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Economist's talk rouses debate among veterinarians in academia
March 16, 2012
By: Jennifer Fiala
For The VIN News Service
Economist Malcolm Getz (above) tells the crowd at AAVMC that big changes in academia are needed to ensure the profession's viability. "In crisis mode, some things become possible that don't always seem possible," he said. Dr. Peter Eyre (below) reveals a unique education model that allows students to earn their bachelor's and DVM degrees in six years at a new veterinary program underway in Tennessee.
"This is extraordinary. And I believe unsustainable."
That is how Malcolm Getz, an economist from Vanderbilt University, characterized fiscal inequities tied to earning a DVM degree in the United States. At the Association of American Veterinary Medical College's (AAVMC) meeting last Saturday in Alexandria, Va., he told an audience of academics that when it comes to financing higher education through the cost of tuition, limits are fast approaching.
"Veterinary schools are pushing tuition about as hard as they think they can get away with," he said.
The AAVMC geared this year's annual meeting to address economic challenges facing the profession and veterinary education — difficulties being fueled by
declining patient visits
, heavy student debt loads,
deep cuts in state support for higher education
increased competition for jobs among veterinarians
During the meeting, AAVMC officials
presented Getz with an award
in recognition of his work studying economic trends in the veterinary profession. Getz's presentation that preceded the accolade, however, was controversial. As the AAVMC continues to project a need for more veterinarians in the United States — a
new veterinary program in Arizona
is being built based, in part, on AAVMC citing a need for 15,000 more DVMs by 2025 — Getz echoed many in the profession who believe there is a surplus or maldistribution of U.S. practitioners on the horizon.
The audience of veterinarians in academia, including some who fervently disagreed with much of Getz's analysis, was quiet as the economist laid out reasons why schools in veterinary education can't continue to increase class sizes and raise tuition and expect to stay in business.
Prospective students, he said, will stop seeing veterinary medicine as a good career investment due to the mismatch between the cost of earning a DVM degree and income generated in practice. Average indebtedness for new veterinary graduates was
$142,613 in 2011
, up 6.5 percent from 2010. At the same time, salaries for new graduates are in decline. Last year, mean full-time starting salaries, not including intern salaries, totaled $66,469, down 1.3 percent from 2010, according to an
in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
What's more, some in the profession, especially small-animal practitioners in suburban and urban areas, are feeling the crunch of competition as greater numbers of new graduates enter the workforce.
The AAVMC projects that total enrollment for veterinary students in the United States, spread among 28 veterinary medical programs, soon will reach 11,766, an increase of 3.6 percent over current enrollment. Median tuition revenue per school is $9.8 million for the 2011-12 academic year, more than double that of the 2001-02 academic year, AAVMC data shows.
Mean annual tuition at U.S. veterinary schools during the 2010-11 academic year was $40,017 for out-of-state students and $22,348 for in-state students. It's not feasible for veterinary institutions to continue to lean on students, Getz said.
Malcolm Getz, an economist from Vanderbilt University, is known for comparing the earnings and education of veterinarians to that of other health professionals. These two charts were among a series he presented during the AAVMC meeting March 10 in Alexandria, Va.
To bolster his point, Getz showed average educational indebtedness for MDs at $157,944 and $167,000 for dentists who graduated in 2010. DVMs who graduated the same year averaged $133,873 in student loan debt, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Using the 2010 figures, Getz compared indebtedness by profession to median annual earnings and calculated a ratio of 0.85 for MDs, 1.17 for DDSs and 1.69 for DVMs. "That is to say, the debt burden relative to income is approximately double for DVMs compared to MDs, a daunting difference," he stated.
"I suspect that it means veterinary schools will start having difficulty attracting talent," he added.
So far, that's not a trend officials with AAVMC are seeing. Lisa Greenhill, AAVMC associate executive director for diversity, reports that the pool of applicants going through the AAVMC's Veterinary Medical College Application Service, or VMCAS, has grown 8.1 percent during the past five years.
"Enrollment is currently growing faster than the applicant pool (13 percent during the same time period), which makes the applicant pool appear to be stagnating," she said by email to the VIN News Service. "It is not appropriate to characterize the applicant pool as declining as that is simply not the case."
VMCAS is a clearinghouse for veterinary school applicants that fills 89.9 percent of all available seats in the United States. Each year, an estimated 10 percent of the applicant pool heads to U.S.-accredited international programs, Greenhill said.
VMCAS applicant figures do not include data from Caribbean-based programs, but applicant-to-seat ratios calculated by AAVMC, which do include Caribbean students, are said to hover around 2.1:1. That figure reflects all available first-year seats to U.S. students at accredited and non-accredited Caribbean programs as well as those offered by all VMCAS members, including
25 American and eight international programs
. Greenhill explained by email that the ratio also reflects student-reported overlap with the three U.S. programs that are not VMCAS members.
She noted that quantitative measures of quality begin to change when the ratio falls below 1.7:1, "which we are not close to yet."
"The student profile has not changed dramatically at this point," Greenhill said during a presentation at the AAVMC meeting. She added that while the overall GPA of seated students has gone up during the past decade to average 3.59, GRE scores are slightly down from last year.
To ensure that veterinary medical programs continue to attract bright students, Getz suggested creating more balance between starting salaries and the costs of education. One way to do that, he said, might be to create a new model for educating veterinarians that would strip at least two years off the current educational system to lessen costs for students and lower overhead costs for veterinary medical programs. He proposed creating a Doctor of Veterinary Medical Practice, a paraprofessional degree that would take six years of higher education to complete, rather than the eight years that it takes most veterinarians to earn a DVM.
"The DVM would remain the classic education, based in a research setting and responsible for fueling the intellectual core of the profession," Getz said.
The idea was shot down by a handful of audience members, who noted that not all veterinary medical programs require a bachelor's degree, though the vast majority of veterinary students complete one.
Dr. Peter Eyre, former dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, is involved in opening a new veterinary school at Lincoln Memorial University, north of Knoxville, Tenn. He's not comfortable with Getz's plan to create a paraprofessional degree, stating before the AAVMC audience: "That troubles me a great deal." He did not elaborate, but then outlined his own plans for altering the way veterinarians are educated in the United States.
Eyre is involved with creating a program at Lincoln Memorial that will require six years of education. It differs from Getz's proposal in that students would earn both a DVM and bachelor's degree during their time on campus. He noted that he's encountered criticism from his colleagues and those entrenched in the accrediting process for challenging the status quo with a new system.
"When are we going to start pissing people off and actually doing something?" Eyre implored of audience members. "If the deans continue increasing their tuition and class sizes, who is going to make it less expensive to earn a DVM degree?"
Getz used dentists as an example of a profession with a history of controlling its supply and demand, making it so that earnings remain high enough that educational costs aren't as burdensome to new graduates.
