Looking out my window on this fine Saturday evening the sun is setting over the neighbors house. This house is proving to be a challenge for my wife and family. We've had this house for sale now about 18 months now. We have had people through - 60 to be exact and yet no interest. We have had people complain about almost every aspect of this house. It has been an extremely trying struggle for us. As I look around, I'm still baffled at what these buyers are seeing that make my house not an option. I know it just takes one and that is the trickiest part. At the price we are listed at now we are in the whole and yet people still pass it by as if there are ghosts roaming the halls. 60 different strangers have come through our house in the past 18 months (with out us here) to look at our place. I'm speechless - I wish I could talk more about this but I'm not sure what else more there is to say. We bought high and are "selling" low. I'm exhausted. Lets talk beer:
Cigar City Brewery – Jose Martin Robustly Hopped American Porter – Grade 3.75
This beers color was dark brown with a light chocolaty head. It had a nice roasty porter aroma from the glass. The taste was creamy and smooth on the tongue. It was nice and CRISP with robust burnt and highly roasted malts. The Hops actually nicely complimented this beer and added a spicy sweet kick to the beverage. I enjoyed this Tampa Florida Beer with some Fresh Florida mangoes that were picked right out of Uncle Wayne’s back yard Mango tree. It was fresh and sweet. It definitely gave a nice tropical smell in the fruit. It was unlike any mango I’ve had before. It was a bit soft in texture. It was very good with the beer.
ON A SEPARATE NOTE: Vacation was long and I had many a variety of beer. I changed things up a bit this night with some sipping Rum I found. If you are a rum drinker and haven't tried this - I highly recommend it. If you are not a rum drinker - you should try this one out and see if it changes your mind. I tried to find a website and came up short. Look for this one out and about, you will not be disappointed.
This beers color was dark brown with a light chocolaty head. It had a nice roasty porter aroma from the glass. The taste was creamy and smooth on the tongue. It was nice and CRISP with robust burnt and highly roasted malts. The Hops actually nicely complimented this beer and added a spicy sweet kick to the beverage. I enjoyed this Tampa Florida Beer with some Fresh Florida mangoes that were picked right out of Uncle Wayne’s back yard Mango tree. It was fresh and sweet. It definitely gave a nice tropical smell in the fruit. It was unlike any mango I’ve had before. It was a bit soft in texture. It was very good with the beer.
ON A SEPARATE NOTE: Vacation was long and I had many a variety of beer. I changed things up a bit this night with some sipping Rum I found. If you are a rum drinker and haven't tried this - I highly recommend it. If you are not a rum drinker - you should try this one out and see if it changes your mind. I tried to find a website and came up short. Look for this one out and about, you will not be disappointed.
Blue Point Brewing Company – Summer Ale – Grade 2
Coming to us from Long Island, NY this is Blue Point Brewing. I’ve had a few of their beers in the past. It’s nice to finally sit down and drink one to actually review. This summer ale is very light as beers go. The color in the glass is light yellow and very clear. There is little head to speak of on the beer from the pour and even after it sits awhile. The carbonation is low and the bit of the hops is probably the largest kick coming from this; though even that bitey hop kick is very light and almost none existent. I get a small bit of sweetness from this beer and it does have a refreshing characteristic to it. My opinion is that the refreshing part of this beer comes from the fact that it is very light. I wouldn’t put this in the same category as a Miller or Coors Light though it does have many similar characteristics. In general, I wouldn’t call this a bad beer but for the money I probably wouldn’t drink it unless I physically located close to the brewery. Try it for yourself and let me know what you think.
Coming to us from Long Island, NY this is Blue Point Brewing. I’ve had a few of their beers in the past. It’s nice to finally sit down and drink one to actually review. This summer ale is very light as beers go. The color in the glass is light yellow and very clear. There is little head to speak of on the beer from the pour and even after it sits awhile. The carbonation is low and the bit of the hops is probably the largest kick coming from this; though even that bitey hop kick is very light and almost none existent. I get a small bit of sweetness from this beer and it does have a refreshing characteristic to it. My opinion is that the refreshing part of this beer comes from the fact that it is very light. I wouldn’t put this in the same category as a Miller or Coors Light though it does have many similar characteristics. In general, I wouldn’t call this a bad beer but for the money I probably wouldn’t drink it unless I physically located close to the brewery. Try it for yourself and let me know what you think.
Florida Beer Company - Hurricane Reef Caribbean Style Pilsner – Grade 2
I find myself drinking this beer tonight. My “keeper” (aka Uncle Wayne) for the week is a firm non-believer in this crap. He feels there are about 3-5 different beers from the region that are about the same “crap” that are re-branded/labeled with different names/ect and as per his quote: “Bunch of tourists come down and think they are cool – trust me THEY DON’T DRINK IT!” My response – Yea, I can see and agree with that. This is not great beer. It is ‘a beer to drink’ while in the area but it isn’t grade A quality stuff. It just doesn’t contain that “heart” that most micro-brewed beers I’ve drank in past seem to have. This particular beer is light and golden in the glass. It carries a very light almost non-existent head in the glass. I’m drinking it a bit warmer then it probably should be actually which particularly hurts this beer. But in general, it has a sort of bad lager taste of aluminum and light blah malt. It is surprisingly medium in body and may be the most redeeming quality of the beer. It has a bit of malt to it with barely any noticeable strong hops in my opinion. As for smell, I get little on cent from this beer. Tomorrow is Thursday and my vacation in southern Florida is coming to an end. I’m sad that this is happening as the family down here is very accommodating and fun. And seeing the girls play with other family in their age range has been refreshing as well. Though they have been a handful, this has been a great trip and I haven’t thought about work in what feels like 2 weeks. I am feeling very refreshed. Now I must focus.
Please stop back any time. I love the people and the comments. It has been a great journey so far and only 5 more months to go. Thank you and Cheers.
I find myself drinking this beer tonight. My “keeper” (aka Uncle Wayne) for the week is a firm non-believer in this crap. He feels there are about 3-5 different beers from the region that are about the same “crap” that are re-branded/labeled with different names/ect and as per his quote: “Bunch of tourists come down and think they are cool – trust me THEY DON’T DRINK IT!” My response – Yea, I can see and agree with that. This is not great beer. It is ‘a beer to drink’ while in the area but it isn’t grade A quality stuff. It just doesn’t contain that “heart” that most micro-brewed beers I’ve drank in past seem to have. This particular beer is light and golden in the glass. It carries a very light almost non-existent head in the glass. I’m drinking it a bit warmer then it probably should be actually which particularly hurts this beer. But in general, it has a sort of bad lager taste of aluminum and light blah malt. It is surprisingly medium in body and may be the most redeeming quality of the beer. It has a bit of malt to it with barely any noticeable strong hops in my opinion. As for smell, I get little on cent from this beer. Tomorrow is Thursday and my vacation in southern Florida is coming to an end. I’m sad that this is happening as the family down here is very accommodating and fun. And seeing the girls play with other family in their age range has been refreshing as well. Though they have been a handful, this has been a great trip and I haven’t thought about work in what feels like 2 weeks. I am feeling very refreshed. Now I must focus.
Please stop back any time. I love the people and the comments. It has been a great journey so far and only 5 more months to go. Thank you and Cheers.
