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 Olivier Hanlan 21
Olivier  Hanlan

Aylmer, Quebec

High School:
New Hampton School

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 190

Hanlan Drafted By Utah Jazz

Ninth drafted player since 1989

Hanlan, Pfalzer Named Eagles of the Year

Boston College holds 2014-15 All-Sports Banquet

Hanlan To Declare For NBA Draft

Led all major conference players in scoring during league play

Hanlan Named AP Honorable Mention All-American

Was a First Team All-ACC performer

Hanlan, Stanwick Named Eagles of the Week

Pair honored for performances last week

Boston College vs. North Carolina - ACC Tournament

NCAA Basketball: ACC Conference Tournament-North Carolina vs Boston College

ACC Tournament: Boston College vs. Georgia Tech

Boston College takes down Georgia Tech, 66-65, in the ACC Tournament

Men's Basketball vs. Wake Forest

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Men's Basketball vs. Virginia Tech

March 2, 2015

Boston College vs. Pittsburgh (USATSI)

Hanlan Scores 39 In 71-65 Loss At Pitt

Became the fifth Boston College player to earn First Team All-ACC accolades and the first since Reggie Jackson in 2011 … ranks 12th all-time at Boston College in scoring (1,725) and ninth in 3-pointers made (176) ... became the third player in Boston College history and the 29th player in ACC history to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore … Troy Bell and Craig Smith were the other Eagles to accomplish that feat.

One of five players to appear in all 32 games and made 31 starts … averaged 19.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game; averaged 21.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists in ACC action … All-ACC First Team selection by both the media and coaches … earned honorable mention All-America accolades from the Associated Press … led the ACC in scoring and minutes played (37.62) … ranked seventh in 3-point percentage (.353), eighth in field goal percentage (.454), eighth in 3-pointers made (2.03) and 10th in assists (4.22) … during conference play, he led the ACC in scoring (21.9) and 3-point percentage (.436), and ranked third in 3-pointers made (2.83), fifth in free throw percentage (.810), sixth in field goal percentage (.483), and 10th in assists (4.00) … led the ACC in 30-point games (4) and was second in 20-point games (12) … ranked 11th in the country in minutes and 22nd in scoring … led all players in major conferences in scoring average during conference play … scored in double figures in all but one game … dominated the month of February (eight games) by averaging 27.5 points, shooting .539 from the field, .460 from beyond the arc and .886 from the foul line … had four 30-point games in that stretch … scored a season-high 39 points at Pittsburgh (2/24), going 10-for-20 from the floor and hitting all 14 of his free throws … it was the most points scored in the ACC that season … recorded 32 points in consecutive games against Miami (2/16) and at Florida State (2/18) … also had eight rebounds against the Hurricanes … tallied 30 points and five assists vs. North Carolina (2/7) … scored 28 points and went 6-for-9 from 3-point land at Notre Dame (2/4) … recorded 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the ACC Championship against Georgia Tech (3/10) … hit a game-winning pull up jumper with 12 seconds left … notched 25 points and seven boards at Georgia Tech (1/25) … registered 24 points and eight rebounds vs. NC State (2/28) … had 24 points and eight rebounds against Providence (12/5) … scored 22 points at Duke (1/3) and 23 against West Virginia (11/21) in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off … also had 20 points and six assists the previous day against New Mexico (11/20) … had a career-high nine assists in games against Louisville (1/28) and Marist (12/1) … recorded 15 points and eight assists against USC (12/21) … notched 17 points and eight assists against Harvard (1/14) … posted 18 points and six assists against Pittsburgh (1/6).

One of three players to appear in all 31 games and made 31 starts ... averaged 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game; averaged 18.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in ACC action ... All-ACC Third Team selection by both the media and coaches ... led the Eagles in points, free throw percentage (.811), steals (25) and minutes (36.2) ... ranked second in assists (93) ... ranked third in the ACC in points, fourth in minutes, sixth in free throw percentage and seventh in field goal percentage (.447) ... in ACC games, he was second in scoring, fourth in field goal percentage (.460), sixth in minutes (36.4) and seventh in free throw percentage (818) ... ranked second in the ACC in free throw attempts per game (7.2) and fourth in 20-point games (12) ... scored in double figures in all but two games ... scored a season-high 38 points against Florida Atlantic (11/17), going 11-for-19 from the floor and 12-for-14 from the foul line; it was the third-most points scored in the ACC this season ... recorded 29 points and five assists at NC State (3/9) ... scored 28 points at Auburn (12/22) ... recorded 27 points and five boards against Clemson (1/4) ... tallied 26 points, five rebounds and a career-high eight assists against Maryland (12/12) ... went 15-for-16 from the free throw line against the Terps which was the most free throws made in the ACC this year ... scored 25 points against Duke (2/8) and Pittsburgh (2/26) ... had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Connecticut (11/21) ... scored 23 points in the season-opener at Providence (11/8) and 21 points at Georgia Tech (2/13) ... scored 20 points in games against Washington (11/22), Syracuse (2/19) and Florida State (3/4) ... registered 18 points, six assists and four rebounds against Toledo (11/14) ... scored 19 points in games against Massachusetts (11/10) and Georgia Tech (1/21).

One of two players to start all 33 games ... averaged 15.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game; averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in ACC action ... named ACC Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and the media ... became the first BC player since Troy Bell in 2000 to earn conference freshman of the year honors ... the only unanimous choice for both ACC all-freshman teams ... earned All-ACC honorable mention recognition from the ACSMA ... the only freshman to rank in the top six in points, rebounds and assists among the rookie class ... named ACC Rookie of the Week a league-best four times ... an All-ACC Tournament second team selection ... ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring and sixth in minutes (34.2) ... ranked sixth in conference play in scoring, eighth in steals (1.2), and 10th in field goal percentage (.463), free throw percentage (.750) and minutes (34.3) ... led BC in scoring and steals (38), and was second in assists (75) ... scored in double figures in all but five games ... set the ACC freshman single game scoring record with 41 points against Georgia Tech (3/14) in the first round of the ACC Tournament ... went 14-for-18 from the field, 8-for-10 from beyond the arc and 5-for-6 from the foul line in the game ... also had three steals and five rebounds ... the previous freshman scoring record was 40 points by Harrison Barnes and Tyler Hansbrough ... hit his last 12 shots from the field ... his eight 3-pointers tied Mark Price's ACC Tournament record ... had 26 points and seven rebounds vs. Maryland (2/19) ... recorded 24 points, five boards and three assists at Clemson (3/5) ... notched 22 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals against North Carolina (1/29) ... had 22 points, five rebounds and four assists at Penn State (11/28) ... recorded first collegiate double-double with 17 points and 12 boards vs. Providence (12/22) ... scored 20 points against Duke (2/10) ... had 19 points in games at Florida State (2/16), against Bryant (11/25) and against Auburn (11/21) ... tallied 18 points at Maryland (1/22) and Wake Forest (1/12) ... also had seven rebounds against the Terrapins ... scored 17 points against Miami (1/16) and at Virginia Tech (1/9) ... also recorded eight rebounds, five steals and four assists against the Hokies.

Transferred to New Hampton School (from Canada) for his Junior and Senior year ... Earned 1st team all-NEPSAC AAA team honors as a Senior ... averaged 17 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds a game leading his 15th ranked team in the country to a 26-9 record in the NEPSAC AAA League ... Part of the Canadian U19 National team that competed in Latvia for the 2011 FIBA World Championships ... Also Part of the Canadian U17 National team that finished 3rd in the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Germany, led team in scoring in bronze medal game with 15 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds vs. Lithuania ... Tournament MVP of Canadian National Championship in 2010, Scoring 30 in the finals ... Played under Dave Smart in the Ottawa Guardsmen AAU Club since age 15 ... Also played in the Albany City Rocks AAU program.

Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences ... Olivier is the third youngest of Daniele and Henry's four children; has an older brother, Dominique and two sisters, Tatiana and Chloé.

Points: 41 vs. Georgia Tech (3/14/13)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Providence (12/22/12)
Assists: 9 (2x) last vs. Louisville (1/28/15)
Blocks: 1 (5x) last vs. West Virginia (11/21/14)
Steals: 5 at Virginia Tech (1/9/13)
FGM: 14 vs. Georgia Tech (3/14/13)
3PFGM: 8 vs. Georgia Tech (3/14/13)
FTM: 15 (2x) last vs. Maryland (12/12/13)
FTA: 19 at Penn State (11/28/12)
Minutes: 45 at Syracuse (2/19/14)

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Comox Valley Regional District introduces new fire services model

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) board of directors has approved a new fire services administration model for the electoral areas.

The chiefs of the fire protection services for Hornby Island, Denman Island, Fanny Bay and Black Creek-Oyster Bay becoming employees of the regional district, and service agreements being developed that will reduce direct liability for volunteer firefighting associations.

As part of the electoral area fire services administration model review, key objectives were identified that included liability coverage for the fire department members, as well as regional district oversight and risk management of the fire services.

A consultant worked with the CVRD and the fire departments and recommended that a step towards achieving an appropriate level of fire service oversight would be to have the fire chiefs become employees of the regional district, reporting to the manager of fire services.

“Clarification of reporting line and authority will provide the oversight essential for the CVRD to manage the risks associated with providing fire services,” said Edwin Grieve, CVRD board chair and vice-chair of the Black Creek-Oyster Bay fire service.

The Hornby Island, Denman Island and Fanny Bay fire departments are all within the CVRD’s Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area ‘A’), whereas the Black Creek-Oyster Bay department provides fire service in the CVRD’s Puntledge-Black Creek (Area ‘C’) and also across the boundary of the Strathcona Regional District’s Black Creek-Oyster River (Area ‘D’).

Because the Black Creek-Oyster Bay fire department serves an area north of the Oyster River as well, decisions for that fire service are voted on by the representative from the SRD’s Area ‘D’ and the CVRD’s Area ‘C’.

“The new administration model will provide better liability protection for our Oyster River volunteer fire crews, while maintaining the identity and integrity of the service in terms of the ability of elected directors to effectively represent the interests of the people in Black-Creek-Oyster Bay,” said Brenda Leigh, SRD director for Area ‘D’, and chair of the Black Creek-Oyster Bay fire service.

The fire chiefs and fire department members actively participated in the administration model review, and the fire departments and their associations support the new model.

The implementation of the new fire service administration model does not directly affect the operational delivery of the service, and the long-term outcome is  the recognition and protection of the volunteer firefighters, a more efficient fire service able to meet the increasing demands of the public being served, as well as the increasing requirement for regional district oversight and risk management.

The Comox Valley Regional District is a federation of three electoral areas and three municipalities providing sustainable services for residents and visitors to the area. The members of the regional district work collaboratively on services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley.

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Toy Jam at Square One Mall - 12/20

12/19/2008 03:29:00 AM
Feeling especially philanthropic this season? Be sure to swing by the Globe Santa Benefit coming up on Monday (here) and while you're at it, there's another event tomorrow - Saturday 12/20 - at the Square One Mall.

Thirteen Yards to Victory (13YTV) is partnering with the Teamsters Joint Council 10 and Teamsters Local 25 to host TOY JAM, a unique holiday toy drive event, at Square One Mall. Guests who bring an unwrapped gift will have the opportunity to meet 13YTV, which is currently in the studio compiling an album due to be released in 2009. The band also will provide a free autographed CD of its current indie LP, "Reflections" along with free t-shirts to those who donate a toy while supplies last.

In addition to the CD’s, Thirteen Yards to Victory today announced that the first 500 people that bring an unwrapped toy will receive a free admission voucher to a special, all ages new music preview performance with special guest International recording artist Just Surrender at Aces @ Orchid located inside the JIN Entertainment Complex (Formerly Weylus), Route One North, on Friday, January 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm.

Snap to it. The event runs from 2pm to 7pm on Saturday on the lower level of the Square One Mall in Saugus (near Macy's). And seeing as how you'll be out in Saugus already, swing by Hilltop Steakhouse for dinner. Yum.

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Live: Empire Theatre, Liverpool

A triumphant homecoming show for The Beatles, who gave a performance at the Empire Theatre. It was their first performance in the city in over a month, and came in the same week their debut album Please Please Me was released.

The Beatles' setlist on this tour, in which they appeared on a bill with Tommy Roe and Chris Montez, was: Love Me Do, Misery, A Taste Of Honey, Do You Want To Know A Secret, Please Please Me and I Saw Her Standing There.

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Something single - United KingdomWritten by: Harrison
Recorded: 16 April; 2, 5 May; 11, 16 July; 15 August 1969
Producers: George Martin, Chris Thomas
Engineers: Jeff Jarratt, Glyn Johns, Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald

Released: 26 September 1969 (UK), 1 October 1969 (US)

George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar, handclaps
John Lennon: guitar, piano
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, bass, handclaps
Ringo Starr: drums, handclaps
Billy Preston: Hammond organ
Unknown: 12 violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, double bass

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Abbey Road
Anthology 3

George Harrison's finest moment on the Abbey Road album was one of the record's undisputed highlights, and showed him finally leaving the songwriting shadow of Lennon and McCartney.

Abbey Road - The Beatles

Something was written during the 1968 sessions for The Beatles (White Album), though it wasn't finished until the following year.

I had written Something on the piano during the recording of the White Album. There was a period during that album when we were all in different studios doing different things trying to get it finished, and I used to take some time out. So I went into an empty studio and wrote Something.
George Harrison

A demo version of Something, recorded by Harrison on 25 February 1969, his 26th birthday, was included on Anthology 3. Although originally offered to Jackie Lomax, the guitar-and-vocals demo was given to Joe Cocker. Cocker's version was recorded before The Beatles', but not released until November 1969.

In her autobiography Wonderful Tonight, Harrison's former wife Pattie Boyd claimed the song was written about her. Harrison downplayed the sentiment, saying it was, in fact, written with Ray Charles in mind.

It has probably got a range of five notes, which fits most singers' needs best. When I wrote it, in my mind I heard Ray Charles singing it, and he did do it some years later. At the time I wasn't particularly thrilled that Frank Sinatra did Something. I'm more thrilled now than I was then. I wasn't really into Frank - he was the generation before me. I was more interested when Smokey Robinson did it and when James Brown did it. But I'm very pleased now, whoever's done it. I realise that the sign of a good song is when it has lots of cover versions.

I met Michael Jackson somewhere at the BBC. The fellow interviewing us made a comment about Something, and Michael said: 'Oh, you wrote that? I thought it was a Lennon/McCartney'.

George Harrison

The song took its first line from the James Taylor song Something In The Way She Moves.

I could never think of words for it. And also because there was a James Taylor song called Something In The Way She Moves which is the first line of that. And so then I thought of trying to change the words, but they were the words that came when I first wrote it, so in the end I just left it as that, and just called it Something.
George Harrison

John Lennon and Paul McCartney both rated the song highly. Lennon said, "I think that's about the best track on the album, actually," while McCartney said "For me I think it's the best he's written."

