and another one

Yesterday it was time for some house work and fixing up a little BBQ for some family that was in town. And yes, a few new beers. The New Belgium Mothership Wit was kind of like a belgian, but I actually liked it and had 3 of em. I also picked up a Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale since I realized that this and the oatmeal stout were not checked off yet although I am sure I have had them. Today I will have that and hopefully something fun after wiffleball playoffs in Portland tonight if I can get the deck painted in time...

Uh...where was I? - Glam

Hmm...it was a rather drinky week. But, for the life of me, I can only recall two new beers.

I'll have to think about this, dig through my purse for the little scraps of paper I write beer information on, rifle through the empty bottle archive (recycle bin), and get back to you.

This week included bloody marys, lemon drops, gin & tonics...and that was just Tuesday. There were also quite a few beers I'd had before. Dick's Danger Ale (yum yum), Skull Creek Lager, the ever perfect Manny's. Thanks go, respectively, to Trout, the Pirate, and Dicko.

The two new beers memorable enough to remember were New Belgium Brewing Co's Mothership Wit (which is organic or wind powered or some shit) and the kissably soft Modelo Especial.

The witbier was perfectly delightful, emphasis on the light. Light and dry, a nice combination. The problem is, Trout was kind enough to follow it up with a couple of Dicks [insert off-color comment here] and that Danger All is just soooo goooood, all other beverages that day quickly receded into dim memory.

It's no secret I love the Negra Modelo and I hold the Especial equally dear. But you know what else I love about the Modelo's? The bottle. If you know me, you know I "talk with my hands" like some kind of crazy, cartoon Italian. The squat, low center of gravity Modelo bottles are a god send to someone like me who has knocked over more than her fair share of long necked beers.

Nate's Beer #61

If I had to name my favorite brewery I'd only be able to narrow the list to three. I just recently was re-introduced to the wonderful Rogue brewery and have made Dead Guy a staple of my disc golf weekends. A couple of years ago I discovered McMenamins, and it's been a wonderful relationship since as they brew great beer and I drink it. But before that the first brewery that I really liked and followed was New Belgium.

My buddy Chris introduced me to Fat Tire probably seven years ago. It was love at first sip. After that I tried every New Belgium beer I could find. The 1554 quickly became a favorite along with the Blue Paddle and Abbey. Sunshine is one of the tastiest wheat beers out there (in my opinion) and Trippel has always been good. My favorite though has to be last year's Summer seasonal Skinny Dip. I hope that they release this beer again this Summer. I've also tried the other seasonals 2 Below, Saison and Springboard.

So you can imagine my joy yesterday after I had arrived home and found the new Mothership Wit in my fridge. It's New Belgium's first attempt at an Organic beer and it was way better than any organic I've tried so far. It's a Belgium "Wit" style beer with some coriander and citrus spices that remind me of Blue Moon a little bit. I definitely recommend checking this bad boy out.