Beer of the Week: Allagash White

Generally on Friday after work I go to my local place, the Beverage Superstore which offers free tastings from 4:30-7:00. But Paul took this weekend off due to the holiday...so I set out to find a place to fill my growler.

I realize I said I'm not a fan of wheat beers...and this is the second of two posts on wheat beers. But this is also good. And I got it yesterday on tap at Ale Yeah! in Decatur. As luck would have it, this is the week Ale Yeah! opened their growler service.


First of all, what's a growler? Just a great, cheaper way to get really fresh craft beer. More specifically it's a glass jug (usually about a half gallon) that you can purchase for about $5. Then you fill it with brew, drink it in no more than a week and get it filled again. Most breweries and many pubs offer growler service these days. And stores are now following suit. It's cheaper because you're not paying for the fancy bottling and packaging.


Ale Yeah! offers a variety of choices. It would be hard to not find something you don't like. I had heard and read good things about this witbier. So for $9 I got the Allagash White and a mix and match sixer.


The White is a traditional Belgian wheat with a crisp beginning and a sharp flavorful finish. To me the spices overpower the orange taste, but you can definitely taste everything they put in it. One thing I don't like about this style of beer is that they aren't always balanced, one sip may not be consistent with the next much less from bottle to bottle. And you can't say that about the Allagash White. 


Very good, especially in the Summer. Definitely looking forward to this growler full.

Diamond Dawgs survive, advance

The player has the post game presser and some highlights from the Diamond Dawgs sending the chickens packing. 

Today it's the gators. So do the world a favor Pallazone...and smack a damn gator!

Where there's smoke, there's Kiffin...

Even when he's innocent he's at least knee deep in a pile of crap. You've surely already heard USC (the real one) lost their appeal for leniency. However, there's evidently no truth to the rumors that the Kiffin family spent yesterday burning mattresses in protest.


When reached for comment the Trojan Jackass muttered something about bringing in Houston Nutt as a scholarship consultant.


But it could be worse KiffyBaby...you could be wearing a sweater vest...in Ohio...in the Summer.

Post Auburn Presser

Coach Perno, Zach Cone and Alex Wood talk about the win over the War Eagles.

The Dawgs take on South Carolina tonight in an elimination game. First pitch should be sometime around 7:30.

Diamond Dawgs oust Auburn - highlights

Perno's Diamond Dawgs rallied late to beat Auburn and stay alive in the SEC Tourney. Here are the highlights.

Jax is Max...but for twice the price?

A week ago I went out on a pretty firm limb and said that the WLOCP is, has and always will be the game eternally circled on the schedule. We're about to find out if the UGA Athletic Board agrees.

The University of Georgia Athletic Association’s Board of Directors will vote this morning on ticket price increases during the next six years for the Georgia-Florida football game. Regular tickets for the game in Jacksonville would rise from $40 to $60 in 2012 and rise to $70 in 2014 and $75 in 2017. Club seating would increase from $70 to $100 in 2012, $110 in 2014 and $120 in 2017. The 2012 price increase would generate an additional $1.779 million in revenue. Georgia’s total revenue for the game would increase from $3.7 million in 2011 to $6.8 million in 2017.

We've known the price hikes were likely coming. That being said, whether the value of the game matches the future prices will depend on if we can stop soiling our pants once the buses cross the border.

Diamond Dawgs: the bad, then the good

Diamond Dawgs got blanked last night by Vanderbilt, 10-0. The Commodores are one of the nation's best teams and they have a staff full of aces, but it's still embarrassing. Today we face Auburn in the loser's bracket still needing three wins to become eligible for the NCAAs. Alex Wood will go against the Tiger's Varnadore who tossed a complete game shutout against the Dawgs a couple weeks ago.


In better news though, Jonathan Taylor has been released from the Shepherd's full time care center and is determined to walk again. 

"I’ve got to re-learn my body," said Taylor, who was paralyzed in a March 6 outfield collision with teammate Zach Cone during a game against Florida State. "I’ve got to get those body parts moving again. It feels like you’re a baby again, sort of. You have to re-learn your body parts and how to get them to move again. You’ve got these therapists teaching you techniques of how to get through situations."

Taylor’s recovery process has been slow, but he has made progress. The next phase of his life began on Tuesday when he graduated from a full-time Shepherd Center patient to an adjacent apartment so he can participate in the hospital’s day program.

"You don’t want to be dependent everybody else to help you out," Taylor said. "You don’t want to become a lazy person, having to always ask for help. My plan is not to do that. I want to be as independent as I can."

Taylor’s move to the Shepherd Center’s day program is a red-letter date in his recovery.

His apartment is in the Shepherd Center’s complex, so he has easy access to the facilities to continue his physical therapy. It’s also closer to a return to familiar surroundings. The Shepherd Center is one of the best facilities in the country. But it’s still a hospital.

"For me, it was one step closer to going home," said Taylor’s teammate Chance Veazey, who was paralyzed in a motor scooter crash about a year and a half before Taylor’s accident, and also went through the Shepherd Center’s program. "It’s good feeling to know he’s going to be able to get away from the hospital bed and the room and be able to eventually go live with his mom. It’s a lot easier on yourself mentally.

"You’re just there with your family and you don’t have to deal with all the medical stuff 24-7," Veazey continued. "It’s really the first step of starting to live on your own. There’s an independence factor. Nobody’s going to come into your room all hours of the night. It’s much, much easier on you."

It's been a difficult season. And although Taylor certainly isn't the lone bright spot, he's sure a shining example of hard work and dedication.


Also, here's a link to some pictures from Taylor's graduation ceremony at Shepherd yesterday.

"Time to man up"

Dijana Kunuvac interviews incoming RB Isaiah Crowell.

With all due respect to Dean, Chad and Fletcher, the DawgPost just got more friendly on the eyes. As for Crowell, without the puppy in his hands he still is pretty media savvy. It's going to be a really fun August.

Today's lesson: APR vs PBR

One guy enters next season with the highest APR rating in the country...

Get After That Academicz Coach!!

...and another guy enters next season with the highest PBR rating in the country...

A cold can is my jam bro.

The league only has room for one. To be settled 'tween the hedges, September 10th. Stay tuned.

Marriage Alligator Castration

This internet thing might just stick. Yesterday I posed a question, and within minutes I had my answer.


Can alligators get castrated?


AthensHomerDawg says Yes!...as a matter of fact...

I really like that the proprietor didn't overstate the Casual Hero part. But anyone who will castrate a gator is a hero of epic proportions in my book.