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A whole bottle of wine is just too much for some people when dining out in London's restaurants so it's handy to know which London restaurants serve good quality wines by the glass. Square Meal has put together this very handy guide to London restaurants offering the best selection of wines by the glass, making the choice so much easier. There's no need to worry about whether your London restaurant of choice offers some decent wine by the glass with this helpful list which features only the best London restaurants offering a great selection of wines by the glass.
Ordering wine by the glass rather than the bottle is big business these days in London's restaurants and many places now offer this facility, however not all offer top quality wines by the glass. This Square Meal list of the London restaurants offering the best selection of wines by the glass features restaurants who offer only the finest of wines by the glass, ensuring quality at all times. If you can't find your ideal restaurant in London here though, do take a look at restaurant suggestions in the West End including Covent Garden & Soho; restaurants in the City and restaurants in West London including Chelsea & Knightsbridge.
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When the commander of Atlantis calls, "Wheels stop," upon landing this week, Ray Zink and Billy McClure will be waiting.
CNN's John Zarrella takes a look at the impact of the end of shuttle programs on the people who were part of it.
Space shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station, due back to Earth on Thursday.
For the last time in the foreseeable future, a U.S. space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station.
NASA extends the space shuttle Atlantis mission by one day.
Floating 245 miles over the Earth Tuesday, NASA engineers Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan tethered themselves to the International Space Station and paused to absorb the view.
The space shuttle Atlantis will be in space for one more day than originally planned, NASA announced Monday.
Atlantis docks with the international space station. CNN's John Zarrella has more.
The International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis are not in danger from an orbiting piece of debris after all, NASA said Monday.
CNN's Brooke Baldwin takes us behind the scenes of NASA's final shuttle mission.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday for a week-long rendezvous, two days after blasting off on a historic flight marking the final liftoff of the U.S. shuttle program.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the final mission of America's 30-year shuttle program, a thunderously poignant moment that drew people from around the world to watch.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning, marking the last blast-off of NASA's 30-year shuttle program.
The crew of the final shuttle mission talks about the end of the program and how each feels about the historic event.
Early data shows space shuttle Atlantis, poised for launch Friday, escaped damage from two lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, NASA said.
Pioneers in the field of commercial space sit down with CNN's John Zarrella to discuss what's next for space travel.
Astronauts for Space Shuttle Atlantis arrive at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, ahead of their scheduled Friday liftoff.
The four-member crew that will fly the final space shuttle mission to end an era arrived Monday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The astronauts from shuttle Atlantis answer questions regarding NASA's final mission.
July 8 will mark the start of the final space shuttle mission and the end of an era, NASA announced Tuesday.
Thirty years after the space shuttle program began, the final space shuttle flight is slated to take place on July 8, NASA said Friday.
NASA announced Tuesday the new retirement homes for the four remaining space shuttles -- three historic orbiters and the program's test vehicle.
Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space -- the date was April 12, 1961. Twenty years later on April 12, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen got on board the space shuttle Columbia, a craft that looked more like a plane that a rocket ship. It launched an entirely new era in space flight.
Museums around the country are trying to get their hands on a space shuttle orbiter. CNN's John Zarrella reports.
NASA's space shuttle Discovery has completed its final mission, with Endeavour and Atlantis following it into retirement later this year.
The space shuttle program should have come to an end a long time ago, NASA administrator Charles Bolden told CNN in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
In a CNN exclusive, NASA Chief Charlie Bolden says the U.S. didn't properly plan to have a vehicle to replace Discovery.
Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its final flight, ending nearly three decades of space travel.
Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, completing its final mission.
Space shuttle Atlantis landed here Wednesday, concluding the final mission of its 25-year career.
So you're in the market for a new vehicle. Any chance you'd consider one with more than 100 million miles on the odometer, a neat white paint job and a sticker price of $28.8 million? Probably not.
Space shuttle Atlantis docks with the international space station after NASA declared space debris wouldn't be an issue.
The space shuttle Atlantis docked at the international space station on Sunday morning after officials decided there would be no need to perform a maneuver to avoid a piece of debris.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday afternoon on its final planned mission.
There's one word astronaut Michael Massimino uses over and over to describe the view from the Hubble Space Telescope: "Beautiful."
IMAX explores the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and its impact on our views about the universe.
Space Shuttle Atlantis safely lands after completing an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday morning under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astronauts aboard the international space station and space shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms indicating a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.
This week in iReport, we received a lot of compelling content. iReporters captured images of the shuttle Atlantis roaring into space. An iReporter shared a beautiful story of how one town is giving a dying boy a Christmas wish. We've also got lots of footage of "New Moon" fans excited for the big premiere. We've got all this and more in this week's video wrap-up.
Team iReport talks about a shuttle launch, a town giving a dying boy a Christmas wish and "New Moon" madness.
Space Shuttle Atlantis has blasted off, on its way to the international space station. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaked Tuesday. And NASA just found water on the moon.
NASA's Atlantis shuttle blasts off on its latest mission, hauling spare parts to prolong the international space station's life.
Space shuttle Atlantis launched Monday afternoon to deliver key spare parts to prolong the life of the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Andrews AFB in California.
Space shuttle Atlantis landed Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base after rainy weather in Florida precluded a landing at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA officials have postponed the landing of space shuttle Atlantis until Saturday because of weather concerns.
The Hubble Space Telescope was released into orbit Tuesday.
John Zarrella reports repairs are next after astronauts on board shuttle Atlantis successfully snag the Hubble telescope.
The space shuttle Atlantis crew on Monday afternoon completed its final spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, according to NASA.
The space shuttle Atlantis crew completed its first spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, a daylong act of grueling labor that featured the replacement and installation of key instruments.
NASA video shows four tiles on the right side of the space shuttle Atlantis that have dings in them.
The space shuttle Atlantis captured the Hubble Space Telescope with its robotic arm Wednesday, paving the way for astronauts to begin repairing the orbiting observatory.
A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday.
CNN's John Zarrella reports NASA ready with rescue shuttle if Atlantis and crew in trouble.
With space shuttle Atlantis on its way to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, that leaves one shuttle, Endeavour, at the ready on the other launch pad here.
CNN's John Zarrella reports astronauts ready to perform final high wire repair to a famous telescope.
The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off successfully Monday afternoon on NASA's fifth and final repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Final preparations are under way for Monday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
The U.S. space agency might try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on May 11, a day earlier than scheduled, administrators announced Thursday in Houston.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly talks with Melissa Long about Wednesday night's scheduled space shuttle Discovery launch.
