yokohama
The Pacifico Conference Centre in Yokohama was the destination for this year's Japanese Geophysical Union (JPGU) meeting, and the torrential rain from the last couple of days subsided, and made for a very pleasant day by the coast.
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Bubby's | NEX-7 & Canon nFD 50mm F1.4| 50mm, f/4, 1/60, ISO250, RAW
Firstly, I'd like to apologise to anyone receiving a huge amount of emails from my site over the last week. I've had a problem with Wordpress plugins, which resulted in my site's server actually being shut down numerous times. Totally suspended without any access; I'm currently looking at my options to avoid this in the future. Part of my plan involves changing server, and completely changing the look of the site to a more modern theme. Stay tuned!
I've never actually been to New York, but I've had New-York style foods all over the world. Bagels, cheesecakes, pies, coffee... a whole manner of tastiness can be found inside Bubby's. There's one in Yokohama (the one we went to) and one in central Tokyo. Check them out if you have time!
At this point, I'd like to recommend the excellent blog by Alex Irmscher "dybydy-phtgrphy", as Alex has recently been to New York. Please checkout his excellent photos.
Yokohama Ale │ NEX-C3 & Sigma 30mm F2.8 EX DN │ 30mm, ISO 1600, f/3.5, 1/20, JPG
A few weeks ago, I introduced a good friend and colleague of mine to Ale. I've heard people ask why British beer is "warm" many times in the past, and the simple reason is that there are two main types of "beer". Lager-beer is probably the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world (I'm not going to check). The Japanese have lager-beers [Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo], Americans have lager-beers (Budweiser, Muller-light, etc), and it all comes from the German "lager" which I believe means "storage". Lager is kept, and fermented, at low temperatures.
Ale, on the other hand, is made from malted barley and undergoes warm fermentation. This is why British beer [ale] is warmer. It's not exactly what I would call warm, though. Sure it's not chilled to -2.4°C or anything, but temperatures in the UK are hardly ever more than a little mild.
Well, my Japanese friend really enjoyed the British Ales we drank, and spotted a Yokohama Ale whilst out and about in Yokohama (incidentally, my destination for tomorrow). He was kind enough to buy a bottle for me, which I enjoyed immensely, whilst watching the Detroit Red Wings win a fantastic hockey game.
Cheers, Ohata-kun!