4 January 2008

Book Review: The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

My William & Mary Alumni Chapter book club selected The Ladies of Grace Adieu (2006) a short story collection by Susanna Clarke for this month’s selection.  Clarke does a good imitation of Regency-era English fairy tales.  Of course I have no interest in reading Regency-era English fairy tales much less their modern imitation.  But I [...]

4 January 2008

Beer Review: Harpoon Weizenbock

Another beer from another New England brewery!
Beer: Weizenbock
Brewer: Harpoon Brewery
Source: Draught
Rating: ** (6.2 of 10)
Comments: This beer is #21 in the Harpoon 100 Barrel Series (mmm…100 barrels of beer on the wall!).  The first thing I notice about this beer is that it had kind of a sour aroma like apples.  It looked good upon [...]