OudErnest

Couldn't agree more. In fact 90% of Magic Hat's beers are novelty beers IMO. More importantly they use the crappy Ringwood yeast that gives off the flawed diacetyl flavor (buttered popcorn)- http://beerme.com/diacetyl.php . If they used a cleaner yeast strain their beers would be much better. While the #9 gets decent but not great reviews on Beer Advocate the brewery as a whole gets very mediocre reviews which I feel is due to the gimmicky beers and bad yeast strain. Bottom line: if you're going to go so far out you rway to bring in coffee from Intelligentsia coffee you can do better than Magi

There are beets in it from what I've read but my guess is that color is the result of food coloring or added sugar and fruit (or beet) syrup Natural beet would ferment out and leave little color unless used in enormous proportions, which in turn would boost the abv. Wacko is only 4.5% abv so my guess is artificial coloring and flavoring. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/96/48190

a truly wonderful weekend of music, art and theater. I can't really add anything more than what's already been said. I've seen Wilco over twenty times and Tweedy maybe three or four and these past two performances were top notch. Nels Cline Singers was delightful as was the Baseball Project, Vetiver and Autumn Defense. We camped with our 9 and 4 yr-old girls so we didn't get to see everything as we didn't want to push it as we were looking at very long days for them already. That said I commend the organizers for the kid friendly scene. Really enjoyed the exhibits at MassMoca as well. Now to m

Here are the articles BTW: http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=6069 http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=7f5a5c56-...7b-d620336aa69d

Actually, I was disappointed in the Hartford Courant review. I think Eric Danton was the only one in the audience with sound issues. In fact, many people, including Jeff Tweedy, commented on how nice the sound was. Even giving Mr. Danton the benefit of the doubt about the sound in the opening moments of the show, which is a stretch, does it really deserve to be the lead in to the story? It made it seem like there were major issues with the show. Ditto for his comments on the "empty" Oakdale show, which he also mentions in the first paragraph. If you can find it online, check out his misinform

Don't overlook the wonderful Modern Apizza on State St. It's as old, and as good, as Pepe's or Sally's on Wooster St and it opens at 1:00 on Sunday versus 4:00 for the others. It's also less expensive than the others and much easier to get into to but, again, every bit as good or better (it's where the locals get their New Haven Apizza ("Ah-beets"). It's about a 15 minute walk from the Shubert. Bru Room At Bar has very good pie (pizza) as well and it's a brewpub. It's around the corner from the Shubert. Rudy's rocks and they have a Belgian Frites (french fries) counter in the bar w/many sauces

I have one extra ticket, mezzanine E-23, at cost ($40 which includes service fees). Email ernest_lambic@hotmail.com if you're interested.

I personally feel that Modern Apizza ("ah-beets") is the best in town but you can't go wrong with Pepe's Apizza, Sally's Apizza or the newcomer Bru Room at Bar either. Bar is closest to the Shubert, only about a two minute walk, and their pizza is very good and it's a brewpub as well. Rudy's is less than a 10 minute walk and Louie's Lunch does make amazing burgers but I believe they're closed on Sundays. Bentara, about a 10 minute walk & several blocks south of the Shubert in the Ninth Squaree district, is a fabulous Malaysian restaurant as well. If you're into art the Yale Art Gallery a