Going behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center is like visiting another planet. The employees working on the shuttle fleet speak their own language -- a language made up of acronyms.
NASA's plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back.
NASA is delaying next month's shuttle launch to the Hubble Space Telescope because of problems stemming from Hurricane Ike and replacement parts for the observatory
NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday
CNN Miles O'Brien walks us through the landing of Shuttle Discovery.
It's the second day for crews aboard space shuttle Atlantis as they head towards the international space station.
The space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station as it prepares to return to Earth.
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts perform the first spacewalk of their mission, using a robotic arm to remove a lab module.
NASA engineers are assessing two small areas on the space shuttle Atlantis that may have received some damage during Thursday's launch and ascent, officials said Saturday.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off for a mission to International Space Station.
Astronauts work to repair two defective mechanisms hampering power generation at the International Space Station.
Malfunctioning engine cut-off sensors frustrate NASA mission managers and cause shuttle launch delay.
NASA scrubbed space shuttle Atlantis' planned Sunday launch after a cut-off sensor designed to gauge the fuel level of the external liquid hydrogen tank failed another test, a space agency spokesman said.
NASA mission managers decided Friday to push the space shuttle Atlantis' scheduled Saturday launch to Sunday afternoon.
ISS Flight Director Sally Davis talks about Thursday's planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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Art of Inspiration
For over half a century, this British master has devoted himself to exploring the limits of art, from a vanguard trench that fuses different disciplines.
An Interview with Anthony McCall, sculptor of light and time /
Undoubtedly, light is a fundamental element to understand human history. Our active dialogue with this 'entity' unfolds onto different fields, from physics to photography passing by mysticism, architecture and biology, among many others.
Few people can boast about having worked for over half a century, artistically, with light. British Anthony McCall however, is one of those who can. His long career began at the very beginning of the Seventies, with cinematographic experiments that played with the possibility of shredding time. Afterwards he would begin working with luminous rays, modelling their elusive composition and exploring their sculptural qualities, a creative flow that he would continue to develop over the course of the following decades.
We, at Sphere, had the privilege of conversing with this master, taking advantage of his visit to Buenos Aires to present for the first time ever his work in Argentina, by partaking in the exhibition "El Aleph", at the Faena Arts Center.
During the interview, McCall convincingly exposed the rigour that characterises his work —a quality which exquisitely contrasts with the oneiric character of his luminous installation pieces. Finding an artist whose works induce something similar to altered states of consciousness, but that when talking refers to discipline, is a type of didactic oxymoron— it even reminded me of the teachings of great Zen masters through the use of Koans.
To me 'inspiration' is a pretty utilitarian idea; when people talk about it, they are usually talking about a moment when they grasped something for the first time, which they later describe as an idea. But in fact, this moment rarely happens without an enormous amount of preparation and thought beforehand. I look forward to those moments when things become crystal clear, when one feels inspired. But they're not surprising moments. You hope for them.
In terms of his creative act, McCall describes it as a living cocktail of processes that comprise imagining, programming, modifying and finally, materialising his pieces.
It's a combination —in different proportions— of all those things, actually. Certainly, I start with some sort of image in my mind and then that quickly becomes a question of drawing. Mostly when I draw I begin to find out what it is that I am making, and the drawing is preliminary to everything, really. Then I begin to research and further explore the ideas that have emerged; a piece can be quite intricate to make, so there's a moment when I have to make a set of descriptions and detailed instructions for the programmer, and then there's the moment when I receive the programmed material back, and I take it to the studio and spend weeks projecting it, looking at it and changing it and then it may go through another set of modifications. it's a continuous relay of different processes that have to happen.
One of the fundamental aspects of this artist's work is the final —and indispensable— interaction between the audiences and his pieces; something essential to any artistic manifestation, which in this case is more notable because of the diverse possible experiences the viewer can undergo.
I hear many people's comments and their reports on what they experience and it's very varied. Some people simply enjoy the almost tactile sensations of engaging the planes of light in the dark; some people report religious emotions; some have intellectual responses – there really is a very wide range and I welcome that variety.
And if we were to reflect on the possibility of light altering the relationship between form and meaning, McCall again emphasises the value of this dialogue between the viewer and his work:
I'm a firm believer that a form acquires its meanings from its audience -- from observers looking at the work, and talking about it. Ultimately, that's how meaning is produced, not because an artist puts it there. As an artist I work with forms that already have uses and meanings in the world, so I'm not using light, or darkness, or slowness, or scale, innocently. The associations that are already attached, of course, get modified by my own formal manipulations. But in the end it has to be the audience who make sense of it.
So, what happens before the possibility that art can be used as a tool to induce specific states of consciousness?
I don't know the answer to that, but it sounds frightening. Perhaps one of art's virtues is that it has maximum ambiguity. And the moment at which art attempts deliberately to induce a feeling in someone, it isn't art anymore, it's control. It has to do with policemen more than with art.
When asked if he considered himself to be an artist that works with light, McCall was quick to note the presence of a second fundamental ingredient in his work:
Certainly, light is the medium with which I make sculptural forms, but there's a second one, which is just as important, maybe more so. That medium is – duration -- the changing of form over time. This comes from my roots, which are still very much based in cinema; my forms are always, to some degree, 'on the move'.
Finally, facing someone with McCall's trajectory and eloquence, the inevitable question was: What advice would you give to young people who are currently beginning to venture into the world of art?
I think the only possible advice is: follow your nose.Tagged: Anthony McCall, Anthony McCall Faena Arts Center, Anthony McCall interview Faena, inspiration, contemporary art, art with light


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Wow. When was that last post? I have been rather preoccupied as of late and feel like I should let you all know that I will soon be back. With even more info for the masses.
Nothing Makes Me Giddy Like New Gear
It's no secret I have been doing a lot of sound effects recording lately and have been experiencing less that satisfactory results from my gear. Many things we take for granted these days, like line level outputs matching more or less line level inputs. I was fighting these gain problems between devices. The Zoom H4n could not handle the nice hot output from my Sound Devices MixPre-D. The solution? Continue reading
Choral Recording Demo
So I finally got some time cut a short demo from my recordings in Regina with the Campbell Collegiate chamber choir, directed by Deidre and Russ Baird. Without further ado, here it is.
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A Good Read For Recording Acoustic Guitars
I have often wandered over to The Pro Audio Files for a good read and this time Matthew Weiss has written a great article on recording acoustic guitars. Read it here. I can not stress enough the importance to your career that you must keep learning, even if it's something as ordinary as an acoustic guitar. You might even be great at it already, but it never hurts to learn a little more. Also coming soon is a lengthy article on recording vocals in a home studio. Stay tuned.
