clubhouse.
>
> Y'know, I'm kinda bewildered at your current level of
> sproggage. I think I didn't get the memo. What's the sitch
> here?

Grok sproggage not.

> Did go to Germany,
> Poland, and Austria last summer though.

Oh *shit* that's right! Do tell.

>> The Beach that is Long, CA
>
> Is this like that Hungarian Madonna interview? "Hello,
> friend who is a girl..."

"Dissatisfied I am."

>> ObCompletelyMaltless: The gib elttob of Lindeman's
>> Framboise
>> went over *huge* on the Day of Thanks. Not quite huge but
>> still very, very well appreciated was HotD Fred.
>
> Not bad. We knocked back a nice bottle of semillon blanc
> at the T-Day buffet. Back to beer on Friday - the
> aforementioned Black Boss with dinner, and Far West Fat
> Dubbel and half of a bottle of 10-yo Saison de Pipaix
> afterwards. Fat Dubbel: yes, more malt. 10-yo Saison de
> Pipaix: cidery, sour, probably the last year of life left,
> and Herself appreciated it

But did you get lucky?

> after a rather sweet glass of
> "Oud Beersel" Kriek which actually was nothing more than a
> kegged version of Boon Kriek.

A shame, that. I 'bout American Pie'd my pants when I saw the
Oud Beersel Kriek on a shelf near me recently. Silly me hadn't
kept up on the Belgium [sic] Brewing News (or even the
Celebrator FTM).

I was hard-pressed to find that damn horse, but s/he was there.
Not the from-the-brewery-pink-washed experience of yore I was
hoping for.

> About as sweet as that Lindemans Framboise.

The 90yo grandma and the 65yo mommyinlaw thought it was the bees
knees. I hadn't had it in a while and thought it might be a
nice departure from the usual Schramsberg (sp) Blanc de Blanc
(or whatever). I was right.

I was threatened with disownment (a substantial sum and
therefore a threat I will not take lightly) but for a similar
bottle of Peche for Xmas morn.

So **** you.

> Nice as a kids' drink, but for
> grownups... oh, wait, we've been here already, haven't we?

Not really. I over-reacted and shut down what could have been a
useful discussion.

D'oh.



Scott Engles
Long Beach, CA