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La Morada Restaurant located in 308 Willis Ave. Bronx, New York has authentic Oaxaca dishes including white mole: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2014/01/la-morada-mole-blanco-oaxacan.html?ref=excerpt_readmore
The best Mexican food in New York
From tacos to Tex-Mex, we've got your South of the Border cravings covered
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Prevailing wisdom says that New York Mexican food can't compare to the stuff they're slinging out West. Consider this list of NYC's best tacos, burritos, tamales, guacamole and more to be our convincing retort. We've braved the spiciest salsas (and plenty of trips to the outer boroughs) to compile this roundup of the best Mexican grub in New York. Did we miss your favorite Mexican restaurant in NYC? Join the conversation in the comments.
Tortilleria Nixtamal
- Price band: 1/4
Mexican eateries are ubiquitous in Corona, but unlike most, this sunny, family-run tortilleria painstakingly grinds corn into fresh masa for many of its dishes. This means that the tamales are delicate and fluffy, and profoundly corny tortillas envelop fillings such as fried skate in the first-rate fish tacos. The Italian tamale ($2.50) is a melting-pot marvel of steamy masa, sausage, peppers and mozzarella.
- 104-05 47th Ave, (at 104th St)
Mesa Coyoacan
- Critics choice
Chef Ivan Garcia (Mercadito) explores his Mexico City roots at this eatery, named for the neighborhood where he grew up. The food echoes the multiregional snacks you might find on the capital city's streets: A trio of tamales presents versions from Oaxaca (chicken and mole), Chapas (pork, fruit and nuts) and Veracruz (tilapia with guajillo salsa). Other preparations come straight from the chef's family, including a secret-recipe ceviche.
- 372 Graham Ave, (between Conselyea St and Skillman Ave)
Empellón Cocina
- Rated as: 3/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Some chefs are like gastronomic Margaret Meads, quick studies in replicating the food of cultures far from their own. Stupak, a notorious tinkerer, is much more original. Everything here is designed for sharing, and a table cluttered with his most impressionistic fare feels Mexican only in the most cosmopolitan sense. Plus, the bar has one of the most comprehensive selections of mescal in New York.
- 105 First Ave, (between 6th and 7th Sts), 10003
Tehuitzingo Deli and Grocery
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
You won't need Spanish skills to gobble down $2.50 carnitas (pork seasoned with garlic, thyme and oregano and cooked in lard) and garlicky, lime-marinated beef tacos at this tiny, fast-paced Mexican bodega. Just repeat the following—"Quiero una carnita y un taco de carne"—and get out of the way. If you're feeling ritzy, the pricier tongue version—taco de la lengüeta—comes in at $2.50.
- 695 Tenth Ave, (between 47th and 48th Sts)
Tulcingo Del Valle Restaurant & Deli
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
The staffers behind the little counter are mole artists, rewarding devotees with authentic, complex versions of the sauce, and other rich offerings from the southern Mexican state of Puebla. You can order take-out or sit down in the no-frills seating area next door. Either way, there's room to gather a group of friends, bring a few beers in brown bags, and eat yourselves silly on some of the city's best Pueblan food. Even standbys like pork al pastor are rendered with love, marinated in smoky chilies, cumin and cinnamon: Served on warm, soft tortillas, the roasted meat is accented by flecks of cilantro and onion and a generous dollop of creamy guacamole.
- 665 Tenth Ave, (between 46th and 47th Sts), 10036-29
La Lucha NYC
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Depending on your tolerance for kitsch, you'll find this tiny East Village taqueria either charming or trashy. Mexican wrestling is the theme: Lucha libre movies are projected on the wall, and wrestling imagery appears everywhere, including the menu (rendering it almost impossible to read). Squint your way through it and you'll find a lineup of unexpectedly authentic—if slightly junky—Mexican tacos. We liked the sweet, soft-braised carnitas and the "el santo," made with salted steak, fried pork and chorizo. Dessert brought another pleasant surprise: fried plantains in sweet cream.
- 147 Ave A, (between 9th and 10th Sts)
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
This slim, urban beach shack shrouded in bamboo thatch with a chef-owner inside the open kitchen serves some of the city's most consistently satisfying Mexican food. The portions are designed to be small, with miniature tacos and tostados bursting with original flavors.
- 179 Ave B, (between 11th and 12th Sts)
Taqueria Coatzingo
Fresh, meaty tacos—think al pastor, slow-roasted goat and tongue—give Coatzingo an edge over the other tempting holes-in-the-wall under the 7 train track. We like the birria de res taco, made with beef simmered for three hours with dried guajillo peppers and avocado leaf. The spicy stew is finished with a sprinkling of cilantro, onion and guacamole on a double layer of corn tortillas, which can barely contain the filling's savory juices.
- 76-05 Roosevelt Ave, (between 76th and 77th Sts )
Taco Mix
This East Harlem hole-in-the-wall may serve the city's best al pastor tacos, sliced to order off a rotating spit crowned with a hunk of grilled pineapple. The tortilla-to-meat ratio is perfectly balanced.
- 234 E 116th St, (between Second and Third Aves), 10029
Dos Toros
- Price band: 1/4
Siblings Leo and Oliver Kremer left the Bay Area to teach New Yorkers a thing or two about Cal-Mex cuisine. Their tiny East Village storefront specializes in San Francisco–style burritos—California's perversely swollen, pico de gallo–drenched wonders. Try one stuffed with rice and beans, along with your choice of protein: carne asada (meaty grilled flap steak), locally raised, brined and grilled chicken, or porky, slow-cooked carnitas. Though the burrito is the star, other menu items make for worthy detours: The griddled quesadilla is a crisp, compact parcel of meat, melted Jack cheese and vibrant guacamole.
- 137 Fourth Ave, (between 13th and 14th Sts)
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If you're looking for Tex mex, Rodeo Bar is where it's at. Delicious and juicy burritos. great enchiladas too, although you have to go with the green sauce (the spicier one) to get the full experience.
