06 January, 2025

The Corona Diaries Vol. 119 - Prelude: Pain

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03 January, 2025

The Tiresias of salt & vinegar potato snacks: Pik-Nik Sea Salt & Vinegar Shoestring Potatoes

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My final trek to the supermarket of 2024 produced this candidate for a salt & vinegar review. These shoestring potatoes were in the snac...
01 January, 2025

You got ginger in my lemongrass! You got lemongrass in my ginger!

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Next in my drink-thru of the NessAlla menu is a kombucha that has a Southeast Asian tinge to it: Lemongrass Ginger. As someone with a sever...

An unruly and unforgettable sonic explosion

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I discovered Avalanche Kaito just a few days ago and am just a hair's breadth from buying their latest album. From their Bandcamp page:...

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year to all who use the Gregorian calendar! I went out for a walk at Acewood Park on this grey, dreary start to 2025. A few flakes...
31 December, 2024

Coming soon, 31 December

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I saw Babygirl today at our local AMC outpost and was graced with 9 trailers. 9!! Death of a Unicorn looks to be fun. Lots of Soderbergh i...

Oh look, the human has returned

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Things that are confusing

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I thought this kind of thing was illegal. With no caffeine, how does it awaken you?
27 December, 2024

Coming Soon, 22 December 2024 Edition

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I went to see The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim last week at Marcus Palace and here were the trailers.

One man's Baltic Porter is another man's Imperial Russian Stout: Baltic Porter by Dovetail Brewery

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When I think of Baltic Porter, I think of crusty, disheveled 17th century fellows sitting at a tavern in Gdańsk on the shores of the Baltic ...
23 December, 2024

Scenes from a snowfall, December 2024

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We got several inches of snow a few days back. The storm started during the day and continued until the following morning. Luckily I did not...

Report from Beantown: Utz Salt 'n Vinegar

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It feels like Utz 's potato chips started showing up on Madison store shelves only fairly recently and in only limited flavors, one of t...

Like the nectars of old: Mango Turmeric by NessAlla Kombucha

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Next up in my journey through the drinks of Madison's NessAlla kombuchary (kombuchery?) is their Mango Turmeric . The stuff was rather ...
22 December, 2024

Rye lager? Make it so.: Rye Lager by Phase Three Brewing Co.

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Years ago my annual trek to Chicago TARDIS down in lovely Lombard, Illinois meant a visit at Binny's where I'd eagerly snatch up so...

How do you say "bummer" in Polish?

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I had a Polish bock beer and was all excited to find succor in it after wandering in the cold and write a review of it as a companion piece ...

Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about Rauchbier: Smoked Helles by Pipeworks Brewing

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Rauchbier? Let me tell you about Rauchbier. Christmas came early at Binny's last month as I walked out into the chilly Downers Grove air...

Feeling the cold of winter

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We got several inches of snow a couple days ago and this song has been in regular rotation for me. (Do any other Genesis fans avoid the 2007...
21 December, 2024

Happy Rush Day!

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A friend just wished me a Happy Rush Day. It took me a minute but then realized today is 21/12. Here's a bit of 2112 from Milwaukee in ...

Happy Solstice!

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We are here: Happy Winter Solstice!

I held the beer so tightly in my hands: Rauchbier by Goldfinger Brewing Co. & Maplewood Brewery

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"Is that the brewery that makes Pulaski Pils?" I asked myself when seeing " Maplewood Brewery and Distillery" on a can ...