Beer of the Week: Jack Whacker Wheat Ale

Hey hey! We have an early favorite for best beer of the summer. Tommyknocker's Jack Whacker Wheat Ale has a great taste with a lemony finish. Located in Idaho Springs, Colorado, Tommyknocker has a stable of beers to taste, although Jack Whacker Wheat Ale has been a 2000 North American Brewers Association Gold Medalist. Jack Whacker has a very smooth taste, and good flavoring that leave you with a packed finish. I finished this beer in about five minutes and didn't even realize it.

This beer is right up your alley if you enjoy some flavor in your beer, and luckily for me I do. My best comparison would be something from Leinenkugel, the flavor brewers. This beer gets 4.5 out of 5 stars from yours truly. Try it at your local liquor store.

Well, the days off from baseball have been killing me. I've rented movies, tapped into a few books, even written a few stories, but nothing can get me going like baseball does. I am patiently waiting for tomorrow to come so I can watch my Cubs again.

Going into the second half I obviously love where we are, and lots of things could help this half be even better. The main thing will be getting back a healthy Alfonso Soriano, whom I have bashed before. This will give Edmonds and Fukudome more time off in the outfield, saving them for the stretch run. Kosuke's struggles have become present lately, and some time off scattered throughout August and September could be very big for us.

Being 4.5 games up on the Cards, and 5 over the Brewers will be big for us. We play 10 more games against St. Louis and 9 more against Milwaukee, so these standings can change fast. I know it has been said before, but a hot start to the 2nd half could give us a huge boost in making the playoffs. Our road play will be important in doing so.

I've been listening to Coldplay's new album religiously over the past week or so, after Sev left it in my car this past weekend. I'm addicted, and my new favorite song on the album is "Lost!" Great tune. My past weekend was so ridiculous that I have written a story about it, maybe I'll get around to posting it on here sometime. But for now, it's far too inappropriate to post on here.

The song of the day comes from Bruce Carey. His choice, "Baba O'Riley" off of the Who's Next album. Maybe the Who's most popular song, I'm sure you all know this one. Enjoy.