Last night: Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-down Ale on draught

Edited June 30, 201114 yr by shellylh

Darling Brew Native Ale. One of the very, very, very limited selection of micros on offer around here.

Better than the alternative.

Did a solo expedition today to give the kinder and Claire a break, I ventured out solo to see the Saxon Switzerland National Park with it's high sandstone bridge at the top of a ridge and a Saxon fortress castle ruin built into the top of the ridge itself. Good stuff. I had a Radler half beer half lemonade thing that I did not mean to order at the top of the hill but it was nice anyway.

Tonight we went to see the Historic Green Vault of Augustus the Strong, and all four of us were amazed by it. We had a great Saxon meal of many porks and potatoes along with a couple large Radeberger unfiltered Pilsners, special to the restaurant. I'm having a couple of nightcaps of German liqueurs now. The first was Radeberger Bitter Original Krauterlikor, which was great, and then Withener Gebirgskraute, which is good but not as good. There are a couple others in the hotel bar I mean to try tonight.

Pics updates later. Prost!

That's just Darling, Stretch. You must bring some back to the states.

Prost! And a big Zum Wohl! back at ya', Al.

I am enjoying an Elder imported from Mayberry courtesy of the aforementioned DOTU. Thanks, Al!

Ojai Mcginley Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Augustus the Strong

If I have another son, that is in the top 5 for names.

Right now I'm drinking Diet Coke.

Shiner Bock, from a can

Smith and Cross and rocks. i don't know why any reviewers would say that this isn't a sipping rum, because it's very complex and delicious.

It is a sipping rum for "special" people.

Shiner Bock, from a can

Didn't know they made it in a can or exported it.

Having some 2009 Nieto Senetiner Reserva Malbec - not bad.

I've gotten shiner up here for years...but now they've gone back to producing it all in shiner, and started canning it. Canning is the new thing for small brewers

flying dog raging bitch ipa

flying dog table for two belgian table beer

I'm drinking my second mother earth sunny haze, from a can.

I've been craving the Hefeweizen lately. This is really good right now.

Last night -- alternated between the two La Posta malbecs -- as Jacob predicted, both are excellent. The Angel Paulucci is on the jammier, sweeter, fruitier side -- but still well within my tolerance -- and the Pizzella Family is on the earthier and sometimes spicier side, so of course I prefer the latter.

Founder's Red's Rye. Fucking delicious. Can't wait for these guys to distribute in FL....someday.

Did a solo expedition today to give the kinder and Claire a break, I ventured out solo to see the Saxon Switzerland National Park with it's high sandstone bridge at the top of a ridge and a Saxon fortress castle ruin built into the top of the ridge itself. Good stuff. I had a Radler half beer half lemonade thing that I did not mean to order at the top of the hill but it was nice anyway.

Tonight we went to see the Historic Green Vault of Augustus the Strong, and all four of us were amazed by it. We had a great Saxon meal of many porks and potatoes along with a couple large Radeberger unfiltered Pilsners, special to the restaurant. I'm having a couple of nightcaps of German liqueurs now. The first was Radeberger Bitter Original Krauterlikor, which was great, and then Withener Gebirgskraute, which is good but not as good. There are a couple others in the hotel bar I mean to try tonight.

Pics updates later. Prost!

Finally have a wifi connection on my phone and computer so I will update with pics.

We arrived in Prague and immediately were fleeced by a taxi driver who charged us a ridiculous price for a 10 minute drive. Oh well, I hadn't read the guide book on that exact location and issue, and I didn't know the exchange rate even remotely so these things happen.

Had a copule good beers to dull the sting. First a Pilsner Urquell (empty one on the left) and then a dark Kozel Cerny sitting along the river outside our hotel just under the Charles Bridge.

Tonight with dinner, I had a Beton (concrete) cocktail made with Becherovka and tonic. That was very tasty.

Then I had a "half-dark" beer by Staropramen. Also tasty.

Edited July 1, 201114 yr by Voltron

Maybe you could actually enjoy a "real" Budweiser (Budějovický Budvar) , for once

Watch out for the brits on the er, http://www.pissup.com/prague

You didn't book this package then?

Tomorrow I will try the Budweiser Budvar but I failed to sign up for that awesome package you linked...

Al, I guess your trip doesn't suck. Keep the pics coming when you can.

The weekend begins:

flying fish - raging bitch

Sierra Nevada.

You can relax, no more horrifying shirtless pics.

antucura malbec, 2009

Dogfish Head Zeno Saison at Nicholson's in Cincinnati...

going great with the artichoke cheese dip...

At the Russian River Brewing co. enjoying a cold Pliny the Elder.

Edited July 3, 201114 yr by Bigguy

Al, I will be watching your progress in Prague with my notepad out. Looks like a good start, save for said fleecing, which I now know to watch out for.

Edited July 2, 201114 yr by cetoole

Just got back from a 4.5 hour Segway tour of Prague that I did with Alden and it was a blast, even though it was supposed to be only 3 hours. Ric would have loved it because it was a movie tour of Prague and it featured movie clips on a portable DVD player of many movies filmed in Prague, although more often than not it was supposed to be other European cities: Amadeus, Van Helsing, XXX, Europtrip, Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible, Bad Company, and The Prince and Me. We also stopped in a micro brew pub inside the old monastery, where I had an IPA! and a nice hoppy dark beer. Pics tomorrow, especially if the Czech Internet cooperates.

Colin, I will send you a link because you would enjoy it. The guide was a Brazilian guy named Renee and the woman from the office, Misha, joined us as well. They were great.

I just drained the last of a mini bottle of Becherovka from the minibar and I may just have another.

na zdraví!

Edited July 2, 201114 yr by Voltron

I was beat yesterday but today felt good and my son was in heaven on the Segway. Fun stuff. Ok, another Becherovka coming up!

And I would have told you I was in Cinci, by the way.

Edited July 2, 201114 yr by Voltron