St. Patrick’s Day Vader
Vader knows how to spend St. Pat’s, with a frosty Guinness, in this truly badass desktop wallpaper.
Beer of the Week – Old Thumper
The Shipyard Brewery in Portland, ME has a solid line-up of brews, including this week’s Beer of the Week, Old Thumper. Old Thumper is an ESB, or Extra Special/Strong Bitter. Here’s what Shipyard has to say:
Old Thumper Extra Special Ale was created in 1979 by veteran British brewer, Peter Austin, foundr of the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire England and mentor to Shipyard’s master brewer, Alan Pugsley. A British Grand Champion beer, Old Thumper is a non-traditional English Bitter, brewed in the United STates soley by the Shipyard Brewing Company.
Pulling in a B at BeerAdvocate, Old Thumper is no slouch, having won several awards, including Best in Show at the 2004 LA County Fair. Track some down this weekend and enjoy, it’s a perfect brew for watching the Sox trounce the Yankees. Happy Weekend!
Beer Of The Week – La Fin du Monde
Welcome to the first of our new regular Friday series, Beer of the Week. Each Friday we’ll highlight a new beer to toast with for the coming weekend. This week we highlight a tremendous golden ale from Quebec, La Fin du Monde.
La Fin du Monde, which translates to “The End of the World” is a tremendous ale, with quite a kick. At 9% alcohol by volume, this is no lightweight beer. Here’s what brewer Unibroue has to say:
In February 1994, after 18 months of research, Unibroue launched La Fin du Monde (the end of the world). It is a 9 percent alcohol, triple fermentation beer. This type of beer was originally developed by the monks of the Middle Ages to be served on special occasions. La Fin du Monde is a deluxe beer made by triple fermentation and a unique way of straining the yeast. This method produces an unexpectedly subtle flavour. With its champagne-like effervescence, it has a vigourous presence in the mouth, which accentuates its strong personality. Slightly tart, with the balanced flavours of wild spices, malt and hops, it belongs to the class of great Trappist beers and, in this regard, is a North American first. At meals, it can replace white or red wines and enhances the flavour of most dishes.
This beer is brewed to honour of the great explorers, who believed they had reached the end of the world when they discovered America.
With an average rating of “A” at beeradvocate, La Fin du Monde is a powerful, award-winning beer from one of the finest brewers in Canada. Raise a pint tonight and toast the weekend!