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Dial-a-diagnosis? The Parkinson's voice initiative
BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease is a condition of the brain affecting approximately six million people. It is most commonly characterized by slowness of movement, stiffness, shaking, and loss of balance. Parkinson's often develops after the age of 50. Although Parkinson's disease is one of the most common nervous system disorders for the elderly, it can affect young people too, usually because a form of the disease runs in their family. Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to control muscles. When the nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine are destroyed as a result of Parkinson's, the nerve cells in that particular part of the brain will not properly send messages. The result is the loss of muscle control. The damage gets worse over time. (Source:ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
SYMPTOMS: Usually symptoms are mild at first. There might be a slight feeling that one foot may be stiff or there might be a small tremor when the disease first makes its appearance. As the disease progresses symptoms can include: slow blinking, difficulty swallowing, constipation, drooling, no expression in the face problems with balance, muscle pains, trouble moving, stiff muscles, shaking (tremors), stooped position, slowed speech or monotone voice, low blood pressure, confusion, anxiety, hallucinations, memory loss, fainting, depression, or dementia. (Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
TREATMENT: A doctor may be able to diagnose the disease based on symptoms alone, but symptoms can be difficult to access in the elderly. Unfortunately, there is no known cure only a treatment plan to control symptoms. Medicines for Parkinson's are designed to control symptoms usually by increasing levels of dopamine in the brain. Throughout the day the medications can wear off and symptoms can return. Parkinson's requires the patient and doctor to work closely with each other to find the right treatment plan that works best. Common medications are Levodopa (L-dopa), Pramipexole (Mirapex), Selegiline (Eldepryl, Deprenyl), Amantadine or anticholinergic medications to reduce early or mild tremors, or Entacapone to help control movement. Other medications include: Memantine for cognitive difficulties, Antidepressants, Gabapentin for pain, Fludrocortisone for autonomic dysfunction, and Armodafinil for sleep disorders. (Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
NEW TECHNOLOGY: Testing for Parkinson's can be expensive and time consuming. One of the newest breakthroughs for this disease is the Parkinson's Voice Initiative. Technology has been developed to test for symptoms using voice recordings. The voice tests are just as accurate as clinical tests with 99 percent accuracy and can be administered over the phone, resulting in reduced costs. The Parkinson's Voice Initiative believes that the impact of this test will reduce logistical difficulties (no need to do routine checkups), will become a cost-effective mass recruitment for treatment trials (perhaps obtaining a large database for new treatments to speed up the search for a cure), will have a high-frequency monitoring for individualized treatment options, and will result in population-scale screening programs. Calls can be placed based out of your county, including: USA, Brazil, Mexico, UK, France, Spain, Argentina, Canada, and New Zealand. (Source: parkinsonsvoice.org)
Max Little, Post Doctoral Research Fellow at MIT Media Lab talks about using the voice as a biomarker for Parkinson's Disease.
How did the Parkinson's Voice Initiative start?
Dr. Little: We've been doing a lot of research on the extent to which voice could be used as a kind of 'dry biomarker' for Parkinson's Disease. We were interested in the question of whether or not this technology could be deployed over the telephone. We've been doing a lot of lab studies: lab recording is important to test the idea but the problem is, of course, that these lab recordings will not be accessible to a large number of people. In previous research we've been able to show that we can get a very high accuracy detection rate using lab-based voice recordings. It would seem natural that the telephone could be one of the ways of deploying this technology. So that was the purpose of the Parkinson's Voice Initiative: to test out whether we can make this work over the telephone.
What kind of program did it take to implement this kind of study?
Dr. Little: What's required to implement this sort of research is an interactive voice recording service. We have a service in the UK that captures voice recordings using the standard telephony infrastructure that's now very accessible. The service itself just captures the voice recordings but then we need to do the processing of these recordings afterwards; and this processing is fairly intensive. It requires a number of algorithms that are looking for specific features in the voice. It then requires machine learning algorithms that can make sense of those features.
So pretty complex stuff?
Dr. Little: It is quite complex. Certainly it's using leading edge technologies -- for example computer science departments in universities around the world have been working on these kind of machine learning algorithms. We require those sorts of algorithms but we do have an advantage in the sense that the computing hardware is now becoming cheaper and faster so we can anticipate that in a few years time, the latest algorithms could run, for example on a smart phone in someone's pocket.
So you could have it on your smart phone and just have doctors do diagnostic tests through their own smart phone?
Dr. Little: Yes, if that arrangement was valuable in a clinical practice of course.
You've done lab studies already, what were the results?
Dr. Little: In the lab studies we've done we've been able to show that we can get high detection accuracy – this is, accurately determining whether somebody has Parkinson's or not. We are up to around 99% accuracy. This is now good enough to demonstrate screening capability. That's the kind of technique that could be used in order to do triage, for example, to work out who might be at high risk of having the disease. The next stage is to pass that on to clinicians who could then do a more in-depth diagnosis, and as a result make appropriate treatment decisions.
What's wrong with the test we have right now for Parkinson's?
Dr. Little: Well, one of the problems with test that we have right now is that it requires you to be in the clinic. It's going to be very difficult to get a large number of people to visit in order to screen for the signs of the disease, for example. When you have to go to the clinic you have all these associated logistical difficulties. So part of the motivation for developing this technology is about trying to bring these tests to a wider audience, and to reduce the cost involved in trying to do mass screening.
It can even help without lining drug timing and dosage?
