Category: Food and Drink
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A lot of the Tech Rag Tear Out podcasts had an "official" beer of the show. Here is the list (reverse order): 21 – Hopzilla India Pale Ale (IPA) from Bert Grant Brewery20 – Dead Guy Ale from Rogue19 – Sleigher Double IPA from Reaper Ale18 – Stone Pale Ale17…
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A short beer theme from this weekend … #1 … Wil Wheaton has a funny Stone Brewery (website) story. He is right on. Their beers are excellent. Congrats on being number 10,000 on their mailing list. [WIL WHEATON dot NET: Where is my mind?] #2 … Forbes (28Feb05) has an…
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We recently picked up something similar to one of these offered here at Costco online. It is an amazing wine opener. BTW … I called into graperadio.com’s phone line with a question and I got this back in email: Steve, Your Pinot Noir (pee-no no-are) from Steel Creek Wine should…
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As a self-confessed micro-brew beer snob, I have found the monthly email from Real Beer to be very interesting to keep up with the latest news about the beer industry. I also noticed there are some beer podcasts that I need to check out. And I apologize to those who…
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We did have a great dinner last night at Mistral Restaurant, 370-6 Bridge Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA, 650-802-9222. My take away on the theme of the restaurant is a mix of Italian/Greek with a good deal of seafood offerings.
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Costco in La Mesa, CA has Karl Strauss Oktoberfest Beer (Munich Blode Marzen) in the case for sale. Very good with brats, sauerkraut, and German Potato Salad.
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I recently picked up some Czechvar beer from the Czech Republic. It was a very good lager.
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Diet Facts is a good resource for people looking for details on the contents of food and drink items served in “fast food” establishments. [Source: Scott Hanselman]
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I agree with the rating of 91/100 for Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout beer reviews @ BeerAdvocate.com but I sometimes wonder if this beer is really a “stout” or more of a “porter?”
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Costco (La Mesa, CA) had a new sampler case of Flying Dog beer so I picked one up over the weekend. I had the Tire Bite Golden Ale (very good for a ‘lite’ beer) and the well-done Road Dog Scottish Porter.
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