Bumper Snicker

More like a major guffaw, actually! Spotted on a PT Cruiser at Felton Faire.

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Strawberry Bellini

Never heard of a Strawberry Bellini; sounds totally heavenly!

PYBT: Strawberry Bellini: My Dirty Little Secret.

Distilled DSL? Wired Booze?

From Quotes of the Day, today:

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
- Esther Dyson

The Inaugural 2009 Beer Thirty on the Deck

We didn’t do much sitting, so it’s not a Deck Sit yet…

Belgian was speaking, so Belgian it was, Affligem Dubbel. Interesting stuff. It’s quite dry, if you can call Belgian ale dry; not at all sweet, but certainly not hoppy. Curtis liked it pretty well; I’m pretty sure I do. I’ll just have to get another bottle, eh?

Their importer, Star Brand Imports, characterizes the Dubbel as “sweet”; I worry about what they’d call ”dry”.

Affligem’s Web site starts out with monks (presumably) chanting; very nice!

Meanwhile, Dustin was enjoying 2006 Folie à Deux Zinfandel from Amador County; the winery itself is Napa Valley-based, however. Dustin was quite happy with the Zin, as was I, having snuck a glass last night.

I Am Not Worthy!!

Stopped off at New Leaf in Felton to grab a thing that the Boulder Creek store no longer carries, and wandered around the place to see what there was to see. Imagine my amazement to see the Arrogant One!! Not only did they have the big bottles, but sixers, too! Ah’m in LUV!

Body Parts in the Beer Cooler

Was wandering through Verutti’s (in Felton), seeing if there was anything interesting (oh, please!), and got stopped in my tracks by Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball Ale. Mental picture notwithstanding, it came home. Stay tuned.

Eroica

I was cruising by BLM’s wine refrigerator a bit back, and a slender, slightly taller bottle caught my eye; the label said Eroica, and it was inevitable that it ended up in the shopping cart.

A 2005 Columbia Valley (Washington) Riesling, this is a collaboration between Dr Ernst Loosen and Chateau Ste Michelle and is quite yummy (yeah, I know, not exactly proper wine tasting terminology; deal with it!). I’ve been back several times to restock, but the last few times, it hasn’t been there…

OTOH, the 2007 is available at the Web site

Michelle Loosen LLC
Woodinville, WA
(425) 488-1133
http://www.ste-michelle.com/