Now keep in mind that these beers did not necessarily originate in 2008, but rather are the beers that Devin and I have enjoyed the most in 2008. Chris Leonardo's list will be forthcoming!
Dustin's List:
5. Lucky Lab Hellraiser ESB (on cask)
4. Hopworks Survivor Seven Grain Stout I think their beer description is almost as good as their beer! Quite an imagination.
“Beer of the Ancients! Barley (Egyptian), Wheat (Mesopotamian), Oats (Egyptian), Amaranth (Aztec), Quinoa (Incan), Spelt (Mesopotamian), and Kamut (Egyptian) sustain the soul with a nutrients cultivated through the millennia. Finished with 15 pounds of cold-pressed Stumptown Hairbender espresso. Unlock the mystery entombed in darkness.”
3. Ninkasi Tricerahops (on cask)
2. Lompoc Monster Mash Imperial Porter
1. Laurelwood Espresso Stout
Devin's List:
5. Amnesia IPA
4. Devin's Screwtop Beer (The ESB that Devin, Chris, and I brewed)
Top Fifteen Songs of the Year (Dustin) I guess this would be a good time to give a tease for the list that is the most fun, the top albums of the year. If Devin can think of enough albums that he has liked in the past year (which is questionable since he's a tougher critic than Pitchfork), then I think we'll get to see his list as well. Let the self-indulgence continue!
15. The Sound - Human Highway 14. Willow Tree - Chad VanGaalen 13. Thing About Trouble - Doug Burr 12. Curs of Weeds – Horse Feathers
11. You’ve Caught Me Now – Aaron Espe 10. Dig Lazarus Dig - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9. Swan Matches - Grand Archives
8. Flume - Bon Iver 7. Crossed Out Name- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
6. World Without End– AA Bondy
AND THE TOP FIVE....
5. Your Protector - Fleet Foxes
4. Worried - Tyler Ramsey
3. Lonely Anywhere - The Everybodyfields
2. Bodies and Souls Were Meant to Be Together - Adam Randall
Top 10 Most curious looking athletes (obviously no offense intended):
Guest Blogger: Devin ***Disclaimer*** - This post is not attempting to be mean-spirited, harsh, et... Just poking a little fun...after all, we are all a little curious looking...
10. Frank Ribery - Soccer player, Bayern Munich, France - Hot soccer player from france right? Wrong!
9. Mike Tyson - Boxer, Inmate - Probably more creepy than anything...
8. Adam Morrison - Basketball, Charlotte Bobcats - This guy went to my high school, albeit not at the same time. I'd like to think that i saw this coming. Is this his future?
7. Randy Johnson - Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks- And he's 6'10, and he used to throw 100 mph. Scary.
6. Ronaldinho - Soccer, A.C. Milan, Brazil - He's one of the best soccer players of all time - he's worth a trillion dollars. Braces?
5. Chris Kaman - Basketball, LA Clippers - The Caveman!
4. Joaquim Noah - Basketball, Chicago Bulls - "I'm Uglyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!"
3. Mike Ricci - Hockey, Retired - apparently, he liked to fight.
2. George Muereson - Basketball, Retired - yikes
1. And the winner is... Sam Cassell - Basketball, Boston Celtics - If you are a dead ringer for Gollum, off of Lord of the Rings, you automatically win.
Has anyone actually listened to their music? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
8. Britney Spears
7. Tyra Banks
6. Axl Rose
Just when you thought it was all over....
5. Paula Abdul
4. Donald Trump
3. Paris Hilton
I'm still not sure what is wrong with her left eye. She should get that checked out.
2. The entire cast of Two and a Half Men.
If you've ever laughed at this show, I'm not sure we could be friends.
1. Mary Murphy
There is no one on television that "grinds my gears" more than Mary. Her voice pierces my soul and when she screams it almost brings me to a murderous rage.
Cartoons were the best! Even though my parents tried to put the kibosh on some my cartoon viewing ventures, i was sometimes still able to sneak a peak at the "bad" ones (smurfs, he-man, et). I am including them on my list even though i didn't get to watch to many episodes.
I also thought it was interesting that as i was re-remembering these cartoons, their themes songs reemerged unscathed from the archives of my brain. This is probably one of the reasons that i sometimes have a hard time memorizing stuff for school - it's because my brain is full of 1980's cartoon themes songs, baseball stats, and other useless information.
