Archive for September, 2007



Got the last shipment from my Beer of the Month Club.  Contained in this glowing package of joy:
Saranac Pumpkin Ale (Saranac)
Saranac Octoberfest (Saranac)
Jolly Scot Scottish Ale (Appalachian Brewing Company)
Mountain Lager (Appalachian Brewing Company)
Going to try and get the Pumpkin and Octoberfest out quick since I do believe those are both seasonals, so best to cover [...]

Brewery: Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Brewery Description: “In the words of our President and founding father, Russ Klisch, “Klisch Pilsner is a meat and potatoes beer,” meaning that though there are no darker specialty grains used to influence the color or texture of this beer, it is nonetheless a full-bodied satisfying all-malt brew. The recipe is [...]

BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 93

Ra-ra-ra, siss-boom-ba!
This week, the Geek Lords discuss South-American alien illness (not Mexicans), rumors of Woz and the D-List, and MediaDefender gets pwned.
On Boston in Brief, a real Fluff story, a colossally stupid bitch walks into Logan Airport with a blinking circuit board and a pile of play-doh, the Ipswich Ale Harvestfest, and Ringling Bros. Barnum [...]

BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 92

Check-check… check… I need a sound check here…
We got console sales numbers galore!
We offer you Apple antics and fanboy madness, and paraplegic bees threaten our honey supply. Also an update to mega-mega spiderweb in Texas.
On Boston in Brief, CollegeFest 2007, Nikki Sixx is coming to Boston (so call out the Hazmat teams), and Harpoon [...]

Riverwest Stein Beer (#98)

Brewery: Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Brewery Description: “The rich amber color and caramel flavor of this beer are derived from the generous amount of caramel malt in our recipe, with just a dash of roasted unmalted barley for a subtle toasted flavor in the background. The sweetness, body, and mouth feel tell you that this is [...]

Wasn’t meant to be…

Some say that if you let something go, and it comes back… it was meant to be. Well, how about recording a podcast? Well, this week’s podcast won’t ever come back (or something). Due to unforseen circumstances, we won’t be releasing this week’s ‘cast. Funny, it might the the podcast that [...]

Save an iPod. It’s Green, and Saves Green.

I’m a sucker for new tech, I freely admit. But I also have a hard time letting go of something I once paid cold cash for. A little over two years ago, I purchased a 20-gig 4th-gen iPod for my (then) fiancee’s birthday. It lasted about a year before the battery died [...]

Brewery: Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
Brewery Description: “Dock Street Illuminator Double Bock is Brewed from the finest barley malts, German Tettnang and Hallertau hops, brewers yeast and pure water. It is distinguished by its round malty palate, complimented by tangy hop overtones. Be sure to admire the dense rocky head and to savour the fresh [...]

BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 91

Trip the light fantastic with this week’s episode, where we discuss recursive copyright infringement and Viacom, Apple kicks NBC to the curb… but NBC totally broke up with her first, and everything’s bigger in Texas, including the massive spider webs.
On Boston-in-Brief, Freezepop comes back to Boston and is featured in Rock Band, Boston PD is [...]

Local Heroine

Let’s all raise a glass of bloodwine (or prune juice), and a shout of “Qapla’!” for VarkNa B’traughH, of Lowell, Mass, winner of the Miss Klingon Empire pageant at DragonCon, this past Labor Day weekend.
A short blurb on the pageant is on Daily Dragon.
The Clan B’traighH website is here.




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