George had a smugness on his face when he came in with this one, and rightly so - he knew it was absolutely brilliant. And for the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level.
Geoff Emerick
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Something has been recorded by a range of performers, including Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, James Brown and Smokey Robinson. It has become the second-most covered Beatles song after Yesterday. Sinatra called it "the greatest love song ever written," and made it a fixture of his live set.

I thought it was George's greatest track - with Here Comes The Sun and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. They were possibly his best three. Until then he had only done one or two songs per album. I don't think he thought of himself very much as a songwriter, and John and I obviously would dominate - again, not really meaning to, but we were 'Lennon and McCartney'. So when an album comes up, Lennon and McCartney go and write some stuff - and maybe it wasn't easy for him to get into that wedge. But he finally came up with Something and a couple of other songs that were great, and I think everyone was very pleased for him. There was no jealousy. In fact, I think Frank Sinatra used to introduce Something as his favourite Lennon/McCartney song. Thanks Frank.
Paul McCartney

In the studio

Following the 25 February solo demo, recording for Something began properly on 16 April 1969. The Beatles recorded 13 takes, with George Harrison on guitar, Paul McCartney on bass, Ringo Starr on drums and George Martin on piano. Although John Lennon was in the studio on the day, he didn't play on the recording, which also featured no vocals.

A re-make of Something was begun on 2 May. This time 36 takes were recorded, forming the basis of the eventually-released version. Again, on this day no vocals were recorded, but Lennon played piano, and Billy Preston contributed an organ part.

At this point the song was 7'48" long - a four-chord coda in 6/8 time, led by John Lennon on piano, nearly doubled the song's length. The chord pattern was later sped up by Lennon and used as the basis for the song Remember, which appeared on his 1970 album Plastic Ono Band.

On 5 May McCartney overdubbed another bass part, and Harrison taped his guitar solo. Something was then left until 11 July, when Harrison recorded his lead vocal, and the song was edited down to 5'32'.

Paul started playing a bass line that was a little elaborate, and George told him, 'No, I want it simple.' Paul complied. There wasn't any disagreement about it, but I did think that such a thing would never happened in years past. George telling Paul how to play the bass? Unthinkable! But this was George's baby, and everybody knew it was an instant classic.
Geoff Emerick
Music Radar

It was later reported that Harrison re-recorded his lead guitar part during the 15 August orchestral overdub session. However, the take 37 reduction mix made on 11 July contains Harrison's final solo, indicating that it was in fact recorded on 5 May.

Handclaps and McCartney's backing vocals were added on 16 July. Recording was finally finished almost a month later, on 15 August, when the strings were overdubbed.

Something was completed on 19 August, when the extended instrumental jam was finally edited from the end.

Chart success

Initially released on Abbey Road, the song was issued in the US and UK as a double a-side single, along with Come Together, in October 1969. In the UK it was the only time that a single was taken from an already-released Beatles album; previously they had either released songs ahead of their albums, or on the same day.

Something was George's first single, released in October. It was a great song, and frankly I was surprised that George had it in him.
George Martin

Something peaked at number four in the UK. In America it fared better, topping the Billboard chart for a week. It also marked the first time a George Harrison song was the a-side of a Beatles single.

63 responses on “Something

    1. Joe Post author

      True, but take 36 was, as I wrote, the basis of the version which ended up on the album. The Beatles did some reduction mixes to free up some extra space on the eight-track tapes; these were numbered 37-39 and contained a range of overdubs.

  1. Andy

    Oh, you’re right, I’m sorry 😉

    By the way Ringo also overdubbed along with handclaps some percussions, like more toms and cymbals, and piano track was dropped from the master tape, there’re only a little bits of piano which are left in the tape.

  2. Joseph Brush

    I have heard that John gave George some advice on the writing of this song and this advice was captured on tape during the recording sessions. Lennon also apparently insisted that Something should be the A side of the upcoming single when confering with manager Allen Klein.

    1. Von Bontee

      I love the bootleg in which George is still working out the final lyric and is laughing at the ridiculousness of his temporary substitution of “…attracts me like a pomegranate”!

    2. Bill

      John did not give George advice on the writing of Something, he gave him advice on songwriting in general. He told him to try and finish a song in one sitting if he can. He had nothing to do with writing or advising on Something. Something is Harrison’s “baby” alone.

      1. Joseph Brush

        My comment on the writing of Something is based on what I heard or read some time ago.
        There are numerous comments on the Beatles Bible website that begin with “I have read…” or “I have heard…” without providing a source.
        I believe George wrote the song in question, no doubt in my mind whatsoever.

  3. Jimmy

    My absolute favorite song of all time.

    I’m a little put off by George Martin’s comment that he was surprised George had it in him. By 1967 George was writing songs as good as or even better than Lennon/McCartney, just my opinion of course. Not sure why he’d be surprised that George could write a great song in 1969.

        1. Tobias Talock

          Yes, George was starting to get good. Still, my favourite of his is his Lennon tribute: All those years ago. Although I’m not really much of a Lennon fan.

    1. Rob Reid

      I also feel this is my favourite song of all time. My parents also love this song, and around the time it came out I used to lie in bed as a child and listen as it repeated on the record player in the lounge. 1969 was a magical year.

  4. Joseph Brush

    George had been writing good songs prior to 1967 but perhaps George Martin did not notice the gradual improvement that Harrison was making. Yes, Within You, Without You is a great song and so is Something but one or two great songs per album does not an album make. He admitted his frustrations at not being prolific in the Hunter Davies book. Lennon and McCartney were writing album after album of great songs. It was just as well that George had a backlog after the Beatles were finished or else All Things Must Pass would not have been the great album that it was. George Harrison had to put up with several years of “toeing the line” but on the other hand he was learning the craft of songwriting by witnessing the workings of the greatest songwriting team ever in pop music.

    1. Mads Nørregård

      The original basictrack take 37 can be found on youtube.You’ll hear Lennons piano
      all the way through. Many of Ringos fills are played with Lennon, so his ideas are still on the record, you might say.

      1. paulsbass

        To be honest, I don’t care much for that piano part.
        The deep notes are perfect before the solo, but all in all it’s an out of tune “saloon” piano and doesn’t fit.
        Also his fast chords over the “I don’t want to leave her now” part don’t fit the rhythmic feeling, imo.
        The final mix is just PERFECT!!

  5. TP

    “Something” is the only song I have ever heard that I can replay over & over again and still have the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. What a shame I was born in 1973.All the concerts I missed!!!!

  6. DarioFortuna

    Did Geoff say that the solo is in the same track of orchestra?

    As I’m hearing Rock Band multitracks, I can say that the solo has his own track and there are two orchestra tracks.

  7. Gaura Das

    George said about Something. “Actually, it’s about Krishna. But I couldn’t say he could I ? I had to say she, adding with a twickle in his eye, or they’d think I ws a poof ( British slang for Gay ).

    A reporter once noted his inability to to tell if George was singing about Krishna or a woman. “That’s good” , George replied, “I like that. I think individual love is just a little of universal love…Singing to the Lord, or an individual is, in a way, the same. I’ve done that consciously in some songs”

    ~ from Here Comes The Sun – The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison by Joshua M Greene p. 142

    Another song that is about separation from Krishna which sounds like a love song to a woman is “Long , Long, Long”

    1. Joe Post author

      In the UK (where I am, and where Pattie is from) it was published as Wonderful Today. Elsewhere it was published as Wonderful Tonight, though I’m not sure why. Incidentally, she’s called Pattie not Patti.

