Misc News – June 18

Bloomington Brewing's new brewery gets ink in the AP. Carried in the Chicago Tribune, the Kansas City Star, and even the Los Angeles Times. Jeff Meese "says the company has a deal to start selling its beer at three Indianapolis-area bars and will be looking for others. The company could also start selling in some grocery stores next year."

Oaken Barrel's Indiana Amber gets ink in the Post Tribune.

As we said, BJ's will give you a logo pint glass on Father's Day. The Ram will give you a growler (with the purchase of the beer – but that's on Saturday. On Friday, the beer in the growler is half price.

Vine and Table  in Carmel has bottles (750ml) of 92° Mortlach 1938/70 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch. Yipe. 70-year old Scotch. The world's oldest whisky. $15,999.99. Yipe. Too much $$? They also have 200ml bottles for only $4,399.99. Yipe.

The Master of Malt web site says

Appearance: The colour of sun-bleached polished mahogany.
Aroma: A mellow nose, at once waxy and fruity; candlewax to the fore initially, which becomes snuffed candle (a thread of smoke), with Maraschino cherries in Madeira cake behind, and after a while an orangey citric note - fresh and juicy, becoming apricot jam. Flaked almonds and whin flowers, becoming light coconut oil.
Taste: Surprisingly lively tasted straight. A smooth, waxy mouthfeel; a sweetish start becoming moderately dry, but not overly-tannic. Dried fig and tobacco notes, and an intriguing light smokiness. A long finish and, for the first time, a hint of planed hardwood in the aftertaste. With a teaspoon of water, the smooth texture in enhanced. The fresh, light sweetness becoming pleasantly sour ('Soor Plooms'), with sooty smoke in the finish.
Comment: Remarkable! No trace of damp wood or must or bung cloth - a delicate, fresh, vital, fruity whisky, but with unusual attributes of waxiness and smokiness - uncommon today, more usual before the 1960s.

Gotta love a comment there also: "I was presented with a bottle of this fine whiskey as part of a performance bonus working with AIG, worth every penny, I even let a few of my low level grunts fight over the droplets that fell from my moustache."

My least favorite beer bar patio. ==>

Hint: Hey pubs showing the World Cup, I've seen it demonstrated. Use your graphic equalizer to tune out the 235hz and 460hz and you won't lose any voice-over but the stupid buzzing of those stupid horns goes away.

The Zythophile tried maturing some IPA at the natural on-ship temperature of about 105°F. Think about it. That's probably authentic and it works for Madeira.