It's Monday, so after several minutes consideration, it appears it is time to start a Friday Beer Thread.
If you like beer, post what kind(s) you like better than others. If you do not like beer, my condolences. If you like non alcoholic beer, post which one is better than the others.
I like Negra Modelo best. Lately Becks and Shiner appear in the beer fridge regularly as well.
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I like Beer...almost any including a coors light to a Guiness, from a naitram basement especial to a Yeungling Lager...right now the only beer I dislike is Corona...I think I had one with a bad lime so i now avoid it.
/Bill
hair of the dog!!!!!!! ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nothing against Budweiser but got really sick :sick2: off of it one time and promised never to drink them again.
Oh come now dood, how many times have we said aggggggggg I will never drink again??????????? hair of the dog brother, hair of the dog!!!!!!! ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;DThis is one those things that one taste will bring back that "big head" that I had and I don't want to repeat it. There are other products by Anheuser-Busch I can drink, but just can't do Budweiser.
i like a lot of diffrent kinds depnds on my mood. i tend to lean toward IPA and red beers.
i also brew my own :drink:
holy chit, thats some setup
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Great looking processor you have there Eagle :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Also a new use for the old bike jack as well, wonder if they'll post that on their website :nixweiss:
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Joe
i'm still doing a stove top partial boil, and ye-old white bucket fermentation system
i'm still doing a stove top partial boil, and ye-old white bucket fermentation system
just found a new one i like. if your near chi-town
http://www.gooseisland.com/beers/pop-ups/2_indiapale.html
Yea I've been doing it for a while, Designed and Built my own Recalculating Infusion Mash Brewing System (RIMS) with a motorized mash paddle for better grain utilization and thermal stability of the mash.
Here are a few pics of my two level system,
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The heart of the system is my custom designed mash tun with motorized mixer
did someone say obssesive compulsive, i'm in denial
YOU SURE THAT AINT A METH LAB???????????? ;D ;D ;D
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The motor is attached to the lid with a two piece drive shaft for easy removal after mashing is completed
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It was constructed by using an inverted Guinness keg, because the bung is threaded, it was easy to make a fitting to screw into it and create a conical drain under the false bottom.
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Brew day
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the "mash"
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the boil
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Ahhh the sweet smell of fresh barley & hops, it don't get much better than this.
All commercial beers SUCK!!!!! if I'm not drinking my beer, I'll be at the local Micro! JMHO
YOU SURE THAT AINT A METH LAB???
I had some kids ride by one day when I was brewing on the driveway ask me the same thing :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:WELL..... IT DOES LOOK LIKE YOU COULD BLOW THE WHOLE NEIBORHOOD UP WITH THAT RIG.......... I SUPPOSE YOU KEEP YOUR HELMET, KNEEPADS, SHOULDER PADS, TEETHPROTECTOR, GLOVES , AND CHAPS ON WHEN YOU ARE OPERATING RIGHT??????????????? :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)
WELL..... IT DOES LOOK LIKE YOU COULD BLOW THE WHOLE NEIBORHOOD UP WITH THAT RIG.......... I SUPPOSE YOU KEEP YOUR HELMET, KNEEPADS, SHOULDER PADS, TEETHPROTECTOR, GLOVES , AND CHAPS ON WHEN YOU ARE OPERATING RIGHT??????????????? :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)
naw, actually I enjoy brewin naked :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
Living in Colorado, there's a lot of local breweries to choose from. I like darker full bodied beers and IPA. Boulder's hazed and Infused is a great IPA thats dry hopped to give it more hop aroma and taste. I drink Fat Tire as a standard beer, but I also homebrew, but been so busy this winter I haven't had time, takes about 8 hours if you use all grain mash. I made a Whiskey Stout that came out really well, it mimics a stout that is fermented in an old whiskey barrel, I fermented it with sterilized oak chips in the carboy, and added a cup of whiskey to each 5 gal of beer.
Hey Eagle1, what type of in-line heater are you using for your RIMS system. You built a top quality job on your system! I've seen keg conversions that were bought from companies that don't look near as good as your's. How long did it take you to polish up the kegs like that?
So it looks like your mash-tun has a rubber seal, the direct heat doesn't screw it up? Only the Guinness kegs come with the screw in bungs? All my kegs have the C-clip style. Again the detail on you system looks great!
I think we should have a CVO ride to Eagle1's house...
Just to drink a few beers and see this cool setup!!!
What do you say Eagle1???
I live in a college town & there are a few spots to get beer from around the globe. A couple of good beer/liquor stores at least.
That beer tour of Belgium sounds like it was a blast. I drink lots of imports & a variety of brews from here and there. My fall backs are Amber Bock (yeah, some who hate it are saying yuck!), Yeungling (reminds me of Schlitz at times - long story - bootleggers .75 quarts), and the old reliable Bud Light. Some of the American brews lack, shall we say, character. An old college prof told me my beloved Shiner reminded him of horse p!ss - said it was bottled by a horse trough. Remembered that after your donkey p!ss comment - made me smile.
As of late my brew of choice is the Belgian White Blue Moon. Very full bodied and quite crisp with a hint of citrus. If you haven't tried it give it a taste you'll like it. Later,Q
Bitburger Pils (http://www.bitburger.com/index.php?id=1136) has been my favorite beer for the last 20+ years. I can still remember the smell driving by the brewery, kinda like green beans cooking. :) If I'm out of it then Bud, Keystone light or Rolling Rock will suffice. Of course free & cold is good too.
That home setup you have there Eagle1 is a thing of beauty! :2vrolijk_21:
Cheers. :drink:
Thanks bro, I do like the bitburger as well, good clean dry finish with the traditional saaz hops, stay away from that cheap domestic chit, it will make ya go blind :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
nothing like the aroma of hops boiling
doin a strong red should be about 7% when done
That sounds interesting. What's the shelf life of most homebrew?
I have an Imperial stout I did back in 1995, that finished out at 12-14%, we drink one bottle a year around the holidays and drink it out of shot glasses, every year it gets better and better like good scotch :2vrolijk_21:
Wow, I had no idea you could do that with beer. This is a gr8t thread. :drink:
When beer get over 10% its considered Barley wine, at these levels it will kick you A$$. I made the fatal mistake of trying to drink one of them by myself once, woke up the next morning "FDC" face down in carpet, looked up and there was still 1/2 the bottle sitting on the table. I did have a few others before attempting this foolish endeavor, but I think I'll stick to drinking it in shots.
When beer get over 10% its considered Barley wine, at these levels it will kick you A$$. I made the fatal mistake of trying to drink one of them by myself once, woke up the next morning "FDC" face down in carpet, looked up and there was still 1/2 the bottle sitting on the table. I did have a few others before attempting this foolish endeavor, but I think I'll stick to drinking it in shots.
today was botteling day for a nice red. wasnt as hoppy as i was expecting but good flavor/ will only get better while it sits for a couple more weeks
today was bottling day for a nice red. wasn't as hoppy as i was expecting but good flavor/ will only get better while it sits for a couple more weeks
i used some in the boil and dry hopped as well. using pelets for both. didnt bother bagging it though just added it in, figured it would settle to the bottom and get left behind.
did in the primary though, wasnt thinking bout waiting til the secondary. theres always next time
Your fine, bagging is only for the keg so you don't pull the hops up while dispensing, but adding to the secondary
after the fermentation helps retain more of the aroma and flavor. you may have to adjust your qty. though, I use less than an oz of a mixture of Simcoe & Amarillo for 5gal. just make sure you use a fresh unopened bag of pellets when adding to the secondary so you keep things clean.
thanks for the tip
As of late my brew of choice is the Belgian White Blue Moon. Very full bodied and quite crisp with a hint of citrus. If you haven't tried it give it a taste you'll like it. Later,Q
I also like this beer, but only from a tap, i only drink beer on tap which makes it harder to become a full-blown alcholic
a slice of orange on the rim, and its very refreshing.
like the miller lite guys said.........
"don't fruit the beer"
not if the taps are in your basement :bananarock:
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Gotta love a kegerator in the basement, I had a homemade set up too, but gave it up when the neighbor and I downed one too many kegs the last summer we had it in the basement. I think the wifey at the time didn't like the neighbor coming over all the time. Solved that though, got rid of the wife.:oops: :zroflmao: :huepfenlol2: :zroflmao: :huepfenlol2:
:oops: :zroflmao: :huepfenlol2: :zroflmao: :huepfenlol2:
:pumpkin:Ride Safe,Fired00d :fireman:
Too many beers not enough time
Looks like your getting ready for a good weekend Eagle! Do you think you'll remember it? ;D Hoist! 8)
absopuckinlutely, when the samplin get's this demanding I bring a notebook and a spare liver. :2vrolijk_21:
absopuckinlutely, when the samplin get's this demanding I bring a notebook and a spare liver. :2vrolijk_21:
Maybe you should make the rounds with this:
Hey Tros, do you know chit from (that company's trailer)? ;D Hoist! 8)
Hey Tros, do you know chit from (that company's trailer)? ;D Hoist! 8)
iski,
Those are the ones. Didn't help the game much, but sure helped the mood. :2vrolijk_21:
well, DarkLord Day (http://www.threefloyds.com/events.html) at Three Floyds Brewing Co, was KickA$$ as usual, they started selling their DarkLord Russian Imperial Stout at noon, we arrived at 11 only to find the entire parking lot already full and the line for beer purchase was already at the end of their 50 yrd. parking lot. once they opened the doors it took us about 2 1/2 hr. to get our 6 bottle allotment and since its cash only at $15 a bottle thats a pricey 6-pack. by the time we got out the line was a block down the street and all I could think was, you poor suffering bastards, by the time we left at 4:30 the line was two blocks long and I doubt that there would be many more sales since production was limited to 1600 cases.
The popularity of this beer has really grown, we had guys standing in line by us that were from toronto, they make it weekend event and somehow drive back on sunday. :o This is pretty much the Holy Grail of stouts, and with as many people waiting for endless hours, desperation starts to set in, I was offered $50 a bottle from one of these desperadoes, so I walked away with a 4-pack for free :bananarock: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
This Stout must be extremely good - $15 a bottle! :drink: Plus people waiting in line for hours to buy a 6 pack - for $90. :bananarock: And the resale value is $50 a bottle. :pepper: :bananarock: :jalapeno:
Eagle - Would you describe the taste of this brew?
A Demonic Imperial Russian stout brewed with INTELLIGENTSIA coffee,vanilla, and molasses.
Pours pitch black with a tiny bit of rusty bubbles that soon form a circle and disappear forever. In the glass it is dark black with a deep red color around the edges. As I drink the beer it stains the glass brown and stays that way. Very cool looking. The aroma improves as it warms up, peaking close to room temperature. Very roasty and chocolatey at first. After awhile there is some alcohol underneath but it is not unpleasant or overpowering in any way. This has the best mouthfeel of any beer I’ve ever had. Extremely thick, creamy, and chewy. The chocolate and roastiness come through in the flavor in a big way with some bitter coffee, chocolate covered cherries, and some hops buried in there somewhere. Truly one of the greatest brews made. I felt different after only consuming 2 ½ pints of this potion, different like I was possessed. The wife said that she was either going to call a priest for a exorcism or take me straight to church because of the look on my face. It was an experience all its own. I wont open another bottle for at least a year, I can't wait to see how this ages.
A Demonic Imperial Russian stout brewed with INTELLIGENTSIA coffee,vanilla, and molasses.
Pours pitch black with a tiny bit of rusty bubbles that soon form a circle and disappear forever. In the glass it is dark black with a deep red color around the edges. As I drink the beer it stains the glass brown and stays that way. Very cool looking. The aroma improves as it warms up, peaking close to room temperature. Very roasty and chocolaty at first. After awhile there is some alcohol underneath but it is not unpleasant or overpowering in any way. This has the best mouthfeel of any beer I’ve ever had. Extremely thick, creamy, and chewy. The chocolate and roastiness come through in the flavor in a big way with some bitter coffee, chocolate covered cherries, and some hops buried in there somewhere. Truly one of the greatest brews made. I felt different after only consuming 2 ½ pints of this potion, different like I was possessed. The wife said that she was either going to call a priest for a exorcism or take me straight to church because of the look on my face. It was an experience all its own. I wont open another bottle for at least a year, I can't wait to see how this ages.
I can see why it's worth waiting 2 1/2 hours in for. :2vrolijk_21: I wonder how many bottles will be on Ebay?
... I've decided to host a beer tasting party when I finish the patio canopy I've been humpin away on for the past three weekends.
Just found out a couple of weeks ago that a local wine store also specializes in stocking micro-brews from around the east coast, and some more popular nation wide brews. Good prices, most are $2.00 per bottle, and they let you mix and match your own 6-packs. Being a big fan of IPA's, I bought all 11 brews on hand that I had not had the pleasure of partaking previously...awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe, It tastes sooooooooooo good when it touches your lips :drink: :huepfenjump3:
SOKOOL
ok, so it took me a few extra days...the negra modello was "so-so", for a dark beer of this style, I'd prefer SHINER BOCK.
Is it readily available ?
B B
it is in Texas...... dunno bout Calii
i can get it here and er , ah ship ya some if'n u like
it is in Texas...... dunno bout Calii
i can get it here and er , ah ship ya some if'n u like
Ship it to Nelson Scott, I'd enjoy it more if you were sittin there havin a couple with me :2vrolijk_21:
B B
went to my local watering hole today and stocked up for this weekend, beverage of choice...
DOGFISH HEAD 90 MINUTE IPA :drink:
Majic Hat makes some good beers and they usually have a sampler 12 pack you can buy.
I can see why it's worth waiting 2 1/2 hours in for. :2vrolijk_21: I wonder how many bottles will be on Ebay?
So I'm open to suggestions for unique and heretofore untasted beers.
B B
Big B, here is a list of the top rated 50 beers IN THE WORLD OVERALL!
here ya go, I guess I made a pretty good deal selling two bottles for $100
Three Floyds Dark Lord Imperial Russian Stout 2007 on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Three-Floyds-Dark-Lord-Imperial-Russian-Stout-2007_W0QQitemZ110127695798QQihZ001QQcategoryZ563QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
I knew some of that would be on ebay. I thought the "disclamer" was funny though, the value is in the bottle not the contents, yeah right. Maybe he had to do it that way to sell it on ebay. Could be a law, I don't know. :nixweiss:It's an eBay policy see here - Alcohol Policy (http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/alcohol.html). Where you see "Some Examples" click on "show" to the right of that and a drop down will open.
It's an eBay policy see here - Alcohol Policy (http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/alcohol.html). Where you see "Some Examples" click on "show" to the right of that and a drop down will open.
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
OK, I figured there must have been something that triggered the disclamer. Thanks.
I wont be surprised if it hit $100 before the auction ends, unless they pull the rug out from under him.
With the stuff you guys are suggesting I can't even buy a sixer. I've invited about 50 people. Which of the top 50 is under $20 a six pack ?
More importantly, which ones come in a keg?
Beags and I tried this once. For some reason, people drink beer from a keg three times as fast as beer from bottles or cans. We bought a keg for a party. Full keg. Sucker was gone in under 4 hours. Same amount in bottles etc we always have leftover parties the day after.
Beags and I tried this once. For some reason, people drink beer from a keg three times as fast as beer from bottles or cans. We bought a keg for a party. Full keg. Sucker was gone in under 4 hours. Same amount in bottles etc we always have leftover parties the day after.
This is as good a place as any to post this considering my plans for the $$$
The entire time I was in rehab for my knee replacement, the rehab center secretary would not believe my General Dynamics Corporate PPO Health Insurance had $0 co-pay. Since my leg had been cut in half and put back together with a couple of pounds of surgical grade stainless steel, I wasn't in the mood to argue ( too stoned on Percocet as some of you may recall) S'anyway, 3 times a week for 8 weeks I paid the *&((*^&*()( $25. When my health insurance provider paid the bill, no record of the co-pays on the bill from the rehab center. I kept calling and telling them I wanted my money back to no avail. Finally two weeks ago I'd had enough. I called and said I was turning the entire matter over to the Ombudsman for San Diego County in charge of ethics issues at all of the county's hospitals. Got a call from the rehab's head honcho " oh please don't do that, we are in process of refunding your money as we speak " Got a check today for $582.16 The owed me $600 but deducted some odd change from a recent bill they said I owed a $17.84 co-pay on. (Here we go again) Anyway, pennies from heaven as the saying goes so it's going into my Memorial Day Pool Party / Beer tasting festival. So I'm open to suggestions for unique and heretofore untasted beers.
B B
This is as good a place as any to post this considering my plans for the $$$
The entire time I was in rehab for my knee replacement, the rehab center secretary would not believe my General Dynamics Corporate PPO Health Insurance had $0 co-pay. Since my leg had been cut in half and put back together with a couple of pounds of surgical grade stainless steel, I wasn't in the mood to argue ( too stoned on Percocet as some of you may recall) S'anyway, 3 times a week for 8 weeks I paid the *&((*^&*()( $25. When my health insurance provider paid the bill, no record of the co-pays on the bill from the rehab center. I kept calling and telling them I wanted my money back to no avail. Finally two weeks ago I'd had enough. I called and said I was turning the entire matter over to the Ombudsman for San Diego County in charge of ethics issues at all of the county's hospitals. Got a call from the rehab's head honcho " oh please don't do that, we are in process of refunding your money as we speak " Got a check today for $582.16 The owed me $600 but deducted some odd change from a recent bill they said I owed a $17.84 co-pay on. (Here we go again) Anyway, pennies from heaven as the saying goes so it's going into my Memorial Day Pool Party / Beer tasting festival. So I'm open to suggestions for unique and heretofore untasted beers.
B B
Fly to Hoist's for his Memorial Day cookout?
Hey FiredOOd (and other Virginians) Starr Hill (based in Charlottesville) makes a very smooth amber ale. I have not been able to find it in bottles here lately, but I did find it on tap up the road.I've been there before. Don't think I ever tried any of there beers though. :-[ Sounds like a reason to get a ride together. :2vrolijk_21: There is a couple of great places near there to get a great burger that will send your cholesterol into the ozone. ;D U.Va has finished for the year, and after this weekend (graduation) traffic will be minimal around that part of the city.
OK It's Friday Lets go drink some beer.It's already "Beer O'Clock" on the east coast. :2vrolijk_21: Added some bling to bike today and it's impossible to work on bike and not have a :drink: after the job is done to admire your accomplishments.
I'm calling Beags and heading to Patrick's Irish Pub
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B B
I'm a Stella Artois man nyself althogh I enjoyed Tusker beer in Kenya, Haro in Noethern Ireland (Guiness is fowl) and Red Stripe in the Carrabean - Oh lovely, the drink that makes ugly women beautiful :orange:
Damn impressive list Eagle posted. Most eclectic list I have ever seen.
Life's too short to step beneath the top 100, and theres no need to, there is enough in that list to satisfy all tastes. :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
I thought that was Samual Jackson Beer (Dave C) It'll get ya Drunk!! You'll be ***K'in Fat Girls before ya know it ;DI had to leave Sam Adams alone, not only ***K'in Fat Girls but I married one!!
Man I love Beer without it the world wouldn't be so over crowded :drink: :huepfenlol2:
Smiler,
DUDE, YOUR JUST NOT RIGHT!!! YOU GOT ME ROLLING THOUGH.
Anyway, it's Sam Smith Pale Ale tonight. :drink:
Smiler,
DUDE, YOUR JUST NOT RIGHT!!! YOU GOT ME ROLLING THOUGH.
Anyway, it's Sam Smith Pale Ale tonight. :drink:
Belgian Style White Ale......
:cucumber: !!!!!!Blue Moon!!!!!! :cucumber:
May is a Blue Moon month - in consideration, Blue Moon consumption is indicated. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! :drink:
The Blue Moon Nut Brown ale was also good, but I think it has been discontinued. The White Ale on tap is excellent.
The White Ale on tap is excellent.
Belgian Style White Ale......
:cucumber: !!!!!!Blue Moon!!!!!! :cucumber:
Nahhh, only puffs drink that - over here it's a girls drink and for he-men called Cecil
I'm with you on that one Smiler, never cared for that style, tastes like old stale yack piss to me :puke:
tastes like old stale yack piss to me :puke:
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i think thats a self-fabrication job
If you want a great alterate to Blue Moon try Hoegarten, it is much more complex in flavor, a nice head with staying power, and best of all it is not bitter like blue moon.Oh, and did I mention you don't need the girly orange slice to go with it.
If you want a great alterate to Blue Moon try Hoegarten, it is much more complex in flavor, a nice head with staying power, and best of all it is not bitter like blue moon.Oh, and did I mention you don't need the girly orange slice to go with it.Hoegarden isn't bad but it's not my taste, I prefer Leffe blonde at 6%alc, I have tried the brune (8%) but I kept falling over, I must have been on a hill or something........ :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
If you want a great alterate to Blue Moon try Hoegarten, it is much more complex in flavor, a nice head with staying power, and best of all it is not bitter like blue moon.Oh, and did I mention you don't need the girly orange slice to go with it.
I would have to agree, coors blue moon is the weakest example of this beer style, in addition to Hoegaarden Wit, you can also try, Vuuve 5, Blanche de Bruges, Blanche de Bruxelles, Brugs Tarwebier, Sterkens White Ale, Celis White (now made in Michigan), Blanche de Brooklyn, Great Lakes Holy Moses, Unibroue Blanche de Chambly.
There’s one significant flavor of this style, and that’s tartness or sourness. The fashion for very sour white beers has passed, and neither customers nor judges are likely to welcome its return, but a little sourness agreeably dries the flavor and seems to boost the contribution of the orange and the hops.
Traditionally, of course, the sourness came from a lactobacillus infection of some sort (old stale yack piss). At least one producer today inoculates the beer with a lactobacillus culture after primary fermentation, then pasteurizes to arrest its action when the desired degree of sourness is reached. Without this, it would continue to sour, with unpredictable results. Many commercial brewers are appalled at the idea of deliberately introducing a lactic culture into their brewing environment; such cultures have a way of being easier to introduce than to get rid of.
for me, it is this infection and the introduction of spices (especially orange & coriander) which lead to my conflict with this style
Excellent white Ale info. Beer is more than a hobby for you, obviously.
iski, you obviously must have missed EAGLE1's posting on page two of this thread, the man has the home brew set up to die for...scroll to page tw and salivate.
Thanks EAGLE1.
SOKOOL
Sometimes my understatements are much too understated, SOKOOL. EAGLE1 has the ultimate home brew set up and a knowledge of beers that only comes from years of quaffing multitudes of excellent varieties of the amber nectar of the gods. His and others contributions to this thread are simply amazing. Beer and bikes have always gone together for me from the very first.
One of my friends here has a home brew set up that is somewhat similar - a brew room in his home (not in the basement) & all the stainless equipment, etc. Around 100-150 gallons a year or so is what I recall as his production. I just drink the stuff & enjoy the efforts of the artisans of the craft. :drink:
i like SNPA on tap but never cared for it in a bottle
The beer supply at the top of Lookout Mountain in Georgia for Memorial Day was not plentiful, but it did include Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. :drink: :drink: :drink:
Others had better libations for the weekend from reading this thread, but after a couple or so by the campfire, SNPA was just right.
I've now decided that I like a famous Red Beer brewed by a great little company called Naitram Brewing Inc. down in Marlborough !
:beerchug:
Nige
Goldarn small Companies, always messing with your head!!
:o
Nige
so far all batches have been from existing recipies, naitram brewing is about ready to start trying to create its own recipies
If I were sitting on top of Lookout Mountain, and the supply of beer was not plentiful, I'd love the heck out of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale while sitting by the campfire.
:huepfenjump3: :bananarock: :cherry:
I like JW Dundee's Honey Brown Ale I bought (among others) for the beer fest this past weekend. Discovered one thing for sure in working my way through 21 different kinds - - - I like sweet beer. Had Some Coronado Brewing Company Orange Ave Ale with my sprouts and avacado for lunch. WFP's been there, guess it was all he got to see when he was out this way. Anyway it's like Orangeboom. :)
Today's purchase was some Anchor Steam out of San Fran. Hear it's good...we'll see. Should be a good weekend for beer though. Saturday is the 4th Brews and Blues fest here.
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Good tap beer. If it bottles well you've got a keeper.
Today's purchase was some Anchor Steam out of San Fran. Hear it's good...we'll see. Should be a good weekend for beer though. Saturday is the 4th Brews and Blues fest here.
I'll stick with Yuengling.......all of them........Lager, Black & Tan, Light.........they're all good..........and tax free at the Class VI on Redstone Arsenal. Besides, it is America's oldest brewery.
Yuengling Lager is usually in my beer fridge. Bud drinkers seem to mostly be ok with it too.I tried one of these the other day after someone mentioned that it was the oldest brewery in the US. I liked it and will probably add a few bottles of it in the beer fridge myself.
I tried one of these the other day after someone mentioned that it was the oldest brewery in the US. I liked it and will probably add a few bottles of it in the beer fridge myself.
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
I picked up a couple of bottles when I was with Hoist and Binx last weekend.
One was called Double Bast**d and the other was called Arrogant Bast**d !
The guy in the store told me they were good, but I only bought them for the labels. Are they worth drinking ??
:-\
Nige
dood, it seems to be ok with most folks who usually drink Bud or Coors or ? whatever. Plus, compared to some brands, it is relatively inexpensive around here.
Shiner Bock for tonight, no doubt. An old trusty favorite.
I'm not much for the Anheuser-Busch/Coors products, but I do like Yuengling. Very good beer. Redstone Arsenal class VI carries the Lager, Black and Tan, and the Light. I normally keep a healthy supply of all three in my fridge. Other than that, the only other adult beverages in my house are vodka, since Renea likes it, and of course.........anything by The Glenlivet. I picked up a bottle of 15 year old french oak cask and a bottle of 18 year old 2 nights ago at the class VI. Love the single malts.
Hey Henry, you just made best friends with Nige now! ;) Hoist! 8)
I'm not much for the Anheuser-Busch/Coors products, but I do like Yuengling. Very good beer. Redstone Arsenal class VI carries the Lager, Black and Tan, and the Light. I normally keep a healthy supply of all three in my fridge. Other than that, the only other adult beverages in my house are vodka, since Renea likes it, and of course.........anything by The Glenlivet. I picked up a bottle of 15 year old french oak cask and a bottle of 18 year old 2 nights ago at the class VI. Love the single malts.
Not much on Coors or A/B either but will drink Amber Bock when in a bar with miserly pickins. Tequilla is the white nectar of the gods we prefer.
For the last few years have been drinking lots of different brands of beers. Some are surprisingly good and others are not. Its all subjective.
Speaking of taste, in 13 minutes it will be beer thirty here in the Bug Infested Smoke Filled Jungle of Mouse House Tourist Fleecers with Occasional Stray Alligator and Shark Attacks.
Todays libation is:
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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........
Looks like we missed this last week. Stocked up today with:
Red Hook's "LONG HAMMER IPA"
Dude I drank my share of that stuff at Fort Hood, TX when I went through the AH-64D Longbow Unit Fielding and Training Program. That was 8 years ago..............and I've slept since then, so I don't remember if it is good in comparison to Yuengling or not. :2vrolijk_21:
tonight we have
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sorry man, i'm out of red but hope to get a brew started this weekend. you stiull welcome to drop in. we can find you aq nice micro-brew to try
hti or miss the next few weeks, then off to nelson
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Remember, drink responsibly and often. Or often and responsibly. I forget which one it is. Maybe its both. :nixweiss:
Cheers, Happy Friday and Happy Weekend all! :drink: :drink: :drink:
i started a new batch of brew over the weekend. i took all of the recipes that i have made and and tried to pull out the parts that i liked best. this should be a good blend of a Red and an IPA 3 kinds of hops in the boild and plans for a 4th to be dry hoped
naitram,
sounds good man, but you know there's a big margin of bittering units between a red and an IPA, a red is usually around 20-30 IBU's, where as an IPA is from 30-60 IBU's, so its a good idea to establish a target IBU before you start, and knowing what your hop utilization factor is the key to hitting that target. each hop variety has a different alpha acid percentage, and depending on the density of the wort a different extraction rate based on the time of boil, so in order to get what you want you need to do the math and figure out exactly how many ounces of each hop and how long they will boil in order to hit your target IBU for the style of beer you are going after. or you could just wing it and through in a little of this and a little of that :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Good luck Bro, Happy brewing, and remember Relax dont worry have a homebrew :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Tried some of this a couple of weeks ago..their others are good as well. This smells like fresh Blueberrys, but the taste is very subtle, with a nice crisp finish. Quite good
That use to be my beer of choice in college, we had a local bar that had the stuff on tap, wow was that the bomb, I was there every day to get my fix of the stuff. 10 times better on tap than in bottles for some reason, I will still grab a spack once in a while, for old time sake but the fixation has worn off over the years, especially since I cant get it on tap locally. :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
naitram,
sounds good man, but you know there's a big margin of bittering units between a red and an IPA, a red is usually around 20-30 IBU's, where as an IPA is from 30-60 IBU's, so its a good idea to establish a target IBU before you start, and knowing what your hop utilization factor is the key to hitting that target. each hop variety has a different alpha acid percentage, and depending on the density of the wort a different extraction rate based on the time of boil, so in order to get what you want you need to do the math and figure out exactly how many ounces of each hop and how long they will boil in order to hit your target IBU for the style of beer you are going after. or you could just wing it and through in a little of this and a little of that :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Good luck Bro, Happy brewing, and remember Relax dont worry have a homebrew :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
This is too much like work...I much prefer to drink the stuff!No Chit!!!!! Sometimes I have hard enough time getting to the fridge to get another one out. :D
No Chit!!!!! Sometimes I have hard enough time getting to the fridge to get another one out. :D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
naitram,
sounds good man, but you know there's a big margin of bittering units between a red and an IPA, a red is usually around 20-30 IBU's, where as an IPA is from 30-60 IBU's, so its a good idea to establish a target IBU before you start, and knowing what your hop utilization factor is the key to hitting that target. each hop variety has a different alpha acid percentage, and depending on the density of the wort a different extraction rate based on the time of boil, so in order to get what you want you need to do the math and figure out exactly how many ounces of each hop and how long they will boil in order to hit your target IBU for the style of beer you are going after. or you could just wing it and through in a little of this and a little of that :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Good luck Bro, Happy brewing, and remember Relax dont worry have a homebrew :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
going with the "wing it" method, writing it down as i go, if i like it then i'll do it the same next time if not then i'll adjust. dont even know how to measure an IBU just know what i like for taste
will have a total of 6oz of hops used for 5 gallons
I went that route for a while, but the problem is its unpredictable, no two hops are alike, so adding 1 oz of an alpha 12% hop and adding 1 oz of an alpha 3% hop will have a huge difference in the total bittering you are trying to achieve, Knowing how to measure an IBU isn't what's important, IBU's allow you to establish a measure on to all hops, which will allow you to mix and match any variety of hops and still maintain the same bittering. There are many programs out there for recipe formulation which will allow you to do this on the fly, I personally use pro-mash, and there is even the archaic brewers hop slide rule.
Some thoughts for Friday's thread on beer, brought to you from our friends at Miller Brewing................
That's just what I needed to start off Friday night;D
Have a few pints for me Smiler :2vrolijk_21:
Some thoughts for Friday's thread on beer, brought to you from our friends at Miller Brewing................
only a few?
few = number of your choice (more than one is my only requirement) :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
I believe, in these difficult and mean-spirited times in which we live, there needs to be a message of Hope.
We can all use a single image that speaks to us of love, harmony, peace, and joy.
An image that suggests the universality of us all.
I have been sent that image, and I want to share it with you all.
All I ask that all of you take a moment to reflect on it.
Quote for Ben FranklinI'll drink to that. :drink:
[b]"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." [/b]
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Is there a matching brewer's hop pocket protector? Sorry, just could not resist.
Ahhhh, my old school days and the slide rule. If only it could have been a hops slide rule, I would have been much more interested.
Is the IBU similar to a PH measurement? I work in the food biz, non-alcohol, and PH plays a big factor in overall taste.
not really, an IBU (international bittering unit) was established to allow you to make changes to multiple variables and come up with the same results, just like the trial and error method, you will learn to understand how a five unit change or a twenty unit change will effect the profile of the beer. once you get the hang of it, it makes hop modifications a breeze, and you can make multiple changes, like batch size and wort density
and feel confident in obtaining the same results.
PH does play a big factor in beer flavor, some beers if not produced withe the right water conditions will be a disaster, I always start with o% mineral water or RO water, and then I add minerals to achieve the exact water of the beer style I am going after, my water profile program allows me to make additions of a variety of minerals and tweak it toa 98% match to the target water, I know, who the hell wants to do all this just for a beer :nixweiss: well I do, its my Hobby, and I love this chit, if they would have presented chem 101 this way I would have passed it the first time around :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
There is a chain of stores in Ontario called The Beer Store. Bet its one of them.
It would be nice to have one of those stores here, in Fayettenam. I guess Bob's will do.
Hey EAGLE1, what brew you currently cooking up?
Hey Eagle, you ever brew any Dunkel Weizen? I really like it, a little darker that Hefe Weizen. I brewed many batches, took a second in a local contest once. Not to many comercial examples available.
Went to a Brewfest in the next town north of me last weekend, several good Hefe Weizens there. They also had a good pale ale called Man Beer!!!
Yep, the recipe is quite simple, I still use 60% white wheat for the majority of my grain bill, and instead of the remaining 40% being two-row, I add 25% of a mixture of Munich, 40lb Chrystal, chocolate, and Special B grains, I also ramp up the temp on last step in the 5 step mash that I use for this paticular style, it helps favor the Beta enzymes which gives the beer a heavier bodied flavor and mouth feel.
Man EAGLE, you sure are an expert at this! You must make some killer brews! You've got the CVO of Home Brewing going on! :2vrolijk_21: Hoist! 8)
Yea, your brew system is the nicest I've seen, better than the ones I seen people buy, let alone make yourself. Not that you need a expensive system to make good beer, but I like things that are done right and well thought out!
Do you belong to a club?
I worked at the Great American Brewfest in Denver a few years ago. Worked the Home Brew Association booth with Charlie Papazian, talked to Micheal Jackson for a few minutes, he's a little weird! It was a great time 1500 beers!! Our brew club, the Weiz Guys, and another brew club rented a local bus that does brewery tours, Foam On The Range, we had two kegs and snacks on the bus there and back.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced
with a smile, nearly laughing, "For our closing song,
let us sing Hymn #365, "Shall We Gather at the River."
Right now - - - -- - - - - - any beer would be good. My family tends to be somewhat um er ah - - - - dry
B B
The day before the big holiday and no new beer stories? :nixweiss: Hoist! 8)
May go see Wild Hogs (the movie) again tonight andHey Iski, try not to ride like they do in that movie.....they seemed to drop the scooters like they were on honda 50's... :oops:...all the time! :huepfenlol2: har! :drink: spyder
take a ride before and after.
Hey Iski, try not to ride like they do in that movie.....they seemed to drop the scooters like they were on honda 50's... :oops:...all the time! :huepfenlol2: har! :drink: spyder
Uh.........I picked up six cases of Yuengling yesterday for transport up to Kansas, since we can't get it there locally. 4 of us going, so that should be enough for the few days we're there. Wish I had room to carry them. They're going in a friends car. Hopefully he doesn't get nabbed for transporting across state lines. It is for personal consumption after all, and not resale.
Sounds like you could use one of the '08 servicars, you only need to wait a few more days.Hey SOKOOLJ, you got your name on the list for one of these? :nixweiss:har! spyder
Hey SOKOOLJ, you got your name on the list for one of these? :nixweiss:har! spyderEver since I heard they were coming! You know me, I love'em. Besides, my bride says she won't ride in a side car, and her opinion does matter...I need someone to carry me home at times.
Got everything done that needed to be done this week and then some. I wish every week could be as professionally rewarding as this week has been. So, we called it a week about 1pmCST today and headed to Manhattan, KS to a little place called Old Chicago. There are some 110 varieties of beer in that place...........and some damn good grub too. You guys know I'm partial to Yuengling. We brought two and a half cases out here with us. That was gone 3 days ago. Next favorite is Bass Ale. So I ordered one of those with a Calzone for lunch. One of the guys ordered a Stella, and asked for a sample of Strongbow Hard Cider. Of course, the rest of us followed suit. Talk about some good brew. So, if you can get it, try some Strongbow Hard Cider. It is a product out of England. Very good stuff!
Have a cold one for me too brother. It has been quite a long week, here. I had back surgery on tuesday, minor complications involved, so I didn't get discharged until today. Wife drove me back home from Walter Reed, talk about a long 6 hour ride. The pain meds didn't help much at all. But, now that I am home catching up on all that I have missed since sunday...'08 models, etc., I am feeling better all ready.Except for my disapointment with the MOCO, I expected to see a SESG. Well, no rant's here, enjoy your trip this weekend brother.
Got everything done that needed to be done this week and then some. I wish every week could be as professionally rewarding as this week has been. So, we called it a week about 1pmCST today and headed to Manhattan, KS to a little place called Old Chicago. There are some 110 varieties of beer in that place...........and some damn good grub too. You guys know I'm partial to Yuengling. We brought two and a half cases out here with us. That was gone 3 days ago. Next favorite is Bass Ale. So I ordered one of those with a Calzone for lunch. One of the guys ordered a Stella, and asked for a sample of Strongbow Hard Cider. Of course, the rest of us followed suit. Talk about some good brew. So, if you can get it, try some Strongbow Hard Cider. It is a product out of England. Very good stuff!
yea, we have one here as well, I have done 3 world tours already, my plaques are on the wall :2vrolijk_21:
Hey Bro, you know the MDs always tell you not to drink beer and take pain meds. I know when I got fugged up and had surgery, the beer made the pain meds kick in quicker. So grab a beer! :2vrolijk_21: Rest easy, Bro, and get back out on your scooter as quick as you're able.Thanks, only a couple sips+the meds, did the job...great nap this afternoon. Just trying to play catch up here on the site...just sooooooooooooo much info to pass up. Know what I mean?
