Preseason Form

Hello Don. I say this because at this point you and I are the only ones reading. We’re working on a “statement” post, where we tell you what this blog is all about, but I couldn’t wait. In short, Don’s the whiskey guy, I’m the beer guy and we’re brothers. We’ll explain the rest at some point (unless we don’t).

So I’m watching preseason football tonight (Steelers versus Cardinals) and I decided to celebrate the return of football with a beer. Unfortunately, I didn’t plan ahead and had to make due with what was on hand. In this case, it’s a Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock that someone left in my beer fridge (my wife I think). I have to say it’s not the best. I love dark beer and this one looks the part, but this bock just lacks guts. It has a wonderful aroma of chocolate and malt, and it hits the tongue with promise, but then fails to deliver – the flavor goes watery and then it gets sweetly sour. I hate sour beer.

Anyway, when the best you can say about a beer is that it reminds you of a better beer, in this case Heavy Seas Peg Leg Imperial Stout, then it’s not a very good beer. Damned by faint prasie, as they say. The fact that I generally discount Sam as a mass-market beer (the last resort at TGIFridays) doesn’t help it’s case.

Tomorrow night my Jets play and I should be in mid-season form by then. I’m thinking Double Bag. We’ll see…

-Jim