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Origin: Munich, Germany Alcohol Content: 5.3% Bottle Size: 500ml I got this beer from the supermarket. It's a bit pricey compared to other importer beers. According to Paulaner, this is a dark version of wheat beer. The bottle and labels are premium. There are sediments on the bottom of the bottle which is due to the beer being unfiltered. The guy on the logo seems some kind of bearded man in robes. The taste is strong and dark. The flavour is a bit cocoa and roasted malt. There's some hint of citrus that gives a refreshing taste. I think this beer is best enjoyed with a bowl of meaty "pulutan". After a bottle, I'm still looking for another one. It's one of the beer where you need another bottle after finishing up the previous. I need to try the other beers that Paulaner is offering.

Yes, they do expire. Unlike hard drinks which can be stored for years, beer has a limited shelf life. There are many factors affecting the freshness of beers. Where you store it, the position of the bottle when you store it, temperature and other factors. An indication if the beers is still fresh is the hisss sound you get when you open the bottle. Foaming also indicated freshness. You can also check the best before label to make sure. I have tried drinking beer that is way past is best before date. It tastes bland. The bitterness is watered down. All the flavours seemed washed out. I tried the Grolsh premium lager beer without checking the best before date.  It has a nice green bottle with the cool cap. After tasting it, I noticed that it doesn't live up to its "premium" tag. I though maybe it's premiumness will come after some more sips but unfortunately, its still lacks any kick. I checked the bottle and read the label. I found out that it's way past...

My old Holy Shit grips are paper thin so I decided to replace them. I've had good experience with T-One grips from my folding bike. I've been using T-One Bricko II grips with bar end for my folding commuter so I decided to get that for my mountain bike. nice packaging I got the T-One Bricko II grips without bar-ends. It has a palm rest which adds comfort for those long road rides. The textured and hexagonally shaped grips provides very good feel and grip. The twisted look also gives additional grip. view from the cockpit I used all the "bricks" for my mountain bike setup. It's a bit longer than the previous grip but still fits well. I like the gold lock-on accents which adds bling to the bars. front view with I-spec levers I recommend this grip for train and bike commuting. 

The sweatband that never saturates. My usual head setup when bike commuting is a headkerchief(a one piece flexible tube cloth) to cover my nose and face and a bandana to soak up the sweat coming from my head.  I wan't to wear something on my head before putting the helmet so that sweat won't go to my eyes and glasses during the ride. I usually bring 2 scarf/handkerchief when going to the office. I use one going from home to the office and one for the way back. These soaks up the sweat for the long ride. I usually hang this on my office chair to dry before storing it in my bag. I discovered something new when I went to the ROX store in BGC. It's the Gutr sweat band. It's pronounced as gutter but they spelled it leaving out T and E. It's probably a marketing thing to make it look and sound hip. It's made of silicone with a rubber ring at the back. The ring comes in three sizes for proper head fit. It's secured with a velcro strap. The headband ...