Dr. Little: This is one clinical application that we think we can address with this sort of technology. If you have something as simple as a voice test then it's feasible for you to take that test frequently during the daytime. And in this case what we can do is get accurate measurements of symptoms, so that you can have something like a day by day symptom diary showing how your symptoms are changing very regularly. Currently, the problem with measuring Parkinson's is that because you have to go to the clinic, it's very rare that people will actually get an objective measurement of their symptoms. Most of the time you have a consultation with a neurologist and it's really all just anecdotal – they will ask you how you feel, that is, whether you feel that your symptoms are improving on this current treatment regime. A lot of that actually comes down to questions of timing and dosage. Having an objective symptom diary would really optimize that process, because it would allow clinicians to have an objective record of how someone's symptoms have been changing over the day.
If they had the right dosage would they lose some of the tremor that you hear in their voice?
Dr. Little: We would expect that because tremor is one of the 'canonical symptoms'. It is not the only symptom – there are many others which is why we're looking at a lot of different features – but, yes, certainly that is what our research shows. So, as the drug wears off during the day then the symptoms come back and cease to be suppressed. This should also be evident in the voice.
You say you look for a hundred and thirty different things in the voice, what are some of them?
Dr. Little: All told now we're looking for about a hundred and thirty different features. We've managed to reduce that down to an informative set of about ten different features. This set is what we would actually be using for practical computations in decision making. We have identified three different 'classes' of symptoms that we're currently focusing on. The first class of symptoms has to do with vocal tremor – this is a 'canonical symptom' of Parkinson's. The next cluster of symptoms have largely to do with breathiness, and what is perceived as weakness in the voice. The third cluster of symptoms are relatively new – we have identified these in our latest research. We've discovered that vocal tremor caused by involuntary movements in the lips and jaw seems indicative, and these are turning out to be quite a useful cluster of symptoms.
And these things that you're looking for are evident from your first study?
Dr. Little: I should explain that what we're doing is replicating the clinical diagnosis. So, someone goes to their neurologist and they get what a neurologist would consider as being a definitive diagnosis of Parkinson's. Now, of course that doesn't mean that there aren't some people who are inaccurately diagnosed by that process, but we think it should be very, very small. What we're able to do is to replicate that clinical diagnosis. What that says about the prevalence of voice symptoms in Parkinson's may well conflict somewhat with what is known in with reference to less exhaustive studies of voice in Parkinson's. Unfortunately, there are very few circumstances in which you have a clinical study which looks at voice in Parkinson's as a primary outcome. They may well look at another primary outcome measure, e.g. contained in a scoring system called the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, and voice only accounts for a very small part of that. Unfortunately, most neurologists are not explicitly trained in voice analysis. Therefore, part of what we're doing is trying to elaborate what is currently known about voice in Parkinson's.
And the inaccuracy now is what thirty to forty percent in misdiagnoses in Parkinson's? How can that help eliminate some of those as well?
Dr. Little: The situation probably isn't that bad, but yes, there is a fair amount of misdiagnosis when it comes to Parkinson's. We get into some complex questions about what Parkinson's disease is, actually. There's a diagnostic standard called the UK Brain Bank Standard which is commonly used. For example if somebody has tremor on one side of their body and at the same when they're prescribed L-dopa their symptoms improve, this is usually taken as very strong evidence of Parkinson's. So we really hope that this technology can help provide additional objective information that can be useful in diagnosis, i.e. diagnostic 'decision support'. That's useful because in a lot of cases neurologists don't have much objective information to go on.
You have eighteen thousand so far right?
Dr. Little: Yes that's right – the Parkinson's Voice Initiative has been able to recruit eighteen thousand participants – we now have eighteen thousand different voice recordings. Our estimate is about 12% of those have Parkinson's.
What do you do with that data?
Dr. Little: In these calls we get anonymous information about the patient. We want to know their age, and we want to know whether they've been clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's because this is our reference. We use that definitive clinical diagnosis in order to develop algorithms to categorize people as healthy or not. With the information supplied on the call, and using voice recordings, we then apply algorithms to the recordings that are looking for specific features in the voice. Different clusters of features we've determined in lab studies are useful indicators for making that discrimination. The next stage then is to pass those features to a so called 'classifier' – this makes a determination about whether or not this person is at high risk of having Parkinson's.
So can you use this stand alone or do you see it as supplement only?
Dr. Little: I think it is certainly possible to use this technology outside of a medical context but of course the issue is that if you have a diagnosis or if this technology tells you that you may have a diagnosis then what do you do with that information? Of course it would be unethical to be able to have access to that information but without being able to do something about it. So we see this as being supplementary to existing approaches. I think that there are lots of applications for this. For example there are large areas of the world where the ratio of neurologists to patients is so low that basically most people who have Parkinson's disease in those regions will never see a specialist. So, being able to extend the reach of very, very overworked clinical staff is certainly one of the things that we hope this technology can address.
What's your ultimate goal for this study?
Dr. Little: The end goal of this study is to be able to produce a practical technology that can be uses in a medical context – to improve our knowledge about Parkinson's disease and to improve individual lives by making this kind of objective information readily accessible.
How much longer will this study lasts? Can people call in?
Dr. Little: We would really like people to call in: and anyone can call to contribute their voice recording. It takes about three minutes so it's a very painless process. There are local numbers in a large number of the countries; you just have to pick the number in your country. We're going to keep running this, we think, probably for a few more months, but we don't have a specific cutoff point at this time.
Did you expect this kind of response?
Dr. Little: No certainly not. It's been an overwhelming response, and it's been fantastic actually. It really shows that when you allow access to this kind of research and make it very, very easy for people to contribute then people do want to contribute and they will. It is about giving them an opportunity to make a contribution to research.
It would take years and years to get this many participants if you had a clinical trial where people had to come in.
Dr. Little: Yes that's right, absolutely. In a majority of trials, people have to come in and get some kind of treatment or be assessed physically, and it takes a very long time to reach that level of recruitment.
How long did it take to get eighteen thousand?
Dr. Little: We started in late June; it is now mid October so only a few months.
That's impressive.
Dr. Little: Yes, it's overwhelming as I said!
