I have a really interesting one for you this week. Apparently I’m on some sort of a kick about British beers aged in oak casks, because another one fell in my lap. This one is from Scotland from a very new craft brewery called Brewdog. The beer is called Paradox Islay and it consists of their Imperial Stout aged for several months in used Scotch Whisky casks. Apparently this is a must-have for Scotch lovers. It’s also a very small batch beer and won’t come around very often.

The name Islay (pronounced eye-luh) comes from an island off the west coast of Mainland Scotland where a lot of Scotch Whiskey is produced. The island is, of course, part of Scotland itself. This particular (#9) was aged in casks that came from the Ardbeg distillery, for any of you who are fans of Scotch.

Also in, 5 Liter mini-kegs of Bell’s Oberon Ale. Bell’s is the only American craft brewery to put their beer in these mini-kegs. Great for summer parties.

We also have a new beer for hop lovers – Green Flash Hop Head Red. It’s a cross between a red ale and an India Pale Ale. Green Flash is based out of San Diego and I haven’t seen their beers around here so I figured we should bring some in.

Wait, don’t leave yet, I’m not finished. Finally, we have a very interesting Hefeweizen from the famous Schneider Weisse Brewery in Munich, famous for their wheat beer and the Aventinus Doppelbock. Their master brewer, Hans-Peter Drexler, collaborated with the Head Brewer at Brooklyn Brewery, Garrett Oliver to make this product, the Schneider Hopfen Weisse. I tried one last night and thought it was great. Full-bodied for a Hefeweizen, it’s rich and spicy.

Thursday, 17th April [1862] My dear husband went to Richmond to day. It goes very hard with me to part with him. We may be separated for years and maybe for ever. God only knows. He has applied for a Lieutenantcy in the artille…

We so wanted to be ready for everyone tomorrow, but it looks like that just won’t be a good idea.

I won’t bore you with stories of badly draining sinks, late deliveries, wrong napkins, and so much more. Please know we are working hard to make sure that when we do open we really have it together and you will have the best experience we can offer.

Our opening day will be announced for all in our next newsletter, and we will be offering some great deals to let us practice on you. Remember, this is a soft opening, meaning we are learning as we go and ask that you have patience with us as we perfect our offerings.

Cheers!

Hi everybody,

Here’s our weekly
musical itinerary. Hope the weather cooperates!

Laurie and Peter

www.laurieandpeter.com 

Tuesday, May 13 11:30AM-1:30PM
Hurkamp Park
Corner of William & Prince Edward Streets
Frederic…

[Sunday] April 13th, 1862 All of our forces have left except one Brigade commanded by Gen’ Field. They are here as out posts and scouts and expect to retire when ever the enemy come to take possession. We have piles of tarred l…

LibertyTown Arts
Workshop

invites you to join in
celebrating FIVE YEARS!

Anniversary
Gala

Friday,
May 16, 7-10 pm

Tickets:
$25

Enjoy a night of
festivities and fun with friends – it’s your own “First Friday”!

Door prizes, unique
silen…

I find that a lot of residents of this area are not familiar with some excellent out-of-the-way restaurants. Two in particular stand out that I thought I would tell everybody about. This first one is for the city residents who may not venture out to Route 3 too often. A few doors down from the kybecca store next to Ukrops is Laziza, a Lebanese restaurant. The owner, who is very nice to us, actually is from Lebanon and really knows what the food tastes like. Here’s a review of them in the Free Lance Star. In particular, I recommend the Tabouleh (it’s also very healthy) and the baba ghanouj. For those not familiar, baba ghanouj is similar to hummus but made from roasted eggplant rather than chickpeas. Laziza’s prices are quite reasonable, and perhaps best of all they have a very nice selection of Lebanese wine.

Second is a discovery I made yesterday based on a recommendation from a friend. Choi’s Korean Kitchen is located at 1964 William Street (Route 3). It’s near Batteries Plus, you can see it from route 3. Their menu is small but everything is good. The Kim Chi was excellent. Like Laziza, it’s a small, family-run place that really cares about food. It’s also quite reasonably priced. Here’s their review from the Free Lance Star.

I highly recommend both of these places, not only because their food is good but because they are local. It’s important that people frequent local places to eat, because otherwise the only restaurants you will see around here will be the big chains.

The rationale for the poll question regarding next year’s assessment is to see whether we could possibly save another $150,000.00 by putting it off in exchange for a pledge not to increase the real estate tax next year. I’ve been opposed to putting…

While at the polls on Election Day it was pointed out to me that I had given up my Republican credentials because I was supporting the two, “tax and spend liberal” candidates for the At-Large seats on City Council. It was the “tax and spend” co…

Via Twitter I was alerted to several items of interest regarding brewers experimenting with alternative ingredients in face of hop and malt shortages and rising costs. Chrisod sent me a link to this Wired article, “Craft Brewers Reformulate Beer to Cop…