Time To Make The Donuts, from the Rogue's notebook.

Nuthin' says "Countdown To Summer" like the approaching Maryland crab season.
Local seafood house Crabs To Go, gittin' ready for the coming bushels. 3/2/2021

   Weather's warmin' up. Area's startin' to open up. Crabs season's comin' up. Even the ocean's heatin' up...already in the mid 40s. Surfin's 'round the corner. Feelin' it. Alarm's goin' off. Time to make the donuts. Got the Florida practice run closing in fast. We are in dire need. Done with the rain, the wind, the cold. 

Clean and green, even if it is shorebreak.  Malibu beach, 3/14/2021.

   Hold me over brews. A couple warmers. Been a while since a 3 Floyds came into my possession. Gift from my Bro...In-Law. A premier Hazy IPA from one of Indiana's premier breweries, Barbarian Haze. Hazy gold pour with a thick, foamy, off-white head. Abundant aromas of pineapple, mango, even cantaloupe. Signature hop grapefruit preceded a malty sweetness in the background. From the first swig the feel was silky smooth, with juicy grapefruit, more tropical pineapple, mango, and orange. Tangy. Like the aroma, a sweet malt balance. Moderately bitter (63 IBUs) and refreshingly dry finish. 6.5% means imbibed with care. Regardless, the sixer will be easy to finish. Gave it an A-/A rating.

The next bottle of suds was brewed specifically to overcome the nastiness of winter's hold.  Courtesy the Orkney Islands, the Orkney Brewery. Skull Splitter Scotch Ale. It's namesake, Thorfinn Einaresson- the 7th Viking Jarl of Orkney. At 8.3% ABV, if abused (ie. excessive drykkja), it will most certainly split your skull wide open. Poured a dark red-amber, with a khaki, 2-finger, dense head. Aromas of dried fruit. Figs. Molasses. Spice. Tasted of roasted malts. Toffee. Some breadiness. Semi-sweetness in the finish with a balancing 23 IBU bitterness. Kinda Belgianesk (is that a word?). Viking worthy. Another A-/A rating.

"When the desire for a drink
causes revolutions and the
death of kings one realizes
that for Vikings, drinking
was more than just gulping
beverages: it was a beloved
aspect of their age-old culture
they would rather fight and
die for than give up."
-Lyonel Perabo, BIVROST