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Newcastle Founder's Ale Review

Newcastle Founder's Ale Review

Newcastle Founder's Ale Extra Special Bitter [Type 45] 4.8% ABV First beer review in the new house, and first with the new rating template! Still working on the template, but the beer was excellent. Another of Newcastle's Limited Edition brews, this one commemorates the five

Burning City and Burning Tower Book Review

Burning City and Burning Tower Book Review

By Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle I avoided these particular books for quite some time due to their unusual premise: Los Angeles in an age of magic. I shouldn't have waited; these books are everything I like about Niven and Pournelle, a big cast of characters in a

Boots on the Ground Book Review

The Fight to Liberate Afghanistan from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. 2001-2002 by Dick Camp $30.00; 320 pages I receieved this book for free from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. Boots on the Ground, as the subtitle indicates, only covers events until 2002. The book does briefly cover events

Kick-Ass Movie Review

Kick-Ass Movie Review

Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Nicholas Cage, Mark Strong, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Chloë Grace Moretz Gun PornI had long wanted to watch Kick-Ass, and we finally watched it last month. It was a blast! In one sentence, this was a modern reimagining of the superhero genre with a

Bruery/Elysian/Stone La Citrueille Celeste Review

Bruery/Elysian/Stone La Citrueille Celeste Review

La Citrueille CelesteFruit [Pumpkin] Ale [Type 15] 5% ABV Another collaboration beer from Stone. This is advertised as a pumpkin ale, but you won't find it very pumpkiny, not like Punkin Ale. You do get a bit of pumpkin pulp on the finish, on the back of your

8th Street Pale Ale Review

8th Street Pale Ale Review

Four Peaks 8th Street Pale Ale English style Pale Ale [Type 10] 4.5% ABV One of Four Peaks signature brews, this is an English style pale ale. Moderate bitterness, with a floral and fruity crisp finish. An easy drinker. Rating Well worth it. Enjoy this on Four Peak'

New Belgium Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale Review

New Belgium Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale Review

New Belgium Frambozen Raspberry Brown Ale Raspberry Brown Ale [Type 15] 6.5% ABV Not as sweet as I expected. A traditional Framboise Belgian style raspberry will be thick and syrupy. This one isn't, it has the same mouthfeel as a normal ale. There is a hint of