Making appearances at local supermarkets is this seasons Copper River sockeye salmon. I picked up this fresh filet at Marukai, I later saw at Foodland at a much better price. Nice deep red color. Flavor was pretty mild. Wasn’t quite as fatty as that piece of New Zealand King a few weeks ago. Good stuff. I read that this years Copper River salmon run numbers are looking good, enjoy while the season is going, can’t beat fresh!
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Cass’s Pizzeria is all papered up and shut down. That didn’t last long. I’m not really sure how long it’s been boarded up. Even though I pass by almost daily, it’s in the morning, so “not open yet” and “shut down for good” don’t look too different. Oh well – Fabio said it wasn’t very good anyway.
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Picked up at Safeway this Sierra Nevada seasonal. Reading the blurb had me a little worried, said it’s a Pilsner, but since I have had a few pilsners that I have liked, decided to chance it. Pours moderate head, clear yellow. The floral isn’t too strong, but the bitter from hops is pretty strong and the floral does come out later. The bitter lingers for quite a while. Mouthfeel is pretty clean and light. Thankfully there isn’t any skunkyness, but I still can’t say I really like this beer. I think it needs some pretty strong flavored food to go along with it, I find it hard to drink by itself. 2 out of 4 bitter puckered monkeys.
“Unchi-kun Choco” white chocolate lollipop version. For those not versed in Nihongo, “unchi” is “feces”. Yeah. Go figure. I want the milk chocolate version. Available at a dagashiya near you!
Mmm… Tiramisu. How can you go wrong with espresso-soaked chocolaty goodness? The shape of this version from the Patisserie La Palme D’Or bakery in Ala Moana Center is a narrow bar instead of a single round or a pie wedge, but it’s all good. The added flavor and texture from a layer of caramelized brittle really makes this special. It’s a little on the sweeter side of neutral, which is somewhat odd coming from a Japanese bakery. Continue reading ‘Patisserie La Palme D’Or Tiramisu’
Mmm, do yourself a favor and get to a Don Quiote and grab a tray of the fresh New Zealand King Salmon. Went by to look for something to make for dinner. No nice hamachi or buri. The atlantic salmon was fresh and on sale, but I spied next to it the nice looking cuts of King Salmon. Looked so nice, couldn’t resist. Got home and did a simple salt and broil. This batch was o so wonderfully fatty and tasty! Blast your omega-3’s! Musubi here is going to have a treat!
I brlieve Dave reviewed this beer already, but I found it at Safeway today and had to grab a sixer. Pours a bright clear light yellow with no head and weak carbonation. I think it has suffered from ill handling, Daves was much the opposite. I don’t detect a whole lot of initial aroma. Comes across as a dry beer with a fair amount of bitter. Quite drinkable, goes well with food. 3 of 4 elephant loving monkeys.
Have had this on tap at Kailua Pub, so it’s a known good brew, but haven’t reviewed it in B.I.G. yet. Pours a clear dark brown with moderate head that dissapates, but manages to persist a little and maintains carbonation. There’s a definite roasty aroma even before you take a sip. There is the bitterness of a dark roast, but it is very even and smooth, I thoroughly enjoy it. Despite its darkness, it’s quite clean drinking, there isn’t a really heavy mouth feel, there’s a little initial heft, but it does not stick around. Great beer for fans of stouts and porters but when you want something a tad lighter. I like.
I don’t know if its because it’s the end of a busy week and it’s super hot and humid out, but this beer is giving me much enjoyment that I’m giving it 4 out of 4 Irishy monkeys.
Not feeling super different, decided to pick up this offering from Red Hook breweries. Pours with a weak quickly dissapating head, although carbonation does persist. Color is a slightly cloudy medium light orange. Moderate tapering bitter with a bit of astringent middle and finish. There is a medium amount of thick mouth feel. A touch of floral. A decent drinking beer, but if it got any more syrupy it would tread dangerously into the realm of american buzz juice malt liquors taste that I dislike. The 5.8% ABV does pack a little bit of buzz. I’d have to go middle of road and give it 2.5 out of 4 capybara avoiding monkeys.
Velcro happened by the Melt wagon near Ward recently, so he sampled their Pastrami sandwich. Here’s what he had to say:
“$8. Tasted like a salty cheese and mustard sandwich grilled on a plate that used to have pastrami on it. Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but I didn’t finish all the bready parts. Too salty.”
Root’s original review is here