  8. JP

    As a kid I had thought this was a Lennon/McCartney song sung by John or Paul. When I finally read the Abbey Road cover and saw George as the composer it peaked an interest in Harrison that I still have today. He is my favorite Beatle in part due to this classic song. Every bit deserving of the praise lauded on to it over the years. George’s masterpiece!

  9. Mean_Mr_Mustard

    Best song on Abbey Road. The best song on the White Album was “While my guitar gently weeps.” Not bad considering Harrison was working with just the two greatest songwriters in the history of man.

  10. Ryan

    What I don’t understand is, if John played piano on the basic track. Who played the flanged guitar strumming on the verses? Is that just Harrison? Because I thought John and George both played guitar on this track. George being all the lead notes we hear and John being the wobbly “flanged” guitar strums we hear in the verses… Correct me if I’m wrong.

    1. mike50

      I always thought the same thing; Lennon on rhythm guitar and George on lead … one of the greatest mysteries in life… the question of who plays the rhythm guitar…

      1. Mathew

        George Harrison’s guitar on You Never Give Me Your Money has some sort of rotating Leslie Speaker thing on it. Could that be also the case here? My thinking is, the rhythm guitar part on Something was played by George.

  11. Sam

    I laugh out loud at the comment about one take on the solo. George had never played any tone like this , feel like this or licks like this. It is one of the great solos of all time and is masterfully arranged. Every nuance is planned and carried out. Listen to some of his guitar work and solos and outakes, there is nothing close to this. He has never played it live and his couple attempts failed. I wish they would stop lying to us and admit that it’s Clapton playing this solo , and surely not one take.

    1. paulsbass

      In fact, the sound is very much George’s, for example that certain thin and whimsical tone and the fast vibrato.
      But keep laughing, that’s healthy! 😉

    2. Joe - The Beatles Bible

      It probably wasn’t a single take. It’s been written that Harrison redid the solo on the day the orchestra was added, but this is unlikely to be true – it was present in its final form in much earlier rough mixes. Also, there are possibly two punch-ins on the track, indicating it was recorded in stages. The punch-ins can be heard at around 1:56 and 2:03, but are much more audible in the 5.1 surround mix of Love.

    3. robert

      So I know this is going to really tick some people off, but I’m going to say this anyway only because from the first moment I read this comment above from Sam, from over a year ago, it has stuck in my head – and so even though I don’t have definitive proof, or even any “proof” I now suspect that the solo on Something was played by Eric Clapton.

      OK breathe.

      It’s just my opinion so relax – but here’s why I think it.

      It doesn’t sound like George – it’s sounds like Eric trying to sound like George (just as Eric said he tried to sound like George on WMGGW).

      In any George live version that I’ve heard of this song – George doesn’t even come close to playing the solo in a way that feels like the record. It doesn’t flow off him.

      There’s no definitive final statement of when the solo was recorded.

      The edits (actually they’re punches) surround the solo.

      I’m only talking about the actual solo not the rest of the leads parts.

      Ok – now you can hate me.

  12. GeorgeTSimpson

    When does john’s piano play, I just hear billy’s organ. And does john play guitar too, yes lewissohn says he did but lewissohn also said it was billy on piano so he wasn’t very informed about these takes. I read nowhere about a guitar overdub by john and i read many times that it was george on guitar, paul on guitar, ringo on drums, john on piano and billy on organ

  13. Bottom End

    Despite the comment from Harrison, it doesn’t sound or feel like McCartney on bass. Listen to the isolated track on youtube. That bottom F isn’t characteristic of McCartney, even given his propensity for chameleonism!

  14. John

    After decades of listening to this song, finally I noticed how beautifully George’s and Paul’s voices blend together in harmony, especially on the line in the final verse, “and all I have to do is think of her.” For a long time I’ve said my favorite Beatles voice is John and Paul in unison or harmony, but that line makes me not so sure.

  15. cdesim

    Absolutely astounding guitar solo! Emerick claimed that it was performed with a slide but because of the perfect pitch I found that hard to believe (after all the story about layimg it down simultaneously with the orchestra is baloney). But George Harrison was an amazingly accurate slide guitarist and the evident punch-ins support the suggestion that it was performed with a bottleneck. Incidently the solo from the Bangla-Desh concert is equally soulful and heartfelt ‘though played in the standard manner.

  16. brian

    Funny that it mentions Paul being asked to simplify his bass line..because of the reason stated. Unusual to see George that assertive over Paul (and a sign of reaching higher maturity). But also because the bass line that is used, is, well, really intricate and not obvious or simple. It is one of the things that attracts me to the song quite a lot and brings out some of the intended harmonies and the notes that change and stay the same from chord to chord. Although George’s guitar solo does the same.
    I will say that I also think that George gets insulted sometimes even when complimented. That is not to say that his songs on this album are not more epic and show more of the sophistication to come in his later recordings… but I like a lot of his stuff since the song “I need you” as someone mentioned. And Long, Long, Long is a favorite. But these songs are at least compositionally a little more complicated/mature, so I get the acknowledgement too.
    The song is great because of how well it works as a whole. But I think that the first several chords are not some brilliant innovation in songwriting or anything. Unless this is the first song to use that progression. But I think I hear the same first 4 chords in lots of songs. Kind of like how stairway to heaven or Michelle follow similar voice leadings. It sounds complicated, yet, it is just using basic existing tried and true ideas, that just happen to be a little more complicated than I IV V. Still, it is the way that it is used that makes it so memorable, and the way it is followed up by the rest of the chords of the A section (actually the two chords after the first four are what make it for me… love that dominant II chord) and the bridge.

  17. Pan1701

    Why does Paul McCartney say, during his recent tours, (last 10 years or so…check Utube) come out with a Ukulele and say he came over to George’s house (He says George gave him the ukulele) and gave George this idea for a song… and then says it was his idea and sings “Something”? Paul came up with the idea and then George wrote it? What’s the truth?

  18. BillJanis

    It doesn’t say so in this article, but John did INDEED sing on this song. You can clearly hear him at 2:17, when he says the word “knows.” The harmonies at that moment (between 2:13 and 2:18) are arguably the best part of the song. All three beatles harmonize, with each voice having it’s own split second of emphasis.

  19. Julie

    “Paul started playing a bass line that was a little elaborate, and George told him, ‘No, I want it simple.’ ”

    So, Paul played the most noodley and elaborate bass line he’s ever done on anything. lol wtf is emerick talkin’ about him complying? Has he heard the song lately?

  20. Graham Paterson

    A beautiful song written by George Harrison in his finest form. This made John and Paul sit up and listen and they gave it due credit by giving it the A side. John Lennons Come Together is a great song in its own right. Together they make the perfect opening to the brilliant Abbey Road album. And side two starts with another George Harrison classic Here Comes The Sun. I just love the beautiful rhythm guitar opening to that. Back to Something, I just love the line ”You’re asking me, will my love grow? I don’t know, I don’t know ” .Beautiful. .

  21. David (from Peru)

    For me the best line in the song is “Somewhere in her smile she knows… that I don’t need no other lover” For lack of better words, I’ll say it just sounds something in the middle of sexy and reassuring. It’s like “Among other things, something in your smile evidences that you enjoy knowing that I know myself totally lost for you”. It could work for Krishna too, in a more spiritual way, naturally.

    I love the drums too!! They’re simply perfect. It’s like Ringo is singing the song himself in his own way. They let him do his thing and he totally nailed it, as usual.