Recording On The Go
Travelling to a gig is always a concern, especially when you are travelling across the country as I recently have. In the last two weeks I have been recording in Banff, Victoria and most recently Regina. Each trip has posed it's own challenges for transportation with the Banff and Regina trip involving hauling my gear on a plane. Going through security is more stressful than anything else. In reality I had no issues on either trip and the security check was a breeze. I followed the following guidelines when packing for air travel. Continue reading


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The annual "NFL Yearbook" comes out every year in August on ESPN 2, and feature all 32 NFL teams' previous season in a 30 minute video recap. This year, NFL Films focused on how the Panthers 2012 season was "not so much the destination, but the journey taken", and suggests that its "not how you start, but how you finish" (which is funny because in my very own 2012 highlight video, I narrated those same exact words). Regardless of how you look at it, NFL Films got that right. Our 2012 season was another slow start, however a very strong finish, even stronger than the one we had in 2011.
While the season is just 13 days away, the NFL Yearbook usually is seen as the "ending" of the previous season in my eyes, as we and 31 other teams review our ups and our downs all within a 30 minute visual masterpiece. NFL Films outdid themselves again with this 2012 Carolina Panthers Yearbook. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! Keep Pounding Panther fans, because in 13 long and slow moving days, our Sundays will be fulfilled with Carolina Panther football once again, and this year I have a feeling it will be special.
Authors Note: The video is placed into two parts because of YouTube restrictions. Also, be prepared to see a lot of video content from me this season, starting Week 1 versus Seattle being that I live in Washington state! Also, for those who enjoyed my "trailers" from last season, if you have any music/movie/trailer ideas, please share below! I read EVERY comment posted on my articles! Thanks and Go Panthers!


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New security measures are being put in place at Tucson's City Hall today.
It will be much more like coming into a courthouse when visitors come to City Hall. Now visitors will only be allowed to enter through the North Lobby.
When visitors come in, there will be a Tucson Police officer to screen people and their bags. There are reports that a metal detector will be installed along with more cameras and security staff.
In February, TPD assigned an officer to protect the mayor. These added measures going into place this morning are an effort to keep City Hall, which is a very high-profile building, safe for everyone who works and does business there.
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My Cub came with a belt pully adapter on the PTO. Now i want to hook up a mower and need to reconvert to a standard PTO. What do I need to do the job?
I checked the TM Tractor Parts website and it appears that a "pto shaft oil seal & bearing retainer" is all I'll need. Am I correct? Any advice from the masters?
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UPDATE: MMA Fighting's Dave Meltzer is reporting that Dana White has confirmed the schedule change:
Dana White confirms Ultimate Fighter's move back to Wednesdays in 2013 (@davemeltzerwon) sbn.to/T2oLIw— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) November 15, 2012
Last month, UFC president Dana White announced that UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones would coach The Ultimate Fighter 17 against former Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen. Despite coming off a loss to Middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Sonnen managed to talk his way into a title shot at the higher weight class by creating a narrative that Jones ducked him as a replacement for UFC 151. Instead, Jones faced Vitor Belfort at UFC 152. Jones submitted Vitor in the fourth round, but not before being injured by an armbar attempt in the first.
Filming for TUF 17 started a couple weeks ago on October 29. Along with announcing the coaches, White also informed MMA fans that the show would be moved from it's awful Friday evening timeslot. The decision to air on Friday's has been widely criticized for the past two seasons of the series as one of the worst nights for television ratings. With the show picking up record low numbers this season, it seems they were finally convinced that it was a poor choice.
In an interview with The Fight Network, Jones' manager Malki Kawa revealed that the show has been moved to Wednesday night on FX. The transition to a mid-week night should go a long way in increasing viewership of the show as their key demographic will be more available. Additionally, the UFC is banking on the Sonnen/Jones rivalry to drive interest.
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LeBron James and the Miami Heat faced a four-point deficit at halftime in Game 5, but James made sure Miami took a 3-2 series lead after a dominant third quarter. James finished the game with 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists, but it was his assertiveness on offense during a pivotal third stanza that changed the course of the game, and perhaps the series.
James said that he noticed the Heat were in "wait mode" and that he "went back to [his] Cleveland days at that point" to make sure his team didn't fall behind the Indiana Pacers in the series.
"I took it upon myself to stop waiting and just go," James said after the game.
And go he did. The responsibility fell on James' shoulders while Dwyane Wade scored only 10 and Chris Bosh added in just seven of his own. James outscored the entire Pacers team 16-13 in the third while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing four assists. The four-point deficit Miami carried into the third quarter became a 13-point lead, and the Heat never looked back as James led them to victory.
James either scored or assisted on 25 of Miami's 30 points in the third quarter. Three of his four assists were to Udonis Haslem, who has continued to play a huge role for the Heat through the Eastern Conference finals.
When asked about what he saw in James, Haslem said it was the same look James had against Boston in the playoffs last season. "It' s just a look of determination. It's a look that says I'm not going to quit." Haslem added that James' look "says I'm going to do whatever it takes to put us in position to win the game."
"That's LeBron showing his greatness and making it look easy," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game. "His engine in that third quarter was incredible. He was tireless. He was rebounding -- covering so much ground defensively, then virtually making every play for us offensively."
James is now one game away from his third straight NBA Finals appearance as he pursues his second NBA championship. The NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player turned in an impressive third quarter in Game 5 that was exactly what Miami needed to move a game closer to another Larry O'Brien trophy.
Quotes via the NBA's live press conference stream.
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Eager to lock up one of the core members of their underrated starting rotation, the Oakland A's have signed Trevor Cahill to a five-year contract extension.
The contract is worth a total of $30.5 million over those five years, making it very similar to the five-year, $30.1 million contract Ricky Romero signed with the Blue Jays last August. Cahill had been on track to become a free agent after the 2014 season, but this deal will lock him up through 2016. In other words, the A's have bought out Cahill's years of arbitration eligibility, and also his first two years of free agency. The deal also gives the A's two option years at $13 million and $13.5 million.
The 23-year-old Cahill finished ninth in the A.L. Cy Young voting a season ago after posting a 2.97 ERA over 30 starts. He isn't expected to remain that successful, as his career ERA is closer to 4 and his repertoire is underwhelming relative to that of other aces, but he gets a lot of movement on the baseball, and should remain an effective arm for as long as he's able to stay healthy. So far in 2011, he's allowed just two runs in two games.


