Virtual Illusions

So I was out at my last beer class (sadness) and I over heard several women talking. The conversation began with clothes and went something like this:

“Nice outfit.”
“I didn’t get it for me. As with all dresses I don’t get them for myself.”
(It should be noted that if the dress was for me, I had no complaints.)

Which leaves me with three questions:

Do you buy clothes for yourself or to be appreciated?
A1: I’m a woman and I buy clothes for myself.
A2: I’m a woman and I buy clothes to be appreciated.
A3: I’m a man and I buy clothes for myself.
A4: I’m a man and I buy clothes to be appreciated.

Who do you think the general male population buy their clothes for?
A1: Themselves.
A2: To be appreciated.

Who do you think the general female population buy their clothes for?
A1: Themselves.
A2: To be appreciated.

Culture

Speaker: Garrett Oliver, The Brooklyn Brewery
He’s writing a book called “Brewmaster’s Table.” It’s due in march, probably released a year later.

G. Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse
Privatbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn, Kelheim, Germany
German wheat beer made with cascade (American) hops. Theses guys appearnlty make one of the best wheat beers.

Hennepin
Brewery Ommegana, Cooperstown, NY
Made with Sweet orange peel, and anise as adjuncts.

Saison de Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Made with bitter orange peel as adjunct.

Saison de Pipaix
Brasserie a Vapeu, Pipaix, Belgium
“Shocking to Americans,” Sharp, Acid-like, lemony, sour character.

Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale
Tuppers’ Brewing Co., Bethesda, MD
“Bracingly Hoppy”

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

A Le Coq’s Imerial Extra Double Stout
Harvey & Son Ltd., Sussex, England
This has more of a wine character than a beer character.

Gales Millenium Ale
George Gale & Co., Portsmouth, England

New Glarus Raspberry Tart
New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
American made Framborise

Quotes:

Brewing is all about intention.

The point of being an American is we get to steal everything from everybody else (paraphrase).

Notes:

Hemmepin, Saison de Brooklyn and Saison de Pipaix are beers in the Saison style. The best of style is Saison de Pont (”God in a Bottle”)(Saison Dupont Vielle Provision). Saison’s taste a lot like wheat beer but appearntly not necisarrily a wheat beer. They are mostly pale malts.

Shaukerlough was described as one of best smoke beers.

I’ve decided Sour flavour in the beer makes my mouth water in the finish phase of the beer. This I guess should be considered “Mouthfeel.”

John Moyer was revealed as the Rogue brewer.

Blind Tiger was noted as the Best Beer Bar in NY city.

Beer