According to Geeks Are Sexy, a buttload is an actual unit of volume, usually of wine or beer, equal to half an tun.
A tun is a large beer or wine cask equal to four hogsheads.
A hogshead is 64 gallons.
Which makes a buttload of beer equal to 128 gallons.
You might say it was a shit ton.
There are more coffee joints than breweries in the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs Life has reviewed some of its local purveyors in The Joy of Coffee.
I was surprised when I read that the beans used at Ernest Coffee were from a roaster in Oregon. Cafe La Jefe's beans come from Colorado. But most of our local cafes get their beans from local roasters.
I created the following list using the information from the Palm Springs Life article to keep track of where these places are. You know, just in case I'm out and about and a need a coffee. (I have personally sampled the places noted in red.)
... is National Beer Day.
The Cullen–Harrison Act, named for its sponsors, Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas H. Cullen, enacted by the United States Congress on March 21, 1933, and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt the following day, legalized the sale in the United States of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% (by weight) and wine of similarly low alcohol content, thought to be too low to be intoxicating, effective April 7, 1933. Upon signing the legislation, Roosevelt made his famous remark, "I think this would be a good time for a beer."
Too bad it's not Friday.
Oh, well. Thursday's close enough for me.
... was last week - which was last month - and I saw no love for the beer can. Was no one paying attention?
January 24 was also National Compliment Day and National Peanut Butter Day. So while we're several days late, it's time to compliment the maker of your favorite peanut butter beer on their can.
Great job, Belching Beaver, on making the beer can that contains your Peanut Butter Milk Stout. Without it we'd have - well, quite a mess. And while it's the only peanut butter flavored stout I've ever tried, I have to imagine it's the best.
So, thanks. I appreciate you.
I had my first Peanut Butter Milk Stout from Belching Beaver Brewery. "First" implies there will be a "next." I want to be clear here: There absolutely will be a "next."
In the past, I've actively avoided this beer. There seemed no justification, in my mind, to drink (much less make) a beer that tasted like peanut butter. For that matter, I didn't (and still don't) see the point of beer that tastes like maple syrup or bacon (or both). Or marshmallows.
I like coffee beers but, like my coffee, I like it plain. No sweeteners. No milk. So, a Milk Stout will make me pause. I like chocolate but sometimes that connotes sweetness and I am not a sweet girl. I'm a grown-ass, straightforward woman. And, peanut butter is for kids. In a nutshell, as it were, there was nothing about this beer that sparked my interest.
Until, the host of a small gathering offered me one. I could have said no but I was intrigued. Without it being said, I took it as a dare. Try this if you will.
It was served in a Stella Artois glass chalice. Cold, dark brown, and foamy. I was delighted from my first sip.
The thing I was most afraid of - the flavor of peanut butter in my beer - was subtle. Rather than the feature flavor, as the beer's name might imply, it supported the roasted flavors of a coffee and dark chocolate stout like a backup singer.
I continued to sip it slowly as if it might be a high-alcohol beer but it's not. The ABV on this award winning beer is only 5.3%. Our host worried that I might be sipping a little too slowly, saying he didn't think I would like the beer as it warmed up. I disagreed although I did notice the peanut butter flavor more but not in an overwhelming way. It was very much like the experience of eating a Reese's dark chocolate peanut butter cup. It's a delicious and comfortable combination of flavor.
As a parting gift, our host presented me with a Black House - Vanilla Latte Edition - from Modern Times Beer and I have to say, that was amazing as well. Not something I would pick but after tasting it, I think this neighbor and I are going to get along quite well.
Miller Lite created three bar-scented candles: Dive Bar, Game Day Bar, and Beer Garden.
Dive Bar is described as offering a mix of musk, tobacco, pine, and yeast aromas. "Dive Bar evokes the joy we find in the most unexpected places," its label reads. "As you take a whiff, you can hear the musings of the 'Watering Hole Sage' who has delivered wisdom from the same stool for decades."
Travel+Leisure | This Beer Company Dropped a Line of Candles That Small Like Your Favorite Bars
They sold out in 24 hours.