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Dietitian's tip: If you can't find a whole-grain flatbread, you may substitute a whole-grain pita bread or tortilla.
Season chicken with spices, cover or put into plastic bag, and let marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Heat gas or charcoal grill to medium high (or turn on broiler). Grill or broil chicken breasts about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until the internal temperature is 165 F. Let cool.
Slice chicken and toss with yogurt. Build wrap with all ingredients: flatbread, sliced chicken and yogurt, spinach, cucumber, and basil. Enjoy.


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A week into the partial shutdown of the federal government, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is warning that the state cannot afford to pick up the slack. During an open cabinet meeting Tuesday, the Republican governor said Nevadans will lose their food stamps and unemployment benefits if the federal government remains on ice through November. Sandoval says all federal services are important, and he dreads having to pick among women, children and the unemployed. He added that he did not want to cause panic.
367,000 Nevadans are in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, while 74,000 are in the Women, Infants and Children program or WIC. On the first day of the shutdown, Sandoval issued a statement saying recipients of unemployment benefits and food stamps should not see disruptions in benefits. (AP)
U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today responded to Governor Brian Sandoval's concerns about the effects of the government shutdown on Nevada: "I share the Governor's concerns. In Nevada, we solve problems when the Governor sits down and talks with legislative leaders. Let this be a lesson to President Obama and Congressional Leadership on both sides of the aisle for Democrats and Republicans to sit down, communicate, and come up with a solution," said Senator Dean Heller.
Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement after Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval held a cabinet meeting calling a government shutdown "catastrophic" for Nevada:
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's tennis team dropped to 0-5 on the season with a 5-2 loss to Northwestern State at the FGCU Tennis Complex on Saturday morning. The Demons took the doubles point with a sweep of all three doubles matches. In singles play, Heather St. John claimed a straight-set win over Dragana Colic at the #4 position, 6-2, 6-2. Eva Sambrano was also a winner for the Eagles, defeating Olga Bazhanova at the #2 slot, 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. Priscillia Villemond fell at the #1 position in a tight match, 6-4, 7-6 (10-7). The Demons took the other three singles matches, all in straight sets.
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PRIME Minister David Cameron has given his backing for a new health "consumer champion" in Oxfordshire.
A total of 14 voluntary and community groups have come together to form Oxfordshire Community Benefit Society (OCBS).
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The Government wants every local authority in England to establish a local healthwatch, to replace existing Local Involvement Networks, by April next year.
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Welcome to Zara and Grant's Wedding Book. Photographed from the Iowa State Campus, The Great Hall, Memorial Union.
About the AuthorEd Harp
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I live in a small Iowa town and have pastored Faith Assembly of God church for 23 years. Photography has been a passion for over 20 years. I not only shoot nature and wildlife, but also shoot weddings and portraits and maintain a photo studio by appointment. My photos have been published in numerous Iowa and National publications. I will publish more books based on my stateside and international travels.
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4.8/5 rDev +21.2%
As good as I remember but after trying so many other American Oktoberfests last year, I am convinced that this is an even better beer than I thought it to be two years ago.
$2.75 a pint at Old Fashioned in Madison, WI. Beer of the Month for September, 2007.
Pours into an American Pint Glass a sexy Marzen amber color with a ¼ inch off-white head. Ok retention, would be better if Old Fashioned didnt serve their beer so cold. Carbonation rises in surf smacking waves.
My nose is greeted by a massive toast presence, but importantly, this isnt toasted Wonder Bread we are talking about here. This is a toasted 12 grain hard loaf interlaced with herbs, spices, and small chunks of apple and baked just this morning in Oma Duesseldorfs oven. The aroma is powerful, deeply malty, and profiles sweet but not overpowering toffee notes. The finish is nutty and clean.
Flavor is wonderful. The body is rich and full but at no point overpowering or filling. The tongue rolls in waves of toffee and toast. The malts are just huge but this never seems unbalanced. Each sip finishes with a nice dose of herbal/floral German hops. The palate dries just enough to want another sip of the sweet, malty brew. Perfectly drinkable. My favorite American Oktoberfest hands down.
09-07-2007 15:53:49 | More by DaPeculierDane
3.15/5 rDev -20.5%
Poured into the perfect pint glass, this beer showed an amber body, not red as the label description suggests, and a puffy white head. Aroma is of "clean" malt, I don't know how else to describe it. Medium bodied with a bready, biscuity but also straw-like malt flavor that becomes less appealing as I drink. I had much higher hopes for this beer, but I found it to be kind of boring overall. I'm sorry to say I won't be picking up a 6 pack this year.
09-18-2009 14:33:03 | More by blackearth
4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
The Staghorn Octoberfest pours into my tulip glass a crystalline amber red with a half inch of bubbly off white head on top. The color reminds of the changing leaves at the peak of fall. Aromas of nutty caramel bathed grains coincide with spicy, herbal hops. Dark fruits linger underneath sweet creamy malts. Nice stuff!
First sip brings a rich, nutty caramel maltiness ufpront. Rich with a well placed sweetness. This is backed up by a spicy, herbal hop that floats through the background. Smooth and quite delicious with a lingering spiciness. Roasty, toasty, just an overall good octoberfest brew.
Mouthfeel is creamy and smooth. Malty with mellow carbonation. This is a really enjoyable marzen that I could easily have a few of. If you enjoy the style...make sure you find a way to sample this one. Quite a treat.
09-13-2005 01:32:10 | More by orbitalr0x
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09-21-2013 01:11:08 | More by NWer
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08-23-2014 03:23:27 | More by DaftPatrick
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10-01-2013 02:45:18 | More by warnerry
3.78/5 rDev -4.5%
Orange with a tint of gold in color. Head dissipated very quickly. Creamy colored collar persists. Smell is mostly tangy orange with some faint leather notes. Taste is of citrus and spice (think coriander, ginger, and clove). Mouthfeel is probably my favorite thing about this beer. Light, yet full; despite the low amount of head, the carbonation is enjoyable. I'm enjoying New Glarus more and more with every brew I have from them; however, this is the first one that hasn't wowed me.
10-08-2013 22:11:28 | More by mverity
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10-15-2012 20:32:32 | More by Twifiter
4.22/5 rDev +6.6%
This beer is not too shy to froth up, three fingers of head with a good retention as well. Bright copper hue shows many bubbles rising to the top. Thick and rich toasted grain aroma with a bit of herbal hop in the nose. Deep smoothness with a creamy slick medium body. Heavy hand of malt sweetness though it never becomes cloying. Sweet bready overtones with a hint of grassiness from the grain. Hop bitterness is modest but enough to balance, some herbal flavor does come through in a soft and pleasant manner. A clean sweet graininess lingers in the finish.
