#falling sky

“Falling Sky”     Hoke...Ebay Outsider Art Auction...August 12 - 19... Acrylic Painting on Canvas...

The first sunset of the rest of my story. Looking back is not a choice anymore. A new future awaits. And the hope remains. I’m alive, despite the agony. I breath again, this time before the sun and the ocean breeze.

lets talk about how when my people say the sky is falling on us no one bats an eye

each day we watch as the world surrounds us crumbles

the sweat in palms of our hands created the sea

our blood is rooted in this soil

on our backs we carry the burden of a thousand mountains

our minds are muses for the creation of distant stars and galaxies

a shame we built this place

and now it is dying

and when people finally notice it is a shock

but not to us.

Brewery : Falling Sky Beer : Retrograde Red Style : Red Ale / Amber Ale Variance : None

8.5 / 10

I was looking through the definitions of retrograde trying to figure out which one Falling Sky meant with the title of this beer and honestly it had me stumped. I finally stumbled across a definition that meant “a degenerate person” which I decided I’m going with because being a degenerate myself, I now feel more connected to this beer than the hairs on a horses ass. This is my first beer from these Eugene, Oregon natives and I was lucky enough to have this sent out to review and for a red ale, this is pretty damn awesome. I know the whole “for a red ale” thing sounds like I’m trying to take something away from this beer but in my defense, Offspring wrote “Pretty Fly For A White Guy” and that song kicked ass too so there! This has a malty almost moss like start to it (a good thing I promise) before some spicy hop flavor mixes in with a mild bitterness before leading into more of that bread malt mixed with some floral hop to close. In the world of reds, this one is up there with some of the best I’ve tasted and I’m just hoping that these guys keep bottling new brews because I’d love to sample more of their lineup. If you’ve had red ales before, you haven’t had THIS red ale so that means you are also a degenerate and you should get your hands on this ASAP. As for you newcomers, this beer might be a bit much for your first but stick with it because this is definitely one not to forget. Cheers!

Me llama todo el mundo, menos túTodos quieren algo de mí, menos túEs como si me hubieran apagado la luzProvocando en mí una luz, enterrada viva…