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Went down to Davis square to go to Downtown Wine and Spirits, only to find out that the Bolivian beer I was seeking is no longer imported into the US. It was really good to, very very unique and like nothing I have ever tasted, so I had to settle with buying a few new local MA beers that I never new existed, which is odd because I know my local beer pretty well. I also picked up some other interesting beers, a few Russian ones that I have never tried, they are pretty similar to Baltika, and then some Ukrainian beer that is decent. But he prize find was some Kilikia beer, from Armenia. Named after the famed Kilikia or sometimes spelled Cilicia part of Armenia, which If I am not mistaked was given to the Turks by the French sometime after the second Armenian Genocide.
So I was pretty reluctant to try this brew, seeing as how it had lots of "Floaties" in it, which I assume might be unfiltered yeast, only problem is, I brew my own unfiltered beer, and consumed many unfiltered beers, and have never seen yeast or solid particles floating around, normally it is just a light haze or sludge at the bottom, but I tried it and it was interesting. Very grainy and very similar to run of the mill Belgian lagers, like Stella Artois or thier eastern european knock offs like some of the Baltikas and such, but I must say it was decent and a bit sweeter, and probably not the freshest beer, but worth the try.
Speaking of Armenia, that is a place that I have wanted to visit for a while now, I just think that it is a fascinating place, it was the first Christian country and recently celebrated its 2000th anniverasry of being a christian land. Its history and religion are so interesting, it is locked in a Persian/ Arab/ Islamic part of the world and yet has maintained its Christian identity. It has ancient ties to Iran, yet has taken a very different path. It is very unique, they have been invaded by just about every major civilization over the years such as the Persians, Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, Byzantium, Arabs, Seljuqs, Mongols, Tatars, the Ottomans, and the Soviets, suffered through some terrible genocides during the 20th century that most people just don't care to aknowledge. And yet they still maintian thier identity and pride and will strongly defend it. There is a large oretty much unnoticed Armenian population around the world, there are more Armenians living abroad than in thier home land. They are some of the nicest and most generous people that I have ever met, especialy Anahit. Talk about a nice lady, you couldnt visit here without leaving with some type of gift, be it candy, book, or story. I was lucky enough to interview many first and second generation Armenian imigrants for a big project I did once, and met many of them first hand. All were very very nice people.
But I think I will start another post where my thoughts are going with this.
So I was pretty reluctant to try this brew, seeing as how it had lots of "Floaties" in it, which I assume might be unfiltered yeast, only problem is, I brew my own unfiltered beer, and consumed many unfiltered beers, and have never seen yeast or solid particles floating around, normally it is just a light haze or sludge at the bottom, but I tried it and it was interesting. Very grainy and very similar to run of the mill Belgian lagers, like Stella Artois or thier eastern european knock offs like some of the Baltikas and such, but I must say it was decent and a bit sweeter, and probably not the freshest beer, but worth the try.
Speaking of Armenia, that is a place that I have wanted to visit for a while now, I just think that it is a fascinating place, it was the first Christian country and recently celebrated its 2000th anniverasry of being a christian land. Its history and religion are so interesting, it is locked in a Persian/ Arab/ Islamic part of the world and yet has maintained its Christian identity. It has ancient ties to Iran, yet has taken a very different path. It is very unique, they have been invaded by just about every major civilization over the years such as the Persians, Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, Byzantium, Arabs, Seljuqs, Mongols, Tatars, the Ottomans, and the Soviets, suffered through some terrible genocides during the 20th century that most people just don't care to aknowledge. And yet they still maintian thier identity and pride and will strongly defend it. There is a large oretty much unnoticed Armenian population around the world, there are more Armenians living abroad than in thier home land. They are some of the nicest and most generous people that I have ever met, especialy Anahit. Talk about a nice lady, you couldnt visit here without leaving with some type of gift, be it candy, book, or story. I was lucky enough to interview many first and second generation Armenian imigrants for a big project I did once, and met many of them first hand. All were very very nice people.
But I think I will start another post where my thoughts are going with this.