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You lost me at "Belgian beers win out over all others." :D Don't get me wrong; I drank gallons of La Chouffee at 1.5E in Paris... but only because their IPAs were crap! Of course, I'm the guy taking home Cantillon and giving/trading it away, so take it for what it's worth. Every time I see this thre...

@Kevin - just added the Franklin book to my cart! Thanks for the head's up, as I loved his other book.

Scotch-aged Abyss was a bit much, imho!

Re: MT stock - curious if you get a four pack of 16 oz cans per share? At after-market pricing, $252/four pack of one of their collab beers is almost break-even *smirk*

Fort George Crysknife IPA - great beer. On the off chance you see this and like hazy/OJ IPAs, I’d jump on it. Deschutes Abyss - as always, fantastic on tap. Will be in Bend in a couple of weeks and we’ll be dropping in to grab this from the source. Fremont Head Full of Dynamite 10 - good, but not al...

I’d want to hike a leg of the Camino de Santiago.

Your mileage may vary, but for me, a week of solo dinners in restaurants gets old pretty fast.

FWIW - FiftyFifty futures on sale for some of their barrel aged stuff. Half-off, given they're futures. Will probably pass, but the Vietnamese Coffee one has me on the fence...

https://fiftyfiftybrewing.com/shop/eclipse-futures.html

More cabinet depletion work!

While considerable more work to access the treasures, Chesapeake bay blue crabs have no equal for flavor IMO. Agree with no equal; Dungeness far surpasses blue! My experience with stone crab claws has been awesome when I’ve had them on the east coast (NC/SC/FL) in season. I like taste of Dungeness ...

We're canning for the first time tomorrow. Das Bier (Kolsch) and Pils. We're doing a lot, and I'm not sure where we're going to put it in the Brewery, but based on initial orders, it will be manageable within a few days. So cool to hear. Seems like yesterday you were posting on VinoCellar and talki...

On the flat side, with a brown sugar/toffee syrup flavor. The head vanished immediately after pouring. Could be time in bottle or possible heat damage (2015), but other beers stored with it have been ok. Surprisingly, there was little, if any, “burn” from the 12.5%. Not really my thing, but not bad.

Drinking away my sorrows with the wife in Issaquah tonight. Rolling Thunder 2019 choco-bomb.

Robert M yers wrote: ↑
March 30th, 2019, 4:21 pm
Nice thread idea Jim, thanks for sharing.

+1, responding so it pops in my thread.

Am inspired enough to go to my local fishmonger and grab one of his last shots of Columbia River Spring Chinooks, which is my favorite salmon, hands down.

Painted Hills. Not quite as exciting as Holy Grail, but great when cooked properly

Wife says Cafe l’Homme, for the view. Sit outside https://www.cafedelhomme.com Cafe du Trocadero was also a recommendation, more for the outside experience (typical chairs pointing towards the circle,) looking down the mall towards the Tower. If you’re there at night, Trocadero is THE place to watch...

Nice PNW IPA

Always love this stuff, and it’s now takes one of my mule spots in the luggage home.

https://www.lagrandeepicerie.com/en/gin ... 97001.html

@Scott - Pinebox has Cantillon on tap; was over there this AM for brunch at Stateside

Les Cocottes L'Ami Jean Arnaud Nicolas Les cocottes is awesome but menu is sort of limited so for dining with kids, that might be a challenge if they are picky. Great spot though. Arnaud Nicolas is the same. Great location and I love the food, but really on the bubble for 9-12 year olds, given pric...

Anyone have any advice about staying in Normandy. We were going to take the train and stay (maybe Honfleur), but it looks like we would need to rent a car out there just to get around after our tour. Any thoughts. We stayed in Caen, which was pretty cool. Hornfleur is prettier. Pics from Normandy (...

Fort George - Skies of Wonder (batdance) IPA and Fremont Brew 3000. Both recommended.

Gluggable, especially at 5.8% for a stout. Not as sharp as one might expect for a stout.

MT Dreamspeaker. Solid IPA, but not overly memorable.

Picked up some MT Black House nitro based on reccomendarion above. Will let you know what I think later.

Bud caught a whirlwind of texts from me yesterday from the moment the first sip of "You Seem More Zen" hit my palate. Good. God. Very hoppy; Most definitely a NEIPA that feels like it wants to be a WCIPA. Concentrated grapefruit on the palate. This is in the conversation for my favorite Monkish bre...

@Scott - have you tried these? Picked up a couple because my local guy stashed them away.

HUB Robot Truckers - HUB’s attempt at a NE hazy. HUB should stick to regular IPA.

I chose to double down on Parisian gin and Pastis, rather than fill my bags with Cantillon *grin*

Last post for this trip. I wanted to replenish my bourbon stash (ironic, but Maison du Whisky at Odeon has great stuff), so I stopped in for lunch at L’Avant Comptoir (terre). The food has been great, but the guy running the counter is a dick with ears. There are two other people in here and he can’...

