In the slightly modified words of Ludacris:
It's Friday
Sticky, icky, icky
Sticky, icky, icky, icky
In the immortal words of LMFAO, I'm running through these halls like Drano! At least in my mind, I'm in happy Friday mode.
But it is Friday at the end of a very long week and I am done, spent, toast, finished. Time to kick back with Beer #6 -- Dogfish Head's Raison D'Etre. And by #6, I mean the 6th beer in the 365 day brewery challenge. If I make it to six beers tonight, someone needs to ask Gary to get video because I could very well end up dancing on the coffee table. And that's not going to end well. The coffee table was one of those build-it-yourself deals from Target purchased about 13 years ago. There are days I fear that a strong sneeze may do it in.
Raison D'Etre is a deep mahogany ale brewed with Belgian beer sugars, green raisins and a sense of purpose. It says so on the label! Is it weird that I think I taste bleu cheese too? Maybe it is today's diet of really old granola bars throwing off my taste buds. Maybe my taste buds are as shot as my brain right now. Please don't hold my slightly off-kilter taste buds against this beer.
There is something about Belgian beer sugar that just does it for me. Of course, it also has great malt flavor so that may factor in as well. I don't know what green raisins taste like but they are definitely working with the beer sugar and malt.
Other beers that I would recommend from Dogfish Head are Midas Touch and Festina Peche. If Gary were writing this, he would be all over their IPAs.
I should have sampled Hellhound on My Ale and then drawn parallels to Flash (introduced last night). Today Flash learned after 14 years that he could pull out the drawers and attempt to climb a "drawer ladder" to the counter. Really, Flash? You are 14. Or at the very least, I'm too old for this shit. Evidently the lure of baked goods and sriracha chex mix was too much for him. Google sriracha chex mix. Thank me after you make it and devour the entire bowl.
iTunes just shuffled to our wedding song...Wreckx-N-Effect's Rump Shaker. Maybe I'll rally after all. Until tomorrow and #7...
Love your blog, Gary and Marci! I also love Dogfish Head beers. Their Punkin Ale is possibly my favorite beer ever, but I also like their 90 Minute IPA. I haven't tried Raison D'Etre, but I'll put it on my list. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteMarci, you neglect to mention that Flash pulled the entire drawer out from the cabinet and threw it on the floor.
ReplyDeleteStill convinced we're missing half our silverware.