Archive for July 12th, 2010
Beer Review – Innis and Gunn Canadian Cask Oak Aged Ale
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Beer Tasting, Hiking, Travel on July 12, 2010
Name: Innis and Gunn Canadian Cask Oak Aged Ale
Origin: Scotland (Barrels originate from Canada)
Style: Scottish Strong Ale (7.1%)
Appearance: The colour is a crystal clear ruby red, that pours with a nice, medium sized foamy head with excellent retention.
Taste: There are definite notes of raisins and apples in the aroma. The flavours are fruity, with raisins, apples and some subtler notes of molasses and whiskey.
Mouth Feel: A surprisingly light bodied beer for such a high ABV, this Scottish Ale has a refreshing palette overall. Its high ABV and Whiskey cask aging gives this beer a touch of fire.
Final Thoughts (4.0 out of 5): Absolutely fantastic! This beer was made especially for Canada Day by Innis and Gunn and though I am a week late on trying it, I am glad I did. I love Canadian whiskey and I love Innis and Gunns oak aged ales. This is a great combination of both.
Routine of the Day – Tabata Intervals
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on July 12, 2010
| Exercise | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Total | Best |
| Squats | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 161 | 20 |
| Pullups | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 5 |
| Pushups | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 148 | 15 |
| Ring Dips | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 9 |
| Situps | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 103 | 12 |
Bottled Mystery Cider
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Experiments, Home Brewing on July 12, 2010
I completely forgot about this one. Its been sitting in its fermenter since the end of May and I finally got around to bottling over a month later. This is the very first (and possibly last) beverage I have created by simply dumping the mixture straight on top of the yeast cake of recently bottled beer. If this turns out to be a drinkable cider I may start doing this for all of my finished beers.
I primed it with about a 1/2 cup of demerara sugar and managed to squeeze about 20 pints and 10 bottles of this odd-ball cider out of it. The final gravity was 1.000, giving it in ABV of about 5% and a very low calorie count of about 160kcal a pint.
Next week I will pop one of this concoctions into the fridge and try it out.