If you're looking for tex mex, Rodeo Bar has the best and most consistent tex mex in the city. Their burritos are saucy, juicy and delicious. Enchiladas are great too, especially with the green sauce (the spicier one).
La Morada Restaurant in 141 street and Willis Ave in the Bronx has amazing Mexican food. http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/02/la-morada-mexican-oaxacan-bronx-restaurant.html?ref=search
La Gringa has killrt burritos with plantains in them..
Having eaten at all but 2 of the above, unfortunately for New Yorkers prevailing wisdom still prevails. Although this list does provide some of the best that New York has to offer with Coatzingo and Mesa Coyoacan being my favorites out of the 10 for totally different reasons, both would be the expected average of it's type in Los Angeles. Not to say that every Mexican place in LA is great its just a suprise if its bad and it is the exact opposite for New York. Anyhow if there is great Mexican Food out here in New York it would be a welcome surprise.
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No evidence on travel expenditures from those accounts? I don't have that knowledge.
No evidence of hotel expenses, meals? I don't have any knowledge of that.
Shea ends.
10:57AM Thomas cross examines.
This case not about Beatty affair? No it's not.
Nothing illegal about having affair? No it's not.
Christine Beatty had a job? Yes she was Kwame's Chief of Staff.
As Chief of Staff could have traveled with him for business purposes? Could have.
Beatty was on Civic Fund? Yes she was. She signed checks.
Looking at document that Thomas has on overhead. Lists Beatty as Treasurer on Kilpatrick Civic Fund.
Thomas says it's a government file? Correct.
Dated June 2nd 1998, postmarked received June 9th 1998.
You determination that Beatty signed checks? She signed a large number of checks.
Almost exclusively she was signatory with other person? Correct.
We had seen checks post 2002 that had Kwame's signature? Refresh my memory.
Were you aware that Kwame was not director post mid-year 2002?
Is there any explanation why his signature would appear? You'll have to help me out.
Did you consider that he might have pre signed checks? That's a possibility.
Can you consider the fact that he might have signed large number of checks? That's a possibility.
D KCF 2- dated July 19th 2002. Thomas cross examined regarding document. Signed by William Phillips. Document lists people responsible for Civic Fund and Kwame not listed anywhere. No longer had an official title at that point.
D KCF 4- Articles that list purposes of the Civic Fund: a. to promote community activities that enhance neighborhoods as well as activities that contribute to the betterment of the the lives of youths of Detroit and surrounding activities.
Sauer says he would go back to purposes of Civic Fund on form 990. Sauer says he looked at articles of incorporation since early in the investigation.
Looking at communication between Beatty and Kwame on January 23rd 2002.
Thomas asks who initiated this contact? Beatty says Sauer.
Thomas says both Beatty and Kwame officers at Civic fund at this point? Yes.

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Jamie Patrick
From OpenwaterpediaJamie Patrick, a business leader, a family man and endurance athlete, completed an unprecedented 111-mile, 31-hour Swimming California charity swim in August 2011 down the Sacramento River in northern California. he was nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and the creator of the Adventure Swim Contest and host of Jamie's Swim Camp and Jamie's Swim Camp III, The Lake Tahoe Edition. He is also one of the founding members of the Lake Tahoe Swimming Society and is co-organizing the Myrtle Huddleston Honorary Swim in Lake Tahoe, and organizes the Tahoe Rough Water Swim together with Paul Lundgren.
The Californian, who started swimming as a youngster, trained under renowned Olympic swimmers Matt Biondi and Tim Shaw, two of the greatest swimmers America has produced. Jamie shares their intensity for competition and for extending himself to reach his limits. He completed the first double-crossing of Lake Tahoe in 2010, done in a wetsuit.
His swims were subject of a documentary produced and broadcast by Universal / NBC. He also hosts the Jamie's Swim Camps in northern California. His 68-mile solo nonstop wetsuit adventure swim, called the Tahoe 360 scheduled for 31 August - 2 September 2012, will also be the subject of a feature documentary filmed by Mike Madden and produced by Lara Popyack.
He also completed a crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar in 3 hours 42 minutes together with Jen Schumacher, Oliver Wilkinson and Darren Miller on a 4-wide.
He will be recognized and honored at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on the RMS Queen Mary on 22 September 2012 in Long Beach, California.
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Bell's Eccentric Ale 2006 (Released 2007) - Bell's Brewery, Inc.
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Ratings: 33 | Reviews: 29 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by AlexJ:
North Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark coffee black with a dense caramel colored head that leaves lots of sticky lace.
The aroma certainly lives up to the name. Dark malt, chocolate, molasses, and pudding meet strange spice, butter, and fruits from another dimension.
The flavor continues the strange adventure with big dark malts, sugary cocoa powder, caramel corn, strange spice, and notes of old wood, leather, and dark herbs. Stoutlike at times. Old Aleish in a way. What the hell is this! If this beer were a person, he'd be a a raving lunitic.
Body is very big, oily, and chewy. Tastey and interesting, but definately something to open w/ a few other people.
Serving type: bottle
08-21-2008 19:33:35 | More by AlexJ
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3.5/5 rDev -8.6%
09-13-2013 02:42:01 | More by beerswamie
3.25/5 rDev -15.1%
08-24-2013 19:46:49 | More by MinorThreat
3.5/5 rDev -8.6%
07-06-2013 13:44:11 | More by mcrago
2/5 rDev -47.8%
05-18-2013 15:16:27 | More by mattvandyk
3.6/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle sharred with Sournotes and Mothman.
A- Pours a thin off white head that settles to a thin layer around the glass, dark brown color with reddish hues coming off the bottom.
S- Big dark fruits right away, plums, raisins, cherries, some honey, slight roasted notes, a lot going on in the aroma.
T- The taste is very similar to the nose, big dark fruits, brown sugar, honey, rather complex, a lot going on.
