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...turn to a pair of hungry royal oxen for guidance. Placed before the sacred beasts are seven golden trays bearing, respectively, rice, maize, sesame, beans, rice wine, water and grass. What the cows eat-and don't eat-during the ancient Royal Plowing Ceremony predicts the upcoming year's harvest. Munching on rice is good, a signal of a bountiful crop to come. Forgoing water for rice wine could presage a drought, along with a possible surge in public drunkenness...
...trays. One then wandered away from the plentiful buffet. As the crowd held its collective breath, the other finally deigned to chew half the corn on offer before it, too, moseyed off. The verdict was grim: a drought, most likely, since no water was drunk, and a poor rice harvest to boot...
...caramel colored, with hints of nutmeg and banana bread. Next up is a spicy Hitachino from Japan, followed by a 1998 Rogue Old Crustacean from Oregon, with sherry and port qualities. "This is the new torch holder," he says as he fills a fourth glass with J.W. Lees Harvest. It's smooth, with hints of caramel and raisin...
...with orange peel, coriander, nutmeg and cinnamon. The high wheat content and nutmeg aroma of the Schneider Aventinus make it a great beer for a fall afternoon. Rogue Old Crustacean is intense and malty--a perfect complement, suggests Garry, to grilled meats or braised pork belly. The J.W. Lees Harvest would go well with a ginger cake, while the 1993 Thomas Hardy's is so rich and sweet, it could stand up to a Stilton...
...trays. One then wandered away from the plentiful buffet. As the crowd held its collective breath, the other finally deigned to chew half the corn on offer before it, too, moseyed off. The outcome was grim: a drought, for sure, since no water was drunk, and a poor harvest to boot...