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Show Notes - Week of January 20, 2020

26/1/2020

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It was a slow week, but at least it was warm enough to ride again. Nothing really profound to report, not a lot of reading, a couple of beers, and a few words. I probably could have deferred the post until next week, but I would like to reinforce the habit of regular writing. So for what it is worth, let's do this thing. 
New Beers:
The first new beer this week was the Retrospectrum Pale Ale from Cabin Brewing. Cabin was co-founded by Haydon Dewes, a former co-worker. It is great to see someone move into a drastically different industry and be successful right from the start. This was my second beer from Cabin, and they have both been really good, and you can definitely see Haydon's attention to detail in their offerings. Retrospectrum was just a bit citrusy, and a bit malty, and had a nice flavor. Plus the can was super cool. (3.75 / 5)

The second was the Dark Gate porter from Legend 7. I had a Legend 7 a couple weeks back and commented on the great label art. This one had great art as well, plus it was a really well constructed porter. Too many times in recent years porters have been weighed down with chocolate or coffee, but this was just a nice, straight up porter. (3.75 / 5)
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New Words:
A small handful of words this week. I have been flagging a lot of words in my readings of "War and Peace" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". I should enter those soon, or my entry for the last week of December when I finish both books will be enormously long. 

philology
[fəˈläləjē]
NOUN
  1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.

​kaftan
[ˈkaftən, ˈkafˌtan]
NOUN
  1. a man's long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East.

excrescence
[ˌikˈskresəns]
NOUN
  1. a distinct outgrowth on a human or animal body or on a plant, especially one that is the result of disease or abnormality.
  2. an unattractive or superfluous addition or feature.
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