Beerquistador: Harpoon Island Creek Oyster Stout

Name of Beer: Harpoon Island Creek Oyster Stout (100 Barrel Series) (Session 36)

Style of Beer: Oyster Stout

How it was served: 650 ml (bottle)

Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.5 percent

Brewing Company Name: Harpoon Brewery

Brewing Company Location: Boston, MA

Brewing Company Web site: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com

Date Discovered: June 25, 2011

Location of Beer: Beer, Wine, Liquor Store

Location Name: Total Wine & More

Location Address:  2712 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32803

Location Phone Number: 407.894.6553

Location Web Site: http://www.totalwine.com/
Rating of Beer: 3: Deserted Island Companion (A True Expedition)

Rating of Location: 3 = Going Down With the Ship! (Rather finish a pint than abandon a sinking ship)

Beerquistador: The Rules

The Rules: Here’s an example on how I intend to flag my discoveries.

Name of Beer: Shiner Bohemian Black Lager

Style of Beer: Schwarzbier

How it was served:

·      6-pk (bottles)

Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.9 percent

Brewing Company Name: Spoetzl Brewery

Brewing Company Location: Shiner, Texas

Brewing Company Web site: http://www.shiner.com/main.php

Date Discovered: May 17, 2009

Location of Beer: Grocery Store

Location Name: Publix

Location Address:  540 S. Hunt Club Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703

Or

Location Cross Streets: S.R. 436 and S. Hunt Club Blvd

Location Phone Number: 407.862.5255

Location Web Site: www.publix.com

Beer Rating [on a scale of 1 (low) to 3 (high)]

            3 = Deserted Island Companion (A True Expedition)

            2 = Land Ho! (Worth the search)

            1 = The Earth is Flat (Not worth discovering)

Rating of Beer: 3: Deserted Island Companion (A True Expedition)

Location/Pub Rating [on a scale of 1 (low) to 3 (high)]

3 = Going Down With the Ship! (Rather finish a pint than abandon a sinking ship)

            2 = Inhabitants Civilized (Working man’s den)

            1 = Hostile Territory (A shanty fit for rats)

Rating of Location: 2: Inhabitants Civilized (Working man’s den)

Beerquistador: The Purpose

The Purpose: I can’t write a beer review for shit. I have a better chance of reverse engineering my genetic code than trying to elucidate on the sips and sups of a pint. My reviews are simple, “Like or No Like,” “Shit or No Shit,” or “Worth It or Not Worth It.” I’ll leave the reviews to those with the subtle pallets and a pocketful of adjectives.

My purpose is to be your explorer, your hunter, your “beerquistador.” I’ll do what I wished someone would have done for me; tell me where I can find those beers I love. That is, if you like the same beers that I do – if not, tough titty.

My intent is to give you my biased opinion on where you can find those beers you love and want to love, or maybe I’ll just give you the swerve and keep it to myself. I haven’t decided yet.

Cheers,

Grizzly Beans

Muybridgephotos Credo

It was not until an experiment in sound till I was posed with that effervescent question of being. The question that forces one to liquidize the mind and establish a state of tabula rasa, thus, allowing an answer to materialize with the utmost satisfaction of not being contaminated by conscious or unconscious motives. So, what is this superfluous quandary that I desire to be left uncorrupted? The tension builds, but instead of a denouement, I release this statement, "Does a question possess any importance if it is an answer for which one searches? A beginning remains a beginning, but an ending always changes."  Truly a noble statement on its own, but nonetheless it is a statement that deserves a beginning if it is a conclusion that is wished to be uncovered. So I ask whole-heartedly - Can originality still be found?