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2006-12-31T20:13:00.000-08:00

100. FAXE Amber (Denmark)

The Viking strikes again! Our friends Dave and Holly came over and I was able to share beer 100 with friends. I pulled out the giant can of Faxe Amber from my fridge and we knew it would be #100.

The beer was really good, cold and not to overpowering. Some of the other Faxe beers were very strong. I drank it form the can, which was really done for comedy and photo purposes, so it was a bit tinny. I am really glad I was able to accomplish my marathon. Who knows what crazy shit I'll get to in 2007.

2006-12-31T17:12:00.000-08:00

99. Victory Beer - Whirlwind (US)

As the hours tick down to 2007, I enjoyed this beer while watching my Raiders get beaten down by the playoff bound Jets. This beer was nice and light, very similar to the Blue Moon Belgium style beer.

2006-12-29T17:29:00.000-08:00

98. Brau Czech Lager (Czech Republic)

I didn't realize that this was beer 98, since two of my posts were out of order. With two days left in 2006, I need to drink two more beers, I really can't believe its happening. At times I felt it was impossible that I wouldn't do it, and then there were beer droughts. Its happening, probably some time tomorrow, while my friends and I are watching Battle Star Galactica.

I went back to see my posts to make sure I had all the numbers accounted for then I found huge gaps. I need to type in entries for about 15 beers.

The beer was another one of the Eastern European beers that are all over my neighborhood. It was neutral, neither bad nor good. I was drinking it while watching the Al Gore movie, yeah it was a downer.

2006-12-28T17:35:00.000-08:00

97. Acme Pale Ale (US)

2006-12-23T22:44:00.000-08:00

96. Magic Hat - Roxy Rolles (US)

Wow I can't believe I'm actually this close to finishing four more beers in basically one week. I picked up some beer at the supermarket yesterday, and decided to force open the crisper where, I had a bunch of beers stuck. One of those beers was this Roxy Rolles, i was a bit disappointed. There was too much of a taste don't dig, kind of meaty. I don't know. I realized that Magic Hat really only makes two good beers, #9 and Fat Angel.

2006-12-21T23:49:00.000-08:00

95. Fosters (Australia)

I purposely kept a few regular beers in reserve, for the home stretch. So when we spent my 11th anniversary of legal beer drinking at the Outback steak house, I was able to get Fosters. I really like Fosters, especially from the big can.

Fosters, is a very ordinary beer, but it good. It doesn't taste like anything other than beer. I remember one hot summer day when I was painting mom's kitchen, I got a can of Fosters and took a nap on the hammock, fuck was that refreshing.

2006-12-20T21:08:00.000-08:00

93. Heineken (Holland)
94. Serges (Portugal)

The annual Disney Christmas party, an event that can't be missed, by nearly half of the staff. This year they were touting the return of the open bar, but as the clock ticked down till 2007, I knew I needed to get some brews in me.

When we arrived, I went over an got a Heineken, one of the none rare beers I left for such an occasion. I love Heineken, especially with wings. Mmmm Heineken and wings! There was this "mentalist" walking through the crowd, he did some freaky shit. With only one beer in me, I knew that my mind was being blown and that I could still drive. After we eventually headed over to a table, and I picked up another beer at the bar, it was a Portuguese beer called Serges. It was pretty average, I guess the official beer of most countries is basically the Budweiser of fill in the blank country.

2006-12-14T04:54:00.000-08:00

91. Hofbrau Muchen - Hefe Weizen (Germany)
92. Sierra Nevada - Celebration Ale (US)

Some of these German beers I have drank have been so good. They are light and refreshing. And they all go great with food, I've enjoyed lots of beer this year with chili covered mangoes. MMMM.

While I didn't really like the Celebration Ale, it had that same meaty/wine taste that i find so vile. Ani thought I should save that for Christmas. No thanks.

2006-12-04T22:18:00.000-08:00

90. Sam Adams Black Lager (US)

For a beer this dark it was really light, and didn't have much flavor. But it is significant, I am 10 beers away, with 30 days to go. I really think this is going to happen. I'm going to try to make my updates in more real time, the rest of the way.

2006-11-23T22:11:00.000-08:00

87. Sam Adams Hefeweizen (US)
88. Steinlager (New Zealand)
89. Shark Tooth Ale (US)

Ahh, Thanksgiving, a day for indulgence. I hit the bottle pretty early. I had a Hefeweizen before any guest showed up. It was good, and I was in a good mood to take on the day. The beer I bought for dinner was a beer from New Zealand that I saw at the distributors, I'm going to be honest it just wasn't that good. The Budweiser of New Zealand apparently.