I continue to be a fan of Arnaud Nicolas. Best part is that he serves vegetarian/pescatarian food, so I was able to dive face first into plate after plate of foie gras starters and not feel guilty

From my recent trip, highlights - Danico - Inside Daroco - great cocktail spot and small bites. Sitting at the bar here with a couple of buddies from work. Thank you for the recommendation; this place is fantastic. 14 euro cocktails and they’re top notch. Bartender said this is the second bar for N...

It’s funny to read your note - I’ve never been to Tuscany, but just spent the evening holding up the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz in Paris. I randomly sat with a nice, older gentleman who runs the bar program at Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole... and could not stop talking about me visiting his hotel in T...

It appears CAM is no reservations unless a 6 top. How long are the typical waits? Are weekends crowded? Am I correct they are closed Mon & Tu? I've never had a problem showing up right at 7. By 8:15, they're turning people away, at least on Sundays. There's a little bar at the front you can sit at,...

Missed that it was 6 year - I was bringing the 3 year up from CA, where I was getting it for $30 in Lafayette. Apologies.

And yes, Washington is horrific for pricing. I'm in Paris now and thinking of bringing bourbon home from here because it's cheaper

CAM was on point again last night, and might be the only place I eat all of my vegetables now :). Sat next to the kitchen and watched him break-down dry-aged beef for the tartare (see pic below), which was fun. Couple of pics below (spicy quail, sizzling seafood on crispy rice) just for the hell of ...

Price point on it is fantastic, as well.

I have not, it used to be owned by the couple who owned the Harvest Vine. It has been around for a long time and I have heard good things. Belltown is a very competitive restaurant neighborhood. If you are looking for great Basque/Spanish food the Harvest Vine is really good and they have a great w...

All of the spaces are really cramped :D Both Clown Bar and CAM have kitchens that can fit inside a food truck. Speaking of CAM, I have dinner plans there on Sunday... Too funny that out of all of the places in Paris, I can't stop going back there and it's not for the wine or "French" food. It's just...

Bdklein wrote: ↑
February 27th, 2019, 4:11 pm
Reverse sear filet mignon. Seared in a little ghee.

BTW the red on the plate is not blood .

Take time to smell the roses!!!

dteng wrote: ↑
February 23rd, 2019, 6:05 pm
Oh and two visits to Dahlia Bakery - creme brûlée is stupid good.

Donut holes are absurdly expensive there/Dahlia Lounge, but if you're looking for a late night dessert, I'm a huge fan.

We just got back from Reims. We tasted at Taittinger and Krug -- no fees. Did you pay a guide? When we went to Taittinger, there was a fee associated with the tour and baseline tasting, which was rolled into the cost of the guide. Bumping up to the higher-end wines resulted in an incremental cost.

Michel Abood wrote: ↑
February 19th, 2019, 8:19 am
Yes to both.

To jump on a tangent... this is what I was telling you about at dinner. You could fund a third world economy with what I spent on it over two years

http://www.lebeurrebordier.com/en/new-l ... e-roscoff/

scamhi wrote: ↑
February 19th, 2019, 7:15 am

Michel Abood wrote: ↑
February 19th, 2019, 7:00 am
so they just waived me through.
contraband cheese and all

Or blocks of Bordier *cough, cough*

Enjoyed the last of a bottle of John J Bowman Single Barrel tonight. Good stuff out of VA that I pick up once or twice a year when family has to fly back to Quantico.

@Ilkka - those look great! Where did you pick them up? Would love to pass the link along to my team in Helsinki! FWIW - really enjoyed Shelter when I was there last...

New Holland Dragon’s Milk - meh, little thin. Used to my gravy-consistency, chocolate sundae bombs. Love your description! Don’t hate the player; hate the game :) If it’s any consolation, I’m grilling in the rain (on a snow-covered deck) and drinking a 2016 Giraud CdP. There is SOME hope for me :)

New Holland Dragon’s Milk - meh, little thin. Used to my gravy-consistency, chocolate sundae bombs.

If you go the Loire route, I’d stop at the cathedral in Chartres on the way (read the article about the West Point guy that saved it). Amboise is a must hit for the kids - Clos Luce (Da Vinci’s chateau) is super kid-friendly with a bunch of hands-on exhibits and a small playground in the gardens, wi...

Thank you!

In true Berserker form ("no really, do this instead!") I'd recommend scratching it and heading to the D-Day beaches instead. Tons of kid-friendly stuff to do there, including playing on the guns at Longues sur Mer, jumping around in the landing vehicles at Utah beach or checking out the museum at Ca...

I've got an Abraxas from around the same timeframe... will post when I pop it.

From my experience, coffee stouts lose a lot of their bitterness/coffee flavor after the first year or two. I've never gone more than 3 years, but most of the ones I've had (and I've had a ton) are really coffee-forward in year one, drop off a cliff in year two and have most of the coffee notes com...

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