Jeff Johnson, OD, CFA, the senior research analyst covering medical technology with Robert W. Baird, Inc., corroborated Getz's assertion that a large number of dental schools closed during the 1980s, forcing dentists to become more efficient. Between 1984 and 1994, six private dental schools closed, according to information published by
The National Academies Press
. Many closures were due to cuts in state aid combined with falling enrollment.
Georgetown University, which formerly housed the nation's largest private dental school, was one of the casualties. At the time,
the New York Times reported
that many of the 57 other U.S. dental schools had cut back on class sizes because they were unable to attract enough qualified applicants.
"According to the American Association of Dental Schools, applications have dropped by almost two-thirds since 1975. The academic quality of the applicants has declined, too," the article reported.
High tuition and educational indebtedness among new graduates were cited as reasons for the decline in applicants. Another culprit was the public's perception that dental care was not a necessity, causing reduced demand for it.
"Tuition that tops $15,000 a year at some private dental schools discourages many applicants, as does the fact that the average private dental school graduate has educational debts of $51,000," the article, published in 1987, stated. "But the main cause for the declining interest in dental school is a widespread perception that advances in dental care have diminished the public's need for dentistry."
The dramatic decline in programs led to fewer dentists. The upshot: greater investments in technological advancements and increased salaries for the profession, Johnson said in an interview with the VIN News Service.
That trend now is reversing, he added. The American Dental Association supports opening new programs or increasing the number of dentists working in the United States. In 2003, there were 4,443 U.S. dental school graduates — about the same number of graduates as in the early 1970s.
Today, there are
62 accredited dental programs
in the United States and 10 in Canada. At least
two new dental schools
are slated to open by 2013, and five others have been accredited since 2008. U.S. dental school enrollment for the 2009-10 academic year totaled 20,052.
"More dentists are delaying retirement, and there are more schools opening," Johnson said, adding that like veterinarians, "if you start having an oversupply of dentists, they'll have a lot more free time on their hands."
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Forget the boys of Gossip Girl, I can't stop talking about Handsome. The bulldog may be a touch overweight, but I still think he's the cutest in town! Once again I've picked up on some details about this pup – were your ears pricked as well?
When you're done, be sure to visit CelebStyle for wardrobe information from this episode and take geek's gadget quiz while you're at it.
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<networking> A 100 MBps Ethernet standard specified to run over four pairs of category 3 UTP wires (known as voice grade, hence the "VG"). It is also called 100VG-AnyLAN because it was defined to carry both Ethernet and token ring frame types.
100BaseVG was originally proposed by Hewlett-Packard, ratified by the ISO in 1995 and practically extinct by 1998.
100BaseVG started in the IEEE 802.3u committee as Fast Ethernet. One faction wanted to keep CSMA/CD in order to keep it pure Ethernet, even though the collision domain problem limited the distances to one tenth that of 10baseT. Another faction wanted to change to a polling architecture from the hub (they called it "demand priority") in order to maintain the 10baseT distances, and also to make it a deterministic protocol. The CSMA/CD crowd said, "This is 802.3 -- the Ethernet committee. If you guys want to make a different protocol, form your own committee". The IEEE 802.12 committee was thus formed and standardised 100BaseVG. The rest is history.
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In a recent column I wrote when visiting Washington, D.C., as the city was preparing to host the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, I asked the question: "Will we see diversity as a threat to our seemingly secure world? Or embrace it as a strength?"
I posed the question in reference to Indiana's changing demographics: As recent U.S. Census Bureau numbers show, we're trending toward greater racial and ethnic diversity, which likely will accelerate in the years to come as the most racially and ethnically diverse age group — Hoosiers under 5 — grows up.
Expect the same question to be posed to Hoosiers in coming months by the growing coalition of opponents to House Joint Resolution 6, the proposed constitutional amendment that would put the state's current ban on same-sex marriage into the state constitution and expand it to cover same-sex civil unions.
The coalition, called Freedom Indiana, is rapidly expanding its presence out of the state's capital city and into communities around Indiana by building the kind of grassroots campaign that can knock traditional political power off its pedestal. (Think of the grassroots campaign of political novice Glenda Ritz who, with little money or name recognition, took down her well-funded incumbent opponent in last year's race for superintendent of public instruction.)
Freedom Indiana is asking supporters to reach out to friends, neighbors and family members (and their Facebook friends, Twitter followers and other social media connections) and do something simple: Start a conversation about why HJR-6 doesn't jibe with the "Hoosier hospitality" sentiment we claim to embrace.
The task for Freedom Indiana is to change the hearts and minds of the 50 percent of Hoosier voters who, according to an April poll by Howey Politics Indiana, support the constitutional amendment. In changing those hearts and minds, Freedom Indiana hopes to pressure legislators who supported the proposed amendment when it came up last year to change their vote when the issue comes up again next year. To stop the proposed amendment from going on the 2014 ballot, Freedom Indiana needs to stop the Legislature from voting for HJR-6 a second time.


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Historically a nation of immigrants, the United States is home to nearly 41 million immigrants, who represent 13 percent of the total population and play a key role in the economic, civic, and cultural life of the country. The research collected here covers many facets of immigration to the United States, by the numbers and how immigrants fare in the country's classrooms and workplaces, the policies and regulations that shape the admission of new immigrants, the enforcement programs and polices in place at U.S. borders and within the interior, and integration policies and efforts taking place in local communities, in states, and at the federal level.
Find relevant MPI resources on the child migration crisis—from research, articles, and public briefings that analyze the trends and policy developments surrounding the recent uptick in migration of unaccompanied minors to data on Central American immigrant populations and country profiles of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—all in one place. Click here.
The Dominican-born population in the United States has grown rapidly since 1960, and today, the United States is home to 960,000 immigrants from the Dominican Republic. This article provides up-to-date demographic information for Dominican immigrants in the United States, including statistics on distribution by state and metro area, educational and professional attainment, income levels, health care coverage, and more.
The U.S. immigrant population—estimated at 40.8 million in 2012 — is the nation's historical numerical high, and it is also the largest foreign-born population in the world. About 20 percent of all international migrants reside in the United States, even as the country accounts for less than 5 percent of global population. This article presents the latest, most sought-after data on immigrants in the United States—by origin, residence, legal status, deportations, languages spoken, and more—in one easy-to-use resource.
Immigrant legalizations in the United States and Europe ("regularizations" in the EU context) have been used repeatedly for broad and discrete groups of immigrants. A look at how these programs have been implemented historically and the political and policy implications they face today.
After decades of pressure, the Mexican government passed a law in 2005 allowing Mexicans living outside the country to vote in presidential elections in Mexico. The upcoming election scheduled for July 1, 2012 will be the second time voting-eligible Mexican expatriates throughout the world will exercise their vote-from-abroad privilege. This Spotlight discusses the history and process of external voting in Mexico, voter participation rates inside and outside of Mexico, and several key characteristics of voting-age Mexicans in the United States.
