Pot Belge

Here, my fellow bloggies, is the long awaited reveal of the Brown Bear Racer in full racing regalia. 15.7lbs of goodness. What's that? A new workbench?

They're not Dugasts, but they're damn close.
Ahh, unidirectional carbon. There's boron in there.
A more detailed post with specs will follow.

Milano-Sanremo

Milan-San Remo is upon us once again. The first "monument" of the cycling season, and the longest race of the year at 300 kilometers. A breakaway ususally forms on the slopes of the Passo del Turchino, which is roughly the half way point. The break is usually brought back on the Cipressa, leaving only the short Poggio left for the sprinters to muscle over.

Back in the day a breakaway would always survive, but in the modern day, a bunch sprint is inevitable. Pick the sprinter du jour, and there's a strong possibility he'll win MSR. With Boonen and Bettini not at 100%, and Zabel and Petacchi over the hill and aging fast, the next generation of sprinters like Bennati, Schumacher, and dare I say, Haedo will challenge for the win.

My money is on Stefan Schumacher with Baden Cooke as my dark horse. Watch out for a big attack on the Poggio by the likes of Ballan, Schleck, Flecha, and Cancellara. Watch it on Versus 5-7pm eastern on Sunday, right after Bill Dance Outdoors.

Jealous Guy

Over on Bobby Anal's blog there is talk of bands covering other band's songs. Here I submit the greatest ever cover song. Enjoy.

The Belgian Beer Post!

Hells yeah boyz, Belgian beer is where its at--rich, fruity, aromatic, malty, crazy high alcohol content, and delicious! Dubbel, triple, quadrupel, Belgian darks, all oh so good, and oh so complex. That might be because I'm home alone and buzzing slightly from an Ommegang. And the monk brewed Trappist ales are the best.

So, lets see, I've had all 3 of the Chimays, both Westmalles, and all the Trappistes Rocheforts (6, 8, and 10.) The quadrupel (10) is by far the best beer I've ever drank (ate?) And if you know this guy well enough, you know he's had his fair share of beers. Beer Advocate rates it the #7 beer in the world. The only beers with higher scores are a few IPAs, Imperial Stouts, and 2 Trappist ales from the Westvleteren Abbey. Westvleterens are rare. How rare? Think Ferrari Enzo rare, or sub 4 minute high school mile rare. That rare. Find me some and I'll be your friend.

I won't go into tasting notes on these beers--I'm too much of a novice connoisseur (does that make sense?) to fully articulate the spendor of these beers. All I can do is recommend you go out and try them. Pour them into a big red wine glass and enjoy. Fancy beers are fun because the best beers in the world only cost about $10 a bottle compared to spending 100 times that much for the world's best wines.