심슨!

Seen on a walk around my neighborhood after Korean class.

And now, "Grape"

Went for a shopping trip with my friend Stefan to Hannam Market today after lunch. I was hoping to find the razor blades I've been missing - didn't - and was determined to not leave empty handed, so I bought Premium Bernini Grape, a South African... beer? Now that I have the internet in front of me I know this is not a bottle of Grappa.

Tastes like a diet wine spritzer. The question is whether I will pour it down my gullet or my kitchen sink.

I also bought a bottle of Imported Castlemaine XXXX Import Lager, The Australian Classic. Slim pickins, meine Damen und Herren.

Update: The XXXX is actually not horrible. It's a lager with a whiff of coffee and caramel.

Now, Vin

Honestly I had every intention of making this last two or three days (okay two days), but c'est si bon.

A good bookend to a good weekend.

Happy Sunday from the other side of the Earth!

Sad

Is there anything worse than being at abrewpub or somewhere with a
worldlass beer list and being surrounded by people drinking corona?

We need to start educating Americas youth more about this issue-
Curriuculum update Barry?

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Coffeest!

Coffeest Day 2: Back for more at Coffeest. (Raise your hand if you can remember going to the Echo Tap for 10 straight days.)

Today we are having macchiato and ham cheese panini. When I walked in John Lee Hooker was playing, ten minutes later David Bromberg and ten minutes after that Tom Waits. The sandwich is great and the coffee is too. It won't be very long until I've tried everything on the menu. I want to move in. The idea of hearing Bromberg in a cafe in Korea is something I'm having difficulty getting my head around.

Day 1: Currently west of the main plaza (광화문) kitty corner from the 성국미술관 (Sungkok Art Museum). Spent a few minutes wandering around until I found it.

They have a coffee roaster the corner, the tables are big and wooden and the sandwiches smell good. Fast internet and the music is at a reasonable volume. The coffee is top notch. The thing is this: the milk is frothed perfectly - still wet and the bubbles are small.

I wish I lived a little closer. Everyone seems to know one another here. I had been going to a nearby Starbucks recently. Not anymore....

(Reminds me of Lookout Joe's on Mt. Lookout Square back in Cincy.)

Smoked Gouda and bacon mussels + beer

Dinner: bavarian pretzel and cask Lagunitas brown sugga (Meh),
Nostradamus Belgian and mussels, and stoudts imperial oatmeal stout
with chocolate toffee cheesecake. Plus some to-go IPAs. Pretty solid
night so far. All I need now is a wake forest victory.

White house of the confederacy

I sat next to the daughter of the proprietor on the plane. If the
south rises again, it will probably start here: (one block from the
hotel)

Things are looking up

Lunch in richmond ... Capital alehouse round one. Tap list is a
little slumping - too much Irish stuff for st paddys ... Can't blame
them but disappointing. Having a Nectar Ales IPA - orange +
grapefruit explosion. Come on grapefruit! Waiting on some crabcakes
and contemplating my next beer choice - may have to go bottle on this
one

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Nooooooo!!!!!

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/to-fight-malaria-skip-the-beer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FreakonomicsBlog+%28Freakonomics+Blog%29

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Early review: boourns Richmond

Why is nonone still serving food at 10 pm? I've had the following
today: a swig of milk out of the jug at home, a big grab cheedar
ruffles bag, a Take 5 chocolate bar, and three of my $2.79
breathsavers from Ohare airport. My stomach is literally eating
itself. Room service may be my only option. I'm at a bar where I'm
getting Deja vu... I think we came here for lunch before Keira and
Jeremy's wedding Duane. Had a st paddys guiness and a grossly
overpriced Chimay - lame airport Ramada- quality cover band is playing-
think I'll head back to the room

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Appropriate verbage

Obliteration VI smells like orange juice and tastes like pine cones smashed into said glass of OJ. Duane concurs.

Flying blows

Stuck at o'hare with a broken airplane. I hate flying. This is
cutting into my alehouse time - eta in Richmond has gone from 645 to
10:15. Starving to death but refusing to pay airport prices for
anything. My kingdom for something with the word "Imperial" in front
of it.

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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in 회기

My office away from the office. I like the view here. Coffee is on the weak and watery side of the spectrum.

Headed to Richmond tomorrow

I'm going to Richmond for a conference tomorrow. The hotel is right down the block from this place.

Anyone know any other places to look into?

Not too excited about the location this year - the last two years have been Denver and Nashville. Richmond is a pretty big drop down. Next year Seattle though, whoo-hoo!

DLD

Hey, tickets should be on sale early tomorrow morning.....get you some!