M- Medium mouth feel, decent carbonation, smooth drinking.
O- This is definitely an interesting beer, glad to try it once but not a beer I would want to revisit anytime soon.
Serving type: bottle
01-04-2012 08:50:05 | More by Chriscrundwell12
3.65/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Another MI gem from Derek, 12oz bottle, 2006 vintage, poured into a tulip.
The pour is a murky dark brown with a creamy beige head that lingers as a collar for a while and leaves some legs on the sides. It's a bit disconcerting though as there a ton of floaties in the glass, almost chunks in fact.
The aroma is certainly interesting with the vegetables and spices (coriander and nutmeg maybe?) hitting my nose first. There is a light sweet spiciness from the honey and more than a hint of chocolate and lots of dark fruits.
The taste is even weirder, with a crazy spiciness hitting the tongue up front. Really tough to place the specific taste though. Definitely some spices, juniper maybe, other spices as well. The backbone is dark malts, honey and dark fruit and the finish brings back the odd spiciness.
The mouthfeel is full bodied and sticky sweet but with the overpowering spiciness leaving a tingling on the palate.
This is one of the more interesting beers I've had in a long time. Lots of odd spiciness, honey, fruits and, of course, the weird inclusion of cooked vegetables. Not my favorite Bell's brew but glad I got to try it.
Serving type: bottle
06-20-2010 02:24:01 | More by gford217
1.83/5 rDev -52.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1
Joe sent me a bottle of this in my LNBA BIF box. Thanks, bud.
Pouring dark brown with a dense tan head that recedes to a disk, this beer leaves some patchy lace on the side of the glass. Quite attractive.
The nose is rather unreal. A prominent cooked vegetable character up front with maple syrup, brown sugar and a definite popcorn character this is nothing if not unconventional. The alcohol is noticeable too, lending a juniper-like spiciness. Some chocolate is present as well, but this really is just bizarre. Definitely spicy, some cilantro is apparent as is coriander and some mace. Spruce?
The palate opens surprisingly bitter with a harsh astringency that just destroys the palate. Really pine sap-like, this is followed with a big honey and maple syrup sweetness, some cocoa and caramel. Spices appear begin to dominate mid-palate with coriander and nutmeg. Very spruce-like on the finish with big bitterness, this is rather unpleasant. Allowing the beer to linger on the palate brings out the raisins, and thankfully, the vegies are hidden. With a definite warming alcohol presence on the finish, this beer is medium in body with low carbonation. Not recommended, I feel bad panning this beer, but I was reduced to a grimace for the most part of my pour.
Serving type: bottle
04-22-2010 00:40:02 | More by DefenCorps
4.13/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review #400! Poured from 12oz bottle.
A- Pours a murky brownish color. The head which was around one and a half finger was a deep mocha color. This stayed until it was just whisps of foam on the top of the beer. Spotty lacing on the sides of the glass.
S- This was interesting to me. At first it smelled like a very used cat box that never has been cleaned. Tons of juniper and pine sap smells in here. Light chocolate covered dark fruits, some light rye, and a slight alcohol presence....almost like rum and some bourbon notes.
T- The aroma threw me off so I didn't know how it was going to taste. Right off the bat it was dark chocolate with a lot of darker fruits pushing through the front. Interesting to me only because I didn't expect it at all. Some roasted malts come through after this along with a hint of juniper itself in the beer. Light alcohol overtones come pouring through with some bourbon and oak tones. There are other flavors in this beer but I can't seem to place my finger on what they are.
M- Medium heavy mouthfeel. Carbonation is a little low but I expect this for a beer aged for 4 years or so. Darker roasted chocolate left on the palate and some light alcohol burning in the backing into the aftertaste. Clean tasting for the most part and very drying on the palate.
D- This beer was a very good beer that I'm glad to have tried. Bell's is good at making some interesting beers that everyone wants and for good reason. Nice job Larry with this beer. It certainly is Eccentric.
Serving type: bottle
04-06-2010 00:08:50 | More by alleykatking
4.08/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a St. Bernardus goblet.
Batch # 7799
A: Pours a charred chestnut color with a ton of suspended sediment visible when held to the light. Initially a creamy, 1/4 finger layer of dark khaki colored foam was spread out on top. It slowly receded down to a couple of bubbly islands that ended up clinging to the ring. Lacing was of the random and speckled variety.
S: Interesting aromas, initially, of milk choccolate, bing cherries, and candi. As it warmed the following subtleties began to emerge: toasted oak, vanilla, rum soaked raisins, whiskey, toasted rye bread crust, overripe dark fruit, and cotton candy.
T: Dark chocolate, raisins, and caramel covered tangy cherries loomed large along with supporting help from tobacco, campfire, roasted malt, charred oak, dark fruit, molassas/brown sugar, fudge brownies, Almond Joy/Mounds, whiskey/bourbon, and finally some whisps of peat smoked malt.
M: Incredibly creamy and coating. I'd also say smooth if it weren't for the spicy astringency that comes on big in the finish. It doesn't detract but, rather, adds balance to the sweetness. Alcohol presence is almost non-existant in the mouthfeel (while most certainly being there in the aroma and flavor).
D: Although the alcohol is very well hidden, make no mistake. This is a BIG beer. Both in abv and presence. A comfy couch is a requirement by the end of the bottle!
Serving type: bottle
11-21-2009 19:29:18 | More by GbVDave
South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
My oh my, what do we have here. If I told you I was excited to get a hold of this one it would be an understatement. This is one of those, I wish I would get a chance to try one day type of things. Well, guess what, I got to try it one day! Served chilled and poured into a pint glass, this one was consumed on 06/25/2009
The pour was interesting for me. Rich dark brown in color, with lots of light caramel highlights to it. An off white head of maybe an inch or so rises up from the depths and settles down nicely into a firm, rich layer that really just stayed though out the entire session. I was mighty impressed. Then I went in for a whiff to see what I was going to find. If there was ever an everything but the kitchen sink mentality to a beer, this one is it. Chocolate, caramel corn, Cracker Jack like aromas, light piney hops, hints of bready grains, and some light apricots maybe? Who knows at this point, every time I took a sip something else started to come though. Light citrus, maybe some all spice. All I know is it was as smooth as could be. Really impressive on that front. I could have sipped on this one all day long, and in fact as the session wore on I really could not get enough of this. Light peppery touch to it toward the finish and a rounded, well worn kind of feel on the tongue.
