I know, I know.  It’s not wine - it’s beer that I am babbling about today.  But as I type this I am having glass #1 of some Tisdale Cab Sav, which incidentally is still on sale at QFC for $3.99 a bottle.  Oley!

I wanted to mention two of my favorite beers, which I tend to also enjoy on occasion - if the mood strikes.  And also mention a new beer, well new to me anyway, that I think is very much worth mentioning.  I tend to be a German Hefeweizen fan - mainly the unfiltered kind, and my most favorite is Franziskaner.  Here in Seattle I have only found it in some bars - although they may have it at Bottleworks in Wallingford.  So typically I just get it as a nice treat when I do the bar thing here in West Seattle.  The West5 carries it.

My second favorite beer is called Ur-Weisse which is made by Ayinger.  They actually make several beers that I equally love - all hefeweizens.  I used to buy these at Bottleworks also but recently I discovered that QFC carries them as well so I just get it there.  I fell in love with this beer after having tried it at an Octoberfest in Levenworth.

Lastly, I recently tried a beer called Shocktop that is carried at the mini-mart around the corner from me.  It’s a nice, light citrous beer - a “Belgian white” made by Anheuser-Busch.  I noted some pretty lackluster reviews of it online but I think that they were mostly beer snobs doing the reviewing.  If you want a real light and refreshing beer that isn’t piss water give Shocktop a try…it’s one of the better beers I’ve tried recently.