Beer Time! Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Stupid camera. I can't find my charger for it again...so real posting has been delayed...again. I really wish I'd had it this past weekend, as Ross and I went to Dragon*Con in Atlanta! It was awesome, as always, and I met several great new people to annoy! :D I cosplayed as Etna from Disgaea again, Noel Vermillion from BlazBlue, and Female Main Character from Persona 3 Portable. No one knew who I was in FMC, so that was a bit of a bust, but then again, D*C isn't a video game-heavy con. It's a lot of fantasy/sci-fi TV, movies, and literature, but it's one of the best parties on the east coast. It's well worth the expense...and my oh my is it expensive sometimes. I'm still looking for any pics of me from the con, so if I'm spotted (or you think you spot me) please send me a link to the pic! I'd very much appreciate it :)

Now on to an actual post!



Tried the Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale at Barley's Tap Room in Greenville at lunch. Called "the king of pumpkin ale", it was a pretty good beer, though not nearly the taste I had expected. I thought "warm, slight nutmeg or cinnamon undertone, and thicker than usual ale mouthfeel", but got "crisp, spicy imperial ale". Not a complaint at all, mind you. I had a slice of pizza, and thought it would clash with it, but was actually a decent pizza beer. Would definitely have again if given the chance, and the price was right. 8% abv pint at $5.50 was worth it. The color was a pretty reddish caramel with a small amount of head, just a little lacing, but that's alright with me. It smelled stronger than it tasted, and after my initial couple of sips, I had just enough time to say as such to Ross before I noticed my face getting warm. I've literally never had that happen, and was really surprised. It's an interesting feeling.

Since looking around online for info on it, I've found quite a few reviews that pretty much agree with me, most putting this beer at around a 3-4 out of 5 rating. I'd say 3.5 or so, putting me in the middle of the opinions. I'd like to get it again soon, and on my next trip to Total Wine hope to pick some up.

I've also found several recipes that use it in beer bread and pumpkin pie. Color me intrigued. I've been making beer bread again lately (reviews again postponed due to lack of camera...le sigh) and one recipe in particular piqued my interest. It pulls in traditional pumpkin pie ingredients on top of the oh-so-basic format, and sounds fuckin' delicious. This MUST happen. The pumpkin pie I may or may not do, depending on my level of laziness. I hope to get my camera charged so I can remake the beer bread from this week and post pictures to show the awesomeness. It turned out delicious...despite some....very weird mistakes...and the resultant kitchen fire... >.>


But more on that later! :D

You'd smile, too. Don't lie.

Yay internet!

Seems that my laptop charger pooping out on me was a bigger problem than first thought. Since I have to borrow Ross's mom's charger to use my comp at all, I get only a few hours every few days, and lately, there's been 3-4 days to a week in-between. *Sigh* Thank balls she has one that works at all, or I'd be completely SOL.

Even though I have been online since my last post, I have to play catch-up to emails and work-type stuff...which ends up taking all of the time I have with the charger. So, once again, apologies for not posting but this time it's not my fault! >.<

A lot has happened since my last post, and I hope to make late individual updates on them. We went on our vacation/anniversary trip (6 years yay! <3), had hangout time with our friend Ginya, bought and beat Catherine, had awesome and awful restaurant experiences, and even did a bunch of bento and cooking/baking (holy shit! productivity!). I also started receiving some of the samples I ordered, and hope to get reviews up of the products worth posting about, as well as doing a new "show" that Ross and I filmed one episode of for shits and giggles, and plan to do more. No promises for when these things will be posted, given my current situation, but hopefully soon...if I can ever catch up -.- Seeing as it's Tax-free Weekend here in the states, I can maaaaaybe try to find a charger on sale for cheap. Here's hoping! *crosses fingers*

P.S. Ross has also been ill, so that's taken precedence right now. We haven't even been able to do much with costuming because he's sick. I hope to post those pics soon, too, and get his mom's help with the overload of work to do for Dragon*Con. X_X

Cosplay plans

Finally got Ross to talk about what we're doing for Dragon Con (which is less than a month away...eek!) and planned to go out tomorrow for fabric pricing at the new Jo Ann's and hit up the other usual places for supplies. So far, we have on tap:

For me:

 Noel from BlazBlue

 Main Female from Persona 3 Portable

And of course, fixing up and bringing Etna.

For him: 

 Ragna from BlazBlue

Male main character from Persona 3

And his Mid-boss from Disgaea :)



















Tomorrow, we head out!


By the by, anyone with any advice on Etna's wings would be helpful. I'm a bit at a loss x.x