So I went to Bold City Last night for a drink after work. They tapped a cask aged Chinook IPA. For those who don't know, this is a beer that has undergone secondary fermentation in a wooden barrel. The sugar sources for this particular secondary fermentation came from honey and grapefruit, and man was there some grapefruit taste in the beer. It was good. Not particularly as balanced a profile as I like in my IPA, but I do love me some grapefruit so that was okay. The malt was there in the nose, but on my tongue I struggled to find it. When I think of this beer in my mouth it evokes images of enormous grapefruits pummeling my tongue with flavor.
So enough about the grapefruit already. NLU plays Tampa tonight. It's Super Bowl Weekend and the big show is in Tampa this year, so I'm hoping for a good turn out. I'm going down and back in the same evening (it's 3.5 hours away) with my bass player and drummer along with a couple of friends in a two seater cargo van with our gear. It will be a fun time with acoustic guitars in the back. I'll be sure to post about the fun tomorrow.
I've also realized that this is not so much a daily blog maybe, but rather an every other day thing. I mean, I'll post daily when the spirit moves me, but some days not much really goes on (read: I forget).
To my readership (which is like, 2 people really), have a wonderful weekend. I sure will try!
-Mike the Ryan
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Dude, rock out Tampa. I'm thinking you're right about the probable turn-out given what's happening on Sunday. Also, thanks a lot for the As I Lay Dying kudos. I was excited when I read the email from Kyle, so we'll see what happens.
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