Results of tonights experiment:
55 Minutes is beautifully cold!
The 10 Best Beers for Tech Geeks
Are you a bit of a geek and a beer lover?
You may like this list from Bachelors Degree Online:
- Mikkeler Beer Geek Brunch (Weasel): Tech geeks who love civet coffee will appreciate this beer brewed with the very same coffee. Civets, or weasel-like cats, eat (and dispose of) only the best coffee berries, which are used in Beer Geek Brunch to create a strong taste and aroma in this oatmeal stout with a coffee punch.
- BrewDog Tokyo: Known for their adventurous beers, BrewDog’s Tokyo is inspired by video games, specifically, an 80s space invaders arcade game played in Tokyo. It’s known as an “intergalactic fantastic” oak aged stout.
- Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout: If you love espresso, drink this beer to keep you alert, yet pleasantly relaxed during a late night that extends into the morning.
- New England Imperial Stout Trooper: Inspired by the Dark Side of Star Wars, this imperial stout bears an Imperial Trooper on its label that is sure to catch the eye of Star Wars geeks. It’s available in the original form, as well as Cherry Vanilla and barrel aged versions.
- BrewDog Dogma: Geeks who enjoy guarana for energy will appreciate BrewDog’s Dogma, which offers not only guarana, but also honey, poppy, and kola nut.
Is there a good Italian Beer?
Well, just under two weeks ago we took a trip over to Italy – the land of wonderful pizza, and amazing Red Wine. We went for to take in the sights of Venice… but there was a question we wanted to have answered… Is there a good Italian Beer?
After all the Italians are famous for a lot of decent stuff… Beer isn’t one of them. So heres our round up of what we came across:
Castello Premium
Well this is one of those beers that seems to be everywhere, to the extent that I picked this up on the first day,as I thought it was popular… it probably is… But you can pick Carling / Fosters up all over the place in England, doesn’t mean it tastes nice.
And thats probably a good comparison to make with this stuff… It tastes like any other lager under the sun. Oddly the notes I made at the time make reference to “Lageblonde”… That might sum it up… it might not… Not sure…
Birra Moretti
Now we couldn’t make our minds up over this. Its again very much a typical lager like drink – but some of us thought it had more taste… others thought it was as bland as the day was long… Again this is one of the popular Italian bottled beers you can find.
Possibly worth a sample more then above… just because it seems more interesting.
Vikingen / Kaiser Bier
One is Austrian… The other is German… Neither is Italian. Neither are great… But neither count…
La Cacciatore: Cabernet Veneto
Dont order this if you’re expecting Beer. Its a wine. Admittingly a fine Italian red wine… but not the cold beer you may be looking for…
La Rossa
Ok. So there we are in a cold, wet, damp, dead Padova – and we strike up a conversation with a friendly waitress at the Caramel Cafe, (she spoke English well… I dont speak Italian well at
all ). We asked her what was a good Italian Beer. She laughed and replied “Oh… I like Belgian beer…”.
Fair Enough. But after some further questioning she did recommend “La Rossa” – glad she did! This stuff is good! It has a fantastic deep – roasted malty taste.. Slight hint of nut. We found comparisons with the Red Czech beers we found in Prague.
So is there such a thing as a good Italian beer? Yes – if you look for it, but to be honest. Italians do wine… really… very well… Check out their cheap stuff if you dont believe me…
Duff Beer!!!!
Why cant I find this in the UK???
Good Bye… My Sarah Jane…
The emotional CBBC Tribute to Sarah Jane…
Doctor Who The Impossible Astronaut – Series 6, Episode 1 Trailer
Loving the look of this!!
Cornish Pub gets Superfast Broadband
Great idea from the Britannia Hotel in Chacewater, Cornwall:
In an area not known for great broadband. The Britannia Hotel have made sure they’re first in line for Fibre Broadband, helping to make them a community hub.