Pyramid Hefeweizen

20101231:
I wrote: "Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen delicious. Best beer of the night."

[20110130]

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20120106:
I wrote: "I had the remainder of JK's Pyramid Hefeweizen. Super drinkable." 9:11 AM PST

Remark: Pyramid added "Haywire" to their product in 2008, but returned to the original name and dropped "Haywire" sometime last July 2011.

[20120119]

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Pyramid Hefeweizen
for a time known as Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen

Relevant Links:
Hefeweizen (Pyramid Breweries Website)
Haywire Hefeweizen (BeerAdvocate.com)
Pyramid Haywire Hefeweizen (RateBeer.com)
Pyramid Breweries Website MM DD YY

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Website Information:

The standard by which all other wheat beers are judged. Our deliciously deranged American-Style Hefeweizen is an award winning take on this Bavarian classic. This refreshingly unfiltered wheat ale delivers a distinctively smooth flavor worth sharing with friends.

Original Gravity: 12.5
Alcohol by Volume: 5.20%
IBU: 18
Malts: 39% 2 Row Pale Barley, 60% Malted Wheat, 1% Caramel
Hops: Nugget, Liberty
Availability: Year Round
Pairings: Fish, Salads, Poultry, Spicy Foods

O'Doul's Premium

20101231:
O'DOULS $3.40 (BOTTLE)

I recall it tasted like really light beer. I didn't remember it being bitter. It was not bad.

[20101231][20180623]

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O'Doul's Premium

Relevant Links:
O'Doul's Website Day Month Year

Bud Light

20091231:
I recall I had a Bud Light only once before, on New Years Eve 2009. I could be wrong, both about the date and that I've had it once before, but that's what I recall.

[20101227][20141214 Edit] (Bottle)

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20101224,20101225:
I'm not a big fan. I think Bud Light tastes plain. I don't know if that's an accurate description, but that's what I'll write here.

(20110709)

[20101227] (Bottle, bottle. Christmas Eve dinner, watching Stardust (2007) with friends)

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20110527:
I wrote: "Bud Light. Regular, light, carbonated. Very drinkable, but I think it's boring." With that being said, the little area to write your name with a key or coin is a neat little feature.

[20110623][20141214 Edit] (Bottle. GRO Happy Hour)

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20110709:
I mention in Heineken 20110703 that Heineken is quite popular among the Vietnamese. But not everyone in my dad's group of friends enjoys Heineken. So the group tends to drink Bud Light, and that's what my dad grabbed for me.

I wrote: "While Bud Light isn't as bad as I might think, it's still plain."

[20110726][20141214 Edit] (Can. Camping Trip)

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Bud Light

(20110527)

Relevant Links:
Budweiser Website
Bud Light Website MM DD YYYY
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) (Wikipedia.org)
Bud Light | Anheuser-Busch (BeerAdvocate.com)
Bud Light (RateBeer.com)

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Website Information:

Bud Light was introduced in 1982.
It was one of the first light beers in the world.
Bud Light is the best-selling beer in the U.S. and the #1 beer in the world.
It's brewed at all 12 Anheuser-Busch U.S.-based breweries.
Bud Light is brewed with all-natural ingredients - water, barley malt, rice, premium hops and yeast.
A blend of two and six-row malt and cereal grains give Bud Light its clean, cripse, smooth taste.
Bud Light is among the freshest beers in the industry due to Anheuser-Busch's network of more than 600 wholesalers.
There's 110 calories, 6.6 grams of carbohydrates and is 4.2% alchohol by volume in each 12 oz. serving.

Remy Martin XO Excellence

20101221:
On the rocks.

While I've enabled myself to make decent descriptions on how I think beers taste, I haven't tasted a enough spirits to describe nor fully appreciate the different types, flavors, and other genre-specific qualities.

I thought the taste of the cognac was stronger than the taste of either two whiskeys I drank yesterday. In particular, I believe the strength is in the taste, not the alcoholic content.

As a stronger statement (no pun intended), the taste of the cognac was tastier than the taste of either two whiskeys I tried yesterday.

[20101221][20180623 Edit]

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Remy Martin XO Excellence

Relevant Links:
Cognac (brandy) (Wikipedia.org)
Remy Martin (Wikipedia.org)
Remy Martin Website YYYY
Remy Martin Facebook Page

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Information from the website:

Remy Martin XO Excellence
XO Excellence stands out as the pinnacle of contemporary luxury, savored by discerning cognac drinkers from Moscow to Los Angeles and from Paris to Shanghai. Celebrated worldwide for its opulent aromas and sumptuous velvet textures, XO Excellence sets new heights in cognac sophistication.

Bowmore 12 Year Old

20101220:
Today I went with my family to a Mexican restaurant called Javier's and to drink I had two single malt whiskys, both on the rocks.

I liked the second (Bowmore) more than the first (Highland Park). But I was unable to describe their tastes.

Menu Description:
Bowmore 12 yr. smokey character of peated barley

$11.