  22. Boss Reno

    It’s a stone cold classic on all levels, a truly great song beautifully recorded. Regarding some of the wildly inaccurate comments about the guitar solo:

    If you’ve studied guitar gear and the styles of classic guitarists it’s so obviously George Harrison’s work that I’m amazed anyone thinks otherwise. Doesn’t sound or feel like Lennon or McCartney, and it’s definitely not Clapton! Check out some of the later live versions with Clapton playing lead and the difference is obvious.

    It’s a textbook example of Harrison’s knack for miniature compositions in the form of guitar solos. He clearly worked it out a melody and practiced it until he had it down, banged out a few takes, and kept the best one. And it’s certainly not played with a slide…that’s just not what slide sounds like! Geeky details aside, it’s a thing of beauty.

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Did you ever wish that your health club could be an oasis of wellness, healing and spiritual cleansing? It can, if you are willing to throw away the usual notions of a gym. At Attune Holistic Fitness there are no memberships, classes, televisions, mirrors or loud music. Instead, a client’s fitness goals are met through individualized plans that are as unique as their fingerprints. I f it sounds too good to be true, it actually isn’t. Attune has a no nonsense approach to fitness that works.

“We do not sell a product. We are the anti-gym ” said Attune’s founder, Eva Pelegrin. Pelegrin believes that the traditional health club model is a system built on failure. “Machines train you in the appearance of fitness,” said Pelegrin. You may have flat abs and a tight behind, but still move awkwardly or hunch when you walk. That is the difference between Attune and regular health clubs.

“We teach you how to breathe and move from your center,” said Pelegrin. Once this centering phase is complete, clients can progress to a workout that is specifically tailored for them.
Since Pelegrin founded Attune five years ago she has developed a loyal and diverse clientele ranging from 13-year old ballet dancers to 70-year olds who want to be more fit. In addition to Pelegrin, whose background includes being a Holistic Fitness Practitioner, Russian Kettlebell lifting coach and Certified Wellness Coach, Attune has a staff of 25 professionals including nutritionists, personal trainers, massage therapists and acupuncturists. Not all clients use every specialty, but they are there if needed.

When clients come in Pelegrin has a consultation with them that includes completing a 17-page detailed questionnaire with sections such as personal fitness goals, medical history, nutrition, as well as emotional feelings towards food and body image. It takes a commitment to fitness just to fill out the questionnaire. Once it is completed, Pelegrin reviews the answers and along with the client creates a personal fitness plan.

To prove that Attune’s method works you only need to hear from Pellegrin’s clients. “I love, love, love Attune! I’ve been going for four years now and have experienced major changes; lost 85 pounds, learned better eating habits from their Nutritionist and reduced stress with monthly massages and reflexology. This investment in myself has been completely worth my time and money,” said Robin Paige. “I have been a member of Attune for over a year now. I’ve used Attune for acupuncture, therapeutic massages, once a month and I workout with a great trainer twice a week. My overall strength, balance and posture have never been better, and my lower back issues are gone. My trainer helps keep me focused and each workout is different and unique. This is not your ordinary gym,” said Aileen B.

After meeting Pelegrin and learning of her results, I too want to put myself in her capable hands and hope she can infuse me with boundless energy. You know what? I believe she can.
For more information on Attune Holistic Fitness, visit their website at http://www.attuneholisticfitness.com.

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Once you’ve torn your eyes away from Angelina Jolie’s insanely plump (although a bit chapped-looking) lips and chic celebrity fashion sense, you’ll notice something extraordinary.

No, it’s not her gorgeous arm-candy Brad, or her gaggle of kids; it’s her eye makeup. See it? That dramatic, cat eye that she almost always wears? We think that’s the real reason (or at least a reason) Angelina Jolie is so sexy. And the best part is, you don’t need a genetically/cosmetically-blessed mouth or a Goodwill Ambassadorship to steal her trick. Anyone can wear Angelina Jolie’s eye makeup.

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rAvg: 3.72
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Wants: 0
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Belgian Pale Ale |  6.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round

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Beer added by: RuudJH on 01-13-2011

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3.68/5  rDev n/a
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

From a bottle into a pokal-type glass.

A-A dense, two-finger, white head hangs around for a bit before dropping to a thick cap. The head leaves a bit of lace on the glass. The brew is golden and lightly cloudy. There are a few bubbles floating around.

S-The smell is on the sweeter, more medicinal side of the BPA spectrum (versus sharp and dry). The hops are medium-bitter, but nondescript in flavor. There is a lightly nutty wheat smell, too.

T-The taste follows the smell with a medium, persistent bitterness that never really distinguishes itself into any unique, identifiable flavors. A grainy, cereal-wheat flavor is also a consistently boring.

M-The feel is softer for the style, with a fine carbonation and a lighter body.

O-I asked the bar tender in Maastricht for his favorite local beer and he said that he had to keep that for himself, but he gave me this brew instead. It is a good looking beer and the bitterness is on the high side for a European brew but I wasn't totally thrilled with the taste, and I have certainly had better BPAs than this.

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3.48/5  rDev n/a
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - A brown-yellow hazy fluid with a white head that slowly retracts. I must say its like looking at a sun-ray.

S - Fresh and fruity mixed with yeast and pine like tones.

T - Fresh again, malty, citrus, light sweet and a bitter finish.

M - Reasonable full body and a just right bitterness, considering the style it's quite good.

O - Good beer thats easy to drink, the hop presence could be more according to my liking. Overall; it doesn't blow me away.

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4.32/5  rDev n/a
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Unfiltered pale ale, 33 cl. bottle. Translates as 'Sunbeam'. De 7de Hemel has a lot of these weather related names.
Looks orange golden, with a decent head, good lacing, a lot of floaty bits in the beer.
Smell very fresh of floral, grassy, citric hops.
Taste is very much of the bitterness of the mentioned hops. It's fresh and clean, with a nice mild aftertaste of bittersweetness.
Full flavoured indeed.
Mouthfeel is smooth, with a slight spicy bite.

Overall a great beer.

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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

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Name on Label: Zonnestraal
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ABV: 6.5%
Expiry date: 01FEB14
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Pours a huge medium sized bubbled only slightly beige head. It reduces a surface cover after some time and lacing is there. The body is translucent orange with medium coarse carbonation visible.

Smells of sweet fruits, some yeast, grains, alcohol.

Taste is bitter-sweet both not overpowering, slightly metallic.

Feel is a little carbonation and not much more.

It is a very drinkable blonde that could be a little more refreshing and complex in my opinion.

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3.17/5  rDev -21.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Appearance -- Pours a rich orange, a bit murky, with two fingers of stiff beige head. Lacing was okay.

Smell -- Tropical fruits, tangerine, grapefruit, pine resin, cedar wood, bready malt, faint caramel.

Taste -- Cedar tannins and pink grapefruit are up dominant with tropical fruits also present, though more subdued than in the nose. Malt profile is bready overall, but with a faint bit of caramel sweetness. Hop bitterness toward the finish is pronounced but not overwhelming. Finish is grapefruit rind and cedar.

Mouthfeel -- Medium in body with moderate prickly carbonation. Mild astringency throughout. Finish is dry.

Drinkability -- Very unique! I've had IPA's aged briefly on fresh oak, but this is a completely different animal. the cedar adds a muskiness that makes the grapefruit-like hop notes really pop and lends a dryness to the finish. However, the cedar becomes overwhelming with a great deal of tannins in the flavor and astringency in the mouthfeel.

