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![A BEER-VALUATION: 21st Amendment’s Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Beer (SF)
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery (right next to the best ballpark in America) takes pride in crafting not only the top beers around but also the coolest looking ones. Hell or High Watermelon, 21st’s summer seasonal brew is truly summer-in-a-can.
It’s a crisp, refreshing beer and really unlike anything I’ve ever had. The watermelon flavor is distinct but not overly sweet and it still tastes like a beer.
I could be a bit biased as my first taste was on a yacht in McCovey Cove (HOME OF THE WORLD CHAMPION SF GIANTS) + I love watermelon, but this is has been one of my favorite beers this summer. It pairs perfectly with a BBQ and is something to grab at your local [Northern California] grocery before summer’s gone.
VERDICT: 4/5](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr6o54YhLh1qawtigo1_500.jpg)
A BEER-VALUATION: 21st Amendment’s Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Beer (SF)
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery (right next to the best ballpark in America) takes pride in crafting not only the top beers around but also the coolest looking ones. Hell or High Watermelon, 21st’s summer seasonal brew is truly summer-in-a-can.
It’s a crisp, refreshing beer and really unlike anything I’ve ever had. The watermelon flavor is distinct but not overly sweet and it still tastes like a beer.
I could be a bit biased as my first taste was on a yacht in McCovey Cove (HOME OF THE WORLD CHAMPION SF GIANTS) + I love watermelon, but this is has been one of my favorite beers this summer. It pairs perfectly with a BBQ and is something to grab at your local [Northern California] grocery before summer’s gone.
VERDICT: 4/5
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Reflection on the Miguel Tejada signing
When the offseason began (and Jazz Hands Uribe bolted for a multiyear deal in LA), talk was trending towards the Giants going after Tampa Bay SS Jason Bartlett, Minnesota SS JJ Hardy or free agent Miguel Tejada. Yesterday at the Winter Meetings, deals for Bartlett (update: the trade may not go through now) & Hardy were finalized and we can now look at how each of the three turned out. And you’ll see, I’m coming around to actually liking the Tejada deal.
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Hearing “Congratulations” & “Go Giants” as I walk around with my SF cap on will never get old.
I love this feeling
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“I’d like to be a crossword clue one day. I want to be in The New York Times’s Sunday edition. Right now, the clue ‘Giants great’ is always Mel Ott. I want my clue to be down, not across. THe down ones are usually harder. And when I’m the clue, I’ll fill it in — just that one — and frame it.” - Brian Wilson
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Sports Chat Daily with Scott Mizuno
scottmizuno asked: As a Giants fan, to get to the World Series, it looks like they would have to go through the Phillies. It looks like they’re going to play the Braves in the first round, but hypothetically, would you rather play the Phillies in the first round since its a short series? Or is it just better for the psyche to advance to the NLCS even if it makes advancing to the World Series more difficult since they would have to beat the Phillies four times instead of three?
It’s a good things are shaking out this way with us likely against CIN because I don’t want anything to do with the Phillies and their trio collectively known as H2O in a short series. This year the top team in the league (PHI) got to pick which day to start their Division Series, Wednesday or Thursday (while the other games line up). Philadelphia opted to start on Wednesday which means their Game 1 starter, Roy Halladay, gets an extra day of rest and doesn’t have to pitch Game 4 on 3 days rest. So, you are guaranteed to see H2O (Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt) go out there all 5 games if necessary. And they have been devastating lately.
I’m convinced the Giants have the best pitching rotation in all of MLB. But when it comes down to who has the best three, Philadelphia may challenge SF for that title. Their trio went 13-1 with a 2.13 ERA in the month of September. Meanwhile, Timmy, Cain and Jonathan Sanchez went 11-2 with a 1.81 ERA in that same frame. Touche. Here’s the question however, who is our number three starter in October? Sanchez? Zito? And rumor has it that we’re going to be running a four-man all postseason so who is our four then? Bumgarner? Mad-Bum & Sanchez have been stellar to say the least and I’d love to see them go out there every 4 days in October, but Zito is the only one with playoff experience and he’s shown flashes of brilliance this year.
So to answer the question, I’d much rather take my chances against Atlanta in round one. The Braves’ staff is much weaker than the Giants’ or Phillies’ and we match up extremely well in a short series against them. Lincecum will kick back into Cy Young mode with playoffs on the line (vs. Hudson) and Cain is deadly at home (8-3 with a 2.52 ERA & 0.96 WHIP) (vs. Lowe). We should get off to a 2-0 start from homefield advantage and that’s what the short series is all about. When you have two workhorses like our two aces, you’re pretty unstoppable. Philadelphia looks less intimidating when looking to the Championship Series already simply because they have to toss Joe Blanton in Game 4. I feel much more confident in an ‘our 4 vs. their 4’ series than in one where Philadelphia is pitching just their trio. Zito (who gave up 4 ER in 5 IP to PHI in August) vs. Doc is terrifying. Lincecum/Cain vs. Doc is much more manageable. Plus, you never really know what might happen once in the playoffs. Halladay and Hamels are awesome but they’ve gotten lucky with very high strand rates this season…who said Votto, Bruce or Rolen won’t cash in one of these times? It could be Cincy in the NLCS.
For now though, let’s cross our fingers than Bochy calls on Sanchez & Mad-Bum.
This is the first of many “Sports Chat Daily with Scott Mizuno”. Every day we hope to answer sports questions on our respective blogs regarding NBA, NFL, MLB and maybe even some college. For more fantastic sports commentary go check out & follow his blog.
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The Giants hat is dooope
