New Raconteurs

It's been a long time (In Rainbows) since I've been this excited about a new album release...

Tasty Beverage of the Week

My favorite restaurant has unleashed their version of my favorite kind of beer. Otto's Pub and Brewery's newest seasonal offering is a Tripel. The Dubbel Ale is good, and the Tripel is 1/3 better!
The alcohol content is 9.8%, so it's served in a 12 oz. goblet from the bar. After a wonderful meal there on Sunday, I couldn't help but go back to fill up the growler last night.
Tasty, but strong as hell. It's one of the few beers I would both recommend and issue a warning along with it: treat it like wine - both in sipping speed and total amount consumed. It's so sweet, you could easily guzzle down a few before you know what hit you!

On a side note, the Tasty Beverage of Last Week should be noted as Weyerbacher Merry Monk's Ale. Also a Tripel, I thought it would make an excellent Birthday Beer for Rug. Jason the Beer Advocate describes it as "Moderate body, aggressively crisp with a sharp carbonation that stays at a medium-high level. Nutty and earthy from the yeast. Herbal and medicinal from the phenols. Peppery with a quick flash of sugar syrup from the sweet n’ spicy alcohol, relatively dry beer though a minute amount of residuals are apparent. Fruitiness borders on banana, pineapple and plum. Hops are minimal and are hardly noticeable. Dry clove and peppery flavours are dominant with a nutty dry finish. Alcohol warms more and more throughout the beer with mild solvent flavours from the fusel part of the alcohol."
I couldn't have said it better myself. Also very tasty.

Pictures From the moe. Show

Just Announced - BRMC!

Can you believe it? Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will play the State Theatre in downtown State College on Sunday 4/13.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Who's coming with me?

moe. State Theatre, State College, PA 3/5/08

I think everyone had the same idea - start out the adventure with some pre-moe. beers at Zeno's. My wife and I enjoyed a few of the best: La Fin Du Monde, Weyerbacher Hops Infusion, and Delirium Tremens.

Although I have always respected moe.'s music, I was never a huge fan. When I heard they were coming to the State Theatre, I almost passed on the opportunity. I sure am glad I got some of the last seats in the house before the show sold out. Seeing them live in such a small venue was a mind-bending experience. I have seen alot (alot) of bands over the years, and I must admit - moe. is one of the best live shows I have ever seen. Dueling guitarists, dueling drummers, and an awesome bass as the centerpiece. We're talking some serious jams here.

My love affair with jambands has been hot and cold lately, but moe. just reignited the passion. The light show alone will blow your ass away. This video is of terribly shitty quality, as I took it with my cell phone. But, it's enough to give you a pretty damn good idea of the intensity of the show. It's a four hour roller coaster ride with haunting valleys and ominous peaks. Check 'em out!

As the Years Go Passing By

The world lost blues legend Jeff Healey yesterday, Sunday 3/2/08, to cancer at the age of 41. Jeff was blind since he was 1, and he played the guitar since he was 3.
I saw Jeff play once in the Pittsburgh area in the mid-1990's, and it was one of those experiences I will never forget.