Bullfrog Brewery’s Thai P.A.

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+The newest addition to Positive Charge: Beer!, a page dedicated to the breweries that make my favorites. How is beer anything worthy of positive attention? When made by people who put thought and care into every ingredient and every detail of the process to give you nothing less than liquid heaven, beer is indeed something positive. Look for updates on new beers I’ve tasted, what I think of them and where to find them.   Also, I’ll accept any suggestions!

First on my ‘To Drink’ list: ‘Thai P.A.’ (7.2%ABV) from the Bullfrog Brewery in Pennsylvania.

A: Cloudy and darker golden with a white bubbly head. Served in a goblet.

S: Gingery! The Thai spices are very surprising. You’d expect hoppy from an IPA, but this is definitely more gingery with a bit of citrus and cinnamon.

T: Spicy and GINGERY with just enough citrus to keep the spices in check, with a mildly bitter finish. (This is a Belgian IPA) If you’re familiar with the Bullfrog’s Edgar IPA, don’t expect the same level of bitterness.

M: Lightly carbonated with a lighter body. Crisp.

D: Deliciously spicy and aromatic with a juiciness that makes you want to keep pouring them down. Then, the lightly bitter finish that makes you remember that this is definitely an IPA. Perfection.I drank one the first night I tried it and went back for 2 more the next day. I would have no problem spending a warm afternoon with the Bullfrog’s Thai P.A.

Beer!

+The newest addition to Positive Charge: Beer!, a page dedicated to the breweries that make my favorites. How is beer anything worthy of positive attention? When made by people who put thought and care into every ingredient and every detail of the process to give you nothing less than liquid heaven, beer is indeed something positive. Look for updates on new beers I’ve tasted, what I think of them and where to find them.   Also, I’ll accept any suggestions!

First on my To Drink list: ‘Thai P.A.’ (7.2%ABV) from the Bullfrog Brewery in Pennsylvania.

Esmin Green

+Today at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY,  @ 5pm a protest will be held in remembrance of Esmin Green. Her story is definitely not positive, but the people who will be gathering today in memory of her are pushing for a change that is. In an effort to keep this blog free of upsetting information, you can get the full story on what took place in the last hours of an innocent woman’s life and the people that have become her voice at www.spitbristleandfury.wordpress.com.

Pine Creek Rail Trail

During the last couple of months, my husband and I have been enjoying bicycling together. Since I’ve had surgery for CECS and still have an unknown problem remaining with my legs and feet, bicycling has proven to be a great low-impact exercise for me. We bike locally during the week and try to go to a new place every other weekend or so. I’m not much for in-town bicycling, so we’ve been hitting up some bike paths and rail trails. This particular rail trail is 63 miles long and starts just a few miles from where we live in Pennsylvania. I took my camera along for the trip this time and I hope you enjoy the scenery as much as we do. For more information, visit: http://www.traillink.com/viewtrail.aspx?AcctID=6017045

The Nikon D90

This photo of a piece of quartz was taken in July of 2009 in the courtyard outside my husband’s art studio.  I had just purchased my Nikon D90 that I’d drooled over for some time before being able to make the purchase. Soon after this was taken, I had a surgery on my legs for CECS. (I do have a blog explaining this condition. http://fasciavictim.wordpress.com) I missed out on a lot of photography during the autumn and winter, which was a major disappointment for me.

However, I have recently starting getting reacquainted with my camera and am having a lot of fun with it. This is my first  DSLR. Any other camera I’ve used prior was point and shoot, with a lot of effort going into composition and finagling to produce photographs that seemingly came from using a better camera. Now with endless possibilities literally at my fingertips, I’m definitely excited to see how far the Nikon D90 can take me.

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Twitter

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For Memorial Day, my husband and I went for a drive through the country in Pennsylvania. I took my Nikon D90 along in hopes of photographing some wildlife. I was happy for the opportunity to capture the beauty of these horses on a farm outside of Williamsport right before a storm.