This week Erik the Beer Dude (World Class Beverages) came bearing beer from Colorado. He’s heading out to the Great American Beer Festival and thought it was a good time to sample some of the goods from that great state. (Audio of the segment is at the bottom of this entry…)

Blue moon is a newer beer on the scene but you wouldn’t know from the taste - this beer has been perfected like any heritage beer. It is brewed in the style of a White Belgium Beer. It is unfiltered so it has a cloudy appearance and includes white wheat, oats, coriander, and the deal is sealed when you add an orange slice. It has a full flavor and smooth finish. Goes great with spicy or citrus flavors, but fits just as well with white meats (chicken, pork, etc) and seafood. Our rating (out of five pints with five being the best) 4 pints

Cat isn’t a fan if I.P.A. but Darwin is - so this one was a surprise for both parties. Mojo India Pale Ale is an ale with a nice “hop attack” despite it’s pale color. This beer is very packet with flavor with a well thought out balance between bitterness and malts. This beer uses an Amarillo Hop that creates a citrus flavor topped off with a dry and crisp finish. This beer also punches a 6.8% alcohol punch! Brewed in the Colorado’s first microbrewery which opened in 1979 - and shared a space with goats!
Darwin gives this one 4 pints - he loved it. Cat gave it zero! She really, really, really isn’t a fan of hops. Poo - that means this beer gets 2 pints overall.

Okay - you’ve heard this mentioned in the lyrics of a Green Day song, your grandfather used to pass out on the couch with it in his hand, and you can be sure his father crushed these cans on his forehead long before you were ever thought of - The old classic, Pabst Blue Ribbon. Yes, PBR was our final American Beer today - and Cat has surprisingly never had PBR!!! Darwin loves it - it’s his beer of choice for playing beer pong. The Best family started to produce it in 1848 and it continues to be a strong brand today. There was a time when the bottles had a hand tied blue ribbon around the bottle!!! Those days are past but the flavor and taste of this American classic remain. If you have a vegan friend - they can have this Pale Lager too - according to the Wikipedia article on the beer! Who knew!

Audio:

click HERE to stream, right click to download and save. (single file this week)

I hung out with some lit at Tire Warehouse yesterday in Troy. Darwin pointed out that I’m the only Edge staff member that doesn’t know how to change a tire. No so!! I have AAA. You get out your card and call them! Darwin seems to think I should learn to do something practical, like changing a tire, so I called AAA and asked how to change a tire. They wouldn’t tell me and determined that I’d be crushed under my car if I tried. We took calls from the lit, and I’m still not on my way to tire independence. Maybe I’ll get out there and practice on Darwin’s car on Monday??!

The script for “Nailin’ Palin” has leaked!  Darwin played the part of “Serra” (spelled differently for porn and legal reasons).  I played “Russian number 1 and 2.”  Darwin’s accents are horrible, and the copy cut off before the first big sex scene.  If you locate the entire script, please email it to us: darwinandcat@albanyege.com

We called Kirsten Gillibrand’s office to cast her in the local version: Drillin’ Gillin.  FAIL.

A dude from Scotia wrote to the Beaver.  His girlfriend is selling crap and annoying HIS friends with her crappy products.  Financial writer Adam Genstein joined us today.  Bascially, these schemes don’t work and your girlfriend sucks. 

Until my next 1/2 assed blog… xoxo.

REAL MEN HAVE CATS.  At least that’s according to a new study.  They’re not just for gay guys and lonely old ladies anymore.  CATS  RULE.  Darwin doesn’t agree, but may I point out…. he has a CAT. (And a dog.  Lucy and Buster, respectively).

“Jimi Hendrix” is coming to the Palace, so we asked you to name a dead guy in a band for tickets.  Easy, right?  Song: 1979.  Band: Smashing Pumpkins.  Wrong answers: Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, and “uhhhh… the dead guy.”  Correct answer: Jonathan Melvoin, touring keyboardist.  It was a heroin/skateboarding accident, right?  Who? 

Darwin vs. Cat - Halloween. Darwin: HATES IT. Cat: LOVES IT. Darwin: It’s lame. It’s for losers. It’s only fun if you throw eggs at kids.Cat: It’s the best holiday of the year. We need more fun in the world. It’s a great day for sluts.

I love Metallica Monday.  I really do.  But today very little in the studio worked, so that’s about ALL we had to bring you.  When we did talk, we discussed:

Darwin’s weekend at Octoberfest.  He drank 2 “boots” of beer (28 ounces each) and passed out by 8 pm. 

We TRIED to give better answers to debate questions than any of the candidates, and got a giant FAIL.  How would you deal with Iran?  Darwin: “Blow them off the map.”  Cat: “Be nice until they get super weird, then ask someone.”  Yeah.  No one will elect us.  Ever.

It’s my favorite time of year… Fall, Halloween… it’s cool without being cold.  Time for costumes… and odd candy that you don’t see the rest of the year.  (Loose Kandy Korn.  WTF).   I’m off to stir my cauldron.  xo.