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MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on new proposals to amend the E-3 visa program to admit Irish nationals, decisions blocking implementation of more provisions of SB 1070 and HB 56, the Supreme Court's recent decision holding two tax evasion crimes are aggravated felonies, and more.
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MPI is pleased to host a discussion with experts from both KIND and the Women's Refugee Commission, focusing on the causes of the increase in unaccompanied minor migrants, the situation these minors face once detained or apprehended, and the challenges confronting both nongovernmental organizations trying to provide aid and the U.S. government agencies responsible for processing minors through the system.
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Nebraska's second season in the Big Ten will tell the nation, and Husker fans, a lot about the program's current state. The success of Bo Pelini, Tim Beck and Taylor Martinez entwines even more as years pass. Perhaps the most unlikely of groups can help them all come out of 2012 smelling like a rose – the Big Red wide receivers.
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2011 Nebraska Quarterbacks: Where Do We Stand? Green's gone, Spano's done. How thin are we - is it panic button time?
Phil Steele released his 2011 Preseason All-Big Ten lists, including Nebraska's Jared Crick, Alfonzo Dennard, Kyler Reed, and Lavonte David on the first teams.
Brion Carnes had the best spring game performance of any QB at the Nebraska spring game. Was it a fluke or did he play his way into the starter competition?
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Nebraska's 2011 Spring Red White Game is Saturday, April 16th. The rosters are set. Who you got?
First day at WR an I did pretty good— Jamal Turner (@JamalTurner10) March 31, 2011
Via Twitter, Turner said Wednesday evening, "First day at WR an I did pretty good." Most of the folks in the know expected this at some point this year, but, um, maybe not quite this soon. He's been at practice for all of a week and a half.
Spring practice is just around the corner and it's time to take a look at the Husker quarterbacks. Who will be the starter in 2011?
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Challenger to Congressman Smith?
Citing sources, the Omaha World-Herald says retired Army Colonel Tom Brewer, referred to frequently this month as Nebraska's most battle-tested soldier, is expected to announce next week that he's running in the Republican primary against Congressman Adrian Smith.
Brewer, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe who grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, recently retired after 36 years in the Army Reserve...a career that saw him deployed 6 times including twice to Afghanistan, where he was shot 6 times on one mission and hit by shrapnel on another.
The 54-year old Brewer has lived in Murdock for more than a decade, but has owned a home in Gordon for many years and is in the process of making that his primary residence. If he does run against Smith, it would be Brewer's first foray into politics
The 43-year old Smith, on the other hand, has held one office or another for most of two decades as a Gering city councilman, state senator, and Congressman. He was first elected to Congress in 2006 and hasn't seriously been challenged, winning the last two times with 70% and 74% of the vote.
Colonel Brewer, father of Chadron State College junior and ROTC member Kalee Brewer, was one of the keynote speakers this fall at the school's symposium on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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By Pedro Velazco
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— The Mid-Indiana Conference boys basketball season isn't structured for a championship game, but it gets one tonight when Hamilton Heights (11-8) invades the Tig-Arena to face Peru (10-9) in a title tilt. Both teams have 5-1 records in loop play and every other team has at least two losses. The winner gets the championship, and a boost heading into sectional play next week.
"Our kids are excited about it. It's been a while since we've been in that kind of position to win a conference," said first-year Peru coach Jim Metcalfe. The Bengals last won the league in the 2009-10 season. "It has a tournament feel for it where it's a winner-takes-all mentality."
Six-foot-6 wing forward Alex Etherington leads Heights in scoring at 18.2 points per game. His favorite spot is the left corner, where he can shoot or line up drives. Sophomore point guard Grant Weatherford adds 9.8 ppg and inside worker Bo O'Laughlin adds 7.9.
"They're as physical as any team we've seen, very talented," Metcalfe said."Everyone knows about the Etherington kid. He does quite a lot of things to make them very good. He's a kid that's capable of going for 25 a night on you. We have to know where he is at all times and limit his touches as much as possible. Each opportunity that he gets has to be as difficult as we can make it.
"On top of that they have two or three really good guards. The Weatherford kid is tough, athletic, really manages the game well. He's a drive-first kind of guy. We need to keep him from being able to get tot he rim and create. The [Hunter] Crist kid, the freshman, is very talented."
Metcalfe noted that Heights puts five kids on the floor who can score, making it harder to give enough attention to the key weapons.
Sophomore wing Logan Primerano leads Peru in scoring at 15.6 ppg and has shown himself to be especially dangerous when going coast to coast. Power forward Joe Comerford is second in scoring at 12.4 ppg and leads the team at 7.7 rebounds per game.
Peru will be challenged to get through Heights' defense.
"They use their physicality and athleticism on the other end of the floor to make things extremely difficult," Metcalfe said.
F.W. Northrop (16-6) at Kokomo (18-2)
The Class 4A No. 8 Wildkats have won six straight and wrapped up only their second-ever unbeaten run to a North Central Conference championship with an intense win over Richmond last week.
"That game, I thought really reiterated, solidified, that we're a tough team," Kat coach Brian McCauley said. "We understand the importance and value of taking care of the basketball, we understand the importance and value of defensive transition. We were down five [rebounds] at the half and outrebounded them by seven in the second half. That was a big key.
"With all that being said, we need to play a lot better. As good as Richmond is, I think Fort Wayne Northrop is just as good if not better. That's not to take anything away from Richmond, but Northrop, they're older, stronger, they're skilled, just as athletic if not more athletic."
Northrop is led by twin guards Bryson Scott and Brenton Scott. Bryson is averaging team highs of 23.4 ppg and 6.7 rpg, while Brenton adds 19.5 ppg. Forward Cory Womack adds 8.2 ppg
"It's challenging enough to face a team that has one Division I player, let alone two. Then the other guys complement them well," McCauley said.
"Brenton Scott, going to Indiana State, [is] just a prolific 3-point shooter, and Bryson Scott's the best open-court player in the state. It's appropriate he's going to Purdue. When he gets a defensive rebound, he's like a train going to the rim. He's like a locomotive running over anything that's in his way. He draws a lot of fouls because he's so strong and fast and physical."
McCauley noted that the Bruins like to push the tempo, scoring in the 80s three times and the 90s three times.
"They just flat out score," he said. "They're a good 3-point shooting team, they're a good driving team, they're a good offensive-rebounding team. They're very fast and athletic on defense. They rebound probably better than any team we've faced, and they turn teams over."
Junior guard Tayler Persons leads the Wildkats at 17.4 ppg, followed by guard/forward LaBradford Sebree at 15.1, and forward Erik Bowen at 9.9. Bowen leads on the glass at 6.6 rpg.
Tipton (19-2) at Western (12-7)
The Blue Devils took the No. 1 spot in Class 2A last week but fell to Frankfort in their opening game as the top-ranked team, then rebounded to beat Cass.
