Beer Haiku Daily

Leaves like confetti
Fall in celebration of
My freshly poured beer

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the day: Fall Color and Woodland Harvests: A Guide to the More Colorful Fall Leaves and Fruits of the Eastern Forests

Unrestrained hijinks
On a Wednesday afternoon
Instead of meetings

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the day: Murder Mystery Party – Pasta, Passion & Pistols

Pliny the Elder
And succulent halibut
A celebration

Photo and haiku by Captain Hops.

References: I was at Henry’s Tavern for my 10th Anniversary last week and finally got to taste Pliny the Elder. It was very nice. I also tried Damnation that night and it was also very good. (Please do not think that last choice was any kind of a reflection on my anniversary.)

Thing of the day: Natural History: A Selection (Penguin Classics)

Up on the hillside
Fireworks illuminate
Their celebration

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Happy Independence Day!
Thing of the Day: Marvel 24″ Outdoor Beer Tapper

That beer I had saved
For a special occasion
Went all too quickly

Written by Captain Hops

References: On this day in 2005, the first haiku was published at Beer Haiku Daily. At least one haiku has been published every single day since then. That’s over 1460 beer haiku if anyone is counting.
Don’t you think I deserve one of these: Samsung LN46B750 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV with Charcoal Grey Touch of Color

Hauling the remains
Of last nights celebration
Over to the curb

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Gotta recycle. Every day is Earth Day
Thing of the Day: Covered Recycle Bin, Stackable Plastic, Set of 4 (Frosted Clear)

A celebration!
As late Summer fruit dances
In joyous rapture

This fruit rides a hog,
has tattoos, carries a knife.
Ain’t no sissy beer.

Pay no attention to the inappropriate glassware. I’m just a simple man.

Written by Captain Hops.

References: It’s Beer Blogging Day, a.k.a. The Session. This month’s session is hosted by Beer, Beats & Bites and the theme is Fruit Beer. All are welcome to participate. Simply publish a post on your blog about a beer brewed with fruit and notify Greg Clow by email or through the comments on his site.

I have to admit I wasn’t terribly excited about this month’s theme. There were a lot of bad fruit beers made during the nineties and I had completely written them off. However, in my full embrace of the spirit of the Session, I decided to give them another chance. Frankly, I am glad I did.

I wanted to go with something old world and something new world. My pick for the old was Peach Lambic (Peche) by Lindemans from Belgium. Just understanding the craft and time that goes into making this stuff shows that it is a very different beast than the fruit extract based stuff I remember from a decade ago. Wow! This tasted more like champagne than beer, but unlike champagne which always tastes a little empty and aloof to me, this was very complex and simply riveting to drink. The peach was front and center, but like a good soloist in an orchestra, it didn’t drown out the rest of the instruments. I should have poured this in a champagne flute and I should have waited for dessert to drink it, but it really was good and I would highly recommend it for any type of celebration.

The new world brew I tried was Dogfish Head’s Aprihop. I love what the guys at Dogfish Head do generally and I was intrigued by their description of this beer as a “serious IPA brewed with real apricots”. I wouldn’t call this beer sweet by any stretch and the sweetness it did have it held mostly in the nose. There was very little sweetness, if any, in the tongue. It was a lot like drinking a regular beer. In fact it was a fine companion to the steak I ate for dinner, holding its own quite well. As the beer warmed and settled it developed a tartness from the apricots reminding me they were there and giving the beer a sort of dried fruit leather taste and feel. Aprihop is not a wimpy fruity beer, far from it. However, if I am going to drink an IPA, I think I prefer it sans fruit.

Here’s the round up of all postings for this Session.

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Thing of the Day: Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition

Grand celebration
fine Bavarian women
bring large steins of beer

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Oktoberfest
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