Like you, I'm bummed with the MOCO. I decided last year that I'd bought my last new HD. I'll get another one, but it won't be new. I'm not likin' all this new chit.
Can't wait to get going. Gonna be hot tomorrow and the next day...........but I have Freedom Wings now.
Hey SOKOOLJ, sorry to hear about your opn. complications.....hope your mending goes well and quick. :2vrolijk_21: spyder
I did embarass myself earlier by refering to twolaner as dOOd, though. Oh well, I'll blame the pain meds and IPA. Anyway, thanks again. No riding today?Don't worry 'bout those 2, they're not only 'used to it', but rather forgiving types also. Har! I've been riding the Blue Ridge Mtns. for the past few days....just got in and trying to catch up on the new posts.....They had a guy go off the 'Deals Gap dragon' while I was out there.....fell 80 feet to his death. Not sure, but I think he had ridden down from Mich. We had a great ride, nice and cool up on the 'parkway'. spyder
Don't worry 'bout those 2, they're not only 'used to it', but rather forgiving types also. Har! I've been riding the Blue Ridge Mtns. for the past few days....just got in and trying to catch up on the new posts.....They had a guy go off the 'Deals Gap dragon' while I was out there.....fell 80 feet to his death. Not sure, but I think he had ridden down from Mich. We had a great ride, nice and cool up on the 'parkway'. spyderGlad to hear you had a good time. Give us a report when you recover and get a minute. Too bad about the accident, hate to hear it.
Don't worry 'bout those 2, they're not only 'used to it', but rather forgiving types also. Har! I've been riding the Blue Ridge Mtns. for the past few days....just got in and trying to catch up on the new posts.....They had a guy go off the 'Deals Gap dragon' while I was out there.....fell 80 feet to his death. Not sure, but I think he had ridden down from Mich. We had a great ride, nice and cool up on the 'parkway'. spyderI'll be headed down there in about 8 days. Going to do the "Dragon", spend the night in Fontana Village then headed to Ohio and visit the AMA Motorcycle Museum, and AMA Vintage Motorcycle Rally. If I have enough time thinking about visiting Wheels Thru Time Museum also. The "Dragon" and WTT Museum were things I didn't get a chance to see last year in MV because I had to leave on Friday.
Hey D00d, the 'Dragon' is fun just because of what it is.....but, the Wheels Thru Time is a 'must see'. Great collection of MC history. And done by such a great guy too. Just be careful on the Dragon 'cause there's some that aren't meeting you coming up or going down:2vrolijk_21: Har! :drink: spyder
Already decided I'm going to stay to the right of the lane give all the fools that want to pass me from behind and those that want to pass headed the other direction plenty of room. I'm not trying to set a speed record on it, and don't want to be scraping up my chrome. ;D
I'll be riding w/a group and hopefully they will be interested in stopping/seeing WTT also. Timing is going to be the key element of that visit. Will be leaving from Winston-Salem that morning headed to "Dragon"/Fontana Village. Hopefully we will have enough time to do all that we have planned.
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
I'll let you know upon my return. I've never stayed there, but the people I'm traveling with have (cabins) and they recommended them. Also I believe Duane (Porthole) stayed there a few days last year around the MV GTG and spoke positive about them.
Hey d00d, hope you have a great trip. WTT is a great place.
On Fontana Village - some of us stayed there a few years ago (2003 or 4) and the place was not in great shape - to put it mildly. The cabins especially had an "aroma" about them. Lodge - hotel part was under some major renovation and it needed it.
Would be interested in a report on Fontana Village on your return. If you have not ridden to the Fontana Dam - the view is well worth the ride over. Restaurants at the Village were ok and we enjoyed the outdoor grill the best.
Have fun!
Mike
What a great weekend!! :drink:
I'll let you know upon my return. I've never stayed there, but the people I'm traveling with have (cabins) and they recommended them. Also I believe Duane (Porthole) stayed there a few days last year around the MV GTG and spoke positive about them.
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
It's Monday, so after several minutes consideration, it appears it is time to start a Friday Beer Thread.
If you like beer, post what kind(s) you like better than others. If you do not like beer, my condolences. If you like non alcoholic beer, post which one is better than the others.
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My favorite beer is COLD!
My second favotite beer is OTHER PEOPLES!
Hey Seegarsmkr, you missed it, a local bike shop Red Hills, had a band and FREE BEER last Saturday. I thought they would charge to get in and then you could have beer, but they just had a band and a keg sitting under a tent and you just got yourself a beer and listened to some music! Now that's great customer service!!!! :orange:
Any........
Actually, over the past ????? years ????? do not remember turning down a free beer. Even a few that were less than cold.
By the way, why only Friday?
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ISKI...SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!!!!!
Seegarz :end: :givemebeer:
I'll drink to this. :drink: To you, Iski... :drink:
By the way, why only Friday?
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I hear ya Iski, I unfortunately am flying a 9 hour training mission today and it just so happens that once a year my favorite beer comes to Okinawa (New Castle) so I am going to let my inhibitions run wild and have more than one tonight once I get home...its only Thursday :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:...but then I am on call all weekend so that kinda means that today is Friday for me!
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And another one as I enjoy one for the evening...To you, Brother... :beerchug: :drink:
Those are Red Hook "Longhammer" IPA's, BTW.
I hear ya Iski, I unfortunately am flying a 9 hour training mission today and it just so happens that once a year my favorite beer comes to Okinawa (New Castle) so I am going to let my inhibitions run wild and have more than one tonight once I get home...its only Thursday :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:...but then I am on call all weekend so that kinda means that today is Friday for me!
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Fantastic view SOOKOOLJ, thanks for posting!I'd love to take credit for the view, but Seegar is the man on point. BTW, guess we are drinking the same beverage tonight, wife picked some up for me last night.
It is Friday, and it looks like a
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evening.
Cheers! :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
I'd love to take credit for the view, but Seegar is the man on point. BTW, guess we are drinking the same beverage tonight, wife picked some up for me last night.I'm sticking with the Yuenglings tonight.... :drink:...ya'll have a great evening. :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: har! spyder
I'm sticking with the Yuenglings tonight.... :drink:...ya'll have a great evening. :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09: har! spyder
I'd love to take credit for the view, but Seegar is the man on point. BTW, guess we are drinking the same beverage tonight, wife picked some up for me last night.
What a woman!!!I'd like to see her uncork a Chimay from Belgium.
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We get to have some more of Neal's Home Brew at Q's BBQ this weekend!!! Thanks Neal! :2vrolijk_21:
Hoist! 8)
Howie you sure have a badass streak runnin through your bones. You cut a guy to the quick and then leave him in the dirt to die !
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Don' forget to raise one for me - have a great weekend.
Nige
Eagle1,
What's on tap this weekend. Red Hook IPA(as usual), here?
my favorite summer drinkin beer, Hefe-Weizen, working on the the 3rd, 10 gal batch, the Banana and clove esters have peaked and the flavor is better than any German offering in a bottle. freshness is key ingredient ina Hefe!Ahh, sounds soooooooo good. I sure miss the German beverages, it's been almost a year and a half since moving back to the States. And the bottled Hefe imports just aren't the same. Enjoy, Brother!
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my favorite summer drinkin beer, Hefe-Weizen, working on the the 3rd, 10 gal batch, the Banana and clove esters have peaked and the flavor is better than any German offering in a bottle. freshness is key ingredient ina Hefe!
:bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno: :bananarock: :jalapeno:
Let's get a determination from an expert. Does ANY kind fruit belong in a glass of beer?
Let's get a determination from an expert. Does ANY kind fruit belong in a glass of beer?
We covered the issue back on page 7, http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.90 (http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.90)
#1 Man Law: DONT FRUIT THE BEER!!!!
a good summer ale will have lemon zest added in the brew process............
Some fruit required in the brew process by recipe is one thing. Adding fruit to a glass or bottle of beer, homey don't play dat! ;)
Hoist! 8)
This is the Real issue though, IMO, as I stated previously the ingredeance of "True" Beer according to the german Purerty law:"Reinheitsgebot", states, the only ingredients that could be used in the production of beer were water, barley, and hops, everything else is just Cool Aid.
and yeast
Adding fruit to a glass or bottle of beer, homey don't play dat! ;)
since this went to tech talk tonight, what do you do to filter your beer before botteling/keging?
I tried filtering for a while, got some in-line filters, and pushed the beer from one keg to another, worked OK.
it wont change the flavor of the beer, usually they are used to stabilize the beer by removing the yeast, and thus stopping all fermintation, but really unless the beer is going to be sitting around for a long time, it doesn't make much sense to filter it, and if you are bottling you need a little yeast left so your beer will carbonate. so don't waste your time just transfer it to a glass carboy and let it sit a couple of weeks and let gravity do the job.
I tried filtering for a while, got some in-line filters, and pushed the beer from one keg to another, worked OK.
it wont change the flavor of the beer, usually they are used to stabilize the beer by removing the yeast, and thus stopping all fermintation, but really unless the beer is going to be sitting around for a long time, it doesn't make much sense to filter it, and if you are bottling you need a little yeast left so your beer will carbonate. so don't waste your time just transfer it to a glass carboy and let it sit a couple of weeks and let gravity do the job.
i havent bothered in the past, but since i started dry hopping seemed like a good idea
The key to this topic is FRIDAY Scot was in town from Colorado for some LE training and came up to visit me and Beags at O'Harley's.
A pretty woman drinking beer with orange slices in it led me astray in a big way. Scot didn't rescue me from her feminine wiles either. Now I ask you what kind of brother is that ?
Like the old saying goes, I woke up afraid I was gonna die, but noon I was afraid I was gonna live
Thanks Scot, work was a real special treat today
B B
Planning ahead to tomorrow, we will be drinking beer, on a Friday, and in Maggie Valley.I'll be having what you and Jamie are having. :givemebeer: :beerchug: har! spyder
Won't be Cheap Merican - will be what the host restaurant carries and we will be clinking glasses with our fellow brothers and sisters from CVO Harley.com. :drink: Only one mind you, as we gotta be able to keep those two wheels with their rubber sides down. ;)
What are you having?
:cherry:
I'm disgusted by the recent popularity boom of the alternative malt beverages (Mike's Hard, Smirnoff et al) that take up valuable cooler space and limit my choices of GOOD beer!
well, get use to it, unfortunately this is the direction the distributors are going based on the demand of this wussy chit coolade from the youngsters, its evedent that this generation has thrown traditional acceptable quality levels out the window, they have no taste whatsoever, they listen to rap music on mp3's, drink spiked coolade and eat microwave food on a daily basis, human values have sadly deteriorated in the last two generations.
Funny, I don't remember stopping by......
Modelo tends to disappear first - especially when a few folks decide to try - well maybe just one cuz they've never tried Modelo. It goes quick.That sounds like my kind of ride. :2vrolijk_21:
Drank some Negra Modelo on the 50cc ride last week. Did not drink all that much beer, considering, but sure racked up some miles. At some point in the future, I hope to rectify that by taking a leisurely beers across America ride.
That sounds like my kind of ride. :2vrolijk_21:
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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That sounds like my kind of ride. :2vrolijk_21:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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"Beer Ride Across America" does have a catchy sounding name. ;D
"Beer Ride Across America" does have a catchy sounding name. ;D
Don't they refer to these things as a " crawl " ?
B B
I have tried this, started in Wisconsin, but I have never been able to get any further because there are so many damn good breweries here :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
the only way to make it work, is to pick only one Brewery from each state. :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Don't they refer to these things as a " crawl " ?
B B
In Key West....You start out on one side of the street bee bopping in and out bars but by the time you get back down the other you are crawlin...Especially if make the turn point at the Hogs Breath, strong drinkie's there lads.
Miker
Hog's Breath..... I have been there many times and even remember a couple of them. Chickens in yon rafters - BEWARE! ;D
We go from Hogs Breath to Capt. Tonys to Sloppy Joes to .... I forget after that so sometimes we just repeat. :huepfenjump3:
Oh, and hopefully get a ride out to the J&S Fish Camp but it is still raining down here.
Miker
The one near Okeechobee?
Hope you get to ride - its supposed to be mid 70's and sunny here in the panhandle.
I've got a few Beck's Dark, Stella Artois, and Labatt Blue in the fridge from Halloween that won't see morning.....
I love the seafood ride! We have nothing like that here. There might be 2 restaurants within 100 miles that have fresh oysters and one of them is Hooters. :pepper:
Yup, I live down here in wellington, used to be a nice place.
Miker
The Jester got it's new tour pack and new LED idjit light assembly this week (neutral light working again - never had one go bad before) sooooooo.....Good choice of cold frosty's. :2vrolijk_21: I had them last weekend and still have a few in the fridge, and more then likely if I have to get more this weekend I'll get more of the same.
Decided to celebrate Happy Friday at beer thirty today a little differently than usual......
(http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/887.jpg)
Riding to a seafood festival tomorrow where the raw oysters will be plentiful and the beer plentifuller (?).
(http://www.floridaseafoodfestival.com/_images/header1.jpg)
my Guinness! Its a crying shame :bigcry:It may be a shame, but I'd like to be friends with the guy who absonded with the pints. I am rather fond of the darker brew and I am sure it would be fun to share.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1129/guinness.html (http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1129/guinness.html)
Good choice of cold frosty's. :2vrolijk_21: I had them last weekend and still have a few in the fridge, and more then likely if I have to get more this weekend I'll get more of the same.
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
BUD, BUD, BUD,BUD, BUD, BUD, BUDBUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,BUD,OH AND MORE BUD!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
:beerchug: BUD! We don't like that upstream beer (everything else). Doc
It may be a shame, but I'd like to be friends with the guy who absonded with the pints. I am rather fond of the darker brew and I am sure it would be fun to share.
:beerchug: BUD! We don't like that upstream beer (everything else). Doc
This weekend its
Almost time to put the tree up, just a few more bottles to finish:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v478/iskifreelee/beer-bottle-tree.jpg)
You poor misguided unfortunate soul, Life is way too short to drink swill
I know how you feel, really !! It's an acquired taste , one you will appreciate more when your tasteBUDS mature. ;) Doc
iski, I love it Bro!!! :2vrolijk_21:
what a great way to get rid of all those green bottles that I dont use for homebrewing any more, I will have to be sneaky though, my ole lady will freak when she comes home to see I put up an artificial beer bottle tree :o
I have considered doing a tree like this Eagle1 and so far the main thing preventing me has been the variety of house dogs that we have visiting from time to time. Our beagle likes to play & gets rambunctious with her guests, and the visions of me or my BSR sweeping up the inevitable piles of green glass are not exactly sugarplums a-dancing in my head.
Freakin' out the ole lady is good for them from time to time. If you build one, post a pic. Much respect for you homebrewers. :2vrolijk_21: I have a function to attend tomorrow night that will be at the home of an EXCELLENT homebrewer, & am really looking forward to trying what he has ready on hand. :huepfenjump3:
I have considered doing a tree like this Eagle1 and so far the main thing preventing me has been the variety of house dogs that we have visiting from time to time. Our beagle likes to play & gets rambunctious with her guests, and the visions of me or my BSR sweeping up the inevitable piles of green glass are not exactly sugarplums a-dancing in my head.
Freakin' out the ole lady is good for them from time to time. If you build one, post a pic. Much respect for you homebrewers. :2vrolijk_21: I have a function to attend tomorrow night that will be at the home of an EXCELLENT homebrewer, & am really looking forward to trying what he has ready on hand. :huepfenjump3:
iski, I'm sure you snap your fingers and your BSR would jump right up to clean up the mess!
oh man, I would not even consider it if I had pets around, luckily I have been allergic to fur all my life, and so far its been a good enough excuse to keep my wife and daughter at bay, but now they started talkin about some Hairless critters that are Hypoallergenic, got me real nervous but I played it cool and just laughed hysterically, when they continued to push the issue I threatened to feed it to my tank full of Red Bellies. :o ;)
anyway, I went down and did a head count of Grolsch Bottles last night and found that I only have a couple of cases left, most of the flip top bottles that I use for brewing have been replaced with brown glass when it was proven that green glass can lead to a skunky off-flavor if exposed to to the ultraviolet. I can tell you that tree is comprised of at least 12 cases of Grolsch Bottles, and no doubt had to be a homebrewer with a large stock pile for his hobby :2vrolijk_21:
now they started talkin about some Hairless critters that are Hypoallergenic, got me real nervous
Like Mr. Bigglesworth?? :nixweiss:
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=49698;image)
How much would you pay for the strongest brew in the world?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/sfl-flcostbeerbrnov29,0,5291591.story (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/sfl-flcostbeerbrnov29,0,5291591.story)
:'(what's she wearing a black bar for? :nixweiss: :-\ :-* har! :drink: spyder
what's she wearing a black bar for? :nixweiss: :-\ :-* har! :drink: spyder
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D'oh!
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Ok, I pulled the last two post off. :confused5:
You poor misguided unfortunate soul, Life is way too short to drink swill
Remember when everyone drank Schlitz ? Where' is it now ?
Sooner or later Bud will join Schlitz in whatever beer graveyard it went to
B B
Remember when everyone drank Schlitz ? Where' is it now ?
Sooner or later Bud will join Schlitz in whatever beer graveyard it went to
B B
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Remember when everyone drank Schlitz ? Where' is it now ?
Sooner or later Bud will join Schlitz in whatever beer graveyard it went to
B B
I used to live in the burbs of Cleveland and opened the door to a snow bank like that few times. What a great use of a renewable resource! I hope Gore looks at this site. :beerchug: Doc
Remember when everyone drank Schlitz ? Where' is it now ?
Sooner or later Bud will join Schlitz in whatever beer graveyard it went to
B B
Here's the new bottle logoRoger, this picture looks like it has been doctored a little. I don't recall Schlitz having that much color;
Roger, this picture looks like it has been doctored a little. I don't recall Schlitz having that much color;
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=50126)
Roger, this picture looks like it has been doctored a little. I don't recall Schlitz having that much color;
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=50126)
:huepfenlol2: Artistic license of the new brewer I imagine. Wikipedia says that the collapse of the company was because they tried to change to a heat fermentation process which failed to produce the quality they once had and a disastrous strike in the early 80's.A good lesson for all businesses. It can happen to the Best of em, if they are not careful.
In 1976 it was the number 2 brewery in the USA. My how the worm turns, here today/gone tomorrow. :drink:
Noticed the same thing, Mrs. We, thanks to Rog's pic I did a little search & found this:
"The Schlitz brand name is owned by Pabst, and Schlitz beer is brewed for them on a contract basis by a Miller brewery. You can still often find the beer in places like Texas or the Milwaukee area, but it's nothing like the old Schlitz beer that was so popular until the 70s."
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Beer-2269/Schlitz-1.htm (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Beer-2269/Schlitz-1.htm)
It's not the same beer.
I think that may be old info, the new site indicates they have started brewing with the old formula in 2007. Hell I don't know, maybe it's like Candy says, colored water adn tastes like "animal beer" :huepfenlol2:
Here's a step back in time, recognize any of the actors in this Old Old Milwaukee ad?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=110040659636771477&q=log+rolling
Here's a step back in time, recognize any of the actors in this Old Old Milwaukee ad?OK, I don't know - is that the Duke brothers?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=110040659636771477&q=log+rolling
OK, I don't know - is that the Duke brothers?
But the Old Milwaukee ----- we used to buy it as boat beer in cans (when we had a boat.) It was not very strong, seems that we would really feel the affects of alchohol when bobbin out in the ocean on a hot day, we used cans so no glass could get lost on the boat and come back to bite anyone and the price was sinfully cheap $6.00/24 pack at the PX.
Not good tasting, but it surprisingly refreshing there. Would not drink the stuff on dry land.
I don't recall who bought Olympia Beer, I think it was Pabst back in the 90's. My uncle worked there.Making the memory cells work out this morning - but then - it is Friday and Friday Beer Thread. My Dad used to drink Olympia beer.
It was ok beer out here for years but they dicked it up and eventually Miller bought the brewery and closed it.
Consolidation isn't always good for the community. It was a big employer back then.
Easy guys!
First post on the beer thread.
Newbie here.
King of the older beers
Miller High Life!
The first beer I ever tasted! I think my father knew a few were disappearing from the fridge but never said anything.
:) :) :) :) :) :)
Wally (Tony Dow)? Maybe. And I think you're right about Tom Wopat (Duke Bro). I'm not sure on either though...
Why'd the loser have to be named Jim?
I remember riding around in my brother's '69 Cougar drinking Miller High Life! I've got a buddy with a boat who loads it with 2 30packs of Genesee for a weekend of sailing. He adds cans of Adirondack selzer in the cooler as a speed bump.
I was having a Corona with lime with him once and he accused me being a beer snob and challenged me to try a "Genny" with a lime. There was almost NO discernible difference. he pays about $12 for a 30pk and I was paying $12 for a 12pk.
He usually put salt in the Falstaff.
Drank plenty of Schlitz in High School 65-69. Dad used to drink that and Falstaff down at our cabin (it was really a cabin...one of the green clapboard type, bunks on the screened porch, no A/C, cold water shower, and an outhouse) on the Warrior River. He usually put salt in the Falstaff.
In college, people used to bootleg Coors in to campus for 2 bucks a 6 pack...we thought we were in high cotton getting Coors compared to the other cheap stuff around here. It washed away the cotton mouth nicely though...
Regional pilsner brewed in Rochester, NY. They all taste alike to me (Bud, Genesee, Miller, Busch etc). They've diversified some and do some contract brewing (Sam Adams). Have you ever heard of JW Dundee Honey Brown? That's brewed there also. The parent Co. is now High Falls Brewing. We have a member here who works for them (Beerman).
Drank plenty of Schlitz in High School 65-69. Dad used to drink that and Falstaff down at our cabin (it was really a cabin...one of the green clapboard type, bunks on the screened porch, no A/C, cold water shower, and an outhouse) on the Warrior River. He usually put salt in the Falstaff.
In college, people used to bootleg Coors in to campus for 2 bucks a 6 pack...we thought we were in high cotton getting Coors compared to the other cheap stuff around here. It washed away the cotton mouth nicely though...
I've seen it in liquor stores but never bought it. Corona is considered among that type group in Mexico by many. Hells bells, I'll drink most any beer but if I have a choice, I choose the stuff I like better since I do not drink as much beer as when I used to drink a lot of beer. :)
Have seen that Honey Brown also. Any good?
How about , Heffenreffer: aka "the green death" :nervous:
A fortified malt liquor made to make white boys puke.
I just finished off the last of my Sammy Oktobers, they were good.
Had lotsa Guinness last night, they have a new gimmick.
The cans do not have a widget in them, they pour it into a glass then place it on a plate that buzzes or surges the beer ultrasonically and presto a damn near perfect Guinness pour, amazing and looks cool.
Enjoy
miker
How about , Heffenreffer: aka "the green death" :nervous:
A fortified malt liquor made to make white boys puke.
I just finished off the last of my Sammy Oktobers, they were good.
Had lotsa Guinness last night, they have a new gimmick.
The cans do not have a widget in them, they pour it into a glass then place it on a plate that buzzes or surges the beer ultrasonically and presto a damn near perfect Guinness pour, amazing and looks cool.
Enjoy
miker
Yeah, JW Dundee is promoting themselves as a microbrewed product. It's good. They have ampler packs also (IPA, Pils, Nut Brown etc). It's all brewed by High Falls (Genesee)
I'm from an area with a lot of Czechs, so Pilsners are usually ok by me. Will try one of those samplers over the season.
Some A/B products give me a headache - Bud & Bud Light mainly. No idea why, but from experience they appear to be the culprit.
Yeah, go ahead, Czech it out......
It's the rice!!! the alcohol produced from fermentation of the rice is not the same as Barley, its like drinking Isopropyl :puke: :puke:
Only two kinds of beer .........cold and warm and I like them both.
Black Dog :pumpkin:
WOW! $90 a six pack? You really do like it. I'd try one at $15. Beer is the new wine. Producing high end products in small craft batches and I'm a fan!
I just picked up a sixer of Three Floyds BEHEMOTH Barley Wine (http://www.threefloydspub.com/BE.html). Absolutely one of the best Barley Wines I have ever had, at 10.5% it's not a guzzlin brew, but more of a fine sippin night cap, and at $15 a bottle you wont be poundin em too quick. Barley wines are a real tough beer to produce. Its a hard beer to balance, the excessive amount of barley used to get the alcohol levels up in the double digits usually makes for a sweet finish to the beer, so the trick is to balance it with just the right amount of bittering hops to counteract but not overpower the sweetness. When done right, you know it after just one sip. IMO Three Floyds BEHEMOTH is the Benchmark for which all other Barley Wines should be judged against.
I just picked up a sixer of Three Floyds BEHEMOTH Barley Wine (http://www.threefloydspub.com/BE.html). Absolutely one of the best Barley Wines I have ever had, at 10.5% it's not a guzzlin brew, but more of a fine sippin night cap, and at $15 a bottle you wont be poundin em too quick. Barley wines are a real tough beer to produce. Its a hard beer to balance, the excessive amount of barley used to get the alcohol levels up in the double digits usually makes for a sweet finish to the beer, so the trick is to balance it with just the right amount of bittering hops to counteract but not overpower the sweetness. When done right, you know it after just one sip. IMO Three Floyds BEHEMOTH is the Benchmark for which all other Barley Wines should be judged against.
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next season
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next seasonGood luck. :2vrolijk_21:
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next seasonGood luck, is there a free trial for CVOHARLEY members? :nixweiss: Ever been to the Walden Woods benefit they used to do (still may) at Foxboro? They used to bring in several different bands and OH BOY whatta party!!!!
samples were had by those who atteneded this falls ride w/ the naitramsSorry I missed it! :'(
samples were had by those who atteneded this falls ride w/ the naitramsHow much advance notice is needed to brew another batch like that?
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next season
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next season
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next season
Good luck.
I like beer........alot.
Miker
I'm with you there bro.... Not enough to drill drain holes in my left saddle bag though....
wish me luck guys, i dropped off my entry today at the sam adams brewery for a new england regional contest. winner's brew will be mass produced and on tap at gillette stadium ( home of my undefeated patriots ) for next season
i have enterd as an American Amber Ale, this is sometimes called a Red Ale
i use alot of hops but not so much that its overwhelming.
Good luck. I'm a home brewer too! I have a knock off of Sam Adams Boston Lager that's dead on. Let me know if you'd like a copy......Shipping available down the thruway? :2vrolijk_21:
just got this in an e-mail newsletter
Grow your own hops (available this spring).
might see an increase on micro brews, doubt it will effect a big volume beer
Neal,
Do you (or anyone else here) know if hops are difficult to grow?
Climate a factor, I suppose?
I started with Miller Lite, switched to Saranac (had alot of great flavors, including their version of a Belgian white ale). After sampling the Belgian White ale, I fell in heavy like...so I tried alot of other brands that made a version of it regularly, such as Spanish Peaks. I finally decided to get a kegerator, and have switched between Dominion Ale & Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Since i got a Dui in November (going to court next Thursday) I have been laying low, tail tucked between my legs...I'll take any prayers for a good outcome! :(I am never going to tell you that I do not drink. I do not drink and drive. I make sure before I get into the hops, that there is enough to last the evening, then I don't leave home. Maybe it is bit antisocial, but it is a lot safer.
Neal,
Do you (or anyone else here) know if hops are difficult to grow?
Climate a factor, I suppose?
not sure, but might have to give it a tryMany of your local brew shops, or good plant nurseries should be able to get you plants, they usually come bare root. You won't get much the first year.
Good luck. I'm a home brewer too! I have a knock off of Sam Adams Boston Lager that's dead on. Let me know if you'd like a copy......
Hops grow like weeds, I have several friends here in Colorado that grow them. just need a long trellis for them to grow on, they grow up to around 15'. Cut them back each fall and cover the cut off shoots with mulch.
Looked up a site on growing hops. The problem is getting variety, many beers use several types of hops. You can grow the hops you use the most, maybe trade with other people in your area growing different types, that's what my friends do.
http://www.freshops.com/garden.html
I started with Miller Lite, switched to Saranac (had alot of great flavors, including their version of a Belgian white ale). After sampling the Belgian White ale, I fell in heavy like...so I tried alot of other brands that made a version of it regularly, such as Spanish Peaks. I finally decided to get a kegerator, and have switched between Dominion Ale & Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Since i got a Dui in November (going to court next Thursday) I have been laying low, tail tucked between my legs...I'll take any prayers for a good outcome! :(
My sentiments exactly, a lot of work and your crop comes in all at once like tomatoes, so you need to pick, package and seal them to stay fresh for future use. Even with the inflated prices, Its still not worth the effort for me.
The beer squirrels are worried about those weasels:
(http://www.ahajokes.com/cartoon/beers.jpg)
(http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.jpg)
Squirrel vs Penguin (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-vs-penguin.htm&h=305&w=275&sz=27&hl=en&start=15&um=1&tbnid=fYnuDkgTxV0fyM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsquirrel%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN)
Worth a click. Kinda weird, not sure why its a squirrel vs a penguin though. ;D
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I talked to one of my friends last night, he said that his Mt. Hood hops had a few buds the second year, but really took three years to get a half decent crop. He uses his wife's food vacuum sealer to package them after they dry, gets almost all the air out.
I like JW Dundee's Honey Brown Ale I bought (among others) for the beer fest this past weekend. Discovered one thing for sure in working my way through 21 different kinds - - - I like sweet beer. Had Some Coronado Brewing Company Orange Ave Ale with my sprouts and avacado for lunch. WFP's been there, guess it was all he got to see when he was out this way. Anyway it's like Orangeboom. :)
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i'm officially entered.....
Great! Would love to try your brew someday.
You might just get to, atFenwaynext year. That would ROCK!
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Picked up some Hobgoblin Strong Dark Ale (http://www.eurobrews.com/hobpage/hobpage.htm) yesterday at the healthy grocery store. Yes, the picture and the tin that held bottle and a glass is what sold us. Will tell you later how we like it.
I tried Chimay red cap today, brewed by Trappist monks. Spectacular. I mean it!
Is that the stuff thats sold by the individual bottle with a champagne cork and wire top? I've had it.
What's simply amazing to me is that the beers discussed here are VERY hard to find. There is a local chain near me called Consumer's Beverage which is, simply put, a true man's beer store. Sure, they sell Coors Light but they also sell EVERYTHING else. They even have beer on tap. You bring your own growlers in to be filled and take them home. I feel bad for the rest of the folks that can't find GOOD beer anywhere. Eagle1 and Naitram have the right idea, make it yourself!
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/chimay-rouge-red/51/
Here is the link to Chimay Rouge. This is a very good beer. The bigger bottle does look like a champagne bottle. Notice that they use French barley from Champagne. This is the true champagne of beers.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/chimay-rouge-red/51/that moniker goes to the 'high life' MILLER. :drink: har! spyder
Here is the link to Chimay Rouge. This is a very good beer. The bigger bottle does look like a champagne bottle. Notice that they use French barley from Champagne. This is the true champagne of beers.
What's simply amazing to me is that the beers discussed here are VERY hard to find. (not me)
Eagle1 and Naitram have the right idea, make it yourself! (its the only answer)
I had a chocolate stout from my neighbor saturday. It kicked my ass before I finished it. I looked at the label before it was gone. 11.5% alcohol by volume! WOW! no wonder. 3 times the beer, 10 times the flavor! I wish I could remember the brand. He gets beer from his boss for Christmas. He only drinks Coors Light so he gives them to me. I LOVE his boss and I have never met him!
jgeorge102,
This is all the consumers fault, the distributors give the retailers what sells, and the fact is you can buy crap beer, wine and liquor just about anywhere these days, this has dimminished many exclusive "Liquor Stores", and even the ones that still do exist, stopped carrying the better stuff, to compete with walgreens.
Unfortunately mainstream beer drinkers like your buddy have been brainwashed by the big breweries to believe that Bud lite and Coors lite is actually Beer (http://home.insightbb.com/~screamineagle/roflblack.gif)
One of the biker bars we frequent sells mostly Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite, & Corona. I drink Yuengling there, which they capitalistically stock for me & a few others. 80% + of their sales are in the other 4, mostly the first 3. Consumer demands being what they are, some stores/bars just ignore the fractions of the remaining 20% & figure they will settle for cleverly marketing mildly flavored carbonated water.
Brewing my own is a consideration but since I travel frequently, the timing factor could be a problem. Kudos to those of you who do. :2vrolijk_21:
You should ride up one weekend and visit 29 Dreams...they have a good selection of brews, and I talked the owner into getting Negra Modelo in stock...he has had a lot of buyers of that brew since stocking.
The brew the Monks make WILL cause you to see the light, although it might be through squinty eyes. Unfortunately, Alabama will not allow brew over 6%, so our choices are limited. A bill was recently defeated by the Southern Baptists which would have allowed stronger brews...their premise being that our youth would drink it like they do the watered down/tasteless chit they normally drink, and get too drunk... :nixweiss: Their rational/logic (illogic) on matters like this never ceases to amaze me.
WOW! Marshall Law in beer world! You're living in prohibition.....
You should ride up one weekend and visit 29 Dreams...they have a good selection of brews, and I talked the owner into getting Negra Modelo in stock...he has had a lot of buyers of that brew since stocking.
The brew the Monks make WILL cause you to see the light, although it might be through squinty eyes. Unfortunately, Alabama will not allow brew over 6%, so our choices are limited. A bill was recently defeated by the Southern Baptists which would have allowed stronger brews...their premise being that our youth would drink it like they do the watered down/tasteless chit they normally drink, and get too drunk... :nixweiss: Their rational/logic (illogic) on matters like this never ceases to amaze me.
Working on a trip to the Gunnersville area for 2008 possibly that would definitely include a trip to 29 Dreams. Not sure yet when or even if - some friends are moving to that area. Great ride in to 29 Dreams earlier this year behind you & Diva! Will let you know if it happens - several folks we ride with here appear interested.
I'll settle for the Yuengling - Negra would be lots better - they keep the greenies (Y nickname) for me & a few others.
Agree completely on the weird AL laws on beer. As I recall Oklahoma also worries that "strong" beers will weaken the moral resolve or some other resolve of their populace. :nixweiss: Nutso ideas & the result is crappola beers sell best. Politicians do the strangest things - in public - & even have them written into laws.
:drink:
A couple of parties to go to tonight from several invites. Hate to drive on NY Eve because it's a crap shoot after about 1 am. Will be extra cautious - hope everyone has a safe New Years!
Guntersville is about the prettiest lake in the state, IMO. Very nice area to live in. We have another member here on the site who got sick of lower FL and has recently moved to the Guntersville area on a nice piece of land.hey Terry, where is this 'Dreams' place located in NE Georgia? :nixweiss:spyder
Let me know when/if you're in the area. I'm always up for a ride to Dreams, and to Northeast Alabama. Besides the good beers, Dreams has a killer cheesburger with homemade onion rings on the side, and there's always the breakfast buffet...it's a Pig-Out.
hey Terry, where is this 'Dreams' place located in NE Georgia? :nixweiss:spyder
Spydy...Dreams is 29 Dreams, and it's located about 25 miles outside of Birmingham, AL, just a little ways to the East of here.It's on my New Years list of places to ride to now! :) har! :drink: spyder
The place in NE Georgia is Copperhead Lodge.
If you're ever down this way, we'll go to Dreams and have a beer and a Cheeseburger :2vrolijk_21:
Guntersville is about the prettiest lake in the state, IMO. Very nice area to live in. We have another member here on the site who got sick of lower FL and has recently moved to the Guntersville area on a nice piece of land.
Let me know when/if you're in the area. I'm always up for a ride to Dreams, and to Northeast Alabama. Besides the good beers, Dreams has a killer cheesburger with homemade onion rings on the side, and there's always the breakfast buffet...it's a Pig-Out.
Tonight it is a
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evening.
Beer thirty here so it's time to pop a top.
Cheers! :drink:
Another couple of hours for me, Mike. I usually have a couple of the "green margahooties" at the local Hispanic eatery, followed by a Negra. The green hooties are cheap during happy hour, and get me a little buzz going, then the Negra sorta' mellows the buzz out...Bro, you have inspired me to make some of those margahooties ;D but they will have to wait until tomorrow. If I started drinking tookillya tonight there would be a bad head looking at me from the mirror tomorrow morning, after the week I've had. Read somewhere Corona is the manufacturer for Modelo - not sure that was right, & too lazy to look for the info now. Take care. :drink:
I am having a SOCO on the rocks.
It is that kinda Friday.
Another couple of hours for me, Mike. I usually have a couple of the "green margahooties" at the local Hispanic eatery, followed by a Negra. The green hooties are cheap during happy hour, and get me a little buzz going, then the Negra sorta' mellows the buzz out...ok, I give, what the hell is a margahootie?
ok, I give, what the hell is a margahootie?
Margaritta...they generally make one hoot, and sometimes make wimins show their h.....oh never mind about that... ;D;) I'm admittedly slow, thanks for the help ;)
;) I'm admittedly slow, thanks for the help ;)
Maybe it a Suthern Thang....you know these Suthern gurls like to use the excuse..."I wuz sooooo druuunk, eye jus' don't rememba WHAT happend..."I've always wanted to visit the deep south :nixweiss:
Tonight it is aGood choice :beerchug:
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evening.