I don't remember drinking the Shark Tooth, I know I had it with Kelvin and Shawnda and we were all pretty stuffed from our dinners, but it was smooth and was a great dessert.

2006-11-22T22:02:00.000-08:00

85. Brooklyn Pennant Ale `55 (US)
86. Brooklyn Weise Beer (US)

I'm beginning to think that some of these breweries just put different labels on their beers. They are not very different from each other and Brooklyn seems to be a very ordinary brand of beer. The Weise was lighter and more honey-ish, but it was disappointing compared to other beers of its kind.

2006-11-15T21:52:00.000-08:00

79. Faxe 10%- extra Strong Beer (Denmark)
80. Ztoty Kur (Poland)
81. Hair of the Dog - Doggie Claws (US)
82. Sam Adams Scotch Ale (US)
83. Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale (US)
84. Flying Dog- Dogotoberfest (US)

So I'm playing catch up with my posts. These beers were mostly drunk during the middle of November so I'll use the date November 15th. Even though most were drunk before that. Faxe is that bizarre Viking beer I drank last year with Dave. But this is a 10% version that I bought in Canada, and sadly that was the last of the Canadian beers. Unlike the other one which came in a huge can, this wa s a normal sized can, but was all black. The beer itself was strong, but not as strong as other high alcohol content beers I've had.

Hair of the Dog and the Sam Adams scotch ale were the two worst beers I drank all year. They tasted rancid and almost wine like. And I hate wine.

Like the other blueberry beer I had the bar Harbor was very disappointing. It was too bubbly and too sweet.

2006-11-03T19:12:00.000-08:00

77. Hofbrau Oktoberfest (Germany)
78. Pete’s Wicked Rally Cape Ale (USA)

I’m kicking off November with a bang. I’m going to hit my stash in the fridge hard this weekend, tonight as I enjoyed some Indian food, I had the third really great Oktoberfest beer I’ve had this year. Like the Lowenbrau and Spaten before them, Hofbrau is also an import from Germany. So nice, so good. It was light in color but rich in taste. But it didn’t taste like nuts; like the Rally Cap Ale did, it tasted like beer.

2006-11-02T19:12:00.000-08:00

70. Long Leg English Fuggles Hop Ale (UK)
71. Hoegaarden (Belgium)
72. Tipple Horse
73. Brooklyn East India Pale Ale (USA)
74. Lowenbrau Oktoberfest (Germany)
75. Sea Dog Blue Paw (USA)
76. Hitachino Nest Beer Weizen (Japan)

Due to not having any time I have fallen off pace for 100 beers in a year, but my liver is strong and I will catch up. I ended up three down for the month of October. One of the holiest months in the beer calendar. But I digress. Also with highs and lows of the baseball playoffs how can you concentrate on beer, or anything … sorry Ani.

I mentioned on my man blog that we had found this new beer distributor on Jericho Turnpike, and that the guy there not only welcomed splitting up six packs but he gave some great recommendations. He was very high on the German brewed Oktoberfests beers and rightfully so! The best beer I had in October was the Lowenbrau Oktoberfest. Which is now once again brewed in Munich. I last drank Lowenbrau in EPCOT center’s Oktoberfest restaurant in the giant stein (see picture on the right), so I was really enthused about this beer. It so didn’t disappoint. I only wish I had some brats to eat with it.

Don’t you hate when your computer freezes, luckily this post saved in WORD.

2006-09-16T14:59:00.000-07:00

69. Blue Moon Belgian White (USA)

Ani really wanted that fried Mac-n-cheese she saw advertised on TV. So we headed out to Chili’s, unfortunately they sell it at TGI Fridays. But we were there and we were hungry so we ordered some food. I also checked out their beer selection and ordered a Blue Moon. I have been hearing a lot about Blue Moon, so I was interested in trying it. The waitress asked if I would like an orange in it. Huh? Sure. So a few minutes later she brings out two frosty mugs of beer (its always buy one get one at Chili’s) with oranges in it. It was a really good beer. I’m not sure why there was an orange in it, but a beer soaked orange is tasty. The beer itself had a really distinctive taste and smell of honey. It wasn’t overly strong and it was really refreshing. I think I’ll revisit this one in January.

