Somehow, while dozing off the effects of my Thanksgiving raclette, I missed the most important news yet regarding this blog’s favorite chemical. Researchers believe they have identified a fundamental cause of aging, according to a study published this week in the journal Cell. The mechanism was previously found in fungus and has now been discovered …
Beer Blogging
Open Thread
Since we had way too much traffic for me post post this on Tuesday, here is the beer I opened when terribly sad faces at FOX News announced that Obama had a mathematical lock on the election. *** It appears that not everybody is willing to concede that Bach’s Prelude to the Cello Suite #1 …
Brew Night
It’s a shame that the homebrewing more or less died when I got serious about finishing my PhD and starting a new postdoctoral position, still, at some point a guy has to get back in the saddle. Never mind that I’m sweating at 9 pm in shorts and a t-shirt. Fall is here so it’s …
Open Thread
Capsule review, Michelob Ultra: Kidney-filtered river water. Some douchenozzle brought a case of this crap to my birthday bash, nobody went near it so now I have to get rid of the cans the old-fashioned way. Yech. Capsule review, Southern Tier creme brulee stout: Imagine soaking a box and a half of Count Chocula in …
Open Thread
Capsule reviews – Magic Hat Odd Notion Irish Red Ale; Southern Tier Heavy Weizen I ordered the Magic Hat on the general principle of always trying something new.* It came across as unexpectedly thin for the amber color and substantial head, and the added-in spices were a bit forward for my taste. It reminded me …
Beer Review: Leinenliugel’s
I’d never heard of it before and saw a variety pack, so I decided to try it. Don’t buy it. The packaging is nice. The bottles are nice. But every single beer in the variety pack I bought tastes like the beer version of Boone’s Farm. Positively awful. It’s made by Miller, which I didn’t …
Spirits Blogging
This is Tito Beveridge, carrying a bottle of the beverage that bears his name. Tito Beveridge has been a fixture on the streets of Austin and Central Texas for years, nearly to the level of Leslie the transsexual mayoral candidate (image not safe for sensitive stomachs). He is a geologist and UT graduate who made …