Stay Tuned For Spokane Beer Blog Season 2!

Apologies for the 'hiatus.' Yeah. I'm calling it that. And not calling it what it was. A lapse in motivation. Truth is, I got pretty well caught up in playing Fallout 3 for the past several weeks, and it consumed my free time. I'm done with it now. And just like that, motivation returns. But let's just ignore all that, and call this the sneak preview for season two, and everything I've written before was season one. And any other time I find myself at a loss for things to write about, you'll know that it's really just a season finale,  complete with stunt casting and cliffhangers.

Here's the stunt casting: A pint of 2011 Double Bastard Ale from Stone Brewing. An American Strong Ale, akin to a Barleywine, this beer is a beast. A cuddly, warm, dangerous beast. One that sneaks up behind you, surprises you with a tap on the shoulder, only for you to turn and find a small, doe-eyed and furry creature nuzzling up against your leg. And you fall for it. Because you can't resist. You pick up this beast and tickle it's little chin and it coos loudly. And then it eats your face off.

True story.

This strong ale (10.5% ABV) has been aging since it's release last year, and from what I'm told is it really smoothed it out. I never had last years regular, so I really couldn't tell you the difference. All I know is this beer is like a thanksgiving feast in your mouth. It's got everything your palate would want, and adds everything your palate didn't know it wanted while it's silky suds take your tongue from behind. And just to be clear, yes, my tongue was asking for it.

Where did I enjoy this mutually agreed upon transaction between my palate and the pint? Enoteca. Out in Post Falls. They've recently expanded their tap offerings, with an additional four taps. While we were there, they put on a keg of last years The Abyss from Deschutes, a bourbon barrel-aged russian imperial stout that I can't wait to wrap my tongue around.

And, thanks to Jake the bartender's best damn bloody mary, I won't have to try too hard to convince Misty to go back out in the near future.

So there's your preview for season two. Even though I didn't say anything about what I have in store for you all. But you can be sure it will be beer related. Because everything is beer related. Somehow. Or it least it ought to be.

Now what was my catchphrase again? Oh, right:

Stay thirsty, my friends.

No, wait, that wasn't it.

Maybe it was something about always tempting copyright infringement. But can one really copyright a catchphrase? Maybe that should be my catchphrase: Go copyright a catchphrase! And have a really good beer while you're doing it!

Alright. We're done here. Tap that glass already.