Kona Brewing Company Big Wave Golden Ale

Aloha on this Gorgeous Sunday!  Ok you got me - I don't speak Hawaiian - in fact, I've never even been there, but this Big Wave Golden Lager from the Kona Brewing Company is taking me there.  I can picture myself on one of those Black Sand beaches with one of these in my hand.  But for now, I'll just enjoy the wonderfully smooth American Blonde Ale in my hand.  I was reading through the reviews of this Ale on the great Beer Advocate site and ran into a perfect description - Cornbread - yep, it's got a great honey and bread yeast flavor and aroma.  This beer is very light and drinkable - perfect for a late summer day (or a Black Sand Beach).  Now - it doesn't get much love over at the Beer Advocate (check below for the link), but I love it and out of the four beers that I received in the sampler case, this one ranks #2 behind the Koko Brown Ale I wrote about a few weeks ago.  Also in the sampler case was a sixer each of the Longboard Island Lager and the Fire Rock Pale Ale.  Both were good, but not great.  I need to try some more of this Hawaiian goodness.  I saw a Coffee Porter in a can from the company at my local beer shoppe.  Now that might be good in the coming months...

Kona Brewing Company Propoganda ---->   Big Wave

Beer advocate page on the beer ----->  Big Wave

A bit on the rekkids - I always hit up a local SPCA Thrift store weekly, but had not been in a couple.  Surprisingly, there awaiting me was a stack of UK 45's from the late 50's and early 60's.  Needless to say - I made a donation to the cause and walked away with a dozen or so - Impalas, Gete Pitney, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Duane Eddy and a Sue records pressing of Little Piece of Leather from Donnie Elbert - great stuff at 2 for a dollar.

Red Red Wine On A Sunday #148 - Mr. Blu

Got another case of the Blues tonight - this one is the Sugar, Night Shift, Sayonara Blues.  

Yes, it's contagious.

Here's the Playlist:

Blue
Elastica
Elastica
Suggested by both Tom T and El (of Cassettes and Chocolate Milk)

Sayonara Blues
Woggles
Rock and Roll Backlash

Blue Sashes
The Screaming Jets
All For One

Cosmic Blue Stem
God's Favorite Band
Shacknasty
Suggested by Joe of the Best Table In Hell

Pink Turns To Blue
Hüsker Dü
Warehouse Songs

Mr. Blu
Static Taxi
Closer2normal

Black & Blue
Loud Fast Rules
Barefoot & Pregnant Compilation

Blue Light, Red Light
Harry Connick, Jr.
Blue Light, Red Light
Suggested by Jake of Jake's Inferno
 
Blue Green Olga
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Acme
Suggested by Kate

Brown to Blue
George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care: The Complete United Artists Recordings 1962-1964 [Bear Family]
Suggested by Greg of the Rock N Roll Manifesto and Mojo Workout

Zodiac
Lonesome Kings
Shotgun Full Of Blues

Night Shift Blues
Krewmen
The Adventures of the Krewmen

40 Shades of Blue
Black 47
Fire of Freedom
Suggested by Boyd

Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
The Kinks
Everybody's In Show-Biz

Sugar Blues
Thin Lizzy
Chinatown
Suggested by Noland

Bottle Fight
The Tanked
Tankenbrau 7"

Burlap
Black Wine
Hollow Earth

Everything I Have Is Blue
The Smithereens
RCA 7"

Baby Blue Eyes
Stray Cats
French Arista 7"

Blue Hotel
Chris Isaak
Warner 7"

Any Time at All
Blue Ash
Mercury 7"

Little Boy Blue
Huelyn Duvall
Challenge 7"

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Joseph Handler 2011 German Pfalz Riesling

Spending the afternoon picking out the songs for the second "Blue" episode of the podcast and uncorked a Riesling in a blue bottle for the occasion.  Additionally, it is a hot day out here on the left coast and a nice German Riesling is very refreshing when the temperature nears the century mark.

This one is from the Joseph Handler winery in the Pfalz wine region of Southern Germany.  At only 10.5 % alcohol, this wine is light and nicely balanced with just a hint of sweetness and a bit of acidity.  The flavors are characteristic of the varietal - green apple and honey up front and a very light finish - almost imperceptible.  At only $5 from my local Trader Joe's, I guess I shouldn't expect a knockout wine.  I might try another Riesling next time as this one is very subtle.  Hey, maybe you like your Riesling's that way - if so - this one is for you.