The VP debates were last night.  I got some bunny ears, a six pack, and I watched the democratic process at work.  I found Palin’s “folksiness” nauseating, and Biden’s squinting unnerving.  Despite my vast political disagreement with Darwin, we bonded over a game of “Palin Bingo.”

Palin look alikes are in demand for porn.  We asked our lit to throw out some Palin porn titles.  VP/DP, Nailin’ Palin, Impalin’ Palin….. Rush Her from my House.

Which leads us to… where do you hide your porn stash?  Darwin’s little folder of nasty is on his laptop, titled “Production Bloopers.”

The Pearl restaurant in Albany lost its liquor license after serving minors.  We tried to guess callers’ ages by their voices.  We sucked.

Happy weekend………………….. more 1/2 assed recaps next week. -C

Today for Beer School Erik the Beer Dude (World
Class Beverages)  returns from Oktoberfest in Germany and featured the
Harpoon Brewery this week.

Harpoon is located in Boston MA and Windsor VT and is New England’s largest
brewery. It was founded 1986.

 Harpoon on the web:
http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/

 

  This week’s audio: (click to stream, right click to save)

  Segment 1

  Segment 2

  Segment 3

  Segment 4

 

We started off with Harpoon UFO Hefe Weizen.

 This is an unfiltered wheat beer with a cloudy golden appearance. The
cloudiness is from the unfiltered yeast. Brewed in the traditional Bavarian
fashion also should be served with a lemon. It has a light, delicate flavor with
subtle hops and a nice clean finish.

 Pairings:spicy foods, seafood

 Rating: (out of five pints with five being the best) 3 1/2 pints

Our second beer from Harpoon is their Raspberry Hefeweizen UFO

This beer has a hazy red color and you immediately smell the raspberry when
you pour it. This variety is also unfiltered and appears slightly cloudy. There
is a slight sweetness and the beer finishes with a slight tart taste. I’d
suggest swirling it a few times to mix any wheat that’s settled.

 Pairings:Pork, cheeses, and chocolate cake. Would also go
great with a salad, especially one with a raspberry vinaigrette

 Rating: 4 pints

 The Harpoon Brown Session Ale was enjoyed by Darwin who prefers some
darker beer in his diet but Cat wasn’t a fan of this one at all.

 This ale is made a handful of different malts with chocolate being one of the
dominant flavors. This beer works perfectly in a session setting or with food as well. The beer is delicious and not at all heavy.

 Pairings: nuts, sweet desserts, grilled chicken, BBQ

 Rating: 3 pints

Last but not least was the Harpoon I.P.A.

For an I.P.A. the hops can be smelled more than tasted. There is a definite
floral aroma to it as opposed to the usual “cut grass” scent of other I.P.A.
styles. There isn’t any sugary residue in the flavor but Darwin was expecting it to taste a bit more on the hops side. Cat isn’t usually a fan if this style but
it was light enough on the hops for her to enjoy this one.

 Pairings: grilled seafood, Thai food, spicy chicken

 Rating: 3 pints

More information about Harpoon including brewery tour information,
Oktoberfest information, and some of the many ways they give back to their
communities is available on their website (listed above).

 

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It’s moving time again.  I seem to do this a LOT.  I’m looking very much forward to being in the new place — it’s huge-ja compared to the weency box we live in now.  (We  = Edward, James, me, cats + pug.  I don’t live with Dar!)  Speaking of Darwin… he gave me sh!t about hiring movers and not doing it myself.  F that!!  I have heavy stuff and “grown up people” furniture.  He’s still hanging on to futons and milk crates.  When Darwin last moved, he dropped his couch down the stairs.

I’m sad that Paul Newman died.  I’m weirdly sad about it.  IT’S NOT LIKE I KNEW THE GUY.  Darwin wants me to work ou tmy frief in public.  He has two ideas — send me to the Price Chopper to weep in the salad dressing aisle and leave a shrine of candles, notes, and teddy bears.  OR, go to McDonald’s, order a salad, and BALL MY EYES OUT while drinking Newman’s Own coffee.  Why???  Darwin… Why?  “Because you don’t push the buttons.”  Great.

The NYTimes says McCain is a big time McGambler!  We found out what a massive casino of the world’s problems.

Darwin vs. Cat!  Every week we take an aninine argument from off the air and put it on.  A British man died after eating extremely spicy chili.  I say it was a heart attack.  D says an allergic reaction to the peppers was fatal.  All right, fine.  Darwin won.  Again.  But he doesn’t have to gloat about it!  These are the stupidest arguments in the universe!

Darwin and Cat LOVE BACON.  (Yes… even “that way.”)  Would they eat some of the latest food fads?  Bacon wrapped cinnamon roll?  Chocolate covered bacon?  Uh.. hmmm.

Know your Johnson!  If you do, you’ll win!  We gave you some info, you tell us which Johnson.  We couldn’t get a correct answer for: Kennedy’s dead, Great Society, Prez.  Do you know?????????????   Lyndon Johnson.

There was probably more, but that’s all I’m doing for my half assed recap today.  xoxo.