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---- — KEESEVILLE — Daniel R. LaDuke, 51, of Mace Chasm Road, passed away suddenly March 22, 2013, in Keeseville. He was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Aug. 28, 1961, the son of Walter and Angi (Hebert) LaDuke.
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J's Mega Mart is known for its wigs -- so why not put a cosmetology school in the building?
Douglas J Companies, an East Lansing, Mich.-based firm that includes salons and cosmetology schools, is asking the Central Business Improvement District for a $350,000 catalyst grant in connection with the Kress building, at 417 S. Gay Street. A consultant for the company said Thursday that Douglas J is "looking to expand into Knoxville", and would be interested in putting a cosmetology school in the Kress building.
The CBID's development committee has apparently reviewed the request, but didn't recommend approval. The Kress building was listed for sale in 2008.
It will be interesting to see how the full CBID handles the request, particularly given its recent decision to provide a cool half-million for improvements to the Arnstein Building, in an effort to attract hipster clothier Urban Outfitters to the building. That cash is contingent on Urban Outfitters signing a lease by mid- to late September, but developer Tim Hill on Thursday indicated he has no substantive updates about the situation.
"We're just trying to make the deal," Hill said, referring to the Urban Outfitters effort. "I don't want to draw any conclusions. I'm not going to say yes or no." Hill said he expects to have solid information, one way or the other, by August 23.
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It envisions a deal in which the company would buy the building for $1.35 million and invest another $1.5 million to $2.5 million in improvements.
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Michele Hummel, of the CBID, said that while the development committee felt the request didn't fit the criteria as a catalyst project, the committee would encourage the CBID board to assist with a façade grant of some type and also would encourage the city to assist with a PILOT or TIF incentive.
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OAKLAND -- An A's lineup in need of an offensive boost received some good news on Friday, as manager Bob Melvin reiterated that third baseman Brandon Inge should be able to come off the disabled list the first day he is eligible to be activated on Monday.
Inge, who's been on the DL since May 13 with a right groin strain, was sent to Triple-A Sacramento for a two-day rehab assignment beginning Friday. The plan was for Inge to play six innings for the River Cats on Friday and a full nine innings on Saturday. Provided there are no setbacks, Inge will rejoin the A's on Sunday and travel with the team to Minnesota, where Oakland begins a six-game road trip.
The third baseman was heating up before injuring his groin. He went 7-for-23 with four home runs and 16 RBIs in his last six games before landing on the DL, including a walk-off grand slam against the Blue Jays on May 8.
Third baseman Josh Donaldson has started the last 12 games in Inge's place, but has struggled at the plate. Donaldson hadn't tallied a hit in his last 10 at-bats going into Friday night's game against New York and was hitting just .127 for the season. His on-base percentage is even lower at .125, as Donaldson has yet to draw a walk for Oakland.
Melvin thinks Inge's return can do much to help turn around the A's struggling offense, pointing to how the team was performing at the time of his injury.
"The new Christmas toy [Inge] broke real early, and certainly based on what he was doing, we were really starting to feel good about ourselves offensively," Melvin said. "He's one of the guys that takes pressure off some of the other guys in the lineup, just based on his presence alone."
A's take cautious approach with Cespedes
OAKLAND -- Yoenis Cespedes believes he's ready to rejoin the A's lineup. His bosses say otherwise and are aiming to reinstate him toward the end of next week.
Cespedes has been on the disabled list since May 12, retroactive to May 7, with a strained muscle in his left hand, and is slated to take batting practice prior to Saturday's afternoon contest with the Yankees. It is likely that his next step would be a rehab assignment at the Minor League level.
"There's a chance of that, yes," manager Bob Melvin confirmed Friday. "He's a guy that likes to feel comfortable. Today, he was frustrated with some of his swings because he wanted his mechanics to be perfect, so I think we're getting close to being past the physical part and more about him just feeling comfortable. We want him to be comfortable when he comes back into the lineup."
"I'm getting close," a smiling Cespedes said through an interpreter.
Cespedes took 28 swings in the inside cages Friday and said he would like to return during the A's three-game set in Minnesota that begins Monday. But a rehab stint would likely push that timetable until Friday at the earliest, when Oakland is scheduled to play the first of three contests in Kansas City.
Upon his return, Cespedes plans on taking a new grip to the plate, unlike the one that may have contributed to his hand injury. He'll no longer grip the bat with the knob rested in the palm of his hand, an adjustment that will be aided by new, tapered bats.
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A's right-hander Brandon McCarthy (right shoulder) played catch for the first time since hitting the disabled list Friday, and Melvin said, "He felt good." It's unknown when McCarthy will throw off a mound, or if he will be ready to be reinstated when eligible June 2.
McCarthy's replacement in the rotation, right-hander Graham Godfrey, is still on the mend after suffering an inflamed capillary in his right middle finger. When asked if Godfrey is still on track to make his next start Monday, Melvin replied, "I don't know."
Entering Friday, the A's were averaging 4.01 pitches per plate appearance, most in the Majors. Yet patience hasn't necessarily brought about much success, as the club also came in batting a Major League-worst .210, including .172 over the previous 11 games.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. Ben Estes is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This beautiful mountain home is centrally located in the Fraser Valley. It is luxury in a rustic mountain setting. The home is situated on a large wooded lot giving you the peace and tranquility you are looking for in a mountain getaway. Yet, the home is just minutes away from all the outdoor activities available in the Winter Park/Fraser area.
