tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post982148012003484188..comments2024-03-29T01:30:47.656-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: "Summer is no time to fuss with the petty details of wine"Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-66268689355493247092011-06-22T10:08:14.140-04:002011-06-22T10:08:14.140-04:00Absolutely: they should ask. And if you don't ...Absolutely: they should ask. And if you don't want one, and I do, and that's how it's served...neither of us should make an issue of it. Clink, and drink.<br /><br />Hey, you gotta ask. That's what I did!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-1939379545995773222011-06-22T09:53:41.401-04:002011-06-22T09:53:41.401-04:00Am I allowed to still be at least mildly irritated...Am I allowed to still be at least mildly irritated when a server delivers my Blanche de Chambly -- a great summer beer, BTW -- with a chunk of lemon hanging off the glass?<br /><br />And as MA's longest standing (I think) non-staff columnist, why don't I get a comp sub for WS, too?Stephen Beaumonthttp://worldofbeer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-40151232318865812352011-06-20T00:25:47.827-04:002011-06-20T00:25:47.827-04:00I always enjoy an ice cold Hefeweizen in the summe...I always enjoy an ice cold Hefeweizen in the summer with a slice of orange. And I can't wait to get my hands on some of Sierra Nevada's Summerfest!BeerClubGuidehttp://www.beerclubguide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-73114146274164133742011-06-17T07:59:18.477-04:002011-06-17T07:59:18.477-04:00Damn! How could I have forgotten the Granny Smith...Damn! How could I have forgotten the Granny Smith apples! Aah, summer.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-25494065750437124922011-06-17T07:55:28.431-04:002011-06-17T07:55:28.431-04:00"Dude. It's summer, we're out on the ...<i>"Dude. It's summer, we're out on the deck, it's either the weekend or one's coming."</i><br /><br />And guess where I'll be with my lovely wife this evening -- a bottle of French Chardonnay, a variety of cheeses from a great shop in Wisconsin, some hard salami, and some assorted cured olives. Aaah, summer.<br /><br />Oh, and it's been Sierra Nevada's Summerfest that's been going down smooth this season, though I've been eyeing the Pale Ale 12 packs.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-7671823295965987682011-06-16T20:51:06.124-04:002011-06-16T20:51:06.124-04:00Pretty soon the way the wine business and spirits ...Pretty soon the way the wine business and spirits business is going and the college age kids distaste for beer something has to change in this backward stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-72667269444310468412011-06-16T16:08:36.585-04:002011-06-16T16:08:36.585-04:00Resist that temptation, Alan...the thinking part, ...Resist that temptation, Alan...the thinking part, that is!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-70160896302568046242011-06-16T16:07:31.365-04:002011-06-16T16:07:31.365-04:00Wonderful advice. I have taken to grabbing a case ...Wonderful advice. I have taken to grabbing a case of pale ales of one sort or another when I cross into your country and enjoy them greatly, even to the point, I have to admit, of thinking a wee bit about them!<br /><br />Alan<br />A Good Beer BlogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com