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    <title>Shorter, Easier Domain Name</title>
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    <published>2010-03-09T18:42:40Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:06:41Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[We recently added a new domain alias to Leisure Nouveau, so that all of us (including myself) no longer need to remember how to spell the damn thing.&nbsp; The new domain name, LNouv.com, is easy to remember, easy to type,...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[We recently added a new domain alias to Leisure Nouveau, so that all of us (including myself) no longer need to remember how to spell the damn thing.&nbsp; The new domain name, LNouv.com, is easy to remember, easy to type, and fun to say.Next week we plan to return to a Monday, Wednesday, Friday publishing schedule again.&nbsp; Expect to see some interesting interviews, lifestyle articles, coffee and wine reviews, and even some articles about travel.&nbsp; Thank you all for your patience, and we at Leisure Nouveau are very sorry we've]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2010/03/shorter-easier-domain-name-1.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Widmer Brother&apos;s Reserve Cherry Oak Doppelbock</title>
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    <published>2009-10-23T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:44:48Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Years ago, Widmer Brothers' Hefeweizen was the only microbrew available on tap around here, and I drank a lot of it.&nbsp; Later on, I realized to my dismay how many drinking-man-hours I'd wasted on my poor tastebuds, and I...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[ Years ago, Widmer Brothers' Hefeweizen was the only microbrew available on tap around here, and I drank a lot of it.&nbsp; Later on, I realized to my dismay how many drinking-man-hours I'd wasted on my poor tastebuds, and I haven't really forgiven Widmer for that affront.&nbsp; To this day, I approach all of their brews with skepticism.&nbsp; After all, this is a "microbrewery" that sold part of its soul to Anheuser-Busch!&nbsp; As far as craft breweries go, Widmer Brothers is big, big big.So I wasn't expecting a lot from]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/10/widmer-brothers-reserve-cherry-oak-doppelbock.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Wild River Brewery&apos;s Wild #1</title>
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    <published>2009-10-21T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:15:41Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[I was at the local Wild River pizzaria a couple of weeks ago, and was just in time to get one of the first samples of their new special release, the Wild #1.&nbsp; This is a very fascinating beer: it's...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[I was at the local Wild River pizzaria a couple of weeks ago, and was just in time to get one of the first samples of their new special release, the Wild #1.&nbsp; This is a very fascinating beer: it's a Belgian-style sour ale made with several berries, a Belgian yeast, and perhaps some kind of brettanomyces culture to spice things up.&nbsp; It's aged one year in oak, and is a limited release, so you'll have to get to one of their pubs soon if you'd like to try it.&nbsp;]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/10/wild-river-brewerys-wild-1.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Monster Beverage Co. Throws Weight Around</title>
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    <published>2009-10-20T19:52:27Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:23Z</updated>

    <summary> As seen on Beernews.org and the Mutineer Magazine Blog, Monster Beverage Co., the makers of Monster Energy Drink, are going after Rock Art Brewery, a small Vermont brewer for naming one of their beers &quot;Vermonster.&quot; Is this really what...</summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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         As seen on Beernews.org and the Mutineer Magazine Blog, Monster Beverage Co., the makers of Monster Energy Drink, are going after Rock Art Brewery, a small Vermont brewer for naming one of their beers &quot;Vermonster.&quot; Is this really what a giant corporation should be doing? Watch the video and feel disgusted, folks. <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/10/monster-beverage-co-throws-weight-around.html">...</a>
        
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    <title>Baron Brewing Über-Weiße</title>
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    <published>2009-09-25T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:21:17Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[The Über-Weiße from Baron Brewing is a hearty beer.&nbsp; Their website calls it a Weizenstarkbier, which we'd call a wheat doppelbock, and it stands up to the name.&nbsp; It pours dark and opaque with a thin tan head what proved...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[The Über-Weiße from Baron Brewing is a hearty beer.&nbsp; Their website calls it a Weizenstarkbier, which we'd call a wheat doppelbock, and it stands up to the name.&nbsp; It pours dark and opaque with a thin tan head what proved to have little retention, and on the nose it is an orchestra of roasted malts, banana, coffee, and chocolate.It lives up to its appearance, with a thick, hearty mouth feel with a lively effervescence.&nbsp; The yeast gives off notes of banana, which mingle happily with the chocolatey, roasted-coffee flavors that]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/baron-brewing-uber-weisse.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Local Dish: Best &quot;New&quot; Brew in Town?</title>
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    <published>2009-09-24T19:44:31Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-24T19:46:52Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[This is just a quick note to direct your attention to my first article on The Local Dish, which is a review of the Caldera Tap House in Ashland, Oregon.&nbsp; You can read it here!...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[This is just a quick note to direct your attention to my first article on The Local Dish, which is a review of the Caldera Tap House in Ashland, Oregon.&nbsp; You can read it here!]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/the-local-dish-best-new-brew-in-town.html">...</a>
        
