BeerAdvocate and Green Street Rocked - Jay's phone

Those who know me know that I'm a writer for BeerAdvocate Magazine, and they also know that I'm a beer fanatic. I love the stuff - This is after all Basketball and BEER. Last night, BeerAdvocate did what they always do when they're preparing for the Extreme Beer Festival, and that is to throw a badass preparty.

As far as last night is concerned, the party was at Green Street Grille in Cambridge. This was my first trip to this nice little pub hidden on Green Street in Central Square, but it won't be my last. Allagash brewer Rob Tod was in the house along with the Alstrom brothers from BeerAdvocate, and Rob brought with him some special treats.

First up was bi-curieux, which was a treat for a bunch of reasons, not the least of which was hearing people tentatively ordering it and saying "By-curiau," as if they didn't want anybody hearing them ordering the beer to assume that they were, in fact, bi-curious. Hillarious. The beer itself was Allagash's Curieux, a tremendous tripel on its own, aged in oak barrels for two years. My palate for these kind of beers isn't developed enough for me to tell you exactly what it tasted like, but it was just a little bit tart with a great taste. This was paired with a fried oyster taco, which was much better than anticipated. I was ready to hate the oyster tacos, but thankfully didn't have to. Here's the best part - all of this was $3.99, and our server poured us a second round on the sly. Quick recap - $3.99 for two beers and an oyster taco. Score.

Next up was some waiting, and some eating of a fried yuca taco, and a shredded duck taco. Both were fantastic. Wednesday may turn into taco night every week for me. When the Bi-Curieux finally kicked, Rob broke out Vagabond, an American wild ale that lived up to its name. We only got a small, 2-3 oz pour (for free), but it was perfect. That was about all I could handle, as it was very tart, with what I thought tasted like maple syrup or brown sugar notes providing a ton of complexity. Good stuff.

Finally they switched the kegs and went with Interlude, another tremendous offering from Allagash. We got two of these each for about $3.50 or something, which hardly seems fair. Maybe I'll send all proceeds from this blog to pay back Allagash and Green Street.

It was a fun night, and a cheap night, except for my buddy Jay. While we ran to try and catch the bus (which turned out to be the wrong bus anyway), Jay slipped on some ice and landed straight on his hip. His hip is fine, but the phone in his pocket was not. Needless to say everyone involved thought it was hilarious, except for Jay. Even so, one broken phone didn't come close to putting a damper on a fine night.

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This is my first blog since www.sportsoundoff.com didn't pan out. That was good fun, but this is going to be different. It's going to be better, more personal, and more varied. Here we've got sports, we've got beer, oh we've got lots of beer, and we might even have some poetry from time to time. That doesn't mean that it's going to be good poetry, in fact it's mostly going to be bad poetry, but feel free to share your thoughts on the postings regardless. Aight, I'm out.