Sunday, February 14, 2010
Last Post on Blogger
Well, this is my last post on Blogger. I'm working on a wordpress blog. Check it out at http://www.livininthesprings.com. Hope to see you there...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry Beer
Next, I tried Samuel Smith Organic Raspberry fruit ale. This was a good beer, but like I said, I like fruity beer's. When poured into a frosty glass the red tint of the beer is very evident. I sniff of the top of the glass gives great hints of the raspberry which is present on the first taste. This beer was almost like a fruit drink instead of a beer. There isn't as much of a hint of raspberry as there is a hint of beer. I liked it a lot and I would like to try their cherry fruit ale as well.
Baltika #4 Dark Lager
After the honey beer I tried the Baltika No. 4 Dark Lager. Definitely different from the sweet beer, this beer was a thick dark beer with a definite bitter taste. Not that it was bad, thats just the type of beer it is. The Baltika website says it has a hint of bread and slight bitterness. I guess I didn't really think of the beer as tasting of bread, but I could taste the slight bitterness. It isn't that the beer isn't good, I guess in general I don't care for bitter beers, but it wasn't bad after you start.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Dundee Honey Brown Lager
Two weeks ago (yea i'm not updating often enough) I tried the Dundee Honey Brown Lager. Infused with pure clover honey, this beer falls in line with my "sweet or fruity" beers that I like. I thought I could taste the honey just barely but thats probably the point, just a hint. It was a very drinkable beer and I would buy it again. Check out their website for info on the Honey Brown Lager.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
New RTP Railfan Site
I really enjoy creating websites, so as I've learned new things I try to incorporate them into my websites. I have completely re-done the RTP Railfan website. It has a new layout and I think a better look to it. I'm still putting the final touches on it so some of the links probably aren't working but its pretty much there. Check it out.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Abita Abbey Ale
The next beer on the list is Abita Abbey Ale. I normally drink Purple Haze made by Abita. This is also a wheat ale like the apricot ale. However, purple haze has raspberry infuzed in it. A description of the Abbey Ale can be found at the Abita Website. This beer is a nice dark brown and has a thick head. I can definitely smell cloves and hints of what seems like banana bread to me. Defintely smells of fruit. A very different taste from the apricot beer though, thicker and richer. This is fairly good. I would rate it a B in my book.
ResearchTriangleParkNC.com
whatstodotoday.com is officially gone in two days. Oh well. I have created the new page http://www.researchtriangleparknc.com to take its place. Its already shown up in the search engines so its defnitely doing better than the last site. However, one of our favorite places to eat in Holly Springs, La Dolce Vita, closed down. They had really good pizza and we hate that they are gone. They have another resturant in Sanford but we never really head that way.
Total Wine
So I hit the Total Wine with the wife this afternoon for some beer. I was overwhemlmed by the types of beer they have. So I got 12 or so random beers for $40 (no one said they were cheap). So I think I'll use this blog to keep track of these beers and how they are. I actually got the first beer at our local Lowe's foods. The first time I had this beer was out in Seattle on a vacation. Pyramid Breweries makes the Audacious Apricot Wheat Ale and I'm a big fan of it. You definitely get apricot taste (I really like beer with fruit flavors). I'll start with this one tonight and see how the evening progresses.
Monday, December 28, 2009
RTP Railfan Website
I'm actually updating the website more than my blog. I put in a new features section (flash takes some work). Also added an article on the new antenna setup that I installed for the RTP Railfan radio installation. I can not hear down to Sanford, NC and downtown Raleigh quite well. The other night I heard the Amtrak call out well north of Durham, but I think this was because of atmospheric phenomenon. Check out the site, I have really got back into it and I'm adding new stuff all the time.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
http://www.researchtriangleparknc.com
I now have a new site that is the replacement for the http://www.whatstodotoday.com site. The problem with that site was AJAX is very difficult to get listed in the search engines. So, now I have a new website about the Research Triangle Park area. http://www.researchtriangleparknc.com will be a site that tells users about all the interesting things they can do in the RTP area. It will start off small at first, but I hope it will grow over time. I will also link the mapping application within this site so users can still use it. We'll see...
Friday, November 6, 2009
www.whatstodottoday.com
Well, I learned a good lesson about AJAX from doing the whatstodotoday site. The original purpose was to have a mapping application that users could put pushpins and enter comments about cool places to visit. Well, AJAX is horrible for getting crawled and I have had absolutely no users for a year. I think I am going to get rid of that domain and pick up another about the Raleigh/Durham area. I'm taking a C++ class so its eating up all my spare time but I'll try to put one together.
Updating www.rtprailfan.com site
Well, its been quite a while since I've posted anything. Actually I wasn't doing much railfan stuff over the summer. I usually turn the scanner stream off because of the computer in the attic and just doing other things. Recently I turned the stream back on. Right now I have this wierd setup in the side yard. I got the traintenna omni from DPDProductions but I have it mounted on this pole in the yard because I haven't figured out how to get it on the roof yet. In addition, I don't think my HOA would like me mounting it up there. Anyways, I have it connected to a Maxtrac in the garage, not a bad setup but it would be better if the antenna were on the roof. I have also been upading the RTPRailfan site as I have let it go for a while now. Hope to be adding some new material but probably won't completely overhall the site. Talk more soon....
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Hamlet Railfanning
Hamlet, NC is a great place to go watch the trains pass, although today was kind of slow. You can usually see 15+ trains on a good day. A lot of freights come by the station. Make sure you check out the station, they have a nice model train setup of the area.
Rockingham Railfanning
West of Hamlet, NC there is a nice quiet road where a person can sit and watch the freight traffic from the Hamlet yard come and go. Its in PeeDee just west of the PeeDee River. The picture was taken near a bridge that passes over a local road.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount, NC stop on Amtrak 92. Looks like a nice station although i couldn't get a picture of it from where we stopped.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Love PeiWei
Dont you just love peiwei. They have the best honey seared chicken. This peiwei is in Cary, NC.
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