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Relax in your own private hot tub or have some fun playing poker on a fully equipped poker table. There is also a big screen TV in the rec room with plenty of room for all to enjoy a movie together. Sleeps 12 to 14 people comfortably. Master bedroom has a king bed, second bedroom has a queen bed, third bedroom has a queen bed, fourth bedroom has two double/twin bunks and there is a double sofa sleeper in the lower level recreation room. It is only 5 years old, over 2,400 sq. ft of living space, with all new furniture and accessories, and with a great, fully stocked kitchen. Your group will find our home a very comfortable place to relax after a hard day of playing in the outdoors.
house rental amenities
The kitchen is fully equipped to enable you to create wonderful meals for all your guests. There is a full kitchen including a full size refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, and gas range and stove. We have included all the things that we find valuable in a home kitchen and have tried to have it available in our mountain home. As an example, we have included a coffee grinder alongside the coffee maker.
There are also plenty of dishes and utensils for two meals so one set can be in the dishwasher while you should have plenty for use on your next meal. We have included high quality pots and pans as well as additional small appliances that you would not normally have available in a rental home. These would include a rice cooker, a crock pot, waffle maker, and even an electric griddle! We also have a nice tablecloth and cloth napkins for special occasions and meals. Creating a huge meal like a thanksgiving meal with all the fixings is not a problem at our home!
The home has all the entertainment amenities that you want. Both living areas feature High Definition TVs with an HD signal from Direct TV. The Direct TV Channels include premium channels like HBO and Cinemax as well as satellite radio signals for music. Both entertainment systems include home theater speaker systems. We include a collection of DVD movies that are available for your use.
Additionally, we have an X-Box entertainment system for the kids. We also have a small collection of X-Box games for use. We have board games and books for kids as well. For the adults, we have a Poker game table that we have equipped with poker chips - so no need to bring your own!
Other amenities include free local and long distance as well as high speed internet with WiFi connection. You will need to bring a laptop with you to access the internet.
We have an outdoor hot tub that has a heated walkway. No need to trample through ice and snow! It is so wonderful to sit in the hot tub after a day spent in the outdoors and enjoy the stars.
We provide plush bath towels as well as extra towels for the hot tub. We include high quality soaps and detergents as well as paper products to get you started. You may even have enough for your entire stay! We have a new large capacity front loading washer and dryer for your use.
The home is heated through radiant floor heating which feels great when walking barefoot through the home on those winter days or when getting out of the shower and stepping on the warm floor tiles!
We also have a heated oversized garage with plenty of room for your ski equipment and mountain bikes. The 0.67 acre lot allows for lots of room for snowball fights and for making snowmen in the winter. It also has an excellent open area for a gentle but thrilling 150 ft. sled ride. The kids seem to love spending their extra time playing outside even after a hard day of skiing.
Get ready to make some wonderful memories here in Winter Park and at our beautiful mountain home. We would love to accommodate your group on your upcoming Rocky Mountain vacation!
Pets may be considered, call for details.
activities and attractions in Winter Park Colorado
Local activities include world class downhill skiing at Winter Park/ Maryjane (10 minutes away) or Sol Vista (15 minutes away), cross country skiing (10 minutes to a Nordic Center or right out the door), snowmobiling, and many other great mountain recreational activities. Summer activities offer hiking, mountain biking, rafting, golf, fishing, boating, festivals, and fun family activities at the base of Winter Park Ski resort.
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4 nights
Peak Ski Season
Feb 28 - Apr 1
Fri, Sat, Sun
5 nights
Budget Ski Season
Apr 2 - Apr 6
Fri, Sat, Sun
4 nights
Late Ski Season
Apr 7 - Apr 21
Fri, Sat, Sun
2 nights
Memorial Weekend
May 22 - May 28
5 nights
Early Summer
May 29 - Jun 28
5 nights
Fourth Of July
Jun 29 - Jul 7
6 nights
July Rates
Jul 8 - Jul 31
5 nights
Late Summer
Aug 1 - Aug 11
5 nights
Labor Day Weekend
Aug 28 - Sep 3
5 nights
Nov 24 - Dec 1
5 nights
Early Ski Season
Dec 2 - Dec 17
Fri, Sat, Sun
2 nights
Christmas & New Years Break
Dec 18 - Jan 5
5 nights
Ski Season
Jan 6 - Jan 15
4 nights
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Bell's Oberon Ale - Bell's Brewery, Inc.
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Reviews by CorgiDad:
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
03-11-2014 11:51:24 | More by CorgiDad
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North Carolina
4.1/5 rDev +7.6%
It is very much a Michigan summertime staple,although my friends stock up to drink it year a round.Good cloudygold'orange color,taste of orange in the palate along with a little buttery tinge.The butteriness comes through for me on tap,have drank way to many of these I think,and boy I do miss it so!
02-09-2003 08:07:53 | More by oberon
4.25/5 rDev +11.5%
06-28-2014 21:06:48 | More by mojohawk21
3.48/5 rDev -8.7%
Appearance Very hazy and inviting yellow with a strong, white head that rose up nicely and left little pools of foam on top of the liquid.
Smell Well, it smells like an American grain-based Pale Ale with a hint of wheat and a light, almost-soury lemon note.
Taste The wheat is second to the grain, but theres just enough of it to smooth things out. Again, theres a light hint of lemon, not enough even to turn things sour, but just enough to be noticed. The grain is a higher-than-normal grade, making the all-around taste relatively good.
Mouthfeel Very smooth, almost creamy, with a light carbonation that avoids the usual fizziness of American efforts.
Drinkability This is not my style of choice, but for what it is trying to do I think its a solid effort by Bells.
07-16-2004 00:17:53 | More by RoyalT
3.25/5 rDev -14.7%
04-02-2012 17:46:05 | More by aszatk01
4/5 rDev +5%
08-31-2014 19:08:17 | More by Bmm281
4.1/5 rDev +7.6%
Appearance: A hazy Orange, likely caused by the Polyphenoles in the Saaz Hops used to brew this fine summer beer. Nice off white head. Loaded with yeast.
