EPISODE 20: Counterbalance

EPISODE 20

Counterbalance

So off to Counterbalance I did go

Their cozy taproom showed a lot of class

I sat down, and admired their logo:

A duck that looked just like a tulip glass!

The beer I ordered did not let me down

It was a solid Northwest IPA

Reminding me of hoppy bliss I found

When I first tried that style, back in the day

Falconer's Flight joins with Columbus hops

Alone that might strike one as heaven-sent

But Citra is then added to the top.

The alcohol's a comfy 6%

Its name is Counterbalance so, hey man:

Why isn't it located in Queen Anne?

EPISODE 19: Maritime Pacific "Clipper Gold"

EPISODE 19

Maritime Pacific "Clipper Gold"

 

This is a Hefeweizen, sure enough

Northwestern style, with hops atop the wheat

Without that German cloves/banana stuff

It comes across quite drinkable and sweet

 

The yeast is temperamental, I confess

Too little and it's clear just like a blonde

Too much and it's a dark and cloudy mess

Just right – and there's that gold of which I'm fond!

 

So put a lemon on it (if you must)

And drink up. It is quite well-carbonated

There's hints of pear (though only really just)

But mostly yeast and citrus dominated

 

This is a limited release so run

And try it now before you miss the fun

EPISODE 18: 'Tis a Puzzlement (A poem not about beer!)

EPISODE 18

'Tis a Puzzlement

 

I was talking to a woman; about beer, of course.  "I guess beer is your hobby," she said.

 

"My hobby, my passion," I agreed. "I even write Shakespearean sonnets about beer."

 

"Well, then it is a good thing that you have a hobby that lends itself to poetry," she said. "My hobby is putting together jigsaw puzzles. And let's face it, you couldn't possibly write a sonnet about jigsaw puzzles."

 

To which I replied, "Challenge… Accepted!"

 

Jigsaw

 

A photograph, fragmented into shards

Their sculpted shapes suggesting keys and locks

Is shuffled, like a giant deck of cards

And dumped, without respect, into a box

 

Confronted with this chaos of cardboard

One longs to think of something one can do

So that the primal image is restored

(The picture on the box provides a clue)

 

Painstakingly each piece is now combined

Each notch with corresponding tab is filled

With hours of effort one at last will find

An illustration recognizable

 

Feel pride when taking puzzles from your shelf

For thus we vanquish Entropy itself!