I doubt that I would drink this regularly if it was available to me. That said, it's still worth a try if you love unique IPA's.

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3.16/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

750 ml bottle served in a Deschutes tulip. Thanks to eorwar for the share.

A: Pours a hazy amber color with a frothy white head forming on the pour. Some splotchy lace is left down the glass.

S: Big woodiness up front. There is a weird fruity tang and it mixes with big hops and more big raw wood.

T: I'm getting the big raw woodiness and the slightly awkward fruity tang from the nose. I get more of a tobacco leaf flavor here on the finish as well.

M: Medium bodied with a medium carbonation. The finish is an earthy tobacco leaf.

O: This beer really tastes like the environment inside a walk-in humidor. If you love that smell and feel you'll love this beer. I just don't find those flavors really meshing well the fruity hops from the base beer. Not a bad beer, but I wouldn't revisit.

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3.03/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

750mL bottle poured into a tulip. Thanks to Matt for sharing!

(A)- Pours a slightly hazed goldenrod yellow/orange color. Some decent white froth and lacing.

(S)- Very woody. I can see how much the cedar is playing a role in this beer. Citrus gets kind of lost in the deep cedar and pine notes.

(T)- Again, intense notes of the cedar and pine. Some citrus is there, but it sure gets lost behind all the wood.

(M)- A good carbonation level. I appreciate the nuance of the cedar in this, but it really overwhelms the rest of the beer's profile.

(O)- I always appreciate and enjoy different ways to make the same beer, but I think in this instance, it gets lost behind all the wood characters.

Photo of jrallen34
3/5  rDev -26.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

I drank this from a 22oz bottle into an Orval glass.

The beer pours a medium orange with a bright white head that rises about a finger, but gone pretty quick. Light lacing.

The aroma is very unique, took a couple minutes to place the smell, but finally realized the front is tobacco leaves and a hint of horesradish. There is a slight amount of smoke, very unique but flavors that probably shouldn't be in a beer.

The taste is also all tobacco, its like drinking an ipa that was filtered through fresh tobacco leaves. Once again, supremely unique but not drinkable at all. The finish has a hint of pine.

Overall, different but just not drinkable. If you're a smoker give it a shot.

Photo of AgentZero
2.98/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

A - Dark amber color, with some brownish tints. Small white head. Some retained sticking on the sides during the drink that slid down back into the beer very quickly.

S - Wow, super huge wood smell right off the bat, smells almost like gin. Something quite spicy in there, maybe spicey soy sauce or horse radish. Also a lot of cigar smell in there, like it sat in tobacco or something. Very unique.

T - Really hard to describe what is going on here. Huge woody taste, some very hot spice going on here, and it really does taste like it was filtered through tobacco. There is some hops present but all the wood and tobacco taste kills in.

M - Lighter side of medium, decently carbonated.

D - Taste really kills this one for me, maybe my pallate is not sophisticated enough for this, but I just can't do it.

Photo of Arbitrator
2.95/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Chilled 750mL into a glass. A generous extra from Jw347. Thanks Johnathan!

A: Pours an extremely cloudy amber color that glows a diffuse orange against the light. Great-looking body that would be improved by some clarity. With some inspection I can see bubbles streaming up the glass. The pour results in 1.5 fingers of creamy, off-white head that retains for several minutes before retreating into a light cap on top of the brew. Leaves some dribbles of lacing down the sides of the glass. I like my IPAs clear, unfortunately.

S: Wow, they really take the cedar to heart. Very tannic and earthy, with an herbal note to it. The hops are almost an afterthought, or perhaps they're fading a bit. There's some dankness in there, with citrus hops coming last. The smell really stands out on this one; I'm having a great time just sniffing it and not sipping (I like cedar). Not a great nose if you're looking for IPA characteristics, though.

T: Initially malty with a caramel flavor, but it gets hoppy midway through with, as the nose suggests, citrus and a stronger pine/weed flavor. Dank, earthy pull into the finish, which is fairly tannic (if I can be honest, TOO much so) and surprisingly dry. A lingering bitterness with some pepper in the aftertaste.

M: Medium-bodied. Well carbonated. I don't like lingering bitterness in beers, and the bubbles in this one do a decent, but not great, job of staving it off. Kind of a chewy body.

D: A very distinct flavor and one I appreciate. But a bit much to have on a regular basis. Definitely a brewery to keep an eye on, though.

Photo of UCLABrewN84
2.9/5  rDev -28.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Thanks to ehammond1 for sharing this at DarthKostrizer's tasting.

Pours a murky honey orange with a beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, earth, citrus zest, and some cedar wood. Taste is of malt, dirt, ashes, earth, and damp wood. There is a medium amount of bitterness with each sip. This beer has a pretty good level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty poor beer with a better smell than taste.

Photo of champ103
2.85/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A big thanks to jenray for the generous surprise. This is an IPA aged on Spanish Cedar.

A: Pours an incredibly cloudy copper/orange color. Way to much suspended sediment that detracts for me. A large white head forms, but gently fades to a ring. Not much lace to speak of.
S: The cedar is very prominent. Musky wood, almost moldy wood even. Some citrus tries to break through, but with no avail.
T: A little better. The cedar takes an up front and center seat here. Though more IPA does come through. Bitter grapefruit is dominate in the finish.
M/D: A medium body and carbonation. Not nearly dry enough for me though. This is a bit of a chore to finish. Not something I will come back to.

Overall, an interesting idea. Though poor execution IMO. Way to much wood takes over, and not much else. I am glad I tried it, but not something I would recommend.

Photo of DefenCorps
2.84/5  rDev -30%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Mike for sending this rare beer as an extra, of all things!

The pour is quite gorgeous, clear amber with a dense off-white head with an off-white head with great retention and nice lacing to boot. Unfortunately, that's about all there is to really like about this beer. Rich and malty, rather simply so, with a lot of caramel, a touch of honey and some burnt caramel as well. Pine hops are apparent, and when cold, the wood character isn't particularly noticeable. However, as it warms up, the harsh cedar character becomes all too apparent. Woody and astringent, with a touch of varnish-like alcohol is present as well. The palate is rather similar, OPENING with woody tannins and a rather astringent character. Once you get used to the highly astringent nature of the brew, you are assaulted by the massive sweetness with sugar, caramel and some pine bitterness. Hop flavor is rather reserved, and frankly, is whelmed by the sweetness. There's no semblance of balance in this beer. While the finish starts off sweet, the tannins really dry out the palate with a harsh astringency. Medium in body with low carbonation, this is pretty much exactly what an IPA should NOT be, and the addition of cedar strikes me as a gimmick. While I drank my 8oz, it was only in the hope of it improving, which it didn't.

Photo of barleywinefiend
2.65/5  rDev -34.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A : Poured a dark orangish color, cloudy with amber/brownish highlights. A moderate white head sits at the top which fades leaving some white bubbles and faint lacing

S: Definite cedar, some boiled vegetables, a little bit of spice and thats about all folks

T: Not exactly sure what is happening here. Moderate cedar taste upfront which then seems to grow as I swallow. There is a light spice to it and some citrus is barely noticable. The finish is more cedar, a bit tannic with more cedar, Earthiness on the finish

M: Medium bodied, a little low on carbonation perhaps, the cedar notes really kill this beer.

O: I ahd a Jai Alai just before this and I swear I could not find one single distinguishing note from Jai Alai to this beer. The cedar and whatever else happened along the way just killed this beer.

Photo of willseph
2.48/5  rDev -38.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a 750ml bottle into a Duvel tulip glass, 2011 release date. Part of a mini-tasting with Spdkilz.

