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Zado Leather Spanking Paddle with Flattened Spikes
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Thwack your lover's behind and deliver a sharp sting with this round leather spanking paddle with flat spike studs. Hold the circular paddle tightly in your hands with the aid of the elasticated band and enjoy complete control over your spanks.
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Product Description
Thwack your lover's behind and deliver a sharp sting with this round leather spanking paddle with flat spike studs. Hold the circular paddle tightly in your hands with the aid of the elasticated band and enjoy complete control over your spanks.
Boasting 13 rigid flattened spikes and made from split leather, the spanking paddle from Zado expertly delivers an intense, sharp sting upon contact with skin.
Small in size but not for the faint hearted, the leather paddle is suitable for experienced S&M enthusiasts looking for something which offers a good, satisfying sting.
Apply short, sharp smacks to fleshy areas such as the butt for full effect.
How it measures up
- Length: 3.6 inches
How it feels
- Material: Leather
- Supplier Material: Metal
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Zado Leather Spanking Paddle with Flattened Spikes 9 out of 10 (3 reviews) Write your own reviewOrder by:
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Sinfully scratchy
Reviewed: July 25, 2014 by OUCH! Thank you ;), a Straight Married Female
I'd been eyeing this spanker for a while, and after being granted permission to replace our old, battered bondage stuff, I had to have it. I'm a huge fan of anything that hurts, and I have a special fondness for anything that looks like it's going to hurt.
Pulling this out of the box, I was instantly excited. The first thing I noted was the smell. I've learned to associate the scent of leather with sex, and for such a small item the smell was quite strong. Instant arousal.
Giving it a quick inspection I found it to be firm, yet flexible, the flattened spikes secure. My OH slipped it on his hand and commented that it fitted perfectly, not too tight, but not slack enough to worry about it fleeing across the room during an eager swing. Although on my hand I think that would be a possibility once sweaty.
He gave me a few whacks on the bum, moving slowly up my back to less fleshy areas where I like it most. Once I was red and stinging he scraped his palm over my skin, which was heavenly. It felt amazing and I wanted more so we moved on to heavier things.
Though the Zado paddle isn't as severe as our pointy spiked paddle, it's definitely a lot kinder on bonier areas, such as the shoulder blades. But it can still hurt quite a bit if used with that intention. I did find I bruised in some places.
We did draw a little blood, but as I'm the only spankee in the house, it's all good. I just sprayed a few cotton buds with sex toy cleaner and got in to the nooks and crannies, drying with a clean one and an interspace toothbrush manages to get into the spike holes nicely.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone, beginner through to more advanced players as it can provide a mild, erotic massage or a sharp, stinging pain depending on the intent of the (ab)user.
- Pros
- Can be cruel or kind, depending on what you need.
- Cons
- Spikes could have been solid.
- Bottom line
- Great in the palm, even better on the bum.
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Not as scary as you might think
Reviewed: February 3, 2014 by Sum Sub, a Straight Married Male
I love to be spanked, with a cane, a crop, a paddle, a hairbrush, anything really. Most of all I love to be bare bottom spanked by hand. Nothing beats the feeling the feeling of being bent over her knee and spanked hard by my OH's hand.
The only problem with this is that her hand starts to sting long before I've received enough punishment, and so purchasing this seemed like a good idea to both protect her hand, and receive a little bit more "bite" from the spanking.
The paddle arrives in a small box, wrapped in a plastic bag and consists of a circular piece of leather with an elasticated strap. There are 13 flattened "spikes". The leather is really solid, and it feels like two layers of leather with something more solid between them (presumably into which the spikes are held).
The paddle is 3.5in in diameter. The spikes are flattened, and hollow, and rise about 5mm from the paddle. This at first struck me as a recipe for digging pieces of skin out of my bottom!
And so to testing the paddle...
I pulled my trousers and underwear down, and assumed the position, my OH gave me a few "warm-up" spanks with a regular paddle, and then slid this over her hand.
She began with some gentle spanks, and the sensation here was the same as being spanked with any other stiff leather paddle, and gave the reassurance that she could move onto some harder spanks.
And so she did, arcing her arm high above my naked behind and raining down slap after slap. This felt really good, the stiffness of the paddle, backed by her hand gave some really firm spanks - there was no bending away like you get from a regular paddle. The spikes definitely add a new slightly more intense feel to the spanking, but didn't feel as if they were digging in too much. It was also great to feel the tips of her fingers drag lightly on my bottom as she spanked.
Sadly, after only a minute or so of intense spanking, my OH had to stop, since the stiff edges of the paddle were beginning to chafe her fingers, much like wielding a hammer for any length of time chafes.
We thought of a few ways round this, such as wearing the paddle further down the hand, or using some Vaseline to stop the chaffing. In the end, she popped some gloves on and resumed the spanking.
This time, she varied the spanks, by dragging the paddle off my bottom after she spanked, so the spikes scratched at my skin. This is a really good feeling, and is definitely my preferred method of use. I was left with some nice red marks from the spanking, coupled with some nice red trails from this dragging. At no point did it feel like the spikes would break my skin.
So, to sum it up, this paddle gives some really intense spanks, and some nice scratchy feelings, and for that purpose it really is excellent.
However, it was slightly oversized for my OH's hands, and she found it caused soreness on her hand.