Overall what can I say? Eccentric to say the least. This is one of the oddest, most off the wall creations I have ever come across and a more then fitting example to mark #1800 with. I could see totally why this would be a one off, and I would honestly be shocked if they even knew what was put in here!
Serving type: bottle
06-26-2009 15:21:55 | More by mikesgroove
3.7/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours pitch black. Very heavy looking. Dirty brown head sits on top rather ominously.
Smells like freakin licorice. Almost like Jager, that strong. Some strange bits of juniper and anise. Hmmm...
Tastes better than it smells, far less licorice in the taste. Very sweet actually. Raisin, soy, and some fig are coming through. Dark fruit theme. Small chocolate aftertaste along with some espresso, but ever so slight.
This is way chewy. I literally chewed every single mouthful.
For being 10.5%, the alcohol burn was very slight. The licorice nose kept this from being really really drinkable.
Serving type: on-tap
06-23-2009 12:58:08 | More by youngblood
3.28/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
Batch 8309.
Poured into a snifter. The beer is very, very dark brown. It is almost black. The dark brown head is 1 finger high. Retention is minimal and there is some lacing.
Smells very sweet and alcoholic with some very interesting and different aromas. Steamed vegetables (cooked carrots come to mind). Sweet brown sugar and maple syrup. I have no idea what this will taste like.
Initially the beer is very, very sweet. Maple syrup is once again evident with some honey. The steamed vegetable taste is present along with soy sauce and dark, sweet fruits. This is not my cup of tea as it is far too sweet. I can tell it is well done though. Very complex and unique. Alcohol is omnipresent and quite powerful, which is not surprising at 10.5%.
Medium full bodied with an oily and sticky mouthfeel. Carbonation is good. I couldn't drink half of the 12oz bottle.
Serving type: bottle
01-29-2009 06:26:08 | More by HopHead84
3.2/5 rDev -16.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A- A very deep, murky, leathery, brown. Looks almost black until it is held to a light. The head is off white at first, but when swirled and agitated, it looks pretty orange. It is creamy looking with good retention.
S- Smells like an aged Bell's beer. I get some soy sauce and cocoa powder, vegetables, and a little booze. Kind of smokey. This has definitely changed since I have had this a year ago and I cannot pick apart all the unique ingredients like I was able to.
T- Sweet and syrupy. I can definitely taste the agedness and alcohol. It is really messed up. I think I preferred this a year ago when this was only a year old. I was able to pick out all of the unique flavors listed on the label- vegetables, popcorn, fruit, spices, raisins, honey, and malted milk balls. This is one of the few times that I think the beer may be past its prime... or it may be transforming into something totally new. I am really torn with this.
M- Very smooth, but kind of sour and tart at the tail end. This beer really sticks around on my breath. Thick and syrupy.
D- I am really torn with this one. I enjoyed this a lot more as it warmed up. But, it is really transforming into something else. This is truly one of the most unique beers that I have ever encountered. I guess it is good for a try, but this is overall a very conflicting beer. I'll see where this goes in another year.
Serving type: bottle
12-16-2008 04:16:56 | More by david131
4.35/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A- Thin mocha head on top of a cloudy dark brown body. Noticeable lacing right away.
S-Raisns, dark malt, figs, sweet dark fruits, and alcohol.
T-Really nice blend of flavors. Light over tone of the pop corn kicks in in the after taste and lingers for awhile. Follows the aroma and has strong up front alcohol. In the after taste the chocolate comes in and brings a nice balance to the alcohol.
M-Full body. Think this can be a bit rough at parts but as a whole with aftertaste and all it pulls together very nicley for a nice finish.
D- It's definatley and interesting beer with reading what they put on the label. Glad I got to try this but I wouldn't hunt down another bottle anytime soon. If you sit on this I think in about 6 years it would be great!
Serving type: bottle
12-08-2008 07:22:57 | More by BlindPig
4.38/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Charred chestnut that appears clear... until the good stuff at the bottom of the bottle enters the glass at the tail end of the pour. Atop the beer sits a single fat finger of golden foam that is both creamy and respectably persistent. The finishing touches are applied by a necklace of sudsy lace.
The aroma is better far away than up close. It's still pretty good and is interesting as well. But then it could hardly be otherwise with such odd ingredients as vegetables, malted milk balls and popcorn. I get dark caramel, cocoa, spruce tips and a nonspecific fruitiness.
Eccentric Ale is... eccentric. I'm surprised at how much Scotch pine is present. In some respects, the beer tastes like a significantly bulked up version of Anchor's Our Special Ale. Given the bizarre ingredients, EA doesn't taste bizarre. Just eccentric. What the hell does popcorn add, anyway?
Let's go with chocolate-covered caramels, molasses mixed with honey, raisin paste, juniper berries, pine sap and lemon peel. The beer starts out sweet, segues into primarily bitter, and finishes surprisingly bitter. Since this bottle is at least two years old, there must have been a boatload of hops added to the kettles. Larry loves hops. That's why we love Larry.
Warming doesn't change much in terms of the specific flavors, but it does amplify them a little. The hint of warming alcohol is fine and dandy since this is a big, burly, ballbreaker of a winter warmer. The crackling fire is for warming your outsides and the strong ale is for warming your insides.
The mouthfeel feels more full after the swallow than before. It's no more than medium initially, then gains both creaminess and viscosity as it goes. All those sugars and a perfect amount of carbonation are the keys to the crushed velvety smoothness.
