Bandcamp Friday - Tiny Microphone

I've been a fan of the band Tiny Fireflies for years. Today is the release of a related project, Tiny Microphone. I snagged it today on Bandcamp Friday, so the artist gets ALL of the proceeds.

If you like the voices of Kay Hanley or Susanna Hoffs, and jangly guitars, this might be a good addition to your 2023 playlist!

BEER - Beyond the Pines

I went to my sister & brother in law's house last night for dinner, and I brought a pair of 4-packs of beer. They were the incredible Beyond the Pines IPA from Widowmaker Brewing Company out of Braintree, MA.

Delighfully powerful grapefruit notes as the can was popped! And the beer was super hazy. Fantastic citrus flavor, and at 6% ABV it went down smooth without knocking anyone for a loop. It tasted amazing with the cheese/pepperoni/cracker platter. Everyone loved it. I can't recommend this beer enough.

BEER - Powder Jones

Friday night I had a four pack of Zero Gravity's Powder Jones IPA (Strata & Idaho hops). It had a nice 'wild grape peel' and citrus scent, was very smooth, and tasted very decent, but it wasn't super-remarkable. Very good, but not great. I'd buy it again if there was nothing more interesting available, but I wouldn't make a special trip for it as I have in the past for that brewery's Tiny Hat IPA (SO amazing) or I'm a Radio IPA.

BEER - The Last Supper

I got a 4-pack of a triple IPA called The Last Supper from Shire Brew-Hous out of Dalton, MA (visited in 2022, see a previous post)

The scent when the can was popped is fantastic. The flavor, citrusy and also piney, was sadly overwhelmed by the booziness of the beer (alcohol-forward). So while the beer is delicious, it is very strong, and hits you rather quickly! My ears were going numb halfway through the first can, and over the night I had three. I drank them slowly, and mostly enjoyed the experience, but I don't think it's going into my rotation. Advice: eat something salty as you drink. I had some amazing blue tortilla chips from Whole Foods' own label, and they paired perfectly.

Christmas (and other) Music - SomaFM

If you want some interesting Chrismas music to stream, check out my longtime favorite site, based out of San Francisco, SomaFM.

My favorite stations are Groove Salad, Deep Space One, LUSH, and Beat Blender, though currently I am all about Department Store Christmas. Check it out, it's free!