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    <title>Leffe Brune on Draft at the Gypsy!</title>
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    <published>2009-09-23T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:03:57Z</updated>

    <summary> After a long wait, the Gypsy Blues Bar finally has Leffe Brune on tap. This is a brown abbey ale whose blonde counterpart is a pretty popular beer in these parts, but it&apos;s always a treat to get something...</summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[ After a long wait, the Gypsy Blues Bar finally has Leffe Brune on tap. This is a brown abbey ale whose blonde counterpart is a pretty popular beer in these parts, but it's always a treat to get something like this from a keg.&nbsp; It pours a translucent dark brown with a thick off-white head that leaves behind a good deal of lacing.&nbsp; The nose is malty and nutty, with the banana-like aroma so common of Leffe's beers, promising a hearty dose of Belgian goodness with every sip.Indeed, the]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/leffe-brune-on-draft-at-the-gypsy.html">...</a>
        
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    <title>Bear Republic Pete Brown&apos;s Tribute Ale</title>
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    <published>2009-09-21T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-18T19:47:02Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Bear Republic's Pete Brown's Tribute Ale, an award-winning beer, was quite a bit more than I was anticipating.&nbsp; Thinking I was just about to encounter your standard brown ale, I was perplexed when it poured a deep ruby-brown, barely translucent...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[Bear Republic's Pete Brown's Tribute Ale, an award-winning beer, was quite a bit more than I was anticipating.&nbsp; Thinking I was just about to encounter your standard brown ale, I was perplexed when it poured a deep ruby-brown, barely translucent enough for a hint of light to shine through it.&nbsp; It has a thin tan-white head with big bubbles and moderate retention, and a burly aroma that fills the nose with strong molasses, roasted barley, and definite coffee notes.&nbsp; This is not your average brown ale.&nbsp; This is more like]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/bear-republic-pete-browns-tribute-ale.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Laurelwood Wry Pale Ale Hits the Spot</title>
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    <published>2009-09-18T19:26:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-18T19:38:55Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ When I first popped open the bottle of Laurelwood Wry Pale Ale, I didn't know what to expect.&nbsp; There have been a lot of rye beers on the market lately, and most of them do a nice job of...]]></summary>
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        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
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        <![CDATA[ When I first popped open the bottle of Laurelwood Wry Pale Ale, I didn't know what to expect.&nbsp; There have been a lot of rye beers on the market lately, and most of them do a nice job of bringing out the bitter astringency of rye without completely overrunning the rest of the beer.&nbsp; So I didn't know what to expect, but I had high hopes for this Laurelwood brew.&nbsp; It pours a beautiful, clear gold with a nearly white head that has quite good retention.&nbsp; On the nose]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/laurelwood-wry-pale-ale-hits-the-spot.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Moustache in Winter </title>
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    <published>2009-09-16T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-11T16:28:14Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[Let's go back in time to 1183 AD, to the setting of that Peter O'Toole classic, The Lion in Winter.&nbsp; Europe was rather chilly, and neither coffee nor tea had yet to be introduced to England, nor had hops yet...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[Let's go back in time to 1183 AD, to the setting of that Peter O'Toole classic, The Lion in Winter.&nbsp; Europe was rather chilly, and neither coffee nor tea had yet to be introduced to England, nor had hops yet been introduced to beer.&nbsp; One imagines that mornings would have been pretty dreary, because poor old Henry II couldn't even get a mimosa (no oranges, no Champagne!), and his hot braggot would have been flavored with heather or nettles or something unpleasant like that.&nbsp; It's really no wonder he had]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/the-moustache-in-winter.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Stash Super Irish Breakfast (Oh No!)</title>
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    <id>tag:www.leisurenouveau.com,2009://1.114</id>