What a remarkable beer. Clean with not off flavors, even the malt sweetness does not show a caramel tone to it which most American versions do. Very drinkable and a sure pick. I'll be seeking this beer out next year, no doubt.
10-28-2010 01:52:00 | More by Jason
4.5/5 rDev +13.6%
10-25-2012 01:47:19 | More by Guinnsslvr
4.22/5 rDev +6.6%
2007 Version
Pours a beautiful, crystal clear, amber color. Head retains well. Smell is slightly floral, biscuity, and a hint of a lager-like smell (light DMS?). Pretty balanced between the malt and the hops; seems to have a higher level of hop flavor and bitterness. I seem to remember a rich smell of fresh malt, similar to that at the brewery or when I'm homebrewing, this doesn't seem to have it as much. Carbonation is medium and it's medium bodied; sits pretty good on the tongue. Pretty damn good beer, better than my numbers may reflect, but doesn't seem to have the huge malty aroma jumping out at me like the previous batch.
09-29-2007 04:50:57 | More by badbeer
3/5 rDev -24.2%
05-06-2014 17:37:10 | More by fenlop54
4/5 rDev +1%
11-05-2013 18:30:32 | More by NoetheMatt
3.38/5 rDev -14.6%
A-An agressive pour into a pint glass gave a healthy 2 fingers of white pillowy head that quickly breaks down into a film. Plenty of CO2 bubbles. Perfectly clear. Color is golden/amber.
S-Marzenish. With the toasted malts being most noticed, there is also a note of that adjunct corn that I get out of most lagers. Very faint aroma of grassy hops. As it warms some alcohol aroma.
T-Nice, although a bit weak, flavors of slightly toasted malt. Clean lager flavor with a weak bitter finish.
M-A bit weak in body. At 6.5% the alcohol is well hidden. Moderate to high carbonation that works well given the clean lager flavor.
O-I tend to sway towards a more malty sweet version of this style. However this beer is well made and I'd have no problem knocking these back on a crisp fall day. Just a bit boring with a weak malt backbone.
09-07-2012 02:34:42 | More by deebo
4.05/5 rDev +2.3%
12oz bottle poured into a Duvel tulip. Thanks to drabmuh for this!
Pours a dark amber with a good one finger white head with some tight small bubbles and good lacing. Nose is malty and fresh, a bit sweet.
It is a bit sweet, but it's not cloying. THere's a nice maltiness to it that's very chewy and creamy. The hops balance it out very well leaving a nice dry finish, quite solid.
01-22-2011 18:17:39 | More by kingcrowing
4/5 rDev +1%
11-14-2011 14:36:02 | More by bpfrush
4.11/5 rDev +3.8%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tall New Glarus Signature Pilsner Glass.
Appearance: Pours a clear copper golden orange with a moderate amount of bubbles. Solid two fingers of off white head which slowly fad into a thin patchy layer. Leaves a decent amount of lacing.
Smell: A toasty malt driven aroma with hints of caramel and subtle fruit. Upfront toasted barley malts with hints of caramel, biscuit, grains, toast, toffee, cracker, straw, and German yeast. Subtle fruity hints of apples. Light honey like sweet scent. Some earthy hop hints with some grass. A very nicely bready and clean aroma.
Taste: Like the aroma, a nice clean, bready, and biscuity malt driven taste with notes of fruit and hops. Bready toasted malts throughout with notes of biscuit, caramel, grains, straw, cracker, toffee, toast, and German yeast. Fruity undertones of apple. Slight honey like sweetness. Background notes of earthy and grassy hops. A pretty solid Marzen taste.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Very crisp, clean, and smooth.
Overall: A pretty solid take on a Marzen. Good biscuity malt notes with some nice undertones.
10-03-2013 07:41:00 | More by MattyG85
4.5/5 rDev +13.6%
07-28-2014 14:54:34 | More by D-town_brews420
4.75/5 rDev +19.9%
08-05-2012 23:34:15 | More by tyleeis
3.75/5 rDev -5.3%
10-13-2013 07:11:35 | More by Cynic-ale
3.18/5 rDev -19.7%
Meh. I'm a big fan of New Glarus, but not their Midwestern style stuff (Germanic) so much. The Octoberfest, was a little different than I expected. Again, seemed a little thin maltwise, hop character, even for an Octoberfest, seemed muted.
Really like the label . . . does that count for anything.
Anyways, in summation, one of my favorite Midwest breweries, one of my least favorite and seemingly unadventurous brews from them. Mild taste, some would call it smooth I guess if they're fans of it. I guess if you like a mild brown ale with more carbonation, this is your thing.
11-23-2009 22:46:39 | More by Beerandraiderfan
West Virginia
4/5 rDev +1%
Served in a weizen glass, bottled
A - golden amber with 2 finger egg white fluffy head with excellent retention and good clumpy lacing.
S - toasted malts, sweet meaty bready yeast notes
T - follows the nose, fairly sweet for the style, nice sweet toasted malt backbone with hint of caramel and noble hops
M - moderate body, mod.high carbonation
O - thanks to Skye for bringing this from Madison, a great way to celebrate the coming of Autumn.
09-22-2012 17:42:59 | More by williamjbauer
Staghorn Octoberfest from New Glarus Brewing Company
89 out of 100 based on 701 ratings.


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OK, what is the right term for this kind of stuff, if it's not 'Shape-ism'?
Jenks seems to be using the term 'Fractal Architecture', but that's too mathematical a term for expressionist stuff like this. You can't tell me this stuff doesn't start off with an old fashioned Biro sketch on the back of an envelope. They only get out the fractal geometry programmes later on, to make it work.
There have been mundane examples, as well as 'Art' centres, from nearly the start, Gehry did a jumpy melted / moulded office block scheme in Dusseldorf in the ninties and that twisted 'Fred & Ginger' scheme in Prague?, but these examples of the genre don't enthral, or convince, the way the great one-off 'Shape-ist' Art Gallery / Museum / Opera House does. This is also where the absurdist accusation comes in.
Maybe we're back to a situation where there's one architectural expression for the public building and a different architectural expression for everything else. That's the way it always was, it's only in recent times that every kitchen extension felt the need to look like a miniature Civic Centre.