Eccentric Ale 2006 is both interesting and delicious. Whether he decides to place the standard four ingredients on his palette or decides to use something completely off-the-wall, Larry Bell is an artist that brews masterpiece after masterpiece after masterpiece. If you're a big fan of fascinating big beer, seek this one out.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2008 16:11:48 | More by BuckeyeNation
3.93/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Sample at the Bell's tasting at Brews Cafe on 3/6/08 (2007 version): The beer is a murky dark brown color with a thin and foamy light beige head that diminishes quickly. Thin rings of lacing. Interesting aroma of resiny hops and sweet spices, plus some caramel and malt. Medium-bodied and smooth with flavors of caramel, anise, earthy malt and chocolate. The finish is moderately spiced with a mild alcohol and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Serving type: on-tap
11-24-2008 18:45:09 | More by Dogbrick
4.65/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A: It poured a dark mahogany brown body with bold tan head that receded fast leaving a slim layer across the top of the liquid.
S: Its aroma is bold and complex. It had a ton of chocolate malts, dark ripe fruits, and dark roasted malts. There is a tart flavor that reminds me of very ripe red cherries.
T: The taste is complex and challenging. It has a nutty rich dark malty base with bunt molasses, ripe dark fruits and dark peppers.
M: It is full bodied, creamy and oily. It holds flavors on the tongue and finished thick and warm.
D: This is too rich and full bodied for a session beer. However, it is a taste treat that belongs in every beer lovers stash.
Serving type: bottle
09-14-2008 00:32:17 | More by dnichols
North Carolina
4.6/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Couldn't believe when I first read the label: "Malt beverage with vegetables, popcorn, fruit, spices, honey and malted milk balls". The very idea is a "5", but I have my doubts whether I'm going to detect popcorn, or how you could even brew using popcorn. If anybody can, it's Bell's. I couldn't wait to give this a taste, so a mere week after receiving it as a gift, I had to pop the top.
Pouring into a snifter, the head is a half-inch of brown like toasted marshmallows. Body is deep chocolate brown, a few shades away from black but well within brown range. Thick and fudge-like.
Aroma is in the Old Ale vein, plenty of hops but even heavier on cocoa goodness, dark raisins, sherry-like alcohol, pumpernickel, black licorice and vats of creamy milk chocolate sweetness. Very much reminds of Bell's own Third Coast Old Ale, which I suspect might've been used as the base.
My oh my...this tastes as good as I wanted it to, though maybe not as exotic as I'd hoped. Malted milk balls are very much in evidence, as are all the other ingredients listed on the label...except popcorn. I don't get that amidst all the other stuff going on, although there's that pleasantly burnt flavor of stove-popped corn in the finish, so I guess all is present and accounted for. The vegetables come in with a soupy mass of earthiness that pervades the flavor. All other elements are obvious and excellently mingled. Anise and other sweet dessert-y spices are particularly highlighted as it warms. Black cherry whizzes by...so does butter cream...and chocolate-dunked oranges...and then mint chocolates?!?
Along with the mildly burnt flavor is something like rich dark fudge in the finish. The 10.5% alcohol is present in the form of a glowing warmth, adding to the depth and presence of this incredible beer. I can only award it a perfect 5 for flavor. I don't care so much how eccentric the ingredients are, but my tastebuds tell me this is just the kind of thing I absolutely love to sip and savor.
As with so many Bell's products, the mouthfeel here is luxurious. Velvety and silky while also having a thick, gooey roundness. Fantastic.
This is a bittersweet sipper, as I know I'll probably never have one again. As mentioned, this is a bit like Bell's Third Coast Old Ale, though it takes a walk on the even wilder side. I was also reminded of Schmaltz's 10th Anniversary beer which was another huge brown bastard of thick and transcendent proportions. I fell in love with beer again tonight.
Thanks to the generosity of msubulldog25 I was able to try this rare oddity. Thanks for the 17th time Brian!
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09-12-2008 22:56:49 | More by Metalmonk
3.9/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle poured to a standard pint glass. Bottle shows this is Batch 7799, Eccentric Ale 2006 (released late Fall 2007).
"Malt beverage with vegetables, popcorn, fruit, spices, raisins, honey and malted milk balls added". OK...
A: Decant carefully, as this has a thick sludge stuck to the bottom of the bottle. Very deep brown color, a shade of brewed coffee that's almost opaque. Head is two-fingers of light butterscotch yellow-orange cream, good retention. Decent lace in drippy bands.
S: Biggest aroma is sweet fruit and dark raisins with a vague spicy/grassy hopping. Overripe cherries, boozy (rum?) caramel, wood pulp(?), dry leaves(???).
T: 'Eccentric' is an excellent name for this one - a robust punch of complex flavors that need time to unravel. First sips are boozy and heavy, laden with bitter chocolate and a spiced coffee. The bittering then (d)evolves into a rather burnt tasting popcorn (yes, it's there), then a muddy/earthy cocoa (kind of chocolate donut/cake-like). With warming, the flavors shift toward sweetness, with dark/ripened berries and sugary raisins and a syrupy caramel taking over. At one point, I even got a little rum and spiced ginger (reminiscent of the Dark 'n Stormy we enjoyed in Bermuda). It's all really interesting and, though I may not love every flavor, is a real adventure in the mouth.
M: Mouthfeel is rather thick, coating with a lasting bitterness that, fortunately, balances with maltier sweetness with time. Smooth carbonation and viscous throughout.
D: Tough to score: it's got some elements to love, some to question. Some sips were amazing and some made me want to pour the rest of the glass in the sink. Maybe that's exactly what Bell's is going for - a curious amalgamation of flavors that changes with each sip. Has a big alcohol content and an 'oddball' level that makes a 3.5 seem both generous and inadequate at the same time. Regardless, that's what it gets...