Beer thirty here so it's time to pop a top.
Cheers! :drink:
I picked up a couple of bottles of Hoppin Frog's B.O.R.I.S. (Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout) The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout :2vrolijk_21:
all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you will chew this one for several minutes before you can swallow it :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
This is another one of the best Russian imperial/Oatmeal stouts I have ever tasted. It has it all. Super rich Thick full body and silky smooth chocolatey flavor, with a deep deep "Jacques Cousteau" espresso color. There are also hints caramel, molasses and vanilla flavors, The Oats compliment everything very well and its quite Possibly the best Oatmeal stout I've ever tasted, Its a little Sweet, but well controlled by the hops and has real nice alcohol finish. This is a BIG Beer at almost 10 % so enjoy it in the comfort of your own home ;)
Being made of oatmeal it has the added benefit of raising your HDL... Ah, the TRUE breakfast of champions....
Being made of oatmeal it has the added benefit of raising your HDL... Ah, the TRUE breakfast of champions....
right on brother, right on :2vrolijk_21:
It lowers the total cholesterol count, and raises the high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. In essence, it keeps the blood vessels clean, also dark beers like red wine contain tannins and flavonoids which act as antioxidants, and are a key factor in the protective effects as well. Numerous studies have found that those who drink 2-3 glasses a day regularly have a much lower mortality rate, and are healthier than those who do not drink.
The vitamin B6 in beer is also believed to be a beneficial component because it prevents the build-up of a harmful amino acid called homocysteine. This substance has been associated with a higher incidence of heart and vascular disease. Those who drank beer were shown to have a 30 percent increase in vitamin B6 in their blood plasma, suggesting that beer, taken in moderation, actually confers more benefits than wine and other liquor.
The medical and pharmacutical industries are getting rich off of the peoples ignorance, and destroying lives in the process. Besides the obvious fact that these people need true spiritual and physical help, they would be much better off mentally and physically, if they allieviated their disorders with a moderate amount of red wine or dark beer. However, any healthy, natural cure to ANY illness is always shot down by an establishment that gets rich off the suffering and ignorance of the people.
so raise your mug and say cheers to good health. :drink: :drink: :drink:
I picked up a couple of bottles of Hoppin Frog's B.O.R.I.S. (Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout) The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout :2vrolijk_21:
all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you will chew this one for several minutes before you can swallow it :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
This is another one of the best Russian imperial/Oatmeal stouts I have ever tasted. It has it all. Super rich Thick full body and silky smooth chocolatey flavor, with a deep deep "Jacques Cousteau" espresso color. There are also hints caramel, molasses and vanilla flavors, The Oats compliment everything very well and its quite Possibly the best Oatmeal stout I've ever tasted, Its a little Sweet, but well controlled by the hops and has real nice alcohol finish. This is a BIG Beer at almost 10 % so enjoy it in the comfort of your own home ;)
I just got back from Park City, Utah all we could get was 3.2 or nothing >:(
I guess the Mormons don't want to take a chance going limp, when their ole Ladies are standin in line ;) ;D :huepfenlol2:
Well you can get higher rates, but you have to be sitting at a table where food is served. There is a brew house, Squatters, I was sitting at the bar, had a few beers and was eating there too. I asked for a IPA, they said that because of the alcohol content I couldn't have it where I was sitting. The bar tender said that I had to be sitting at a dinning table in order to have one, even thought I was eating at the bar!! :confused5:
We've been swillin Miller Chill lately. It's like a beer cooler
I was drinkin two bottles at a time at Beagle's house (he's got big beer glasses :D ) yesterday
iski
The first NFL game starts at 10AM here and the 2nd one gets over at 5PM. That's 7 hours. If I drink Modelo's for 7 hrs, I don't want to think about the hangover I'd have. Same with the Blacksmiths ( Guiness/Smithwick's) Beags and I suck up at Patrick's. Gotta pace yourself dude
B B
It's Friday again, and I am hopin it's better than last one. Guess what my work assignment is today? I have to search U-Tube for IRS videos. Anyone want to help me? hee hee! :coolblue: :cherry:
It's Friday again, and I am hopin it's better than last one. Guess what my work assignment is today? I have to search U-Tube for IRS videos. Anyone want to help me? hee hee! :coolblue: :cherry:
you get paid for that? i'm in the wrong line of workAnd well.
To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine and those who don't.
......
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service
To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine and those who don't.No, thank YOU!!! :drink:
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine (and beer) = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine or beer and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of chit.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service
To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine and those who don't.
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Wine (and beer) = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine or beer and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of chit.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service
Sometimes you just have to have wine around. As you see, it will come in quite handy!
THE HORMONE HOSTAGE
THE HORMONE HOSTAGE KNOWS THAT THERE ARE DAYS IN
THE MONTH WHEN ALL A MAN HAS TO DO IS OPEN HIS MOUTH
& HE TAKES HIS LIFE INTO HIS OWN HANDS! THIS IS A HANDY
GUIDE THAT SHOULD BE AS COMMON AS A DRIVER'S LICENSE
IN THE WALLET OF EVERY HUSBAND, BOYFRIEND,
CO-WORKER, OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER!
DANGEROUS: WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
SAFER: CAN I HELP YOU WITH DINNER?
SAFEST: WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FOR DINNER?
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: ARE YOU WEARING THAT?
SAFER: WOW, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD IN BROWN!
SAFEST: WOW! LOOK AT YOU!
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: WHAT ARE YOU SO WORKED UP ABOUT?
SAFER: COULD WE BE OVERREACTING?
SAFEST: HERE'S MY PAYCHECK.
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: SHOULD YOU BE EATING THAT?
SAFER: YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF APPLES LEFT.
SAFEST: CAN I GET YOU A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE WITH THAT?
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?
SAFER: I HOPE YOU DIDN'T OVER-DO IT TODAY.
SAFEST: I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU IN THAT ROBE!
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME MORE WINE.
12 THINGS PMS STANDS FOR:
1. PASS MY SHOTGUN
2. PSYCHOTIC MOOD SWING
3. PERPETUAL MUNCHING SPREE
4. PUFFY MID-SECTION
5. PEOPLE MAKE me SICK
6. PROVIDE ME with SWEETS
7. PARDON MY SOBBING
8. PIMPLES MAY SURFACE
9. PASS MY SWEATS
10. PISSY MOOD SYNDROME
11. PACK MY STUFF
&&& MY PERSONAL FAVORITE ONE
12. POTENTIAL MURDER SUSPECT
THE 4 RINGS OF MARRIAGE:
1.THE ENGAGEMENT RING
2.THE WEDDING RING
3. THE SUFFERING
4. THE MURDERING
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hoist! 8)
Sometimes you just have to have wine around. As you see, it will come in quite handy!
THE HORMONE HOSTAGE
THE HORMONE HOSTAGE KNOWS THAT THERE ARE DAYS IN
THE MONTH WHEN ALL A MAN HAS TO DO IS OPEN HIS MOUTH
& HE TAKES HIS LIFE INTO HIS OWN HANDS! THIS IS A HANDY
GUIDE THAT SHOULD BE AS COMMON AS A DRIVER'S LICENSE
IN THE WALLET OF EVERY HUSBAND, BOYFRIEND,
CO-WORKER, OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER!
DANGEROUS: WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
SAFER: CAN I HELP YOU WITH DINNER?
SAFEST: WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FOR DINNER?
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: ARE YOU WEARING THAT?
SAFER: WOW, YOU SURE LOOK GOOD IN BROWN!
SAFEST: WOW! LOOK AT YOU!
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: WHAT ARE YOU SO WORKED UP ABOUT?
SAFER: COULD WE BE OVERREACTING?
SAFEST: HERE'S MY PAYCHECK.
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: SHOULD YOU BE EATING THAT?
SAFER: YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF APPLES LEFT.
SAFEST: CAN I GET YOU A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE WITH THAT?
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME WINE.
DANGEROUS: WHAT DID YOU DO ALL DAY?
SAFER: I HOPE YOU DIDN'T OVER-DO IT TODAY.
SAFEST: I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU IN THAT ROBE!
ULTRA SAFE: HERE, HAVE SOME MORE WINE.
12 THINGS PMS STANDS FOR:
1. PASS MY SHOTGUN
2. PSYCHOTIC MOOD SWING
3. PERPETUAL MUNCHING SPREE
4. PUFFY MID-SECTION
5. PEOPLE MAKE me SICK
6. PROVIDE ME with SWEETS
7. PARDON MY SOBBING
8. PIMPLES MAY SURFACE
9. PASS MY SWEATS
10. PISSY MOOD SYNDROME
11. PACK MY STUFF
&&& MY PERSONAL FAVORITE ONE
12. POTENTIAL MURDER SUSPECT
THE 4 RINGS OF MARRIAGE:
1.THE ENGAGEMENT RING
2.THE WEDDING RING
3. THE SUFFERING
4. THE MURDERING
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hoist! 8)
Howie I wished I had read this before I walked in the door tonight. :-X
It's not too late to go get a bottle of wine Dave! ;)
Hoist! 8)
;D Yes it is................. she dont :drink:
You're screwed! :o ;D
Hoist! 8)
but this isn't Friday?
:nixweiss: :nixweiss:
but this isn't Friday?
:nixweiss: :nixweiss:
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The bottle of yagermeister in the freezer does the trick for me! :-*
I gotta bad head cold. :-\
Maybe it is a single malt night for me. :nixweiss:
What mixes good with Zicam anyway?
Miker
Iski
If you don't mind, I'm gonna borrow this and use it where a lot of people are going to be at the same time, but not in an official way.
SBB
It's Friday so :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:I think you may be a little late for some of these guys. Couple of the posts today I haven't figured out what the hell they are saying. :rolleyes3: :huepfenlol2:
It's Friday so :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:Thank God! It's been a lllloooonnnggggg week :wall:..... :pepper: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Chip, you can have this one too, it works well.
Thank God! It's been a lllloooonnnggggg week :wall:..... :pepper: :drink: :drink: :drink:......and too cold to ride for my mental health. :nervous: aaaarrgh. :drink: spyder
......and too cold to ride for my mental health. :nervous: aaaarrgh. :drink: spyder
......and too cold to ride for my mental health. :nervous: aaaarrgh. :drink: spyderI can't say that, the weather here is fantastic but bike is in the shop. If it wasn't for Jorge letting me ride one of his fine rides last Saturday I'd be going through withdrawals.
Not sure on a brew with Zicam, Miker. I don't know enough about Scotch to do anything more than confuse myself. Bourbon guy.
Used to keep a bottle of vodka in the freezer for medicinal purposes only of course. ;D When I had a sore throat, a frozen vodka shot seemed to help.
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Spydy...it's supposed to warm up to about 60 here Sunday afternoon, and then into the mid to upper 60's next week, so might be able to squeeze a couple of hours in here or there. You're retired, aren't 'ya? I'm only retired in spirit...my body still has to be here Mon-Fri...What do you and Bootsie get at 2 Pesos besides Margarittas and Dos Equixs? (notice how I'm doing better trying to stay on thread topic?) :P har! :drink: spyder
Tonight will be Part II of the weekly visit to 2 Pesos Mexican Restaurant...Part I was Wednesday evening, and it was quite enjoyable, so a repeat performance is required.
Jeff, I got a Dyna that needs to be run, let me know!
Miker
I'll give you a jingle! Thanks
:2vrolijk_21:
What do you and Bootsie get at 2 Pesos besides Margarittas and Dos Equixs? (notice how I'm doing better trying to stay on thread topic?) :P har! :drink: spyder
Reason to have a beer today!!! January 24, 1935 : First canned beer goes on sale. (OKAY A DAY LATE :nixweiss:)I love my state. :huepfenjump3: I knew there was a reason I went to the store to get more beer today. ;D
Canned beer makes its debut on this day in 1935. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved of the canned beer, driving Krueger to give the green light to further production.
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This weeks beer tally:
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On tap.......... first batch of home brew: Light Ale (I figured since I got to know Hogbreath I better learn how to make some beer) ;D
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Way to go Bro!!!! :2vrolijk_21:
I actually envy you right now, after winter sets in I'm done brewing because the garage is all wet and full of slush. I cant get water from my hose for my wort chiller and its just too damn cold to be standing out there freezing my azz off for 5 hrs. I'm making plans to move my whole system down to the basement for winter time brewing. I am going to install a 5' exhaust hood over my system, vent it to the outside and I will be good to go.
by the way lets bring out the brewing dialog into this thread instead of PM's, there's a lot of great ideas and things learned that other guys may be intrested in hearing, I know there is at least 3 or 4 other brewers on the site and we have had many technical discussions in the past that have been beneficial to all. when it comes to talking about beer brewing It's All Good! :2vrolijk_21: :huepfenlol2:
let me know how that conical fermenter works out for you, at that price it is tempting. one thing I noticed was you may want to get an extension leg kit for it, so you can gravity feed into your secondary.
Have fun and remember, Stainless Steel to Brewers is like Chrome to Bikers, you cant have too much ;D
If I do that I can't put it in the fridge right? Plus for now I am only fermenting in the primary and transferring to the primimng bucket to bottle. Give me your thoughts.
If my fisrt batch is drinkable i will have it done and drinkable by Bike Week Daytona!! One more week in the fermenter, bottle it next saturday, 2 weeks in the bottle at room temp and dark, then a few hours in the fridge............. Walla!
ok, I forgot that you have to cool it down because of your warm climate (its freezing over here) :huepfenlol2:
Ales like a temp around 66-72 depending on the yeast, I always try to get it around 68 but no lower so I avoid a sluggish fermintation, thats why the conical with the glycol jacket and temp controller is the cats meow, but who has $800+ to part with for this luxury, certainly not me. if you can control the temp of your fridge with an external temp controller you should be fine, but your right it probably wont fit with a leg kit.
after your primary firmintation is done (7-10 days) you should transfer the beer to a sterile glass fermenter for another week or two for best results, this lets the rest of the yeast settle out and clarify your beer, and actually its not a bad Idea to actually raise the temp of the beer to the mid 70's for the last day or two before you transfer for bottling. this is called a diacetyl rest, it is done to allow the yeast to absorb the diacetyl it produced earlier in the fermentation cycle. it imparts a buttery or butterscotch flavor which is only desirable in a couple of styles of beer but for most it is an undesirable flavor.
I will do that on my next batch. I only have one carboy and as you can see, it is in use! ;) I will ferment in my bottling bucket next time (I have a lid coming this week for it) and then transfer it to the carboy. I have been thinking about doing that. It just makes sense that if you pull the wort from the primary fermenter, leaving behind the trub, it could only help clear it up some and have less of a chance getting it in your bottles. I watched a video that spoke briefly on the butterscotch taste effect. Are you saying that raising the temp to the mid 70's for the last day or two before bottling will keep make this happen? I thought the video said to do something ike that that would stop that from happening.
I wouldn't do that, leave your bottling bucket solely for bottling or you will have crud that will not clean up in it, remember thats the last step in the process and your bottling bucket should stay pristine so you don't impart any off flavors or smells, the food grade plastic that this is made of is very soft and porous and will soak up chit if you ferment in it. Go and get more glass carboys, do your primary fermentation in your stainless conical and then transfer to your carboys for the secondary, you will be able to do a new batch every 8-10 days as you free up your conical, I have had as many as 8 carboys waiting for bottling or kegging at times and there is nothing better than having a back log of beer waiting to be consummed :2vrolijk_21:,
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I agree, plus plastic gets scratched in it which can hold bacteria and ruin your beer, steel or glass it the only way to go for long periods of time.
And..
I would rather have a bottle in front of me than have a frontal lobotomy.
:huepfenjump3:
Mi amigo Mike....I will be in Wellington Friday night.....so if you don't have any plans we can go out for dinner and some :beerchug:
Capitol idea my man! Maybe we can go see the belly dancers and eat some mid-eastern food!
GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!! I will Jeff know about this plan so he might go as well....I will give you a ring Friday during the day.....
take care mi amigo......
Jorge
Sorry gentlemen I have a date to drink beer (Friday beer thread) and see Ron White at the Fairgrounds and eat fair food!
Sounds like fun though.....
When are we going to plan a local CVO party/get together?
Rooster452
Goin off to see ol tater salad huh...Do love the fair food though even though it don't like me.
Is your bike done?
Going to the dealer Saturday AM (that's why I'm planning to drink beer and laugh my a$$ off the night before) to discuss the bottom end. Now they're suggesting to weld and balance the crank (I asked them to check the runout). Also changing to Axtell jugs.
Hard stuff ready to go to Gene for painting though. I can relate to Howie's frustration now but if it all works, brother look out!
Rooster452
Sure great to have you along. On the Dyna may be, depends on what kind of shape I'm in.....
I'll call you....
You go boy...Ifin you are a wreck you did have fun!
It's no wonder the Germans lost the title of biggest per capita beer drinkers to the Czechs a few years ago.
But, Huhnholz said, they still drink more than the Irish, who closely follow Germans.
Hey, I'm a stopped German who's been drinking!
German beer looks great!
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More good looking German beers:
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One more, no mug, but nice form!! ;D
I already posted this one, but I don't think you'll mind! ;)
One more, no mug, but nice form!! ;D
One more, no mug, but nice form!! ;D
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=53915;image)
now here is a clever idea to keep you at the bar :drink:
this may keep you from reachin for that tap handle :D
this may keep you from reachin for that tap handle :D
At the risk of being labeled a "Beer Snot," recent travels have introduced a new elixer to my stock. "Blithering Idiot" by Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Inc. Easton, PA is a fine brew. Found this stuff while searching for Dog Fish Head "Midas Touch." Found two bottles of "Midas Touch," which didn't last long. Went back for more. None to be had. "Blithering Idiot" looked interesting at 11.1% ABV, so I tried it. I am very pleased. Highly recommended.
you didn't mention the style of this new found elixer so I looked it up, A Barley wine :2vrolijk_21:
well at 11.1% ABV this beer commands respect and must be treated with caution... it will sneak up on you without a doubt, try and drink too many of these pups in one night and you will be a "Blithering Idiot" :huepfenlol2:
when I find a beer like this I always get a few extra and put a few down in the cellar, aging only helps a barley wine develop more class. this ale will keep for years. expect maximum flavor complexity to peak in 2 to 3 years. even after a decade this beer will be quite a treat, Although beyond the 3rd year most barley-wines have a tendency to decrease in complexity, so don't wait too long :drink:
You are correct, and a fine barley wine it is. I can't remember if Midas Touch is 11.1 or not........but it's effect is near that of Blithering Idiot. I had two yesterday afternoon. Needless to say.........I took a REALLY long nap. :2vrolijk_21:
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drink:Stopped on the way for a Growler of this.... I'll have full report in the morning (if I'm able)
rough work week for me as well, Its time to become a "Blithering Idiot" :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
rough work week for me as well, Its time to become a "Blithering Idiot" :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Rough work week for me also - so I considered :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: - but tomorrow is the International Motorcycle Expo in Chicago!!! So, I will save the :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: for tomorrow night!!
Scott
Rough work week for me also - so I considered :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: - but tomorrow is the International Motorcycle Expo in Chicago!!! So, I will save the :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: for tomorrow night!!
Scott
Back from the show, so the :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: for the evening has commensed! :2vrolijk_21:Just returned with a couple of growlers myself! Just open this one http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/51/ Its a sleeper :huepfenlol2: :drink:
Scott
So.......how was the show, Scott? :nixweiss: spyder
I enjoyed it! Most of the metric manufacturers put more effort into it then the MOCO... Kawasaki and Ducati had great displays... Victory had a bunch of "Victory custom's" in their display. Other then the girl showing other girls how to pick up a dropped bike - the MOCO display was "plain." Their were lots of local shops that put on a good show... Aligator Bob had a great setup. Given our extraordinary winter, it was a nice break...Sounds like it. I'm always up for a good bike show.. :orange:...that's why I'm getting so excited about heading out to Daytona. :) spyder
Just returned with a couple of growlers myself! Just open this one http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/51/ Its a sleeper :huepfenlol2: :drink:
I know we are leaving at 8:00 am hope I'm not draggin ass, I have an even bigger party on Sat night so I choose the lesser of the two evils and opted to go on Sat. instead of Sun.
I enjoyed it! Most of the metric manufacturers put more effort into it then the MOCO... Kawasaki and Ducati had great displays... Victory had a bunch of "Victory custom's" in their display. Other then the girl showing other girls how to pick up a dropped bike - the MOCO display was "plain." Their were lots of local shops that put on a good show... Aligator Bob had a great setup. Given our extraordinary winter, it was a nice break...
Howie, I picked up a couple sixes of Middle Ages Friday. One was their IPA. Great Stuff! They're almost gone.Hey Jim if you can get a hold of some of that Double IPA I think you will really like it ifn you liked the IPA. Another good one is http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/53/ Let me know what u think? :drink: :drink: :drink: :coolblue:
To all who enjoy a glass of beer or wine... and those who don't.thanks. I'm feeling much better already. :P har! spyder
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in
water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if
we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have
absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in
feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum,
whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification
process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, Beer & Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink beer and wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be
full of chit.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a
public service :)
Hey Jim if you can get a hold of some of that Double IPA I think you will really like it ifn you liked the IPA. Another good one is http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/53/ Let me know what u think? :drink: :drink: :drink: :coolblue:
cup holder
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cup holderVery nice. :2vrolijk_21:
(http://www.ridemyrtlebeach.com/images/Beer-can-Holder400.jpg)Excuse me... that sure is a nice refreshing B............ud you have there. :D
Excuse me... that sure is a nice refreshing B............ud you have there. :D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Headed out in just a few minutes to get a jump on the crowds at our favorite Mexican place...a couple of Margahooties, chased by a Negra Modelo, then over to Ragtime Cafe for a nightcap of Bass Ale topped with a bit of Guiness, just to top the mix off, mind you.Atta boy Terry, have one for the boyz!! :huepfenlol2: :drink:
Headed out in just a few minutes to get a jump on the crowds at our favorite Mexican place...a couple of Margahooties, chased by a Negra Modelo, then over to Ragtime Cafe for a nightcap of Bass Ale topped with a bit of Guiness, just to top the mix off, mind you.
Atta boy Terry, have one for the boyz!! :huepfenlol2: :drink:
:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
Have one for me too mi amigo.
You tryin' to get me drunk, buddy? ;) Wish you could join me, amigo. :drink: :drink:
As if you need Moi for that. I bow to your expertise in the field. :znotworthy: :znotworthy: :znotworthy:
Headed out in just a few minutes to get a jump on the crowds at our favorite Mexican place...a couple of Margahooties, chased by a Negra Modelo, then over to Ragtime Cafe for a nightcap of Bass Ale topped with a bit of Guiness, just to top the mix off, mind you.
In honor of Terrry's beloved margahooties:
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Plan to have some of both of the above tomorrow, & ride, but not at the same time. :pepper:
When we make 'em at home, I've been known to top them off with beer. Tastes better than regular & most can't figure out what's different.
Hey Jim if you can get a hold of some of that Double IPA I think you will really like it ifn you liked the IPA. Another good one is http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/53/ Let me know what u think? :drink: :drink: :drink: :coolblue:
:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Have one for me, Mike!!
OK Howie, I found it. I picked up two 22 oz. bottles yesterday of the Middle Ages Brewery Double IPA and drank them both. Wow! Good call! it's 10% abv. Good thing I took 3 hours to finish them. I may need to pay them a visit.Glad you liked it I find it mighty tasty. I just have to make sure I'm in recliner mode :huepfenlol2: I get the growlers from their "tasting" room which is basically the back corner room in their beat up old Syracuse factory. Kinda cool but don't expect 5 star service. Just a good bunch of guys playing in beer all day. :drink: They have prolly 10-15 different styles on tap. Some in the tasting room some you have to ask for specifically and they will run out in the brewery and get it!! Maybe we can figure something out to overnight a couple of growler to ya :nixweiss:
Another reason for an icy cold margahootie with terkillya! :2vrolijk_21:
I will Terry & Lisa will have one for ya too, for good measure.
Batton down the hatches - supposed to be stormy your way today & will be here tonight.
Usually I have triple sec or Cointrou, but just in case:
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Disclaimer:I consider this to be a non-partisan recipe.
I generally prefer Cointrou when concocting home style margahooties...El Paso Chile Co makes a killer mix for a top shelf, or Texas Gold style margahootie, which contains real key lime juice, some orange juice. Real tasty. I've never tried mixing beer in, but will have to give that a go.what the hell is a margahootie?? Thats a new one on me and I'm always open to a new concoction and my wife loves margaritas! :drink: Hey Terry as I've already offered to Jim if we can come up with a easy way to overnight a couple of growlers while the weather is still cool I would be willing to send ya some good stuff. Check out the following links http://middleagesbrewing.com/ http://www.sudsfactory.com/ and just an fyi if you are in the mood to browse http://hbd.org/ensmingr/syracuse.html
I just wish our state lawmakers would get realistic and allow beers with more than 6% content, so we could get some of the specialty brews around here. Goofy.
Already raining here and the wind's kicking up, so enjoy your day...I'm in couch potato mode for the day.
Glad you liked it I find it mighty tasty. I just have to make sure I'm in recliner mode :huepfenlol2: I get the growlers from their "tasting" room which is basically the back corner room in their beat up old Syracuse factory. Kinda cool but don't expect 5 star service. Just a good bunch of guys playing in beer all day. :drink: They have prolly 10-15 different styles on tap. Some in the tasting room some you have to ask for specifically and they will run out in the brewery and get it!! Maybe we can figure something out to overnight a couple of growler to ya :nixweiss:
I've got several growlers of my own that I can bring empty. 2 hrs there and 2 hrs home makes for a nice road trip on the bike in a couple months. You buy lunch.You got it :2vrolijk_21:
what the hell is a margahootie?? Thats a new one on me and I'm always open to a new concoction and my wife loves margaritas! :drink: Hey Terry as I've already offered to Jim if we can come up with a easy way to overnight a couple of growlers while the weather is still cool I would be willing to send ya some good stuff. Check out the following links http://middleagesbrewing.com/ http://www.sudsfactory.com/ and just an fyi if you are in the mood to browse http://hbd.org/ensmingr/syracuse.html
Howie
Howie..Margahootie is just another word for Margarita...must be a Southern thang ;D ;)Whats ur southern Margahootie recipe?? :confused5:
I've only ever had one of the stronger % beers...Chimay (?), and I REALLY enjoyed it!!!
Whats ur southern Margahootie recipe?? :confused5:
I generally prefer Cointrou when concocting home style margahooties...El Paso Chile Co makes a killer mix for a top shelf, or Texas Gold style margahootie, which contains real key lime juice, some orange juice. Real tasty. I've never tried mixing beer in, but will have to give that a go.
I just wish our state lawmakers would get realistic and allow beers with more than 6% content, so we could get some of the specialty brews around here. Goofy.
Already raining here and the wind's kicking up, so enjoy your day...I'm in couch potato mode for the day.
Got back from riding to lunch & the lake for a quick brewski about 15 minutes before the bottom dropped out.Heard on the recent news that Tornados were down in Louisana today. Hope everyone dodged those. :2vrolijk_21: spyder
Saw you guys were getting lots of rain. Stay safe!
Heard on the recent news that Tornados were down in Louisana today. Hope everyone dodged those. :2vrolijk_21: spyder
warm beer, if only......Mornin' Jim! Would you happen to know if I can pick up one of them Holsteins at the auction?? :huepfenjump3:
warm beer, if only......
If ya went a little further back it would be close to the right colour and consistency!!Ewwww!!! :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
:huepfenlol2:
Nige
More traveling = More new beer experiences for me. Since we're a bit "sheltered" from the "good stuff" in Alabama, I've been like a rat in a cheese factory lately. Not long ago I wrote about "Blithering Idiot," a wonderful 11.1% ABV barleywine. I've found another fine nectar from the Weyerbacher brewery: Double Simcoe IPA. This one is 9% ABV, and is it ever GOOD! Another one of those sippin' beers, if for no other reason than it tastes really good, however there is a chug factor that kicks in once half way through a bottle. The resultant belch is most obnoxious in terms of decibels, yet surprisingly pleasant in that there is no bitter aftertaste. Highly recommended, but be aware that the four pack will take just over twelve singles to acquire, and this is another beer best consumed when you are settled in for the day. Cheers! :drink: :beerchug:
Have I mentioned that third shift SUCKS? :(
Kegged 10ga. of the pale Ale today, took a sneak taste before carbonation, real smooth, crisp clean pale. i'm dry hopping with a mixture of Simcoe & Amarillo, gives it this citrus-floral hop character, very similar to cascade but no bitter bite at the end. trust me you cant just have one. :alcohol: :alcohol: :alcohol: I just push it from the carboy to the keg with a little CO2, pressurize it for three days, let it sit a week (yea right) and DRINK :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=30533;image)
Weyerbacher has created a gem of a brew, to be short and concise. The eclectics among us know the unique flavor of the simcoe hop and as a home-brewer I realize the time and attention it takes to infuse the quality of the hop into the brew, overall A great brew has been made here! I've been disappointed with other weyerbacher offerings in the past, and I'm glad to report that this beer did not fall into the same category. Overall, this is a solid imperial IPA that has a hefty grain bill as well. It does however tend to be a bit 1-dimensional with such a strong focus on the simcoe hop. It starts with the citrus and pine of the hop, then leads you into malty areas. The malt is sweet and strong enough to be tasted of the simcoe but balanced enough not to take over. As it flows further in your mouth and down your throat the hops take full charge again and eclipse the malts. You can feel the bitterness bite the sides of your tongue. There is even a slight metallic bitterness that starts off the aftertaste. You are left with the residual sweetness of the malts playing nicely with the hops in the warm glow of the higher ABV. A very tasty beverage that warms you on those cold winter days :2vrolijk_21:
Simcoe is a relatively new hybrid variety similar to Cascade but higher in bitterness. What attracts brewers and drinkers to the variety is a distinctive citrus aroma combined with a high alpha-acid content that imparts a strong but pleasurable bitterness. Research into the hybrid was initially a financially-motivated enterprise (big surprise)... megabreweries trying to get more hop bang for their buck. It is a proprietary hop, and the name "Simcoe" is a registered trademark of Yakima Chief Ranches, LLC. This hybrid hop was created to allow maximum aromatic oils, along with low cohumulone (harshness) levels, so that brewers can really load up a lot of 'em in a beer and not have any harshness. The piney, citrusy notes are all here, and in a very clean (non-harsh) way, as well as having an aroma with impact.
I've done a few brews with Simcoe hops, and have found them to give some unique grapefruit or tangerine - like notes to pale ales. I haven't really used them in huge quantities, but with their relatively high AA% they can surly make a big impact on a beer. I think they are a great hop that has been flying under the radar for quit some time now, and I particularly like using them in conjunction with Amarillo hops to add a floral Bouquet to the mix.
To give a beer a impressive hop character I use Simcoe hops at three points in the brewing process. To begin with, I use a technique referred to as first wort hopping, in which Simcoe is added to the sweet wort as it enters the kettle. When the wort comes to a boil in the kettle I add Amarillo hops, adding another layer to the bitterness of the beer. Later in the brewing process I steep a large amount of Simcoe in the whirlpool to impart a distinct hop aroma. Finally, after transferring into my Cornelius keg, I dry hop the beer with a mixture of Simcoe & Amarillo, which instills a hoppy aroma with notes of pine and grapefruit. It brings back some great memories of the Memorial Holiday beer I did last year ::)
Weyerbacher has created a gem of a brew, to be short and concise. The eclectics among us know the unique flavor of the simcoe hop and as a home-brewer I realize the time and attention it takes to infuse the quality of the hop into the brew, overall A great brew has been made here! I've been disappointed with other weyerbacher offerings in the past, and I'm glad to report that this beer did not fall into the same category. Overall, this is a solid imperial IPA that has a hefty grain bill as well. It does however tend to be a bit 1-dimensional with such a strong focus on the simcoe hop. It starts with the citrus and pine of the hop, then leads you into malty areas. The malt is sweet and strong enough to be tasted of the simcoe but balanced enough not to take over. As it flows further in your mouth and down your throat the hops take full charge again and eclipse the malts. You can feel the bitterness bite the sides of your tongue. There is even a slight metallic bitterness that starts off the aftertaste. You are left with the residual sweetness of the malts playing nicely with the hops in the warm glow of the higher ABV. A very tasty beverage that warms you on those cold winter days :2vrolijk_21:
Simcoe is a relatively new hybrid variety similar to Cascade but higher in bitterness. What attracts brewers and drinkers to the variety is a distinctive citrus aroma combined with a high alpha-acid content that imparts a strong but pleasurable bitterness. Research into the hybrid was initially a financially-motivated enterprise (big surprise)... megabreweries trying to get more hop bang for their buck. It is a proprietary hop, and the name "Simcoe" is a registered trademark of Yakima Chief Ranches, LLC. This hybrid hop was created to allow maximum aromatic oils, along with low cohumulone (harshness) levels, so that brewers can really load up a lot of 'em in a beer and not have any harshness. The piney, citrusy notes are all here, and in a very clean (non-harsh) way, as well as having an aroma with impact.
I've done a few brews with Simcoe hops, and have found them to give some unique grapefruit or tangerine - like notes to pale ales. I haven't really used them in huge quantities, but with their relatively high AA% they can surly make a big impact on a beer. I think they are a great hop that has been flying under the radar for quit some time now, and I particularly like using them in conjunction with Amarillo hops to add a floral Bouquet to the mix.
To give a beer a impressive hop character I use Simcoe hops at three points in the brewing process. To begin with, I use a technique referred to as first wort hopping, in which Simcoe is added to the sweet wort as it enters the kettle. When the wort comes to a boil in the kettle I add Amarillo hops, adding another layer to the bitterness of the beer. Later in the brewing process I steep a large amount of Simcoe in the whirlpool to impart a distinct hop aroma. Finally, after transferring into my Cornelius keg, I dry hop the beer with a mixture of Simcoe & Amarillo, which instills a hoppy aroma with notes of pine and grapefruit. It brings back some great memories of the Memorial Holiday beer I did last year ::)
Way back, when I was about 23 there was a German beer Dinkelacher, it came in the small kegs. We would drink them on the weekends, that was the only one available locally, in NJ to us back then. Haven't seen it in years.
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OH YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :2vrolijk_21:
Paulaner is the Benchmark Hefe, great banana and clove flavors :bananarock: :bananarock:
We have an "Old Chicago" Bar that has it on tap ::)
Bartender, please remove the frickin lemon wedge! and dont let it happen again >:(
Now here's a superb English Beer that is one of my favourites. Notably the Brits have been brewing beer since before Davy Crockett hit the headlines so you guys should really try and look it up.
Hell's yeah...Cain't drink all day without startin first thing in the morning :mango:
Got to be after noon some place in the world.
2.45pm here - Friday afternoon - I feel a Beer on the horizon and it's heading my way !
8)
Will hang until noon & after that, any w--k is highly doubtful.
Hell, it's completely impossible. :drink:
You sir, are a bad seed! I am outta here around noon too because of your power of suggestion...Slainte :drink: Have a large weekend:drink:
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Shot gunning a beer, we use to do this in Highschool! Man, brings back memories, I think, kind of fuzzy!
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We have quite a few breweries near me, there use to be a group called Foam On The Range. They had converted an old city bus with two keg refrigerators, and food, they did tours to all the local breweries. A our brew club and two others hired them to take us to Denver, about 60 miles, to the Great American Brew Fest one year. It was a blast, drank all the way down, bus pulled up right in front we sat in the bus drinking until they opened the doors.
I never start drinking before the school bus runs.
Shot gunning a beer, we use to do this in Highschool! Man, brings back memories, I think, kind of fuzzy!
THE BEER BONG OF THE 21st CENTURY!
Now here's a superb English Beer that is one of my favourites. Notably the Brits have been brewing beer since before Davy Crockett hit the headlines so you guys should really try and look it up.
Found the London Pride, but not the Landlord, by Timothy Taylor. Cell phone picture, little blurry.
Not bad! They also had their Porter there. I'm still drinking, let you know what I think when I'm done! :drink:
Found the London Pride, but not the Landlord, by Timothy Taylor. Cell phone picture, little blurry.
Not bad! They also had their Porter there. I'm still drinking, let you know what I think when I'm done! :drink:
Make sure you don't put it in the cooler. It needs to be drunk at room temperature or just below.
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Oh, I don't know about that.........
Make sure you don't put it in the cooler. It needs to be drunk at room temperature or just below.
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Oh, I don't know about that.........
Well you might not know about that, but you'll have to take the word of a Brit as it is a Brit beer !
::)
Nige
Well you might not know about that, but you'll have to take the word of a Brit as it is a Brit beer !
::)
Nige
Room temp for me yesterday was on the floor of my garage which was 34 yesterday. Perfect for the Smuttynose IPA I was drinking. I understand the reasons for drinking it at RT. I would just like it better cold.
I have had beer at room temp plenty of times - best for me when "room temp" is somewhere below 40 F. Have had some beers at 55 F & understand the flavor reasoning behind the temp served (I am in the food biz) but it's also what people are accustomed to (cold vs cool vs warm). Anyway, a few seconds after the amber nectar of the gods enters my mouth, it's nearer my body temp than serving temp anyway.
It was a Yuengling & Sierra Nevada weekend, with a little Dogfishead Amber thrown in for good measure.
Sounds good - unfortunately I only got to have a case of Food Poisoning !
:smilie_daumenneg:
Sorry to read that, Nige. Hope you are feeling better.