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Just weeks after Disney announced that Miramax was scaling back to three releases a year (what's the point?), the specialty unit's president, Daniel Battsek, 50, is exiting the company. This is not a surprise, except that like former Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, Battsek was a company man (18 years). He had been rewarded by Cook for years of service with the Miramax gig in the first place, replacing the Weinsteins in 2005. He had run Disney's distribution arm in the U.K. But with his protector gone, he was soon out the door.
New Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross said in a statement:
"With the change in direction at Miramax, we have reached a mutual agreement with Daniel Battsek that he will leave his post as president, effective January 2010. During his 18 years of service, he has brought some very prestigious and award-winning films to the studio from 'Calendar Girls' to 'The Queen' to 'No Country for Old Men.' We wish Daniel the very best on his future endeavors."
Updates, analysis and Battsek's letter to his staff are on the jump.
Disney confirms it will shut down the L.A. office and relocate the New York-based division to the studio lot in Burbank. It's unclear who will run the company and which employees will accompany the move. Battsek lieutenant, production head Keri Putnam, is out. The division is downsizing from about 75 employees to 20 and folded its distribution and marketing into the parent company. (Here's Variety and IndieWIRE.)
It's fascinating to look at how Battsek went off the rails at Miramax after a strong start with such back-to-back award-winners as Tsotsi, which won the foreign film Oscar in 2006, Stephen Frears' The Queen, for which Helen Mirren won the best actress Oscar in 2007, and the Coens' No Country for Old Men, which won four Oscars including best picture in 2008.
The main problem with the studio sub-divisions that are being slashed if not eliminated is that they simply don't return enough on investment. They inevitably drift away from small-scale divisions that push low-budget films into more ambitious upscale operations with more employees and more overhead. With growth comes bigger budgets, more P & A, wider releases, more grandiose Oscar campaigns and often, smaller profits.
Often the people who understand and believe in specialty divisions are either no longer in charge or are changing their focus to protect their own jobs and bonuses. And unfortunately, some of the specialty divisions lost track of their mandate. Battsek did well with Disney producer Scott Rudin on No Country for Old Men, which was a co-production with Paramount Vantage, but lost money on another Vantage/Rudin partnership, There Will Be Blood, which won an Oscar for Daniel Day Lewis. With Rudin at the tiller, Miramax also spent heavily on John Patrick Shanley's Doubt which was nominated for five Oscars but won none. But the film did gross $50 million worldwide.
Miramax saw no profits from holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pajamas or Blindness or two literary success d'estimes, Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone and the French-language The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,, which also required an expensive awards campaign.
Under pressure to succeed with wider-appeal commercial films, Battsek turned risk-averse and stopped acquiring fest titles, instead putting through such bland middle-of-the-road duds as the family film The Boys Are Back, starring Clive Owen as a widower with two sons and Frears' Colette adaptation Cheri, starring Americans Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates and a largely British cast. They and Mike Judge's ribald factory comedy Extract failed at the 2009 box office, while the summer coming-of-age comedy Adventureland was a modest success.
Some of this is a question of scale. Sony Pictures Classics has managed to keep up an amazing output of some 22 small pictures a year with a staff of 25. Meanwhile, perennial indie leader Fox Searchlight (which always caps its investment in pics at $15 million) has stumbled of late, as Peter Rice has moved on to run Fox TV, with Adam, Whip It and Amelia. (500 Days of Summer did gross $50 million worldwide.) And Focus Features' chief James Schamus insists that despite modest returns on Milk and the failure of The Limits of Control ($426,000) and Taking Woodstock ($7.4 million), his division continues to be profitable. But that's largely due to its foreign sales company and overseas production. The Coen brothers have delivered for Working Title and Focus with Burn After Reading and current award-season contender A Serious Man.
Meanwhile, the struggling Weinstein Co. and ex-Miramax exec Mark Gill (who successfully launched Warner Independent Pictures but left when he couldn't get along with his bosses) have forged a two year pact for TWC to acquire international rights to films from Gill's new company, The Film Department, for two years, beginning with Law Abiding Citizen.
Here's Battsek's letter to his employees:
Dear All-
After further reflection and discussion about the change in direction for Miramax, Rich Ross and I have agreed that I will step down as President of Miramax, effective the end of January, 2010.
With this decision, we have also agreed that the best chance of success for Miramax is for the company to be located in Los Angeles, and I will work with the group on a transition plan.
I'm very proud of all the great work we have accomplished here at Miramax and equally proud of my overall career at Disney.
-Daniel B.
Will Silke | November 3, 2009 4:56 AM
It is obvious that Miramax as an operating production entity will be disbanded. The name will probably be retained by Disney as a way of releasing "marquee" productions.
As for your comment regarding the over-extension of indie distributors; I agree 100%. Miramax under the Weinsteins had set that precedent. Independent distribution is an extremely difficult day-to-day, booking-by-booking sweat-house of a business. The idea that an "indie" distributor can segue into production has, in my mind, always been akin to trying to push the rolling stone up the hill - the inherent executive abilities that are required in both fields are, quite simply, not the same.
mary | October 30, 2009 10:51 AM
"There Will Be Blood" was a money-loser because Paramount Vantage spent too much money to market this film.
Limited-release film "Adam" will be profitable for Fox Searchlight, since Fox Searchlight only paid $1.5 million to acquire the film's worldwide rights. But it doesn't mean that Fox Searchlight is in better state; "My Life in Ruins" are "Post Grad" are two other wide-release bombs for Fox Searchlight in 2009.
The problem with many big studios' specialty divisions are that they don't know how to roll out arthouse films showly and smartly with reasonable budget; they tend to overspend on marketing and expand the film too quickly. And then, in recent years, many films from big studios' specialty divisions were just lower-budget mainstream films that could well be made/released by their studio parents.
As I said, if a studio itself can do much better job on releasing a small indie film (ie. what Paramount is doing with "Paranormal Activity"), why the studio need a specialty division?
The said, I'm very happy that Sony Pictures Classics still survives; they truly understand what arthouse films business is about.
Oscar Solis | October 30, 2009 10:14 AM
There seems to have been a time when a studio would look at the elements and make a best guess at what the film would make, based on past track records. If the studio decided to go ahead with the project, it would then create a budget that would allow the film to be profitable. Now it seems they put the cart before the horse, without even knowing whether the film will break even. Many of the films listed are certainly wonderful and it's great that they exist but at what cost?
I am not a fan of the studios because they tend to push mediocrity, but I'm especially not a fan of bloated budgets for projects that have very little chance of recouping their costs (including P&A), when it might have been otherwise had they been sensibly budgeted. Everytime one of these films fails it blows the chances of a new film being made, whether by an established or new filmmaker.
