http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog from the twisted minds of snm Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:38:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a long day. My weekend scavenging plans were thrown for a loop when I drove out to ABC used auto parts out Pearl City way on Saturday, to see a dumpster truck and HFD ladder truck in the road. Looks like the dumpster had snagged the lowest cables on ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/03/07/scavenging/ Just got back into Sapporo from three days of boarding in Niseko following three days of bus-tripping out to Sapporo Kokusai.  Pretty much every day was going off at Kokusai, with between 4 and 8cm of new stuff to ride every day.  On the first day there was a pretty ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/03/07/powder-fest/ What? More beer? This time another Hitachino variety I haven't had yet, the XH. Labeled as matured in sake casks. Pours cloudy dark brown with extremely strong head. Sorry, I passed out before I could write a review so my thoughts are a bit cloudy on it. I blame the ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/27/beer-is-good-hitachino-xh/ Catching up on a past brew here! Seasonal brew, pours with small head, very dark. Pretty strong roasted flavor, pretty effervescent feel on tongue, dry, lingering bitter from the roast. I like, but not an intensely complex beer. 5.3% ABV, not high. 3 out of 4 dark roast monkeys. http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/27/beer-is-good-mctarnahans-humbugr-winter-ale/ Now that's a freaky way to wake up, civil defense sirens going off at 6AM, lieing in bed a bit disoriented trying to figure out if its test day, but thats a few days away. Turn the radio on and the siren is for real. A tsunami warning has been issued ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/27/freaky-awakening/ Flying out to Sapporo for snowboarding tomorrow.  Will hit an onsen this weekend, then session Kokusai and wherever else all week and hit Niseko the weekend after.  It was -20C and dumping snow in town a couple of weeks ago, but it has returned to just below freezing now.  There ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/24/off-to-hokkaido-again/ Discovered at Foodland Farms this Hitachino variety I haven't seen elsewhere. Pours with a pretty good head, cloudy medium dark brown. Touch floral aroma and hint of spices but not strongly hoppy. There's some sour in there, and a bit of lingering bitter. Reading the label tells of vanilla, corriander, ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/24/beer-is-good-hitachino-commerative-ale-2009/ There is no better way to antangonize anything than to threaten it's food, and us humans are no exception. So it was this Saturday evening at Windward Mall IHOP. I had heard rumours of bad service, but I had no idea until experiencing it first hand. This night after a ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/22/ihopping-mad/ Popped into the newly remodeled and opened Foodland Farms at Aina Haina. It's kind of a mini "Whole Paycheck" market. They borrowed a lot of aspects with the areas of higher end products, deli, and prepared foods, but not quite as extensive. The beer selection is also pretty good with some ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/21/beer-is-good-sierra-nevada-bigfoot-ale/ Dave tells me that the day after Valentine's is Black Day in Korea. It supposed to be a day for singles, but I think its a total different meaning for the poor bloke we came across on the trail up St. Louis. Literally. Late this afternoon met up with Kevyn and ... http://www.studionewmedia.com/blog/2010/02/16/black-day/