2006-09-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

68. Tecate (Mexico)

It was raining really hard and I needed to do laundry. I was kind of snaky. So I ventured out heading towards Dunkin’ Donuts, I noticed a Mexican restaurant that claimed it was a bar. I said when in Rome. I went in and this place was really cheesy. I got a bottle of Tecate and some chips with guacamole. Ughh this beer was terrible, I guess a lot of these foreign beers that end up here are their Budweiser’s. I probably would have been better off picking up a cold beer from the distributor next to the Laundromat, I’m sure if I brought the attendant one she would have had n problem with me drinking in there.

2006-09-11T15:00:00.000-07:00

67. Saranac Octoberfest (USA)

This beer was so lame after the Spaten Oktoberfest.

2006-09-10T15:01:00.000-07:00

66. Long Board Lager (USA)

Mom got some really kick ass Mets tickets. So Mom, Ani, Mike and me head over to Shea, Mike and Mom look for some food, I go and look for some beers> Its funny upstairs at Shea there is not the beer selection that the field level gets. I grabbed a Long board Lager form the Kona Brewing Company in Hawaii. It was a really fresh tasting beer. Not to bubbly or harsh. It was too bad the Mets were bitch slapped by the Dodgers, but a day at the ballpark and a cold frosty beer is really never too bad.

2006-09-09T22:01:00.000-07:00

65 Lakefront Organic E.S.B (USA)

2006-09-09T15:02:00.000-07:00

64. Spaten Oktoberfest (Germany)

Ani had sent me an email that there was going to be an Octoberfest at Atlas Park. I remember last year before they were actually opened they had an Octoberfest (also in September) and there were free beers. So I was excited and hoped to nab some free beers. Unfortunately they wised up and were selling beers this year. I grabbed a Spaten Oktoberfest and we grabbed a bratwurst. Could two food items go better together? A real German brat and a real German beer. The only thing that could have made it better if the beers were served by bosomy German girls, but alas. A nice day in the sun, a good beer and a good sausage. Who could as for more?

2006-09-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

63. Harnas (Poland)

I was getting so Chinese food down at 888 kitchen and as I waited I went into the little Polish deli next door and they have a huge selection of polish beers. I saw one that caught my fancy it was called Harnas and claimed to be beer from the Polish Highlands. I didn’t know there were Polish highlands, but I checked it out. The price was right only $1.00 for a 24 oz bottle. It is a hearty beer but really very regular. I see why it costs a buck. It is a great beer for getting drunk, but not so much for someone looking for great beers.

2006-09-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

62. Samuel Adams Boston Lager (USA)

This afternoon I got an email from Ani and she had stumbled upon a fellow marathon beer drinker, this guy Nick is attempting to drink 365 beers this year, as of this afternoon he was up to 260 or so. I felt I have drank a lot of beer this year, and he has gone 200 more so far. Well all I can do is tip my glass and say cheers.

He mentioned in an email to me that he had talked to a guy in England who was going for the 365, but quit after 40, I wonder if there are other as I coined the phrase earlier "marathon Drinkers." I will find my people!

Anyway I got inspired to get back on the stool. I drank a Sam Adams Boston Lager. After a few long days at work it was just right to take the edge off and relax me for a evening of Rockstar: Supernova. The foam head was kind of woody and the beer itself had a really great orangey glow to it. It was not anything out of the ordinary but it was a good solid beer.

2006-08-26T05:11:00.000-07:00

59. Maudite
60. Old Thumper (USA)
61. Pale Chamberlain Ale (USA)

I figured that my trip to visit New Hampshire would give me opportunities for beer drinking. Dave brought a large bottle of Maudite. It is a 9% beer that has an image of a dwarves rowing a viking style long boat into hell. It was really good and muddy looking and went well with the burgers we grilled up. Maybe I'm getting much more used to it but I drank a higher alcohol beer and had no wobble afterwards.

Last time we were up head I had the Pumpkin beer from a local brewery called Shipyard. We went to the supermarket and grabbed a variety pack from them. I got around to drinking two of them, Old Thumper and Pale Chamberlain Ale. I was really not impressed with either one. Both were a little too bitter for my tastes. I was really hoping some something as soft and flavorful as the Pumkinhead. But alas.

2006-08-25T23:53:00.000-07:00

58. Samuel Adams Summer Ale (USA)

We are up in New Hampshire, and one of Kelvin's neighbors is moving. So a bunch of them are drinking on the outside lawn of their housing complex. We had some Sam Adams, I had a Summer Ale it was too lemony. I'm hoping to try some of the strong beer that Dave brought up, and perhaps we'll pick up some local beer in the morning.

2006-08-24T05:10:00.000-07:00

57. Modelo Especial (Mexico)