Today is the 5th anniversary of apt518.net. While the look and feel of the site may have only changed slightly, and the content is suspect at best, it's our home and we love it.
The non-casual observer may have noticed that the website anniversary comes exactly one month after our wedding anniversary. I'll leave the interpretation up to the reader.
I haven't ventured outside of my usual favorite beers lately, so it's been pretty quiet on the drinking front as of late. On my last trip to Beyerlys, I did spy something new on the shelf that caught my eye, Lienie's Fireside Nut Brown. I'm generally a big fan of Brown beer; it's usually a bit hardier than the summer ales, but also sweeter, with heavier caramel and malt flavors. Lienie's makes some pretty good beers, so I thought I'd give this one a try. Sadly, this didn't live up to my high expectations.
First of all, I applauded Lienie's for trying this. Past new flavors have included: Apple Spice (zero stars), Sundown Wheat (two stars) and Big Butt Dobblebock (four stars). So that being said, I tried to have an open mind while sampling this new beer. My first swallow was quite tasteless, very watery, hardly any flavor at all. Most of the entire drink was just foamy beer, with something resembling a nut-like finish. So while it's not a bad beer, it's not great or even worthy of mention, other than to say, don't get your hopes up.
In case you where wondering, here's my list of favorite Brown beer, in order of preference:
Monday, daddy gave me some juice in a cup with my hot dog, yogurt and peas for dinner. But he forgot to put a lid on it. He said I should try it out. And while previous attempts at drinking from a cup without a lit had proved unsuccessfully at best (and overly moist at worse) I decided to try it again. And I did it! I picked up the cup, took a couple swallows and put it back down and it was great. I did it again and again until I finished the whole cup. Daddy was so happy that he got me another cup of juice. Hooray!
After dinner, I was so proud that I asked to call Bodi Tara and Mommy (who were out shopping) to tell them the exciting news.
Last night I went to bed after an exciting day of school and playing and watching my new Backyardigans video. But I woke up at 3:30am because I was really REALLY scared of the blue and green ballons that kept getting on my bed. I was shaking and crying. Mommy and daddy both snuggled me and sat on the chair for a while until I calmed down. But what I really needed was some spray under my bed to make sure they didn't come back. It took me a while, but I did finally get back to sleep. I hope the ballons don't come back tonight.
The four people that read this website know of my love of all things bacon. I have a new item to add to the pantheon of bacon-flavored goodies: maple-bacon lollipops!
Go here: http://www.lollyphile.com/maple-bacon.php for more details.