Smell: Fruit, Sweet oranges, lemon grass, coriander, a regular potpourri of dried flowers
Taste: hard candies and sweet breads, hazelnuts soaked in orange juice and laced with edible flowers, Christmas dried oranges, maybe cloves too.
Almost no wheat in either the smell or taste. This beer is all fruit and flowers.
Mouthfeel: Creamy and smooth with just enough carbonation to make your tongue tingle without having a bite.
Drinkability: High, very high. Easy on the stomach, mind, and palate.
Notes: Oberon is significantly more creamy and more aromatic on tap than in the bottle. Also, it is better in the spring/early summer than in the fall/late summer. In spring it is crisper and the aromas are more flowery whereas the beer begins to smell more of rotten oranges by September and loses something in its body. The mouthfeel, smell, and drinkability all suffer.
Or I just get sick of it by fall.
It's now October 12th and last night I had what will be my last pint of Oberon for the season. It tasted, looked, and felt like Miller Lite with a few drops of Blue Moon in it. This is definitely not a beer that ages well. Drink it young and early!
09-27-2005 21:26:10 | More by DaPeculierDane
3/5 rDev -21.3%
04-16-2013 13:43:59 | More by DanGeo
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
10-06-2013 00:24:51 | More by Turbo
3.68/5 rDev -3.4%
Had both in bottle and on tap. Oberon pours a cloudy, pale golden-orange color. Slight amounts of sediment in the beer actually look inviting rather than scary (like pulp in your orange juice). Thin, wispy white head that leaves decent lacing on the glass. It's hard to get a powerful nose from this stuff, but what you do get is full of orange zest, mild clove, mild cooking spices, a tad of grain, and a bit of wheat. The taste is very closely tied to the smell - nice and robust for a wheat-style beer, backed with a citrusy-orange peel flavor and a nice kick of spice that hits about halfway through and lasts til the end. Hops are present, but faint and come out near the latter half of the taste. Some graininess is also present, but not overpowering or notably predominant. A hint of clove can also be detected from nearly start to finish. Medium-thin bodied with a soft amount of carbonation make this beer easy to drink.
Oberon is a great summer time wheat beer with a somewhat unique flavor profile for this style. A solid choice all around.
09-25-2012 12:44:47 | More by tectactoe
3.08/5 rDev -19.2%
Looks like a Belgian Wit, deep honey colored with thin white head., wnd little retention. Aroma is a bit yeasty with heavy wheat malt presence. Very crisp on the palate which reminds me of a belgian style. Flavor is mediocre. A somewhat generic bland flavor to it that reminds me of Blue Moon's white. No great flavors really jumping out at you. Finishes slightly bitter, and a little stale.
06-01-2011 02:46:13 | More by ExtraStout
2.5/5 rDev -34.4%
04-16-2012 00:51:50 | More by DavyJones
4/5 rDev +5%
09-26-2013 00:52:54 | More by OhioBobcat
4/5 rDev +5%
06-02-2012 23:38:54 | More by Zakk
4.75/5 rDev +24.7%
06-19-2013 15:53:20 | More by jono0101
4/5 rDev +5%
Nose is nice and fruity with white grape dominating. There is a big white head that becomes a layer and leaves alot of fractured, tacky lacing. The beer is a hazy gold color and very evervescent.
Wheat tang, orange rhind, and bold, fresh hop taste battle for attention in the forground while soft sugar and spice hide. Very Nice. I was thinking of this as a wit. It is listed as a APWA. I think fans of either will be pleased. Light and fuzzy mouthfeel. Yummy.
08-02-2006 00:02:12 | More by JudgeRoughneck
5/5 rDev +31.2%
06-18-2012 21:23:04 | More by mnewth
4/5 rDev +5%
06-13-2014 18:04:27 | More by npala86
4/5 rDev +5%
Oberon a American pale wheat ale by Bell's...
A- Nice golden hue with plenty of yeast sediment in the glass. Thick upfront head that falls to quarter inch froth that leaves decent lacing for a pale wheat ale.
S- Sweet malts and wheat upfront with traces of hop scents are there. Yeast is also noticable in the head.
T-M- Clean refreshing taste of wheat and yeast backbone. This is then followed by mild but present hop definition. Sweet beginnings to bitter end. Very nice normality with the complex ingredients. Smooth on the tongue with mild astringentcy on finish.
D- Drinkable as any pale wheat beer with the help of smooth and refreshing flavor that masks the 5.8% alcohol content. Great summer wheat ale.
07-26-2009 00:54:42 | More by wesbrownyeah
3.53/5 rDev -7.3%
12oz. bottle poured into a weiss glass
It pours a honey gold color with a very surprising amount of what I presume are yeast chunks. They are everywhere in this beer just suspended like the beer is Jello. It's not really an attractive site. I don't mind yeast in my beer but I like it to integrate into it and make it cloudy, not sit there making it speckled. The head is fluffy and white with a decent retention level.
The nose is fairly bland with some minor orange. There also is just the slightest fruitiness from the yeast but not nearly to the level as a German wheat beer. A little bit of breadiness is also present.
The flavor is also pretty bland and void of any assertive flavors, most just a little breadiness and some wheat malt. A subtle bitterness balances the light sweet finish. Mouthfeel is medium to medium full with a higher level of carbonation. Drinkability is well above average for this beer even with the fuller body. This is my definition of an average beer. I know how popular this beer is with newer craft beer drinkers as well as BMC drinkers looking for a change. It is unoffensive, pretty well made and light in flavor. In exchange for making this a great conversion beer it suffers from having any character.
10-31-2010 19:06:35 | More by weatherdog
3.5/5 rDev -8.1%
08-07-2013 20:01:05 | More by Dabeel
4/5 rDev +5%
08-07-2014 00:37:54 | More by GameOfBeers
3.75/5 rDev -1.6%
11-27-2012 19:48:07 | More by ajkiser12
North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +1%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a pint glass.
