This weeks IPA comes from San Diego, CA. It was a new item at Lukas Liquors (advertised by a big red arrow that said "new item" on it) and I had to try it! It is called West Coast IPA and is made by Green Flash Brewing Company. It has much extreme hops, and I like. At first glance I thought it would be a lonely eyebrow up, but after further review and a hops chop to the tongue, I dub this beer:
Two Eyebrows Up folks!
Now it's time....the moment we have all been waiting for....the pick of the week. The story began on a wild spring break trip with two friends, the ends with a boy becoming a man. After 6 days, 9 states, a new tattoo, and an overnight in a Houston, TX park I was standing at a bar watching an unfamiliar band at SXSW in Austin, TX. I had never heard of this band, but they were sandwiched to play between the Mountain Goats, Blonde Redhead and Voxtrot, so I had to watch...and I had to idea what was coming! What unraveled on stage was one of the best concerts I had ever seen. 12 people on stage playing instruments I had never heard of. Incredibly what came out was a Eastern European sound with a certain romanticism built in. The name of the band is Beirut. They have recently released a new album called The Riptide and the song is called "East Harlem." The second I heard this song I knew it was the pick of the week, and there is no song I can find to top it. If you haven't got Beirut, then you need to get it, but if you have already got it, then obviously you get it! So here you go for the pick of the week...
Beirut - East Harlem
And now this...
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