Susan and I spent a lovely long weekend on Mount Desert Island in Maine for our summer vacation (or Babymoon as some people are callling it). We stayed at the Penury Hall bed and breakfast in Southwest Harbor. This was our second visit to MDI and the B&B, previously staying there in January [...]
Archive for August 22nd, 2007
22 Aug
Movie Review: The Simpsons Movie
What can you expect from The Simpsons Movie (2007)? After an extraordinary 18-years and counting on television (I can’t believe I was still in high school when I started watching The Simpsons), The Simpsons make it to the big screen. And as Homer points out, we’re all suckers for paying for something we can watch [...]
22 Aug
Beer Review: Mount Desert Island Ginger Wheat
I love wheat beers. I love ginger. This beer is TWO! TWO! great flavors in one.
Beer: Mount Desert Island Ginger Wheat
Brewer: Atlantic Brewing Company
Source: 12 oz. bottle
Rating: *** (7 of 10)
Comments: The last of the trio of beers I experienced for the first time while on vacation in Maine is a beer locally made on [...]
22 Aug
Beer Review: Éphémère
How about them apples? In Beer!
Beer: Éphémère
Brewer: Unibroue
Source: Draught
Rating: *** (7.9 of 10)
Comments: I generally don’t associate Unibroue with draught beers as I’ve only seen their products in bottles. Yet a fine restaurant in Maine offers this apple-sweet beer on tap. Apparently the beer is filtered through pressed apples to give it its apple flavor. [...]
22 Aug
Beer Review: Growstown Steam Ale
A fine brew from down east.
Beer: Growstown Steam Ale
Brewer: Growstown Brewing Company
Source: Draught
Rating: **** (8.9 of 10)
Comments: This beer may originate from Brunswick, Maine but it tastes like it’s from across the pond in England. This may be the closest I’ve had to a British pub-style Real Ale in the US. It looks good, it [...]
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