Water, Water Everywhere And Not A Drop To Drink

Jul 01 2012

Beer, Benevolence, Hither and Thither, In the Name of Science, Travel

The Yankee Beer List

This is what happens when you don’t eat dinner before a Friday night at BK Brewery. Photo: Ms. Megan Whitney Moore

In my five legal (and absolutely zero illegal) years of beer swilling, I’ve had quite a few American-made concoctions. I feel it would be painful to retroactively track down each and every one of them, so I’m just going to start anew and add as I imbibe/recall. As usual, they’re in vaguely alphabetical order and the newest additions will be in bold. Enjoy…

16 Mile Brewing Company Harvest Ale
16 Mile Brewing Company Inlet India Pale Ale
21st Amendment Brewery Hell or High Watermelon*
Abita Amber
Abita Purple Haze
Allagash Black
Allagash White
Allagash Brewery. Portland, Maine.

Allagash Saison
Allagash Dubbel
Allagash Tripel*
Allagash Golden Brett
Allagash Session Brett Ale
Allagash Curieux
Allagash Confluence
Allagash Coolship Cerise (2014)
Allagash Victor
Anchor Brewing Co. Steam Ale
Anchor Brewing Co. Liberty Ale
Anchor Brewing Co. Summer Beer
Anchor Brewing Co. Our Special Ale (Merry Christmas 2012)
Atlantic Brewing Company Bar Harbor Real Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale*
Atlantic Brewing Company New Guy IPA
Atlantic Brewing Company Coal Porter
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
Bar Harbor Brewing Company Thunder Hole Ale
Baxter Brewing Co. Amber Road Amber Ale*
Baxter Brewing Co. Phantom Punch Winter Stout*
Baxter Brewing Co. Stowaway IPA
Baxter Brewing Co. On The Count of 3 Imperial Hefeweizen (Anniversary Ale)
Baxter Brewing Co. Tarnation California-Style
Baxter Brewing Co. Pamola Xtra Pale Ale
Baxter Brewing Co. Summer Swelter Ale
Baxter Brewing Co. The Daughters of Poseidon Black IPA
Baxter Brewing Co. Maple Pecan Porter
Baxter Brewing Co. Trail Mix Ale
Baxter Brewing Co. Lime XPA
Baxter Brewing Co. Orange Blossom Honey Pale Ale
Bear Republic Brewing Co. Racer 5 IPA
Bissell Brothers Brewing Company The Substance Ale*
Bissell Brothers Brewing Company Baby Genius
Blue Moon Belgian White
Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat
Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin Ale
Blue Point Toasted Lager
Blue Point Blueberry Ale
Blue Point Summer Ale
Blue Point Oktoberfest
Blue Point Pumpkin Ale
Blue Point Oatmeal Stout
Blue Point Winter Ale
Boston Beer Company Tenacious Traveler Shandy
Breckenridge After Rakin’ Autumn Ale
Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Brooklyn Brown Ale
Brooklyn Centerfold
Brooklyn East India Pale Ale
Brooklyn Blast!
Brooklyn Winter Ale
Brooklyn Summer Ale
Brooklyn Oktoberfest
Brooklyn/Post Road Pumpkin Ale*
Brooklyn Radius
Brooklyn Gold Standard
Brooklyn Monster
Budweiser
Budweiser American Ale
Bud Light
Carton B.D.G.
Cisco Brewers Winter Shredder
Cisco Brewers Indie Pale Ale
Cisco Brewers Grey Lady*
Coors Original
Coors Light
Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre
Dogfish Head Shelter Pale Ale
Dogfish Head Festina Peche
Dogfish Head Pumpkin Ale
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
DuClaw Brewing Co. Sweet Baby Jesus! Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter*
Dundee India Pale Ale
Earth Eagle Brewings William Wallace Scottish Gruit
Earth Eagle Brewings New England Gangsta’
Fat Tire Amber Ale
Fat Tire Somersault
Flying Fish Belgian Abbey Dubbel
Flying Fish Exit 4
Fort Collins Brewery Major Tom’s Pomegranate Wheat Ale
Foundation Brewing Company Blaze Farmhouse IPA
Founders Brewing Co. All Day IPA
Founders Brewing Co. Porter
Founders Brewing Co. Breakfast Stout
Geary’s Pale Ale
Geary’s Autumn Ale
Geary’s Hampshire Special Ale (HSA)
Geary’s Winter Ale
Geary’s Hudson Red Ale
Geary’s Wee Heavy Scottish Ale
Geary’s / Mac’s Red Ale
Geary’s Summer Ale
Gneiss Brewing Co. Gneiss Weiss
Goose Island Honker’s Ale
Goose Island India Pale Ale
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Green Lakes Organic [Amber] Ale
Gritty’s Best Bitter
Gritty’s Halloween Ale
Gritty’s Mt. Abram [Red] Ale
Gritty’s Scottish Ale
Gritty’s Red Claws Ale
Gritty’s Vacationland Summer Ale
Harpoon Ale
Harpoon IPA
Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen
Harpoon Summer Beer
Harpoon Octoberfest
Harpoon Chocolate Stout
Harpoon The Long Thaw White IPA
Harvest Moon Full Moon Pale Ale
Harvest Moon Jimmy D’s Firehouse Red
Harvest Moon Dark Side of the Moon Black IPA
Heartland Red Rooster Ale
Heartland Smiling Pumpkin Ale
Josh’s Maple Brown Sugar Cranberry Xmas Ale
Josh’s Vanilla Porter
Kane Brewing Co. Cloud Cover
Keegan Mothers Milk Stout
Keegan IPA
Keystone Light
Kona Brewing Co. Longboard Island Lager
Kona Brewing Co. Koko Brown Nut Brown Ale
Kona Brewing Co. Pipeline Porter
Lagunitas Brewing Company A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
Left Hand Milk Stout*
Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss
Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest
Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark
Leinenkugel’s Snowdrift Vanilla Porter
Lively Brewing Company HESTER
Long Trail Brewing Co. Long Trail Ale
Long Trail Brewing Co. Double Bag
Long Trail Brewing Co. Pumpkin Ale
Long Trail Brewing Co. Summer Ale
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May 13 2012