My initial fears about the spikes causing real hurt turned out to be unfounded, although I suspect it might be more risky if used on a bony area. The hollow spikes do make cleaning a challenge if you get fluids on it - a toothbrush seems to work though.
- Pros
- It delivers really hard spanks, and nice scratching sensations.
- Cons
- Perhaps slightly over-sized, and definitely so for my OH.
- Bottom line
- As spankee, yes, as spanker, mmm not sure.
- 2 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Reviewed: January 3, 2013 by juggler1000, a Bisexual Going Steady Female
This is a lovely little toy. Although a little expensive, it is well made, and stood up easily to a hard session!
Easily controllable (it will fit in the palm of your hand) it is not as painful as you might think (stingy followed by a warm glow), but will leave you sore for a day or two afterwards.
Make no mistake, this item will draw blood after only a couple of minutes of hard play, and, as the spikes are hollow, it is impossible to clean completely if blood has been drawn, so it needs to be kept for one person (or two who are fluid intimate). However, you can also use it lightly, to just add a little zing!
Overall, I highly recommend.
- Pros
- Very controllable, a very intense experience if wanted.
- Cons
- A little expensive.
- Bottom line
- Fun, intense and a great addition to any experienced player's toy bag.
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- Penticton, September 5-7
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- Penticton Festival Sept 7-8
Festival Protocol For those that have never been to a festival before, they're extremely fun. There's nothing quite like the adrenaline shot your body gets when the starter's horn goes off. Just over two minutes later you're 500 meters down the course heading for the finish line. It's awesome. To properly get prepared for a festival, we ask that you sign up on the sheet posted on the clubhouse. Each festival will have a nominal fee associated with it, generally in the neighborhood of $25 per person. We ask that you pay that fee at the time you put your name forward. This fee helps defray some of the costs associated with the entry fee and our coaching costs. On the day of the festival you'll be expected to be at the race by sometime around 8 AM (or even earlier) as we won't know for sure what time our first race will be. You'll have to consider this when you're thinking about when to go to the race; stay in a hotel the night before or arrive the day of. You're call. For multi-day races we'll negotiate a rate at a local hotel. Most paddlers share rooms to make it more affordable. How many people you put into a room is up to you. At most festivals we'll get between 3 to 4 races over the length of the festival. The coaches set the teams and will place you into a specific spot in the boat. Please do not change spots if you can avoid it. The team brings tents and a table. We ask that each participant bring a food item to share with the group, something relatively healthy. For multi-day festivals, we ask that you bring food on each day. This food is then out on the table for everyone to enjoy. Ideally you'll have your own PFD and paddle to bring to the race but if you don't, the race officials will have some there available for you. However, sometimes these are in short supply so you may want to bring your own. You can not bring KDBC paddles or PFDs to a race as we've had numerous items go missing in the past. Please bring your own chair, reading material, sunscreen, extra clothes, lots of drinking water and of course some money as most festivals have a wide array of vendors from food to festival merchandise. Some of the multi-day festivals will have events such as dinners or dances that we can participate in and of course, don't forget the beer garden. Festivals are a great way to get to know your team mates better and to make friends with people from other areas of BC and beyond.

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Gov. Patrick calls @MassGov tweet about sexual assault a 'stupid mistake'
Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:28 AM EDT
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) -- Gov. Deval Patrick called an offensive tweet sent out by the state's Twitter account a "stupid mistake" during a stop in Springfield Thursday.
Administrators behind the state's official Twitter account apologized for a tweet they posted Wednesday night about sexual assault.
The tweet read, "Sexual assault is always avoidable. Learn more from @Mass_HHS." It then linked to a blog about Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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When asked if anyone spoke with the person who wrote the tweet, the governor said, "Yes of course." He said he had not personally spoken with the person, but that "someone has."
Some Twitter users spoke out against the tweet after it was posted.
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Red Poppy Ale - The Lost Abbey
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Ratings: 1,603 | Reviews: 528 | Display Reviews Only:
4.93/5 rDev +15.2%
Part 1 of the Lost Abbey Sinner's Club
Appearance: Pours a dark, hazy maroon, bordering on brown into my Duvel tulip. The beer is topped by a small fizzy head the fades quickly. Minimal lacing on the glass.
Smell: Love the Brett funkiness right of the bat. Sweaty horse blanket and sour cherry fruitiness. As it warms a touch of caramel comes through.
Taste: Starts with tart sour cherries dominating then giving way to the ever present Brett funkiness. Slightly oaky as it warms with a touch of cider vinegar and caramel sweetness. A very mild hop bitterness makes an appearance near the finish.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, dry and refreshing. Thin and light in the mouth makes for easy drinking.
Drinkability/Notes: Another great beer from Lost Abbey. Lots going on here with tart, sour cherries, an underlying fruity sweetness and brett funkiness all aged in oak barrels. Extremely refreshing as its light, crisp and dry with a modest 5% abv. I could drink these all night and not get bored or sick of it. Highly drinkable. Absolutely seek this beer out. Highly recommended.
02-22-2008 02:47:26 | More by SwillBilly
4.93/5 rDev +15.2%
This beer absolutely blew me away. This is one of the most impressive sours I've had.
A- Pours a nice dark gold with a thick cap of foam.
S- Very tart on the nose with hints of cider vinegar.
