Ale to the Chief & Obama & Mos Def

Avery- Ale to the Chief - (American Double/IPA): Pours great, sweet citrus smell, and a crisp Hop Finish

Barack Obama!

Mos Def - "Black on Both Sides"

Mos Def - Umi Says

I don't wanna write this down, (world... premiere)
I wanna tell you how I feel right now (world... premiere)
I don't wanna take no time to write this down, (world... premiere)
I wanna tell you how I feel right now, hey (world... premiere)

Tomorrow may never come
For you or me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never show up
For you and me
This life is not promised

I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have
I ain't no perfect man
I'm trying to do, the best that I can,
With what it is I have

Put my heart and soul into this song (yes yes)
I hope you feel me
From where I am, to wherever you are
I mean that sincerely
Tomorrow may never come
For and me
Life is not promised
Tomorrow may never appear
You better hold this very moment very close to you (right now)
Very close to you (right now)
So close to you, So- close to you (your moment in history is right now!)
Don't be afraid, to let it shine

My Umi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Abi said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My Umi said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people to be free, to be free...)

Sometimes I get discouraged
I look around and, things are so weak
People are so weak
Sometimes,
Sometimes I feel like crying
Sometimes my heart gets heavy
Sometimes I just want to leave and fly away (fly fly fly, like a dove)
Sometimes I don't know what to do with myself (ow!)
Passion takes over me
I feel like a man
Going insane
Losing my brain
Trying to maintain
Doing my thang
Hey hey hey hey hey
Put my heart and soul into this y'all
I hope you feel me
Where I am, to wherever you are (ha ha ha ha)
Sometimes I don't want to be bothered
Sometimes I just want a quiet life, with
Me and my babies, me and my lady
Sometimes I don't want to get into no war
(Black people to be free, to be free...)
Sometimes I don't wanna be a soldier
Sometimes I just wanna be a man, but

Umi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
My Abi said shine your light on the world
Shine your light for the world to see
(I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
My dreamers(?) said shine your light on the world
(Want black people to be free, to be free, to be free)
Shine your light for the world to see
(Want black people)
My elders said shine your light on the world (Hey hey)
Shine your light for the world to see

I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free
All my people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free
Oh black people to be free, to be free, to be free

That's all that matters to me [x7]

Black people unite and let's all get down
Gotta have what,
Gotta have that love
Peace and understanding
One God, one light
One man, one voice, one mic
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and do it right
Black people unite come on and get down
Gotta have what,
Love, peace and understanding
One God, one voice, one life
One man, gon' shine my light
Black people unite, now hop up and do it right
Black people unite, now come on and do it right
Yeah baby that's what I like
Yeah baby that's what I like
Yeah baby that's what I like...
(Black people, my people....)

Bison Chocolate & Sad Clown Bad Dub 4

Bison Brewing - Chocolate Stout - (American Stout): coffee..chocolate..oats...smooth beer, Great stout

Atmosphere - "Sad Clown Bad Dub 4" DVD

Beast & Boogie Down Productions

Avery - The Beast Grand Cru - (Belgian Strong Ale): Lost of cherry flavor a tad sour...pretty thick thick brew with a high alcohol 14.6%

Boogie Down Productions - "Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop": A beast of an album; classic.

Dernière Volonté

Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel - Derniere Volonte "Living Will" - (Belgian Pale Ale)- Sweet with some slight sour notes....nice balance between hops and malts.

2009 - Year of the OX

Haiku D'etat & Chicory Stout

Dogfish Head - Chicory Stout - (American Stout) - A hint of sour notes on first touch of tongue rolling into a smooth coffee flavor and finishes with burnt malts.

Haiku D'Etat - Haiku D'Etat - Underground Hip-Hop supergroup featuring Aceyalone, Mikah 9, and Abstract Rude. Incredible album!

West Coast IPA

Green Flash - West Coast IPA - (American IPA)- Typical West Coast hop-bomb style with a great bitterness that coats the tongue with hoppy goodness.

Vlad The Imp Aler & Tar Baby at Belmont Station

Cascade Brewing - Vlad the Imp Aler - (Belgian Strong Pale Ale) A blend of oak barrel-aged 23- and 25-degree Plato sour blonde quadrupel with sour bourbon barrel tripel and sour strong spiced blonde. Belmont Station on Jan 13th had a Cascade Brewing tasting. In addition to the amazing sours Cascade brews and sells in bottles, Belmont Station offered this special release on tap during the tasting.

"Tar Baby"- Toni Morrison

Fred & Neutral Milk Hotel

Hair of the Dog - Fred From The Wood - (Strong American Ale aged in barrels)

Neutral Milk Hotel - "In the Aeroplane over the Sean"

Stone & Mystic Journeymen

Stone Brewing - Cali-Belgique - (Belgian IPA); Belgian yeast used in Stones IPA:
Spicy...Piny Hops...more hop citrus taste then most Belgain IPA's, Ireally liked that aspect of this brew and it paired well with the maltiness from the Belgain yeast

Mystic Journeymen - "The Black Sands ov Eternia"

Stone/Nogne/Jolly Pumpkin

Stone - Nogne - Jolly Pumpkin - Collaboration Ale - (Ale brewed with spices): a nice earthy beer; finishes with a cayenne pepper spice.

Elliott Smith - Speed Trials 7' single

Belmont Station

Forgot my camera; drank three beers on tap at Belmont Station. For the sake of memory I am listing the brews:

Ommegang- Grand Cru Rouge - (Flanders Red Ale): Incredible on draught...strong cherry tartness.

Fantome - Speciale De Noel - (Saison/Farmhouse Ale): Unfiltered on draught...yeast sediments in beer...fresh malt flavor...clean citrus finish

Russian River - Pliny the Elder- (Double IPA) : On draught Pliny the Elder is unbeatble, Perfect!

God Loves Ugly & E.S. Bam

Jolly Pumpkin - E.S Bam - (Farmhouse Ale)

Atmosphere - "God Loves Ugly"

Another version of Bam Biere: this edition is a hopped Farmhouse Ale

Back Burner

Southern Tier - Back Burner - (Barley Wine)