January 31st, 2009 by lifesabatch
This brew was brought to me by the magnificent Ms. Mieko. It’s 8.7% alc/vol. That’s all I know.
Appearance: Dark brown with no translucency. There’s a nice, tan head.
Smell: It has a dank, maybe prune, aroma. Hops is present as well. The smell is slightly piny.
Taste: Wow. Just wow. It’s sweet, creamy and smooth with a caramel or toffee like backbone. It’s pretty sweet but well balanced by a pronounced bitterness. There’s a strong flavor of hops, but it’s hard to pin down. Is it piny, grassy, or citric? I’m going with pine. Whatever it is, it’s bold and flavorful.
Mouthfeel: The flavor concentrates in the center/back of tongue. The strong hop aftertaste lingers. It’s very provocative to the tongue. The alcohol is barely present.
Drinkability: I will drink again, most definately. I didn’t know what to expect with this one because I didn’t read the label. When it poured I was surprised to see a dark brew. After tasting, there was an element I couldn’t put my finger on. Turned out to be outrageous hops. It was hiding in plain sight. Wow, a dark, super hoppy beer. It’s like a cross between a mild, sweet porter, kind of, and a double IPA. Amazing. Simply amazing. Right now it’s my favorite beer.
Tags: Beer, photo, review
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September 25th, 2009 by lifesabatch
Found this one on twitter. It combines two of my favorite things, retro synthesizers and retro ads. This is basically porn to me.
Roland TR-808
This was the first drum machine one of my early mentors taught me on. It flopped originally until it was discovered in pawn shops by early hip-hop and techno producers. Now you can’t turn on the radio without hearing it’s signature sub-bass sound which, by the way, doesn’t actually come out of the box raw. You have to process the bass drum sound to get it.
I’ve always wanted one of these but I figured it wouldn’t happen till I turn 80, but an 808 practically fell in my lap last year. Now it’s a major part of my production process and my life is complete. I can die happy now.
All hail the 808!!!!
http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com
Tags: Design, drum machine, hip-hop, Roland, TR-808
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September 25th, 2009 by lifesabatch
Hi, everybody, I’m back. Big things coming. If anybody is still checking this blog, please leave a comment. I missed you. I won’t leave again.
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June 2nd, 2009 by lifesabatch
I’ve been waiting for this. While I have to admit I spent the downtime between skateboarding in the late seventies, and skating in the early eighties, dabbling in things such as D&D, knives, throwing stars, Apple IIs, and dirt bikes, I never did get into the RPG video games.
I’m playing Fallout on my Bootcamp partition, so this will be my second RPG.
I’m downloading as I type.
Tags: playstation, psn, rpg
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May 18th, 2009 by lifesabatch
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May 18th, 2009 by lifesabatch
I found this article about the making of the Sony PlayStation and being the logo freak I am, I was sold by this picture of toss away ideas. I haven’t actually read the multiple page article yet so holler if it’s any good, or bad. Enjoy, and welcome back!
Tags: logo, playstation
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