Some info on the Pfalz region of Germany- Palatinate

Cheers

Jerry

Red Red Wine On A Sunday #147 - Sixteen Blue

Blue - yes, I'm in a Blue Mood tonight with some Blue Caps, Blue Aeroplanes and the Blue Turk

Here's the playlist:

Blue Gene Vincent
Havana 3AM
Havana 3AM

Sixteen Blue
The Replacements
Let it Be

You're Black and Blue
The Exploding Hearts
Guitar Romantic
Suggested by Tom T

Blue Light
The Hangmen
Metallic I.O.U
Suggested by Tom

Blue Light
Dirty Looks
Superdeluxe
Suggested by Jake of Jake's Inferno

Bluebell
Babes In Toyland
Fontanelle
Suggested by Joe of the Best Table in Hell

Lonely Blue Boy
Conway Twitty
The Best of Conway Twitty, Vol. 1: The Rockin' Years
Suggested by Greg of the Rock N Roll Manifesto

Blue Turk
Alice Cooper
School's Out

Uglier
Redd Kross
Researching The Blues

Protex Blue
The Clash
The Clash

Eskimo Blue Day
The Gun Club
Pastoral Hide & Seek
Suggested by Kate

My Name Is Jonas
Weezer
Blue Album
Suggested by Noland

Let's Drink
The Tanked
Tankenbrau 7"

The Descent
Bob Mould
Silver Age

Money
The Delta Riggs
Talupo Mountain Music, Vol. II (Bonus Version) - EP

Blue Monday
New Order
Qwest 7"
Suggested by El of Cassettes and Chocolate Milk

Turning Blue
Jay Reatard
Stained Circle 7"

Bluejean Bop
Gene Vincent
Capitol 7" EP

Blue Spark
X
Elektra 7"

Jacket Hangs
The Blue Aeroplanes
Ensign UK 7"

Changes
Sugar
Singles Only Label 7"

Midninght Blue
Whirlwind
Chiswick Promo 7" EP

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Koko Brown Ale from the Kona Brewing Company

The thermometer is reading 103 degrees outside, but in the dark reaches of the Pinhead Studios it is a cool 75 degrees and the Ale is flowing - this week I've cracked open a Koko Brown Ale from the Kona Brewing Company.  A friend of mine brought over a sampler case from the Kona Brewing Company, based in Maui and this one has become my favorite.  The Nut Brown ale characters pair well with the toasted coconut that the brewery uses in this brew.  Yes - I know it sounds a bit strange, but what a heavenly taste - highly recommended.

Here's some propoganda from the Kona Brewing Company -  Koko Brown

Here's the Beer Advocate Page - Koko Brown

Cheers,
Jerry

The 45, you ask?  Just got this in the mail from a listener - Noland.  It from his band the Tanked.

Get yours over here - The Tanked.

Green Vinyl goodness!

Red Red Wine On A Sunday #146 - Homelessexual

Jerry, George, Kramer, Elaine, Newman -what a bunch of characters from one of my favorite comedies.  Yep - this week is all Seinfeld.

Here's the Playlist:

Complication
The Monks
Black Monk Time

Scandalous
J.D. McPherson
Signs & Signifiers

Scapegoat Soup
New Bomb Turks
At Rope's End

Parking Lot
Coathangers
The Coathangers

Bucket of Piss
Rocket From The Crypt
Live From Camp X Ray

Spittin' Fire
The Sons of Hercules
Hits for the Misses

Remote Kontrol
The Spits
The Spits 
Brooklyn Vegan


Shining Star
Earth Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind And Fire: Greatest Hits
Suggested by Tim Pop of TimPopLive

My Baby Left Me
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory
Suggested by Boyd

Stealing People's Mail
Dead Kennedys
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Suggested by Greg Lonesome of the Rock N Roll Manifesto 

Curb Job
The Dickies
The Incredible Shrinking Dickies

Livin' Fast
The Toys
Teenline #103

Freddy And His Mother
Toys That Kill
Fambly 42

Cool Way to Live
Monks
Powerpearls Volume #7

Johnny B. Rotten
Monks
Shake Some Action Volume #5

Library Book
Faders
Rip-Off 7" rip
Worthless Trash blog post on the Faders

A Westerberg Song
The Atomic Hep Cats
Transistor

Cotton Pickin` Rocker
Polecats
Polecats Won't Die

So Pissed Off
The Nips
Bops, Babes, Booze & Bovver

Bubblegum Cancer
Graham Parker & the Figgs
The Last Rock'N'Roll Tour

Coelacanth
STaR mAPs
STaR mAPs

Midnite Snaxx
You Kill Me
Goner 7"

I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Elvis Costello
F-Beat UK 7"

Looking At You
MC5
Total Energy 7"

Homelessexual
Grandpaboy
Soundproof 7"

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2009 Four Vines Old Vine Cuvee Zinfandel

Grilling a couple of pizzas tonight and opened up a nice Zin to help inspire the topping choices.  This one is a 2009 Four Vines Zinfandel, specifically the Old Vines Cuvee.  According to the propoganda on the label "Old vines lend depth and character to layers of silky berry fruit and spice."  Hmm - yep getting both of those - this one seems very fresh with none of the prune character that I expect in Old Vine Zins - interesting, but tasty!  Love the slogan on the back label and on the cork - "Living in Zin".  Got this one at just under $10 - a bargain if you ask me.

Here's some propoganda from the Four Vines website ------  Four Vines

And their Facebook page ---- Four Vines Facebook

A nice article of the wine ----- Blog Your Wine

Had a great time at a local record swap this morning - picked up a nice vintage 45 carrier - a "Platter-Pak"  and proceeded to fill it up with Sweet UK 45s.  Yep -thats Wig Wam Bam and Action.

Cheers,
Jerry