Here they are (2 months late)
Some photos I took while in Texas.
(Click the photo to see the album called Austin 2011)
Thu 12 Jan 2012
Photos From Austin
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Wed 11 Jan 2012
Jack Is Still So In Love With Me
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Tue 10 Jan 2012
Wild Fluctuation
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(from the BBC)
Troubled photography firm Eastman Kodak has unveiled a new plan to transform the company into a digital player, sending its shares soaring.
The 132-year-old firm has simplified its business structure in an effort to cut costs, including the creation of a new unit with a focus on consumer digital products.
Shares in the firm shot up 46%.
The firm also filed lawsuits against Apple and HTC, claiming the phonemakers infringed several of its patents.
The lawsuits, filed in federal court, claim that some of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and iPods and HTC’s smartphones and tablets infringe on four Kodak patents relating to image transmission.
It also lodged complaints against two firms before the US International Trade Commission, which arbitrates trade disputes in Washington DC.
There has been many press reports that Kodak was preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in the US.
Kodak has turned its focus in recent years to a new line of inkjet printers, which along with home photo printers are performing well.
“As we complete Kodak’s transformation to a digital company, our future markets will be very different from our past, and we need to organise ourselves in keeping with that evolution,” chief executive Antonio Perez said.
Kodak was one of the most famous global photography brands, but the company has been overtaken by rivals who reacted more quickly to the arrival of digital techniques.
It has been squeezed by weaker sales of consumer products and the heavy cost base of its operations and employees around the globe.
In the third quarter of 2011, the company reported a three-month loss of $222m (£143m), its ninth quarterly loss in three years.
Shares had reached a record low of 47 cents on 5 January.
Tue 10 Jan 2012
Changes For The New Year!
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Have you heard the news yet? Indeed, things were getting too messy here at the ExGen. Most of my posts have been going to Facebook meanwhile, the only thing I was putting on the blog were beer reviews. That’s gonna all change. In fact, it already did.
Now…this blog will be for personal postings exclusively. In addition, there will be some links to microblogs that will detail specific interests on the sidebar. Just think of it as a tree that has now sprouted branches all dedicated to different things to make things easier to use and sort.
I still need to add and subtract a bunch of stuff in the link section but the one’s I’m talking about are going to right at the top.
Happy 2012!
Mon 2 Jan 2012
Photos From Occupy LA
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Here are photos that run from roughly from maybe “week two” to the day before the LAPD crushed the occupiers.
On that final weekend I felt such a mood of despair and ennui in the air so strong that while walking through the encampment it was palpable.
Contrary to how the Occupy movement was portrayed in the media, when one was actually there and sensing the earnestness of those that have made the leap…one couldn’t help but feel tremendous respect for them.
It is my hope that my photos in some small way capture the spirit of Occupy Los Angeles and what is to come…
Click the photo to see the album…
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Mon 2 Jan 2012
Melt-Banana at the Echoplex
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Mon 2 Jan 2012
How To Make Beer
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I took these photos during a 6 hour brewing demo done with Steve Raub on November 5 2011. He goes through every step in how to brew a 15 gallon all grain (full-boil) mini-batch of bock beer.
My first batch was a 1 gallon all grain so it was interesting to see how to do it on a larger scale from a real expert.
Apparently it will be put out in the taproom relatively soon so I shall be able to try it (and perhaps even be able to get a bottle or two of it, if I’m lucky).
This was an enjoyable morning which included lunch, beer and several home-brewers in attendance bringing in bottles of their own creations to get opinions from others. Some were quite delicious.
A great time, a learning experience and something I feel fortunate to have attended.
Click the photo below to see more and watch the process.
Wed 28 Dec 2011
Week 52 (2011): Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter
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Coffee Porter
(Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor ID)
Good to Very Good
Low carbonation but high roasty flavor. Pretty delicious.
From the brewer:
Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter has a distinct and robust coffee flavor that blends harmoniously with the roasted malts. Caramel, chocolate, and black malts give this ale its dark color and overtones of caramel and a cocoa-like sweetness. Only very gently hopped, the addition of coffee shines through, providing a delicious accent to this brew.
Wed 28 Dec 2011
Week 52 (2011): The Grand Saison
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Week 52 (2011): The Grand Saison
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Summer Saison
(Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor ID)
Fair to Good
This was a weird one for me. It was neither as spicy nor as funky as I expected given Saison style guidelines. I got a lot of dry bitterness though. I look forward to having the chance to retry this at some point…for I think if I was in the mood for this it would have satisfied me more.
Wed 28 Dec 2011
Week 52 (2011): Pursuit Of Hoppiness
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Imperial Red Ale
(Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor ID)
Very Good
This is such a wonderful hybrid of hoppiness. I had three pints of the stuff. Delicious, I wish I could get this year-round.
From the brewer:
Pursuit of Hoppiness was brewed to showcase the brash beauty of American hops: Summit, Simcoe, Chinook and Nuggets at 100 International Bitterness Units (IBU). It was brewed with Idaho 2-Row malted barley and German specialty malts to provide a rich, slightly caramel flavor and bold reddish color. At 22 degrees Plato starting gravity and about 8% alcohol by volume, this is a perfect autumn beer, thick and warming, to be shared and savored on a crisp fall evening.
Wed 28 Dec 2011
Week 52 (2011): Sweetgrass APA
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American IPA
(Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor ID)
Very Good
Compared to the hop monster IPA’s, this may come across as some rather weak. But it’s truly a delicious IPA (or as they recently ‘re-thought’ the nomenclature, an “APA”). I first discovered this beer back when Grand Teton were calling it their IPA and it made me a fan regardless of it’s identity problem. It’s certainly more tasty than say something like Racer 5. It is well made, aromatic and balanced. Very impressive. For someone wanting to slowly approach the bitter world of IPA’s I would offer this beer or Coronado Brewing’s equally wonderful Islander IPA as an excellent gateway beer into the style.
Wed 28 Dec 2011
Week 52 (2011): Grand Teton Bitch Creek ESB
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Bitter-Brown Ale Hybrid
(Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor ID)
Very Good
This is a unique tasting beer. I really like it. I used to buy it by the six-pack as it was the only brown beer I liked for awhile. It has a very caramel-forward malt flavor mixed with citrus hops and offers one sweet, sour as well as bitter sensations on the tongue. It’s really interesting. Grand Teton is a powerful source of awesomeness located in Idaho (of all places).