Samuel Smith - Taddy Porter

A quick review of Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter...

Those of you who know me know that I prefer the stouts and porters. Except on the hottest days, I find a nice ale to be my beer of choice -- and the more color, generally the more I like it.

So it should come as no surprise that I like the Taddy Porter from Samuel Smith.





This beer sets the standard for me for porters. It's got a ton of flavor, but it's neither too sweet (malty) or too bitter. There's none of the mouth-coating feel of a cream porter or oatmeal stout, yet it has a great smooth finish. A hint of tang when you first sip it gives way to great deep toasted taste.



If you haven't had a porter, I highly recommend this one as a great benchmark.

I agree with the late, dearly missed Michael Jackson, who called this "one of the five greatest beers in the world". Believe me, Mr. Jackson had a much bigger perspective than me when he said that!





I give it a rating of 5 on my 1 - bad to 5 - outstanding scale.

Video-holic - St Pat's videos new and improved!

Alright, I admit it, I've got a real problem when it comes to messing with these St. Paddy's Day videos. It seems the more I mess with them, the more I want to keep messing with them. I hope that doesn't get in the way of your enjoying them (too much)....

If you haven't checkd them out yet, please do and let me know what you think.

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Gibby's St Patrick's Day - 2008

Gibby's - Aurora, CO

Now this place looks like fun -- maybe too much fun for a geezer like me...

But they do have a poker tournament.

Gibby's Bar and Grill - Columbus, OH

Another in the series on other Gibby's pubs or restaurants around the world...

This time we're in Columbus -- in the "Arena District"... Looks like it might be a fun place to stop next time I'm in Columbus, which would be the first time I'm in Columbus.

Do you know about a Gibby's somewhere? Send me the info -- and a link or a photo, and maybe a review, and I'll be glad to post it.

Gibby's Restaurant

In case you think "Gibby's" is a novel name for a pub/restaurant/whatever, here's the first in what will hopefully be a continuing thread of other Gibby's past and present.

To kick this off, here's a classic Gibby's right here in Chicago. Not much to find about this place, but the postcard sure makes it look like this place was happening, eh?