Never been to England, but when I go, I plan to drink room temp beer & learn to like it. :2vrolijk_21:
(At least until I can get back home & drink the colder stuff). ;D
There will be nothing for you to learn Mike - you will have died and gone to heaven ! :2vrolijk_09:
;D
Make sure you don't put it in the cooler. It needs to be drunk at room temperature or just below.
Nige, It was good, but probably better locally, the ones I bought were at the end of beer life, bottled in October. With the shipping, and not being a well known beer here it sat for a while. I keep them in the fridge, but when I drink I usually take out four or five before I start. If you like cellar temp beer here in the states, you probably won't find many, some breweries/brew pubs, do but not all. Order two at a time, then the second one will be less chilled!
Nige, It was good, but probably better locally, the ones I bought were at the end of beer life, bottled in October. With the shipping, and not being a well known beer here it sat for a while. I keep them in the fridge, but when I drink I usually take out four or five before I start. If you like cellar temp beer here in the states, you probably won't find many, some breweries/brew pubs, do but not all. Order two at a time, then the second one will be less chilled!
What if you accidentally drink the second one first? :drink: :'(
If we all get one of these we can have the Friday Beer Races!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuN5seRrY_Q
Probably right on the "better locally" thing Craig.
The very best it can be is when it is served direct from the cask via the hand pump. Then it's down to the local bar and wether they know how to keep, prepare and serve cask beer. When it's right you don't want to go home.
:alcohol:
Midwest largest celebration of cask-conditioned ales, "Night of the Living Ales" is this weekend, around 40 casks to sample, all will be served 55 F, its the Law! and some very special ones will be on a hand pump. :2vrolijk_21: I can barley contain myself :huepfenlol2: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
:bananarock: :apple: :jalapeno: :cucumber: :pineapple: :pepper: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
I have no idea what the hell she's saying but it sure is funny watching this beer girl.
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I have no idea what the hell she's saying but it sure is funny watching this beer girl.Yea, not sure what she's saying, but Don, and Garry, I think I know what that guy is saying!!!! :o
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Getting a jump on Friday - bought some of this for tomorrow evening:
(http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/16129.jpg)
Also trying a Paulaner Double Bock. :drink:
I drink this beer, it comes from Boulder and is dry hopped, it's got a lot of hop aroma and taste, I really like it.
Agreed. Had some last weekend & liked it well enough to put it into rotation. Lots of hops & full taste.
Have not had the Paulaner Double Bock, but I really like Paulaner & love Shiner Bock, so it seems to be a natural.
Countdown to Friday...going by Total Wine tonight on the way home to get the "weekend supplies"...anyone have a suggestion on a Belgian White Ale?
I would have to agree, coors blue moon is the weakest example of this beer style, in addition to Hoegaarden Wit, you can also try, Vuuve 5, Blanche de Bruges, Blanche de Bruxelles, Brugs Tarwebier, Sterkens White Ale, Celis White (now made in Michigan), Blanche de Brooklyn, Great Lakes Holy Moses, Unibroue Blanche de Chambly.
There’s one significant flavor of this style, and that’s tartness or sourness. The fashion for very sour white beers has passed, and neither customers nor judges are likely to welcome its return, but a little sourness agreeably dries the flavor and seems to boost the contribution of the orange and the hops.
Traditionally, of course, the sourness came from a lactobacillus infection of some sort (old stale yack piss). At least one producer today inoculates the beer with a lactobacillus culture after primary fermentation, then pasteurizes to arrest its action when the desired degree of sourness is reached. Without this, it would continue to sour, with unpredictable results. Many commercial brewers are appalled at the idea of deliberately introducing a lactic culture into their brewing environment; such cultures have a way of being easier to introduce than to get rid of.
for me, it is this infection and the introduction of spices (especially orange & coriander) which lead to my conflict with this style
I had Shiner in Texas and Nebraska, I liked it too! Where's it from, I don't remember? :drink:
Yes it is. ;DIt's always beer thirty somewhere ;) :drink:
Found this one & plan to give it a try at beer thirty:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/pantomus/PaulanerSalvatorbottle.jpg)
From the local watering hole, micro brewery Boundary Bay here in Bellingham.
Get your half gallon growlers to go.
They brew: Amber Ale
Dry Irish Stout
Bellingham Blonde
Best Bitter (ESB)
Inside Passage Ale (IPA)
Scotch
Imperial Oatmeal Stout
I'm jealous. Or envious.
Actually, both.
True. In Baghdad it is almost 5:30 pm.:2vrolijk_09: to our men and women and the "good" people of Baghdad. Hey I'll drink to that!! :2vrolijk_21: Ohhh wait a minute - come to think of it I'll :drink: to anything :oops: :2vrolijk_21:
I'll drink to our fine military overseas and here as well (later)! :drink: :drink: :drink:
Interesting brew name, cabin fever, Rog.
If so many of our CVOers did not live in cabins, they wouldn't have a fever mebbe?
Hey at least that one has a CVO antenna............... :drink:
How else could they post? :nixweiss:
Different cabin, different fever:
Nope, cabins a cabin, looks like cabin fever to me, get in the cabin fever (we got bidness to take care of) :huepfenlol2:
How else could they post? :nixweiss:
Different cabin, different fever:
Nope, cabins a cabin, looks like cabin fever to me, get in the cabin fever (we got bidness to take care of) :huepfenlol2:
Looks like they are:
(http://www.tanch.com/images/MichelleAndNicki.jpg)
Iski,
that is soo cool, I want one! Where'd you get the beer holster???
Flyndyna
Not a vodka drinker, but I'll keep an ear open for it.
;D
Quick draw beer:
(http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/beer-holster.jpg)
no no no, you guys are thinkin small potatoes, this is what ya need ;) :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11707.0;attach=24535;image)
no no no, you guys are thinkin small potatoes, this is what ya need ;) :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:Oh my, I have to keep to smaller capacities on my person. Cause I gotta get up and get rid of some before getting more, that way I can tell if I've had too much. Can't get up - had too much. ;)
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=11707.0;attach=24535;image)
A couple more hours of the grind and it's off to O'Harley's for me and Bubba_T. His missus is in town (thank God, he was getting kinda weird LOL) and a friend of hers as well. Ole Bubba's in his glory with two women fawning over him. Me I'll just sit back and enjoy the show. Gonna have a Steak and Shrimp BBQ at Chateau B B tomorrow night. Ms Bubba (shhh don't tell, but they ain't married) wants to jump in my jacuzzi with her girlfriend,kick back and enjoy that good SoCal life we brag about all the time. Beagle and Snoozie should be joining us so it sounds like a party. The fridge is stocked with Modelo's, Sam Admas in 3 varieties, some Guiness, some Miller Chill, some Coors light a few odds and ends I can't remember from last weeks party and of course the fixins for my favorite purple martini's. Who knows maybe that jacuzzi action will be worth a look too. :oops: Mrs B B doesn't share very well :PSounds like you have a great weekend planned - enjoy.
B B
A couple more hours of the grind and it's off to O'Harley's for me and Bubba_T. His missus is in town (thank God, he was getting kinda weird LOL) and a friend of hers as well. Ole Bubba's in his glory with two women fawning over him. Me I'll just sit back and enjoy the show. Gonna have a Steak and Shrimp BBQ at Chateau B B tomorrow night. Ms Bubba (shhh don't tell, but they ain't married) wants to jump in my jacuzzi with her girlfriend,kick back and enjoy that good SoCal life we brag about all the time. Beagle and Snoozie should be joining us so it sounds like a party. The fridge is stocked with Modelo's, Sam Admas in 3 varieties, some Guiness, some Miller Chill, some Coors light a few odds and ends I can't remember from last weeks party and of course the fixins for my favorite purple martini's. Who knows maybe that jacuzzi action will be worth a look too. :oops: Mrs B B doesn't share very well :PYou knew somebody had to do this
B B
I think i've found a new favorite.........as described earlier.
Will be buying this one for sure. Name seems appropriate - takes balls to name it that.
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=57140)
BB - You're having a helluva party with great beer & live entertainment - pics in this thread are usual & customary.
Wish I was on the way to Daytona but its banquet time tomorrow night with :drink: :drink: :drink:
Dazed & Infused is great beer if ya like hops & I like hops! Beer thirty came a little early today. :drink:
take it as a warning, your fate, if you attempt to over indulge in this 11.1 % barley wine
yea man, love dat chit, local pub has it on tap, way way better than the bottled, you can smell the hops from across the bar when he pulls the handle ::)
i got my score card back from the brew contest. scored a 30 not bad for my first entry, had some positve feedback from the judgesAny chance of an end of winter beer tasting at the naitram's?? :drink: :nixweiss: :bananarock:
i got my score card back from the brew contest. scored a 30 not bad for my first entry, had some positve feedback from the judges
i need to make more naitram brewing is on empty :'(:bigcry: maybe an early spring fling :drink:
I enjoyed one of these in N.O. recently...Wow that is a small picture at that size you'd have to drink 40 of them to get 16 ounces. :huepfenlol2:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:rHYzJE65DdndMM:http://www.sevenpack.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/AbitaPurpleHaze.jpg)
Wow that is a small picture at that size you'd have to drink 40 of them to get 16 ounces. :huepfenlol2:
Glad I could read the image description to find out it was a "Abita Purple Haze"..... hmm I think I've heard part of that name before. ;)
i got my score card back from the brew contest. scored a 30 not bad for my first entry, had some positve feedback from the judges
What is the scoring criteria, Neal? What does a score of 30 mean?
:nixweiss:
Scott
max possible score is 50
ranges are:
0-13: Problematic
14-20: Fair
21-29: Good
30-37: Very Good
38-44: Excellent
45-50: Outstanding
local supplier told me he's never seen over 40
Having partaken of the Naitram Red Ale I can heartily reccommend it. We drank it at Howies and it was all gone before anything else had hardly been started.
Good stuff Neal, you deserve your score of 30 - though I would have given you considerably more.
:2vrolijk_21:
Nige
O.k., so I just happened to read this on a Monday and I am all ready looking for Friday...c'mon Friday, wanting some Red Ale now. Neal, you are quite the fount of knowledge; thank you for the information on brewing. I might try my own hand at it here soon.
Flyndyna
i though consumption was all the research that was required :nervous:That must make me an expert. :drink: :huepfenlol2:
i though consumption was all the research that was required :nervous:
Insanity, now THAT is a beer I have to try! Thanks for the tip on the brewing reading...going to the library tomorrow!
I am going to finish the last of 4 I brought in the door before posting the Eustis 08 thread (go check it out)...
Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner...crikey, I'm thirsty just typing it...
They are ummmmmm......just o.k.
Abita makes good brews. Plan to visit their brewery on one of my trips to LA.
Jock, that bar looks familiar......?
(http://www.wingery.com/1/images/abita1.JPG)
naitram brewing is in production mode this very minute. posting while boiling hops :2vrolijk_21:
I am going to finish the last of 4 I brought in the door before posting the Eustis 08 thread (go check it out)...
Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner...crikey, I'm thirsty just typing it...
They are ummmmmm......just o.k.
It's hard to compliment this beer as it only bears the hops of a pilsner but very little of the style of pilsner. This beer belongs in the DIPA. Obviously the Imperial Pilsner is a quasi style that doesn't really have a firm definition, but this beer tastes very little like a pilsner. There is minimal to no maltiness and the flavor profile is simply overwhelmed by hops, granted it's Hallertauer. I enjoy the flavor as it is unique, but it really isn't a pilsner in my book. Kind of grassy hops flavor with a gritty mouthfeel and an intense tree bark/chewed up aspirin tablet like bitterness. Too medicinal of a bitterness to be truly pleasant for me, this beer needed more malt balance in my book, and unfortunately at $10 a 4pk this beer really lacked the balance it needed to make it smooth, drinkable and worthy of another sawbuck out of my cheap a$$. :smilie_daumenneg:
I agree...it looked good going into the glass but was hollow on the delivery, I only paid 8.50...Live and learn.
I like a few of the sam products not many.
I really enjoyed the Bells amber but they didn't have it this time...gas stations...We'll see what comes up this weekend, I can always fall back to the Sierra Nevada or sit around my "office" a swill some Guniess "surger" cans, have you seen that thing, it is cool.
'
ready in about 6 weeks
Just kegged my 3rd homebrewed batch and it was an Irish Red Ale.
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1407/1000404uf7.jpg)
Thanks Eagle!! You know this is ALL your fault right? :P ;)
Thanks Eagle!! You know this is ALL your fault right? :P ;)
yup, no prob bro, blame it all on me, especially when you have to justify spending more coin on better equipment to the boss ;)Yeah I just ordered another $32.... uh, some more things tonight..... ::).
Hey dude, how are you ? :)
Haven't seen you post in awhile. :nixweiss:
Got a new avatar too.
Welcome back :2vrolijk_21:
B B
The best beer right now is a seasonal made by ' Flying Dog Brewery ' called Gonzo ale; named after Hunter S. Thompson. It is very dark and extremely delicious. Be careful though that sh*t is strong too!
- Jim
Just received my first shipment from El Paso Chili Co. I would like to thank Terry for not only the heads up on their Margarita Mix which is unbelievably tasty but also for providing me with an excuse to start :drink: Thursday vs Friday!! :oops: This is REALLY REALLY good stuff! :2vrolijk_21: Thanks again!!
Howie
;)
Howie...glad you are enjoying the El Paso mix :2vrolijk_21: It's the best bottled mix I've found...kinda pricey, but made from real stuff, so worth it, IMO. They have some excellent bean dips as well...different than most things you'll find on the shelves of the local grocery stores, and some interesting salsa. Sometimes you can find their products at Williams and Sonoma (sp?) if you have one of their retail stores in a nearby mall. The bean dips will make you fart like a pack mule though... ???I've been experimenting with a home made version but haven't been able to get it quite right :( Not been a fan of bottled pre mix either - until now. IMHO this is the best mix I have ever tasted. :drink: I would suggest this to anyone interested in a good quality mix. I also ordered and received a bottle of Cuban Black Bean Dip which I haven't gotten to yet. Thanks again. :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink:
Had a happy friday night - was drinking Big Lamp Bitter from this fine establishment.Looks and sounds Great.
This is the Big Lamp Micro Brewery and bar in Newcastle upon Tyne. Great beers brewed and served on the establishment.
Yummmmm
Had a happy friday night - was drinking Big Lamp Bitter from this fine establishment.
This is the Big Lamp Micro Brewery and bar in Newcastle upon Tyne. Great beers brewed and served on the establishment.
Yummmmm
Had a happy friday night - was drinking Big Lamp Bitter from this fine establishment.
This is the Big Lamp Micro Brewery and bar in Newcastle upon Tyne. Great beers brewed and served on the establishment.
Yummmmm
Do they have bangers and mash also?
??
(http://www.thecaleysampleroom.co.uk/images/bangers-mash.jpg)
Do they have bangers and mash also?
I'm in trouble. The patio/party fridge has at least a sixer each of about 20 kinds of beer stocked, I'm on a two week sabatical (Dr's orders) in which the hardest thing I've got to do is get some steroids pumped into my lower 5 vertebrae. It don't look good for the beer in the fridge. Someone say grace !Sorry to hear your back is doing bad, but heh if that's what it takes to make you feel better go for it. :2vrolijk_21: Just don't run out of beer. ;D
B B
(http://images.sporttruck.com/eventcoverage/havoc/0709st_05_z+highway_to_havoc+hooters_girls.jpg)Oh yea!!!
Screw the beer thread, where is the "hot" hooters babes thread!!!
(http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_2.gif)
Oh yea!!!
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
2litre pitcher of Gorden Biersch Maazen and a large platter of wings at the Hooters in Honolulu (Aloha Tower Marketplace) set me back $75 a couple years back. First, last and only time I'll ever go to a Hooters. I can go to Pure Platinum, have 20 pairs of naked hooters inches from my face for a few $1 tips and for $20 I can get a hooter massage. If I want beer and wings, I'll buy a 12 pack and a bucket of KFC. If I want boobies, I'll go to a strip club.:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Yip, have to agree with BB, Hooters is eyecandy only and their food menu is just lacking. Besides the whole pantyhose in short shorts thing is unappetizing. :huepfenjump3: If you want adult entertainment, do the club scene and forget the BBQ wings. :apple:
B B
(http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blogs/uploaded_images/StPat2006-796432.jpg)
You buying?
As long as it's free or I'm using other peoples money or their bar tab, sure!
(http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/beer-before-bed.gif)
Hey, thats my line.
Acme Pale Ale today for me with a nice Perdomo Habano madure stogie starting around 3:30. It is close enough to Friday for me. After all it is "Thirsty Thursday" and payday for some of us working slobs.
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-AcmePaleAle.htm :drink:
In Canada we call Thursday Thirstday & Friday dryday (as in dry out the mind from Thursday)
Not I sir! I'll commence today and give my best shot til Sunday :drink:
2litre pitcher of Gorden Biersch Maazen and a large platter of wings at the Hooters in Honolulu (Aloha Tower Marketplace) set me back $75 a couple years back. First, last and only time I'll ever go to a Hooters. I can go to Pure Platinum, have 20 pairs of naked hooters inches from my face for a few $1 tips and for $20 I can get a hooter massage. If I want beer and wings, I'll buy a 12 pack and a bucket of KFC. If I want boobies, I'll go to a strip club.
B B
I know it is only Thursday but I am starting now...
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout 9% abv, no wonder it only comes in 4 packs.. :drink:
temps are in the 70's here, & we are riding down to the coast for some seafood
Thanks for sharing it's a whopping 22f here right now. Got an extra cot? :nixweiss: :drink:
temps are in the 70's here, & we are riding down to the coast for some seafood
Thanks for sharing it's a whopping 22f here right now. Got an extra cot? :nixweiss: :drink:
Come on down...We'll find you some place for you to sleep or we'll drink until you pass out and give you a pillow and blankie right where you fall. ;) Hope you like dogs...and cats...Thanks Mike sounds like you boyz know how to have a good time down there ;) Love dogs but Raquel (my wife) is allergic to the felines :nixweiss: Guess we'll have to drink and pass out outside :oops: :huepfenlol2: :drink:
Thanks Mike sounds like you boyz know how to have a good time down there ;) Love dogs but Raquel (my wife) is allergic to the felines :nixweiss: Guess we'll have to drink and pass out outside :oops: :huepfenlol2: :drink:
What else can we do? This oughta be interesting. Stupid, but interesting. Rolling Rock will make their first attempt tonight to advertise on the moon with laser beams from earth! :nixweiss:
Get plenty drunk tonight and look up. I'm sure ya'll will see it! ;D ;D ;D
http://www.break.com/rolling-rock-moonvertising/rolling-rock-moon-laserbeam.html
Hoist! 8)
We're heading up to Kentucky after lunch today...Ken called yesterday and was making a brewski run, so he should be fully stocked up for the weekend. I'm bringing a few cigars, so I'm sure we'll get "lit" this evening. :drink: :drink:
Can't beat a man who calls you up the day before your arrival and asks what kind of beer you prefer :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Sweet Cheri was in the background taking notes ;)
Oh, by the way, it's going to be 73 degrees in Birmingham today... :P
We're heading up to Kentucky after lunch today...Ken called yesterday and was making a brewski run, so he should be fully stocked up for the weekend. I'm bringing a few cigars, so I'm sure we'll get "lit" this evening. :drink: :drink:TC,
Can't beat a man who calls you up the day before your arrival and asks what kind of beer you prefer :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Sweet Cheri was in the background taking notes ;)
Oh, by the way, it's going to be 73 degrees in Birmingham today... :P
Rolling Rock ads on the moon, who woulda thunk it, Howie?Hey iski, be careful opening that package when it arrives!!! :bananarock:
Ya'll have a great time at Ken & Cheri's Terry. Weather is 73 here now & 78 is expected for tomorrow & Sunday.
It's a great night to howl at the moon & :drink: :drink: :drink:
Can't beat a man who calls you up the day before your arrival and asks what kind of beer you prefer :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: Sweet Cheri was in the background taking notes ;)
Hey iski, be careful opening that package when it arrives!!! :bananarock:
Well I was work yesterday for 24. Last night we ran our A$$ off, I must have missed something. And someone must have deleted the post that I missed. If it wasn't for all of the e mails and PM's I would have never known.
I guess it just goes to show you SOME PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK!!!!!!!
And to think I could not even partake in Adult Alcoholic Beverages with everyone on here.
Thanks guys!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
Well I was work yesterday for 24. Last night we ran our A$$ off, I must have missed something. And someone must have deleted the post that I missed. If it wasn't for all of the e mails and PM's I would have never known.
I guess it just goes to show you SOME PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK!!!!!!!
And to think I could not even partake in Adult Alcoholic Beverages with everyone on here.
Thanks guys!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
I guess that Rolling Rock ad on the moon didn't work out very well for them. I checked a few times last night. Nothing. They were even advertising this event on TV here last week. Anyone see it? Frankly, I'm glad it didn't work out. Like we need to look up at the stars in the beautiful evening sky, and see G*^ damned commercials! :o
Hoist! 8)
Howie - I watched the moon rise - never saw a thing. Wasn't really looking for the ad, but remembered it on the ride home. Bet it was some kind of publicity stunt.Good bet, Iski. Drink enough Rollin'Rock and you'll see the ad. har! :huepfenlol2: spyder
Good bet, Iski. Drink enough Rollin'Rock and you'll see the ad. har! :huepfenlol2: spyder
GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT
Only on tap & Only on nitro :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
They're picky about who they let put it on tap. It has to have a gas mixing manifold to provide the correct ratio of CO2 and N2. I hear they have reps going around doing secret QC checks. I wish I had that job.
the only other thing more important is the pour, I'm extremely picky about how my GUINNESS is served. It takes at least 3 pulls and some patience when pouring the perfect pint, the first pull fill to about half and let it sit for 5 min, second pull up to 3/4 full and let sit for 3-5 min more, third pull bring the head to a 1/4 inch above the rim, let set another 3 min and you have the perfect pint, the head will be so dense you can float a quarter on it. If I get a single pour from a bartender in a hurry I send it back and give him my instructions.
:drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
I read this post and thought my brother Beagle was online. EAGLE 1 if you ever get to meet Beags, you two can go off in search of the perfect GUINNESS pour. Unbelievable. Two of you on the same planet :o :P
B B
That's why you order the 2nd beer when they finally bring you the 1st one.
So those no waiting for the other after the 1st one. :drink: :drink:
Now there's logic in fluid motion!
Actually it started in Germany and Czeck Republic with the Pilsners they take 7 to 11 mintues to pour correctly.
It's a good thing we weren't too impatient otherwise Guinness would be called Doppelboct (german for double bock beer) today. :drink: :drink:
The things I learn about beer never cease to amaze me.....You got that right. :2vrolijk_21: All this time I thought I was drinking beer to flush my kidneys. :drink: :huepfenlol2:
One of my "Offices" has the new Guiness Surger...It comes in a can (relax) and is poured in to a the correct glass. It is then placed an the surge plate with a little water under the glass and surged ultrasonically...Thanks Mike I may have to look into that. Good alternative for those of us without a kegerator at home :2vrolijk_21: :bananarock:
A quarter floating head magically appears.
It works quite well.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/guinness-surger-160488.php
You got that right. :2vrolijk_21: All this time I thought I was drinking beer to flush my kidneys. :drink: :huepfenlol2:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
I haven't figured out how to do a black n tan yet, work in progress... :drink:
Making a black n tan using the surger device is what I am having trouble with...
I can whip em up easy with bass and the Guinness can with the "widget" in it.
This stuff makes Guinness taste like water...9% abv.
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm
I love the Guinness though, I was raised on it, as both me dear parents were from the Ol Sod..
Where do you get Rasputin Imperial Stout in South Florida?
not guinness related but, bottled my latest batch of amber last night. willbe submitting this to the longshot brew contest
Best of luck Neal, I'd like to sample it in person but...
Sorry to hear about your pooch passing on too.
we can keep it on track, this submisson to the contest will go in under "Gretchen's amber ale" since it was bottled on her last day with usNeil, so sorry about your loss of Gretchen.......our pets are truly members of the family and it hurts when they leave. spyder
its alwyas Beer Friday here :2vrolijk_21:
Another great view of a couple of beers:You lied where are the beers? :P
(http://www.atomly.com/random/oktoberboobs.jpg)
Who cares about the beer? Don't you see those blondes?!
You lied where are the beers? :P
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Roll out the barrel!!
Posted this one before, but can you have to much... beer! Yea that's it! ::)
anybody remember one of Zappa's old tunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZVpOg8qHL0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZVpOg8qHL0) :)
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Who cares about the beer? Don't you see those blondes?!
Always recycle boys..........................................
I didn't expect to be crying this morning........
I've been trained in the delicate technique of bottle to mouth. I'll dispatch myself post haste.
Silly man, I've never grilled without beer.
OHHHH, you mean in the recipes!
MMMmmm..! BBQ! :2vrolijk_21:
Drinking And The English Language
Things that are difficult to say when you're drunk...
a) Innovative
b) Preliminary
c) Proliferation
d) Cinnamon
Things that are VERY difficult to say when you're drunk...
a) Specificity
b) British Constitution
c) Passive-aggressive disorder
d) Transubstantiate
Things that are ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to say when you're drunk...
a) Thanks, but I don't want to sleep with you.
b) Nope, no more booze for me.
c) Sorry, but you're not really my type.
d) No kebab for me, thank you.
e) Good evening officer, isn't it lovely out tonight?
f) I'm not interested in fighting you.
g) Oh, I just couldn't - no one wants to hear me sing.
h) Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no co-ordination. I'd hate to look like a fool.
i) Where is the nearest toilet? I refuse to vomit in the street.
j) I must be going home now as I have work in the morning.
:P
Eggseelllent..tharts verry observivient of yoo Tallonn.......Hick
counting down...pass me a Kona... :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Naitram, you may have just increased my consumption of Sam Adams.......
Yes, and I'm all for it. I like to be able to get unusual ingredients from the store when cooking and trying new styles of beer. I was one who was bored with the status quo.
I dunno, let me know, and I'll let others know
I need to know even if you don't know....you know?Hey Miker, that ole girl came with the heavy duty cold weather riding windshield apron. har! spyder
I've gotta think the smallmouth is the more popular of the two. I'm just saying.....
We'll see, smell, taste and then pair up with a cigar. Then I'll know...
http://www.rogue.com/
Hey Mike,
Picked up Rasputin Imperial Stout, not too bad and like you said there's a reason it comes in a 4 pack. :drink:
:coolblue:
Yeah man it is strong stuff...I do like thier Acme Pale Ale... alittle easier on the livah!
Neal,
Thanks for sharing a fantastic American business story, beer will solve all the worlds problems! Instead of dropping bombs on the enemy, we should drop kegs (with parachutes of course). Who would want to war with someone as generous as that?
Flyndyna
I got my bike today! I put 50 miles on it and it's even better than I remember it from last November. It was stored at a dealer and they did a new rear tire, "showroom detail" (it looks brand new) ,and IDS install. It shifted better and was smoother over all. My last stop was at the "beer store" where I selected a 6 of Saranac Imperial IPA and a 4 of Mojo Risin double IPA. Life is REAL good and I feel whole again for the 1st time in 5 months!That's great! I just don't know how you guys up Nawth do it, Bless you hearts. ;D har. spyder
That's great! I just don't know how you guys up Nawth do it, Bless you hearts. ;D har. spyder
I got my bike today! I put 50 miles on it and it's even better than I remember it from last November. It was stored at a dealer and they did a new rear tire, "showroom detail" (it looks brand new) ,and IDS install. It shifted better and was smoother over all. My last stop was at the "beer store" where I selected a 6 of Saranac Imperial IPA and a 4 of Mojo Risin double IPA. Life is REAL good and I feel whole again for the 1st time in 5 months!
I got my bike today! I put 50 miles on it and it's even better than I remember it from last November. It was stored at a dealer and they did a new rear tire, "showroom detail" (it looks brand new) ,and IDS install. It shifted better and was smoother over all. My last stop was at the "beer store" where I selected a 6 of Saranac Imperial IPA and a 4 of Mojo Risin double IPA. Life is REAL good and I feel whole again for the 1st time in 5 months!
I am kegging/bottling an American IPA this weekend. Also will be brewing a couple of batches; Columbus IPA and not sure on the other one.... one of these:
From B3-
(1) Kit - Mike's American Amber Ale (Extract)
(2) Kit - Best Bitter
(3) Kit - Irish Red Ale
(4) Kit - Columbus IPA
(5) Kit - Light Ale
From Williams -
(6) Kit - FATHER'S DAY ALE
From Northern -
(7) Kit - Bourbon Barrel Porter Extract w/ crushed grain
Rob, great choices, skip #5. I'd do either the Best Bitter with a couple extra pounds of DME for additional malty sweetness to balance the hops (and the added benefit of percent or two boost in EtOH!) or the partial mash #7. Mashes are fun and make the kitchen smell like a bakery.
Well I guess this is a little off topic but tonight I HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE BEER TONIGHT! But I sure have knocked the hell out of a 1/2 gallon of 12 year old GEORGE DICKEL!!!!
Damn it is going to suck in the morning!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
Well I guess this is a little off topic but tonight I HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE BEER TONIGHT! But I sure have knocked the hell out of a 1/2 gallon of 12 year old GEORGE DICKEL!!!!
Damn it is going to suck in the morning!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
Well I guess this is a little off topic but tonight I HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE BEER TONIGHT! But I sure have knocked the hell out of a 1/2 gallon of 12 year old GEORGE DICKEL!!!!
Damn it is going to suck in the morning!!!!!
Be Safe
THE DAWG
And as we all have said it a time or two "Please God get me through this and I SWEAR I"LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN!"
(at least till next Friday) :drink:
it's been 2 weeks since bottleing gretchen's amber, so i decided a tasteing was in order :drink::vrolijk_11: :vrolijk_11: :smilie_staub:
needs another week or 2 but very good so far
Probably one of my ancestors:
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That makes us related.......
Coulda been one of mine but too much hair on the head...back n azz yes, head, no....
Wow, Colorado is very well represented. I think I'm moving. Is beer a good enough reason?
Wow, Colorado is very well represented. I think I'm moving. Is beer a good enough reason?
I'm with you definately taking the putt to work today! :coolblue:
You guys suck...all of you... >:( ;D
It is 37 degrees and pouring rain today. Forecast for the weekend is high in the low 40's, chance of snow flurries and rain...
Sorry, nice ride in this am, beauty sunrise, too bad I had to go to the office...A1a looked nice..
A big bottle!!!
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
You guys suck...all of you... >:( ;D
It is 37 degrees and pouring rain today. Forecast for the weekend is high in the low 40's, chance of snow flurries and rain...
Scott,
Didn't you get some riding in this last weekend, it was in the upper 60's. Tell me you got that new motor broken in already.......Don't you :nixweiss: I racked up a couple a hundred on both Saturday and sunday. My face was all sun burned on Monday and everyone at work knew what my weekend plans were. ;D
yup, I definitely got a good fix of riding and it really gave me A well needed attitude adjustment, I've been cheesin this whole week in spite of the weather :vrolijk_4:
Hey, If this continues, It actually appears that we are getting "April showers" in April this year, and hopfully not in May & June as in previous years. think Positive Bro! :drink:
I did get a few miles in on Saturday... Doesn't mean I can't be selfish and want more!!! and more!!! and more!!!
Travel safe.
Be wary of those Canadians, they can be inscrutable & even a bit tricky at times. ;)
For the Friday Beer Crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ojITxmP_g
You guys should move to a border city. I can go into Canada and stop at the Duty Free shop and come right back with tax free beer or liquor. The rule is that you're supposed to be in Canada for 48 hrs but no border patrol enforce it. Even if they do, all they do is charge the tax on it. Crown Royal is REAL cheap. There are some good beers too but the savings isn't as much. When I worked right in Buffalo I would make beer runs on my lunch break for weekend parties.
I do, just north of Meeeeeeami, floreeeeda.:ROFLOL: :zroflmao:
saturday beer was goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
had a glass of Boréale Rousse after we checked in to the hotel.
we then met up with our friend and went back to his apartemnet where he had a bottel of Unibroue Don de Dieu waiting for me to try, its a triple white 9% beer wheat beer is not my favorite, but it went down good, our friend told us the translation of the name is "gift of god"
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frm there it was off to dinner and back to Boréale this time Brassin Festif a limited brew celebrating Boréale's 20th anniversary
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malty doesnt even begin to describe this stuff
[back of bottle]
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No Magic Hat within 500 miles according to their website.
Cool label on that Roxy Rolles!
thats what first caught my eye
thats what first caught my eye
their 60 minute IPA is good stuff
gotta try the 90 minute one of these days
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Since this is Friday and this is the beer thread I have to mention this.What!??? No Carlings Black Label? What kinda joint are you taking Nancy to these days, Chip? :o har! :drink: spyder
Nancy and I rode with some friends Wednesday evening to a new bar.
They served Schlitz and PBR on special.
A real hole in the wall type place with George Jones on the juke box.
It has a great name and we got two memberships.
Thirsty Beaver Saloon
Charlotte NC
704-332-3612
:2vrolijk_21:
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The 90 is good...
I scored some 120's I have 1 left, very good, very pricey at $9 n change per!
I am an idiot to pay that for a beer...If my dad were still around he'd kick my azz..
"Jaysus mary n joseph, have you lost you damn mind son?"
Don't try this at home! :PDon't think I will be drinking it off the floor with straws anytime soon! ;D :drink:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1694872
A case was about $5 or less back in my wasted youth , but my memory is fuzzy.
Like the 60, 90 is good - must try the 120. But @ $9 a bottle! Whew - gotta be good.
of beers.
20% ABV..... :o :P :drink:
The whole setup. It took 15 minutes running regular ground water to the IC and out into the yard to get the wort down to 100 degrees. Then I hooked this setup up and it went from 100 to 68 in 9 more minutes!!! I like it. If you notice in the picture below, there are two burners. The burner that is hooked to the propane tank and is empty is the burner I used for my brew session. After flame out I move it to the burner stand the kettle is n in the picture to help speed up the cool down process (not having the boil kettle sit on a hot burner).
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I do concentrated worts and add cold water after the aromatic hops to bring it to about 90 degrees or so. I've never done a whole 5 gal boil before. Is there a flavor advantage or anything else I'm missing?It's not beer, but I made some "tractor fuel" with friends a few weeks ago! Know what I mean? :coolblue:
I do concentrated worts and add cold water after the aromatic hops to bring it to about 90 degrees or so. I've never done a whole 5 gal boil before. Is there a flavor advantage or anything else I'm missing?
Don't think I will be drinking it off the floor with straws anytime soon! ;D :drink:
Anyway, even though this is a Friday BEER thread...does drinking a little whiskey count? That's all I got for tonight. :alcohol:
Whiskey counts. I usually call it "brown water" - forgot why I started calling it that.
You brew crafter guys have a GREAT hobby!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Ish-key-bah (sic), the " Water of Life" as me ol Irish Dad would say...
Irish whiskey is little rough for me, unless you toddy it.
All bourbon is a whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon...
I like bourbon...try some Blanton's yall, you won;t be dissapointed.
Did I say I like bourbon?
Beer too...free beer even more!
I'm a bourbon drinker myself. Will give the Blanton's a try. Usually it's Makers Mark & Wild Turkey, but not so much anymore since I don't tolerate it any better than it tolerates me. A little ice & maybe a splash but usually not, for that cold Florida winter's evening to ward off a bit o' the night chill occasionally.
Free beer is the best beer. Not meaning to interject politics here, but a few years back a few of us decided that if one of us was elected (some National Beer Party ideaweI had) we would have "Free Beer Day" & thumb our nose at election laws & offer any voters who voted for our Beer candidate a free beer. If they voted twice, 2 free beers & so on. Of course this never went anywhere, but we drank a lot of beer in the planning stages & later on drank a lot of beer just because it was there I suppose. Did not have anything resembling a platform, except beer should be tax free & an annual free beer day would be a national holiday. Hooters girls were supposed to be the Cabinet as I recall, but the details are fuzzy now.
Makers is a house favorite here! I like it shaken over ice and strained. Purests claim it "bruises" the bourbon and after several "testing sessions" I'm still working on what that means---exactly :alcohol:
A little bourbon n "branch" water as my pal from kentucky says...I like to let open up a few minuts with ice.
Makers is fine too!
i havent gone OCD on my beer productions, still do a partial boil, have never had bad results. thats not to say i wouldnt get better results if i steped up to OCD levels, but i'll stay in denial over that one.
i think more then a few of our CVO brothers/sisters will vouch for my beer
In the 20-30 batches of beer I've made, I've had ONE bottle that was bad. Like Eagle1 said, I use spring water in 5 gal size. To get your mind in the right place you need to understand that you are growing yeast, not making beer. The wort happens to be a pretty good media for unwanted organisms as well. The cleaning and sterilizing is single handedly the biggest pain about home brewing.
i havent gone OCD on my beer productions, still do a partial boil, have never had bad results. thats not to say i wouldnt get better results if i steped up to OCD levels, but i'll stay in denial over that one.
i think more then a few of our CVO brothers/sisters will vouch for my beer
i think more then a few of our CVO brothers/sisters will vouch for my beer
Cannot quite make out the label on this libation. Perhaps a closer look is needed?
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Well, I am waiting for a suggestion for this afternoon's libation....Cold and wet. :2vrolijk_21:
Cannot quite make out the label on this libation. Perhaps a closer look is needed?Umm, that's not cold...... at least I'm not cold anymore. ;D
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Umm, that's not cold...... at least I'm not cold anymore. ;D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
OK, I'll try and some Shiner's then today...Which one?
