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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 05:09 PM) Janis Joplin once had issues with her vulva. Maybe she got stuck driving a Vulva because the Lord never bought her that Mercedes Benz?

Look at their twig and berries and you may change your mind. They're built wrong-way-round, you know.

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 04:42 PM) Well I've been under the assumption that Hoegaarden was the benchmark authentic white (Celis as well, right?). Witte is closer to Hoegaarden than Alagash which is far fruitier. Allagash is closer to what I expect from a hefe rather than a white which is why I take Witte over Allagash if I'm looking for a white. It also makes it interesting to see that you think Allagash is more authentic. Do you mean authentic based on taste, or on ingredients? As stated, I thought whites were less fruity because of less "adjunct" use where hefes would contain more "adjunct." (Adjunct is probably not the right word since it is traditional to the style, but whatever). I think you are absolutely spot on to use Hoegaarden as the benchmark, but there really is no historic "ur" witbier we can seek out for comparison. We all need to bear in mind that Hoegaarden was Pierre Celis' interpretation of an extinct style and the flavor profile certainly differs from what a lot of wits would have tasted like a century ago. Historic accounts suggest the Brett lactic sourness of the original wits was a lot more pronounced, for example. I also have perceived a bit of a quality drop in the Inbev-brewed Hoegarden versus the original Celis product (I think - hard to compare 20 year old taste perceptions), though it's still a favorite. I really do need to do a side-by-side tasting of all three — maybe blind so I can decide which I like best without any bias. A lot of the perceived fruitiness in Bavarian weissbier is fermentation byproducts (particularly the esters common to many ales and the phenolic compounds more specific to weissbier that give the clove flavors) that are trademark flavors resulting from the use of particular yeast strains like the legendary Weihenstephan Weizen yeast (Wyeast Labs strain 3068 for homebrewers). So, it's not more "adjunct" per se that is the difference. And you're right, typically we reserve the word "adjunct" for crappy cereal fillers like rice and corn. Bavarian Weissbier would not have been Reinheitsgebot-compliant, of course, but malted wheat is a part of that traditional recipe, so screw the Purity Law. As far as non-standard ingredients, though, witbier has way more than Bavarian wheats do. Bitter and sweet orange peel, coriander, seeds of paradise (in some), unmalted wheat, even addition of lactic acid to mimic the Brett bite. . . lots of oddball things going on here that we don't see in other styles. I'll reserve further judgement until I do a critical tasting. That might be a fun group affair, yes?

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) hmmm...what is it about the word "uvula" that makes me think of the word "clitoris"? I believe it is the visual similarity between uvula and vulva, as i sorta' touched on a little earlier.

Sounds like a great exhibit, but I absolutely loved the old model and it was a big part of my childhood. That and all the dead fetuses in pickle jars.

Going to be pizzed off if we can't win these next two games at Fenway.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) LeBlon is all I've ever had. But when I move to Brazil in 2 weeks I'll try some others, let you know. Moving to Brazil?!? Really?? Did I miss that somewhere in here? Congratulations, Man!

Don't think I'd enjoy Vulva Fest. Oh, you said "uvula". . . Nevermind.

Zamboni would be fun to drive.

Hey bmags. . . You never indicated your cachaca preference. Inquiring minds want to know.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 01:22 PM) I bought my brother a shot of chartreuse this weekend for his bachelor party and the bartender didn't serve it chilled. At least they had it. You could have rocked a Cloister: * 1 1/2 ounce gin * 1/2 ounce Yellow Chartreuse (green is good too) * 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice * 1/4 ounce lemon juice * 1/4 ounce simple syrup

Opossum on the menu, BigSquert?

Must be lunchtime with all this activity.

Beagles hate you.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 12:52 PM) Xeroxing my last blog entry: Animals shouldn't be used as property. Zero tolerance for pets? Extreme viewpoint.

Who said you had to eat them?

Underground Rat Circus?

Slow rats are easier to trap.

Pants are good.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/26/obi...nedy/index.html

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 11:47 PM) I don't see any reason to pitch him if we go 2-8 on the trip or worse. For that matter, Mark ought to get the last 2 weeks of the season off. Rest him up for what we think will be a good rotation next year. He'll have the whole winter off. MB needs to be the workhorse that we all know he is — let him rack up a few wins to offset some of the eerie post-perfecto slide.

Apologies for doubting you. And for starting another go 'round on the deathtrap thread,

You went kind of cheesy on that one Ni.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 11:14 PM) Nobody named "Dan" is 92. If he's 92 his name is probably Orville or Clarence or Virgil. I don't know why, but that made me laugh. In reality, however, you be tripping. If he were still alive, Dan Ryan. (yes, he of the expressway) would be 115.

Unshakable feeling that we're cheering on a lifeless ballclub.