I know it has been 4 months, come on!

Hey Everyone! 

So I have not touched this blog in quite some time. Come to think of it, I almost forgot I had this blog to begin with! But despite all of this, there is one thing about me that remains constant and unaffected...

I. STILL. LOVE. BEER.

That's right my beer comrades. Just because I've stopped writing about beer doesn't mean I appreciate it any less. Come to think of it, entering my final weeks as an undergraduate, you might say I've enjoyed beer EVEN MORE and just "haven't gotten around" to writing about it. Thanks to my wonderful sister, who just began her blog right, I have been inspired to once again take up CaliBrew and give back to California's beer lovers. I can't say how much I'll be able to dedicate to this though, as I'm already running another blog (and big project) that I'll reveal toward the bottom of this entry.
So what I have I been up to the in the beer world? Last Friday, I introduced some of my mates to beers from the three NorCal breweries I visited last summer. I started out with a delicious, always crisp Lagunitas IPA. From there we moved onto a beer I had not had before, Moylan's Irish Style Red Ale. I normally don't dig red ales, but this one was 4/5 fantastic! The overall ratings weren't as pleasant but still decent on Beer Advocate but I still highly recommend this malty "nectar of the gods." Lastly, we concluded with one of my personal favorites, the Hoppy Brewing Company's Total Eclipse Black Ale. For more on that, see my review of it in a previous entry. 
I've tried some other good beers from California recently, though not as many as I hoped for. The ones that come to mind are the Bear Republic Blackout Stout, which I remember to be pretty good, as well as the Marin Brewing Co.'s Hefe Doppel Weizen, which was good too. 
Of course, many other beers I tried were at Foam Fest 2009 in Tahoe. That was four months ago, so it's a little hard to recall all the brews that I took back with pride and appreciation haha. I remember being particularly impressed with Fox's pear cider and the tangerine brew from Lost Coast in Eureka. There were definitely some winners from that trip, so I recommend checking it out next October. Besides, the proceeds go to Disabled Sports USA. I really enjoyed that brief trip to Tahoe, from my stop to the Hoppy Brewing Company, to my beer tasting experience at the Tahoe Biltmore Casino, to my trip to the Log Cabin for a scrumptious breakfast.

So is there a future for CaliBrew? Well, maybe it's not the one I was hoping for, as I am currently pursuing a JOB and musical endeavors. I'm currently rockin out in the studio as nm@p^3, producing rap-based music. This is a new-found love of mine that compliments my appreciation for beer and just culture in general. You can check out my music on my MySpace page.
The good thing is that I may be taking another beer trip soon, and when I mean soon, I mean within the next month. My buddy George wants the CaliBrew experience, so I may be accompanying him up to the Eureka area or up to Mendocino and Ukiah. Regardless, I'm eager to get back in my truck and drive a couple miles to where the beer flows. Man, all of this writing has made me pretty thirsty. Shall I take a trip to the fridge?
You Stay Hoppy California,
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