You ever have one of those days? It wasn’t exactly terrible, but there really isn’t a whole lot to show for it. I started the morning by taking the Odyssey up to Wexford Honda for a recall. I don’t know why (maybe it was my own attitude) but that place gives me the creeps. I’m sure all the guys that work behind the counter are nice honest guys and all. But this is the second trip up there and I just get those not so good feelings. Like today, I paid nothing but I feel like I still somehow got ripped off. I don’t know, either way, I had to find a place to work so I went up to the Wendy’s. Not known for its “breakfast menu” though they have one – I sat there for about 1.5 hours. The breakfast sandwich was not good. And the store was depressing. Not to mention I had to make an emergency stop to the Orthodontist today because of some issues with my braces this made my past day and a half of eating not all that happy. And to top it off, it is 12:30 and I just hung up on a work call that I got last minute to fix something that I wasn’t able to do anything about. On one note, I’m happy/glad my boss has the confidence in me to call me at 10:00 on a Wednesday night. On the other, it sucks that I don’t have the knowledge/tools/ability (be it my fault or the fault of others) to be able to fix this and I hate not being able to fix things. Enough about my day though, on to the beers.
5/19 – Troegs Brewery - Sunshine Pils – The beer pours golden and clear in the glass. I had this beer a bit later on a Saturday night. The smell came through very strong hoppy malty pilsner kick. The head on the beer was nice silky and smooth. All told an enjoyable beer to drink in the summer time. Nice medium body in the mouth feel. I really did enjoy this beer. Add on note - After writing the review of the Tommy Knocker below – I immediately felt like I was writing a similar review. Upon some investigation I did find that this beer is categorized in the Saison style of beers.
5/20 – Boulder Beer - Sweaty Betty – This beer almost had a glowing fluorescent yellow tint in the glass. It was very cloudy in the glass added to the glow of the glass. I really probably drank this a bit colder then it was originally intended to be drank but in general a nice beer. Large amounts of banana and fruity ester smell flowing from the beer. Definitely got the bready yeasty smell coming from the glass. The malts and hops are there to support the main character of yeast in this glass. It definitely had a nice amount of carbonation in each mouth full. The funny story behind this beer is the kid behind the counter at Market District mentioned “wow, someone finally bought Sweaty Betty.” I just asked him if it didn’t seem to be a big seller and why? He said that he personally hadn’t sold any and that he wasn’t sure exactly why – if it had to do with the name or not. Either way, it was sort of humorous to me.
5/21 – Tommy Knocker Brewery– Saison –Back to these mischievous “impish, gnome-like men are the Cornish equivalent of Irish leprechauns and English brownies” otherwise known as Tommy knockers. The Saison beer is often called“farm style ales” brewed in the cool months coming out of winter and preparing for the warm summer months working the fields. This beer originates from the French-speaking part of Belgium <some notes I found at BJCP>. You can find it more of year round now but traditionally brewed for the summer. My initial impressions were that I viewed it as a cloudy yellow liquid. This particular version gave me heavy degrees of me heart burn with every sip (some beers have done this and I haven’t figured out rhyme or reason to why). It is refreshing and a bit tart for sure. It definitely has some earthy grassy tastes in it. I could see this being nice and refreshing after a long day in the fields but would have to overcome the huge amount of heart burn that it gave me in this glass. As you can see in the picture, I’m beginning to day dream these days about my vacation in July. I’m taking 2.5 weeks off and traveling south. The Keys are a nice place to relax and unwind and I can’t wait to get that tropical breeze and a nice brew in my hand. I hate to wish away June… but all these summer beers has me dreaming about my vacation get away in July!