A: Pours a pale orange in hue, slightly hazy, with a thin receding head. No lacing.
S: Yeasty bread smells. Notes of the wheat are definitely recognizable on the nose as well.
T: Light tastes of malt and wheat, dry and well balanced, with just the faintest hint of light hops. The finish is clearly malt with that familiar wheat beer linger.
M&D: Solid mouthfeel, quite light overall, with very light carbonation. Drinks smoothly and goes down easily. I'm not a huge wheat beer guy but the flavors in this are quite good and I very much enjoyed it.
04-06-2008 03:23:21 | More by SIRIUS2
4/5 rDev +5%
05-28-2013 00:02:17 | More by Cuvie62
Bell's Oberon Ale from Bell's Brewery, Inc.
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Shelton was actually the most knowledgeable guy on their station - now gone. Guess the writer to radio host experiment didn't work like it is working for WDAE with Jones and Stroud (very good radio, imo).
The problem is, 98.7 has no personalities. Nobody draws listeners. 102.5 made the switch to an all talk FM station around the same time as 98.7, and 102.5's ratings are through the roof with every show being rated #1 while every 98.7 show is in the 20s. 102.5 has a Howard Stern type format, and thats what people wanna listen to. Not boring yucksters on 98.7.-Shelton was knowledgeable but not very personable and obviously that trait hurt him on the radio. He also was a cornball and had no personality. -Dinger and those guys are boring as can be. -Justin is more of a "morning zoo" type cornball yuckity yuckster than a sports guy. Hes knowledgable but not a very compelling voice on the radio. Boring-I like Booger, but he needs a better partner- Rich Herrera wasnt liked as the Rays postgame guy, and in his second life in this town I think hes a little better but another corny old boring white guy- Todd Wright was the best and getting the best ratinjg and he got let go a few weeks ago LMAO- sports babe makes me want to ram pencils in my earsThis station made crucial programming mistakes. Should have Booger, Shaun King and Toby David, Lynn Austin and Roxanne Wilder bigger roles maybe even a show together, JP Peterson, and this station would deffinitely have improved ratings....<---those are all more compelling personalities in this area who have proven success in this market. What are you thinking 98.7?
I hate the guy and don't listen, but fact is he was once getting paid in the $300,000 range per year blowing away competition and becoming the staple of that station. There has to be some worry that he'd get signed by 98.7.Todd Wright was the only person on 98.7 getting ANY type of ratings
TKras has less insight than DUImig??? At least TKras visits One Buc and speaks with current players.I'd take Sileo over DUImig and he's bad. I'd still listen to a different station, though.
It's cowherd. Have some respect for a sports radio legend.
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He started crying in his monologue....LOL....then he threatened to "find" those who clicked "LIKE" when he reported his abscence on facebook . What a mentally unstable jack ass. They should have fired him when they had the chance.
Quote from: Dolorous Jason on March 26, 2013, 06:44:52 PMHe started crying in his monologue....LOL....then he threatened to "find" those who clicked "LIKE" when he reported his abscence on facebook . What a mentally unstable jack ass. They should have fired him when they had the chance.I was one of them... I might have to call him tomorrow to inform. What a clown. I haven't listened to him in 4+ years.


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Hex - Magic Hat Brewing Company
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West Virginia
3.98/5 rDev +14.7%
Very clear amber colored ale with a nice tan head that leaves ust a little sticky lacing as it fades.
Very nice caramel malt aroma, with a nice touch of hop spice. This is all about the malt though, bready and rich. Some deep mysterious fruit aroma is the overall effect, maybe sweet cherries. Taste is very bready and sweet. Not much if any of the hop spice, and very little in the fruity esters department, but just a nip of the cherries in the finish. This is a nice clean finishing ale, maybe closest to an actual Märzen style I have had.
Medium in body, nice smooth mouthfeel, only mildly carbonated. Great fall session beer IMO.
09-19-2010 19:09:52 | More by ZimZamZoom
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North Carolina
2.78/5 rDev -19.9%
Poured into a nonic a deep burnt orange with a large fluffy slight off white head that held pretty well,downhill from there.Aromas of caramel and some char,a off soapy aroma comes into play as well.Flavors start big and caramelly sweet with some underlying toastiness and then a real funky finish that has some soapiness and sourness that shouldnt be there.Sorta unpleasant on the palate,to me a clunker of a beer from Magic Hat.
09-29-2010 19:55:37 | More by oberon
3/5 rDev -13.5%
09-23-2012 01:28:31 | More by tectactoe
3/5 rDev -13.5%
12-06-2011 02:18:04 | More by landonh485
4/5 rDev +15.3%
Hex Magic Hat Brewing Company Amber/Red ale 5.4% alcohol. I was a the market and was in the mood for a malty craft beer and well I found exactly what I was looking for in this sixer.
A- A vigorous pour produces a one inch off white head that ligers for most of the beer. Leaves a decent patchy rings of lacing on the pint glass.
S- Sweet malts and mild floral hops upfront with musky carmel and brown sugar in the backbone.
T-M- Rich bites of caramel and toffee upfront followed by sweet sugary malts that are balance by a light hop charactor of citrus and grass.
Mouthfeel is smooth and mildly carbonated. Slick feel on the tongue.
Overall this is a drinker that goes down easy and goes with almost any occation. An excellent offering from Magic Hat... cheers!!