It poured a translucent amber color with a pillowy white head and quite a bit of lacing. The nose is dominated by cedar with hints of vanilla and grapefruit. Taste...holy cedar. Way too over the top cedar taste for me, it was like I was chewing wood chips. Slight hints of spiciness and hop bitterness, but the cedar was over powering. Medium bodied with an oily residue finish. Overall, the cedar was so extreme that it really brought the beer down for me. Maybe it would be better if it aged for a bit and some of that dissipated but I couldn't wait to finish this one and move on to the next.

Photo of marvin213
2.44/5  rDev -39.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A murky brown pour contrasts with a vibrant white foam. Legs cling a little to the glass sides. The nose is a woody bittering hop. I'm not really good at distinguishing hops, but smell seems Saez or Czech, or Hallertau, or maybe even Willamette. Are these even accurate? Point is, the hops I do smell really aren't like the delicious Simcoe or Cascade or Centennial that I was expecting...and certainly no Citra. I detect only like bitterness hops, and that's a tad disappointing.

It tastes better than it smells, but not as good as it looks--not as good as the cool-looking bottle and label suggest, and definitely far short of the hoopla I've encountered surrounding CC Brewery. I'll try not to let my let-down overly contaminate my review here, but this beer is not that impressive. It's not that it's too malty; it's that the hops/ingredients seem inferior! [Edit: maybe it's the cedar?!?!?]. I think beers in big bottles--particularly 750s--should taste better than their 12oz peers. Though I bought both at the same time and place, this is my second such beer. For me, it's the hops in this IPA that just aren't that good.

The feel is also lacking. Though bittering hops seem to dominate, there is no enamel-ripping or cool-like bittering feel. It's beers like this that make me wonder if my palate is suffering! :-0 It's also dark-ass pale ales like this that remind me that I hate Irish reds. This is what the beer most reminds me of. It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but oh how I want a Hopslam....

Edit: after reading other reviews, maybe it's the cedar wood that I found overwhelming and off-putting. For me, it totally masked any citrus or grapefruit (interestingly, the wifey picked up some grapefruit...but she likes the wood more than me ;-). As for a comparison to Burton Baton, I guess I've concluded I like oak better than cedar.

Photo of mfunk9786
2.23/5  rDev -45.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Had this beer out of a firkin at Capone's during Philly Beer Week.

Overheard someone at another table say "my first sip was horrible, but I guess I'm warming up to it." I guess I had the opposite experience, and so did my friend who ordered the same beer. Not sure if this beer is the same out of the bottle as it was on cask, but what we had was major league woodsy. And not woodsy in a good way. The beer was an appealingly cloudy orange, suggesting a Jai Alai with a dark secret. Some secrets are best left hidden. Upon sniffing this beer, the cedar that we'd been so charged up about was evident, but the wonderful tropical fruit notes that make Jai Alai so unique were still peeking through admirably. I was very excited to take a sip. Until I took one. I convinced myself that I needed another to truly appreciate this brew. And another. And another. It was just dreadful. Majorly medicinal wood character combined with a bone dry finish that left a minty herbal note in my breath, and I don't mean that in a good way. I wanted this gone. I haven't chugged a beer like I did Jai Alai Cedar Aged IPA since I needed to dispose of a warm Natural Light in college.

Photo of TenHornsProud
2.23/5  rDev -45.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Pours a cloudy orange with a big white head.

Smells of cedar and some pine/grapefruit hop.

Up front cedar/pepper that lasts through the whole taste and ends on a woody, vanilla, peppery mess. It tastes like sawdust...no thanks.

Medium to light body with medium to low carbonation work for the style.

While this is a well enough made beer, the flavor is quite off putting. Like sucking on cedar cubes. Beware.

Photo of redneckchugger
2.19/5  rDev -46.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Poured into my duel tulip.
Smells like cedar shaving with beer spilled on them
Tastes of cedar, and hops, with a bit of malt in the back. This beer is very off putting. I really feel like I'm licking a tree when i drink it. In my opinion the reason for this beers high rating is the hype monster. Its not good, the cedar is far too strong. I have had the regular jai-alai and its wonderful, so why mess with it. The only answer i can come up with is that CCB wants to make hype work for them. Which they seem to do very very well.
Not a good beer at all.

Photo of beachbum1975
2.12/5  rDev -47.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

Poured into my Lost Abbey tulip a cloudy, brassy copper. Nice head and average lacing.

Holy cow, this bring me back to the days of working at a tobacco store. I get tomato, celery, black pepper and then a wave of cedar.

The taste reflects the nose. To be honest, I couldn't finish my bottle - it reminded me too much of licking a cedar lined cigar box. The hops were definitely present in it, but I couldn't get past the heavy cedar flavors.

Sorry, but not to my liking.

Photo of Overlord
2.02/5  rDev -50.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

Thanks to fogdog for hooking me up with several Cigar City brews. I am looking forward to trying this underexposed, almost never mentioned on the forums brewery.

I carefully poured myself 2.3 oz for reviewing purposes, then set the rest aside to be consumed after my review is in final (there will be no edits at a later date). I tossed the bottle in my dryer on medium heat then shoved it in the microwave, sans cap, for thirty seconds, to replicate cross-country growler shipping in desert conditions. Now we're good to go!

Pours a deep, hazy orange-amber with a billowing off-white head. Huge heads on these Cigar City brews.

Smells like ... whoa. Holy s***. So that's what a cedar infused beer smells like. Ummm...okay. I smell what I imagine is cedar. Huge amounts of piney, aromatic, cigar-storage-box esque cedar. Yeah, the humidor name is apt. While there's no tobacco in the nose, my brain wants to insert it.

Taste is a bit more complex, with some grapefruit, juicy tangerine, and a bit of bitter pine ... along with CEDAR. And some balancing caramel. You have to have a disciplined palate to pick out the nuances here.

It coats the tongue. Exotic. Memorable. Would I want it every day? No. Cedar is awful and shouldn't be used to age beer. There. I said it.

Very good mouthfeel. Sticky, tangy, good carbonation. F*** that cedar.

Photo of largadeer
2/5  rDev -50.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Appearance: Murky amber with a sticky white head. Good lacing, good retention, clarity could be much improved.

Smell: Intensely woody with a bit of citrusy hops beneath. Some oxidation as well. A cedar overload.

Taste/mouthfeel: Woody, tannic, borderline astringent cedar overpowers the hops and malts both. I get a bit of citrusy hops mid-palate, and no malt to speak of. Bitter tannic finish, it seems like the astringency comes from the wood more than the hops, and there's a noticeable lingering wet paper flavor. Decent, not great.

Photo of ehammond1
1.9/5  rDev -53.2%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

Thanks for opening this with me, DarthKostrizer!

Dark, hazy copper and auburn with a moderately sized very light khaki colored head that leaves small smears of lace down the glass. This is a very pretty beer, and the appearance is its best aspect, unfortunately.

I knew this would be an unpleasant drinking experience from the first moment I shoved my nose into the glass. The aroma is of boiled cabbage, old, crusted Heinz Ketchup, some salt, and a bit of cedar. This doesn't smell like anything I want to put in my mouth.

The flavor isn't quite as horrific as the aroma, as the damp cedar dominates the flavor. There's still significant vegetable (cabbage, earth, and old tomato) flavors as well, but the cedar flavor lingers on and on.

Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Decent enough.

I will decline a pour of this beer the next time it is offered. This was perhaps the worst IPA I've ever had.