With attacking wing Mike Crawford leading the way at 28 ppg, and point guard Blake Hoover adding 11 ppg, the Blue Devils have rolled through the regular season. Tipton owns a win over Class 4A No. 8 Kokomo and its only losses are to the Hot Dogs and Class 4A No. 2 Columbus North.
"They're a very impressive team," Western coach Bart Miller said. "The Crawford kid, outstanding player. He's going to keep our hands full all night. [Tipton has] good complements around him. Hoover and [Mason] Degenkolb, the guards, they're able to knock down 3s and put it on the floor and drive, and they've got good complements inside in [Nate] Friend and [Luke] Shively."
Western enters on a two-game happy streak with close wins against Lafayette Jeff and Cass.
"They seem to be really coming together as a team," Tipton coach Brad Dickey said. "They've got great talent. They've picked up a couple of extra scorers over the last couple games which makes them more dangerous. [Western has] good guards, and they've got the size they need."
The Panthers offer good offensive balance. Guards Evan Warden (13.8 ppg) and Des Balentine (12.5) lead the team in scoring, followed closely by center Ronnie Smith (10.9) and forward Austin Townsend (10.2).
Tipton will test Western's improvement with fast guards, and front line where each player is 6-4 or taller.
"No. 1, you've got to take care of the ball against their pressure defense, and you've got to limit their second-chance points," Miller said, noting Western has improved in those areas lately. "Hopefully, they'll continue that way against Tipton."
Tri-Central (8-11) at Eastern (3-16)
The Trojans take a four-game happy streak into Eastern. Both teams are coming off overtime games. TC beat Clinton Prairie in OT last Friday, while Eastern lost at Wabash in a bonus session on Tuesday.
Tri-Central took a 53-46 victory last year in this matchup, snapping Eastern's string of three wins in the series.
Clay Smith leads TC in scoring at 9.8, followed by Kolby Thomas at 9.7 and Garret Dick at 9.5.
Josiah Marx is the Comets' go-to player. He score a career-high 33 points on 15-of-23 shooting against Wabash.
Around the area
Carroll (12-8) takes a four-game winning streak into a home date with a Lafayette Central Catholic squad (11-8) that has won three in a row.
Clinton Central (1-19) visits Frontier (7-13)


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4:32pm Monday 25th February 2013 in News By Morwenna Blake
AN ex-serviceman from Salisbury is taking part in the Jurassic Coast Challenge in support of Salisbury Hospice Charity.
Steve Lawrence will be joined by fellow Royal Signal Corps veterans Dean Buckley and Iain Cushing in the event, on March 22 and 24.
The trio will tackle a marathon a day in the challenge, choosing to raise funds for the hospice partly in memory of a friend who died of cancer.
Mr Lawrence said: "I grew up in Salisbury and know just how important the hospice is. When we talked about which charity we'd like to support there was never really any other choice for me."
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Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry on Lake Shore Drive has taken center stage with Science Storms, a series of new interactive exhibits that depict such forces of nature as tornados, avalanches, fire, tsunamis, lightning, atoms in motion, and sunlight. Focus Lighting of New York collaborated with exhibition designers Evidence Design to create both the illumination for the 26,000sq-ft. space-at-large, as well as the individual exhibit lighting.
"We wanted to make the space appealing and set off the exhibits," says Paul Gregory, principal designer at Focus Lighting. "We selected blue light as the wrapper for the exhibits. It reflects the brightness of the night sky. It's mysterious, and it soaks up any stray light while at the same time helps the exhibits stand out." The Focus Lighting team comprised designers JR Krauza and Joshua Spitzig, assistant LD Dan Henry, and project manager Kenny Schutz. They began work on the project in January 2007, completing the multi-year design process in March.
For the saturated blue glow on the upper perimeter, fixtures include Insight arm-mounted T5 fluorescents, while Lamar T8 striplights with reflectors glow in the upper cove, and Boca Flasher Hi-power Linear Blue LEDs gleam on the main floor and mezzanine.
Within this blue envelope, the exhibit spotlighting and accenting is primarily white light, using ETC Source Four 150W HID ellipsoidals with various beam spreads, primarily hung from five catwalks approximately 60' above the main exhibit floor. These also add projections onto the floor of the entry ramp leading into the Science Storms gallery. Additional fixtures used for exhibit lighting include Times Square Lighting track fixtures with HID lamps (Philips 20W T4s) and MR16 (50W Sylvania Brilliant) lamps. The overall lighting throughout represents 3.7 watts-per-square-foot.
A glow beneath exhibits from under the main exhibit floor is created by Philips Color Kinetics eW Cove Powercore linear LEDs with Rosco R68 (Sky Blue) color filters, while Wildfire 400W HID UV floodlights provide the glow for tennis balls shot from one side of the projectiles exhibit to the other: the ultraviolet lights brightly illuminate the yellow balls without the unwanted effects of conventional lighting.
"We asked the museum team how they define success in a science museum," says Gregory. "Their answer was to be able to inspire a ten year-old boy or girl. So we had to define what that meant to us, what that environment would look like."
Among the special effects is a 40'-tall column of swirling vapor and light that illustrates the forces that cause tornados. This tornado exhibit, the largest one in the gallery, is 60' tall, 27' in diameter, and weights 75,000lbs. The vortex of swirling air and vapor was constructed by Production Resource Group (PRG), whose challenge was the sheer size of the exhibit, which meant it could only be tested onsite once it was installed.
PRG also engineered and built a 16,500lb, 20' avalanche disk, working closely with Christopher Wilson, senior project manager at MSI. This exhibit reveals how granular materials behave and how avalanches form. As the large disk is rotated by guests, they see how granular materials can act like a liquid as well as a solid, which is a key concept to understanding an avalanche. Again, realizing this was challenging, this time in terms of not exceeding a maximum load of 250 pounds-per-square-foot (PSF) for floor loading. Since the avalanche has dynamic motion, they needed to subtract for the live load, so PRG really only had 150 PSF. Both the tornado and the avalanche displays were fabricated at PRG's New Windsor, NY facility.
Other effects include a large Tesla coil that replicates bolts of lightning and is bathed in amber light to make its copper coils stand out against the dark blue ceiling. "The challenge here was to light the coil yet keep the area dark enough to see the lightning jump," Gregory points out.
In an example of light replacing nature, K5600 800W HID Joker Bugs substitute for sunlight in heliostat exhibits on overcast days or at evening events. The lighting fixtures' powerful full-spectrum sources stand in for the sun. On a sunny day, this exhibit uses an automated heliostat perched on the roof that follows the sun and reflects a shaft of sunlight down into the space. "You can perform experiments with the light, such as using prisms to create brilliant rainbows of color, recreating Isaac Newton's prism experiment," says Gregory.