    <published>2009-09-14T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-11T16:03:21Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[There occasionally comes a time in life when one is forced to retreat from the ceremony of loose leaf tea and embrace, if even for a short sojourn, the convenience of bagged tea.&nbsp; As your loyal correspondent, I have spent...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[There occasionally comes a time in life when one is forced to retreat from the ceremony of loose leaf tea and embrace, if even for a short sojourn, the convenience of bagged tea.&nbsp; As your loyal correspondent, I have spent the last couple of years searching for a worthy tea bag so that you, dear reader, wouldn't have to, and I do believe I've found it.&nbsp; Stash Super Irish Breakfast is a swarthy, strong black tea that makes up for the customary blandness of tea bags by throwing away subtlety]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/stash-super-irish-breakfast-oh-no.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Pillagers Pale Ale and the Churchill Gene</title>
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    <id>tag:www.leisurenouveau.com,2009://1.113</id>

    <published>2009-09-11T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-11T01:11:11Z</updated>

    <summary>This afternoon as I sat back to enjoy a few pints of beer, I cracked open a bottle of Three Skulls Ales&apos; Pillagers Pale, which poured a rich, slightly cloudy gold and produced a wonderful off-white head that proved to...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[This afternoon as I sat back to enjoy a few pints of beer, I cracked open a bottle of Three Skulls Ales' Pillagers Pale, which poured a rich, slightly cloudy gold and produced a wonderful off-white head that proved to have good retention and a lovely, solid lacing.&nbsp; As I leaned forward to sniff the beer, I contemplated the recently discovered "G-variant", or Churchill gene, which apparently causes alcohol to have more of a creativity-inspiring opiate effect instead of instilling that common sottish idiocy we've all seen so often before.&nbsp;]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/pillagers-pale-ale-and-the-churchill-gene.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Plinking at the Raven&apos;s Eye</title>
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    <published>2009-09-09T21:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:33:22Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[It's been nearly a year since Mr Maujean and I have reported on our drinking-and-airgun experiments, and when we last spoke about it we discussed the unsuitability of cigars as an accompaniment to shooting.&nbsp; Well, it was a hot summer...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[It's been nearly a year since Mr Maujean and I have reported on our drinking-and-airgun experiments, and when we last spoke about it we discussed the unsuitability of cigars as an accompaniment to shooting.&nbsp; Well, it was a hot summer day, and I had an imperial stout to review, so I thought it would be nice if I could just sip the stout while I was doing something else.&nbsp; I've always thought that a really nice stout has a range of flavors that develop as the beer warms up, and]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/plinking-at-the-ravens-eye.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Mad Belgian from Mad River Brewing</title>
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    <id>tag:www.leisurenouveau.com,2009://1.112</id>

    <published>2009-09-07T13:06:06Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:44:35Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[The Mad Belgian is the new seasonal release from Mad River Brewing, following in the footsteps of Serious Madness and Double Dread, both earlier this year.&nbsp; This new release is a Belgian-style golden ale, one of my favorite varieties, so...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
    </author>
    
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        <![CDATA[The Mad Belgian is the new seasonal release from Mad River Brewing, following in the footsteps of Serious Madness and Double Dread, both earlier this year.&nbsp; This new release is a Belgian-style golden ale, one of my favorite varieties, so I was really looking forward to trying it.&nbsp; I've had a couple of bottles now, and have formed a pretty solid opinion.&nbsp; The beer pours a hazy, deep gold, and is translucent with very tiny, champagne-like bubbles.&nbsp; It has a finely-textured, slightly off-white head, but unlike a traditional Belgian golden]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/the-mad-belgian-from-mad-river-brewing.html">...</a>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The Nanny State Attacks!  Flavored Cigarette Ban &amp; Big Tobacco</title>
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    <id>tag:www.leisurenouveau.com,2009://1.111</id>

    <published>2009-09-04T20:16:03Z</published>
    <updated>2009-09-04T20:31:47Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[On June 22nd, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act, a very nanny-state sort of assault on smokers.&nbsp; One of the strangest elements of the act is the banning of flavored cigarettes, including cloves and...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Erik Arneson</name>
        <uri>http://www.leisurenouveau.com/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[On June 22nd, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act, a very nanny-state sort of assault on smokers.&nbsp; One of the strangest elements of the act is the banning of flavored cigarettes, including cloves and fruity things, but excluding menthol.&nbsp; This can't come as much of a surprise, as apparently Philip-Morris was one of the big corporate backers of the new law.&nbsp; It's a big law, and there's a lot to sort through, but the odd paragraph in question is Section 907.a.1.A, which reads:Beginning 3]]> <a href="http://www.leisurenouveau.com/2009/09/the-nanny-state-attacks-flavored-cigarette-ban-big-tobacco.html">...</a>
        
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