Last night, I had a beer. Not just any beer though. It was a Chimay Blue. Special occasion because I killed and cooked a lobster and made some linguini to go with it.
Its in the 99th percentile at ratebeer.com so I was expecting a good beer, which it was. This was to me, everything an ale should be like, deceptively strong at 9%, full on flavour and it went so well with my food.
Definitely has a slightly flowery, dried fruit scent and tasted malty, like figs soaked in champagne. Barely bitter at all and highly drinkable. I’d actually go as far to say that this is one of the best beers I’ve tried so far.
On another note, I have a friend working at the Belgian Beer Cafe here in Sydney, so I will probably traipse over one day to have a bit of a laugh and a tipple. They have every single Chimay and more unique beers which is about as close as I’ll get to going to Belgium right now.
Time for another trim and this time I went to Hanavie, which is near Wynyard. I learned about the place from Supertalk’s Sydney Essential Shopping thread. A couple reviews there gave this place the thumbs up and at AUD$50, it was cheaper than my last cut so I thought why not.
I booked with the head stylist, Ryo. He only costs 5 dollars more than the senior stylists so why the hell not. Service was good even though I turned up 40 mins late (overslept hehe) for my appointment. Got served a decent cuppa and flipped through several mags while I waited and it was only about 10-15 minutes max before my hair got washed.
This place is great cos its a reasonably priced salon staffed by Japanese hairdressers so you know that they’re up to the minute in terms of styles. The salon itself is in a dainty little refurbished shophouse and bossa nova pop breathed through the speakers. They put this piece of mesh cloth over my face when they washed my hair, which I felt was kinda interesting. Ryo also stood and opened the door, shook my hand and thanked me before saying goodbye, which added a bit of a personal touch.
I liked my cut. It was simple and to the point, pretty much what I asked for, a shorter style and losing 3/4 of my fringe which had previously crept toward my lips. They also do eyebrows so maybe I’ll do it again here in 4-6 weeks and maybe get something really edgy and punky.