Another exhibit about light—specifically, reflection and refraction—is Light Behavior, based on the work of Berlin-based light artist Peter Sedgley. Highly interactive, this exhibit uses moving fins, or blades, of dichroic glass, rotating reflective surfaces, and mirrored cylinders to create beautiful patterns of light and color to demonstrate the behavior of reflected light. "The kids can vary the angle of the dichroic fins so they affect the colors and patterns of the light," says Gregory.
"The ultimate goal was to isolate each exhibit within the space so guests can see and enjoy the effects and experiments without being confused by light from a different exhibit," says Gregory, "and to get kids to imagine something they never imagined before."


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Spicy Skillet Supper Recipe
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
- 1-1/2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, optional
- In a skillet coated with cooking spray, brown turkey over medium heat; drain if necessary. Add chili beans, rice, salsa, vinegar and seasonings; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Yield: 5 servings.
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Good. Nothing fancy but really easy and quite healthy, lots of lean protein. Not much effort to make.
We have been making this easy supper so often that after several years, it has become a staple on our rotating menu list. I combined all the spices into a jar so that I could easily toss them in at once. The quick ingredients and having the spices already prepared has made this my #1 cheater meal. It's excellent with tortilla chips. I leave the vinegar out because I dislike vinegar, and I use regular Mexican blend shredded cheese. A favorite. Thanks for the recipe! :)
This meal was very good. I had to use white rice because I had no brown rice. I also used Mexican Blend cheese instead of cheddar and I thought the Mexican cheese complimented the meal very well. Definitely added to my book of recipes.
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Breathtaking views in exclusive Forest Highlands in Flagstaff
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Forest Highlands
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,800 - $ 3,500 / week
$ 5,000 - $ 7,000 / month
vacation rental description
Guard gated, exclusive Forest Highlands golf community. Quaint 3 BR, 2 BA private cabin located on the 1st fairway of the Canyon golf course. Simply one of the best lots inside Forest Highlands with incredible views of the trees, mountains and #1 rated golf course in Arizona. Stroll a simple 100 steps to the fabulous Canyon clubhouse. Enjoy the mild summer temperatures at 7000 ft or the white winters in front of either 2 large fireplaces. From the house, walk or bike to the several walking trails, lakes, kids park and recreation spots within the Forest Highlands community. A few minutes drive to the heart of Flagstaff and the Snowbowl. An easy drive will put you at the Grand Canyon or red rocks of Sedona by day and back to the forest cabin at night.
property availability
- dates with deals
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Last modified on 08-17-2014 at 2:19 PM.
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Chris Feagles 480-342-9292
house rental amenities
***Brand new carpet and beautiful wood flooring recently installed throughout the cabin!
- Private Master retreat with King bed, fireplace and private bath. Separate entry/exit to back patio and golf course view.
- Guest Room - King size bed with walk in closet
- Kids room - Bunk beds with additional twin bed. Direct TV with PS2 in kids get-away room.
- Large wrap-around deck with BBQ and gorgeous views of the golf course and mountains.
vacation rental rates
Season ...... May 01-Oct 31 .. $2700/week .. $7000/month
Off season .. Nov 01-Apr 30 .. $1800/week .. $5000/month
Holiday weeks .................$3500/week
Nightly rates $295-$475 (3 night min)
Chris Feagles 480-342-9292
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Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale 2004 - Stone Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 138 | Reviews: 121 | Display Reviews Only:
3.88/5 rDev -8.1%
22 oz bomber imprinted with the stone brewing gargoyle to scare away any impurity.
Pours a red orange with a nice tan head. A little bit of a hard pour was needed to get the small head. While the head subsided quite quickly, a nice lacing was left behind.
Big malty aromas, lots of hops (as is to be expected from the fellows at Stone), and alcohol solvents dominate the nose.
Sweet malt and hops are up front in this one. Very citrusy for a barley wine in my opinion, but very warming nonetheless.
While I enjoy all of the other Stone products I have tried, I must admit, I am a little disappointed with this brew. When I think of a barley wine, I think of a dark ale, not something that for all intents and purposes could be passed off as a darkish IPA on looks alone. This said, I did enjoy this beer, but I think that the coloring and overwhelming hops detracted from the style it is supposed to represent.
04-27-2004 02:41:38 | More by LuckySevens82
4.22/5 rDev 0%
I always find myself intrigued by Stone beers, carrying the weight of disappointment at Arrogant Bastard not living up to the hype but knowing that the craftsmanship is top notch, the attitude of the utmost character, and the flavors of the highest intensity.
And I have to say: This is one of my favorites from Stone. Not quite the unexpected love I had for the IPA but not the "above average yet not satisfying" feeling I had from Arrogant Bastard.
The color of 300 degree carmelized sugar ready to be pulled into strings. Moderately sized head. Alcohol weighs heavily on the nose, but the booze can't drown out the caramel and estery aromas. Thick, chewy medium to full body that rolls around on the tongue like squished, melty Jello. Not as overtly hopped as I expected; that is to say, the hops are balancing but not dominant. Robust caramel flavors are the initial treat; and a pleasant wave of grapefruity hops and esters hinting at unripened tropical fruits begin the slide to the pine sap bitterness that leaves a delightful hoppy aftertaste.
04-26-2004 20:18:49 | More by marburg
West Virginia
4.38/5 rDev +3.8%
Appearance: Copper amber hue with an off white frothy cream head lacing is fine and spread evenly. Aroma: Ctrus bursts of hops with a piney hop tone blend caramel and molasses tinged with alcohol with orange peels evident in the nose. Taste: Wonderful blend of hops and malts caramel citrus with a deep malty layer of hops excellent complex big ol' barleywine. Deep alcohol infused fruit notes make each sip more enticing. Mouthfeel: Full to medium bodied sryupy texture, wow. Drinkability: Excellent complex watchout for the abv this one will get you. I definitely look forward to the release of this Stone product every year, damn good barleywine from Stone in your face like most of their beers.
04-25-2004 16:55:53 | More by WVbeergeek
New Jersey
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
Nice little blurb on the back. Pours to a clear amber bronze topped in a massive pillow of off-white head. The aroma of citrusy floral hops burst out of the bottle, and exploded into the air as I poured. Sweet fruits are in there as well as a big whiff of alcohol. A large presence of pine makes it even more spicy and intense.
The flavor follows right along. It is huge with spices coming from all directions. The Old Guardian wants to beat you up with raw intensity. It is big bodied and very bold. The smooth mouthfeel is very complimenting. There is a massive blast of citrus and floral flavors at the start. A big piney rush comes next and sits with you the rest of the way. The alcohol is pretty big, but it blends in with the rest of the spicy intensity. This is an in your face barley wine made just the way it should be. I think the alcohol can get a bit big, and maybe a little aging could do it some good, but hopefully I will be able to grab another one to determine that later. This is undoubtedly a Stone product, and it seems to be the leader of their crew of intense beers.
