Wraiths In The Dark, session notes from the Rogue

Ghostly swell, 47th Street OCMD. 10/25/2018

   Savings time almost done. If I'm not in the water by 5:45 pm at the very earliest, darkness envelopes everything in a blink. Perfect example...last week. In the water just before 6, within fifteen minutes, the thigh-high swell shoved sets through that were nothing more than wraiths in the dark. Caught inside or passed by before I could gain position. Managed one late take-off that ended in a ride that sank shortly thereafter. Plenty of paddle-time though. Got wet. Always good. Even in near pitch blackness.
    "Well, another Halloween has come and gone." -Charlie Brown
Signs of the coming of Standard Time. Add to the shorter days. Colder evenings. Dropping water temps. Atlantic's now in the lower 60s. Surf has calmed as has Hurricane Season. Surf more due to surrounding storm fronts cruisin' through. Some befitting brews out there to combat the harvest chill and surrounding spooks...

Too much drink usually means a destiny with a pole.
St Michaels, MD 10/20/2018

My annual Oktoberfest

brewski. Paulaner's Marzen

at 5.8% ABV. Poured a clear

amber with about a finger

 puff head. Good carbonation,

thin lacing. Notes of malt

and toffee. Light hop finish at

24 IBUs. Rated a B.

Witches wrath. St.Michaels Highway, 10/20/2018

Backyard bonfire, Lookout Point. 10/20/2018

Burley Oak put out the 

perfect autumn Sour. Carrot

Cake JREAM. 4.4% ABV, 6.0

IBUs. Drank like tart cinnamon-

spice in a glass. Poured a cloudy

orange. Thin white head
with notes of fruited carrots

and cinnamon. Rated an A.

Trick or Treat in Berlin, MD
was pretty hard to beat. Especially
when pulled in tow by a 4-year old.

The Pumpkin Beer aptly

named for All Hallows Eve.

Two Roads Brewing's

Roadsmary's Baby. Rum barrel

aged for depth. Poured a hazy

brownish amber with a thin

white head. Aromas of vanilla

and spice. Light pumpkin. 

Flavors of malt, allspice, 

nutmeg, with rum in the 

background. Lighter pumpkin.

A fair brew for the season.

6.8% ABV, approx. 20 IBUs. 

Rated a B-.