09-30-2011 20:20:12 | More by wesbrownyeah
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
10-20-2012 01:04:56 | More by Shakerman
4/5 rDev +15.3%
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #44 (Sep 2010):
Quick to foam with a dismal lace, the dried orange peel color shows some clarity. Vague hits of caramel, smoke, spicy rye and herbal hop in the nose. Creamy medium body yields a modest smoothness. Malty, with a big flash of caramel sweetness to start. Hop bitterness and a hint of rye go for balance as a thin layer of smokiness covers the palate. Semisweet, ending with herbal hop, remnants of smoke and a touch of biscuity grain. Magic Hat is up to their old tricks by concocting this creation.
01-11-2011 18:24:58 | More by BeerAdvocate
New York
3/5 rDev -13.5%
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New York
3.25/5 rDev -6.3%
09-17-2012 20:46:26 | More by kevrob802
3.98/5 rDev +14.7%
I thought this was a pretty good beer.
It was an amber color with a very thin tan head.
Caramel aroma, sweet bread.
It had a caramel taste with a whiff of smoke late.
Crisp mouthfeel.
This beer evoked memories of a crisp New England fall day, the leaves have changed, and woodstoves are burning.
08-26-2010 00:58:28 | More by lordofthewiens
3.53/5 rDev +1.7%
A - Nice deep copper/amber with two fingers of tan head. head has pretty good retention and leaves some nice lacing.
S - Sweet malts, a bit of caramel and a small amount of spice in the nose.
T - Taste has a bit of a bite, both from some spice and relatively high carbonation. Sweet caramel malts come through midway through the taste. Finish is actually rather bitter.
M - Medium mouthfeel that is by turns a bit sticky sweet, and quite dry and bitter. Finishes dry.
O - Pretty good taste, and one of the better Magic Hat beers I've had, but still well below a number of other Oktoberfests. The bitter element is not particularly welcome.
09-14-2011 22:30:30 | More by warnerry
3.63/5 rDev +4.6%
I'll preface this by saying I'm a stickler for Oktoberfest lagers, and American brewers that produce lackluster ales masquerading as "O-fest" beers really annoys me.
That said, I was on my way to a party recently and stopped at a store without much selection. Decided to pick up a 6-er of this.
Got some of that roast in the nose, like more of a fall seasonal.
Tasted some faint roast, some faint berries mixed in, along with some caramel. Finishes a bit funky, weird hop taste lingers. Interesting, it got better as it warmed up. More of the roast came through and finished more sweet than bitter.
All in all, a decent beer. Not my fave, but not the worst either. Interesting enough to have a few.
10-08-2011 13:43:11 | More by SunDevilBeer
New York
4/5 rDev +15.3%
Presentation: It was poured from brown 12oz bottle into a mug. The label has a best by date and lists the ABV at 5.4%.
Appearance: The body has a beautiful orange amber color with good clarity and some carbonation. The head on top is a creamy off white color about two fingers tall and has good retention. 2/3 the way down the glass and a thin cap is still holding on. There is not much in the way of lacing as the head just slides right down the glass.
Smell: The aroma has an odd astringent sour hop note with sweet caramel, candy like maltiness.
Taste/Palate: Its medium body sports a sweet caramel candy and toffee like character with some bready and lightly toasted notes in the background. This is balanced by a somewhat sour leafy/grassy bitterness from the hops. As this is Amber Ale and not a true Oktoberfest Lager the finish is slow and light hop bitterness lingers. The carbonation is well balanced and active keeping the texture lively and light.
Notes: Overall this beer quite drinkable and captures the spirit of fall and Oktoberfest.
09-29-2010 13:12:51 | More by generallee
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
08-05-2012 02:10:12 | More by TimoP
3/5 rDev -13.5%
01-08-2013 03:58:44 | More by iemailjack
New York
3.45/5 rDev -0.6%
12 ounce bottle, Best enjoyed by dating etched onto the neck of the bottle. Pours red tinged medium amber. Minor off white head, leaving some scattered blobs of lace here and there. Malted up nose. Pleasant enough offering. More maltyness on the tongue and following through to the finish. Smooth and clearly sessionable. Notes of vanilla, honey, medium amber malts. Nothing special, but an easy drinking, malty and reasonably decent fall type of brew.
11-10-2010 00:13:21 | More by Billolick
3/5 rDev -13.5%
Thanks to bu11zeye for sharing this bottle.
The beer pours a light amber color with a white head. The aroma is strong toffee with not too much else. The flavor is toffee, earth and dirt. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Like a lot of beer from Magic Hat, the beer is average across the board.
09-07-2010 03:40:26 | More by Mora2000
2.25/5 rDev -35.2%
09-12-2012 13:45:50 | More by wattoclone
3.18/5 rDev -8.4%
12oz bottle poured into a put glass.
Pours a fairly red amber color with a small whit head. Lots of creamy lacing. Nose is malty, smoky and rich.
Taste I very sweet with a smokey finish. Its it a light hop bite but not much. It's closer to a rauchbier than a Märzen though which is a bit of a dissapointment.
09-18-2010 02:36:19 | More by kingcrowing
New York
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
10-10-2012 02:52:26 | More by mjtiernan
4/5 rDev +15.3%
Hex opens with a malty, yeasty nose that resembles fresh baguettes, mixed with brown sugars, berries, and touches of grapefruit from the hops. The mix is light, but well-balanced, tending more toward the malt and sugar aromas, and enticing.
On the tongue, the beer opens with malt flavors, especially biscuit and toast grains, with small touches of rice. Some berries, apples, and oranges drift lazily in the background, lightly tinging the flavor profile with sugars. Hops are mostly noticeable as a light buzzing on the tongue and soft palate, with just a shade of citrus zest. Subsequent sips reveal lesser fruit flavors, and more lemon/lime citrus notes, the sweeter sugars not quite keeping up with the hops. The aftertaste is mainly grains, with hints of sugar and grapefruit, and fades slowly. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, this is a good beer, but not much separates it from many of its peers. The flavors are balanced and nuanced, even if a bit more sugar would help them stand out, or at least provide a bit of excitement.