04-20-2004 23:16:57 | More by ElGuapo
4.13/5 rDev -2.1%
Nice looking deep dark golden color with a small foamy white head. Though the aroma isn't too strong it has that distinctive "Stone" smell to it. Very pleasant. I get a faint scent of some malt too. First taste was not in the least bit surprising even though this was my first Old Guardian. Loads of hops intially but quickly a truckload of malt took over lending a sweet finish taste. I wouldn't mind cellaring a couple of these to see if that initial hop bite mellows out a little bit. This could be an even better beer a few years down the road from now, although it's quite good right now. Great brewery.
04-16-2004 01:09:31 | More by soper2000
4/5 rDev -5.2%
Absolutely gorgeous deep orange color with a nice head that leaves some great lace on the top of the glass.Strong aroma-hops/malt.Nice bitterness-not as big as some US barleywines.Slight sweetness-toasted flavor,a trace of smoke.Alcohol burn in the backround.Definately shows its strength.Pleasant mouthfeel-the alcohol bite is there.Could be a tad fuller for my liking.Overall a great barleywine and another great beer from Stone-these guys are rapidly becoming my favorite brewery-how about a Maryland distributor?
04-15-2004 01:08:07 | More by lackenhauser
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
Again I am lucky to go to school at Denison University where Brews Cafe is a mere half-mile away. The current most Arrogant Bar has had This year's old Guardian on tap for almost 2 months now and I made it a point to get down their and have a pint. The brew looked great as always with a copper body and a small tannish head. I got the impression from Stone's press release that it would be meatier than it was, but that just means my recollection of last year's edition is not so good. Becoming a theme in these reviews is that my nose is garbage and even all the hops and alcohol character could not penetrate the usual congestion. My nose however is not so worthless that taste was affected. The malt/hop balance provided for sweetness on the nose with the hops gradually taking over. It was a very dry finish overall with little aftertaste...Or it was just that the alcohol had done a number on my tongue like the burning sensation told me it did to my stomach. I'm not complaining, but I also didn't try GLBC's Black Stout as a "chaser" either.
04-05-2004 13:19:13 | More by StonedRugger
New Hampshire
4.28/5 rDev +1.4%
Clear, rich copper is the color of this years version, with a light tan, creamy, fine head topping things off. The head thins rapidly, leaving a ring of foam at the perimeter, with a bit of lacing left behind. Nose is lightly toasty, with a fruity hop essence playing a large role, along with "hot" suggestions of alcohol. Great mouthfeel, with better than medium body followed up by a silky smoothness upon the tongue. This years seems to be a tad more balanced than the older ones, with more malt coming into play. The malt is bready and chewy, with a nice level of caramel sweetness. The hop aspect is a fruity one, with some light grapefruit making itself known. Then a bunch of piney, resiny notes coat the tongue and throat, and will just not go away! The ABV is fairly easily detected, with a distinct warmth hitting the palate and stomach. As always, a solid offering from the gang of Stone. Prosit!!
overall: 4.25
appearance: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | mouthfeel: 4.5 | drinkability: 4
04-04-2004 18:41:28 | More by Bierman9
New York
4.22/5 rDev 0%
Bomber bottle. Golden in color with slight orange hues. Leaves a tod o' lacing. Major heavy and rich malt sweetness up front. then resiny and citric hops come solidly foward. Medium to heavy body , warming mouthfeel. High class sipper from Stone. As with all their brews that I've tried, I'd seek em out when ever possible.
04-04-2004 14:17:22 | More by Billolick
New Jersey
4.33/5 rDev +2.6%
It pours a glimmering clear copper with flecks of amber. Two fingers of off-white head swell then ebb quickly to islets of fine foam. Curlicues of lacing lie plastered to the side of the glass.
The aroma brings the dense air of toasted malt to the fore, accompanied by a note of toffee. A dry citrus aura partners with an almost minty floral perfume. The estery vapor of alcohol makes itself well known throughout.
In the flavor, a well-developed caramel malt character delivers a restrained sweetness. A mildly fruity strain of currants slips along the tongue, then is trailed into the middle ground by dry grapefruit and floral notes of hops. A gregarious, warming river of alcohol raises its voice well and loudly. A biscuity malt presence steps toward the exit, followed by a hoppy dry bitterness at the finish. It's big and thick, but the basic flavors wraps its beefy arms around you and warms the cockles of your heart.
Medium to heavy bodied, the palate is lubricated and coated by the full components that are in play. A dry hops glow rings the back of the mouth and fades slowly.
This beer is about big heaps of malt, a lot of hops, and has a warm, happy soul. The balance impresses because the elements are so dense and weighty. But as much of it as there is, there doesn't seem to be too much of anything. The ABV is as substantial as the rest of the beer, not only warming the gullet, but also plying its trade on one's head as well, so that certainly bears watching. Yet the flavor makes any reasonable quantity a truly worthwhile pleasure. Once again, Stone steps out larger than life in a big, good way. And another bottle is cellared for a chilly March evening a year from now.
04-01-2004 18:01:53 | More by Foxman
3.9/5 rDev -7.6%
Pours a clear copper color with a frothy tan head. The aroma is of thick chewy crystal malts and hops, though the malt character seems to surprisingly dominate. The beer itself is thick and chewy, with lots of malt character. There is hop flavor in the finish with notes of orange and a grassiness. A bitterness then kicks in at the very end. This beer is surprisingly malty, though with definite hop character, it is quite subdued for Stone. I much prefer the regular Stone lineup to this one.
04-01-2004 16:30:12 | More by Gueuzedude
4.22/5 rDev 0%
This is my first STONE BWSA that I have ever tasted; big ole 36 degree chilled bomber poured into my Flying Fish tulip glass. This gargoyle lept from the 22 oz.er & poured out with a beauteous peach & orange sunset glow topped off with two finger sticky antique white shade head making little shapes as it oozes and sticks down the glass.
Shut-eyed inhalation of Old Guard 2004 introduces me to Barleywine aroma announcing mixed fruitiness and hops. No big surprise there. Mostly 'Del Monte Peaches in syrup fresh from a good can' sniffs meet spicy cinnamon characteristics.
The first telltale sip: Mixed chewy tropical fruit cornucopia. Now lets break down this mingling of flavor. To be specific, there is a tangy presence of rich hops, ripe peaches, green melon and bubble gum. Wow! The 10.06% ABV is scary. Yikes! This whacks back like 7 & 8 percent. Before I replenish my glass with fresh Old Guard troops, I am letting this nectar warm to experience full flavor spectrum: Bananas, oily hops, more salt & pepper rise to the nose and palate. I cant really say what other Barleys this harkens me to, flavor-wise. It is NOT SN Bigfoot or ANCHOR Old Fog; maybe a nod towards VICTORY Old Ho for hop notes.
The feel is a mild zing of acidic fizz and rather gentle yet present tiny carbonation bubbles. A heavily buttered Oatmeal bread, maybe banana bread or 7-Grain bread body finishes off the awl-kee-hawl dry aftertaste.
