Suds With Securb: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: Stouts 101

Posted by Bruce Owens On February - 26 - 2004 ADD COMMENTS

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February 26, 2004

Something happens to me every time I visit a mall. Besides keeping my wife’s shopping habits in check.
I wear myself out.

By the time I walk from one end to the next I’m damn near famished. Architects and designers must sit down and strategically scheme ways to drive us all into exhaustion.

What do malls have to do with beers, you say? Well, one of my recent expeditions down their endless paths led me to a chain restaurant to grab a beer and catch my breath. You know, the cookie-cutter establishments that tend to have the worst beer offering known to mankind. Where the selection portrays a list the 19-year-old kid behind the bar compiled of the beers he and his friends like to drink down by the railroad tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

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Suds With Securb: The Barley Wine Primer

Posted by Bruce Owens On February - 19 - 2004 ADD COMMENTS

Suds With Securb Logo The Barley Wine Primer
February 19, 2004

I spent Valentine’s weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts with Mrs. Securb, lodging at a hotel nestled halfway between M.I.T. and Harvard University. It was great to see all of the rocket scientists, brain surgeons and politicians of the next generation bustling around the city. I could be standing next to the next Bill Gates, Janet Reno or maybe even the next Tommy Lee Jones. I guess you need a Harvard education to chase Harrison Ford down a storm drain or to paint half your face red and chase around Val Kilmer in a latex suit.
During one of my forays into the streets, I wandered into a beer store to see what offerings they had. My mind and heart were so full of optimism for the next generation. Unfortunately when I looked around I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs “what are you a bunch of morons?” I was staring at the next leaders of the free world lined up waiting to purchase their 12 packs of budget american lagers! Don’t they teach mathematics and economics at MIT and Harvard? I‘m standing in front of a beer chest that is packed with the brand new 2004 Bigfoot barley wine and Brooklyn Monster barley wine and these “rocket scientists” are walking out of the store with 12 packs of swill. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sudes With Securb: “The Art of Survival”: A primer for cellaring beers

Posted by Bruce Owens On February - 12 - 2004 ADD COMMENTS

Suds With Securb Logo “The Art of Survival”: A primer for cellaring beers
February 12, 2004

I had every intention of heading out to do what I now call “research Friday” but my plans were dashed by some of the worst New England weather we have had all year. With the roads covered in ice, I figured I would make good use of the shut-in time and spend the night at home with the family. I lit the fire, put on some Pink Floyd, and headed to the fridge for a cold beer. Much to my dismay, my trip into the garage only resulted in finding a fridge full of crap! Read the rest of this entry »

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Suds With Securb: Valentines Day: A dozen long stems or a dozen longnecks?

Posted by Bruce Owens On February - 5 - 2004 ADD COMMENTS

Suds With Securb Logo Mrs. Securb has been complaining that ever since embarking on this column adventure, I have been spending more and more time downing beers in my Manroom. I tried to explain to her the importance of research in creating an informative and entertaining read but all I get is an eye roll and head shake as she walks out of my fortress of solitude followed by a loud door slam.

Then just recently a stroke of genius hit me like a lighting bolt; we could spend time together drinking beer! And with Valentines Day around the corner, what better way to say I love you than to buy her some top-notch hooch. Read the rest of this entry »

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