Big thanks to joe1510 and hoppymeal for each sending as an extra.
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08-19-2008 20:22:42 | More by msubulldog25
4.4/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I'm sure I got this from joe1510, cheers Joe!
Our an effervescent brown/ purple/chestnut with a pinky of mocha colored head. Average lacing & head retention
S: Dark fruit in abundance & a bit of leafy hops, plus booze & fruitcake
T: Dark fruit & malted milk balls or is it really choclate? Some booze & leafy hops are also up front. Dark fruit in abundance, choclate or is ti malted milk balls up front?? Some booze & leafy hops are also up front. Some warming booze, a bit of licorice & caramel as this warms. Finishes dry, slightly boozey & with rich chocolate & Christmas pudding
MF: Chewy with slickness & minmal carbonation, great balance
Drinks a little slow, due to the depth of flavor & heft. A great ASA!
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07-29-2008 05:08:18 | More by russpowell
3.68/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle in trade from hopdog, I believe. Thanks!
Pours rich brown and opaque. Light small beige head. Smell is like rich, sticky tamarind, fruity, spicy, brown sugar, etc...Taste is sweet and spicy and fruity. Tamarind, cinnamon, sticky caramel on a slightly thick body. Very unique as the name suggests, but it works very well, for a beer brewed with popcorn, and malted milk balls, among many other random things. Good stuff and wouldn't mind trying again.
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07-01-2008 18:45:57 | More by JDV
North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Whoa now, this is some crazy stuff. Pours deep dark brown in color, very nice looking with a rich tan head that has pretty great retention. Smell is lovely and deep. Hard to pick everything apart. Let's just say there is quite a bit of malt here. Toffee, caramel, hints of chocolate, a big raisin presence. You really can taste the malted milk balls in the taste, especially after knowing that they're somewhere in there. An assortment of spices come into play. Just a little too sweet for me toward the end but one of the more interesting beers I've had. Tough to describe something like this one.
Big thanks to hoppymeal for this extra treat...
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05-29-2008 21:56:33 | More by ncvbc
4.75/5 rDev +24%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I will barely try here...there is just way too much going on for me to say much more than "mmmm....ahhh...hmmm"
Poured a dark mahogany brown with a tan ring of bubbles that sticks around forever and lays down a nice heavy lace as you drink it.
Aromas are way more complex than I could ever individualize....caramel malts, oranges, raisins, butter cream candy.
Taste is impressively more complex than the aromas...dark caramel malt, dark fruits, raisins, pumpkin pie spices, warm alcohol finish.
Mouthfeel is thick and creamy.
This is a sipper and one incredibly delicious desert.
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02-28-2008 04:26:13 | More by IntriqKen
4.28/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I got this as an extra in a great trade with hoppymeal. Thanks Derek!
This pours from 12oz bottle a very dark brown with about a 1/2 head of tannish foam. Still enough foam to put some nice lacing on my glass.
The smell..well, I got a good whiff as soon as I popped the cap. Caramel malt and dark fruit hit my nose buds in abundance. The nose reminds me of a good English BWSA.
The taste has a huge caramel malt profile and is delish! That caramel is followed by some very nice dark fruit character in the way of raisin and plum and fig. Wow. This is one tasty brew. It has a medium to medium thick mouthfeel and it finishes with that caramel malt/dark fruit goodness. Hell of a sipper in my book and the alcohol just shows up as some warming after the swallow. It's most welcome for this rather cold snowy day here in Casper.
Btw, there *is* some bitterness here that I notice mostly when I swish the beer in my mouth and it's a dark chocolate bitterness. Very nice and a good balancing factor to the caramel malt sweetness. I think Bell's did themselves proud with this brew and I wouldn't hesitate to drinking this one again!
Thanks again, Derek!
My taste buds are very happy right now.
Serving type: bottle
01-20-2008 21:20:01 | More by Bitterbill
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You have a PM.
"That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt."
See, I thought I was different, special even. Well it turns out I was just another statistic.
I'm still bridging the chasms I created two years ago but one of the things that rankles is that I willfully blinded myself to reality. I simply could not see that my AP was not Lara or Scarlet O'Hara but just another lying user with a bag full of issues. the healing started when I realized I was too.
For the record, I cringe when I see a movie that extols infidelity and try to avoid them. The problem is that they are hard to avoid. Who knew for example, that the girl with the dragon tattoo series had one of the main characters engaging in a casual A?
I wonder how many As a kid sees on tv as a child. I bet the number is so high it's frightening. Parents used to worry about violence, but bad behavior seems much higher.
Mine was a type of revenge affair. It was revenge for my husbands fierce determination to behave as if he weren't my husband (lack of intimacy, companionship, respect, cooperation, etc.) I would respond to the extreme periods of neglect with complaints and get stonewalled. Every. Time.
Had I not gotten pregnant on my honeymoon, I would've left. I guess. I hope I would've been wise enough.
But why did I do it, really? What's wrong with ME? Well, first off, due to maternal abuse, physical/emotional, I developed a strong urge to remain forever and always a victim. This is what drove me to all my relationships. I was H's victim, and, surprise-surprise, became OM's victim as well.
There was a strong sexual component for me. I'm not sure if validation is all I crave, though OM's compliments were a nice countermeasure against H's low libido (sex w/H was good but very infrequent--like it took him the whole month to decide if he liked me enough to wanna be intimate with me.) I felt repulsive and OM, who was sexy, made me feel beautiful.
I was not just into flirting/teasing---the actual sex part was important to me though OM withheld that (out of guilt, he said.)
It was crazy...all through my 20's and 30's sex was never a problem, I still look good, am fit, and yet no one was f*cking me! I became obsessed with breaking through MM's guilt and proving that turning 40 and having kids hadn't rendered me sexually irrelevant. I didn't want to be put out to pasture...other men wanted me...the validation didn't matter, I wanted to "plug in" to the sexual Matrix.