T- Absolutely out of this world! This is one of the most well-balanced beers I've ever had. Initially very tart, but a floral flavor and notes of sour cherry and crisp apple round everything out very well.
M- Effervescent and just tart enough to dry the palate slightly after each sip.
D- Incredibly easy to drink. I was thoroughly depressed when I finished my half of my only 375mL bottle.
11-30-2008 03:08:29 | More by JoeMayo
4.93/5 rDev +15.2%
375ml corked and caged. I aged this sucker for just over a year in the cellar. My bottle reads 5%ABV
Deep ruby-burgundy color. Creamy khaki colored head. Head holds just ok and won't cling to glass. Very high carbonation. This smells fantastic, and I never use that word. Intense cherry aroma, also cherry-like brett. character, tart to the nose, deep roasted oak. This is like a darker malted Belgian Kriek with little to no wheat character. Low Ph, with an appealing range of acid flavors. Tartness is very enjoyable. I'm glad I aged it. Balanced perfectly. I'm really impressed, this is the best American Sour I've had. Somewhat similar to the Gargamel from Allagash which I also really enjoyed.
11-01-2011 01:27:13 | More by mlazzaro
South Carolina
4.9/5 rDev +14.5%
Bottle is poured into my Lost Abbey tulip. Thanks to mikesgroove and irishgurl4 for both sending me a bottle of this as an extra.
A - Hazy ruby red body with a small white head.
S - Tart cherries and vinegar mingle. A hint of sweetness at the end brings it all together. Wow
T - Wow. I love this. Fantastic tart cherry flavor, slightly vinegar like, and a nice big sour flavor. No real funky notes but plenty of sour and cherry flavor. I am blown away.
M - medium body, good amount of carbonation.
D - This bottle has disappeared a lot quicker than I would have liked. Fantastic cherry flavor and plenty of sourness for me. I really really like this beer. I need to get more of this.
01-13-2011 01:55:18 | More by jpmclaug
4.9/5 rDev +14.5%
Reviewed during the "Brett Pack" dinner at Monk's Cafe. Served in a tasting glass. This beer is aged in various oak barrels and then blended together.
A: It poured from the bottle looking like old wine. No head, no carbonation. The color was attractive though, showing a deep rosy red with light brown on the sides.
S: With the first whiff, you know that there are a ton of cherries in this beer, and you know it's going to make your mouth pucker. It's also not very difficult to smell the effects of oak-barrel aging here, with notes of wood, vanilla and earth/peat. I am in love with this smell, since it promises such richness and depth of flavor.
T: The taste is as expected. Very sour up front, with a sharp acidity. The flavor of sour cherries is evenly balanced by a mature oak and vanilla flavor. Notes of peat and smoke are in the back, and make for a very pleasant rounded character, ranging from sweet to sour to earthy.
M: Though it looks as though there is no carbonation, I would describe the mouthfeel as prickly. I don't know if that is the acidity or what, but the feel of this beer is well rounded too. Prickly up front but extremely smooth towards the swallow.
D: Just excellent balance all around and a delicious beer to boot. Another factor in the drinkability is the 5.5% abv. I loved drinking this, and was almost disappointed to move onto Isabelle Proximus.
We drank this beer alongside a rabbit terrine that was wrapped in prosciutto and then cut into thick slices and laid down on the plate with a sour cherry marmalade. This was the best pairing of the night and possibly one of the best that I have ever had.
03-13-2009 18:08:52 | More by MusicaleMike
South Carolina
4.88/5 rDev +14%
375ml corked and caged bottle served at cellar temperature and poured into a tulip glass
A - Poured a very nice and extremely cloudy and hazy light brown with just a hint of a reddish tint to it. This was very murky, but you could still see some of the light coming through on the sides and bottom of the glass, and in fact there was enough of it that I could notice some very fine sediment on the bottom, as well as some carbonation coming up from the bottom of the glass. A very nice head of approximately one and a half inches in height graced the top of it, and this settled down gradually, leaving behind a noticeable amount of side glass lace but nothing that was terribly too thick. The color on it was exquisite on this one, with just this burnt sienna color ( my son has a big box of crayons) that was just very nice. Did not come off terribly thick through the pour and seemed to have a light consistency to it but we shall see.
S - The aroma itself was very strong and very pungent. Almost immediately the yeast was in your face, giving it and extremely sour presence that I was not expecting, but should have known it was coming. Underneath that the clearly evident layer of cherries was starting to come through, tying to sweeten it up and giving it that very nice overall fruity vibe. Lots of spices now coming through as well, hints of what I picked up as cinnamon and fig were mixed in very well. Overall a very strong and very full aroma that was inviting and decidedly alive.
T - I really fell in love with this one upon the first sip that I took. The flavors were so vibrant and so well defined that it was very interesting to watch this one evolve over the course of the session. The first thing you would notice upon taking a sip was the nice sour taste coming though from the yeast. Big sour notes here, once they calmed down you started to pick up the fruity notes that were lying underneath of it. Lots of tart cherries that were really pushing their way up front and blending in nicely with a very spicy nutmeg like flavor. Very well balanced with no one thing really dominating over another, making for a very nice profile. Lots of different things going on here, with hints of even grapes and/or raisins starting to show as it warms up. The finish at least to me seemed to be the best part of the entire session. At first it was subtle, giving you a sour or bitter dry finish that drew out the flavor, but once you managed to run through that initial finish, their was this long lasting barrel aged cherry sweetness that was so good, it is almost impossible for me to accurately describe. I literally tasted that for a good 30 minutes after I finished that last drop. It was very sweet and bitter at the same time, not overpowering, just this subtle long lasting taste. This was really quite breathtaking to be honest. A wonderful taste here overall.