I already have, during my lifetime, drank n peed enough miller, pabst, bud and coors to float the 5th fleet in, so now variety is the game.
Mike
Miller or Pabst?
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I'll drink to them & raise a frosty mug to you as well, Mike!
:drink: :drink: :drink:
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Now thats my kind of Beer Huggie :2vrolijk_21:
Shiner Bock. The yellow label in the middle. Have drank the stuff for years - enough for a substantial reservoir of used Shiner.
Not fond of their Guiness knock off. Not good, IMHO.
Variety....Got tired of Michelob and Amber Bock a few years back after drinking whatever was cheap for years. Bud Light gives me a headache, not sure why but it always does. Usually the brand style recommendations I get here & elsewhere are good. Still traveling/working too much to take the time to brew my own - hat's off to those who do.
Mike
I have the same problem w/Bud. Thanks for the info. :2vrolijk_21:
Its the rice they use as a cheap source of fermentable sugars, thats why I will never ever drink Bud products, I've got enough headaches in my life, don't need to self-induce any ;)
.....
planted 2 hop roots last weekend
billy beer
Jim? JIM? JIM? HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
No, I'm not shouting & the text here is perfectly normal for a Monday morning...... :huepfenlol2:
Iski, Jim had a really good time. I don't think he ever noticed the ramp we built over him though. We'd never Evel Knievel'd a member before :pineapple: !
Iski, Jim had a really good time. I don't think he ever noticed the ramp we built over him though. We'd never Evel Knievel'd a member before :pineapple: !
Alabama again debating "Free the Hops" to allow beer over 6% ABV to be sold. I hope it works out for you TC!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEFDVc6XCcc
looks like they have a lot of opposition from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers)
up here we have DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers) fighting for us :2vrolijk_21:
looks like they have a lot of opposition from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers)
up here we have DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers) fighting for us :2vrolijk_21:
Or this......This is actually very good.
I'll be in Missoula at the beginning of August - reckon I might just slurp a couple of pints of Moose Drool!!
Nige
I'll be in Missoula at the beginning of August - reckon I might just slurp a couple of pints of Moose Drool!!mmmmmmm......Moose Drool.......mmmmmmmmm :drink: :drink: :drink:
Nige
Dear Fellow Homebrew Enthusiast,
Thank you for entering the 2008 Samuel Adams® American Homebrew Contest™. Your entry has been received by the drop location. Please see below for details:
Your Entry #14622
Category: American Ale (10)
Subcategory: American Amber Ale (b)
Entry Status: Received
Comments: Valid
As a fellow homebrewers, we understand the amount of care and creativity that is put into each and every batch of your beer. Please know that your entry will be handled (and tasted) with the same quality of care.
If after reading the entire rules and regulations packet, you still have questions about the competition, please email:
dropped off my entry yesterday, got my confirmation email before i even got home
did the brewery tour while i was there, not great pics but the best i can do from my cell phoneKewl :2vrolijk_21: They let you do any tasting? :drink:
Kewl :2vrolijk_21: They let you do any tasting? :drink:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
sure did you get 3 samples on the tourKewl beans.... or should that be "kewl barley and hops"? ;D
standard Boston Lager
current seasonal, Sam Summer right now
and whatever they are testing, the boston brewery does all their R&D
yesterday we tried a coffe stout. last winter i got to sample one of the 2007 longshot winners
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm barley & hops
Just because I think so much of you two (and I'm off @ home) I can go to the fridge. :evilgrin:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Does that mean you want me to have one beer for each of you? :confused5: :drink: :drink: Yummy!!!!
:sauer021:
I may have to take Momma to happy hour now. I got beer on the brain so bad I need a fix.Kewl... Cheers. :beerchug:
Thanks Gary, I'll join you in an e-beer in an hour or so! :2vrolijk_09:
(http://www.pom.edu/p561/BeerDo4.gif)Hey Mike, it's that time delay to run through the chain that prompts me to retrieve my poison direct from here http://middleagesbrewing.com/
Oh to be a beer consultant & offer such beer advice.....
Hey Mike, it's that time delay to run through the chain that prompts me to retrieve my poison direct from here http://middleagesbrewing.com/
Please visit the site
http://beeradvocate.com/
I'm jonesin with my growlers baby!Bring it on brother!! :drink: Anytime your ready!
Bring it on brother!! :drink: Anytime your ready!
I coach softball on Saturdays. I can do it after a morning game and get there in early afternoon. I'll throw a couple dates at you soon. if the weather is nice Mrs. JW will likely come too.That sounds good. If we're gonna do some tasting you may want a reservation here at Hotel Howie :drink:
That sounds good. If we're gonna do some tasting you may want a reservation here at Hotel Howie :drink:
I'll taste just a little, get a bite and then come home. Or get a bite, taste just a little and then come home. How far is Middle Ages from the Dinosaur?Taste a little?? :bananarock: :huepfenjump3: OK, but you'll be the first person to be successful with just "one". :huepfenlol2: :drink: The Dinosaur to Middle Ages is about 1mi. On tap info is available here but not always current. http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/82/40/
Taste a little?? :bananarock: :huepfenjump3: OK, but you'll be the first person to be successful with just "one". :huepfenlol2: :drink: The Dinosaur to Middle Ages is about 1mi. On tap info is available here but not always current. http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/82/40/
It's easy to say that at 9:30AM. I know, WTH am I thinking. I'll run it by the war department and send you a PM with dates and a plan.Gotta get iski up here also :drink: .....and anyone else that enjoys good beer.....
Gotta get iski up here also :drink: .....and anyone else that enjoys good beer.....
Unless you got a blinged out cup holder...urp...
Even when drinking & driving was legal in Texas back in dinosaur times, I never drank beer & rode the bike. Of course I never had a blinged out cup holder either. :2vrolijk_21:
I can't say never. But I generally stop at 2. 2:30 is just a little too late for me.
If you never count past "2", and start over each time you reach "2" you can always say, "but honey I only had a couple." ;)Kinda like stoppin' fer "just one" :huepfenlol2: :drink: :drink:
Even when drinking & driving was legal in Texas back in dinosaur times, I never drank beer & rode the bike. Of course I never had a blinged out cup holder either. :2vrolijk_21:For me both are to be enjoyed seperately for peak performance! :2vrolijk_09: :alcohol:
Yeah, with this keg,I can say I only had one...Thats wha Im talikn bout!
:cucumber:Good one, Miker!!
Good one, Miker!!
(Here I thought I had an original idea. I was about to call the patent office!) :bananarock:
I doubt it's DOT approved, but like Hoist says, the stickers are only $1!
Jim,
Better Drink a few high calorie Stouts tonight, your looking a little anorexic :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Woke up yesterday morning with a sore throat that felt like I had swallowed at least 3-4 beer bottle caps. Dragged around & then decided I needed to ride anyway, since the weather was so perfect. Did not figure out a route, riding buddy had called & could not go, so I just took off by myself. Don't do that much anymore & when I do it's usually fun. No Particular Place To Go, and coincidentally that song hit the rotation on the MP3 early on. Felt a little better, decided the Jester & I would contribute 200 miles of carbon footprint at least on the ride & then decided it was time to eat lunch. Wheeled into a little "fast" food chicken place in the SW corner of Jawja, placed my order & I was #44. Sat down & they called order #31. Sometimes that would have given me the waitinginafitofsnits, but since I had started off feeling kinda peaked, as my Mom would have called it, figured the rest would do me good. Watched them get 1 out of 3 orders wrong & in about 30 minutes my order was ready, and I was in the lucky 2/3 of correct orders. Good food.Sounds as if all ended well Mike :drink: :2vrolijk_21: We took the liberty of making a run to my favorite micro-brewery. Decided on a growler of http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/68/ and http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/61/ and plan on taking no prisoners by the end of business today. :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
Was about 100 miles into our 200 mile trip to nowhere when I remembered a river road with some nice sweeping turns & headed that direction. Just as I reached the area with the best turns, 3poachersfellers in an old white/rust colored pickup appeared in front of me going about 25 mph. I zoomed past them wondering if they had seen the movie Easy Rider & figured had shotguns since they were "sightseeing". Just as I entered the first good turn, Think by 'retha Franklin comes on the MP3. Now I'm smiling and leaning and having a darn good time straightening out the road in front of me. Clouds are brewing, it's going to rain, so I headed home, put the bike up, wetted 'er down & got the bugs off & closed the garage door just as it started to rain. Decided not to check the trash for beer bottle caps, since if I did not find any it would have explained my rocky start to what became a damn fine day.... :huepfenlol2:
Sounds as if all ended well Mike :drink: :2vrolijk_21: We took the liberty of making a run to my favorite micro-brewery. Decided on a growler of http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/68/ and http://middleagesbrewing.com/content/view/61/ and plan on taking no prisoners by the end of business today. :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
good trip Iski! It's looking like the clouds are breaking up right now to at least a high cover. Only problem is it's 50 and windy out. Some things are just worth it and I may sneak out for 30-40 miles to no where!
Passed on a 200 mile ride with friends today to a great little restaurant since I had the same beer bottle cap throat when I woke up. Feeling better now - temps in the 80s & no rain.I understand a VSOP or better Congac is very good for the bottle cap in the throat problem.
Have fun on your ride!
I understand a VSOP or better Congac is very good for the bottle cap in the throat problem.
May try some tequila later on. No cognac in the bar, but lotsa tequila! :drink:
i'm about ready to break down and go see a doctor
Talked to a friend who had the flu earlier. Exact same symptoms - lasts about a week. Feel good during the day & like chit at night.It comes highly recommended. :2vrolijk_21:
May try Doc Clariton D. Couldn't hurt.
It comes highly recommended. :2vrolijk_21:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
A GREAT 1500 post it is, too! :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
No :drink: :drink: :drink: for me today - could not taste it anyway. Will celebrate later, when I re-animate.
Thats awesome, who da thunk there would be 100 pages & 1500 posts for BEER on a biker forum :2vrolijk_21:
Cheers To Beers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
:beerchug: :beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug::beerchug:
:orange: :mango: :bananarock: :apple: :carrot: :jalapeno: :cucumber: :pineapple: :pepper:
been almost 1 week since ive had :drink: :'( hope im back to normal by fri. so i can meet scot for :drink: :drink:
been almost 1 week since ive had :drink: :'( hope im back to normal by fri. so i can meet scot for :drink: :drink:A sip of high grade Cognac has been known to expedite the healing process :drink: Hope you feel better.
been almost 1 week since ive had :drink: :'( hope im back to normal by fri. so i can meet scot for :drink: :drink:
been almost 1 week since ive had :drink: :'( hope im back to normal by fri. so i can meet scot for :drink: :drink:
Hey Iski, Only another 2 hours and 15 minute til beer Friday.... :drink: :drink:
Yeah my neighbors probably think I'm a drunk cracking a beer at 5am on a Wednesday morning... :drink:
Mark
dot worry about them, they probally dont understand the motorcycle thing either
i think it does if you start at 5am on a wed.
dot worry about them, they probally dont understand the motorcycle thing either
How true that is, they just LOVE when I come home at 5am and my Sampson True Duels are BARKING thru the neighborhood!! I actually had one lady threaten to call the police, I told her go ahead! Because the bike has current plate, current inspection, Insurance and I have a license, and what are they gonna do?
Mark
Some people are just narrow minded.
When I rode dirt bikes (dinosaur times), they had stingers and occasionally a crabby neighbor would wake up to find a neat donut or figure 8 in their front yard. Never once charged them for landscaping, and never recall getting a thank you, either.
:huepfenlol2:
Holy Crap! I remember those days when European bikes ruled the off road world... and we only terrorized the golf courses! Lots of green jumps and sand traps for berms. Of course the greens keeper didn't like us too much......you hoodlums! Surely it was you and your pals that gave us all a bad rep. :D har! spyder
you hoodlums! Surely it was you and your pals that gave us all a bad rep. :D har! spyder
Hey Iski, Only another 2 hours and 15 minute til beer Friday.... :drink: :drink:
Yeah my neighbors probably think I'm a drunk cracking a beer at 5am on a Wednesday morning... :drink:
Mark
Schwing!
boobies good :orange:
What's better than a six pack? An eight pack!!! :2vrolijk_21:
The wife and I went for a ride last evening and ended up at a new local pub for a fish fry and beer. She had a tough day at work and went to bed at 8. I had nothing better to do but join her. Now I'm wide awake at 3AM for the day and don't know if I should have a beer (the bars are open until 4 in my county) or a cup of coffee. I opted for the coffee since I plan on being up for the day and I'm coaching a girls (6th grade) softball game this morning. And, no, the name of the team is not the Bad News Bears!
Jim,
It could be worse you could be at work like I am tonight!!
Mark
Mark, what time is it in Hawaii?
Leaving for Savannah in a few then en route to Myrtle Beach tomorrow. No computer - plan to ride not post.
Happy weekend everybody! (Well, except for Mark who is not on his weekend anymore but he got to start his sooner than me so he already had one.) ;D
If Capt. Kirk had been a Harley guy would he have said "Ride long & prosper"?
:drink: :drink: :drink:
Leaving for Savannah in a few then en route to Myrtle Beach tomorrow. No computer - plan to ride not post.
Happy weekend everybody! (Well, except for Mark who is not on his weekend anymore but he got to start his sooner than me so he already had one.) ;D
If Capt. Kirk had been a Harley guy would he have said "Ride long & prosper"?
:drink: :drink: :drink:
sat. beer = black & tan with a couple absolute coffees for desert
OK guys,
I will start this thread for the week, "HAPPY BEER FRIDAY" my weekend starts in 5 hours and I actually get the real weekend off this week!! I was thinking about going and getting some "Red Stripe" for this weekend and having a BBQ at the pool, hey everyone is invited. Just PM my for my phone number and address so I know how many steaks and how much beer to get!!
But seriously if anyone is comming to Oahu (Honolulu, Hawaii) on vacation get in touch because I would love to meet some of the site members.
Mark
Steak and red stripe? I'll be right there! Happy Friday!
I found a true nectar of the GODS yesterday. It's called Uber Sun by Southern Tier Brewing Co. It's billed as an Imperial Summer Wheat beer with 8% ABV. It's a little hop bitterness up front and a light fruity after taste. WOW!
http://www.southerntierbrewing.com The brewery is in Lakewood, NY, (home of Cummins Diesel) on the southern shore of Chautauqua Lake. I'm glad that these types of beers are finally becoming popular.
If only the flights weren't so long.... but you do have a way of making of my favorite getaways sound even better... I too actually get a full week off this week, I am spending mine thou at the Dana Point/ Dohaney Beach Blues Festival, good tunes, good food, and most important good beer.... :)
six hours isn't that long... So when was the last time you were out this way?
Mark
I visited the islands a couple of times last year. Maui and Kauai are probably my favorite islands but only because of the slower pace of life.... I have friends thou that live near the marine corp station on Oahu too.
Jim,
Do you know how big of a distrobution area they have, because I have never heard of this beer. And for some reason this web-site is blocked from my work computer so I can't check myself.
Mark
No accounting for a weasel's taste in beer......
Light beer is an abomination foisted upon mankind by taste robbing dietary ignoramuses.
No accounting for a weasel's taste in beer......
Light beer is an abomination foisted upon mankind by taste robbing dietary ignoramuses.
If I am goint to drink water, it'd better be from branch water cubes meltin in my bourbon....
Friends don't let friends drink light beer!
Please get some Abt12 beer in the link below, you will not be sorry!
http://www.sintbernardus.be/en/beers.html
I would not lie about something so serious...unless it is poker, which is serious
Won't be here Friday, was not here last Friday.
Hope to be doing something like this on Friday evening:
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I love Bud n seafood! :pepper:
I thought you loved Bud and Mexican food!?
Here's one for a Monster sized party. Very good it is too.
Hey Mike - that has to be one of the best Beer shots I have ever seen. Where the F*** was it taken?
Nige
ahhh, beer...
Is it Friday yet?? :drink:
No matter! I'm still gonna have some Samuel Adam's Summer Ale! I don't like Sam but I like his Summer Ale. :2vrolijk_21:
Is it Friday yet?? :drink:
No matter! I'm still gonna have some Samuel Adam's Summer Ale! I don't like Sam but I like his Summer Ale. :2vrolijk_21:
Tomorrow is payday and I have three weeks of empties to return. I'll be doing some browsing and may even take a couple growlers too.
Can we please have a moment of silence..... check this out.....http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=727c62b2-d0e0-4f50-bb50-e944f6e4dce1
Not a favorite of mine but BEER all the same! :bigcry: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hey Jim, looks like we're gonna have to stop at the Dinasour BBQ instead on the Adirondak ride :nixweiss:
Can we please have a moment of silence..... check this out.....http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=727c62b2-d0e0-4f50-bb50-e944f6e4dce1
Not a favorite of mine but BEER all the same! :bigcry: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hey Jim, looks like we're gonna have to stop at the Dinasour BBQ instead on the Adirondak ride :nixweiss:
That is a total bummer, I've also enjoyed much of Saranac's family of beers. Including their Christmas sampler cases. Sad moment in beer history!
Flyndyna/slow chugger
sippin soco on the rocks with a twist of lime and calling it beer for this friday eve. Everyone have a great weekend.It's ALL good Mrs.We.... Happy Friday to you. :2vrolijk_09:
Hmm Why can't it be Friday night every night.
You mean it isn't?Zactly..... just picked up a http://www.leinie.com/summer_shandy.html it's a first for me.....what a different beer!! Very tasty but different! :drink: :bananarock: Happy Saturday!
what a different beer!! Very tasty but different! :drink: :bananarock: Happy Saturday!
I am not familiar with the tour, but when / if you have lunch in the local area, all the beer is served in crystal glasses. Not ole glass, no crystal. It is so cool.
Ahhhhhh, Pilsner Urquell. Very tasty, indeed! :2vrolijk_21: I'm headed back over to the Czech Republic on business in a couple of weeks. We talked about doing a tour of the brewery this trip. Hope we have time! :beerchug: :drink: :alcohol:
I am not familiar with the tour, but when / if you have lunch in the local area, all the beer is served in crystal glasses. Not ole glass, no crystal. It is so cool.
Describe for us...I stand corrected. Could only manage 3 of the six. Not really beer!! There is a really "different" after taste that I would suggest is the coriander?? Too foo foo for me. :drink:
I've been partial to Stella Artois lately, a fine lady she is... :drink:
Yesterday my youngest says " Did, can I borrow the big white cooler " What she didn't say was she was also cleaning out the patio fridge of beer. She did leave me 6 bottles of Miller Chill however out of the aprx 4 or 5 cases of 15 or so different brands that were in there. Aren't adult children a joy ?:huepfenlol2: :bananarock: :huepfenjump3:
B B
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How about one of these?
Is it Friday yet?
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I tink it is monday or sumtin....I could use a good bloodly mary, with a dill pickle spear swizzle stick ...right now...
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Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drink: :drink: :drink:
I bought a rack of these yesterday but drank em all and 2 glasses of a nice Flour de Cana 12 year old rum...
I feel ok this morning. That is a testament to quality drunks by quality booze results in easier hangovers... :drink:
Very good beer:
http://www.lagunitas.com/beers/censored.html
http://www.flordecana.com/
That might get you through today, but you will need more for tomorrow......
:drink: :drink: :drink:
BINGO Headed to the package store in short order. She'll hold better'n a 100 beers. Just need to modify one slant tray and dispenser to accept Modelo. Always have to keep those up top and open the door each time I want one.
Have several brands of brew from which to choose.
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Best of luck Jim on the wife's MC course & that 100 CC Enduro will be a LOT of fun, and not just for her unless I am guessing wrong, Miker.
Happy Friday!
No plans on what is in store for beer thirty today. Have several brands of brew from which to choose.
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Just crawled back from vacation and I'd like to be back at the Biergarten, a great restaurant in the heart of the German pavilion at Disney's Epcot. The Biergarten reflects the 16th century town of Rothenberg, with Frauleins in costumes serving liter steins overflowing with hefe and Octoberfest beer, and an All you can eat German Buffet, damn good time had by all :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:Mrs R has been there, "Rothenberg Germany" nice little town. Beer and food were plentiful, no buffet's but lots of little places to eat.
Tonights choice.....
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:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
I know that beach near Seaside - a slice of heaven. Red Stripe is always a good choice.
I got a headache just scrolling through Eagle1's posts. May have to go back & read them on Tuesday when I am inhellthe airport.
An early retirement present for BB:
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you forgot 2007 AD CVOHARLEY.com friday beer thread started
just tryin to do my part on educatin ya'll on the History of the greatest invention of mandkind :)
8) thank you very much
Malibu Rum and OJ :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:Malibu Rum & Tequila Rose blended is one of the wife's favorites, she calls it a "Flamingo" mmmmmmm strawberry milkshake.
Malibu Rum & Tequila Rose blended is one of the wife's favorites, she calls it a "Flamingo" mmmmmmm strawberry milkshake.
That's how me and Beagle got onto it. With temps well over 100 here this weeekend, whiskey didn't seem the thing and when I drink beer when it's really hot, I swill it so fast I get obliterated inside of two hours. So we were going over Beagle's rather extensive wet bar calling out all the usual suspects, gin/tonic , vodka collins , cosmopolitan, etc and Susie was standing at the kitchen counter pouring Malibu Rum, OJ and Tequila in a glass. Since Tequila equals instanta$$hole for me, (yeah can you imagine, worse than usual :D) I skipped the Te kill ya and it was still :drink: AND refreshing.Karen has already smoked a couple of blenders when her and the girls get to mixing their liquor.
B B
Karen has already smoked a couple of blenders when her and the girls get to mixing their liquor.What is the rooster reccomendations for travel blenders? You know, the kind that would fit in a saddlebag. :drink: :huepfenjump3: :bananarock:
For saddle bags hmmmmm a hammer and a bag of ice. :orange: :drink: :drink: :drink: don't forget the liquor and little umbrellas.
I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.
W. C. Fields
:pepper:
Or children and animals. ;D har! spyder
He didn't like Phillie very much! :o ;D
Hoist! 8)
Or children and animals. ;D har! spyderOr lawyers or bankers :oops: BIGDOG
Always thought I liked my beer ice cold. If I want it served like this I may no longer have a choice......
OK, I'm friggin excited. I got out of homebrewing several years ago because of the hassle of washing and filling bottles. I have some neighbors who moved in down the street a couple years ago who own a wine making supply business. They have beer making supplies because customers ask for it but they don't know anything about making beer. I've been hanging out more and more at their house and discussing brewing and kegging homebrew. Last night they GAVE me everything I need to kegerate my beer fridge. I had my own dual stage regulator but they sent me home with a corny keg, a CO2 cylinder, the tap, drip tray, hoses, ALL fittings and adapters. The trade off is that I help them when customers need help setting up their own systems. All I have to do is fill the CO2 tank and drill a couple holes in the fridge.
They have a web site that accepts orders. More than half their business is internet based. Check them out at http://www.letsdowine.com/. The proprietors are Steve and Wendy.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1694872 :'(
would also include some of this........ (notice the HD welding gloves)
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Not that anyone cares, but her top and bottoms look like there different colors, and the popcorn looks like it needs butter, I like lots of butter!! :P
Not that anyone cares, but her top and bottoms look like there different colors, and the popcorn looks like it needs butter, I like lots of butter!! :P
Come to think of it, how do hot babes keep their beer cold ?
B B
You haven't been single for a long time have you BB. They get guys to walk back and forth to the cooler for them..... :-\
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OK, I'm friggin excited. I got out of homebrewing several years ago because of the hassle of washing and filling bottles. I have some neighbors who moved in down the street a couple years ago who own a wine making supply business. They have beer making supplies because customers ask for it but they don't know anything about making beer. I've been hanging out more and more at their house and discussing brewing and kegging homebrew. Last night they GAVE me everything I need to kegerate my beer fridge. I had my own dual stage regulator but they sent me home with a corny keg, a CO2 cylinder, the tap, drip tray, hoses, ALL fittings and adapters. The trade off is that I help them when customers need help setting up their own systems. All I have to do is fill the CO2 tank and drill a couple holes in the fridge.
They have a web site that accepts orders. More than half their business is internet based. Check them out at http://www.letsdowine.com/. The proprietors are Steve and Wendy.
Given a choice between this young lass and the CVO of my choice, I fear I'd have to pick the CVO
Why ?
This smokin hot young lady would be the death of me for sure.
There is no way I could possibly get enough saddle time with her.
24/7/365 would not be enough. :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D ;) ;D :orange: :orange: :orange: :orange: :orange: :orange:
B B
PS Chip took this photo -- - - - right ?
PS Chip took this photo -- - - - right ?
Ssssh which one you bastids were at my "office"???? You know the "no camera" rule is always in effect there...
Speak up!
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Bet she's had her spile tapped a few times!
;)
Nige
(http://www.crazy88smc.com/GET_ME_A_BEER.jpg)Anyone notice the only thing in the reefer is beer and a can of Cool Whip , that what I call a party!!!
Still looking for the beer & the whipping cream.I stared at the picture for quit a while before I saw it. Trust me it's so .
Need to study the photo more maybe....
I stared at the picture for quit a while before I saw it. Trust me it's so .
I'll stare at it some more, just to be sure. I thought I saw something like that.....
;D
Speakers?
Last time... :P
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It must be cold in that refrigerator... :nervous: :coolblue: judging from her ummm...you know...
Still no whipped cream.
It must be cold in that refrigerator... :nervous: :coolblue: judging from her ummm...you know...
Still no whipped cream.
I stared at it some more. Why is this chick standing on her tiptoes when she is reaching down for something or other? :nixweiss:That causes certain muscles to protrude more than normal--------------Stop being nasty look at her calves. ???
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Just when this thread was beginning to work for me...
We get the thread killer like this one...
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Damn...
;) :D
thanks iski, god do i miss living in florida. axil
If you drink beer in South Beach you get to look at:I would have to drink with a straw cause tipping back the bottle would interfere with my staring. O MY GOD !!!
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I would have to drink with a straw cause tipping back the bottle would interfere with my staring. O MY GOD !!!
Can I come down and hang with you ? I like your style.
Food sucks, gals don't. No further comment on that one. Grin
If you drink beer in South Beach you get to look at:
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This is one of the reason that JC liked South Beach so much and then he couldn't concentrate while he was riding the jet-ski :huepfenlol2:
If you drink beer in South Beach you get to look at:I'm pretty sure it's LOVE :bananarock:
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Lots of things to see at South BeachThat's a plenty for me. :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: He!! w/only one of them I could make Viagra stock increase instantly. :huepfenlol2:
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Ok, this thread suppose to be about beer! :drink: Where's the beer???
Ok, this thread suppose to be about beer! :drink: Where's the beer???
At this point in my life its all about quality not quantity :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Amen to that.
:2vrolijk_21:
Nige
Another amen brother-eagles!
Not inclined to drink the quantities I used to - so now I enjoy the taste of it more than I did in the past. :2vrolijk_21:
Ditto that. I did a 100 mile ride last evening along Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. I ended up at a BBQ place sitting outside and had two PERFECT Stella Artios watching the sun set over the Niagara Gorge. Gorgeous ride home in the dark with my daughter. I did, however, look very forward to the Jack Daniels Green Label, neat, when I got home. ahhh. I think I even saw the old ladder truck that Porthole posted a picture of last month on his ride through the area. It was so clear I could see Toronto across the lake (about 35 miles).
A fine ride & even better shared with your daughter, Jim. A couple of good brewskis like Stella make a good ride a better one. Of course none of the BBQ joints around here would even know what Stella is & many of them don't serve beer either. May be because they are still in Reconstruction mode after the South lost theWar of Northern AggressionCivil War?
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Hell, I had a Stella in Qatar last year! Got to leave Iraq for a conference - 3 beers a night. Last night we went to Al Udied Air Base, they were a bit laxer with the three beers and it was our last night before returning to Fallujah.... Air Force bro's hooked us up! They have the best looking women in all the services, and they all run around in PT gear. :mango:
Good stuff the Stella Artois I always have a supply in my beer fridge.
The Stella brewers have just launched a new one over here - only 4% ABV but very tasty.
Will be at a beer & wine purveyor tomorrow, Nige, & will look for that Petermans based on your comments.
I can get Stella at the grocery store & even Costco keeps it in stock. BBQ joints in plantation country, if they even have beer, usually have the typical Dreck, Dreck Light, & Lite (dreck). Maybe Yuengling if their beer vendor sells it cheap to them......
3 beers a night is not too bad, but figure in Iraq you have time for a helluva lot more than that sometimes. Any pics of those chicks in PT gear? For educational purposes, of course. :nixweiss:
I can get Stella at the grocery store & even Costco keeps it in stock. BBQ joints in plantation country, if they even have beer, usually have the typical Dreck, Dreck Light, & Lite (dreck). Maybe Yuengling if their beer vendor sells it cheap to them......
3 beers a night is not too bad, but figure in Iraq you have time for a helluva lot more than that sometimes. Any pics of those chicks in PT gear? For educational purposes, of course. :nixweiss:
We were allowed two beers in Iraq this year for the USMC Birthday - but other then that, no alcohol in theater...
Qatar is a R&R location - and the CENTCOM forward HQ. Was deployed there back in 04.
No pics...but I do have this one.
Great pics! No surprise where the cheerleaders ended up. :2vrolijk_21:
Nige, do not expect to find it, but will ask the proprietor if he thinks he will offer it at some point. Will look for Shires instead maybe if I remember to after....
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Sippin Pyrat right now...
??
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Ahhh yeah babe....The kid knows sum rum...I still like the Dip.
Latest favorite is the Zaya Gran Reserve....that is some rum!!! Like it just a bit better them my Zacapa.
Ahhh yeah babe....The kid knows sum rum...I still like the Dip.
Can we start a smokes for those in the chit campaign? JFR's are cheap and good, I'll put up a few boxes...
Ahhh yeah babe....The kid knows sum rum...I still like the Dip.
Maybe these guys advertising Shires Best Bitter will float your boat.
And this one - the Red Skin Cheerleaders. Funny story... Chow hall full of Army types, a Marine table... They come out with their trays, scan the room and head right for the table of Marines. :mango:
Is it quite possible that your unpopular table provided the only vacant seating? I'm just saying.......
c'mon now... It was the smell of raw testosterone.;) :D :D :apple:
We even had a token Army dude with us, which diluted the trail a bit, but they still found us.
They like their beer warm in Europe......
That is just wrong.
Yep that is wrong :o
We like our Real Ale (Cask conditioned) to be served at around 52 degrees. This gives the best all round flavour to the beer. If it's served as cold as a lager then it loses it's flavour.
I like a cold lager on a hot day, but there is a distinct difference between lager and beer over here.
Nige
Nige, I'll have a sampler of one of our local breweries, New Belgium, when you get here!! :drink:
http://www.newbelgium.com/flash/ :2vrolijk_21:
What a great website - I'm droolin already. Hope we are going to take it easy riding through Rocky Mountain Nat. Park the next day!
:drink: :drink: :drink: :2vrolijk_09: :smilie_koch1: :rolleyes4:
Nige
Once we get to the park your going to lead, so it will depend on you!! :P
Lol - thanks bud!
You just want to use me as a critter shield?
Nige
Happy Friday everyone! Thank goodness I kept my motivation! :drink:
So far, the stuff they make has been quite yummy...I have not made through the list yet as I am currently completing the "25 different pints in a week" at the local pub. I have to get through the domestic lights, yuk...
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http://www.lagunitas.com/
Happy Friday everyone! Thank goodness I kept my motivation! :drink:
:)
I just hafta choke down Miller, Coors and Bud lites.... I can do it....USAF trained and as long as it is not a warm rusty capped San Miguel. Which, by the by, I drank enough of to float the entire 6th fleet in over in the PI back in the day, I should be OK, after a day on the crapper. :-\Why all of a sudden am I thinking of San Miguel's w/peso's stacked on top of them? Hmmmm. ;) ;D
Why all of a sudden am I thinking of San Miguel's w/peso's stacked on top of them? Hmmmm. ;) ;D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Must have been the same guy that told me about the stack of them on the San Miguel. ;)
See how you are!! Having your peso flipped over was a trick too, I recall someone telling me about that,.....
yeah that's the ticket.
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Beer pong. Pic is a little large.....
Twolane??
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Beer pong. Pic is a little large.....
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you don't say...
Talented beer pong babes, huh? :o ??? ;D ;)
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Hoist! 8)
Wow, I never seen two girls so focused on one thing since...well actually it was a movie "Saving Ryan's Privates" um maybe I shouldn't say any more :oops:
(http://www.crazy88smc.com/GET_ME_A_BEER.jpg)The thread was starting to get off track so I am setting back where it should be.[BEER]
This cat is a regular on this thread! ;D ;)
Hoist! 8)
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Twolane??
Tell the truth it's the SMURF girl that got ya going isn't it. :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
I have to check this thread more often. That's a great pic.
Have no idea whose epiphany it might have been. But any party that can have a sweaty Goddess, a girl smurf, beer and ping pong balls that can bring this level of drunken interest is a place I want to be.
Tell the truth it's the SMURF girl that got ya going isn't it. :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
If Smurfs were only red.... :smitten:
Even then, there's just something about a hot sweaty Goddess...
Some people have more fun than I do on weekends:I bet that makes her MOM and DAD proud :bananarock:
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I bet that makes her MOM and DAD proud :bananarock:
I bet that makes her MOM and DAD proud :bananarock:
Yeah, but look at the smile in her eyes. I'd give a hundred bucks to be that happy. right now.Your just incorrigible :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
Some people have more fun than I do on weekends:
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Hey, that was me last Halloween!
I usually drink LITE, due to the fact that we live in the middle of nowhere, but I also prefer Negro. For those of you that like red beer, try a black and tan made with Guinnes and Killians. Yum Yum :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09:
Debra
I usually drink LITE, due to the fact that we live in the middle of nowhere, but I also prefer Negro. For those of you that like red beer, try a black and tan made with Guinnes and Killians. Yum Yum :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09:
Debra
I usually drink LITE, due to the fact that we live in the middle of nowhere, but I also prefer Negro. For those of you that like red beer, try a black and tan made with Guinnes and Killians. Yum Yum :2vrolijk_09: :2vrolijk_09:
Debra
Good old days on the playground, a friend, a slide and a six pack!
You had me interested there for a minute. Cooperstown's not even that far. I'm not crazy about the coriander in Belgian Ales. However, I'll certainly give a try. We've got a local purveyor likely to have it.
I made a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone on the 4th to celebrate my independence from extract brewing into all grain. Tapped it tonight and it is pretty darn good. Just a tad lite as I messed up on the specialty grain bill. Some how only put a pound and a half and was supposed to put 2 and a half.
Also, just racked 10 gallons of a Fat Tire Clone to the kegs tonight and based on the initial taste test, its going to be pretty darn close as well!
Hey Eagle, I think I'm getting this brewing thing down!!
Thats Great Rob :2vrolijk_21:
Its addictive, I know! once you start making consistently good beer everything else starts to pale in comparison, which forces you to brew even more beer, until you become a MiniMicro Brewery. ;) :coolblue:
I have a couple of books with world class clone recipes as well, I love the challenge of replicating these beers, usually it comes down to using the right yeast strain and hop variety. other times it gets more challenging. and a more complex mash process is necessary.
Getting the right hops right now is very tough, there 's a global shortage that is not getting better any time soon :nervous:
Oh Well :nixweiss: Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew ;) :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
How are are you from Hartwick? That's where I have to dash to later this year... :jack:
My wife has been asking if I was interested in this - how steep is the learning curve to start making your own beer? How do you control the variables like temperature?
I am sure there 1000 web pages on this - just kinda curious.
Sean
Start with kits that make ales or stouts. They are fool proof and build confidence. The most important part of the whole process is the cleaning and sterilizing of equipment and bottles. If you have an interest, go to the public library and sign out "The new complete joy of home brewing" by Charlie Papazian. It's the home brewers bible and was quoted by eagle1 a couple posts ago. You'll know how much you're into it after reading it. Good luck.
269.53 miles, give or take a few feet, to Oneonta, home of Hartwick College. GH is WAAAAY closer. What brings you to God's country?
(I had a beer last night, thread is now back on topic.......)
title sent to spousal library pickup unit - thanks, I can see this spiraling into another expensive hobby with lots of extra stuff to move around now...
:bananarock: :bananarock:
title sent to spousal library pickup unit - thanks, I can see this spiraling into another expensive hobby with lots of extra stuff to move around now...
:bananarock: :bananarock:
There is also the bible of the home brewing industry by John Palmer called how to brew. I bought the bok but it is free in its entirety here: http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html
i'm currenlty working on a special brew for the fall naitram run.I am too but it involves the shinning of the moon
find a good local home brew store and start asking questions. my local guys ships.
http://www.home-brew.com/mm5/
you can start with an "ez" kit and equipment
this was my first kit
http://www.home-brew.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=EMP3373&Product_Code=ezipa1&Category_Code=EZ
all extract so its easy for a beginner
equipment
http://www.home-brew.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=EMP3373&Category_Code=START
hear that?? It's my wife and AMEX screaming at me... :o
Thanks!
hear that?? It's my wife and AMEX screaming at me... :o
Thanks!
Just out of curiosity, for any/all of you who home brew - Is a Negra Modelo clone easy to brew at home?
Mike
OH NO! I can't find my copy of Clone Brews! I bought it because it had three recipes for each brand of popular beer around the world. Once made by extracts (easiest), one with partial mash (harder) and one all grain (hardest). It had EVERY one I was looking for when I found it in a store. I'm sure Negra Modelo is in it.