10-03-2011 21:49:31 | More by jondeelee
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3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
12oz bottle pulled from my fridge poured into a standard pint glass. once again, the bottle claims theres a freshness date on the neck, but i cant find it.
pours a light orange amber color, a touch hazy. one finger of off white head that faded to a ring rather quickly. no real lace to speak of. this could go for either an oktoberfest or an amber ale, or even a pale ale.
not a huge aroma. sweet caramel malts, some what reminiscient of an oktoberfest in the way of sweet munich malts. a little smokiness as well.
amber ale, sweet caramel malts, nise dose of citrus hops, oktoberfest, sweet munich malts, a touch grainy, almost a little lager like, and a touch of smoke on the back end. not a bad taste, but nothing mind blowing. kind of a hybrid beer style.
medium bodied. crisp carbonation. hops are noticable just a little on the palate after the sip.
a pretty drinkable beer, a nice alternative to a marzen for the season. i like magic hats whole take on this beer, but not something i would go out of my way to seek out again. if i somehow come across it again, ill drink it, but i prolly wont buy it again.
10-12-2010 02:08:05 | More by dogfishandi
2.42/5 rDev -30.3%
Reddish orangey amber with an off-white head that settles quickly. Low aroma of caramel and toffee sweetness. Unbalanced and non-complex flavors of sweet caramel and toffee, notes of biscuit and ripe fruit, not enough offsetting bitterness to keep this from being one-dimensional. The smoked malt must be false advertising. Another disappointment from what was once one of my favorite breweries. Send this one to the grave and bring back Jinx, Heart of Darkness, Humble Patience, Ravell, and the experimental smoked porter and scotch ale.
08-25-2010 11:31:04 | More by far333
4/5 rDev +15.3%
04-03-2012 03:21:05 | More by jmbraxton
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
08-20-2012 04:48:34 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead
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"Please be assured that this is not a regular occurrence with the Parkeon system," the letter reads. "Our meters operate at a 99.9 percent uptime around the country."
The problem was caused by a server outage in the morning that shut down all of the Parkeon meters in the region. Machines could not take credit cards for several hours, but according to the letter, were still able to take coins. ATI technicians were dispatched to Cooperstown. They responded by switching the machines off line and by 12:30 p.m., the machines were able to take credit card payments again. The server problem was fixed by Friday morning.
Parkeon is a New Jersey company that has systems in more than 3,000 cities including New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Seattle. ATI, based in Troy, won the bid on the village's 13 pay and display meters based on its association with Parkeon and its home office being close enough to Cooperstown to ensure quick responses to problems.
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On behalf of the Children's Room of the Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library, I want to publicly thank the many generous sponsors of the annual Summer Reading Program.
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Studies show that children who read during the summer are better prepared for school when it resumes in the fall. That is the ultimate goal of the Summer Reading Program: To make sure that children have the necessary tools to succeed in school and life.
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Last week, I flew home from Virginia and a little over 24-hour trip. If I can make a day-trip, I do it. But sometimes I have to spend the night somewhere. And what a beautiful spot to spend the night – Virginia Beach, Virginia. I called Jon from my hotel room that looked over a stunning garden and sea of towering trees adorned in the beauty of Autumn leaves.
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This petition has been created to request CNN International to add Anderson Cooper 360 to its schedule. Anderson Cooper\'s popularity and exposure has increased in the past year with his coverage of hurricanes, the tsunami, the Iraq War, the death of the pope, the royal wedding and the famine in Niger, to name a few of the occasions in which CNNi viewers have been able to see him on air. We, the overseas viewers, would like the 360 show to be included in the schedule line up which includes notable US shows such as Larry King Live, Aaron Brown\'s NewsNight, Wolf Blitzer\'s Late Edition and a compilation of the Daily Show. In an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN/US President Jonathan Klein said: \"We\'d love to expose him to as many viewers as possible,\" ...\"He\'s really kind of in the mold of what television journalism ought to be about today.\" We agree with you, Mr Klein. We too would like to view 360. Please sign the petition in support of bringing 360 to CNNi. Closing date 1 December 2005.
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As Elkhorn Avenue becomes permanently closed to through traffic beginning Monday, May 14, the Old Dominion University community also should be aware of other upcoming traffic interruptions.
The closure of Elkhorn Avenue to vehicular traffic has been planned for several years, as part of ODU's move to become an increasingly residential campus. However, several alterations will be made to continue to provide vehicle access to ODU buildings and parking lots.
Work began Monday, May 7, to construct a new entrance to Parking Lot 27, at the corner of Elkhorn Avenue and 49th Street, and also to construct a new bus drop-off area north of the Diehn Center for the Performing Arts, along 49th Street. Parking Lot 22, located south of the Diehn Center, will close permanently with the closure of Elkhorn from the north entrance. Overflow parking will be accommodated in Garage E, adjacent to S.B. Ballard Stadium.
Work is expected to be completed by the end of May. While there will be no extended lane closures on 49th Street, periodic closures of one to three hours in duration are expected. To the extent possible, the campus community will be notified of these closures in advance through the Daily Announcements system. In addition to periodic, short-duration lane closures, the campus community should be alert to construction traffic on 49th Street associated with this work.
The most serious disruptions to parking on campus, due to construction work, will be over by the end of summer.
During and after this work, vehicles will be able to access Elkhorn Avenue from the south, via 43rd Street. The Elkhorn Avenue Garage, Lot 38 (behind the Oceanography and Physics Building), Lot 23 (behind the baseball field) and the Oceanography Building loading docks will remain accessible. However, there will be an access control point just past the Lot 23 exit/entrance in the form of a gate or booth. Only authorized vehicles - primarily emergency, delivery and service/state vehicles - will be allowed past the gate.
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