A CH Belgium Beer Drinker’s Tale 

Asleep at the Keyboard went to Belgium and drank a lot. Here’s his report.

Our last brewery tour was at Cantillion as my friend convinced me I needed to see a lambic brewery. Aside from a walk-in cooler and 3 new bright tanks for fruit beers, there did not seem to be a single bit of equipment that was less than 50 years old! It was amazing to see canvas belt driven pumps, mash paddles, grain mills, etc. The crowning masterpiece was the riveted copper coolship which gleamed like new!

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The 9 Beers You Need To Drink Now, According To ‘The Beer Goddess’ | VinePair

“Yes, there are other Belgians that are higher rated, more rare, etc., but when I am in Belgium and I’ve had my fill of sampling all the rest, I always defer to Duvel,” Morrison says. “It has more hop profile than many Belgian beers, and as a hop head, I can’t go too long without a fix.”

Source: The 9 Beers You Need To Drink Now, According To ‘The Beer Goddess’ | VinePair

Damien Rice: Paris sidewalk concert

Back in the summer of 2015, Irish troubadour Damien Rice gave a surprise late night concert on a Paris sidewalk. Despite Rice’s hoarse voice, and the occasional banging and clanking noise from his roadies hauling equipment, this petit concert video is quite beautiful. Listen to Damien’s french fans singing his english lyrics, as one unseen fan provides occasional excellent harmonies (was actress/singer/collaborator  Mélanie Laurent among the crowd?) Love it.

Chanson Du Jour “Les Feuilles Mortes”

Chanson Du Jour 10/30/2016 Yves Montand – Les Feuilles Mortes

Looking outside the cafe window on Blackstone Boulevard, multi-colored leaves are swirling about Lippit Park. Autumn seems fully arrived, and this beautiful melody came to mind.

“The Autumn Leaves” is a jazz standard covered by Harry James, Doris Day, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and many others.

The song originated in France in 1941 as “Les Feuilles Mortes.”  It was composed by Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet French Jacques Prévert.

The song and was made popular by the cool singing Yves Montand.  This clip appears to be from a film – if you know the title, please leave a comment.

Eating off the floor: Modern Paris apartment’s floor becomes the dining table 


It gives another meaning to ‘eating off the floor.’

 

We’re admittedly fond of interior spaces that attempt to bring in a bit of nature inside. While it may be a bit clichéd, the tree planted inside is one of the most oft used natural elements of this kind. This modern apartment in Paris’ twentieth arrondissment has what looks like a faux-tree, but it does have a striking design where the living room floor becomes the kitchen’s cantilevered dining table.

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