Get control because one day someone with real balls, who isn't star dazzled, is going to come out and say No and mean it.
John M | October 30, 2009 9:37 AM
Ms. Thompson, I'm really curious about something: I keep hearing that There Will Be Blood was a money-loser, yet, from what I can find online, it appears to have made a fairly good profit at home and internationally.
Is the budget inaccurate for these estimates?


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White Birch Barrel Aged Barley Wine - White Birch Brewing
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3/5 rDev -14.8%
08-22-2014 07:15:16 | More by zestar
2.25/5 rDev -36.1%
11-17-2013 04:07:23 | More by Holland
2.04/5 rDev -42%
Whew. How do they sell this stuff? Dark rusty brown color, with a thin cap of off-white head; a little oily streaking on the glass. Looked harmless enough. Gnarly aroma, acetone, fusel alcohol, rotting wood, grease, some caramel malts coming through. Tasted basically like a strong ale aged in Windex barrels, conditioned on French fries; some caramel sweetness in there, lots of barrel notes but not really in a good way, shots of acetone and naphtha, with some lightly discernible bourbon. Body was about light-medium, thin mouthfeel for the style. Really not a pleasant beer at all. The non-BA version was at least somewhat drinkable, perhaps in very small doses. This was not. Infected? Poorly made? Both? You decide.
11-17-2013 03:08:20 | More by Rifugium
New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +20.7%
04-23-2013 05:31:15 | More by Kelp
4.25/5 rDev +20.7%
03-07-2013 03:17:13 | More by t0rin0
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
01-10-2013 00:02:15 | More by westcoastbeerlvr
3.75/5 rDev +6.5%
07-22-2012 14:29:54 | More by slvrmon82
4/5 rDev +13.6%
05-30-2012 01:19:34 | More by hoppymcgee
1.5/5 rDev -57.4%
First off, i opened this over my sink, expecting a 2009 White Birch beer to gush, but it did not, good job at achieving what is expected.
The head is so thin in density it looks like the foam on soda and leaves as quickly. The body is a mahogany hue.
The aroma has a cherry and tannin note, cheap biting port is as close a description as i can imagine.
Flavor wise and mouthfeel wise, this is hollow and dry for a barleywine, like somehow an enormous amount of tannins from the barrels leached into this, oaky notes that remind me of beers labeled "virgin oak", cherry, and a thin low quality Shiraz, thin, alcohol in moderation and is only noticable due to how thin this is overall.
Not quite a drainpour, well, maybe i will since i am alone. 22oz of this could be too much.
03-14-2012 02:53:33 | More by ChadQuest
3/5 rDev -14.8%
01-09-2012 02:31:33 | More by ChrisPro
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
12-24-2011 18:58:05 | More by JAHMUR
3/5 rDev -14.8%
12-24-2011 07:53:21 | More by jophish17
New Hampshire
4/5 rDev +13.6%
11-26-2011 23:46:47 | More by Rochefort10nh
New Hampshire
2/5 rDev -43.2%
11-26-2011 04:57:19 | More by ElGallo
3/5 rDev -14.8%
11-18-2011 21:11:40 | More by waiting4lunch
5/5 rDev +42%
11-15-2011 20:48:52 | More by kirbsicles
4/5 rDev +13.6%
11-15-2011 04:11:24 | More by jh1982
New York
3/5 rDev -14.8%
11-15-2011 02:49:37 | More by BeerWorld
New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev +6.5%
Batch 1 2009
Pours a deep clear dark brown color with a solid two finger off white head that shows moderate retention and lace. Smells of oak, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, light dark fruits, hints of sherry and alcohol. Taste is sweet with caramel and brown sugar up front with hints of dark fruit midway. Light hints of vanilla and oak. Lots of warming almost burning alcohol midway and into the finish. Medium to thick body, low to moderate level of carbonation, sweet almost sticky mouthfeel. Its been a while since I had one of these, but I don't remember as big an alcohol presence as I see here today. This beer smells fantastic, and tastes pretty good if not a bit hot.
11-05-2011 03:36:03 | More by johnnnniee
3.63/5 rDev +3.1%
Batch One - Bottle 19 of 280 - Bottled December 7, 2009
A: Pours a large light brown head with tons of carbonation visible. dark chestnut brown with lacing present.
S: Bourbon, oak and sweet malt along with a hint of sourness.
T: When I first poured this I was worried I was going to have an infected mess, but it turned out to be ok in the end. Mostly present is a strong bourbon flavor with mixed oak tastes and roasted caramel. The caramel is muted slightly from what this probably once was as the infection has taken away some of the body and deeper flavors from this barleywine. What is left of this beer is still pretty good though. Roasted toffee, some peat flavorings and a bit of smoke.
M: Light mouthfeel for the style and I think only a hint of what it used to be.
O: Not great. I had heard great things about this a few years back and wanted to give it time in the bottle to see what developed. Unfortunately it went downhill from what it was at one time I am sure.
10-15-2011 15:36:07 | More by alpinebryant
3.48/5 rDev -1.1%
From womencantsail in the tickers BIF, thanks man!
Batch one, bottle 130 of 178.
It looks good for a barleywine, amber-brown and hazy with a pretty good head and heavy sheets of lace.
Dark fruits are the primary smell, along with some nice barley malt aromas. Not much alcohol at first but a little more as it warms.
Taste is strong, lots of barley going ons, with ample caramel malts, notable barrel aged character, obvious spiciness, pepper especially. It's almost a tad hot from the peppery spices and alcohol.
Body is nothing special, a bit light for a barleywine, not thick enough but adequate. Alcohol is notable.
Overall it's interesting and tasty, but not outstanding. An occasional slow sipper.
09-17-2011 22:45:52 | More by AlCaponeJunior
2.3/5 rDev -34.7%
22oz bottle poured into a Southern Tier tulip. Bottle provided by Exiled, thanks Jason!
Bottled on February 17, 2010. Batch #1, bottle #43 of 178. Another beer that has a reputation for being infected, so I decided to open it sooner rather than later...
A - The look of this beer is very pleasant. It's a burnt amber color with tinges of dark cherry to it. The head is large and rocky, culminating in 2.5-fingers worth of foam with good retention. Lacing is inconsistent but where it decides to stick it latches on for good. Relatively clear as well, with slow streams of bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.
S - The smell is interesting, and it's clear there is something a bit off in it. There's a strong alcohol presence, almost to the point where it reminds me of nail polish. Reminds me a bit of vodka rather than bourbon (I believe that's the barrel used in this beer), which isn't very appealing. Besides that overwhelming quality, it's relatively sweet and the malts come through the most. Hard to discern much besides that.
