{"id":44708,"date":"2013-05-11T23:15:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T23:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/?p=44708"},"modified":"2017-03-02T20:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T20:57:53","slug":"a-second-favorite-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2013\/05\/11\/a-second-favorite-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother Thelonious: A Second Favorite Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

We\u2019ve talked before about my love for Guinness.<\/strong> I only drink perhaps six glasses a year, but I love the black-and-tan that, when held up to the light, reveals itself to be a gorgeous ruby red.<\/p>\n

And there is nothing better, after a hot day of sightseeing than a cold one of these: <\/p>\n

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\nMy Photo, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

I am not familiar with the Job-Recovery Ale<\/a><\/strong> that Frank Weathers is currently featuring, but the young people in the family do like interesting beers, so we have become familiar with IPA\u2019s and all manner of heavy stouts and fruity lagers. When they offer me a sip, I sometimes accept and it\u2019s usually followed by one of these expressions<\/a>, and a polite, \u201cwell\u2026enjoy that!\u201d<\/p>\n

But recently my son offered me a choice of several beers and \u2014 because this is exactly how easily I am swayed by marketing \u2014 I said, \u201coh, that label is really cool! I\u2019ll try that!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nMy Photo, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

It really is<\/em> a cool label.<\/p>\n

But Brother Theolonious Belgian-Style Abbey Ale<\/strong> is more than just a pretty face. Served up to me in one of those fancy \u201cBelgian Ale glasses\u201d the Monk was rich, a little raisin-y; it had a heft and a fullness that suggested density, although the beer wasn\u2019t really thick. I actually finished the thing, which I never do with any beer but Guinness. Yeah, it\u2019s yummy.<\/p>\n

The North Coast Brewing Company<\/a>, which also makes the so-heavy-it\u2019s-terrifying Old Rasputin makes Brother Thelonious as part of its \u201cAmerican Artisan Beer Series\u201d and you can read about the beer<\/a> or read about the artwork here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There is even a Jazz CD made in honor of the beer \u2014 you can hear samples here<\/a> \u2014 with 100% of sales proceeds donated to The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz<\/a>, \u201cto further international Jazz education programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s cool, too!<\/p>\n

I thought the label was interesting,<\/strong> and the brew even moreso. And since I don\u2019t much like beer in general, figured it was worth mentioning, especially if it helps keep us jazzed up!<\/p>\n

Guinness will always be my first choice, especially on a hot day, but this is a happy second!<\/p>\n

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Related:<\/strong>
\nKiri Te Kanawa and the Use of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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