3 posts tagged “durham”
WRAL:
Our weather has gone haywire.A Freeze Warning is in effect again tonight with at least 3-5 hours of freezing temperatures expected.
We did it! We missed it four years in a row, but this past Saturday we finally made it to the World Beer Fest. What follows is a list of the beers I tried. Well, at least the ones I can recall trying. Which is not to say I got drunk -- all I had was a mild buzz -- only that I didn't take notes.
- Arcobrau Bavarian Wheat
- Atlanta Brewing Co. Peachtree Pale Ale
- B.B. Burgerbrau Original Lager
- Carlsberg German Pilsener
- Charleston Brewing Co. Half Moon Hefeweizen
- Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery Brown Ale
- Fort Collins Brewery Major Tom's Pomegranate Wheat
- Fullers Brewing Co. London Pride
- Great Divide Brweing Co. Wild Raspberry Wheat
- Green Man Brewing Co. Belgian Wit
- King Brewing Co. Weissbier
- Kuhnhenn Brwery Creme Brulee Java Stout
- Lakefront Brewery New Grist
- Lakefrton Brewery Belgian White
- Lindemans Farm Brewery Framboise
- Lindemans Farm Peche Lambic
- Lion Brewery Lager
- The Old Samuel Smith Brwery Organic Ale
- Ommegang Brewery Hennepin
- Wolaver's Brown Ale
- Pyramid Breweries Snowcap Ale
- Redstone Meadery Black Raspberry Nectar
- Top of the Hill Brewery Old Well White
- Unibroue Ephemere Apple
- Verhaeghe Brouwerij Duchesse de Bourgogne Flemish Ale
Most memorable beer (in a good way) -- Ephemere Apple, Lakefront Brewery New Grist (tie)
Most memorable beer (in a bad way) -- Duchesse de Bourgogne Flemish Ale (worst beer EVER)
Erica and I were out running errands on Saturday and got a chance to stop by the Georges Rousse installations in downtown Durham. We saw the Liberty piece at Centerfest, but this was our first chance to catch the rest of the pieces. I really liked the blue circle at Bargain Furniture and the four-color squares at Baldwin. The rest were impressive, but the effects weren't quite as interesting. The Baldwin piece was nice because Georges was able to use natural light to achieve his desired effect. As a result, you could really get a sense of the finished photograph -- the other pieces needed careful lighting, which we didn't have. The Liberty piece in particular lacks impact with the ambient light in the warehouse. Tuesday (9/26/2006) is the last scheduled showing, I highly recommend going.
