tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post4439787886086468204..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: The 90's Return! Taste Test: Celis WhiteThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-82984500609439197252017-10-15T00:15:51.290-05:002017-10-15T00:15:51.290-05:00Yeah. We have a landline. I'm always much mo...Yeah. We have a landline. I'm always much more surprised that more people don't have a second line. It's partly because cell service in our neighborhood was pretty terrible until about a year ago, partly because Jamie is actually in the house a good chunk of the day, partly because I really don't like taking calls on my cell at work if I can avoid it and I keep work and personal stuff pretty separated (plus my days don't usually tolerate a lot of phone time), partly because we like having a shared line where we can have parents or friends call us, partly because I don't actually have my phone on me all the time in the house but am usually in a room with a phone, partly because when we had Time Warner it would flash who was calling on the TV, and now have Google Fiber and shared voice mail and whatnot. It's not bad.<br /><br />Lucy is geriatric in dog years, but all that aside, she doesn't need more excuses for bad behavior. The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-19890719073798514532017-10-14T23:18:25.399-05:002017-10-14T23:18:25.399-05:00I don't intend this to be snarky. Is that a la...I don't intend this to be snarky. Is that a landline I spy in the background? <br /><br />Also: Isn't Lucy of age in dog years? RHPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617999946778955502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-12678437371669565782017-10-04T11:43:19.489-05:002017-10-04T11:43:19.489-05:00I admit, I was always kind of like... "why..?...I admit, I was always kind of like... "why..?" when I drank Grand Cru. I don't need a beer that seems like it's trying to fight me (and will likely win). I also probably would be a bit more skeptical about some of their fruit-laced beers, but I dunno. I'd give them a shot. I recall liking Raspberry okay. But my favorites were White and Pale Rider. The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-69409654554173218812017-10-04T09:15:12.188-05:002017-10-04T09:15:12.188-05:00I'll try it! And I don't think it's j...I'll try it! And I don't think it's just a matter of "I can't go back". It's a little more like having picked your favorite color from only 8 or 9 choices, then being shown a couple of hundred choices and being asked whether you still want to hold onto your original pick as being your favorite. Granted, you don't have to pick one favorite beer, but when you only drink so much beer in any given week, and you're rotating through even a group of selected favorites- that still puts less money in the pocket of the Celis brewery. Back in the day, Celis might have been one of my top 3 or 4 beers. Now, at best it's gonna be somewhere amongst a top twenty, I'm spending money on) In their favor, I think the beer drinking market itself has grown much bigger as the variety and interest has increased. But I wanna support those guys! Even back in the day, though Celis White was less of a favorite for me than Grand Cru (which I haven't seen back on the shelves yet). J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-81017202810740300652017-10-03T17:15:13.261-05:002017-10-03T17:15:13.261-05:00They *have* been doing a lot of outreach (I don...They *have* been doing a lot of outreach (I don't know if you noticed I mentioned they were giving away samples at HEB), but it's all for nothing if the potential audience decides "for reasons having nothing to do with taste, cost, availability, I am not drinking this beer."<br /><br />You know, I frankly thought the Celis White was as good or better than any beer I've tried from a local brewery, and I like stuff from 512, Hops and Grains and others. Granted, White fits my beer pallette kinda perfectly, but you aren't the first person I've heard say "well, I can't go back" or "it's competing in a tough market and therefore something something and I can't buy it". Which I don't really get. <br /><br />As near as I can tell, everyone is afraid they'll find out they were wrong about something in the 90's - but I found out: nope, this is actually a good beer. How nice.<br />The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-55257562016467024722017-10-03T16:40:16.908-05:002017-10-03T16:40:16.908-05:00I remember the Celis beers fondly, but I haven'...I remember the Celis beers fondly, but I haven't picked any up since the re-release. I'm a little afraid to, I think. Back when I was drinking them (the 90's), they were one of the rare domestic beers on the market that tasted different than the rest (and most domestics were pretty damn similar- even Shiner Bock was differentiated more on the basis of color than taste). I remember drinking a Bass, Guinness, or Sam Adams when I wanted something better. But Celis was from Texas. Hell, it was from Austin. I went on their brewery tour during law school, and the people who worked there were great. I was sad when it got bought and subsequently closed.<br />But now they're re-entering a very saturated beer market with many, many different kinds of good beers available (some hoppy, but by no means all). They're going to have to get aggressive pretty quickly and release some new beers unless they just want to cruise on nostalgia and become a lower end brand.<br />I wish them the best.<br />But I'm worried about trying to go back...<br />J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-91915698258825962072017-10-02T10:43:03.977-05:002017-10-02T10:43:03.977-05:00You know, that explains a bit of why I was of the ...You know, that explains a bit of why I was of the opinion the flavor was "bolder" than, say, Blue Moon. It's tough to say "yeah, it was a zing to it," because that could give the wrong impression, but I'm betting that the coriander is what gave it that extra punch.<br /><br />No idea what their distribution will be, but I hope it's at least across the state.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-47132625241425378572017-10-02T06:25:51.567-05:002017-10-02T06:25:51.567-05:00Coriander = cilantro seeds.
I didn't much lik...Coriander = cilantro seeds.<br /><br />I didn't much like Belgian when Celis White was first around, but do now, so it will be interesting to see if I dig it if I ever come across a bottle.<br /><br />Glad to see the taste test return!horus kemwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984916074697401382noreply@blogger.com