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Hither and Thither

From Russia with SPAM

Translation:

The best site, all happy.
I decided to share the site on which helped to find a soul mate.
A large number of articles on it about family, how to get acquainted with the lovelyladies, how to find a husband or life partner.
And the part with the one that did not respect me and changed: * (.

If interested, click on one of the links:

Classic.

Tagged russia, spam, translate

May 12 2012

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In the Name of Science, Tech, Travel

ESPN Gear Review: NSP Coco Mat Longboard

READ IT HERE

Some superfluous info for ladies interested in the 9’2″ Coco Mat:

The best thing about longboarding at Snapper is that you can, basically, surf all the way down to Kirra. Which is about 1 km and it’s amazing. The walk back, however, will leave you disinterested in lathering your shampoo and shaving your legs. On a side note, a whole bunch of good-lookin’ dudes will offer to help you, which is good for your girl self-esteem (if, in fact, you’re a girl) and bad for your surfer ego.

Tagged action, Australia, coco mat, epoxy, espn, gear, global surf industries, gold coast, gsi, longboard, mark kelly, NSP, review, singlefin, sports, surf, surfboard, swell, test, wave

Apr 19 2012

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Beer, In the Name of Science, Travel

The Definitive (Maybe) KIWI Beer List

Malthouse in Wellington.

Boundary Road Brewery The Chosen One
Boundary Road Brewery Flying Fortress
Boundary Road Brewery Jack The Sipper
Dead, Twisted, and Good Black Forest Bitter
Emerson’s London Porter
Lion Red
Mac’s Black Mac Dark Beer
Mac’s Hop Rocker Pilsener
Mac’s Sassy Red Best Bitter
Mac’s Gold All Malt Lager
Mac’s Shady Pale Pale Ale
Mac’s Cascade Parade IPA
Mac’s Ginger Brew
Mike’s Organic Pilsner
Monteith’s Pilsner
Monteith’s Celtic Red
Monteith’s Doppelbock Winter Ale
ParrotDog Bitter Bitch
Queenstown Brewers Steam Brew
Speight’s Summit Lager
Speight’s Gold Medal Ale
Speight’s 5 Malt Old Dark
Speight’s Chocolate Ale
Speight’s Distinction Ale
Steinlager
Stoke Lager
Tui East India Pale Ale
Tui Dark
Winnie’s Ale
Wild Buck
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black. (Best beer in history? Probably.)
Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPA

Tagged ale, beer, black, brewery, kiwi, lager, list, new zealand, nz, pilsner

Mar 31 2012

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Travel

Dear Gold Coast Family

Please forgive the forthcoming sappiness.

I always seem to meet the most incredible people when I travel. And I always seem to be traveling, so fortunately, I’m always meeting incredible people. People who walk me to cafes instead of merely explaining how to get there; people who lend me wetsuits and surfboards and warm coats; people who welcome me into their homes, who make their homes my homes, whose friends open their homes; people who actually consider whether their homemade meals clash with my morals; people who share their Coronas, their whiskey, their Milo, their wine; people who pick me up at the airport, who drop me off at new breaks, who reveal hidden waterfalls; people who give me birthday cards and Christmas cake; people who show me things I’d miss on my own. People, in short, who make me feel like I’m not on my own. Who make this big world feel small.