M - Very light bodied ale, despite the huge flavors, this one really never did get too big on you. The carbonation profile was excellent as well, never going flat, even though I took my sweet old time in finishing it, there was never a dull moment. I would have to say it was more crisp and refreshing then it was smooth, and really just superb all around in every way.
D - Now this was just perfect here. Nothing at all should be subtracted, as I rarely find something that I could sit down and enjoy sipping on for more then an hour in a sitting without becoming bored. This was it though. The flavors were exquisite and constantly evolving with changing temperatures, the carbonation was damn near perfect, never getting dull or flat, consistency was perfect, leaving it light, but not thin, and the ABV a modest 5%. I mean c'mon what more could you possibly even begin to ask for. I would have had ten of these if I could have.
Overall this one literally floored me. I have loved everything that has come out of Lost Abbey, and not being biased, but seriously, who else is this consistent with quality, I mean it seems everything new they put out is better then the one before that, its almost unheard of. This was just tremendous. A light fruity sour ale that had me literally giddy with excitement. This was something not only I would gladly have again, but that I would be actively searching for more of. One of the best I have ever had.
01-31-2008 11:26:10 | More by mikesgroove
4.88/5 rDev +14%
Served in a snifter, I need to get some lost Abby teku...
A: pours a very dark reddish brown, cloudy, finger worth of head
S: smells like a Flanders red, light cherry like baking cherries. Vanilla oak is also coming through
T: amazing, you can taste the very tart cherry mixed with the sweetness of the beer. It's like baking cherries though that are very tart not really sweet. You can also taste some oak flavors popping though. As it warms I get more of the oak flavor mixed with cherries, tartness calms down along with the sweetness. I would serve this cold at first and sip and enjoy more as it warms.
M: the high carbonation suits this style very and gives that tartness an extra kick and prickly feeling
O: absolutely phenomenal take on this style by lost abbey. I wish it was a little less expensive but well worth it to taste this beer. I have to say I like this better than the classic of this beer style, Duchesse.
04-02-2014 03:55:13 | More by FitnessForBeer
4.88/5 rDev +14%
I sampled this at last year's GABF and it inspired me to join the Sinners Club.
A light pop upon pulling the cork, it pours a cloudy rust colour with about an inch of foam and some nice lacing.
Halfway through, the foam and lacing are gone.
The smell is sweet! Not in the common sense of the word, mind you, but the sour cherries are permeating my every nosebud and that spells s-w-e-e-t to me! Sniffing past the wonderful tartness, I get a nice oakiness and a goodly amount of vanilla with a really light amount of bready malt lurking in there somewhere. I can't wait to take my first sip from the glass..
The taste is nice and tart with the cherries shining through like nobody's business. Tasty notes of oak and vanilla give it some complexity and balance with no sign of any bread at all. Maybe I imagined it in the smell? I can taste the vanilla mostly near the finish...no...actually near and through the finish. Nice long lasting aftertaste. This is one hell of a yummy brew!
The mouthfeel is medium and the carbonation is very light but this isn't a style that I'd like even medium carbonation. Light is right.
Drinkability? It is one of the fastest disappearing brews ever poured in my glass. I wish I had a case of this stuff!!
Bottom line: I loved it at the GABF with all the ambiance and hooplah that goes hand in hand with a beer festival so I'm pleased as punch that sitting at my computer and drinking a bottle at my leisure,
I get just as much pleasure out of it. Wonderful brew!
Edit: Just popped the cork on the 2010 edition and there was a big pop. I poured it in my New Belgium goblet and saw close to 2 fingers worth of foam. Big difference from the 2009!
Smell, taste, and drinkability...copy my notes from the 2009 but the carbonation definitely added some zip both to look and mouthfeel and the foam gave me some very nice lacing. The incredibly excellent Red Poppy just got kicked up a few notches!!
03-29-2009 14:49:59 | More by Bitterbill
4.85/5 rDev +13.3%
tasted (a few times) at the NotB. If I ever acquire a whole bottle I will go back and try and write a more detailed review.
The first thing that jumped out was the nose on this beer. My eyes must have doubled in size and my lips formed a whoah expression. The guy from Lost Abbey pouring just kind of looked at my reaction and gave a smile that said.. yes it is a glorious smell..
What a way to break up all those Barrel Aged Imp Stouts. This was a gem that stood out.
First sniff was sweet love of sour cherries. Followed by vinegar notes pushing it's way through.. asking my senses to WAKE UP and get ready for what was about to be delivered.
The taste did not fail. No sir. Not being that familiar with Sours, yet.. I can see how some might be put off at first and then warm up to this.. but It was love at first smell/taste for me.
Can't wait until I can obtain a bottle and sit at my house and really pick this beer apart.
02-26-2009 15:50:48 | More by chefnash51
Rhode Island
4.84/5 rDev +13.1%
My 100th BA review.
Served from a 375ml bottle into a Kriek Belle-Vue tulip. Vintage date is impossible to read.
Appearance- Dark purple/red/tawny color with very quick bubbly off-white head. Hold it up to a light and it's beautiful red.
Smell- Lemon vinegar, oaky vanilla, tart cherys, oaky funk. Beautiful smell. Oak is very prominent.
Taste- Very tart cherry up front soon gives way to vanilla and oak flavors. Mild musty funk comes through lightly. Cherry is prominent throughout. Finish is sweet and sour cherry. Phenomenal.
Mouthfeel- Very carbonated and crisp. Quite sour, but not overly puckering. Really great balance.
Overall- This is a beautiful beer. I wish I could drink this every day.
04-11-2013 03:05:35 | More by Seanniek91
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
Appearance is brownish-red and murky with a dirty white thin head that recedes relatively quickly. Small amount of lacing around the glass.
Smell is sexy. Vinegar, cherries, earthy, very fragrant.
Taste kind of surprised me. It's a mild sour that is very pleasing to taste. Strong cherry notes dominate, but there's some earth, some oak. Begins sweet and finishes with a crisp tartness... Vinuous is a good adjective... sorry I stole that one from the other reviews, but it's better than "wine-like"
Mouthfeel is crisp and carbonated, oily, tongue humbling.
Dangerously drinkable! At least IMHO... Very pleasant to me, and I think I could down this like a non-alcoholic soda/juice even though I prefer to enjoy it slowly over time.
03-19-2010 00:28:15 | More by Sixofsigmas
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
Much thanks to Jtrockchalk for this gem.
Poured a 375ml into my oversized Dogfish Head snifter. To start with, this has to be one of the sexiest bottles I have ever had the pleasure of looking at. This beer pours a muddy garnet with just a wisp of of a head leaving no lacing. I poured this pretty hard to try to work up a head but alas, nothing. Along with no head came no lacing. The aroma is amazing. Tart pie cherries up front, balsamic vinegar, oak, and a wicked lactic tartness. The flavor matches and exceeds the taste. Simply marvelous. Huge tart pie cherries and balsamic vinegar push up front but leaving enough room for fresh oak, lactic tang, and a sublte sweetness that lingers on the palate at the finish of the taste. The mouthfeel is exceptional. Just a light carbonation that prickles the tongue, leaving the palate slightly dry and craving another sip. This beer is exceptional.
10-01-2009 01:00:52 | More by hwwty4
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
Amazing at turkey day dinner. Pours a murky brown red with minimal head. Lacing is ecxellent smells like fresh cherries. So ripe and delicious the sour level is huge and bLanced. One of my all time favorites from la. The levels of sourness is amazing I think lost abbey hAs a winner with this one.
11-27-2009 00:16:51 | More by Cakanator
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
Review from notes on 3/6/10. Shared with Eddy from Monk's. Thanks dude!
A- Brilliant deep amber with a lasting off white head, excellent lacing. Mildly hazy, ruby hues. 4.5
S- Rich sourness, lots of vinegar and sweetness of cherries, hint of caramel, and red wine. Simply fantastic. 4.5
T- Very similar to the aroma. Lots of sour cherry tartness mingling with a touch of earthiness. A lovely blend of flavors that leaves a lingering sweet and sour aftertaste. 5.0
M- Light bodied but carbonation gives a fuller perception, dry finish. 4.5
D- This is one of the best sours I have ever had. Period. 5.0
Note- reviewing this does not do it justice. If you ever get a chance to try this beer, it will be in your favor.
03-30-2010 13:22:53 | More by DmanGTR
4.83/5 rDev +12.9%
We did a triple tasting at some point in the last 2 months, we as in galengueuze, viciousknish, and theformula. There were 2 bottles from 2011, and one from 2010.
We started with the 2011, and once the cork was popped the carbonation began to flow. Luckily though, we were able to save most of the beer before catastrophe struck.
The entire group feens for sour, tart and/or funky and this beer hit the spot. I only speak for myself on this, but this is my favorite offering from Lost Abbey.
Tart cherries hit you in the nose upon opening and really shine through in the taste as well. It's a very crisp refreshing beer that makes me wish I lived in CA to have this beer on hand a bit more regularly.
07-05-2011 03:51:16 | More by DoctorB2B
4.8/5 rDev +12.1%
A: Pours a very murky dark red/brownish color, leaves a nice thick tannish brown head and slowly goes away leaving thick lacing around the glass
S: Loads of sour/ tart cherry! and there is a very nice floral aroma mixed with it, assuming some of it is the red poppies. Can get hints of sweetness in it, I'm getting a very light caramel, vanilla aroma, presumably from the barrel aging, smells outstanding!
T: Sour/tart cherries! Can get a slight hint of sweet cherry in there as well. There's a very nice funk taste to it as well, I wanna say it is brett but not too sure. Then the slight bread, caramel, vanilla sweet malt comes in on the finish. The sourness level is perfect, it makes your face pucker only a little, and this makes it enjoyable to keep drinking to see if it will continue to make you pucker, fantastic in flavor!
M: Lots of carbonation, medium bodied, slightly oily but leaves a nice dry finish
O: Very well rounded beer, the smell hit me immediately and I knew it was going to be a fantastic beer, if you ever have the opportunity to get this beer, you need to get this beer!
09-25-2013 04:51:23 | More by bpasquini
4.8/5 rDev +12.1%
Popped my caged and corked Red poppy ale. I was extremely happy to hear a huge pop when I corked it, no flat abbey here. It even gushed out a little bit, but luckily I had my glass right there to catch this beauty.
Appearance-Pours with a 1 1/2 finger head leaving lots of lace, and showed great carbonation. Off white head. Red poppy has a deep brown color with amber hues in the depth of it reflecting the cherries used in it.
Aroma- Brett, funk, cherry, sour, candy apple, almost sweet, and a lot of oak. This beer had a great nose on it the brett and funk melded exceptionally well with the cherry aromas, with the oak finishing it up nicely.
Taste- Red poppy flowed over my palate with a beautiful funky bright cherry flavor. The brett and oak came in on the back end with a huge patch of sourness, and a little bit of a nice vinegar note. It ends with a beautiful sour cherry finish.
Mouthfeel- Amazing smooth silky mouthfeel, with great carbonation that seamlessly blends with the sourness.
Overall- A beautiful representation of this style, and it was a great beer overall. Good job Lost Abbey.
03-29-2011 08:54:24 | More by dookiepower
4.78/5 rDev +11.7%
I'm very surprised to find this in a couple stores. I'm also very surprised to see it marked at $16.49 and $18.99 per 375 ml corked and caged bottle. Wish me a good journey. On to the beer:
Poured into my Falke chalice, this ale features a dark amber color (leaing towards brown) for the most part, with hues of red and light orange. The second pour creates a more murky color. Head forms a finger's thick on top, gently going down to a thin lace on top. Upfront in the smell are a lot of sour/tart cherries. There's also some liquid caramel playing along beautifully.
First sip is really tart and sour. Oh, but it is bliss. A dab of sweet butterscotch is the first note to hit. Shortly after, you get a bombardment of cherries and puckering tart/sour flavor. Very puckering. Somehow, it manages to be addictive without being too much of a good thing. Moderate acidity. Long and lingering in the aftertaste is the tartness. Very pleasant in the mouth....the liquid is on the lighter side, but the tartness makes me forget how light it is. Some sprinkles of carbonation add zest. The beer goes down really easy, and it is very difficult to slow down my rate of consumption.
Tart Tongues, rejoice! Red Poppy Ale is, without a doubt, outstanding beer. If you see it, pick it up.
04-24-2010 05:58:02 | More by DoubleJ
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Received this brew from metallitone1 in a recent trade. This is my first brew from The Lost Abbey side of things and I look forward to this one. By far the best looking bottle I've ever had the pleasure of sampling a beer from. Drank from my Stone India Pale Ale tulip.
Appearance- On first pour it's a crystal clear pink with nice foamy bright white head. Once you empty the bottom of the bottle it turns to a dark brownish red with the same perfectly white head. Leaves a nice cap and collar with plenty of chunky lacing.
Smell- Very tart with a light sour cherry start. Full of lactic goodness with small amounts of oak that lend a subtle vanilla. This thing sort of reminds me of a Brett filled red wine (if there is such a thing). Sharp, fruity and funky this is one inviting scent.
Taste- The sour cherries are the first thing that hits me on my first sip. Very tart and lactic it starts big and brash. Not as vinegary as other beers of this type but the sourness of the cherries makes up for the lack of yeastly pucker. The original punch quickly fades leaving a soft resounding vanilla woodiness. The oak coats the back of my throat leaving a sweet woody residual finish.
Mouthfeel- Considering the beer the mouthfeel is fairly solid and sturdy with sharp/crisp carbonation and a dry finish.
Drinkability- This is a really great beer that I wish I could drink anytime I'm in the mood for the style. It's ridiculously drinkable and freakishly tasty. I'm not sure how this stands up to some other Lost Abbey brews but if they've done any style as tasty as they've made this one, I'll be really pleasantly surprised. Big thanks to Tim for the opportunity!
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Hiroshi Teshigahara's documentary Antonio Gaudi (1985) on Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi isn't your typical documentary. But that's OK, because if there's anything Gaudi wasn't it was your typical architect. Gaudi (1852-1926) created architecture that managed to combine something of art nouveau with natural shapes and forms to create buildings that are still quite unlike anything else. The buildings shown—all of which are in Barcelona—are magnificently otherworldly. They're architectural landscapes of the mind—the unique mind of Gaudi. They're beautiful, fanciful and sometimes a little terrifying. But what they don't really do is lend themselves to description—and that's the approach the film takes. It simply presents the buildings to us without discussion or pontification. It is, I think, the best possible way.
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Pacific Hotel234 Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh | 3 star hotelfrom $25
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With his family by his side, Russell Booth was recently presented a plaque, which has been placed in the Guernsey County Museum's Hall of Fame.
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Shawn Anderson, l, and Addy Uran attempted to dunk Dr. Stephany Moore, cardiologist, at Southeastern Med's Dunk Tank and Grill Day on Aug. 13. The event raised $759 to directly benefit those served by The United Way of Guernsey and Noble Counties.
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Free agent tight end Kellen Winslow will be visiting the New England Patriots for a workout, according to a report by ProFootballTalk.com.
Winslow was recently released by the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 1, only a few months after being acquired by the team for a conditional draft pick in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 22. Based upon the terms of the trade, the Seahawks no longer have to send Tampa Bay a pick because Winslow is no longer on the roster.
Selected by the Cleveland Browns with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, Winslow was traded to Tampa Bay in 2009 and was given a six-year, $36 million contract, which was the largest contract ever awarded to a tight end in NFL history.
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The NPD Group Reports Jump in Basketball Footwear Sales; Strong 2013 Sales Continue into 2014, with Kids Segment Driving Double-Digit Growth(April 01, 2014)
Port Washington, NY (PRWEB) April 01, 2014
According to The NPD Group, a global information company, 2013 total basketball footwear* retail sales reached $3.3 billion, a 19 percent increase over 2012. Total sales for womens basketball footwear declined 15 percent, while mens increased 17 percent, and kids increased 26 percent.
The upward trend in basketball footwear sales continued in the first two months of 2014, with total sales increasing 21 percent compared to the same time period last year (Jan. Feb. 2013). Once again, the kids segment scored high points, driving the current growth, with mens following in second place.
With the spotlight on basketball around this time of year due to the NBA All-Star Game leading up to the NCAA Tournament, January and February are key months for basketball footwear retailers to launch their new styles, said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc. Along with the already expected healthy momentum, some popular new launches drove sales up even further this year.
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The top three cities for total basketball footwear revenue in 2013 were New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with Atlanta being the fastest growing out of the top 10 basketball U.S. footwear markets.
The secondary markets are where the basketball shoe action is. The passion of the younger consumer reaching for basketball shoes has shifted away from the big city markets to more rural areas, driving the growth as the business goes mainstream, stated Cohen.
*Total basketball footwear includes the categories of performance, sports lifestyle, and classic basketball shoes. Source: The NPD Group, Inc. / Retail Tracking Service (channels: Athletic Specialty / Sporting Goods, Department Stores, National Chain, and Shoe Chain)
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The NPD Group provides global information and advisory services to drive better business decisions. By combining unique data assets with unmatched industry expertise, we help our clients track their markets, understand consumers, and drive profitable growth. Sectors covered include automotive, beauty, consumer electronics, entertainment, fashion, food / foodservice, home, luxury, mobile, office supplies, sports, technology, toys, and video games. For more information, visit http://www.npd.com and npdgroupblog.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdgroup.
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Today, Twitter was inundated with urges to Please Talk. This happens every few months, often at a time when poor mental health has affected someone in the public eye, and resulted in tragedy. Spurred on by the tragedy of the event, masses of people surge towards Twitter to express their upset, and urge anyone also suffering from mental illness, to make sure this does not happen to them. #PleaseTalk. This is the advice given to them.
I am a long term sufferer of chronic depression and an anxiety disorder. To those of you urging myself and others suffering from similar diseases to just talk, I want to know; who are you suggesting I talk to? What do you think I should say to them? What action would you advise this person to take? And what do you think would be a positive outcome? Seriously. When you advise me to "Please Talk", what do you actually mean? Talk, and then what?
I have been talking for years.
Let's make it clear from the start, that talking only constitutes a tiny part of the solution to poor mental health. A real solution requires massive economic, social, and cultural shifts in the provision of medical care for mental health. Centring the narrative on the importance of victims simply "talking" about mental health, moves the responsibility and blame to the sufferer, and away from the society and social policies that so often inhibit their recovery. It places the impetus for recovery on the victim, not on the services, support and treatment they require and should be entitled to, that are too often, simply not available to them.
It is tempting to reassure a vulnerable person that if they only just seek out help, that there will be an abundance of help available, help that is financially accessible, broadly available, and of a high quality. However, this undermines the fact that there is a huge deficit in the quality and accessibility of support available. We need to be able to say that services and attitudes in relation to mental health are catastrophically inadequate, whilst still reassuring the vulnerable that they can get better.
Urging the mentally ill to talk is absolutely not enough. By simply encouraging people to talk and not thinking about what the consequent aftermath of this is, we are essentially ignoring the entire fraught process of recovery.
Let's talk about that.
I talk regularly to my boyfriend, parents and close friends about my condition. I've spoken with them about it for quite a while. They are supportive and kind and I appreciate that very much. But what are they meant to do? My boyfriend is not a medical professional. My parents are not medical professionals. My friends and co-workers are absolutely not medical professionals. And none of them are in any position to administer medical treatment, for my medical condition.
Naturally the next port of call would of course be to speak to actual medical professionals. This is a much more difficult thing to do than just "talking" however, because medical care for mental health in this country is really, really expensive.
I am 23. Like many people my age, I work in low-paid, unsecure, administrative and service work, but I do have a full time job. My weekly earnings are €16 too much to be eligible for a GP card, but paying for treatment is a huge strain that sometimes I can't afford. I now pay for GP visits and my monthly prescription of sertraline. I used to go to counselling too, but after applying for an overdraft to keep up with payments for the sessions, was no longer able to go. I still haven't paid off the overdraft.
Just because someone is employed, and thus not eligible for a medical card, does not mean they can afford even basic medical treatment. A huge proportion of those living in poverty in this country have jobs.
The economic realities of austerity and poverty in which many young people find themselves, are huge contributing factors to poor mental health, but they are also the barriers that can block off any viable hope of professional medical treatment. There are free and low cost services available like Pieta House and the Samaritans, but these are emergency, temporary solutions, and do not necessarily aid in day to day recovery.
Let's imagine economic inequality was no barrier, and we could all comfortably afford to receive all the medical treatment we require. Unfortunately, this would not mean that this medical treatment would be administered in a professional manner, in line with best international practice.
Provision of care for mental health is too often left up to the GPs' own personal biases and beliefs, without any solid grounding in actual medical experience. I have encountered GPs who have been aggressive, flippant, and completely reductive when dealing with mental health issues. My own experience, and that of so many of my peers, has been of full-on dismissal when discussing mental health with a GP. I have been to several GPs who could not understand why I was depressed. As a young person, they expected me to have no major reason to be mentally ill, despite being a 20-24 year old male, and thus within the one of the most at risk demographics for suicide in this country.
I have been to too many GPs who don't really think mental health is a real thing. I have been to too many councillors more interested in opening chakras or passing judgement than in following best psychotherapeutic practice. There is a proud tradition in Irish medicine of not following best international practice, but instead, following the individual "ethics" of the practitioner or institution. This has been particularly evident in maternity care. My own experience has led me to believe it is true of care for mental health as well.
My worst experience with a GP was when after confiding in him that I was suicidal, he brusquely prescribed 3 months citalopram, and told me to make sure I didn't "top" myself before I returned.
At the end of this prescription I did not have enough money to renew it, and the GP's behaviour had badly dented my trust in medical support. Because of this, I did not try to seek any help elsewhere. I stopped taking my medication, and went into a period of breakdown, where I found it extremely difficult to get out of bed or leave the house, and seriously considered suicide. This was not because I was too afraid to talk. It was because, economically, I was not in a position to continue treatment, and the treatment I had received was poor, disrespectful, and completely contrary to best medical practice.
Who is responsible for this? What standard of care can we expect? Who regulates this? What's the protocol?
I am aware that there are some excellent GPs out there, capable of providing outstanding care to those suffering with poor mental health, but frankly, I do not earn enough money to be fucking around with multiple GPs, until I find one in a position to provide an adequate level of care. GPs need to display a minimum level of sensitivity, empathy, and knowledge when it comes to mental health issues. There is no room for error or individual "ethics" on this.
I am not discouraging those suffering with poor mental health from reaching out and talking about it. I would absolutely encourage it. But we need to get specific and pragmatic about what we mean when we say to these sufferers, "Please talk".
What I am saying is, I am talking all the time, and have been doing so for years.
But talking does not improve the availability and accessibility of proper medical treatment. Talking does not in any way alleviate the economic and social barriers to receiving this treatment, and talking does not ease the access to pragmatic, medical information on how to cope with your illness. Talking does not guarantee the quality of this medical service, and it does not guarantee best medical practice and non-biased attitudes from the GPs and other professionals who administer it. Talking does not suddenly mean that your friends and family will have access to the information, expertise, sensitivity and strength to adequately support you in your illness, and it does not mean they will even chose to support you at all.
Talking is not always the issue. I have been talking for years, and I am still as sick as I have ever been. I am talking right now. Now what?
Again, I am not in any way suggesting that people suffering with depression and other mental illnesses should not seek help. What I am calling for is a massive and collective improvement of the services and support offered to those victims when they do seek help, and a re-evaluation of the patronising and reductive attitude of those who see "Please talk" as a solution that is in any way adequately befitting of the problem.
What I am calling for is a redistribution of focus away from simply urging people to seek help, but to ensuring that there is help for them to seek in the first place - help that is immediately accessible, of exceptionally high quality, and available irrespective of the patient's financial position. It takes a huge amount of courage and strength to seek help for mental illness. When anyone does so, it is imperative that the help they seek is provided.
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hey everyone, this post has only gotten a thousand or so notes and only a single follower of mine has reblogged this from me specifically.
Detroit has been shutting water off for entire neighborhoods regardless of whether people paid bills or not. Even if they didn't, should that really mean that they should die of thirst? Should there really be a cost to stay alive?
Please, spread this. Link it on other sites so someone down the line who needs this anywhere can take back water, something that should be the right of every human being.
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"Hamas cannot be allowed to fire rockets with impunity, only we get to do that." - Israel
Slavoj Zizek, Slovenian critical theorists extraordinaire, has drawn the ire of academics after a blogger alleged that he had plagiarized from a white supremacist magazine. It all started when Steve Sailer was intrigued by a particularly lucid portion of a 2006 article entitled "A Plea for a Return Différance (with a Minor Pro Domo Sua)." Soon after, this blog posted a side-by-side of the Slavoj Zizek excerpt in question next to a book review by Stanley Hornbeck. Screengrab from http://withendemanndom.blogspot.fr The text in question is a review of a Kevin Macdonald book entitled "The Culture of Critique." That book, which analyzes Jewish culture, drew predictable attention from anti-Semitic and racist groups, including the white supremacist American Renaissance magazine. Stanley Hornbeck wrote the article in question for American Renaissance in 1999. Of course, that raises the question: Why is Zizek reading the American Renaissance? One Redditor hilariously asked if Hornbeck and
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This is what a house looks like after Hamas takes control. When houses are used for military purposes, they may become legitimate military targets under international law. Share it.
"It's okay to murder families of Palestinians in their homes because uuuuhhh… Hamas may have been using them for their Evil Terrorist Plots! Yes, that'll do as an excuse :)) Israel only targets Nasty Terrorists, honest!"
There are no legitimate military targets in Gaza because Palestine is being illegally blockaded, occupied and colonised.
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