Scary, high Drinkability marks if served at proper temp and size. This is an all night sipper along side Scotch or Cognac any night IMHO. Give credit where credit is due. Wonder what previous years were like. ***Trade Alert***
Last swigs: Mixed fruit, notably peach & sweet melon, oily hop Barley Wine. Add a notch to my BWSA taster belt. Purchased as 4 x 3 22oz. sampler with IPA & A.B. for $51. Beer Bargain! Wait 6 & 12 months for updates from this BlitheringIdiot.
Beer is (strong and) good. Happy beering.
03-30-2004 04:26:51 | More by blitheringidiot
4.22/5 rDev 0%
with one hell of a rough pour it ends up a hazy deep orange with a small yet nice off white bubbly head that slowly subsides into a patchy, sticky lace. lovely aroma of bready malt, orange cake, sweet bread and a lovely light hop aroma lingering. superb! thick in the mouth, heavy and filling. coates like no other. sweet biscuity/bread like malts, hearty and satisfying. light orange hints (think orange sweet rolls) and pineapple with a balancing hop bite. also as it warms the alcohol fumes become more apparent. well thought out and welcoming, very drinkable for a barley wine. tastey and not overpowering. a hell of a barley wine that flexes its muscles, but in a nice way. (like a bear hug)
paid $3.99 for a bomber
03-29-2004 07:03:24 | More by DESTRO
4/5 rDev -5.2%
New Year, Old Guardian. This one is noticeably lighter in color than previous vintages. It looks more like an IPA than it does an '03 OG. This is Stone, so hops are expected in the smell, but this OG has a fairly strong candy-like smell: a bit like a fruity jawbreaker. The taste also seems considerably sweeter than it did in previous years. It's nicely drinkable for a freshly brewed barleywine, and I'll look forward to re-sampling this one next year.
03-29-2004 06:20:43 | More by mickeymac
3.83/5 rDev -9.2%
A nice golden pale ale color, thin foam, little or no lacing. Aroma of malt and caramel, good hopping. Slightly sweet, but not at all an unpleasant experience. Alcohol is present, but not over the top. As with most Stone offerings, plenty of hop flavor! But neatly balanced with the malt. Dry, prickly aftertaste. Might improve with aging - but goood now!
03-29-2004 03:27:57 | More by palliko
4.18/5 rDev -0.9%
Ya gotta love it when the folks at Stone start tweaking with their recipes. I've enjoyed this beer quite a lot in the past, but let's see what they've got in store for us this year!
Seems lighter in color than in the past. This is a bit disconcerting, actually. It looks more like an IPA than a barley wine, though the thinner head and slow carbonation indicate the higher ABV.
The aroma has many of the common malty characteristics of barley wines, but the hops are much more pronounced this time around. Never a bad thing, I suppose!
Flavor starts off with a sugary, caramely malt sweetness, with a noticeable alcohol flavor following quickly behind. Citric hop flavor is present almost throughout the entire sip, but the finish is balanced. Long, tingly bitter aftertaste. Not the standard barley wine flavor profile, but a belly-warmer nonetheless, and tasty.
Still a bit raw this fresh out of the bottle, but this year's version should take much less time to age, IMO. And it's certainly drinkable right away, should you choose to do so.
03-25-2004 23:05:17 | More by mzwolinski
3.93/5 rDev -6.9%
This beer was a medium copper color with an off-white head that dissipated quickly. The color seemed too light. Lacing continued for a while but eventually stopped.
The taste was very good, lots of sweet maltiness and all the hops necessary to balance it out. It should be great after 6 months in the hole. After that I'm not sure things will get better. This definitely doesn't taste like the 2003.
The mouthfeel is excellent, very thick and alcoholic. The carbonition is a little low, but overall it is very pleasant.
I started drinking this by itself, but it really shined when paired with a nice spicy, garlicky plate of Toledo style chili-mac!
03-16-2004 05:00:14 | More by bigbubba
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
The color is warm gold. It is clear though a swarm of yeast particles will emerge from bottle's bottom. The aroma is honeysuckle and dark fruit, complex, tropic, and soothing. Mouthfeel is brighter than I would have expected, but leaves a slightly gritty film on the teeth. This is a concern, but not a problem.
The taste is relaxed and unhurried, sweet but not overpowering. The taste is not nearly as complex or abundant as the smell and alcohol does not feature much part in it. I must admit I had higher expectations from Stone but this is still a mellow and refined barleywine that is easily appreciated.
03-13-2004 00:12:04 | More by RedDiamond
New York
4.22/5 rDev 0%
Stone is among the worlds great breweries. Time and time again they prove their worthiness to us in every way possible. With Old Guardian they do it yet again. Though it's not the best barley wine out there, it does make a very strong case for itself as a contender.
The strong hoppy bitterness is almost perfectly balanced by a huge dose of malts. It's a pleasant beer that could someday be the best. It's only behind Old Crustation right now. Keep up the great work, Stone
03-12-2004 05:25:37 | More by CBFanWish
4.1/5 rDev -2.8%
This sure looks light for a barley wine. That's not to say it doesn't look good though, it still looks very nice. It's a very nice warming tone of light brown. As expeced, there wasn't much head.
For this brewery and this style, I honestly expected stronger than this. Still, it's no wimp. Strong caramel malts dominate with a light hint of fruit. It has a solid bitter kick in the finish.
03-10-2004 08:33:06 | More by watermelonman
3.95/5 rDev -6.4%
The body was pale golden to amber colored with some copper tones. The head was about an inch thick and was fed by medium carbonation from beneath. This is my first barley wine, so I could be wrong, but I was anticipating a darker colored and thicker brew. The aroma was floral, perfumey hops with medicinal alcohol. The first sips also revealed an insane level of hops. This comes across as flirting pretty close to being a double/imperial IPA. The underlying malts are really sweet, with notes of toffee, pear, bubble gum, and banana being quite pronounced, along with a fair bit of grain.
Being very young, this brew had a bit of a harsh mouthfeel with flavors flying rapidly past each other and having not quite melded together. The tender age also made the alcohol too much up front with a warm burning sensation detracting from drinkability, and making this quite difficult to quaff. As I finish the 22 oz bomber, this beer is kicking my ass. I like my beers to have a more subtle punch than this. I will be cellaring my second bottle at least for an year, for it to come together better. I can see that the ingredients for an exceptional brew are all in here; they just need some more time.
For those of you stuck in 6% ABV Georgia (for now at least), Liquid Solutions ships here, and that's how I got this one.
03-08-2004 03:09:30 | More by rajendra82
4.13/5 rDev -2.1%
22ozer bottle from Yankee Spirits, Sturbridge, MA.