Home brewing could make a cigar habit look cheap Sean, by comparison..... :nixweiss:
Today will be drinking
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Just out of curiosity, for any/all of you who home brew - Is a Negra Modelo clone easy to brew at home?
Mike
Sweet, then I have to do it...and does it have lots of stuff I can accumulate and have to move?? That makes it even MORE like the rest of the hobbies that I have. Can't be heavier then my gun safe, and scuba tanks, and two motorcycles, and my woodshop - oh and the computers, and all my extra military gear...and the kids.
Most likely less expensive than the gazillion $$ I spent on backpacking equipment, but in line with the 1/2 gazillion I spent on scuba gear. Won't go into the guns/gun sage, etc. since I need that for....... well I need it just in case & all the thousands of rounds, too. :2vrolijk_21:
We should raised the kids outside in the dog pen mebbe - throw a few Ritz crackers at 'em and let them sort it out? :nixweiss: (j/k)
Home brewing could make a cigar habit look cheap Sean, by comparison..... :nixweiss:
Today will be drinking
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Just out of curiosity, for any/all of you who home brew - Is a Negra Modelo clone easy to brew at home?
Mike
Anyone see "The Works" last night on History Channel? Great episode. "Beer Mystique". Was an excellent program on the history of beer; home, craft, micro, and large breweries, etc! Catch it if ya haven't! :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
Speaking of beer, I have a rough day ahead. Have to be at the golf course at 10:30AM to drive the beer cart at the Company Golf outing! Start feeling bad for me! ::) :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
Hoist! 8)
No missed it.Those traitors that live in glass houses........ :P
I was swilling Caipirinha's last night and you can't swill too many of those.
Suck up cart riding bastid! ;)
No missed it.
I was swilling Caipirinha's last night and you can't swill too many of those.
Suck up cart riding bastid! ;)
Those traitors that live in glass houses........ :P
Found this one for an extract, problem is you don't know how close it is untill you have 5 or more gallons made!
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.47
Anticipated OG: 1.052 Plato: 12.8
Anticipated SRM: 11.4
Anticipated IBU: 25.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
69.7 8.00 lbs. Vienna Malt America 1.035 4
8.7 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt Germany 1.037 8
10.4 1.20 lbs. Flaked Corn (Maize) America 1.040 1
7.8 0.90 lbs. CaraVienne Malt Belgium 1.034 22
2.6 0.30 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
0.7 0.08 lbs. Black Malt Belgium 1.030 600
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.60 oz. Spalter Spalt Whole 4.75 10.2 75 min.
0.50 oz. Spalter Spalt Whole 4.75 6.3 30 min.
0.50 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh Whole 4.50 5.9 30 min.
0.50 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh Whole 4.50 2.8 10 min.
Yeast
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White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager
One more with some grain added.
Clone Brew's Negro Modelo
Steep @ 150F for 20 mins
6oz 60l crystal
8oz german vienna
2oz choc malt
strain and remove grain
Add
3lb m&f light DME
3.3lb Bierkeller light malt syrup
1oz Hallertau Hersbruker @ 3% AA
1oz Tettnanger @ 4% AA
bring volume of brewpot to 2.5 gals and boil for 50 mins
Add
1/2oz Tettnanger
1tsp irish moss
Pitch
1st choice Wyeasts 2124
2nd choice wyeasts 2206 (I used the 2206)
og 1.050 - 1.051
fg 1.011 - 1.013
srm 21
ibu 27
abv 4.9%
Anyone see "The Works" last night on History Channel? Great episode. "Beer Mystique". Was an excellent program on the history of beer; home, craft, micro, and large breweries, etc! Catch it if ya haven't! :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
Speaking of beer, I have a rough day ahead. Have to be at the golf course at 10:30AM to drive the beer cart at the Company Golf outing! Start feeling bad for me! ::) :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
Hoist! 8)
You had to sat that, just had to didnja....Crimminey!
Yeah, but them girls don't come cheap! I do! ??? ;D
FREE BEER FOR EVERYONE!!! :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hoist! 8)
Resisted impulse to crack lame joke about coming cheap. :pepper:
It's Beer Friday!!!!!!!!!! :drink: :drink: :drink:
So far only drinking margaritas, will start on beer before too long.
Mike
Wow, that was a hanger, right down the middle too! :nixweiss: ;D ;D ;D
Hoist! 8)
See you and Martha tonight with Jeff and Sue, I hope! Anyones else can come too...
http://www.gypsyshorse.com/home.htm
Give a call to TOM
Hey Amigo,
Is this a new place in Wellinton?
Can't make it tonight, wife has to catch up on school.
See you and Martha tonight with Jeff and Sue, I hope! Anyones else can come too...
http://www.gypsyshorse.com/home.htm
in the morning
in the morning
Ok, it's time once again to search this picture, very carefully for the whipped cream:Is that a bread maker on the counter?? :bananarock: :bananarock:
(http://styxbar.com/images/Beer%20girl.jpg)
Is that a bread maker on the counter?? :bananarock: :bananarock:
There is a counter? And a bread maker? :nixweiss:
It took a half hour to find the beer in this picture. :pepper:
Those look like Maple cabinets...that is some nice a$$ wood!
Carrot man stopped agin
:carrot:
Ok, it's time once again to search this picture, very carefully for the whipped cream:
(http://styxbar.com/images/Beer%20girl.jpg)
Wow...I would require Depends undergarments to make it though that..
yeah, as if you don't already have a box of em!
Once you sell the SERK, might as well get some Geritol also!
Ok - so one last shot in the jimmies...
Sean :huepfenjump3:
Pow! Oh Chit!!! Tell em Sean!!! :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:8)
Hoist! 8)
Is that a bread maker on the counter?? :bananarock: :bananarock:That is a roll of paper towels to wipe up the drool !!!!
Ok, it's time once again to search this picture, very carefully for the whipped cream:
(http://styxbar.com/images/Beer%20girl.jpg)
C'Mon! She's pointing right at it!
yeah, as if you don't already have a box of em!
Once you sell the SERK, might as well get some Geritol also!
Ok - so one last shot in the jimmies...
Sean :huepfenjump3:
You hit that bait like a cuda on a foul hooked yellowtail! And I still own THE serk, black of course.
Big Jim and the twins are pretty tough Seano....
:drink: http://alcoholscreening.org/ :drink: :huepfenjump3:
I couldn't remember the answers to the questions!! :confused5: :drink: :P:drink: There were questions? :drink: :huepfenjump3:
The wheres the whipped cream question?
back to beer:
last night was bottleing night at the naitram brewery. wanna find out what i made?
be here on Oct 11th
an american ale yeast
its not a standard style, has a special secret ingredient
Octoberfest??
I have a 1 gallon starter going right now for a Hammerhead Red Clone (All Grain) 10 gallon bacth tomorrow night!! My Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone came out almost perfect. Actually better for summer drinking as I missed adding one pound of Crystal Malt 60L. The recipe called for 2 1/4 and somehow I only added 1 1/4. Made it a tad lighter tasting which is good for our heat right now. Also made a Fat Tire Clone that came out nice as well. Heres the recipe for tomorrow night:
10 gallon Batch
American 2 Row 20#'s
Crystal Malt 60 L 2 1/2#'s
Hops
1.6 oz Perle for 60 min
1 oz Cascade for 15 min
1 oz Sterling for 1 min
Strike water 170
Mash Temp 152 for 1 hour
Batch Sparge
how do you keep it at a standard temp when you are fermenting?
Good trick in the winter was putting it in my basement before the basement was finished and close all the vents, then I wrapped the fermenter in an electric blanket on the lowest setting, kept it at a constant 70*.
I'm more concerned the other way... No way we keep the house set to 70 - so I have to keep it cold somehow. It gets pretty warm in NC during the winter even.
After reading about this here and getting the links I did some research and found some folks using refridges or freezers with modified thermostats to keep them warmer then normal.
Sean
Yea, but I heard that the compressors have a problem with only running in short burst and with long durations in between, they tend to fail after a while, but I don't know this first hand. Now that my basement is finished and we are down there a lot I can't close the vents anymore. In fact the basement is colder in the summer than the winter with the A/C on.
Pale Ale?? :nixweiss:
Robmay, you are playing with my emotions! Love the Sierra Nevada...Dang, I am thirsty now!
Miker
I'm more concerned the other way... No way we keep the house set to 70 - so I have to keep it cold somehow. It gets pretty warm in NC during the winter even.
After reading about this here and getting the links I did some research and found some folks using refridges or freezers with modified thermostats to keep them warmer then normal.
Sean
Sean,
Florida too. At the present I use a deep freezer with an analog temperature control. I have a friend who uses a deep freezer that the compressor was bad on with a small 110 AC unit cut into the side and it works great. Thats what I'll do if I ever have any compressor issues.
Before I bought my wife an upright freezer I used the cardboard boxes my beer kit came in. I lined it with some old styrofoam I had laying around and would swap out frozen 20 ounce to 2 liter bottles to keep the temp in the mid 60's. I'll try and post a couple of pics below of the freezer now and the boxes then.
Freezer with a 5 gallon batch fermenting and two 3 gallon kegs with finished product.
Beautiful - exactly what I was looking for/wondering!This Friday Beer Thread is what gave me the link to a forum of home brewers that got me into this!!
I roast my own coffee...I have a feeling I am going to be making my own beer here soon.
Sean
Beautiful - exactly what I was looking for/wondering!
I roast my own coffee...I have a feeling I am going to be making my own beer here soon.
Sean
If you really want to get into it, get Charlie Papazian's book, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing.
Have watched this thread from afartfor awhile now. With a total lack of comprehension. Beer is for drinking. Why would you turn it in to work :-\ ?
Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes I just sits and drinks. :huepfenlol2: :drink:
its not work. and the reward is more then worth it
I'm being rewarded right now. Only equpment I needed was a bottle opener :huepfenlol2: .
me too, cept i brewed mine. come up for the Oct ride and get a sample
Have watched this thread from afartfor awhile now. With a total lack of comprehension. Beer is for drinking. Why would you turn it in to work :-\ ?
Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes I just sits and drinks. :huepfenlol2: :drink:
I didn't even need that..............
That's tempting. Will have to find the October dates. At least right now mid October is surprisingly unencumbered.
oct 11th, columbus day weekend
If you really want to get into it, get Charlie Papazian's book, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing. Great place to start, not a lot of BS that you don't need to get started, just the basic facts. Then as you go the Brewer's Companion by Randy Mosher, is a good book for when you start formulating your own recipes, Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels is a pretty good. I wouldn't even bother with these last two books until you spend some time brewing from recipes you find in some from books, or on line clones.
I am guessing its like my coffee...fresh roasted coffee is simply amazing. \
you could ride a scooter with the same results as riding your CVO...why not just get a scooter instead?
Where do you get your unroasted beens? What type of roaster do you have?
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How about a coffee stout!!! :drink:
on a recent trip to Sam Adams i got to sample a coffee stout that was actually aged over coffee beans
I am guessing its like my coffee...fresh roasted coffee is simply amazing. \If you find scooter that gives you the same feeling as a CVO then SHAME ON YOU !!! :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
you could ride a scooter with the same results as riding your CVO...why not just get a scooter instead?
Coffee, black. Morning only.NOW WE ARE BACK ON TRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :drink:
Except when I decide to have a cup after dinner. Black then too......
except when I decide to add Bailys or Kahlua or Irish Whisky.
And to the urologist of my wasted young adulthood who told me I would never drink coffee or carbonated drinks again due to their fascination with roto rootering.... will not say where but never had THAT done either.....
Nyah, nyah, nya nyah naaaaaa!
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I have to give that to the "FNG's" a lot. Also have to remind them that they have 2 ears, 1 mouth use them accordingly. :2vrolijk_21:
from their site:
This stout is aged on coffee beans from Rwanda.Known as the the “land of a thousand hills”, Rwanda produces some of the world’s finest coffee due to its volcanic soil, high altitude and plentiful rain. We are partnering with Thousand Hills Coffee as a source for this Rwandan coffee. Working with micro-entrepeneurs like Thousand Hills Coffee offers some of the world’s best ingredients and a chance to give the little guy a leg up.
We start with a clean, dry stout brewed with a bit of smoked malt and dark roasted barley, and then age it for one week on whole coffee beans - 3/4 of a pound per barrel. The result is a rich, roasty flavor with a smooth finish.
If you find scooter that gives you the same feeling as a CVO then SHAME ON YOU !!! :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
it was the best analogy I could find...c'mon give me a breakOK that will work this one time. Also I LIVE in coffee country, the Seattle area. We have more coffee stands than the Marines have weapons. should you need beans we can fix you up. :bananarock:
My Kegerator isnt as purty as yours but it will do...
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Eagle,
NICE! Mine are stainless (chrome) forward sealing however i am guessing the screw collar is not since it has started to get some surface rust which in turn is bleeding onto my taps. Is that what you ran into with your others?
Also, If I pm you the grains, specialty grains and hops I have on hand, could you rummage around in your recipe book and shoot me a PM on a few options?
Also, If I pm you the grains, specialty grains and hops I have on hand, could you rummage around in your recipe book and shoot me a PM on a few options?
TGI FRIDAY
sweet - if only.
Lets call it an American Munich Dunkel :)
10 Gal. All Grain yield
12 Lbs Two row
5 Lbs Munich Dark
3 Lbs German Wheat
1/2 Lbs Cara Munich
1/4 Lbs Crystal 40 L
1/4 Lbs Aromatic
1/4 Lbs Chocolate
protein rest 130 deg 30 min
single infusion mash 157 deg 1 hr
boil hops
1 oz Chinook 60 min boil
1 oz Perle 30 min boil
1 oz Perle 15 min boil
1 oz Willamette steep
California Ale WLP001
enjoy :) :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
What :nixweiss: Are you required by the war department to wear your dress blues? :huepfenlol2:
Picture below is of me and two of my brothers fishing last Sunday. It's not funny or inspirational enough for that thread. Wrong gender for the NFL Chearleaders thread. I'm putting it here because I drank a LOT of beer between 7am and noon last Sunday while on the boat (me on stage left). The 4 salmon are going on my smoker. The two trout were divvied up to the bros.Holly chit no family resemblance between you three is there. :huepfenlol2: :bananarock:
huh?
casual sex friday?
Hey, Share a Guinness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUXwvy6BE0
Hey, Share a Guinness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vUXwvy6BE0
Where's the pizza sposed to go?
finally got my scorecards back for the 2008 longshot contest
style 10B american amber
amature judge: scored me a 27
Aroma 6/12 clean, hint of fruit, little malt or hops
Apperance 2/3 white head a little high, amber very clear, little bead, good retention
Flavor 10/20 nice malt base with pleasant subdued hop bitterness balance, hop flavor missing
Mouthfeel 3/5 good full mouthfeel, carbonation too subdued
Overall impression 6/10 slightly off style ( hops low ) + minor flaws ( high head condition ) still a good beer
real judge: scored me a 29
Aroma 6/12 hops dominate cannot detect malt. as it warms faint malt noticable, hops disapate quickly
Apperance 2/3
Flavor 14/20 moderatley low frutiness ( not estery ) hops not noticable in flavor. hop character dissipated quickly
Mouthfeel 2/5 a little watery - smooth finish - not enough hop support or bitterness to properly balance for style
Overall impression 6/10 use more hops!
max of 50. 30+ is a good score
i'll bring ya some in a couple of weeks
A lower score doesn't always mean that the beer was bad either, you could get a low score and the beer taste great, but might not follow the guide lines for the style you were trying to make, I had that happen once.
very good point. you need to pick a catagory that the major characteristics fit into not what it looks like. looks is only 3 points totalYea, I tend to be a hop head, sometimes I get carried away!!! ::) :drink:
i like alot of hops i used 6oz total in that batch. 4 in the boil 2 dry hopped. and then they tell me use more :nixweiss:
Mebbe ifin they filterered it through her skivvies....
Mebbe ifin they filterered it through her skivvies....
;D ;D :2vrolijk_21: ;D ;D
Will keep a vigilant eye out for a pic of her sitting in their beer vat.
And these were the offerings of the day................
I'm headed to the place on Sebago later and will most likely drink enough beer that I end up howling at the moon tonight. The past few months have been a total bear and I need to blow it out. As to what kind of beer ???? Any with a high alcohol content will do just fine.
B B
I'm headed to the place on Sebago later and will most likely drink enough beer that I end up howling at the moon tonight. The past few months have been a total bear and I need to blow it out. As to what kind of beer ???? Any with a high alcohol content will do just fine.
B B
I'm headed to the place on Sebago later and will most likely drink enough beer that I end up howling at the moon tonight. The past few months have been a total bear and I need to blow it out. As to what kind of beer ???? Any with a high alcohol content will do just fine.
B B
Totally off topic I know, but if any of you need a bathroom re-do, check out Bath Fitter. One day and you can't believe the quality. One of the may projects, I've completed here and part of the reason I'm gonna blow it out tonight. My mom's house is now so much more handicap friendly that it's hard to believe. Also, 15 cubic yards of just plain junk taken out of the basement including over 100 cans of every kind of HAZMAT known to exist. I have no idea where there isn't a big crater where her house is vice everything being fine all these years. I need to take her to Vegas and have her shake the bones before I toss em. She's got more luck than a boatload of Irishmen.
B B
I'm headed to the place on Sebago later and will most likely drink enough beer that I end up howling at the moon tonight. The past few months have been a total bear and I need to blow it out. As to what kind of beer ???? Any with a high alcohol content will do just fine.Uh Oh! Spiderman drinking for 'effect'. Good to hear that you're far enough along to take a celebration 'break'. :2vrolijk_21: har! spyder
B B
yo mike,
you stayin high and dry down there, that storm looks fo' ugly bro!
Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A. tonight :drink:(http://home.comcast.net/~screamin_eagle1/photos/gifs/froghop11r.gif)
A few spitters but nothing major here in Hotlanta, Eagle1. We are heading out in a few for Nashville.
Back home we had overnight guests - some of our friends power was out so the wife invited them & their dog over for what probably was a heckuva hurricane party.
:pepper:
Must remember to check Patron supplies when I get back home next week.......
word! I hated when I would go away on business trips for three to four days, and my ole lady would take out a 5 gal Corney Keg of 8% Homebrew :o :drink:
my luck, I married The girl that could out drink me of my beer :'( :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
word! I hated when I would go away on business trips for three to four days, and my ole lady would take out a 5 gal Corney Keg of 8% Homebrew :o :drink:
my luck, I married The girl that could out drink me of my beer :'( :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
We keep a good stock of Patron Silver. Also some Patron Anjejo & Reposado. Plus some Platinum which is for sipping purposes only. As long as she sticks to the Silver I don't care but using Platinum for margaritas... :'( :o :'(
ouch... my wife knows better then to mess with my rum. Gots me a good un :bananarock: :bananarock:
Sean
My wife knows better on the tequila, too. And she's a good un - usually she is quite content to sip her wine. It is a rare occurrence, but with rain for several days due to a hurricane/tropical storm with house guests who have no power at their home, emergency tequila drinkages sometimes occur.
Will need to restock the beer supplies when I get home, maybe. :drink:
ouch... my wife knows better then to mess with my rum. Gots me a good un :bananarock: :bananarock:
Sean
You can also access your Order History directly from your account page on our website.
You have ordered the following items:
Sku Qty Product Price
131815 1 Diplomatico Rum Reserve 80 750ml 20.99
so I couldn't wait until we go to Florida in Oct... I really don't need this.
Oh well...more room in the car when I DO go to FL in Oct.
Online liquor sales? what's the site?
So with the Federal Disaster declared, maybe you can get a low interest loan to replenish??? Gotta be creative.
I need a Federal Grant, not a loan. It was a real disaster/emergency - like Ted Kennedy showing up at your door thirsty.
indubitably...
bet you never saw that coming
A Thursday night Belgian Wheat ahhhh :drink: :drink: :drink:
Thank goodness we're past this era...............That picture is one heck of a good reason to start drinking if you don't already.
Thank goodness we're past this era...............And I thought I wanted to quit drinking... not anymore. :huepfenlol2:
Mike -
Our trip to Harleyworld is typical big bike rally - lots of people on bikes, half not sure where they are going & most of the other half severely lost. Supposedly around 250,000 people. I saw about 249,000 of them last night at the Sugarland concert. No crowd control - miserable trying to go back through the aisles back & forth to get beer. Even worse, the beer lines were VERY long & sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. No, actually, they were slower than that. Waited 45 minutes once. Only sell 2 lousy glasses at a time. Miller products, so lousy is as lousy makes. Could not get out in time to make the CVO GTG last night - freakin' crowds. Took almost an hour to walk out of the concert & finally me & another large fellow who was like minded just parted the Red Sea, basically.
Museum is not as good as Barbers. It was ok, worth the visit, but not spectacular. They have the first HD ever made hermetically sealed in a large mayonnaise jar case. Wheels Through Time is more fun, Barber is laid out as to design much better. Saw Willie G. yesterday. Tonight we see ZZ Top & do the CVO Brewfest.
Cold Pilsner Urquell waiting in the room for our return......
(http://www.beerstore.com.au/beerstore/uploads/beerImages/pilsner_urquell_large.jpg)
Some of our group was sufficiently terrified by the Cones of Horrification & they left to get home to be better horrified there. :o
Happy Beer Friday!
:drink: :drink: :drink:
Are you always this ponderous?
What girls school are the Gators going to destroy at Hogtown this weekend?
Oh thats right you guys get to beat up Divi1 school, I have the same general feeling for UM, they have lost a lot since the Luther Cambell and the Wu Tang Clan days as far as entertainment goes........ :D
Mike - (iski)
Hope your enjoying the fun. May want to make note to self: make stop on the ride home and pick up unused FEMA trailer.......
just in case. :huepfenjump3: :drink:
Ride safe
Howie
Mike,
sorry we missed you at the Lakefront Fish fry, we had a great turn out and everone was looking forward to meeting you, I even made name tags for everyone :2vrolijk_21:
Gaaa! No beer....
I put in 2 toilets yesterday and drank 8 Lagunitas, then used said toilets, 1 pee in each..
There are plenty cones of horrification to go around..We are about to be blown by hanna...
Gaaa! No beer....
I put in 2 toilets yesterday and drank 8 Lagunitas, then used said toilets, 1 pee in each..
There are plenty cones of horrification to go around..We are about to be blown by hanna...
They well destroy the canes, game over by the half...
Bama and that weasel Saban. I will even root for the Gators for a severe bootstomping.
there's another on deck behind hanna
Yup, but think of the lobster crawl that is comin along after these storms, even a slug like me will be picking them up off the beach...A guy here at work "caught" a bug at the boynton inlet last week. Mangrove snappers all around too...The storms suck but the fishin after is killer.
Binx collects pigs! (I collect Hogs! ;D ;)) My daughter found this and gave her a bottle for the label. Any good though? :confused5:
Hoist! 8)
Here's a good one from one of our local breweries, Doggie Style dry hopped Pale Ale from Flying Dog.
Binx collects pigs! (I collect Hogs! ;D ;)) My daughter found this and gave her a bottle for the label. Any good though? :confused5:
Hoist! 8)
Looks like good ratings from this website, Howie.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/red-pig-mexican-ale/82854/1966/ (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/red-pig-mexican-ale/82854/1966/)
"Commercial Description:
This hand-crafted micro-brew is produced by the same brewery as Mexicali Beer. It is a deep coppery-red in colour and is very aromatic with intensely floral hops and a lightly sweet and malty flavour. This full-bodied ale offers a very pleasant high bitterness, with smooth sweet malt character, creamy head with good carbonation, and with an excellent bittersweet finish."
After the Germans invaded Mexico, they decided to make some good beer. The rest is <burp> history.
Mike
HeHe!!! Cool, I might have to refrigerate it and just leave her the empty then for her collection!!! :drink: ;D ;D ;D
Hoist! 8)
HeHe!!! Cool, I might have to refrigerate it and just leave her the empty then for her collection!!! :drink: ;D ;D ;DYou can at least fill it up with gingerale for her ...
Hoist! 8)
Eagle1 - apologies about missing the parties. I was ride leader (about 5 to 11 bikes at 1 time or another of our rolling caravan) & as such got to pick which HD service dept.the HD of our group that was broken at the time got ridden to to be fixed. Most of the time, one of the Harleys was limping along for 1 reason or another. I am fairly familiar with the shops at House of Harley as well as Milwaukee HD now though. Did not allow time for what I had planned (CVO GTGs) however. My bike has electrical gremlins that must be exorcised by a magic spell of some sort since techs seem mystified by them at present. The sporadic electric shocks on my left thumb are not exactly reassuring while riding.
Got home @ 12 midnight early Mon. morning & was too tired even to drink beer yesterday. Was looking forward to meeting everyone - saw a few at the HOG Harelyworld day Thursday @ Miller's.
Good pic of me on the name tag though. You captured my true likeness. :2vrolijk_21:
Mike
ok, ok, I know it's Wednesday an a friday Beer thread but this couldn't wait!! :drink: :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm good stuff
Sorry to here of your woes, you sure there isn't an Iron butt mode on the bike, and the electric shocks are to make sure you stay awake on those 17 hr rides :D
Everyone we talked to regretted going to Miller park, the lines for everthing were an hr+ long, and getting in and out was ridiculous. I'm kinda glad we didn't have time to fit that in, made for an easy day, go to the museum, take a bunch of pic's, cruze to the Ale House, Drink, Eat And Drink somemore :drink: :drink: :drink:
Glad you made it back safe :2vrolijk_21: we will have to smack mugs another time :beerchug:
;D
After they read your post, the MoCo will include "Keep Alert Feature" in their description of the heated grips.
Miller Park was crowded, the HD Museum was crowded, the HD shops were crowded, the bikes we rode to Milwaukee on helped crowd the service depts. of the crowded HD's in Milwaukee, Summerfest was crowded, and most of the parking was.... you guessed it.... crowded. There was a theme to this 105th that became readily apparent. Milwaukee citizens were very cordial & welcoming - a local sheriff rolled down the cruiser window & gave me a big thumbs up with a loud "Welcome Home!" The street where he did that was really crowded.....
My plan to go to some bike venue cities when the bike venue is not going on is being re-introduced. :drink: :drink:
Would it be too crowded if I joined you?
Not at all, Jim, that's the idea. Sometimes we go someplace - Sturgis, Daytona, etc. when there is no bike rally. Ride the uncrowded roads, hang out in mostly empty bars, & see streets not lined with (mostly) the same vendor crappola we see at any rally. Usually go with a few riding buddies or sometimes just the wife & I. The rooms/condos are not doubled or tripled in price, either.
I missed Yogi's sayings a lot, as he would say it maybe, after he died.
I'm working out a plan to ship my bike to FLA in February. I hope to be at Bike Week for a day or two and come back again for the Key West GTG after which I'll ride the bike home. My Mom lives in Sebring and my brother has a friend who comes to Sebring every year with a truck and trailer load of bikes for bike week from my neck of the woods. I've already got agreement from my Step Dad to leave the bike in his garage for a couple months.
I like the idea of hitting the rallies at off peak time. I'm not into crowds but would like to see something of that scale for a day or two.
Can I tag along too??? I know of places that are crowded all the time, if you need that kinda of thing..We just have to go early when the friction dances are 2 for 1.....
Daytona is still fun - sometimes we just ride over for a day or 2. A week of it gets kinda monotonous if you don't like very large crowds & overpriced semi-warm beer.
We usually get away from Daytona for a least a day of riding - some great beach roads in the area & Ponce Inlet is a nice little stop to the south.
Let me know when you will be in the area & will try to get together & ride.
I'll will only lead if I do not know where I am going...
I would try to meet with the gang outside Dtona...I hate it....No more boobs, burnouts or beer. F it.
Been Disney-fied but the races in Ormond are neato..
The ride to the keys might be fun, lots of places to stop...Coral Castle is cool...Alabama Jacks and such.
Gambling or UCF matches at the Hard Rock in Ft Laudy...Elbow Room...Calle Ocho for cuban food and Padron Cigars...Ride to Annies in Sebring for burgers. Wahoos in Stuart, no big whoop we'll do whatever...
Do not mock my mocking...you mocking mocker of other peoples mocks.
Good.That's a 'spew' right there. :D har~ spyder
We may get lost, but at least we will be making good time.
That's a 'spew' right there. :D har~ spyder
I swilled this Kona stuff last night with some habenero hot wings..It was good, on tap.
http://www.konabrewingco.com/beers/firerock
I swilled this Kona stuff last night with some habenero hot wings..It was good, on tap.Gotta get by brother to send me some. I get my coffee from him (100% Kona Coffee) and that is awesome. He lives near Kona and has a wholesale chocolate business, great Belgium dark ones. :drink:
http://www.konabrewingco.com/beers/firerock
May the schwartz be with you!
:drink:starting 20sept 2008 :drink:
http://www.oktoberfest.de/
Definite "bucket list" item..It was semi boring Guiness and Sierra weekend...No hard stuff other than the rum punch...
1 part sour, 2 parts sweet, 3 parts strong, 3 parts weak, translation:
2 cups fresh squished lime juice, 4 cups brown sugar dissloved in 6 cups hot water(weak part), poured into a jug holding 1 each 1.75l mount gay gold rum.. chill and serve on the rocks in ginormous mugs and a 151 floater......
Whoppeee!
Hells's no! It keeps the scurvey offin you lad! Ok maybe some pork rinds and hot sauce...
Holy CHit Batman.....just thinking back to a recent rum experience in Bimini...tried to decide if it was a brain tumor or an encounter with an axe murderer....
The rum can put a beating on ya fer sure! What else didja catch over there besdies a hangover...
If you were around in 1919 and came across this poster.....
Pop a top again and again and again ------
SERIOUSLY, WOULD YOU REALLY QUIT DRINKING??
If you were around in 1919 and came across this poster.....
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=81919;image)
SERIOUSLY, WOULD YOU REALLY QUIT DRINKING??
I really thought I wanted one of these. Thought maybe $200.00. Holy Chit..........$5HDs.
TP - Is that the stein from Octoberfest?
Howie - the video did not open. :nixweiss:
yeah, got not available also...
TP - Is that the stein from Octoberfest?
There are 2 of them. I saw them at the dealer. The price tags were covered up. Got curious. One is $400.00 and the other is $500.00. 105 anniversary. Link to the page. On the bottom.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/browse/browse_products.jsp?WebLogicSession=ITzroZI32x4b5nsphXwMyW5sQTeoBldw0l3wNEUqKuSdcGd3fniO!-652237356!hdijunapppr08.ihd.hd!7005!8005&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374309077748&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448771292&bmUID=1221833579115&bmLocale=en_US&page=3
Howie - the video did not open. :nixweiss:
TP - Is that the stein from Octoberfest?Sorry Mike, try the link! :2vrolijk_21:
Howie - the video did not open. :nixweiss:
Sorry Mike, try the link! :2vrolijk_21:
....the king of beers?? :oops:
Is that one front left Miker?
....the king of beers?? :oops:
Arrr you been to sea too long laddie!
Got any picture of Bud Lite swimsuits?
Got any picture of Bud Lite swimsuits?:2vrolijk_21:
well, I am amphibious...
a worthy video for Makers connoisseur's :2vrolijk_21: :alcohol:
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=463944593&channel=33019413
(http://www.myspaceantics.com/images/funny/sexy_hitchiker.jpg)The sign is backwards. I wounder what does the other side says .. or look ;)
I really thought I wanted one of these. Thought maybe $200.00. Holy Chit..........$5HDs.
The sign is backwards. I wounder what does the other side says .. or look ;)
The sign is backwards. I wounder what does the other side says .. or look ;)
I had a few IPA's and a Porter from Southern Tier Brewing. Mmmmmmmm
http://www.southerntierbrewing.com/beers.htm
Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout? :nixweiss:
Conjurs up a heck of a beer image........
The Uber Sun (Imperial Summer Wheat) is AMAZING but it's $6.99/bottle
If all the breweries went bankrupt & the federal government bailed them out to rescue the industry, this is what it would look like with fed management:
Then we drink imported!
(http://www.bobbygasbarrosliquors.com/images/ImportedBeer.jpg)
What isit? I go blank....and the post too....
Cult favorite from the last millenium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJmqCKtJnxM
http://www.cartoline.it/pics/_zoom_flash.htm?immagine=scherzi_150404_01.swf
hmmm...makes you wonder
http://www.cartoline.it/pics/_zoom_flash.htm?immagine=scherzi_150404_01.swf
hmmm...makes you wonder
http://beerdorks.com/
I would try to get in touch with my inner dork but I get very easily distracted.
Makes me wonder.....could it be possible for a bigger dork to exist?
I believe dorkiness is all encumbering...
A little slow on the uptake there Sonny....Its ok, you'll get better in time...
I just piped down 2 stuffed potato balls from the roach coach, should be smooth sailing in a couple of hours....
Lunch PT will be walking to my truck, going to get lunch for the lads,
an Illisione MK (my newest smoke for which I have wood over) with ice tea.
AJ bought a box of the 88 Illisione robustos fro MV Friday night...
I am getting salty with Hogtown HD , they are exercising me...
Whats the deal bro? Need me to roll over there for you? Or better yet, put you in touch with my guy in Tampa? :cucumber:
and maybe a small swally from the Grand Teton Brewery
Alright. I made another starter last night when I got done with my HH Red Clone. I will make this one sometime this weekend! Thanks!!
Thanks Brother Rob...I got it squared up today, other than where the F is it comin in!
I bought some goodies discounted 15% and I will take the bike stock and the goodies with me versus the vig they wanted to install...
D&D FC with quiet baffle, super sert with cables, a coupla gee gaws n such...
Peace
Tapped this beer night before last...... NICE! :drink: :cucumber:
Okay Eagle, this is what I ended up doing, some on purpose, some cause I wasn't paying attention and put 60L instead of 40L.
:-)
10 Gal. All Grain yield
15 Lbs Two row
1 Lb Munich Dark
3 Lbs German Wheat
1/2 Lbs Cara Munich
1/2 Lbs Crystal 60 L
1/4 Lbs Aromatic
1/4 Lbs Chocolate
infusion mash 155 deg 1 hr
batch sparged 2nd mash at 165 for 15 minutes
Fly sparged the rest
boil hops
1 oz Chinook 60 min boil
1 oz Perle 30 min boil
1 oz Perle 15 min boil
1 oz Willamette steep
California Ale WLP001
She's boiling away with her first hop addition right now!!
Thanks again!
Rob,
was that this recipe, I was wondering how dark it was with just 1# of the Munich Dark :drink:
I just realized I posted 4.... oh, now 5 times in a row!mmmmmmmm, beer. :drink: har! spyder
Can you tell I'm Buzzin??? :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber: :cucumber:
& good Montana Ale
Dang Brother Robmay, that looks good enought to drink.....Fine job...Hope to get up to Octoberfest...
How'd jalike the brews? Comin from the land of ales n all...
Indded a good Montana Ale. Sorry I missed seeing you in Milwaukee, Nige.
They aint bad, but I never found one as good as our stuff.
Nige
I've been known to swill a few gallons of the Tetleys and Boddington's now and then.
Try and inlcude a trip down the Keys next visit, ifin you haven't already been.
Me too MIke - we'll be there in 2013 so start makin some plans for then - is that enough notice??
Nige
If I am riding with 1 more Harley than mine, possibly not Nige. :'( My Milwaukee trek was a HD service to HD service trip for a variety of HD mechanical failures for the variety of HD bikes on our trip.
Saw your post about a Keys trip. The wife & I have been talking about another one since it has been awhile. Let me know if you decide to go. Great bridges to ride & figure MikeR will buy the beer........ :drink:
Thats a bummer Mike - me and Mel put 17,000 miles on our two SERK's for the USA trip with no problemo's at all.
Were we lucky ????????
:-\
True story!Got stopped for speeding yesterday. going 45 in 35 zone. He gave me a brake by writing me a ticket for "Unclear License Plate" because the frame the dealer put on my car 6 years ago was touching the word "New Jersey". Actually it only touches the top of "N" and "J". Still $54 but better than $120 plus 2 points and insurance surcharge.
Got a speeding ticket on the way home yesterday. Stopped at gas station for fill up then went inside for gal of milk and 6 pack of cheap beer. When I came out the trooper that wrote me up was pumping gas in his cruiser right next to my car. I held up the cheap beer as I walked by and said, "Thanks alot buddy, this was going to be Sam Adams tonight but now I have a fine to pay". We both got a good laugh out of it. I should have offered him one for the ride home.
They aint bad, but I never found one as good as our stuff.
Nige
Currently planning a trip to the Big Island next summer.
(http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/images/content/Primo_beer_is_back/Primo_12oz_Wet_lres.jpg)
The Brew Moon on Oahu (just off Ala Moana Blvd near the park) brews and bottles some very interesting local favorites
B B
Thanks for the heads up. May spend a day or 2 on Oahu before we go look at the volcano on the Big Island.
Better still is Gordon Biersch at the Aloha Tower Marketplace. Great place to eat as well as super brews and it's right on the water. Live music on Weekends, super ambiance. If you drive around the island,don't miss the shrimp trucks on the north shore either.
B B
Need to get to the north side of the island on the next trip. Only spent a day or so in Honolulu & most of that was Pearl Harbor.
Aloha Tower Mktplace is in Honolulu?
Yes, heading up the lee side from Waikiki, you get on Ala Moana and it turns into Nimitz about the same time as you go by the Aloha Tower Marketplace (ATM) on the left. You can't miss it. There's a big clock tower than was erected to commemorate Hawaii becoming our 50th state. To show you how much things have changed, that 5 story clock tower was the tallest structure on the island when it was built. Anyway, the cruise ships tie up there and the fishing boats all dock just beyond it. Also, about 1/4 mile after ATM is Sam Choy's which is a good place to go for food. You've probably seen Sam on TV and other places. He's cool.