T - Again, the astringency of the alcohol and fusel nail polish tones come through again, combining with the malts to deliver a rather awkward flavor. Strangely it gives a rather fruity characteristic, giving some kind of pineapple note. Besides the heat it's rather bland, and if this is a sign of infection, I'm thankful it didn't impart a sourness to it, as it's still rather palatable, although not very enjoyable.
M - Mouthfeel is moderately light with medium carbonation. Unlike other reviews, I don't perceive a noticeable thinness to the body and it's not overly carbonated. Leaves a thin coating on the mouth.
D - Drinkability is low. I was able to drink a little over half of this before it just became a bit much. Unfortunately the experiment to trade for this beer, which I didn't hear much of before doing the trade, was a failure. Still, it seems White Birch is doing interesting things, so as long as their beers aren't notorious for being infected (ala Short's..), I'd like to try some other stuff by them.
03-12-2011 21:12:51 | More by nhindian
3.05/5 rDev -13.4%
Courtesy of jcwattsrugger over on ratebeer. Pours deep copper with slight haziness and tan head. The aroma has grapefruit notes, soured citrus and some yeast as well as a mild level of sweet bourbon and spicy oak. The aromatics seem to be at odds with one another. The taste is pretty thin and watery with soured tropical notes, grapefruit hops, some tart notes and more sour citrus before mild bourbon and spicy oak slowly murmur to the surface. It ends with the addition of fusel like highlights.
02-13-2011 21:38:50 | More by BigMcLargeHuge
2.15/5 rDev -38.9%
This one was consumed as a courtesy from glazeman.
Let's be up front - this beer was a complete drainpour. It was clearly infected - didn't get any bourbon in the nose, no hops, no rich malts - just some yeast and bitters. Ewww.
The taste was just as bad - just infected...
02-02-2011 04:00:20 | More by airohead2001
1.6/5 rDev -54.5%
I haven't had a drain pour in a while...I guess I was due for one. I got 2 of this in separate trades...I guess the word is out...
A: This was easily the best part of this beer. It was a dark brown in color with a 1.5 finger light tan head.
S: There's some bourbon. There's some caramel, and then some strange astringency.
T: Obviously infected. There is a gross chalky taste and a slightly sour aftertaste. I took two sips to make sure and then poured the rest down the drain.
M: the viscosity is ok, the carbonation is slightly high. the aftertaste is terrible.
D: The worst imaginable drinkability. Poured it down the drain after two sips.
02-02-2011 03:58:06 | More by glazeman
White Birch Barrel Aged Barley Wine from White Birch Brewing
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The Troubles We've Seen
SCOTTISH SOCCER RIVALS the Rangers and the Celtic Football Club – and their respective Protestant and Catholic fans – were set to do battle at Fenway on 7/21, until the Rangers pulled out after a Globe column erroneously blamed the tension between the groups for a fatal 1971 stadium disaster. (Portugal's Sporting will take the pitch instead.) Perhaps it's for the best, considering some of Boston's worst public displays of destruction have come as a result of sectarian conflict. Here, a couple of early lowlights:
June 11, 1837: BROAD STREET RIOT Several hundred members of an Irish funeral procession cross paths with a group of Yankee firefighters – the kind who refused to respond when Protestants torched a Catholic convent a few years prior – resulting in an all-out brawl among nearly 1,000 combatants. It takes the mayor and 800 soldiers to restore calm.
July 4, 1895: "LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE" RIOT Irish Protestants who are part of a nativist group opposed to the establishment of Catholic schools march through Catholic-heavy East Boston with a float featuring a little red schoolhouse, a symbol of their cause. It's pulled by four white horses and a man dressed as Uncle Sam. Eastie Catholics respond with their fists.
Source URL: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2010/06/the-troubles-we-ve-seen/


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When the UFC on FX 7 fight card was released, the announcement of C.B. Dollaway vs. Daniel Sarafian as a co-main event seemed a curious choice. Dollaway has been very inconsistent during his time in the promotion while Sarafian is a virtual unknown outside of Brazil.
As it turns out, it was a great call.
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The two fought the night's most closely contested and grueling bout, going to a three-round decision that saw Dollaway edge out the win. To the end, it was close, as Dollaway took a split decision by scores of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.
"Daniel is a lot tougher than I anticipated," the exhausted American said afterward. "His wrestling was really good. He defended my takedowns easily. It surprised me. My hat's off to him.
The partisan crowd at the Ibirapuera Arena in Sao Paulo jeered the decision, but it was hardly clear-cut either way.
Dollaway clearly had the fight's most dominant moments, nearly finished Sarafian in the final seconds of the second round. As Sarafian went low, Dollaway perfectly timed an uppercut, catching Sarafian as he neared. Sarafian went to a knee and Dollaway swarmed, breaking out his high-powered offense in hunting for the finish. Sarafian looked to be in big trouble and ref Mario Yamasaki was taking a close look but Sarafian did just enough to keep the fight going and he was ultimately saved by the bell.
Sarafian had won the first, so everything was on the line in the final five minutes, and the two fought like it. It was a whirlwind of a round, with knockdowns, takedowns, dominant positions and reversals.
Neither man seemed sure of victory at the final horn, but it's possible that Dollaway's superior output and late takedown was the difference, even though he was later reversed.
According to FightMetric, Dollaway out-landed Sarafian 73-41 overall.
Dollaway is now 13-4 while Sarafian fell to 7-3 in his official UFC debut.


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Shrimp Scampi
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 pound linguine
4 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 lemon, zest grated
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
Thin lemon slices for garnish
Parmesan cheese for garnish
Cook pasta according to package directions in salted water.
In a large skillet melt the butter and olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the shrimp to the skillet and the salt, and pepper and sauté until the shrimp have just turned pink, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat; add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon slices, and red pepper flakes. Toss to combine.
When the pasta is done, drain and put it back in the pot or a warmed pasta bowl. Immediately add the shrimp and sauce, toss, and serve.
Glazed Sweet Potato Wedges
5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
6 sweet potatoes
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/8 cup water
¼ cup packed brown sugar
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Peel sweet potatoes and cut each into 8 wedges. In a saucepan heat the vinegar, sugar, butter, salt, red pepper flakes and water. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the potatoes wedges, tossing to coat. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Spread the potatoes onto the prepared baking sheet. Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes, turning twice during baking. Make sure the potatoes are tender and glaze is thick. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with a little low sodium salt and serve.