Not so many places that I’ve been have felt like “home.” There have been a few: I instantly felt like I belonged in Paris. New York has always been “the City.” My city. I never seemed to make a wrong turn in Glasgow. And I still think I’m a Californian who just happened to be born in Jersey. I didn’t fall in love with the Goldy the first time I came here. I felt comfortable, but that’s different than feeling right. And that’s still different than feeling at home.

I don’t believe home is a place. I believe it’s a person. Sometimes, it’s people. As a constant wanderer (and hopeless romantic), I conveniently pin “home” to movable being[s] . I have found family on the Gold Coast, and it’s for that reason that it feels like home.

My family in the States will probably tell you that I have no trouble–at all–leaving people behind. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve fought back tears while boarding a bus. That’s a lie; I can tell you that it’s happened twice in recent memory. Ask Yudi about the bus ride we shared. I’m terrified of walking away. I hate leaving people I love nearly as much as I love leaving. Nearly. So, I choose to believe that we’ll run into each other at Versailles, at The Pass, at the QT Hotel. It wouldn’t be the first time. Because it is a small world, after all. And, of course, you’re welcome to come with me. If not, until next time, at least we have Facebook. But seriously, thank you. For everything. And see you soon…

Tagged family, friend, gold coast, home, love, travel

Mar 22 2012

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Travel

Sin.

Well, that was a regrettable decision.

I began the session at Snapper. That’s not the regrettable part. That part turned out to be satisfactory. At least. That part was all fun drops and successful bottom turns and speeding along deep green walls until my legs were tired. In the rain. You know I love it.

I got out of the water at Greenmount feeling pretty content. I was going to find some grub, some caffeine, some motivation. I turned around and scanned the shoreline. Hmm… I wonder what Kirra’s doing down there. I started walking in that direction. Just out of curiosity, really. It looked alright. There appeared to be some good sections, and there were like four guys out. I spotted a rip and started paddling, thinking I’d get a handful of fun shoulders (no barrels, thanks) and then go eat lunch. So, yeah, I was paddling, paddling…

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Tagged barrel, beating, current, embarrassment, greed, greenmount, kirra, pride, rainbow bay, rocks, seven, sin, sloth, snapper, surf, surfing, swell, wipeout

Mar 20 2012

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Hither and Thither

“Water, water everywhere… is it a metaphor?” Y! Answers

Thanks, Google alerts.

Tagged answer, drink, everywhere, metaphor, question, water, y!, yahoo

Mar 19 2012

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Photos, Travel

D’bah this a.m.

Tagged coolangatta, d'bah, duranbah, photo, surf, swell, wave

Mar 14 2012

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Travel

As an admittedly shit surfer, I harbour a [limited] empathy for kooks.

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I know the horror of ending up right in someone’s projected track. I think we all do. To ensure that embarrassment entwines itself with guilt in that instance, the person whose wave you’ve bungled is sure to be utterly ripping, if not Joel Parkinson. That being said, I still can’t fathom the headspace of beginners who paddle out at Snapper and I’d like to think that none of my lineup f*ck-ups have caused anyone bodily harm. And that being said, it is so. hard. not to get a bit aggro when, amidst your late drop, you look down and realize (at the last second) that a man and his enormous longboard are caught up in the whitewater, only to skid off your board and join him in multiple sub-surface somersaults, resulting in an actual lump on your arm. When you find the air, he manages to be swept into you by the next wave (which is notably smaller), and this time, his fin slashes your leg. He goes, “That’s just my leg.” As in, “Don’t be alarmed; that thing you may have just kicked (HA) is my leg. Not a creature of the sea.” Yeah, cheers, bud!

Okay, enough whinging. Check out my story on ESPN today about the idea of paid webcast subscriptions. Many kind thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Tagged asp, collision, espn, injury, kook, kooking it, paid, pay-per-view, surf, surfing, webcast

Mar 11 2012

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Photos, Travel

Ketchup

A [lightly edited] excerpt from an email I sent yesterday at 2:15 p.m.:

Last night, I experienced the acute pain of a bluebottle sting. Ummm, my entire leg felt like it was on fire and swelling up, and the pain spread to my groin! How insane is that? Thinking that perhaps I was stung by an irukandji, or was having an allergic reaction to a regular, ol’ hombre de guerra (man o’ war), I called B____ in a panic.

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“Is that normal?” I asked.

“Yeah, that sounds… pretty normal, yeah.”

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He told me his mum’s remedy, “dating from approximately 1945,” was to apply vinegar, but that he preferred ice. I settled for a bag of frozen veggies. It did decrease the swelling. And made for a funny Instagram. (Well, I think it’s funny.)

Actually, it occurred to me that the laziest (yet perhaps most effective) way of bringing you up to speed is via photographs. So, I am storrowing an idea from the brilliant fellows over at Surfing mag: Here’s some of what I’ve been neglecting to tell you about in a handy gallery of recent Instagram photos: