tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post5294349347323593427..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Best Books and Beers 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-52250513155223023492011-12-20T22:36:04.982-05:002011-12-20T22:36:04.982-05:00Favorite books are many this year but include.
Ca...Favorite books are many this year but include.<br /><br />Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut --- read a huge amount of Vonnegut this year.<br /><br />Ready Player One by Ernest Cline -- one heck of a fun, geeky ride.<br /><br />Persepolis (Graphic Novel) -- Amazing story <br /><br />James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl -- phenomenal and fun<br /><br />Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein -- I love a good bunny fook.<br /><br />Favorite beers include:<br /><br />Marshall Wharf Big Twitch IPA .. huge and drinkable (Belfast, ME).<br /><br />North Coast Brother Thelonius Monk Ale .. Another huge lovely beer (Ft. Bragg, CA)<br /><br />Oxbow Farmhouse Ale (Newcastle, ME) lovely and rich.No Filter: The Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946052528543423775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-4670493528818890012011-12-20T14:21:24.250-05:002011-12-20T14:21:24.250-05:00I, like Scott, was very surprised at how good the ...I, like Scott, was very surprised at how good the Winter Abbey Ale was. I also loved the Shiner Holiday Cheer. <br /><br />Best books were Fun and Games, just a great heart for a crazy over the top book. And also The Most Dangerous Thing. It was great to see someone not particularly known for stylistic theatrics do some great, inventive things with a simple narrative.Bryon Quertermoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142740189973184854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-71385513735761000552011-12-20T08:34:10.781-05:002011-12-20T08:34:10.781-05:00Keegan's is awesome. I have both of the books ...Keegan's is awesome. I have both of the books you mentioned on my to-read shelf. I'm just slow-ass reader these days.<br /><br />My top 2 books this year:<br />I forgot all about THE ASK Sam Lipsyte when I did my top 10. It came out last year, but I read it this year. It's one of the funniest eviscerations of NYC life you will encounter. But it doesn't count.<br /><br />Two books ripped my heart out this year, in a good way.<br />Megan Abbott's THE END OF EVERYTHING, and OUT THERE BAD by Josh Stallings. <br /><br />Two beers blew me away recently:<br />Left Hand Brewing's Fade to Black #3, a Pepper Porter. Smooth and silky with bite, like my woman... <br /><br />And Bellegems Bruin, a West Flanders sour brown ale. Sour like a green apple candy dropped in a malty fresh beer. Tart and refreshing... (see above)Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-48980674566614539132011-12-20T07:45:16.671-05:002011-12-20T07:45:16.671-05:00I'm a huge fan of season beers and this year, ...I'm a huge fan of season beers and this year, I discovered two, both by Blue Moon. The Pumpkin Spice ale and the Winter Abbey ale both surprised me with exceptional taste and smoothness.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.com