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Thu, 10 Aug 2006 Last night, Matt and I discovered the McCormick and Schmick's has an awesome bar food menu that is extremely cheap, e.g., a half pound burger and fries for two dollars! A ton of hummous and pita for three! After this discovery, we walked the couple blocks to the Ginger Man to celebrate, or maybe just to play darts. Last night marks the single worst dart defeat I've ever suffered. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, and Matt was on. The game ended 319 to 0 and I left bulls wide open. On the upside, good ole' Ginger Man had some new arrivals, including a restock of St. Bernardus Abt 12 on tap, which was excellent shit (but not really better than in a bottle, since it's a bottle conditioned beer). In addition, I finally tried Chimay Cinq Cents, which I found entirely underwhelming. It had a thin, unremarkable flavor and mouthfeel like a glass of water. Chimay Gran Reserve is, to my memory, much better, but I'll admit it's been a good long while. The other new one I tried was Avery Maharaja, continuing my IPA kick. This has hop content rivalling the hoppiest beers I've ever had (it's over 100 IBUs for sure), but its flavor doesn't go much beyond that. Since Wednesday is $1.50 "taster glass" night, I back-to-backed it with my current favorite, at least in this arena, the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, and there's simply no comparison: the latter has a complexity of flavor that puts Avery's offering to shame. If you're a nut for hops, though, Maharaja will punch your ticket. [ permalink | 0 comments (add one you lazy bastard!) ] writebacks (add one you lazy bastard!)post a comment: |
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