Last Monday I made some Irish oatmeal. Sometimes I toast the oats first, sometimes I just skip that step and go straight to the boil. Was thinking about Maypo for some reason and thought why not add Royal Crown Maple Finished whisky midway during the boil to add flavor. I mentioned the whiskey here. It does smell very much like Maypo. Well that did not work out. When the oatmeal was done it didn't really have much of a maple taste. Despite being cooked for awhile, it may not have lost all of its alcohol.
Beers in the Fridge:
Bought Genesee Cream Ale for some reason, nostalgia? It was not bad at all, was cheap and at 5.2% ABV and 12 IBUs it is easy to drink. I read one review of the beer giving the can an A-plus and the beer a B-minus. I don't much care about the packaging unless it is an overly busy design or the beer had a punny sounding name. I only read the reviews after buying it. It was a impulse buy. Brewed in Rochester, NY. There is a brewery tour, but probably not of the main brewery. See Genesee Brew House
Harpoon is another brewery from which I have had many a nice beer. This one, a Rye IPA is a bit strong for me. I was thinking it would be like drinking a piece of rye bread. Nope I was wrong. It reminded me of Sixpoint Ale's Resin, but is only 6.9%ABV and 70 IBUs compared to Resin's 9.1%ABV and 103 IBUs.
