Mmm, beer
Deschutes Abyss - 01.28.08
A wonderfully thick and chunky liquid chocolate and nut. The taste spreads through your mouth until you swallow, but after you do it turns surprisingly hoppy and bitter. To me, the sensation is a bit incongruous - I'm glad I tried it, but one a year is fine. Let's see what next year's Abyss brings.
01.28.08, Marcin
Total Domination IPA - 01.06.08
A fantastic IPA all around with potent hops and much fruit at the end, but don't bother trying any other beers after having this. The potency will completely desensitize your taste buds.
01.06.08, Susan
Deschutes Chocolate Stout - 11.19.07
A delighftul stout all around, without being too heavy on the aftertaste. Great sipping beer - not much else to add except yum, would drink again.
11.19.07, Marcin
HUB IPA - 11.09.07
A fairly typical no-frills IPA. Hops, tiny bit of citrus, not much else. Perfectly drinkable, but wouldn't order a second - great for splitting though, the unfiltered hoppiness is just right to have a half-glass of.
11.09.07, Marcin
Beer blog! - 11.07.07
Deschutes Bachelor ESB - a very publike ESB, with medium body, light nutty aftertaste and a very light smell of hops. Excellent quaffing beer, no real negatives except that it's perhaps a tad too neutral. Still, nothing wrong with a perfectly quaffable brew.
11.07.07, Susan
Wine List
This is the book of Cheap Good Wines. Excellent Finds
Borsao Campo de Borja
Five Rivers Pinot Noir
Lindeman's Bin 99 Pinot Noir
Castillo de Monseran Grenache 2002 - $8
Penfold's Rawson's Retreat - $8
Corona's Bull's Blood - $8
Jest Red - $8
Stump Jump - $8
Menage a Trois - $10
Coppolla Presents Rosso Classic - $10
Crios - $10
Meridian Cab Sauv 2004
Heart of Darkness - ??
Good Finds
Fetzer Merlot/Cab - $6
Berberana Dragon Tempranillo 2001 - $7
Rosemount Shiraz/Cab (only) - $7
Rosemount Diamond Merlot (only) $10
Jindalee Merlot (only) - $7
Stat Sheet
Description: 5'11", about 175lb, brown-red-blond,cop-out short-haired, blue-eyed, geeky in aspect and (mostly) dress - (i.e. all attempts at snazzy usually end up ill-fitting). Currently residing in funky, groovy, spidery, green and fuzzy Eugene, Oregon.
Stats:
+2 sarcasm
+4 mockery
+3 Daydreaming
+8 Nitpicking Ability (aka Realistic Fatalism)
-5 penalty to Real Work Ability (TM)
+99 Aversion to Stupidity, Bureaucracy and most forms of Authority (these go together
well)
Special Abilities:
Sudden Burst of Coding: Twice per day max, Marcin can use this ability, generally to good use. Strange things happen in the wake.
Fit of Inspiration: Random throw of 1d20. On rolling 7, Marcin can create occasionally interesting literature. Sadly, ability only lasts a day or so and cannot be reused for at least 3 weeks.
Weak To: Meringue, Cheesecake, Interesting Booze (TM), Excessive Temperatures, Random Electronic Bits, Strange Internet Females
Resistant Against: Cold, Religion, Singly Obsessed People, Tasty Crackers, Pie
Character Development: world traveler, avid reader, maniacal gamer, constant music listener, cheese, beer and coffee lover and specialist, php haxx0r (well, so they tell me), apt database user, nethack demigod (I ascended!), discerning fan of anime (if that's not an oxymoron), list will continue...
Skills:
Level X Reading
Level X Music Taste
Level 1/2 X PHP
Level 0.9 X Beer Taster
Level 10 SQL
Level 0.9 X HTML
Level X Polish
Level X English
Level 2 Spanish
Level 1 Japanese
Level 0.7 X Snobbism (justified), as applicable to most personal interests
Default Equipment:
A Simple Text Editor (Notepad+!)
Copy of Catch-22
Two 72-CD Folders of Assorted Music
Celtic ring, mystically linked with its near-twin Elsewhere
White Gold Band, linked likewise
Groovy Link Ring, as above
Origin: Grey depths of Communist Poland, 1975.
Disclaimer: If you take any of the above seriously, you are silly and I will be your friend. For today.

