Beer Review: St. Victorious Doppelbock

After last week's success with the Troegenator Doublebock, I decided to try a different one, this one the St. Victorious by Victory. This one...not such a big fan. It's a good beer: very sturdy tasting, kind of bitter, but not overwhelmingly so. It's not leadheavy and while it tastes a little bit belgiany, it's not … Continue reading Beer Review: St. Victorious Doppelbock →

Beer Review: Troegenator DoubleBock

I'm noticing a distinct trend here: almost all the beers I've chosen to review have been really dark. Generally speaking, that's because I prefer darker beers. I still don't know how to describe the flavor in Belgian beer (hoppy? yeasty? bad?), but I know I can safely avoid it if I get a beer too … Continue reading Beer Review: Troegenator DoubleBock →

The Heart of Darkness

One of my (many) overly ambitious goals is to find the worst movie ever made. I hear at least one of you muttering to yourself, "But taste is a subjective thing, how can he possibly hope to find 'the worst' of anything?" To which I reply, "Ah-HA, I have a foolproof system!" I tell people … Continue reading The Heart of Darkness →

A Noir: In Three Parts

Part 1: Introduction Our hero stands not so tall above the grime and grit of the City. He wallows in the gutterstench and he has a grease slick smile that spreads like spilled oil. His words burn spark and inflame the coming conflict. More than anything, it's his ability to rub everyone the wrong way … Continue reading A Noir: In Three Parts →

Snowboardin’

I'm not especially athletic, so any thought of attempting anything resembling a sport always makes me break out into a sweat. And yet, I always go into a new activity with the dangerous assumption that learning it will only take, at most, ten minutes. That deep down inside, I'm a prodigy that will blow away … Continue reading Snowboardin’ →