Shellac - At Action Park

Yup!

P.O.S. - Never Better

Hey, likers of the underground hip-hop, if you don't already have the latest album, Never Better, from P.O.S., get yourself on down to the local record store, iTunes, whatever, and buy this album now!

Beer night!

Yeti

Great Divide Yeti. Dark, smokey, GOOD!

Czar

When the Czar says drink.....I drink!

Thirsty Thursday - Duvel

Mmmm mmm mmm mmm mmm...Duvel!!!

Black Gold!

TenFidy!

THEARTOFCYCLING.COM

I'd like to announce the arrival of theartofcycling.com! I've had this idea for a long time and finally decided to drag the idea (kicking and screaming, I might add) out of the back of my head and onto the internets. The idea is simple. I love cycling. I love photography. I like to feast my eyes on other visual art too. Theartofcycling.com is a celebration of art, cycling, and the relationship of the two. This site is in its infancy and is sure to change and morph with time. If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear from you! Email me at mitch [at] mitchkline dot com.

If you're an artist - photographer, videographer, painter, etc - send me links to your cycling-related art project.

Thanks for looking!

tt: bourbon county stout

Last night Zen's hosted a vertical tasting of this stout from Chicago. This was a rare treat, they started us way back in the 06 and worked our way up to the 09 release. Those teeney tasting cups didn't even know what hit em.... this is a big beer.

The head of brewing operations at Goose Island was on hand, enlightening us on this one of a kind ale. Just calling this beer is kind of misleading, in fact, the first time they entered BCS in the GABF, it was disqualified, there was no category by which this beer could be judged. Of course, now barrel aged beer is showing up at craft breweries everywhere. That's because it is totally awesome!

It was cool, everybody had a favorite year. I really appreciated the 06, it seemed like the older beer was more intense, with stronger bourbon and chocolate flavor.

I highly recommended this beer for a cold winter night.

The stats:

Alcohol by Volume: 13%

International Bitterness Units: 60

Color: Midnight

Hops: WillametteMalt: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roast Barley, Debittered Black

Serving Suggestions:

Preferred Glass: Snifter

Preferred Serving Temperature: 40º

Food Pairings: Flourless Chocolate Cake

Cheese Pairings: Capriole Bourbon Chocolate Torte

Cellaring Notes: Develops in the bottle for up to 5 years

On the Player

Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
Brother Ali - Us

Workspace Photos

Love these workspace photos by Joseph O. Holmes.

Thirsty Thursday - Dale's Pale Ale

I remember the first time I tasted Dale's Pale Ale. I had just returned to Nebraska from a house-hunting trip in Denver and I had brought a sixer back with me to see what all the commotion was about. So I cracked one open the first chance I got and I'm here to tell you, I couldn't believe what my taste buds were telling me. This beer was good. Really good! And from a can. Its fairly balanced as we've come to expect from a Pale Ale, but I think it leans a bit more toward the bitter side, with a bitterness that sticks around for quite a while. Its hoppy! As the ring around the top of the can says, "A Huge Voluminously Hopped Mutha of a Pale Ale". It ain't no lie! I'm still in disbelief that such a tasty beer fits into those cans. The best thing is, its very convenient to take these little buddies into the woods on mountain bicycle adventures. And there isn't another beer I'd rather have along for a mid-ride break than Dale's Pale Ale.

Brewery: Oskar Blues Longmont, CO
Style: American Pale Ale
ABV: 6.5%