In honor of Dr. King:
His telling of the parable of the Good Samaritan is just one highlight of this very powerful speech.
"I've Been to the Mountaintop"
I've gotten to the point that I can enjoy a wide variety of beers, depending upon circumstances. I always preferred the dark stuff, porters, etc, but I can now enjoy a nice New England Double IPA just fine...we have a plethora of craft beer places up here, some allegedly the best in the world (Alchemist, Hill Farmstead), and a lot of intriguing products...
My tastes veer towards the traditional German, Belgian and English beers. I have also gotten into sours recently. Not the fruity stuff as much, but more traditional sours. My all-time, absolute favorite style is the saison though. If I see one of those I am definitely ordering it.
Not a big sour fan. The traditional European beers, absolutely. Day on the beach or boat or tube, I need light and not American light.
In the winter, I love the whiskey barrel beers along with the heavy Belgians ( beer not people). Allagash is a common whiskey barrel but also delicious b.
DinK, OPK and I were active-ish on there. I grew up with and love Richard Jackson. The straw that broke the dam (wanted to mix metaphors) was one of them getting kicked off for a political post. But there were other things it seems. I just didn't know about them. I will say this, our beer discussion is more my speed.