Still-sweet Scotch Ale

So I racked my super-sugary Scotch Ale last night. It had an Original Gravity of 1.065, and is down to 1.032. For normal human beings, that means it has the potential of being pretty alcoholic (7% or so) while maintaining a rich, sweet quality. But wow, this stuff is still syrupy sweet and is taking its time fermenting.

That's fine; I'm sure it'll be awesome after it ferments down and ages for a while (I'm thinking of drinking it in mid-July, but stretching it out into the fall). I'm also hoping for a hint of smokiness to emerge as the malty flavor fades.

I have no experience with or knowledge of Scotch Ale apart from the one chapter I read in the wonderful if totally geeky Designing Great Beers, so I won't have any idea if I screwed it up. That's probably a good thing.

Hillary: I'll Win Because I'm White

This thing is over. What is the point of remarks like these?

"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."
"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.

Yeah, there's definitely a pattern: A once-respected Senator and powerful former First Lady has engaged in a pattern of shameful race-baiting to score political points.

Way to go, Hillary!