Spectre’s Sayings

The text on the bottle reads in part as follows:

A classic session ale that combines subtle maltiness with an American citric hop nose. Pride & Joy is an American version of a British mild.

Yes, the maltiness is subtle - so subtle you can’t detect it. And yes, there’s a citrus hop nose. You can smell something like grapefruit and the hop floral nose. The acid notes in this beer are overpowering. When I took my first sip, the sourness just bowled me over - and not in a good way. I thought for sure that the beer had been infected by some bacterium during fermentation, and that it had been ruined. This beer was acidic and sour.

After a while of sipping it, the sourness-detecting taste buds became fatigued, and I noticed how strong the hop bitterness was. I’ve never had a British mild, but if they’re anything like this beer, I shall endeavor to avoid them. I’d categorize the bitterness in this beer along the lines of an IPA.

The beer pours an amber color with little head. There’s no appreciable lacing, but some foam remains on top of the beer even when near the bottom of the glass. The beer feels somewhat thick in the mouth. I wonder what the specific gravity is….

Anyway, I wasn’t a big fan. Three Floyds’ Scottish Ale was far better.

The liturgical texts for the Pope’s visit to the United States have been published. (PDF)

While Pope Benedict XVI isn’t the linguist his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, was, I was quite interested to see what languages the liturgies would be held in. Here’s what I noticed:

1. The first evening prayer was in Latin and English.
2. The Masses were predominantly in English with the first readings being done in Spanish. There was some sung Greek and Latin. (The Kyrie and the Gloria, to be specific.)
3. The other prayer services were completely in English.

Well, I’ll be darned. Looks like our system of government can actually do something right. The state House of Representatives handed those freedom-hating ashcracks in Chicago a defeat for their latest gun control bill. Read the story here. Now maybe some legislation to allow concealed carry might be forthcoming?

Yahoo News is report itn that Spanish researchers have discovered the smallest extrasolar planet discovered to date.