Oddly enough when we had sex, I wasn't into it. I was awash in guilt and the hotel room grew dark and ominous like the final scene in Sid and Nancy when they wake up in a hotel bed in pools of blood. It felt THAT dirty and dark and gross. MM had little to say to me after, and I left feeling suicidal for weeks.
He still pursued and pursued. I guess lame as$ is better than no as$. For me it was over. My quest to prove I was not sexually irrelevant had failed, and I slowly began to extricate myself from the A with much resistance from MM and no change in the M. So I confessed.
I'm facing imminent D with some MC currently, for good measure. I still dream if sex with xMM. This is such a powerfully perverse road that I am SO sorry I went down. I wouldn't wish th A experience on my worst enemy.
For myself the actual "WHY" is hard to answer. But fast backward.. Married 30+ years ago, had our first child after 3 years of marriage, things were good, we were very active and with a child were busy parents. second child 5 years later. Ahh yes the child rearing years.. As the kids got older and became more independent it gave us more together/alone time. That is when our problems with Intimacy/Sex/Affection started. For me any way. I always had a much stronger desire and need for both physical intimacy affection and sex than BW. For many years it was the same argument that would emerge time and again. We'd talk but in the end thats all it was. In all our years of marriage i can think of maybe 2 occasions where the W initiated sex. And both were after the argument came up. In her words "Sex was not a big deal to her and she could live without it." I was treated like i was some sexual deviant because i hoped we could be intimate a couple of times a week. For many years i filled the emptiiness with my activities (hiking, cycling, kayaking). Not a perfect solution but it helped. Keeping a long story shorter.. i just got to the point where the hurt, rejection, and feeling undesired and un loved had me frustrated and angry. Months would go by between any intimacy, then many months, and i felt like i had to chase her and bother her based on her reactions and comments. So i gave up.. I cant say thats the total WHY, but living in a sexless marriage was a biggie.. I think wondering if there was something wrong with me was an issue as well. I am not and never was abusive or anything like that. If you asked people we would appear on the outside as a perfect couple. BUt we know what we see in relationships is really an illusion to the reality :-).Even as i write it there is so much more to the story but time does not permit.
I TOTALLY agree with the "I was used to the attention" concept. I was one of the popular guys in school. Never had trouble getting girls. Was a player in college, etc.
Iswt2...I am glad someone else besides me is able to admit the whole "heck, I even love a mirror" concept. I don't like that reflection right now, but man, when this stuff was going on...absolutely agree with this.
Another factor was entitlement. We were married, 2 very young kids, I was doing ALL housework, 40 hour week, etc., but still wasn't getting any attention from my wife, so even though I didn't go out with the conscious intention of cheating, I think maybe subconsciously I knew what would happen and did it anyway.
This may sound like bullshit, but the first affair 7+ years ago while still dating...I think (because it was so long ago and I buried a lot of it) I was feeling stuck. I "loved" my then gf, but wasn't sure I was ready to move onto the next step. I had never had that serious a relationship - pretty much all the others prior w ere just about sex. This led to me feeling like I needed a "kick". It worked, but at a terrible cost.
I do think, like others, I suffered from elements of OCD and Sex Addiction, but I am not willing to place any blame on that. The blame falls squarely on my shoulders. I made the choices to do what I did. I had opportunities to stop and I didn't. I chose to continue, knowing full well what I was doing was wrong.
I was a complete asshole, and a completely selfish narcissist. I feel differently about myself today, but the guilt and shame I feel over what happened is still very much present, and frequently overwhelming. The worst part for me is putting any focus on that guilt, because what right do I have to consolation for what I did. I am trying to focus entirely on others (it's about time) but guilt takes up a lot of space and medication only helps so much).
One of those times a time machine would be really handy...
DDay1: 7+ years ago
DDay2: 1.5 years ago
"The truth shall set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Right on with the movies. Shows and music too for me.
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne
"What if I fall?" Oh but my darling, what if you fly?
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Our focus is on the here and now, not on what our actions will produce tomorrow, next week, or years down the road.
We are selfish, and sinful!
We are selfish, and sinful!
This sums it up in a lot of cases. I don't want to oversimplify or undercut postings or much less devalue legitimate psychological issues, but my logic and experience (from both sides of the infidelity issue) tell me affairs are, in a lot of cases, just a night, or month, or year, of selfish "I want to screw now, and this guy/girl is the one to do it with becase he/she is here right now".
Selfishness, horniness, alcohol, peer pressure, discomfort with the relationship, blah blah. Some people are just inconsiderate, horny, over-introspective fuckers, both male and female.
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You just got your Zaurus and you are very proud of it. You tried every single application, then even typed some commands in the terminal, like uname -a, ping localhost and ifconfig to prove to yourself that it really is a GNU/Linux machine in the palm of your hand. You even know where most of the keys are but still may be looking for the pipe (hint: read more.sbc.co.jp/slj/doc/pdf/SL5000KeyAssign.pdf to find out that bar = Shift-Space).
Sweet. But now what should you do? After the initial fun, you may be wondering what you can actually do with a machine you don't know how to use, and for which you think no third-party software exists. This article teaches you how to install software on the Zaurus and presents some killer applications you should know about.
First and foremost, you must load the Zaurus with your important information; otherwise, you will have to carry the Zaurus and your former PDA in your pocket, or worse, you will have to keep your Zaurus at home because it would be useless for your everyday life.
The first use for any handheld is personal information management (PIM), such as storing phone numbers, calendar entries, etc. In fact, the Palm was initially built around these functions, and if you have purchased a Palm, you probably depend on it to access your personal information.
Just take your Palm or your cell phone, and thanks to IrDA support, you can beam your data directly to the Zaurus, if its ROM supports IrDA. Launch Applications --> System info --> Version. If you see ROM version 1.1x, IrDA will work. If not, you will have to update your ROM with version 1.1x or higher, as explained below. This may seem like an obvious suggestion, but sending by infrared is the easiest way to transfer your data.
