Making, baking, and (un-)breaking things in Southeast Michigan.
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Today’s lunch was at Sushi Do over in Troy. I had two tamago nigiri, a spicy tofu roll, spicy tuna roll, asparagus roll, and a large pile of gari (ginger). I don’t care for wasabi so that sat uneaten.
(Note that the crap color is caused by my phone and the lighting. The food itself looked a bit more brilliant in person, but as I don’t edit moblog photos before posting them they are presented as they came from the camera.)
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…just a quick photo from yesterday’s impromptu bike ride from when we stopped at Paint Creek Cider Mill and split a bag of cinnamon sugar doughnuts about 30 miles into riding. As Nick said, due to five people being present and a dozen doughnuts in the bag, a few of us had to “take one for the team” and eat three… Mmm…
Yesterday’s weather could have been a little nicer as sprinkling rain was a little was a little unpleasant at times, but otherwise it was a nice cool autumn day. I’m really looking forward to a couple months of this type of ideal riding weather.
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Tonight beer, being sipped while writing this post and some research into a particular GPS-based bike computer, is Odell Brewing Company’s Myrcenary Double IPA. This is very much a slow-sipping super-hoppy beer, exactly the kind that I love to spend two hours with while working on personal projects in the evening.
This bottle of beer is the last one of the outstanding selection of Colorado beers brought back by some friends on a recent trip to Colorado.
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One of the Colorado beer that I was given was a bottle of Left Hand Brewing Company’s 400 Pound Monkey. Unfortunately, it opened without a hiss and turned out to be flat. The label reads that it is “English Style”, so while I initially thought that maybe they going for the idea of a bottled cask-ish ale, the photo on the beer’s product page shows a rich head, so I think that bottle just happens to be flat. Like the other Left Hand Brewing Company beers that I’ve tried I can tell that it’d be good with an appropriate amount of CO2 in it, but instead this is a bit more like a malty/hoppy wine.
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Erik and Kristi recently came back from a long weekend trip† to Colorado bearing beer. As a result the house is now graced with thirteen bottles of stuff that’s not available in Michigan. The twelve normal bottles are now in the fridge cooling and the one 22oz of Magic Mirror is sitting in the basement aging.
This sampling is comprised of (left to right):
Left Hand Brewing Company:
400 Pound Monkey
Milk Stout
Black Jack Porter
Stranger American Pale AleNew Belgium Brewing:
Mothership Wit
Ranger India Pale Ale
Somersault AleGrimm Brothers Brewhouse:
Magic Mirror Imperial Köttbusser AleOdell Brewing Co.:
Myrcenary Double India Pale AleBoulder Beer Company:
Kinda Blue Blueberry Wheat
Mojo India Pale Ale
Sweaty Betty Blonde
Hazed & Infused Dry-Hopped Ale
These will be quite tasty over the coming weeks. I know for certain that the couple of these which I’ve had before are quite good, and I’m quite certain that the rest will be quite tasty as well. Mmm.
UPDATE: It turns out that the Boulder Beer Company stuff is actually available in Michigan. That doesn’t make it any less tasty, though.
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Yesterday afternoon Danielle and I received another one of the gifts on our Amazon Wedding Registry, but this one is something that I’d specifically picked out: a Baratza Virtuoso coffee grinder. For years now I’ve been grinding and brewing coffee fresh every morning, and Danielle has started to do the same. The coffee grinder that we had (well, still have) was a basic Mr. Coffee model that worked, but leaked grounds, had static electricity problems (read: grounds would fly out and cling to things when opening it), and would clog a couple times a week.
After doing a bunch of research, this grinder seemed to be the most cost effective model, while still holding a goodly quantity of beans. Having received it I’m not disappointed. It feels very solidly made, is much quieter than the previous grinder, has a more consistent grind, and doesn’t build up a bunch of static. I’m really looking forward to using this. Hopefully it’ll be the end of having to listen for the telltale sign of the grinder starting to clog and running to the kitchen to stop it before it plugs and starts heating the grounds and turning the clogged bits into powder.
Thanks, Bennett!
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Trader Joe’s Name Tag Classic Lager, a rebranding of Red Oval is the kind of beer that one drinks ice cold while sitting on the porch after doing a bunch of work.
I just did a bunch of trail work and it’s a nice night for sitting on the porch.
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Shorts Brewing Company’s Bourbon Barrel Soaked Sustenance Black Beer is not currently available in stores, but when up at their pub this past weekend they had six packs available for around $17. I hadn’t tried this before, but it sounded good and so we picked up a pack.
This beer is good.
I’m strongly reminded of New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk, but it’s been a long time since I’ve had a fresh bottle of it, and I really think that Short’s beer is better. I’m just slowly sipping this, and the glass will probably be empty in an hour or so. It’s also only 6.5%, which surprised me a bit.
This is really, really good.
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Today’s lunch was some eggy hash, made with shredded potatoes, onion, roasted garlic, egg, salt, pepper, sweet corn, mild cheddar, chili powder, and (smoked) Spanish paprika. I probably should have used less cheese and left out the roasted garlic, but it was otherwise good. I’m also now quite full, which is good as I want to get a bunch of things done this afternoon.
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