B B
The missus will like ATM as there's some nice shops including a Perfumania. Tell her to check out the local Plumeria scent. While she might not wear it much, it's a sweet way to remember the island some romantic evening at home a few months later.
how's this for mpg's...
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you would have $0.00 today.
But if you had purchased $1000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then sold the aluminum cans for recycling you would have received $214.00.
Based on the above, and given the state of today's financial world, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg. A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another sturdy found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
That means that, on average, Ameaicans get about 41 miles to the gallon. :drink: :drink: :drink: Doc
Agreed. It's Friday somewhere already.
:drink: :drink: :drink:
(http://www.crazy88smc.com/GET_ME_A_BEER.jpg)
THANK YOU < THANK YOU < THANK YOU I needed that.
(http://www.crazy88smc.com/GET_ME_A_BEER.jpg)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/460898536_d6925d218d.jpg?v=0)
MMMmmmm.... Making me thirsty, looks like an IPA, or at least to me. I can smell the hops from here. :drink:
You are very welcome.I am very surprised the whipped cream hasn't been used up by now.Could be it just isn't needed. :bananarock:
There is a long time rumor on this board that there is whipped cream in this pic. Some claim to have actually seen it. I am studying the pic again just to be sure but so far :nixweiss:
It's a been a sad week as evidenced by the fact that the absolute high point of my week was when "Coffy " starring Pam Grier was on a cable channel unedited. 8 separate scenes in which she shows off the body that was the fantasy of my youth. Somehow I went all these years without ever seeing a nude photo of her, let alone video. I can die a happy man now.:worthless:
B B
:worthless:
d00d would call Obi-Won and it would get deleted and I'd be on hextuplet super secret probationresignation? :nixweiss: har. spyder
what's the sense
B B
It's a been a sad week as evidenced by the fact that the absolute high point of my week was when "Coffy " starring Pam Grier was on a cable channel unedited. 8 separate scenes in which she shows off the body that was the fantasy of my youth. Somehow I went all these years without ever seeing a nude photo of her, let alone video. I can die a happy man now.
B B
I wouldn't call that a sad week. As long as you laughed more than you cried! BTW, I hope you had a beer while watching Coffy. Otherwise, d00d would have to move to your post. Here's a gratuitous pic of the Pamster. I have a feeling you have a taste for the exotic women.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ICx6i5Fldls/Ryekfx6j5_I/AAAAAAAAApg/1zjTRcZwguM/s800/Pam_Grier.jpg)
d00d would call Obi-Won and it would get deleted and I'd be on hextuplet super secret probation
what's the sense
B B
There has been a serious lack of double & triple super secret probation lately. I suspect the people that dole out probation are on a junket with their lobbyists & have shirked their sworn duty. Either that or nobody here is doing anything to warrant probation? :nixweiss:Punchie Rocks!
Good pic of Pam.
Punchie Rocks!
She was one of the first to give the shimmy up the rope feeling in my loins as a youngster, but then so did about anything with mammalian protuberances...so with your donut shaped profile - does that happen when you look in the mirror now?
Yes indeed!I have an entire PowerPoint with this as the culmination...wow, had to warn folks against distributing it around the Gov networks last year in Iraq...and I kept it for, evidence.
(http://www.worldcupcorner.com/img/2006/sexy_soccer_team_2.jpg)
She was one of the first to give the shimmy up the rope feeling in my loins as a youngster, but then so did about anything with mammalian protuberances...
Never had the RR Red. Tastes like??hard to describe other then seriously smooth, like cracked it open and took a drink and had a huge WOW - passed it to the wife and she made the same, wow...
hard to describe other then seriously smooth, like cracked it open and took a drink and had a huge WOW - passed it to the wife and she made the same, wow...
not like any other beer, going to score a few 6'rs before we pull chocks, leave heaven (Florida) and head back to other parts of our great nation that are not as great as my beloved home state
Sean
Brother Robamy treated me to a bunch of Turbo Dogs in Oacala Saurday, yummy!
You guys crack me up with your talk of R&R and Turbo Dogs.
Hight time you came over here for a bottle of dog and a Stottie with Pease Pudding and Stuffing.
Gan on lads give it a crack wi the gadgies.
:2vrolijk_21:
Nige
Not sure what you said, Nige, but it sounds like a lot of fun. :pepper:
I don't know about that last sentence iski.
You know how those Limey's are always gettin into trouble with some sort of kinky sex scandal
B B
Bubble n squeak. Blamange.
Now Blamange sounds like something a sheep would get whereas Blancmange is the lovely wobbly soft pink stuff you can eat. Always reminds me of something else when it has a cherry on top!
;D
Nige
Someday sonny boy, when you are ready ,your Padron 80th anny is here waiting...
As the crowd slowly parted and angels began to sing.........
(http://www.worldsbiggestpubcrawl.com/admin/Uploads/Images/IMG0848.jpg)
Jim, is that your basement?
Jim, is that your basement?Just guessin' here but I'm thinkin' not. Inventory too high in that pic. Just sayin :nixweiss: :huepfenlol2: :drink: :drink:
Just guessin' here but I'm thinkin' not. Inventory too high in that pic. Just sayin :nixweiss: :huepfenlol2: :drink: :drink:
No way! I'm not as tall as you but I can still reach it!quantity :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:....as opposed to height :bananarock: :bananarock: :drink: :drink:
quantity :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:....as opposed to height :bananarock: :bananarock: :drink: :drink:
Jim, is that your basement?
WELCOME FRIDAY!!!!
:huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
No :soapbox:!!
Mike
:drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
"Can I draw you a beer, Norm?"Classic!
"No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one."
Starting to feel the possibility of cosuming quantities of amber fluid tonight after fighting the week-long hackity-glops...Now I know why my dvd drive isn't working. >:(
Is beer not a healing agent? Should I not test the medicinal quality of some sort of ale or other? Do I not owe it to myself to test this theory?
Press 1 on your keyboard if you think I should abstain
Press 2 on your keyboard if you are undecided
Press 3 on your keyboard and a donut will pop out of the dvd drive
Press 4 on your keyboard if you feel I should tip a few
Press 5 on your keyboard to indicate that your 5 key works...
Jim, is that your basement?
We have a bar called Flying Saucer in Columbia, SC. The waitresses dress like naught catholic school girls and they have a large selection of beer. I’m sure this place has been mentioned many times in this thread.
http://www.beerknurd.com/
We have a bar called Flying Saucer in Columbia, SC. The waitresses dress like naught catholic school girls and they have a large selection of beer. I’m sure this place has been mentioned many times in this thread.
http://www.beerknurd.com/
I love places like that. Here's one near my house.... Buffalo Brew Pub
Here's their current draft offering (34).
http://www.buffalobrewpub.com/page4.html
Here's a photo of some of their taps.
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A Mellow Mushroom, pizza joint her in GA, recently changed owners and the new on owner is installing 30 taps!
"Can I draw you a beer, Norm?"
"No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one."
Being to day is not Friday but a special inbibment day just the same it will be :
http://www.blantonsbourbon.com/DefaultFlash.aspx
Being to day is not Friday but a special inbibment day just the same it will be :Have not had the pleasure. Comparative analysis required. Blantons vs Makers ?? Anybody :confused5:
http://www.blantonsbourbon.com/DefaultFlash.aspx
Being to day is not Friday but a special inbibment day just the same it will be :
http://www.
Looks like it might be some good stuff, I'll have to look for some. They have a new small batch whiskey made here in Colorado I'm going to try this weekend, Stranahan's.
http://www.stranahans.com/index.php?q=home
Being to day is not Friday but a special inbibment day just the same it will be :
http://www.blantonsbourbon.com/DefaultFlash.aspx
Being I am a Makers Ambassador #435427 and my barrel is going to be ready in a few years, I'd have to say the Blanton's has a little more depth of flavor, a little sharper start. Is it better? I think the answer is each is different enough to have both on hand. I will mix Makers sometimes...with lemonade, into bbq sauce, with coke even but the Blanton's, always neat or with a couple of ice cubes to open it up, never mixed.I am Maker's Ambassador #796773. Love the shtuff and can't bring myself to mix. Drink of preference is shaken (over ice) and quickly strained :alcohol: Thanks for the input Mike(s)
This reminds me, maybe we can get 29 members that enjoy a Makers and get a CVO barrel going, it can be 6 years or more before it is ready.
I am Maker's Ambassador #796773. Love the shtuff and can't bring myself to mix. Drink of preference is shaken (over ice) and quickly strained :alcohol: Thanks for the input Mike(s)
You review will prompt an execution attempt on my part.
Latest two acquisitions are Eagle Rare "10 year aged" and Ridgemont Reserve 1792. The two were recently presented as gifts. Have not popped the top. Yet!! Anyone care to opine on these two?
I've had many bottles of all mentioned this morning. All are excellent. My go to bourbon has become Makers. I always have on hand and it's easier to find than the others. I've wanted to have a collection of the fine bourbons but it never lasts long. The only other one I would add to the list is Michters.
Makers is so consistant and easy to find....I have tried for years to collect them, but alas, I have failed...The Makers C-gars aren't too shabby either!! :beatnik:
Michter, noted.
This reminds me, maybe we can get 29 members that enjoy a Makers and get a CVO barrel going, it can be 6 years or more before it is ready.
Where do I sign up? How much is a whole barrel? Why didn't you bring this up six years ago???
There is no splainin why. I prefered cigar flavored cigars with bourbon flavored bourbon..Stubborn I guess.Not a cigar aficionado by any stretch. Just know what I like and welcome recommendations. Didn't realize they use crappy tabbacy or infused them with anything. Here's from their site... what aren't they tellin me here :confused5:
If you saw the tabbacy they used for those flavored cigars , you infuse them with something too!
If you decide to escape the frozen darkeness and come visit south florida this winter, I have 2 or three of them you can smoke...in the warm sunshine.
You like what you like! :2vrolijk_21:
Cigars with Gold Wax
A great cigar to celebrate that special occassion. Long leaf tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic from Cuban seed. Each robusto size (6x50) cigar is hand made just like our bourbon, and aromatically seasoned with Maker's Mark. Sealed in a glass tube to preserve the flavor and hand-dipped in metallic gold wax.
It is what you like that is important! I liked Makers so me bean a dummy buys a box of the makers smokes...I no likey so then they are bad...Serious about some sun...If I could one of these kids out I'd have a spare room, you'd just have to ride a hand shift bike or the dyna, which would be funnier..Momma says.... beggars can't be choosers :trailer:
Ok. Hope they defeather it before they bottle it. I'd pay extra for the kind with no feathers.
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mmmmmmmmm......
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Dear God,2 Hrs. 6 Mins. to go.
Please make it Four 'o clock so's I can go home and drink beer...TGIF!!!
Not waiting anymore! :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
Mike
:drink: :drink: :drink:
Mike have one for me 30 min and countingDone! :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Beeerrr!
53 hrs. 3 mins. and counting! ;)
Mike
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Lol Mike ............ better for me I'm closer to the weekend than you. Mind I had a beer Wednesday tonight rounded off with a little JD on ze rocks.
By the way, none of you have mentioned Buffalo Trace ....... seems pretty durned fine to me.
Nige
Lol Mike ............ better for me I'm closer to the weekend than you. Mind I had a beer Wednesday tonight rounded off with a little JD on ze rocks.Nige,
By the way, none of you have mentioned Buffalo Trace ....... seems pretty durned fine to me.
Nige
Ha! I have Friday off, so I get to start tomorrow night! :pepper:
Never had Buffalo Trace, I'll have to get some. I am going to a wedding in Estes Park this weekend, bringing some of the Stranahans Colorado whiskey, I haven't opened it yet! We're spending the weekend! :drink:
Talon,
Never had Stranahans Colorado whiskey, Haven't seen it around here. I look and give it a try. I'm sipping a Blanton's with 3 frozen cubicles now.
Mike
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Talon,
Never had Stranahans Colorado whiskey, Haven't seen it around here. I look and give it a try. I'm sipping a Blanton's with 3 frozen cubicles now.
Mike
:drink:
It's fairly new and real small batch, make about 3 barrels a week, just outside Denver, I haven't tried mine yet, will this weekend, but the gut at the liquor store really likes it.
http://www.stranahans.com/index.php?q=batch
It's fairly new and real small batch, make about 3 barrels a week, just outside Denver, I haven't tried mine yet, will this weekend, but the gut at the liquor store really likes it.Give us a report once you try it. I don't think 3 barrels a week would keep me supplied. I have Evan Williams on 3 shifts now and Makers Mark may have to expand.
http://www.stranahans.com/index.php?q=batch
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iski,
Go for it man. :drink: :drink: :drink:
I love it when a plan comes together! ;D
Mike
:drink:
Mike,You are my Hero! :beerchug:
The plan to drink cold beer tomorrow is done!
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It was $1 margarita night last night....I need a bloody mary STAT!
Hey Nige, just saw a new line of work for you, Uk beer police. Just watched a segment on the news, use to be that 9 out 10 beers sold in the UK were ales, now it's the opposite, I don't believe this, but they say that 9 out of 10 are lagers. So the local ale brewers have put together a group that go around to pubs and test the condition and quality of their beer. Now that's the job I'd like to have. :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
Been doin that job for years Craig.
;)
Riding out to the lake in a few. :pepper:Wish I could join you. :)
Blue sky, temps in the 70's, no wind. :2vrolijk_21:
Brews, ceegars, and a lake sunset shining through a few cypress trees ain't a bad way to end a Thursday. :drink: :drink: :drink:
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Wish I could join you. :)
Mike
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Nice ride in to the lake - cold ride back home. They have a burn ring/barrel with plenty of split wood so it's pretty fancy stuff there for outdoor heat & all. :2vrolijk_21:You are kidding.... aren't you??? :shocked2:
TGIF!
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You are kidding.... aren't you??? :shocked2:
As a side note... it's been a busy beer week here in the 'Cuse. Check this out.... http://syracusebeerweek.com/?q=calendar/2008/W45
Been along week of cerveza tasting here :drink: :drink: :drink: .... and the weekend has just begun :bananarock: :bananarock:
Magoo, beer thirty for me today begins at noon. Not sure when it ends, have not planned that far ahead. :drink: :drink: :drink:
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tomorrow is http://www.phantomgourmetbeer.com/
Meee too!
I definitely live in the wrong state...beerfests everywhere except the Great Commonwealth...if only I lived in the Great White North...I hear if you get a beer with a mouse in it, you get a case for free...
I have off from today until THURSDAY...gotta check back in from Libbo 1600 Wed.
We do AWESOME 96's here.
Sam Adams Honey Porter on the menu - killed the Octoberfest and can't find Rolling Rock Red in Eastern NC (heathens)
Magoo, beer thirty for me today begins at noon. Not sure when it ends, have not planned that far ahead. :drink: :drink: :drink:
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Ok, I'll bite..... tell about the mouse deal? You are just kidding, right? :nixweiss:
Looks like you are going to be at it a while with that big a stack to work on.
It's nice to retreat here for a :drink: when I have read other threads that make me think.
So pleasant to relax and have a brew at a favorite watering hole or just on the porch with a good cigar and let the world pass by.
It's the simpler things in life, Rog, that make us the happiest.
Ok, I'll bite..... tell about the mouse deal? You are just kidding, right? :nixweiss:
:)
"ya hoser"
It is a line from an obscure beer drinkers comedy known as Strange Brew, starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas from Second City TV...I am a veritable warehouse of useless knowledge that shall forever get me nowhere...
Recently in Illinois I can buy Shiner. God bless Texas! My liver hates me.
:apple: :carrot: :jalapeno: I am totally digging this movie flashback moment...where is my dog skunkie???
Recently in Illinois I can buy Shiner. God bless Texas! My liver hates me.
Hiya Nige!
What kind o' flavor is that one packing?
Top beer, worlds best blonde. when in belgium drink everything, its all fabulous if you love a beer with character!
Brewed with natural ingredients:
Spring water
Malted barley and corn
Aromatic malt (special germination and kilning regime)
unique Leffe yeast ( top fermenting ale yeast)
hops
Brewed following the authentic and unique recipe
Brewed with state of the art technology with deep respect for the classic abbey beer brewing process.
Taste: Light aromatic, full-bodied delicate sweetness & flavor balance
Has to be served in its own glass, just adds to the flavour.
"It's good chit man" ( Hoistism )
Nige
After a description like that, I must go on a search, or pilgrimage as it were, and is, all of such and then some...in order to procure, or purchase with intent to consume and/or drink the aforementioned beverage in question. Was it questioned? Was there an answer? Uh, yeah...think I'll try to find some.
Thanks Nige! I think I've seen this at Total Bev...got my fingers crossed, and my eyes...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 4:06 PM ET Comments13Recommend25
The Canadian Press
A microbrewery in British Columbia is toasting the current economic downturn by launching a special brand of recession-style beer.
Howe Sound Brewery has named its most bitter-tasting brew Bailout Bitter in honour of the government bailouts of the financial sector that have taken place in an attempt to mitigate the global financial crisis.
Calling it "bitter ale for bitter times," the brewery said the new beer will cost less than its other brands.
A pint of Bailout Bitter will sell for $5.50, or about $1 less per glass than other brews, at the company's restaurant and pub, located in Squamish, B.C., north of Vancouver.
The company is also planning to sell one-litre bottles of the new ale in the coming weeks, at a price less than the $7.10 per one-litre bottle it charges for some of its current brands. The price per bottle hasn't been set yet as the company waits for bottling approval from provincial government.
"We are trying to inject a little bit of humour into this dire economic situation, while still responding in a serious way to these tough times," the brewery's co-owner, Leslie Fenn, said of the new brand.
Fenn said because the brewery is small, it can produce a timely new brand faster than its larger competitors.
The idea was hatched about two months ago, when impacts of the global financial crisis began, he said.
The Howe Sound Brewery, which started in 1996, produces about 10,000 litres of beer per week. The brewery makes 12 different types of beer, which are bottled by hand and sold primarily at liquor stores in B.C. and Alberta.
Sorry. long week and I can't wait until Friday to get "Bailed Out"Understand that, neither could I...
Understand that, neither could I...
One ice cold (http://www.yuengling.com/images/beers_black_tan.jpg) with 1 shot of this (http://www.spirituosenworld.de/produkte/bourbon/details/gentleman_jack_gr.jpg) + 1 shot of this (http://www.novusvinum.com/images/spirits/other/american_honey.jpg) on the rocks = Yummy!!
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
So that's lunch. Whatchagonnado for happy hour? :drink:Hehehehe, I wish. I think city officials would probably frown on me having a lunch like that in uniform/on duty. :oops: ;D
Hehehehe, I wish. I think city officials would probably frown on me having a lunch like that in uniform/on duty. :oops: ;D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Although I loved SCTV & most of the alums of SC who went on to SNL fame, somehow I missed seeing Strange Brew. Will need to find it & watch it - the McKenzie Bros. are great.RainyStormy Friday here. Doing budgets. Whooopeeee. Beer thirty may be a little later today than it should be.
:drink: :drink: :drink:
Still better than than peer review of:
"The fiscal impacts of co2 sequestration under cap and trade rule implemention"
You want a copy?
I didn't bring any of AJ's cigars today either...shoot.
My neighbor came over yesterday with some drill bits to help me kegorate my garage fridge at noon. We celebrated by finishing off his keg of Sam Adams Oktoberfest. We continued until 11PM, An 11 hour bender. My liver is no longer on speaking terms with my neighbor. :-[
My last kegerator was exiled, it had too much throughput according to the boss :2vrolijk_21: Oh, she's the ex-boss now too. :drink:Aquired one of these this weekend ...... yummmmy :alcohol:
Aquired one of these this weekend ...... yummmmy :alcohol:
That's the newer bottle - just about to finish one of the older bottles that was all cane...Went looking for it at the local liquor superstore but no stock. Punted and pulled the trigger on Zacapa. Someone may have to ship me a trial!! :2vrolijk_21:
Zaya Gran Reserva...gotta get that next, its better then the Zacapa.
Went looking for it at the local liquor superstore but no stock. Punted and pulled the trigger on Zacapa. Someone may have to ship me a trial!! :2vrolijk_21:
Medicate the yards apes..
I enjoyed a couple of frosty Bud Light drafts at Buffalo Wild Wings this afternoon. Why is ice cold draft beer so good??? :smitten:
Good luck with that bro, glad your happy, personally I would rather drink warm dog piss than have to suffer the fate of bud light, to each his own :2vrolijk_21:
;D :huepfenjump3:;D :drink: :huepfenjump3: :drink: :huepfenjump3: ;D :huepfenjump3: ;D
Friday starts at noon today!
Mike
:drink:
I feel the same way about Miller Lite George - absolute pish!
Nige
21 mins. and counting :) :) :drink: :) :) :huepfenjump3:
Mike
:drink:
Hmmmm - 4.20pm , should I have one now or should I wait ???
not even 12:00 here yet, youd better get started without us
had our first rounds of Sam Adams Winter Lager last night
The first thing one notices in a Samuel Adams® Winter Lager is its color: the deep brown of winter. Then comes the magical aroma which promises something special on the tongue. The warm aroma of cinnamon and ginger which blends with the roasty sweetness of the malted barley and hint of citrus from the orange peel. And after that first sip the promise is fulfilled. On the palate Samuel Adams® Winter Lager is rich and full bodied, robust and warming, a wonderful way to enjoy the cold evenings that come with this season.
Understand that, neither could I...Repeat.... Come on 5:00 PM ;D
One ice cold (http://www.yuengling.com/images/beers_black_tan.jpg) with 1 shot of this (http://www.spirituosenworld.de/produkte/bourbon/details/gentleman_jack_gr.jpg) + 1 shot of this (http://www.novusvinum.com/images/spirits/other/american_honey.jpg) on the rocks = Yummy!!
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
The first thing one notices in a Samuel Adams® Winter Lager is its color: the deep brown of winter. Then comes the magical aroma which promises something special on the tongue. The warm aroma of cinnamon and ginger which blends with the roasty sweetness of the malted barley and hint of citrus from the orange peel. And after that first sip the promise is fulfilled. On the palate Samuel Adams® Winter Lager is rich and full bodied, robust and warming, a wonderful way to enjoy the cold evenings that come with this season.
dOOd you're copying your own posts - that is just lazy.Well it's not 5:00 PM here yet I haven't had the opportunity to partake in some "inspirational fluids" so I'm lazy. ;) :D ;D :D ;D
Cheers :drink:
Nige
Well it's not 5:00 PM here yet I haven't had the opportunity to partake in some "inspirational fluids" so I'm lazy. ;) :D ;D :D ;D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
:2vrolijk_21: Amen to that - I've just raised my glass to you.Thank you, sir. :drink: When I get home I'll return the favor. :2vrolijk_21:
I'd love to think you had written that Neal - a fine description.
Now a beer like that would never be desribed as a Lager over here. If it was it would never sell to the people who would enjoy it and the oiks who normally buy lager would hate it.
Wouldn't mind giving it a try myself however.
Cheers :drink:
Nige
not my writing, plagerized from samadams.com
Let the fun begin...It's 5:00pm!Yessir it is!!! Stopped by the "All Boys Club" on the way home to get some spirits. :2vrolijk_21:
Yessir it is!!! Stopped by the "All Boys Club" on the way home to get some spirits. :2vrolijk_21:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
"All Boys"...man I gotta work on you...Nope, all is good. Virginia has ABC stores (aka "All Boys Club") that are the only place you can buy alcohol. Trust me if i were going to purchase "spirits" to be consumed on premises it would not be at an (what you thought I was talking about) "All Boys Club". ;)
;)
Nope, all is good. Virginia has ABC stores (aka "All Boys Club") that are the only place you can buy alcohol. Trust me if i were going to purchase "spirits" to be consumed on premises it would not be at an (what you thought I was talking about) "All Boys Club". ;)
BTW - You got any good pictures of shoes/boots recently. ;) :D ;D :D ;D :D
Thanks for the update...new term for me....Aha... understood. ;)
As to the other question...well you be the judge by the sig line...Not sure I have any shoes but plenty ofbootyboots...sorry
;)
Nope, all is good. Virginia has ABC stores (aka "All Boys Club") that are the only place you can buy alcohol.That's funny.. :D...that's what they're called in NC also. I can't remember about SC. :-\ spyder
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
That's funny.. :D...that's what they're called in NC also. I can't remember about SC. :-\ spyder
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MMMM definitely a winter warmer that one Howie.Really, Really good stuff this time of year Nige. Would like to acquire a bottle of the XO just can't seem to bring myself to part with the $$$$ Really is quite tempting though! :huepfenlol2: :nixweiss:
Nige
Really, Really good stuff this time of year Nige. Would like to acquire a bottle of the XO just can't seem to bring myself to part with the $$$$ Really is quite tempting though! :huepfenlol2: :nixweiss:You think the XO is expensive look at this :shocked2: ...
At least the bottle has a CHROME cap. :coolblue: har! spyderI guess, but the price of that bottle almost equals a chrome starter. ;D
This is the one that's really scary :nervous:Geeez!!!!!!
Geeez!!!!!!If I win the lottery (Megamillions of course) I'll even send 2 :bananarock: You got a deal!!
Lets make a deal the first one of us that hits the lottery buys the other one a bottle. Deal? ;D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
If I win the lottery (Megamillions of course) I'll even send 2 :bananarock: You got a deal!!Deal, and I'll do likewise. :2vrolijk_21:
Remy Louis III...1700.00 a 750ml, nice baccart cyrstal jug.
I've had it before....good stuff. Mikey Likey a good Yak n a smoke..
http://www.grandwinecellar.com/sku3015.html?utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=REMY%20MARTIN%20LOUIS%20XIII%20GRANDE%20COGNAC%2080@
I don't understand how cognac is classified as a wine :nixweiss:
B B
I don't understand how cognac is classified as a wine :nixweiss:
B B
It's distilled from wine. It should be classified as a distilled spirit.
Thoughts of warm weather. I took this picture on a beach on an island in the Ohio river last summer with my cell phone.
Was the guy mad you were messing with his beer?
Compared to those Hennessy's, this tequila is reasonably priced (it is excellent!)Ok, Ok I will offer to take one for the team and give it a try.... if I have to :nixweiss:
(http://www.tequilasource.com/bottles/pics/gran-patron-platinum_r2.jpg)
Ok, Ok I will offer to take one for the team and give it a try.... if I have to :nixweiss:
You haven't had Tequilla till you've had some of Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo. Incredible.
B B
Have you ever had Patron Silver? That is some of the smoothest Tequila I've ever tasted. :2vrolijk_21:
:devil:
Have drank Patron in every variance made. Beagle keeps several bottles on his shelf all the time and I say with all honesty, they do not hold a candle to Sammy Hagar's finest. Try some and you'll be a believer.
B B
I haven't had a drop of Spirits since my college days over 20 yrs ago. Kinda lost the taste for da chit and never looked back. One night after getting the evening started on a fresh batch of shrooms I was feeling no pain and quite invincible, after few hours of heavy pounding I had convinced myself that this bottle of Everclear I was holding was just a harmless bottle of water. two blood transfusions later they said they finally got my Blood/Alcohol level below .4 and that I might actually live. Ive never touched anything but beer ever since. :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:You survived putting the bottle to your head and pulling the trigger. So many don't. :'( spyder
I haven't had a drop of Spirits since my college days over 20 yrs ago. Kinda lost the taste for da chit and never looked back. One night after getting the evening started on a fresh batch of shrooms I was feeling no pain and quite invincible, after few hours of heavy pounding I had convinced myself that this bottle of Everclear I was holding was just a harmless bottle of water. two blood transfusions later they said they finally got my Blood/Alcohol level below .4 and that I might actually live. Ive never touched anything but beer ever since. :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
You haven't had Tequilla till you've had some of Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo. Incredible.
B B
I haven't had a drop of Spirits since my college days over 20 yrs ago. Kinda lost the taste for da chit and never looked back. One night after getting the evening started on a fresh batch of shrooms I was feeling no pain and quite invincible, after few hours of heavy pounding I had convinced myself that this bottle of Everclear I was holding was just a harmless bottle of water. two blood transfusions later they said they finally got my Blood/Alcohol level below .4 and that I might actually live. Ive never touched anything but beer ever since. :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Speaking of Everclear is there any state/place that still sells that stuff? Haven't seen that at our state owned/run stores for ages.
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Fired00d
:fireman:
Speaking of Everclear is there any state/place that still sells that stuff? Haven't seen that at our state owned/run stores for ages.
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Have not drunk any in years. Found out the good mescals do not have a worm in the bottle - not traditional - an export gimmick.
Not sure of a good brand - looks like it would be fun to find one.
http://www.epinions.com/content_4731871364 (http://www.epinions.com/content_4731871364)
I found this:
"What is Everclear?
Everclear is a potent type of grain alcohol, which has become a popular drink amongst college students due to its strength.
It’s attracted controversy through the years thanks to it’s high alcohol content and is currently banned in a number of states in the US (including Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington, California, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Virginia and West Virginia).
Besides its strength, part of Everclears popularity can be attributed to it’s affordibility. In states that have not yet banned the drink - you can buy a 750ml bottle for just over $20 which provides excellent value for money when you take into consideration its strength.
Everclear forms an integral part of many cocktails and is rarely drunk straight. For a full listing of Everclear cocktails, please click here."
http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/ (http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/)
I found this:
"What is Everclear?
Everclear is a potent type of grain alcohol, which has become a popular drink amongst college students due to its strength.
It’s attracted controversy through the years thanks to it’s high alcohol content and is currently banned in a number of states in the US (including Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington, California, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Virginia and West Virginia).
Besides its strength, part of Everclears popularity can be attributed to it’s affordibility. In states that have not yet banned the drink - you can buy a 750ml bottle for just over $20 which provides excellent value for money when you take into consideration its strength.
Everclear forms an integral part of many cocktails and is rarely drunk straight. For a full listing of Everclear cocktails, please click here."
http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/ (http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/)
I found this:Thanks. That explains why I don't see it anymore. Probably a good thing too it was potent. There is a tradition at the local college (U.Va) called "Fourth Year Fifth" that seniors that participate drink a fifth of liqour of there choice before/during/after the last home football game. Usually something bad (alcohol poisoning) happens to at least one of them. :(
"What is Everclear?
Everclear is a potent type of grain alcohol, which has become a popular drink amongst college students due to its strength.
It’s attracted controversy through the years thanks to it’s high alcohol content and is currently banned in a number of states in the US (including Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington, California, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Virginia and West Virginia).
Besides its strength, part of Everclears popularity can be attributed to it’s affordibility. In states that have not yet banned the drink - you can buy a 750ml bottle for just over $20 which provides excellent value for money when you take into consideration its strength.
Everclear forms an integral part of many cocktails and is rarely drunk straight. For a full listing of Everclear cocktails, please click here."
http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/ (http://www.everclearalcohol.info/what-is-everclear/)
Thanks. That explains why I don't see it anymore. Probably a good thing too it was potent. There is a tradition at the local college (U.Va) called "Fourth Year Fifth" that seniors that participate drink a fifth of liqour of there choice before/during/after the last home football game. Usually something bad (alcohol poisoning) happens to at least one of them. :(
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
I quite fancied trying some of this stuff after what you boys have written about it.
(http://www.tequilasource.com/cabouno/pics/cabouno-reserva.jpg)
But it's $367 a bottle over here :nervous:
Nige
watching a hop farming segment on Dirty Jobs now
I watched that too, it's pretty wild the way they harvest the hops.
my harvest was much easier. picked the cones off the vine and walked back into the house. but then again i had less then 20 to pick
my harvest was much easier. picked the cones off the vine and walked back into the house. but then again i had less then 20 to pick
How much trouble was that?
Did you plant 20?
20 doesn't seem like much!
Where did you buy them to plant?
I know, lots of questions but I'n curious!
:2vrolijk_21:
just this season, i knew not to expect much
I grew some last year, but it didn't produce any cones. Don't know why?
(http://www.cannabis-pictures.com/cannabis_plant_pictures_small1.jpg)
:nixweiss:
;D ;D ;D any buds?
Turkey is almost done. Negra goes good with the smells of the caramelized juices coming from the BBQ. Happy Thanksgiving. Doc
Great picture Doc. I did my turkey the same way. Took longer to cook than I planned but it was all good.
Yummmm. I still smell like hickory chips and dark ale this morning. :2vrolijk_21: Doc
I had a great selection for the guests.
Saranac Octoberfest
Harp Lager
Heineken
Bass Ale
St. Pauli Girl Dark
I did my best but I have a lot of beer left over for the weekend.
Home brewed beer and good company!
Was it a boy? Only girls have "cones"...Did you set the light back to 11 hours a day, photo-tropic flowering plants need attenuated light regimes to "produce"...
Drank all these, didn't like them much but it was a cool looking six pack, I like most of the other products from LHB..
Was it a boy? Only girls have "cones"...Did you set the light back to 11 hours a day, photo-tropic flowering plants need attenuated light regimes to "produce"...
Drank all these, didn't like them much but it was a cool looking six pack, I like most of the other products from LHB..
I'll see if he has any pictures of his plants and if so I'll post some.
Recycle!!!
Would that be your "Buddies" car ??
:P ::) ;D
I get it! :P
Is it time yet ?
(http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/52/images/toucan-indian.jpg)
Is it time yet ?
(http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/52/images/toucan-indian.jpg)
Yep it's well past time.Nige,
My first selection for the evening will be....................
NY recently repealed the puritan law that forbids liquor stores being open on Sundays. Prolly a tax thing. People still haven't caught on yet.
Sorry about the bike. Fried chicken makes it all better though. Will a wingbone fit in the fuse slot?
Thanks. Had plenty of spare fuses due to my anal nature of carrying spare crap - also considering hot wiring anything else but unfortunately did not get to try that. No fire extinguisher available so it could have been interesting.
Bike broke down at the gas stop - would not re-start. So we had facilities available for the ladies & all were good sports.
It wasn't a fault with the alarm system not disarming was it MIke?
I am restricted by my own sissiness to travel any further north than Sebring this time of year.
We desire a trip up to Florabama and will try to this spring for many oysters and lots of cold vodka
(beer works too), I will need your help in this endevour!
Why do they walk that way?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_vxd9ZZsI4
Okay Eagle, this is what I ended up doing, some on purpose, some cause I wasn't paying attention and put 60L instead of 40L.
:-)
10 Gal. All Grain yield
15 Lbs Two row
1 Lb Munich Dark
3 Lbs German Wheat
1/2 Lbs Cara Munich
1/2 Lbs Crystal 60 L
1/4 Lbs Aromatic
1/4 Lbs Chocolate
infusion mash 155 deg 1 hr
batch sparged 2nd mash at 165 for 15 minutes
Fly sparged the rest
boil hops
1 oz Chinook 60 min boil
1 oz Perle 30 min boil
1 oz Perle 15 min boil
1 oz Willamette sbrewteep
California Ale WLP001
She's boiling away with her first hop addition right now!!
Thanks again!
Yes, Jim lives in thefrozen wastelandfrigid tundracold, cold portion of coldness. Riding 12 months a year is easy to do here in the hinterland of NoFl - no semi frozen ground. Not the tropical paradise of SoFl but our babe to blue hair ratio is better.
Looks fantastic Rob! I'm boiling an oatmeal stout right now. I'll pitch at around 11. I'll keg in a week or so and it's homebrew on tap for Christmas. I haven't used the keg system yet and just got the CO2 filled Friday. No bottle washing! I'm very excited! :drink:
Brother Rob....Xmas run for the miker's???
Nothing like kegging! You will love it!
Brewed on 8-16-08, kegged on 9-4-08. Almost done with the first 5 gallon keg. Nice Brew!!
Newly wed or nearly dead! :o
There are plenty of guys hoping to marry some of the nearly dead ones, too........ :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=409DFPyb2yA
Interesting development - yesterday Miker would not ride north of Sebring due tosissinessavoidance of cold weather in the northern regions, then Rob posts a pic of his good looking/tasting brew & he's heading north to Ocala. Maybe if Jim posts pics of that oatmeal stout, you'd head to up Clarence for New Year's? :nixweiss:
Beer is powerful stuff....... :drink: :drink: :drink:
Black & tan sounds great from here as well. A pre-Friday libation action plan...... :drink: :drink: :drink:
My plan was changed to:
(http://www.planetrodi.net/BEER%20shiner%20bock.gif)
& a real Cohiba from Habana......
You're my hero. I just happened to be very fond of both. However, I'm very low on the "real" Cohibas. Can you help with that?
My plan was changed to:
(http://www.planetrodi.net/BEER%20shiner%20bock.gif)
& a real Cohiba from Habana......
How could you tell ?? Did it burn sideways? :P
Thats is a sign of real cubano's, a crummy burn.
Also look for the label to be crooked. AJ's are best but almost gone as I moved them to my house humidor...
If you insist, next visit I shall ply you with them...
Now that I can finally buy Shiner in the Communist Republic of Illinois (Go Rod) I can have a really good beer and enjoy 1 of the last above.
Best cigars I ever had were from a little hole in the wall cigar shop in Dallas in 1999. It is just north of downtown off a street just off of Greenville Ave. Not a particularly great part of town. The guy that owned the place had an "employee" that was supposedly a cuban. Anyway, the Cuban guy (who spoke no English) hand rolled them there at the shop. The ones I really liked were a robusto sized maduro cigar that was as smoothe and tasty as any I've ever had. He packed them super tight. They were fabulous. I went back a few months after the next time I was down there and bought several boxes. The guy sold them super cheap, about a buck a piece when buying that many. The next time I went back about a year later the place was empty. I had the last 1 of those last year.