On your Palm, open the relevant application and click on the first tab and "Beam data" (calendar), "Beam business card" (phone book) or "Beam category" (phone book) should you want to send every business card at once.
On your cell phone, these steps will depend on the cell phone model. Please read your cell phone manual to find out how you can activate its infrared port to send data. It must 1) have an infrared port, 2) support IrDA and 3) conform to the VCS/VCF norm to send telephone numbers or calendar entries. Any recent cell phone (like the Siemens S35) will be fine.
On your Zaurus, now launch Settings --> Beam receive application and watch your data being received to the new handheld. Do not forget to click on "Add to Address book" or "Add to Calendar" when prompted to include the received information in the relevant applications.
If you have a Windows machine, or if you use Outlook as your PIM, there is another possibility. Just install intellisync, which is provided for free on your software disk. It can synchronize with Outlook or Palm Desktop, which means it will convert your Outlook or Palm contacts to Zaurus contacts.
If you choose the intellisync method to get your data, you need to send it to the Zaurus. If you prefer another method, you need to back up this data on your PC anyway.
Look at the Zaurus cradle; you will notice it has a USB port. We will make it work perfectly with the Linux kernel after some simple steps.
First, you must know that the version of your Zaurus ROM dictates which synchronizing software you can use with your PC. Run Applications --> System Info --> Version to find which ROM your Zaurus is running. Read "Updating the ROM" below if you want to use a specific version. If you cannot see any ROM version information on there, then you are running a 1.02.
Go to more.sbc.co.jp/slj/download.asp to download the synchronizing software you need. The installation instructions are provided with the software. You may have to patch your kernel to compile a USB module.
Should you need more help, an excellent step-by-step guide is available. It includes help to make your Zaurus connect to the Internet using your computer connection.
The synchronizing software on your PC will let you save data every time you want to. It is recommended that you back up your agenda on a daily basis. You can then use desktop software or your computer to maintain it as well as your Zaurus and have both versions always synchronized.
Now that you have your Zaurus connection working, please back up your data immediately because we are going to test all kinds of software. You don't want to lose the PIM data you carefully put on your Zaurus, do you?
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I liked very much everything that you wrote in this article, but what about of ROM v.3.13?,I woul like to know if it functions. How to install the openssh and where I meet the xcopilot.
Another thing I´m interested is in how to make a backup copy, via rsync with the Kurumin, that is a brazilian version of Linux, very similar to Ubuntu. The Kurumin don´t detect the USB port.
Thans a lot for your help
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Refactoring is a concept that is often used in the context of programming. In fact, it's one of the cornerstones of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in Ruby on Rails. Oddly, I rarely see refactoring discussed in the context of writing CSS and XHTML. Whether you write Ruby, PHP, Perl or CSS and HTML, refactoring your code should be a part of your coding workflow.
So what is refactoring? It's basically cleaning up your code, making it more efficient and easier to maintain. When writing prose, you bang out a first draft to get your ideas down on paper. It's a bunch of crap often. Then you revisit your mess and make it beautiful and worthy of submitting to your local town paper.
Coding is no different. When writing XHTML and CSS I am often trying out things, adding extra divs and spans, and creating a mess of CSS and XHTML. It's called the process. It's messy. When I finally get to the look I wanted to achieve, I take a quick break and bask in the glory of having everything aligning and looking the way I had envisioned it to look. But I am not done yet. Far from it. I must refactor my code.
Refactoring code removes duplication, aids in readability and maintenance of the code in the future. The goal here is to make things simpler, while continuing to achieve the layout I have designed. If you refactor and suddenly something doesn't look right, that is not refactoring, that is breaking something. You want to refactor in small steps and test your code in the browser to ensure things are still working as intended. You should be using some form of source control management (SCM) like Git and regularly checking your code changes in. This way if you botch something, you can always pull a working version out of your SCM.
Now you might be thinking to yourself, I write semantic markup, isn't that refactoring? No, that's called doing your job as a standards aware designer. You should always strive to create meaningful markup. That's the name of the game. Refactoring is revisiting your code and identifying areas where your code can be improved, streamlined and made simpler. In six months or a year, when you revisit this code you'll spend less time trying to remember how this code works because you took the time to make it simpler and easier to maintain.
Refactoring is a huge topic and I plan on addressing it using several examples in a series of posts on the topic. We are going to take some baby steps here. For now I will leave you with a simple refactoring of CSS.
I ended up writing this CSS code in a site I was working on today:
Do you notice something in this code? There is a huge amount of duplication here. The height and the padding-top attributes are the same for each of these classes. This duplication violates the DRY principle: Don't Repeat Yourself. Duplication is a very bad thing. If we want to change the height, we have to change it in four places. This is not ideal. A better approach would be to refactor this CSS and remove the duplication and place it into a group of parent classes:
So here I have refactored out the duplication and placed it in a group of parent classes. Now if I want to change the height of padding of these elements, I just need to deal with making the change in one place. The readability has been improved along with the maintainability. And I have saved a a few lines of CSS. While not a huge amount in the small example, the LOC saving in a large CSS file can measure in the kilobytes!
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text: Next comic like this » « Previous comic like this Saturday Rumpus Comic: An Invisible Crown By Yumi Sakugawa February 23rd, 2013 Yumi Sakugawa is a comic book artist and illustrator based in Southern California. She is the author of I THINK I AM IN FRIEND-LOVE WITH YOU, forthcoming from Adams Media, December 2013. A graduate of the fine art program of University of California, Los Angeles, Yumi is a regular comic contributor for The Rumpus and Wonderhowto. Her illustrations and comics have been featured on Buzzfeed, Lifehacker, PAPERMAG, Apartment Therapy and all over Tumblr. Her short comic stories have been selected as Notable Comics of 2012 and 2013 by the Best American Comics anthology editors. Visit her on the web at www.yumisakugawa.com. More from this author →