Beer of the Week

The beer: Life's a Peach Mexican Lager

The brewery: Flying Dog Brewery, Utica, New York

Description (from BeerAdvocate): "A Mexican-style lager made with Agave and Peach."

Would I buy it again? Of all the tales of woe when it comes to beer, few are sadder than the ignominious fate of Flying Dog. Long a Frederick staple, the brewery closed in 2023 after the owners sold the company to a larger brewery in New York. For all intents and purposes, Flying Dog no longer exists. As a result, I haven't bought Flying Dog–branded beer in nearly 3 years. But last summer (yeah, yeah, real timely review) my girlfriend and I were searching for something fruity that wasn't another wheat ale, and this was the only option. And it looked good too.

As someone who lived in Frederick, Maryland, for 8 years and can't stand how Flying Dog sold out, it is my unfortunate duty to report that this beer is very good. It's just nice to drink a fruity lager sometimes, and this beer hit the spot. If I ever see it again, I think I probably would buy it again. Both because its good and for the memories. Flying Dog was once so great; it's a shame that they've become a pale shadow of their former selves.

The End Is Near For Our Intrepid Iceberg A23a

Credit: NASA

I bet you weren't expecting to hear the name A23a again, but the iceberg has once again made the news. It's been a long journey for the utterly massive block of ice, but at long last A23a's time has come. Satellite images shows blue meltwater all over its surface, and it also seems as if A23a has sprung a leak, with the weight of the water on top punching a hole through the ice to the ocean below. It is not expected to last through the Southern Hemisphere summer, which means it's only got a couple months at most.

Since I've covered A23a twice before (here and here), I won't go into too many details into its history, but it is nice that it was able to reach its 40th year. Considering how the planet is continuing to warm, I don't imagine we'll see future icebergs get so old.