ecto / A belated St Patrick’s Day
I bit the bullet and downloaded ecto. By the time the 21 day free trial is up I’ll either have the required $18 or be able to say ‘eh, it’s not that great.’
So far I like that you can add and remove categories from the editor (another thing Deepest Sender doesn’t do). Let’s see how it handles images by talking about Beamish, shall we?
Now, of course, I have to deal with Beast Blog’s only real downside: a really, really thin content box. I could fix it easily enough, of course, but that would take more effort than I’m liable to include 
I haven’t had Guinness in a while, so I can’t compare directly, but Beamish is certainly a stout. (Damn, why don’t I just hand myself that BJCP certification now?) I think I’m more of a fan of porters, at least over Irish Stouts, because they have ‘dark’ and ‘bitter’ down but — in my horribly inexpert opinion — don’t have as much in the flavor department. Of course not all stouts are Irish, and I’ll drink it if you give it to me.
Beamish cans also have the nitrogen widget that Guinness bottles do, though Beamish advises that I pour ‘in one smooth motion’ (paraphrased) while I believe Guinness says ‘drink straight from the bottle.’ I haven’t bought it since I started using glassware, so I’m not sure if Guinness pours well.
Not being an expert on the style, there’s really not much I can say. Again, this post was mostly an excuse to use ecto’s Flickr integration. I have a problem with Guinness’ popularity, though — I consider it a brand more than a beer — and as such my counter-culture tendencies, or at least my pretensions, mean that if given the choice I’d probably go with Beamish.
Rating: 4 stars out of my ass
(see what I did there?)