Name: Raasted Imperial Stout
Origin: Denmark
Style: Imperial Stout (9%)
Appearance: So think and black that light fails to penetrate this heavy stout. It pours with a fizzy, short lived head.
Taste: The aroma has notes of raisins and does not hide this beers very high ABV. The flavours range from sweet dark molasses to raisins, with rum-like notes and it finishes with a bitter, ash-like aftertaste. Just like with the aroma the high alcohol content of this stout is not masked at all, leaving a semi-alcoholic taste in the mouth.
Mouth Feel: This is a heavy bodied stout, with a foamy and soft mouth feel. Because of Raasted Imperial Ales very high, very noticeable ABV it gives this beer a hot mouth feel which lingers on the tongue.
Final Thoughts (3.5 out of 5): I generally shy away from beers with an ABV above 7%, but being in a rush completely mis-read the label. One bottle of this mighty stout will leave your head spinning.
日本の日記 － キャンピングを 秋に？
Posted by bradinator in Japan, Japanese Language, Language Practice on October 26, 2010 | Edit
先週末のハイクは とても 楽しかったですよ！ でも ３時間掛かったから 私は ちょっと 短かったです （みじかい）。。。 それから 来週末に また ハイキングに 行きたいですよ！ 先週末には 私の上司も （じょうし） ハイキングに行った ハイクの写真を 見せました （みせる）。
すごい! この山で ハイクを したいですよ! このハイクは とても 大変で きれいです。
友達に ハイキングに 行きたいが 聞いて 写真を 見せました。 あいにく。。。 友達は ハイキングの代わりに （かわり） キャンピングに いきたいです！ 秋に （あき）! 山に たくさん 雪が あります そして 天気は 晩に とても 寒いです！
彼は （かれ） 頭が 可笑しいです （あたまが おかしい）。
New Words ーーー
みじかい (短い) － Short (Adj-い）
じょうし （上司） － Boss (N)
みせる (見せる） － To show （V)
かわり (代わり） － Instead (N)
あき (秋） － Fall (N)
あたまが おかしい （頭が 可笑しい） － Crazy, strange (literally Head+Odd。。。 Head is strange)
おかし （お菓子） － Candy （N)。。。 Notice the lack of the extended vowel? おかしい ｖｓ。 おかし
Grammer －－－
1. Nounの代わりに ＞＞＞ Instead of something
Ex: ご飯の代わりに ポテトを 食べたいです ＞＞＞ Instead of rice I want to eat potatoes.
2. Headが+Adj >>> Describe a persons ‘state of mind’
Ex: 頭が いいです ＞＞＞ Is smart
Ex: 頭が 悪いです ＞＞＞ Is dumb
Ex: 頭が いたい ＞＞＞ Has a headache —OR— Is focused on a difficult problem (to the point your head hurts)
Is there more?
This is a photo my boss took from his hike last weekend… I have to go here.
Routine of the Day – Pullups, Dips, Pushups and Squats
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on October 26, 2010 | Edit
Warm Up - 3 Rounds for time
- 10 Pullups
- 30 Situps
- 30 Pushups
- 30 Squats
Time was 4:31
Routine #1 – 15-15-15
- Sumo Highpull Deadlifts (16kg)
- Burpees
Time was 3:26
Routine #2 – 10 Rounds for time of w/ 14lbs training vest
- 7 Ring Pullups
- 9 Ring Dips
- 12 Pushups
- 15 Squats
Time was 9:14
The nice thing about this routine is that I was able to do it with unbroken sets, turning it into basically 9 minutes on non-stop exercise.
Routine of the Day – KB Swings and Faux Muscle Ups
Posted by bradinator in Fitness, Routines on October 25, 2010 | Edit
Warm Up – 3 Rounds
- 10 Pullups
- 20 Situps
- 30 Pushups
- 40 Squats
Time – 4:25
Routine of the Day - Complete for Time
- 50 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 10 Muscle Ups (feet assisted)
- 40 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 8 Muscle Ups (feet assisted)
- 30 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 6 Muscle Ups (feet assisted)
- 20 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 4 Muscle Ups (feet assisted)
- 10 Kettlebell Swings (1 pood)
- 2 Muscle Ups (feet assisted)
Final time was 11:45.
Short and sweet… Maybe too short. I will probably hit the gym on the way home.
Home Brew #2 – Pineapple Wine and bottle the MBT
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Home Brewing on October 25, 2010 | Edit
I also took the time to create a new cider/fruit wine from Pineapple Juice concentrate.
Ingredients –
- 12 cans of Pineapple Juice Concentrate
- 500g Cane Sugar
- WC-1118 Wine Yeast
Original gravity was 1.050, hoping for a 1.000 FG
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When I finished this quick home brew I bottled my Mead-Beer-Thing which will probably sit in bottles for the next 6-8 months before I even dare tasting it.
The Lager yeast fermented to 1.004, or 6% ABV.
The WC-1118 wine yeast fermented out to nearly 0.990, or 7.5% ABV.
Home Brew – Pumpkin Pie Stout
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Home Brewing on October 24, 2010 | Edit
Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday and I wanted to make a pumpkin ale but I wanted to make a stout. Thats a lot of work to do so instead I just combined them into an wickedly spooky combination: A pumpkin pie stout.
Ingredients -
- 3.75lbs LME Pilsner Extract
- 500g of DME
- 1/2lbs of Chocolate Malt (steeped for 30 minutes)
- 40 oz of Canned Pumpkin Puree
- 1/2 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice (Ginger, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, All Spice mix)
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient
- 1 packet Nottingham Dry Yeast (11g)
Boiled all ingredients for 45 minutes. Cooled rapidly and yeast pitched
Original gravity was 1.035. This will need a secondary and maybe even a tertiary fermentation remove all the trub that the pumpkin puree is going to leave behind.
Hiking – Raspberry Ridge
Posted by bradinator in Hiking, Hobbies, Photography on October 24, 2010 | Edit
I really wish I got out hiking every weekend. Calgarian’s are blessed with some of the most amazing hiking trails in all of Canada, if not the world. Raspberry Ridge is another gem, snuggled away 100km South West of the city, somewhere at the entrance of the Rockie Mountains.
The first hour of the hike is quite easy, but the second hour is a where all the elevation gain is making it challenging.
You can check out some of the other pictures in the Canada Photography gallery.
Beer Review – Biard Beer’s Rising Sun Ale
Posted by bradinator in Beer, Beer Tasting, Japan, Photography on October 22, 2010 | Edit
Name: Biard Beer’s Rising Sun Ale
Origin: Japan
Style: IPA (5%)
Appearance: A foggy, caramel coloured ale, it poured with a nice medium head with good retention.
Taste: Its aroma is floral, with notes of raspberries. The initial flavour is quite tart and grassy, with only small hints of berries coming through. These lead into a sweeter raspberry-esque finish.
Mouth Feel: The Rising Sun Ale is light bodied, filling and soft. Due to the heavy bitterness it leaves that all-to-familiar chalky feeling in the mouth.
Final Thoughts (3.5 out of 5):