Here is my list.
10. THE JETSONS- "meet george jetson, his boy elroy..." Elroy?
9. HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE- This was one of the "not allowed's". Supposedly it was too scary for me to watch. Then again, reading rainbow used to give me nightmares...
">
8. CHIP AND DALE RESCUE RANGERS - "ch ch ch chip and dale rescue rangers, ch ch ch chip and dale when there's danger..." What kind of sicko thought it would be a good idea to call a kid's cartoon chip n' dale?
7. THE FLINTSTONES - Seems like this show was on forever. Does anybody remember when they switched out the old barney for the new barney...their voices sounded nothing alike. I was pissed.
6. GI JOE'S: A REAL AMERICAN HERO - I almost joined the army because of this cartoon.
5. THE SMURFS - Another banned cartoon in my house. Not sure why... Maybe they would be higher on the list if i had been able to watch them more...
4. DUCKTALES - I watched this cartoon almost everyday after school. I loved it when uncle scrooge would swim around in his big tower room of gold coins. He was so dang rich!
3. TRANSFORMERS - Whoever thought of cars and trucks and things like that transforming into fighting machines is a genius. I think this is one of the best intro songs ever.
2. GUMMI BEARS - I loved this show! i especially loved it when things were getting a little bit out of control and then one of the gummi bears would drink the gummi juice. Good and passionate intro song too.
1. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES - This cartoon is the best ever. I wasn't allowed to watch this one either, but i kept watching it and getting in trouble...then my parents just gave up. Raphael was my favorite. "Heroes in a half shell, turtle power!"
We have become a soccer-hating nation. And, lets be honest, I have never met a person who hates soccer more than Dustin. So, obviously the best option for kicking off my portion of top ten December would be to list the most exciting young soccer players out there today. For the sake of the list, lets say 23 and younger. Also, I am referring to European soccer players...because all of the good ones play in Europe.
I know all you millions of readers have been waiting for the first soccer blog post. So, here it is - along with some videos. If you have some time, take a look. But, don't be a hater - after all, this is the beautiful game!:
10. Jozy Altidore - Villareal, USA - Ok, so, here is token American soccer player
9. Pato - A.C. Milan, Brazil - "the duck" is pretty young and good.
8. Giuseppe Rossi - Villareal, Italy - So, Rossi grew up in New Jersey but apparently thinks he is from Italy because his last name is Rossi. He's still a pretty good up and comer.
7. Bojan Krkic - Barcelona, Spain - Bojan hasn't had the best year so far. mainly because stupid Henry is taking his playing time. But, he is only 18, and he's good, and larissa likes him...which is good enough for #7
6. Karim Benzema - Lyon, France - Benzema has been labelled the next great Frenchman, or the next Zidane (remember him? - head butt guy - here is a video to jog your memory...the best ever!)
Anyways - here is a video of Benzema
5. Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid, Spain - Ramos may be the best young defender out there. I personally think he is half man/half horse; at least that's what it looks like to me.
4. Christiano Ronaldo - Manchester United, Portugal - Ronaldo is cocky, all about himself, is a flopper, and is pretty fricking good. He is fast, and fun to watch. Oh, and he just won the Balloon D'Or award, aka - the best player in futbol. Why is he only #4 then? I don't know, good question. Watch the video - he is fun to watch.
3. Cesc Fabregas - Arsenal, Spain - the next great midfielder...newly promoted captain - and he is only 21. Please come back to Barcelona...
2. Sergio "Kun" Aguero - Athletic Madrid, Argentina - "Kun" is about to explode all over the futbol world.
1. Leo Messi - Barcelona, Argentina - Messi! He's the best ever. Watch his video. really. (at least start the video at 4:15 and watch the best goal ever scored)
5. Lucky Lab Hellraiser ESB (on cask)
4. Hopworks Survivor Seven Grain Stout
3. Ninkasi Tricerahops (on cask)
2. Lompoc Monster Mash Imperial Porter
1. Laurelwood Espresso Stout
5. Amnesia IPA
4. Devin's Screwtop Beer (The ESB that Devin, Chris, and I brewed)
3. Deschutes Green Lakes Organic
2. Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale
1. Laurelwood Free Range Organic Red