Poured into an imperial pint glass, a bubbling frenzy that concluded with an inch tall slightly off-white colored head on top of a honey amber colored brew. Not much jumps out at me from the nose, nothing bad, but nothing terribly outstanding either. However, the taste is where it's at: All sorts of stuff going on! We've got the initial hop bite for such a young barleywine, then the malt kicks in and runs around on your tongue, and then the alcohol kick just moseys up on up and starts kicking butt everywhere. Interesting doesn't begin to describe what the Old Guardian got happening. Definitely a cellarable offering, maybe smooth out the alcohol profile just a bit.
03-07-2004 23:35:04 | More by ppoitras
4.05/5 rDev -4%
Wow, while not a huge fan of barelywine, this is a nice standout. Yes, dfh, and, victory reviews are worth merit, these, are still something more.
It pours, a dark amber color, with a thick, rich head and a nice, solid, citrusy smell
Hmmmm, as for the taste, well, it has a definate malty profile, and an afterthough of hop. The hopos do show up in force, but, the malts are definately the centerpeice fo this show. Yes, there are hints of hops, spices, and a nice mix of esters, but, the malt is the centerpeice definately.
Stone, once, again, hasproven to em their diverse flavors and abilitis, they can go the distance with any brewer, well played boys, well played
03-07-2004 05:33:38 | More by PSUDREW
3.93/5 rDev -6.9%
This potent beer pours a deep golden almost orange like color. Head on my sample was thick and left nice lace. Smell of sweet malt, hops, and fruit. Powerful on the taste buds, with hops leading the way. very fruity but balanced my malt base. Thick motor oil like mouthfeel. Drinkability is tough to gauge for me, I liked the taste, in some ways it might be my favorite barleywine, however it's very potent. Excellent though overall, I might prefer the smoother milder Old Nick from Young's. As far as domestics, this is right there.
03-05-2004 20:29:58 | More by Mark
4.83/5 rDev +14.5%
Reddish color with golden hues and a huge head. Smell is very aromatic with blends of fuits, spices, and delicious hops. The taste is an extreme bombardment of hops and very strong malts. Silky smooth body and fruity esters. Each sip gets better or maybe that's the alcohol getting to me...this is a great beer and it lived up to what I've read about it. Teh aftertaste is a great blend of hops and fruity esters. Stone has done it again!
02-28-2004 22:50:39 | More by stewart124
Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale 2004 from Stone Brewing Co.
93 out of 100 based on 138 ratings.


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Hop Devil Grill
Ratings: 91 | Reviews: 83 | Display Reviews Only:
South Carolina
4/5 rDev -2%
07-08-2014 15:51:39 | More by Ant4711
New York
4.5/5 rDev +10.3%
06-13-2014 22:42:35 | More by EdwardK77
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -26.5%
06-10-2014 02:21:13 | More by markgugs
New Jersey
4/5 rDev -2%
05-27-2014 14:42:20 | More by djrn2
New York
5/5 rDev +22.5%
05-05-2014 08:23:37 | More by tainohawk
New York
4/5 rDev -2%
01-29-2014 14:07:39 | More by sirsteve42
3.5/5 rDev -14.2%
01-08-2014 21:31:44 | More by charlienyc
3.75/5 rDev -8.1%
12-31-2013 10:48:03 | More by seanchai
New York
3.94/5 rDev -3.4%
I've been to Hop Devil a couple of times but only now have I come around to review it.
This joint sure is dark! A little overwhelming, total cave. Cheap looking but not in a bad way, like a ratty sports bar in, say, Scranton, PA. They do have lots of cool breweriana around.
Noisy at 4:30 pm when I visited, even though place was pretty empty (only the bar was filled up, with what seemed to be regulars). I guess they have poor noise-proofing, hence the loudness? Music was real loud too, but hey, maybe I'm a bit too old for this kind of youth-oriented sports tavern of sorts...
Gotta love the homely feel, though, so different from the corporate vibe of many bars in Manhattan. It really feels like a small town in here, what with the friendly drunken regulars perched at the bar since opening time. A bit of an East Village feel indeed!
Nice friendly bartender was quick, super polite and not missing a beat. But the real draw here is the prices! Regular prices are not bad, but during happy hour... everything is HALF OFF!! Wow. Believe it. I thought no place in New York City had a real happy hour like that. Reminds me of Ohio...
So I got a Stone Belgo Old Guardian snifter for only four dollars. Sweet!
Didn't try food this time so I won't rate it, but I have in the past. Nothing exciting, they serve a competent mixture of Mexican fare (tacos, burritos) and American pub grub (wings, salads burgers) at good prices. I'm not here for the food, though, so no worries.
Selection is alright, not great but serviceable. This is the kind of place that does not amaze you on a daily basis but will shock you from time to time with rare shit like Dogfish World Wide Stout or Founders KBS. On my last visit, they had 20 American taps, 1 cider, 2 Germans and Guinness. Hop Rod Rye, Brooklyn Lager, Harpoon IPA, Ithaca Apricot, Kona Porter, Sam Noble Pils, Rogue Chocolate Stout, Smuttynose Porter... plus that Stone Belgo Old Guardian that was the only rarity, really. Maybe Stevens Point Belgian Wit too, since I have never since this brewery around NYC.
But I feel like at Rattle N' Hum: not exactly excited.
One thing that bothered me a bit was that I saw no sign of "credit card minimum", and when I went to tab out, the friendly bartender told me they had a $10 so I would have to have another beer. I was in a hurry and didn't want another brew, but hey, I *had* too. Not a huge deal, but I wish they had some signs advertising their credit minimum (I could have asked too, it is true).
(I have not been to The Belgian Room, but the taps didn't exactly give me a hard-on either: Delirium, Ommegang, Sly Fox...).
All in all, this is a fine spot for the East Village nation. It might not stand out tremendously in Manhattan, but there is a lot of competition anyway. Too many good bars, with better beer lists and (in some cases) food.
If you live nearby, though, or are visiting or strolling around the Village... heck yeah, check it out!
04-03-2011 06:47:16 | More by DoubleSimcoe
New York
4.28/5 rDev +4.9%
The Hop Devil Grill & Belgian Room are places I wished I visited more when I lived in Stuy Town years ago when they first opened.
The Hop Devil Grill has decent food and insane wings that are so hot they will make you cry, but it's the great beer selection that keeps me coming back time after time; over the years, every time I went in for a beer I was able to try something new and have a good conversation with the bartender about beer each time I've entered this place, and over the years that's a lot of visits. The atmosphere has always been casual and laid back, which is perfect for a beer bar.
The selection and quality have always been impressive to me, and the bartenders have always been willing to provide a sample and some guidance, which is all you can ask for when goingto a place like this. The prcies are OK and some would say reasonable for NYC, but be prepared to drop some cash for quality beers when you come here.
04-02-2011 05:08:11 | More by CHickman
Hop Devil Grill in New York, NY
91 out of 100 based on 91 ratings.