Geary's Imperial IPA

I thought about starting a separate Beer Blog, and maybe I still will. But for now, I thought I'd report my thoughts on a new beer (for me). At Hannaford tonight to pick up a few things while Emily was at Brownies, I saw 4-packs of Geary's Imperial IPA. I'm a big fan of double IPA's, and a big fan of Geary's, so this ended up in my cart before I knew what was happening.

It poured a darker color than I expected, more brown than orange. Fine foam head that didn't stick around for very long. Big bready flavor that surrounded the tongue and lingered. Alcohol in the aftertaste, along with that big malt flavor. I will be looking for this beer on tap or on cask. This beer reminds me a lot of Geary's Hampshire Special, also one of my favorites. If you like Geary's Hampshire, you can always find it on tap at Norm's BBQ.

A note about Imperial IPA's, more commonly referred to as Double IPA. An American style of India Pale Ale characterized by higher amounts of malts, hops, and alcohol content. The term Imperial is homage to the Russian Imperial Stout, which is actually an English stout brewed for the Russian court of Catherine II in the late 1700's. Imperial stouts are very strong stouts, so it makes sense that Imperial IPAs are very strong IPAs.

So, a little beer, a little history, and for $9.99 you too can be the proud owner of a 4-pack of 12-oz bottles of this fine Imperial IPA.

Happy Easter

On a frigid Easter morning (wind chills in the 20's), the kids had fun searching for eggs outside. The morning has been spent mostly eating candy. Good thing Halloween and Easter are so far apart.

Father-Daughter Dance

Tonight was our third Father Daughter dance. This year we danced a lot more than past years. Maybe it was because Emily thinks her Dad is an awesome dancer. Maybe it was because Emily's 2 best friends weren't there. Either way it was fun.