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New Belgium: Cocoa Molé
Expectations have a funny way of biasing results – if you took eighth grade science you probably learned that. One of the reasons I love blind taste tests is how they don’t allow as much bias to play into results. I am getting away from myself though, because this is not a post about blind […]
A Question
February 2, 2012
I have struggled – I will discuss why next week – with gathering enough tastings and notes to produce a lot of review blogs. I have also been scheming and planning for the months of March and April, but those are not present, and I need to be writing now. I have some entries in the […]
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Pliney the Elder: From Love to Like
January 30, 2012
The first time I had Pliny, I fell in love. It was a beautiful golden hue in the glass, and the scent of it was brimming with sweet citrus and freshly cut grass. It was exceptionally balanced and incredibly refreshing. It was, simply the best Indian Pale Ale I had ever tasted… …but the first […]
The Wine Expert
January 26, 2012
A parable: As the winter wind blew outside of Liquor Mart in Boulder, CO, a middle-aged couple found their away through the long aisles of the store to the domestic Cabernet Sauvignons. Uncertain of exactly which wine they desired, the two paced up and down in front of the row of bottles. A clerk approached them […]
Back in the Saddle
January 19, 2012
If you have read “The List”, you may have perceived that I, like many people, would like to increase my fitness over the course of this next year. I wish that didn’t sound so cliché, but it’s the truth. A year ago I was preparing for a three-month bicycle tour from Colorado to Utah and […]
Orin Swift: Saldo 2010
January 16, 2012
This Saturday night, for the first time in a long time, I had a bottle of wine that reminded me why I love wine. Sure, I was sharing the bottle with a beautiful woman over a delicious meal, but not to be outdone by company or cuisine, Orin Swift’s Saldo was an affirmation that a […]
What to Expect
January 5, 2012
In the past I have blogged with a clear intent.This time around, I have only the most rudimentary sense of direction. I imagine that I belong chiefly to that class of bloggers who use their platform to hold themselves accountable – writing for me is a kick-start for exploring those things in life which I […]
February 6, 2012
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