[20101221][20151003 Edit]

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Bowmore

Relevant Links:
Bowmore Website DD MM YYYY

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Website Information:

Bowmore. Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Bowmore 12 Years Old
The colour is warm amber, and on the nose you'll pick up the trademark Bowmore peaty smokiness, along with subtle notes of lemon, honey and chocolate.

How to best enjoy our 12 years old: Our 12 years old is at one with the elements. To fully enjoy the aroma, savour it outside in the fresh air.

Food match: Why not enjoy it during a meal to accompany smoked salmon served with lemon and fresh black pepper on oatcakes?

Highland Park 12 Year Old

20101220:
Today I went with my family to a Mexican restaurant called Javier's and to drink I had two single malt whiskys, both on the rocks.

I liked the second (Bowmore) more than the first (Highland Park). But I was unable to describe their tastes.

Menu Description:
Highland Park 12 yr. smokey "garden on fire" sweetness, heathery, malty with a hint of sherry $11.

[20101221][20151003 Edit]

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Highland Park

Relevant Links:
Highland Park Website DD MM YYYY

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Website Information:

Highland Park 12 Year Old, 40% abv

The first proprietary bottling of Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky was as a 12 year old in 1979. It remains the core expression of the Highland Park range and is a smooth, balanced single malt, with a rich full flavour and a gentle smokey finish.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Glowing amber
Nose: Heather-honey sweetness; peaty smokiness
Palate: Rounded smoky sweetness; full malt delivery
Finish: Teasing, heathery, subtle smoke. Delicious

Take your time to appreciate the nose of Highland Park 12 and you’ll discover the characteristic honey sweetness followed by fruit – maybe pineapple, apple or pear. On the palate it is drying and leaves a gentle smokey feeling and a flavour that just keeps on going.

Irish Coffee

The essential components of an Irish Coffee are coffee, sugar, (Jameson) Irish whiskey, and topped with (slightly) whipped (heavy) cream.

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20100319:
It's early in the morning, but the drink has coffee in it!

Irish Coffee (20100319)

I'm sure I have notes written somewhere, but I figured I at least post the picture.

[20180712]

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20101214:
Writing this stub today (20180712), I'm surprised to find notes which lack the minimal amount of information to say anything. While this still occurs from time to time, the relative occurrence is lower.

(probably) Irish Coffee (20101214)

In fact, these notes don't even indicate what I ordered to drink!

Note @ 3:57 PM ET:

SSP America
SHANNON'S IRISH PUB
BWI Airport, MD
(410) 691-2515

$10.60

In any case, I'm guessing it's an Irish Coffee, because I'm at "Shannon's Irish Pub" and it kind of looks like one.

Furthermore, knowing me, I must have decided to get it after having it for the first time earlier in the year (20100319).

[20180712]

Heavy Seas Märzen

20101202:
Clipper City Balto MärzHon has the following menu description: "Malty & Toasty – repeat beer festival gold medalist." I don't recall how it tasted. But if I didn't remember it being bad, it must have been alright.

[20101215]

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Heavy Seas Märzen
formerly known as Clipper City Balto MärzHon

Relevant Links:
Heavy Seas - Märzen | Heavy Seas Beer (BeerAdvocate.com)
Clipper City Balto MärzHon (RateBeer.com)
Heavy Seas Märzen
Märzen (Heavy Seas Website)

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Website Information:

Marzen

Approx 5.75% ABV

Amber in color with a rich, toasty malt flavor with a slightly sweet finish. Pairs well with sausage, pizza and pit beef. GABF Medal winner 5 consecutive years since 2006. Formerly known as Clipper City MärzHon.

Belvedere Half and Half (The Owl Bar Lager and Guinness)

20101202:
The Belvedere Half & Half is The Owl Bar Lager layered with Guinness. I recall the combination was good (for sure I like Guinness). The menu description reads "Our Owl Lager layered with Guinness."

Afterwards I had the Clipper City Balto MärzHon.

[20101215]

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Belvedere Half and Half (The Owl Bar Lager and Guinness)

Relevant Links:
Half and half (Wikipedia.org)

Leinenkugel's Fireside Nut Brown

20101201:
12 oz. bottle.
This Fireside Nut Brown is delicious.

[20101215]

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20110202:
12 oz. bottle.
Lol, still not experienced enough to detect anything special, but good smell. It's probably not accurate since I'm smelling it out of the bottle. I might actually be picking up on the hazelnut flavor. In any case, it doesn't taste bitter at all. Nice overall feel and flavor resting on the tongue.

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Leinenkugel's Fireside Nut Brown

Relevant Links:
Leinenkugel Website
Leinenkugel's Fireside Nut Brown | Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (BeerAdvocate.com)
Leinenkugels Fireside Nut Brown (RateBeer.com)

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Information from the website:

Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 4.9%
International Bitterness Unit (IBU): 15
Calories: 155
Carb. grams: 13.4
Protein grams: 1.6
Fat grams: 0.0
Malts: Pale and Red Wheat
Hops: Cluster
Serving temperature: 45 degrees
Other: Natural hazelnut flavor
Availability: November & December
*Based on a 12-oz. serving