Photo of Centennial
1.59/5  rDev -60.8%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Appearance - really??? is this the bottom of my latest primary fermenter or a finished beer? Murky like grapefruit juice mixed 50/50 with half and half.

Smell - cedar closet, cedar chest, fresh cut cedar.

Taste - ughh, cedar again? Did I just lick my cedar closet? maybe some hops but the cedar kills them quick.

Mouthfeel - unfiltered, medium bodied, but thick. Like the last pour of a 1/2 keg of a rich heffeweizen. Again a big "Ughhhh".

Overall - based on this beer, cedar is the last species of wood I would choose to age my beer in, regardless of style, go lick some cedar and see if you want your beer infused with the flavor.

Just read the review below and wondering if cigar city sent us some bottom of the barrel crap jai alai for beer week? Calling all old Jai alai bottles, you are wanted to join a special cask of recycled "humidor series" I would love to post a picture of this murky mess!

I recall telling the bartender "that was the hardest beer to get through in a long time!" If that is not saying something then i don't know what will.

Photo of womencantsail
1.57/5  rDev -61.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1

I've had this one a couple occasions now. Both out of the growler and out of the bottle. Both have been the same...

A: The pour is a nice looking hazy golden orange color with a white foam on top.

S: The nose is not a good start to the beer. Cedar and spicy mothballs. The hops try to peak through with just a bit of citrus, but the attempt is futile.

T: Just when I thought the nose couldn't get worse, I drank the beer. Incredibly astringent and spicy notes from the cedar with tobacco and a flavor that I would assume is how mothballs taste (judging from the smell).

M: A medium body with a moderate carbonation. Unfortunately, that spiciness sits on the tongue and is only tolerable for a period of time.

D: I really don't get this beer or the raves about it. I suppose the cedar aging might work for other styles of beer, but get it out of the IPAs.

Photo of jmarsh123
1.5/5  rDev -63.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

Split the 750 with a buddy.

Pours a red tinged orange with a massive 2 finger head leaving great lacing down the glass.

Smells very sweet with overpowering cedar and tobacco.

Starts off with a little hop kick. Fades into a sweet malt. Taste is like I'm chewing on a plank of cedar. There is no subtleness at all to this. Cedar and tobacco overpower everything and it's a disgusting mess.
As my friend put it, "It's like they made a normal beer and dumped half a Cuban in it."

Mouthfeel is a bit sticky with medium carbonation. The thickness I would enjoy more in a barleywine, not an IPA.

Really wanted to like this one, but we both found it undrinkable and down the drain it went. Very unpleasant aftertaste. Quite possibly the worst beer I've ever consumed.

Photo of Rifugium
1.5/5  rDev -63.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

First had: firkin from Capone's, Norristown, PA

I hate to do this really, but I'm going to review this beer, even though I'm very sure it was a bad pour, and/or infected, and/or most likely the very bottom of the barrel, so to speak. It was so bad, I actually showed it to the waitress and got my money back for it. Hopefully I can try this one again, and actually have a good sampling.

Poured an ugly, murky chocolate milk color, almost looked like tea with milk in it. I knew something was wrong right away. No carbonation, no head; ugly stains on the sides of the glass. The smell was very hoppy, with tones of guava and grapefruit, but mostly, it smelled like old paint cans. Yikes. Actually the first thought that came to my mind was: this smells like the homes I used to do maintenance on in Camden when I was working with my grandfather during my high school years. Ah, memories...bad ones.

A cautious sip yielded an extremely intense hoppy taste, thick and very bitter, heavy with cedar. My wife looked at me with loving disgust as I ventured another sip, but that was it for this one. After a while, it started to settle as it sat, with most of the murk sinking to the bottom half, and something that could have been an IPA rising to the top, but again, I wasn't going for it again. Well, now at least I know what the bottom of a firkin tastes like. Either that, or cedar is not something beer should be aged in. Still better than Budweiser.

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1.4/5  rDev -65.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Cedar aged IPA my ass! Insert sarcasm button here. The cedar hits you in the face when you open the bottle. You would've thought you were taking batting practice during spring training and your nostrils were being thrown at 85mph into this monstrosity. It pours a nice bright copper in color with moderate cloudiness. The aroma is of pure cedar. I expected some but it is in your face and out of control. You don't even get this much cedar from being surrounded by a room of cedar. Dear god it is strong! The flavor too is of wood, wood, wood. If you imagine hard enough I suppose you might pick up some malt, maybe. It drinks like a Jai Alai but is dry and sticky and this one is hard to down. Beavers would even have issues with this one. It just doesn't resemble Jai Alai at all. I know they've done several versions of this but cedar was a huge mistake. It was unfortunately a drain pour.

Photo of shizzyraw
1.37/5  rDev -66.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Served on cask at Capone's in Norristown on 06/08/2011 during their Deschutes event.

Appearance - Looks like grapefruit juice mixed with protein powder. A mudish, orangish brown. No head what so ever with a bit of lacing. Honestly doesn't look like anything that I have ever seen before.

Smell - Like a lumber yard. I actually had a flash back of walking through a lumber yard with my father when I was a kid. There is some citrus mixed in there, but the cedar masks it almost entirely.

Taste - OMG. Cedar. It just kicks you in the teeth, hard. I almost spit it back in my glass. There is some grapefruit and black pepper notes, but yikes, the cedar just simply wrecked my palate. And not in a good way. The aftertaste is pure cedar, which compounds with each additional sip. One word comes to mind, gross. I couldn't get halfway through it before I sent it back.

Mouthfeel - Like it should be consumed with a spoon. I like my Stouts thick, but not my IPAs. Almost no carbonation.

Notes - When I looked at the taplist, I said, "Hmm, never had a cedar aged beer before." Now I know why. Oak or Bourbon barrels compliment or enhance the beer it is aging. Based on this initial encounter, cedar completely changes a beer into cedar juice. Perhaps this would have tasted better ice cold as opposed to from a cask. Maybe a little chill on it would have helped mellow out that hash cedar taste.

I found this video review AFTER I penned mine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Ypfid_5dM , their faces are priceless

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Jai Alai IPA - Cedar Aged (Humidor Series) from Cigar City Brewing
91 out of 100 based on 922 ratings.


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Bourbon Barrel-Aged Triplication - Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Ratings: 14
Reviews: 1
rAvg: 3.78
pDev: 17.46%
Wants: 4
Gots: 8 | FT: 1
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Style | ABV
Tripel |  10.00% ABV

Availability: Rotating

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Beer added by: Jason on 02-03-2013

Abbey Style Tripel aged in a Bourbon Barrel
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Ratings: 14 | Reviews: 1
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3.82/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

I had only seen one barrel aged tripel before I went to Idle Hands this past Saturday. At the brewery, I had two pours into my tasting cup to discover this brew. Now, I like their standard tripel, but this expression was not an improvement in my view. The crisp Belgian style did not the seem like the proper vehicle for the bourbon barrels characteristics. However, the nose was actually very enticing, and refreshing, with nice floral notes, vanilla, and clean wood. The palate did not mirror the nose, for the carbonation and yeast from the tripel seemed weighted down by juvenile soft wood/smoked notes. I kept expecting the vanilla in the barrel to properly marry with the vanilla from the malt, to transform the beer into something fantastic. The finish was muddled with the tripel dryness competing with a syrupy bourbon texture with traces of smoke; unfortunate. Nonetheless, it is very drinkable at around 10 percent, and it’s wonderful to encounter a new version of a great beer.

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Triplication from Idle Hands Craft Ales
85 out of 100 based on 14 ratings.