I have a 1 Padron Anniversario left from a box I bought about 10 years ago, 1 authentic Havana Cohiba and 1 Partaga limited reserve. That's all of the really good cigars I have left now. All of these are several years old, well preserved in a humidor of course. I guess I'm going to have to go on a mission to stock up.
Now that I can finally buy Shiner in the Communist Republic of Illinois (Go Rod) I can have a really good beer and enjoy 1 of the last above.
Mi amigo....if you want I can get Cohibas or any other cuban cigar everytime that I travel to Latin America....no problem buddy...
Mi amigo....if you want I can get Cohibas or any other cuban cigar everytime that I travel to Latin America....no problem buddy...careful...even the possesion by a US Citizen is illegal since 05.
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The last few cuban cigars have happened upon have not been all that memorable. The Cohiba this week was ok...... but there are a lot of other smokes that would beat it for what the assumed price was.
Prefer to shop in cigar shops vs online & support local merchants & all. I am no ceegar connysewer but know what I like when it tastes ok to me.
Wish there was 1 of those handy Indian reservations nearby though.....
I wish I had a good place to get cigars. We only have 1 real cigar shop here and the prices tend to be a bit criminal. I don't really go through that many and haven't bought any in 6 years or so. I had quite a few at 1 time and have weeded them down. Maybe there will be some deals since the economy is in the tank.
I have had the raspy...there is a reason it comes in 4 packs...9% abv, whack!
dont think harpoon will be installing the new tanks today. MA is under a state of emergency from a massive ICE storm
No wonder I only got three down before settling in...Strong alky flavor not all that chocolatey to me...
I like the Rough Brewery for a Choc stout a little better, made awsome car bombs with it...
get out the chair, and get ya a beer,
we gonna get lazy, dazy, and crazy.
damn its been a long week. wating on beer thirty gonna make it worse. :drink:
molsen golden for me. with a few shots of gold patron along the way.
hope everyone has a great weekend
TN
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Keg o' Christmas
Nice and hoppy, you can taste the hops when you burp! :drink:
still havent tried that yet. i know a local place that has it on tap
Nice and hoppy, you can taste the hops when you burp! :drink:
Enjoy, you earned it.
If you like IPA's and hoppy beer it pretty good, they also have a nother that's pretty good, Cold Hop.
Craig
You can tell it must be good cos it says "BRITISH style Ale" on the label.............. always gonna be great !!
:drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :2vrolijk_21:
Glad they found it. Nothing tougher to work on than electrical problems. Good thing it was under warranty. How long was the short?
got the stout kegged with 7 lbs of head pressure. It's been ready to keg for a couple days but I wanted to make sure it had settled good after racking to make the final product extra clear. I'll pour a short glass tomorrow to see if I have enough dissolved CO2 yet. Ales work so quick. I could have been drinking this in under a week if I'd rushed it.
I'll never wash another bottle again. I was even toying with the idea of kegging a pilsner or lager and putting a t-valve splitter on the CO2 and again on the tap to have them mix at the tap under the same pressure for a perfect black and tan. A buddy of mine (chemist) said it might not work unless the tanks have identical volumes even if delivery pressures are identical. I don't have the extra keg or fittings yet anyway but a guy can dream can't he? :drink:
got the stout kegged with 7 lbs of head pressure. It's been ready to keg for a couple days but I wanted to make sure it had settled good after racking to make the final product extra clear. I'll pour a short glass tomorrow to see if I have enough dissolved CO2 yet. Ales work so quick. I could have been drinking this in under a week if I'd rushed it.
I'll never wash another bottle again. I was even toying with the idea of kegging a pilsner or lager and putting a t-valve splitter on the CO2 and again on the tap to have them mix at the tap under the same pressure for a perfect black and tan. A buddy of mine (chemist) said it might not work unless the tanks have identical volumes even if delivery pressures are identical. I don't have the extra keg or fittings yet anyway but a guy can dream can't he? :drink:
got the stout kegged with 7 lbs of head pressure. It's been ready to keg for a couple days but I wanted to make sure it had settled good after racking to make the final product extra clear. I'll pour a short glass tomorrow to see if I have enough dissolved CO2 yet. Ales work so quick. I could have been drinking this in under a week if I'd rushed it.
I'll never wash another bottle again. I was even toying with the idea of kegging a pilsner or lager and putting a t-valve splitter on the CO2 and again on the tap to have them mix at the tap under the same pressure for a perfect black and tan. A buddy of mine (chemist) said it might not work unless the tanks have identical volumes even if delivery pressures are identical. I don't have the extra keg or fittings yet anyway but a guy can dream can't he? :drink:
extra clear stout :confused5: :nixweiss: I aint ever had one dem ;) :P :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
One brazillion isobars
I had to take it's word for it.
was very flat on a test pour after 24 hrs at 7 psi. What do you recommend for time and pressure?
I had to take it's word for it.
was very flat on a test pour after 24 hrs at 7 psi. What do you recommend for time and pressure?
the slower the better, shaking & high psi causes large pop like bubbles, lower pressure and longer time will produce nice tight bubbles. I go 10 psi for 3-5 days and have had great results, patience my friends is the secret :2vrolijk_21:
Friday for me today, off the next 10 days. :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenjump3::drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenjump3::drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenjump3: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :P:drink:good Lord! I hope your liver is up for it. :nervous: har! spyder
Mike
;) :drink:
Liquor is good for the liver, keeps it from getting WORMS!Might be too late.....I'm probably already a tad 'wormy'. ??? :-[ har! spyder
Mike
:drink:
Worth repeating on a Friday:I must be one of the smartest sob's in the world! :beerchug:
One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
Here's how it went:
"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."
Therefore, the smartest are, by Cliffy's definition, those that drink the most.
What a great picture that is. Where is it Mike ? and please can I have an invitation to go there.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/2215056587_b12d2eb8d9.jpg?v=0)
Your very best pal in all the whole wide World.
Nige
:2vrolijk_21: :huepfenlol2:
At last, I have a friend! (As long as there is beer involved). ;D ;D ;D :drink: :drink: :drink:
Nige, not sure where it was taken. Usually we have a view of the mountain when we ski, & that is my FAVORITE view - bottle in foreground. This year it's Taos, New Mexico. Great snow (we hope), great people, great food. New Mexico version of Mexican food is outstanding! Mountain is almost 12,000 feet & it will be a trifle cold.
You are welcome to join us anytime, Nige! I have not been snow skiing in ..... too many years. Thinking about Utah again for next year. Some of the best snow I have ever seen in Utah.
Say, maybe we could just meet in the Alps & call it a central meeting spot? :huepfenlol2:
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Sounds good to me Mike.
A CVO Skiiing/drinking/foolinaround&generally having a good time GTG.
Quite fancy doin it in the States though as I have never ski'd there.
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Tonight's beverages: Killian's Irish Red, Yuengling Black & Tan, and a little later.......The Glenlivet 18. I am so glad this week is OVER! :2vrolijk_21: To top it off, I've screwed up my left knee again. Saw my doctor today about it. Can't tell much from X-rays, but it appears I've done some more ACL damage. He shot my knee full of Xylocaine, so I should be fine for the rest of the weekend. I hate knee problems...........but beer and Scotch always makes it feel a little better.......or less.......however you look at it.
Ouch, Henry...what did you do to your knee?
I destroyed my right knee in a ski accident about 8 years ago. I'll need a new one someday... Ended my skiing fun... Since then there has been no reason for snow or winter at all.... :nixweiss:
Knee problems SUCK. Pounding 'em during 20+ years of military service doesn't help much. :( This incident really hurt. I'll know more once the Xylocaine wears off over the weekend. Doctor has closed up shop next week and told me if it is unbearable to call him at home and we'll do another injection to get through Christmas.........then MRI next Friday. Hopefully I've just strained it and not made the tear any worse.................HOPEFULLY.So sorry to hear of the knee problem, Henry. Maybe it'll 'self-mend' enough if you baby it for awhile.....at least you don't have a 'kicker' scooter to continually hyper-extend/and pound it from time to time. Might have to start using the elevator more. :2vrolijk_21: har! spyder
We ski the same here as most places. We go to the top, slide to the bottom, falling a couple of times on the way and repeat. We do that a couple of times and then hit the lodge!!! Is it different in England??u
Due to my sedentary job, I like to use the stairs instead of the elevator. Was descending the stairs Wednesday evening, and I have no idea what I did wrong........it just gave out. Tried to gut it out yesterday, but ended up calling my doctor yesterday afternoon. He called in a script and made an appointment for me today. We'll see how the weekend goes. Right now, the knee is good to go...............so I need to be REALLY careful. I know the inevitable is not far off. Probably need to go ahead and get it over with before riding season sets in.
Knee problems SUCK. Pounding 'em during 20+ years of military service doesn't help much. :( This incident really hurt. I'll know more once the Xylocaine wears off over the weekend. Doctor has closed up shop next week and told me if it is unbearable to call him at home and we'll do another injection to get through Christmas.........then MRI next Friday. Hopefully I've just strained it and not made the tear any worse.................HOPEFULLY.
Doesn't appear we're the classiest drinkers, but what we lack in class, we make up for in VOLUME!! :o :D
Here's a few useless tidbits from American Imbibery History!
Americans prefer mostly beer and hard liquor, going all the way back to our Founding Fathers.
Thomas Jefferson brewed beer in Monticello
George Washington was the largest distiller of Rye Whiskey
As an average, Americans consume 23 Gallons of Beer/Year, over 1 Gallon of Hard Liquor/Year, and only 2 Gallons of Wine/Year
88% of all Wine consumed here is drank by 11% of the population, mostly on both coasts. The rest of the country, as a percentage, mostly drinks Beer and Hard Liquor
HeHe!!! Not a very classy bunch, are we! But we sure do our part!!! Do your share and drink up ya'll!!! ::) ;) :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hoist! 8)
Hoist, I laid out the History of Hooch back on page 113, some great histoy i'm sure you'll enjoy http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.msg393157#msg393157 (http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.msg393157#msg393157) :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Doesn't appear we're the classiest drinkers, but what we lack in class, we make up for in VOLUME!! :o :D
Here's a few useless tidbits from American Imbibery History!
Americans prefer mostly beer and hard liquor, going all the way back to our Founding Fathers.
Thomas Jefferson brewed beer in Monticello
George Washington was the largest distiller of Rye Whiskey
As an average, Americans consume 23 Gallons of Beer/Year, over 1 Gallon of Hard Liquor/Year, and only 2 Gallons of Wine/Year
88% of all Wine consumed here is drank by 11% of the population, mostly on both coasts. The rest of the country, as a percentage, mostly drinks Beer and Hard Liquor
HeHe!!! Not a very classy bunch, are we! But we sure do our part!!! Do your share and drink up ya'll!!! ::) ;) :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hoist! 8)
Hoist, I laid out the History of Hooch back on page 113, some great histoy i'm sure you'll enjoy http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.msg393157#msg393157 (http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=12408.msg393157#msg393157) :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Wow, all the way back to page 113. That really is back in history.MD 20/20 mixed with GingerAle over rocks..........mmmmmm. :drink: har! spyder
Hoist, please don't equate wine drinking with class. There is a lot of Mad Dog and Ripple included in that 88%. By the way, the M/D winery (Mogen/David) isn't far from me. In my previous job I had a tour of it. They do a great job hiding the place.
MD 20/20 mixed with GingerAle over rocks..........mmmmmm. :drink: har! spyder
Doesn't appear we're the classiest drinkers, but what we lack in class, we make up for in VOLUME!! :o :D
88% of all Wine consumed here is drank by 11% of the population, mostly on both coasts. The rest of the country, as a percentage, mostly drinks Beer and Hard Liquor
HeHe!!! Not a very classy bunch, are we! But we sure do our part!!! Do your share and drink up ya'll!!! ::) ;) :drink: :drink: :drink:
Hoist! 8)
They don't control any part of the fermentation except for the yeast strain. They have about a dozen silos outside painted black that are 100,000-150,000 gallons that are used for fermentation. The product is then fortified to bring the alcohol content up to around 15-18% and flavored. Every product has a screw cap.Where's the 'truth in advertising'? :confused5: Label says (or at least use to) 40proof. har! :drink: spyder
The only way to find the place when I was there was to walk to the front door where the name was silk screened on the glass. They are part of the international conglomerate Constellation Brands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(wine)
They still have a 36 proof (18% alcohol x 2)still a tad short......maybe we should call 'um on it. ::) har! spyder
Hey it is Christmas Eve, it is almost like Friday...
We have some nice Grand Marnier and Bailey for our morning coffee tomorrow.
Feels like a Friday. Beer tastes like it does on Friday. Heck......I don't have to work tomorrow............or for the next week or better, so its gonna be like a bunch of Fridays for the next few days.......so it's Friday at my house! ;D
Not Beer Friday today, but it is the last day of 2008.
Saw an article today on a Sam Adams Chocolate Stout that looked really good, not sure if that is what will be in store for tonight....
On our trek we did stop at our favorite Cajun place, Prejeans. Mmmmm..... alligator & crawfish.
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Wow, reply # 3,000 in one of my favorite threads! Thanks Iski, for starting it all!
I've had a lot of the "dry" Molsen and Labatt products over the last 20 or so years since they became available. what they did was do away with the maltiness that we expect from a good beer. The "drys" are easily over powered by hops or high alcohol without the mouth feel to balance them.
Mmmmmmmmm Prejeans :2vrolijk_21:
Jan and i really enjoyed our night there on our trip. Great food (really great) I had the Gumbo and it was 'awesome'.
Excellent service too.
Nige
Wish we could have joined you & Jan @ Prejeans on your big USA trip, Nige. Service & food are always great, and the band is good, too. I had the crawfish 1/2 & 1/2 (ettoufee & fried tails) & an alligator appetizer. Wife had the snapper with crawfish - excellent. Gumbo there is always good & original as it gets.
Mike
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Flying home last year from Iraq we stopped in Leipzig Germany and I had a beer (or three) from Paulaner...was amazing - more so since I hadn't had beer in 8 months (other then quick trip to Qatar) but it was a memorable beer... So I sought it out when I got home, pretty good import selection at the Class 6 on base, tried regular old Paulaner here, wasn't the same.
Over Christmas found a sixer of Paulaner Hefe Weizen...SCORE. Has this amazing clove like finish. Great beer. Not willing to pay $10.99 at the place I got it over the holiday. Next time I find it somewhere cheaper going to have to stock up, could see it becoming habit forming.
Also had a Maudite - 8%...packs a punch. Lots of "stuff" in it, cloudy at the bottom.
Almost all Hefeweizens (wheat beer) have a citrusy clove taste. That's what makes them so refreshing on a hot day. I'd certainly remember my 1st beer after 8 months too. I don't think I've gone that long since I was 12 or so.Great Jim, just in time to drag the keg to Howie's for the party!! :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :trailer:
My next home brew is a dbl IPA style. It'll be in the keg in a little over a week.
Never heard of Maudite. What style is it?
Never heard of Maudite. What style is it?
In a bottle?That's a given ;) :o
No idea - just says Maudite and 8%...something about going to hell.
http://www.unibroue.com/products/maudite.cfm
Excellent left arm support.
having a Paulaner with my twin bro (I'm the one in black). Sept. 07.
That's a given ;) :oThey have a set policy to not allow Marines, they are afraid we will take over...
having a Paulaner with my twin bro (I'm the one in black). Sept. 07.
Ok, assessed. Holy crap :bananarock: :drink: I don't know what to say ;D ;D
Just had to share this .... was just gifted a bottle of Hennessy Cognac XO Magnificence from my beautiful bride. Will have to assess and get back to youze :alcohol: :vrolijk_10: :multi: :2thumbsup:WOW!!!!!! I guess that's why they call you "Good Howie". ;) That's awesome d00d, enjoy!!! :2vrolijk_21:
yea, but it's better than that Mike ;)
MMMMMM, MMMMMM GOOD!
Might work.
Mike
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WOW!!!!!! I guess that's why they call you "Good Howie". ;) That's awesome d00d, enjoy!!! :2vrolijk_21:WOW is right Gary!! It is OUTSTANDING!!! I'll never say another bad word about the French ;) :D :drink: Gonna have to hide this one in the back of the bar :2vrolijk_21:
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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yea, but it's better than that Mike ;)WOW is right Gary!! It is OUTSTANDING!!! I'll never say another bad word about the French ;) :D :drink: Gonna have to hide this one in the back of the bar :2vrolijk_21:.. in a safe. ;) ;D ;D
WOW is right Gary!! It is OUTSTANDING!!! I'll never say another bad word about the French ;) :D :drink: Gonna have to hide this one in the back of the bar :2vrolijk_21:
I'm a Rolling Rock man here :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
Beer Sales Go Flat in Worldwide Economic Slump
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480093,00.html
personally - I am doing my best to stave off the recession, between guns, beer and ammo I have done my patriotic best to keep the economy moving along...
How about some demonstrations of patriotism...score a sixer or 5 on the way home today.
Just getting off duty, will be beer thirty EARLY today.
I remain undecided as to what libations I shall swill...Opening weekend of the SoFlo Fair, so I may stick with american lite lagers due to my belly being stuffed with corndogs, funnel cakes and fried oreos... :drink:
I remain undecided as to what libations I shall swill...Opening weekend of the SoFlo Fair, so I may stick with american lite lagers due to my belly being stuffed with corndogs, funnel cakes and fried oreos... :drink:sausage with peppers and onions and funnel cake...
Our regular fridge went kaput. My BSR bought a new one, which I have not seen sp far. In the interim, the beer fridge was pressed into service to hold all sorts of non beer fridge items. Somewhat concerned about cross contamination since the sanctity as well as purity of the beer fridge has almost certainly been compromised. The raspberry vinaigrette is suspect, among others. Oh the inhumanity!
I shall dine on a corn dog for lunch & live vicariously yadda yadda, but without any viewing of gold toofs or nines.....
My word! Where's FEMA when you need them!
ive had some flying dog :2vrolijk_21:... not a bad accompaniment to the playoffs :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
ive had some flying dog :2vrolijk_21:
During a recent winter ride with my best bro Beagle, I was pleased to discover the Dundee's Honey Brown is now served On Tap. That's good news for a sour old COBB like me who needs all the sweetness he can get.
B B
Did it help? ::)
Glad to see an email make the rounds...
Yup, it made it pretty far now. Won't last long though.......
email? What email? :confused5: :nixweiss:
Hoist! 8)
:( Such a nice pair of beer holders as well!
I guess I should be proud as I made it to 2,500 posts before getting a post deleted. For sure it won't stop me coming back.
8) ;D :P
Nige
Howie, make sure you have nobody under the age of 21 and that Binx does not see the mail...mikers e-mails leave a greasy residue :)
:( Such a nice pair of beer holders as well!
I guess I should be proud as I made it to 2,500 posts before getting a post deleted. For sure it won't stop me coming back.
8) ;D :P
Nige
Hey I got there and had several post deleted! 8)
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Open a beer bottle with a piece of paper!Ok, I've seen bottles opened with seat belts, car bumpers, dash glove box doors, car door handles, hammers, screw drivers, edges of tables and counters, toilets, sinks, fridge shelves... lots of things. But this was the first time to see a bottle opened with a piece of paper. Always a first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QAE9crPHOY
I know the feeling, I just gave up posting anything questionable :confused5:
Ok, I've seen bottles opened with seat belts, car bumpers, dash glove box doors, car door handles, hammers, screw drivers, edges of tables and counters, toilets, sinks, fridge shelves... lots of things. But this was the first time to see a bottle opened with a piece of paper. Always a first.spoon...what I use when I cannot find the opener
Welcome to the collectivewe're Borg'd?
we're Borg'd?
resistance is futileas long as I get 7 of 9...
Ok, I've seen bottles opened with seat belts, car bumpers, dash glove box doors, car door handles, hammers, screw drivers, edges of tables and counters, toilets, sinks, fridge shelves... lots of things. But this was the first time to see a bottle opened with a piece of paper. Always a first.
:2vrolijk_21:
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iski zen.
http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-redSeal.htm
Miker zen.
Yea Bro, the Red Seal is a pretty damn good BrewHaa, I got a chance to taste it a few weeks ago when I had to suffer the coast, my west coast Brewing Bro's turned me on to this place http://www.bierbitzch.com/videos/BitzchSlapped30sec.wmv (http://www.bierbitzch.com/videos/BitzchSlapped30sec.wmv) :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:
HeHe!!! That was funny! Hope you ordered the beer bitch and not the dry martini bitch!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :drink: :drink: :drink::2vrolijk_21:
Hoist! 8)
The Tao of the Bierbitzch zen.......
Nice wood Iski! :D ;D :P
Beer today is nothing like beer from the middle ages, they didn't have hops, so they used thing like oak leaves and other strange ingredients that they could find locally. I'm sure most wasn't that great! Really cool story, I never heard before. I brewed a beer I called whiskey barrel stout, It was to copy an old stout that use to be fermented in old whiskey barrels. I added sterilized oak chips to the fermenter and a cup of whiskey to the bottling bucket for 5 gal. It was really good when young, but as it aged, the oak faded and the whiskey was more pronounced. I gave some to a guy that worked at the American Home Brew Association in Boulder, they really liked it.
I love the Great American Beer Festival, our brew club rented a local bus called Foam On The Range, they did local brew tours, took us to Denver with two other clubs, and we had two kegs on the bus in built in kegaretors. Dropped us right out front, I got to work the home brew booth with Charlie Papazian, author of Joy Of Home Brewing, he was a nice gut. Meet Michale Jackson, the beer and whiskey critic, he was really weird! 1500 different beers, we had a blast!
I wood like to drink beer now
Thanks Nige. It's a great brew. Planning to quaff a few of these this weekend:
Think/know I am going to enjoy a few tonight in celebration of my selection to Lieutenant Colonel...
Sean
Nice raise!Were there Silver ones in '03?
I just had to look it up....
Make sure you try on a Road Glide (silver) with your grotesque ginormous size it may be less claustrophobic than an UC...
Think/know I am going to enjoy a few tonight in celebration of my selection to Lieutenant Colonel...
Official List is out this morning, got my notification Tuesday from the Deputy CG, were really not allowed to announce it until the ALNAV message hits the boards. That will be out in an hour or so.
Should pin on Nov/Dec time frame - tradition holds that we have a "Wet Down", you put the amount of your raise on the bar for your brothers in arms to drink from - so will have to score some more good beer (and rum) then. Pay increase from Major to LtCol is significant (to me at least).
Sean
Well, black and Silver, real nice. I jonse one with a jims motor
Well, black and Silver, real nice. I jonse one with a jims motormy plan/intent is to get one and build up an 103 same as the SERK - minimize the log tail, same engine same parts...
Hey Sean - many congrats on your promotion. Does that mean you can shout at a greater number of people now ?
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Nige
Think/know I am going to enjoy a few tonight in celebration of my selection to Lieutenant Colonel...
Official List is out this morning, got my notification Tuesday from the Deputy CG, were really not allowed to announce it until the ALNAV message hits the boards. That will be out in an hour or so.
Should pin on Nov/Dec time frame - tradition holds that we have a "Wet Down", you put the amount of your raise on the bar for your brothers in arms to drink from - so will have to score some more good beer (and rum) then. Pay increase from Major to LtCol is significant (to me at least).
Sean
Think/know I am going to enjoy a few tonight in celebration of my selection to Lieutenant Colonel...
Sean
Egads & yipes...
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Congratulations Sean! When's the move to Va?
:2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21: :2vrolijk_21:
Congratulations Sean!
Here's to you! :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:
Mike
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Woowoo! A big time in the quansett hut tonight!
Congrats on making light bird!!! Don't worry about the napkins, they're not REALLY required until full bird! Hah!
Donut bread pudding. Had some this past weekend. Mmmmmmmmmm.... good with beer.
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Thought cat barf pictures all got pulled :nixweiss: ?
Thought cat barf pictures all got pulled :nixweiss: ?
It may have been that the meat products were uncooked.
The girl in the video on the link is wearing sirloin I think..
http://www.toxicjunction.com/get.asp?i=V3020
Meat, bikinis and beachs...what America stands for.
It may have been that the meat products were uncooked.
The girl in the video on the link is wearing sirloin I think..
http://www.toxicjunction.com/get.asp?i=V3020
Meat, bikinis and beachs...what America stands for.
It may have been that the meat products were uncooked.Wonder how long she was in the sun...
The girl in the video on the link is wearing sirloin I think..
http://www.toxicjunction.com/get.asp?i=V3020
Meat, bikinis and beachs...what America stands for.
Plan to visit Kona Brewery this summer on our tropical vacation to beachy paradise & hangoveria.
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Please drink my portion too!
is it friday yet?
:drink:
TN
Saw one of these at Cracker Boys while drinkin those beers mentioned above..
Didja eat a brazillion oysteres theis weekend?
Happy Presidents Day, Sean!
Had a few of these at one of the raw bars over the weekend
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Thats the stuff we drink all the time when we go Bonefishing in the Bahamas. Tastes great after a hard days fishing in all that glorious weather.
Bonefishing....
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Had to look hard to spot that fish!
:P
How about buy another used fridge from the used fridge store?
Was thinking the exact same thing but then considered the floor space might be needed for the stipper pole.
I was trying to decide between buying a 1/2 keg of double IPA or continuing to keg homebrew. Problem is, I have to take out EVERY shelf in the fridge to fit the 1/2 and it would cost me about $300 including taxes and deposits (re more taxes). I can brew and keg 15 gallons of dbl IPA for about $170 and keep the shelves in the fridge for political reasons. I hate these decisions!
Do you have a recipe for that?
Is that price including the corny kegs and what not? I brew 10 gallons all grain with gas price, electricity for cooling, grains, hops etc for like less than 50 cents a beer (16 ounce), about a third of that if my math isn't way off.
Do you have a recipe for that?
Is that price including the corny kegs and what not? I brew 10 gallons all grain with gas price, electricity for cooling, grains, hops etc for like less than 50 cents a beer (16 ounce), about a third of that if my math isn't way off.
I've gone back to kits for convenience sake. No waste. The kit for the IPA is about $35. I use bottled water ($5 more). The additional amber DME and cascade hops for a dbl IPA is roughly $15 more. That puts at $55 for a 5 gal corny batch. I can get a 1/2 keg of microbrew for the same price per gallon plus tax and deposit. I do a concentrated wort and cool with the addition of cold water. The pitch temp is around 70. If there are any off flavors by doing a concentrate or gains in quality by doing 100% boil my pallet is not refined enough to know the difference.
How much hops do you use?
I always used whole hops, buy just what I need, sometimes had a little extra, wrap them up tight and freeze, but only for a few weeks. Pellets are usually stronger, but I just always used whole hops, just thought it was easier to strain after the boil. Mt. Hood and centennial are also a good bittering hops, but I like the spice aftertaste of cascade.
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Now all we need it the return of the corner pub!!!!!
From the pics section Deschutes does brew a number of lines Talon:
Year Round Brews
Black Butte Porter
Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Inversion IPA
Green Lakes Organic
Obsidian Stout
Bachelor ESBCascade Ale
Seasonal Ales
Buzzsaw Brown
Cinder Cone Red
Twilight Ale
Jubelale
Bond Street Series
Hop Trip
Hop Henge
Reserve Series
The Dissident
Black Butte XX
The Abyss
Mirror Mirror
Check them out online: http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/default.aspx
I also MUST use whole leaf hops or the consequences are devastating as I once found out. The pellet will clog the screen I use in the bottom of my boiler, really sucks to be forced to dump 10 gal of wort into buckets and pour it through a strainer. The leaf also creates a great filter bed at the bottom of the screen, leaving behind the hot & cold breaks and any suspended hop particles
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Ha! found it! Went to the store I knew had the biggest selection of beers and the have several Deschutes brews, none of the specialty ones though. Those are usually only local. Really good, nice malt/coffee/chocolate taste, I like it. Now if I could only find the Abyss, maybe they'll order it for me?
I had one of those false bottoms in mine but removed it after my initial mash on my new system last brew. It let too much grain thru. I just have a copper pick up tube in my boiler set to the outside at the bottom. This leaves about one gallon at the bottom of the converted keg (BK) so my trub stays at the bottom and not in my carboy.
Mash tun - new "false bottom"
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Boil Kettle (BK) - cant really tell it in the picture but the end of the tube is right against the bottom.
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I knew when I posted that you were gonna say that about leaving that gallon behind!! :P
I start with 13-14 gallons pre boil, boil down to 11, leave one behind which is mostly gunk anyway and come away with 10 gallons. If I didn't leave behind a gallon, I would start with 12-13 gallons at pre-boil, and come away with.....10 gallons. So I'm not sure I see anything wrong with that. Just less junk in my trunk! ;D
If you were doing 5 gal that would be a lot, but for the amount your brewing agree, mostly trub, and if you get a lot of that in you fermenter it breaks down and can lead to bad taste and fusel alcohol which causes head aches! Same happens with dead yeast, that's why it's good to rerack after the vigorous fermintation has subsided for a day or two. Really like that system you build Rob. :2vrolijk_21:
Craig
Eagle,
True, true on all of that. I have never used whole hops before. Do you need to use more or does the weight work out the same like a ton of feathers vs a ton of steel? They both weigh the same just a bunch more feathers!
weights are the same but you will see a difference in amount of bittering utilization, especially in the longer the boil additions, pellet will have a higher alpha utilization than the leaf but I feel that the leaf gives a better flavor and less bite. I usually use around 6 oz. of total hop additions per 10 ga. batch on an average.
I agree, the flavor is better with the whole hops, if your making a hoppy beer just add a little more. 3-3.5 oz or maybe a little more if you like it really hoppy! Plus it depends when you add.
If you were doing 5 gal that would be a lot, but for the amount your brewing agree, mostly trub, and if you get a lot of that in you fermenter it breaks down and can lead to bad taste and fusel alcohol which causes head aches! Same happens with dead yeast, that's why it's good to rerack after the vigorous fermintation has subsided for a day or two. Really like that system you build Rob. :2vrolijk_21:
Craig
So are you running a RIM heating setup? I would assume so with the inverted keg. Like you mentioned the Guinness keg is only one of a few that is threaded. So if anyone looking to follow your design you need to check out the keg you want to use.
Craig
Eagle,
You sir, are a wild man. :2vrolijk_21:
So do you recirculate when mashing to keep from scorching the wort between the screen and the bottom of the keg?
of all the places i have traveled the best beer i have tried has been from "great lakes brewery" out of cleveland ohio, "st. arnold's" in houston, tx is also quite tasty.
bellpepper of bartlett, tn
;D
The old formula, Hot Damn!
Used to bee my beer of choice. I might have to throw down a few.
Mike
:drink:
(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=106149;image)Just shows that young man is matured way more then his time on earth.... I mean doesn't that combination excite older men?? :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
Not sure it was the beer that was making him smile...look to the right...
:nixweiss:
Just shows that young man is matured way more then his time on earth.... I mean doesn't that combination excite older men?? :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
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I know there's no Beer in this but it's the next best thing No wonder that priest rides a Harley to Church :2vrolijk_21:
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Free beer for life - Beerdrinker of the Year crowned
It didn’t hurt that this year’s Wynkoop’s Beerdrinker of the Year winner was an award winning homebrewer. But from all indications it was a tough call by the esteemed and frocked panel of 7 judges as they deliberated for a record 45 minutes before choosing this year’s winner
Cody Christman, a Golden, Colorado electrical engineer by trade took top honors in a grueling process determining the winner of Beerdrinker of the Year. Chistman's lofty knowledge of beer and its history, paired with his beer ambassadorship and sense of humor, helped him land a beer nut's dream: FREE BEER for the rest of his life at the brewpub of his choice.
Added to the list, to drink... :2vrolijk_21:
says a lot about sailors and the liquids they will think are consumable.
Sean are you just trying to bait me with typing smomething like that...yer fukkin killin me today.. :huepfenlol2: :D :D
Went to a 50th Birthday party, they had a couple of bottles of Laphroaig Scottish a peat smoked whiskey. Really a strange flavor, but it must have been good, we drank quite a bit of it! We didn't have the 30 year old, just the 10, but this was the best picture I found.
Laphroaig 10yo 'Cask Strength' (55.7%, OB, Red Stripe, Bottled +/- 2005)
Nose: Oooaah... Sweetness and peat. Lovely sweetness for a second, then an unpleasant whiff of glue.
The bouquet burns your nose if you inhale too deep. More peat again after a few seconds. Hint of mint?
Softens up and grows more complex with water. Meaty. Uncompromising.
Taste: Just a tad thin in the start. It's sweet and fruity for a second, followed by a flash of peat. Hot.
Solid centre. Whiff of smoke? Yeah, and more and more peat. Nice! Gasoline in the finish.
Stands water VERY well - in fact, it brought out a magnificent and endless peaty finish. Magnifico!
Only after almost a minute it grows smoky and dry. Bigger and better integrated during my 2nd try.
Score: 93 points - Quite a brutal monster at times, but it does have its sweeter moments as well.
Craig
Tried the Bud American Lager last night. Too "Sam Adams" (hoppy) for me. Not a coors lite, but, not an Amber Bock either. Nice try Busch.
hmmmmm i couldnt find the hops in the one i tried
I thought the same thing. I was expecting a Pale Ale or IPA hopness that simply wasn't there. I guess it's baby steps for them. I was looking forward to a beer I like for less than $1/bottle but so far it simply is nonexistant unless I'm making it myself.
I have been drinking Dogfishhead 60 & 90 minute IPAs lately.
That Bud, for lack of a better description, tastes a little "flat". Have tried them 3 times - 3 different locations. Very consistent, though. Not enough hops, but maybe they are looking to bring the Bud Light drinkers up the flavor ladder a little?
See more Stella Artois than ever now. Buying Bud put InBev in a LOT of new markets with Stella.
They have to catering to the mass market that brought them and their name to where they are, remember most of their customers think Bud Light is the best thing since sliced bread, they have no idea they are just drinking colored rice water, they have been brainwashed by mass marketing for years, but the fact is the market is swinging towards the craft beers, and since their ultimate strategy is all about market share, if they don't try to change the mind set of the millions of Americans that drink that chit they may be left in the Ice Age (remember that bandwagon). Baby steps is spot on, first change the label and see how that goes, then add a little flavor at a time so you freak out your customer base and thenconvincebombard them through endless marketing that this is the light at the end of the tunnel and not an oncomin train.
Yea, it was different, was going to ask you if you ever had it. There's a lot of distilleries on that island, I looked it up when looking for info on Laphroaig.
I'll have to see if I can find this one.
Craig
Couldn't agree with you more there Mike. I drank Bud Light and Miller Lite when we were over last year and IMHO it was absolute pish. I don't know how anyone can drink the stuff ........it has a foul, harsh taste in your mouth on first tasting and finishes with a revolting backlash that threatens to turn your tonsils into sewerage scrubbers. Give me a good Belgian beer or a a micro brewery craft beer any day.
Am in the food biz - for many years. Hershey changes their milk chocolate formula subtly from time to time to take the flavor profile up to a higher level. Frito Lay makes highly flavored/colored salty snacks in comparison to their traditional ones. Why? Competition has done this already & they do not wish to lose that market segment.
Bud light is dreck. Absolute dreck. My opinion. Also gives me a headache - truthfully. I know more people who drink Bud Light & Miller Lite than anything - they are the vast majority of beer drinkers.
Mass marketing of lower cost products is a time honored tradition - and Bud as well as Miller pour mega millions into advertising their "light" beers. Watery beers, although they disagree on that point.
Flavored & vitamin water biz is another area people are buying crap in a bottle for high prices yet think they are getting something "special." They are getting fleeced, specially, I suppose.
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Couldn't agree with you more there Mike. I drank Bud Light and Miller Lite when we were over last year and IMHO it was absolute pish. I don't know how anyone can drink the stuff ........it has a foul, harsh taste in your mouth on first tasting and finishes with a revolting backlash that threatens to turn your tonsils into sewerage scrubbers. Give me a good Belgian beer or a a micro brewery craft beer any day.
Nige
You could start a tequila thread.
Inquiring minds want to know about "the rest" while we drink our tequila! So come on, fess up!!
it involves two phillipine girls, and no they had most of there clothes on. 8):worthless: :soapbox: :drink:
makes me grin thinking bout it.
TN
it involves two phillipine girls, and no they had most of there clothes on. 8)
makes me grin thinking bout it.
TN
Yeah, but having most of yours off can still make for a hell of a time!!!I think we've been to some of the same places. ;) :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
This year’s international celebration of homebrewed beer will be Saturday, May 2. In the United States Big Brew coincides with National Homebrew Day.
Last year more than 10,500 gallons were brewed at 242 sites by almost 4000 participants on six continents worldwide. Sites were registered in 42 states in the US, as well as in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Israel, Kenya, The Netherlands, Russia, and Uruguay.
What is Big Brew? Brewers and beer enthusiasts around the world will celebrate their hobby, great homebrewed beer and camaraderie by brewing one of two “Big Brew” award winning recipes that have been brewed by professional breweries. Big Brew Headquarters is at the Boulder, Colorado based American Homebrewers Association. At noon, Central Time participants cheer the day with simultaneous toast.
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Inspirational! Make me want to go right out and.......
find a good brew pub...or ride upta FrobMays's.
spread out to dryHmmm, that should make a lot of bottles of beer in the fridge.....:idea2: maybe an '10 NE trip in the making. :drink: ;D
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its not friday yet but i started picking hops tonight
picked about 180 cones tonight still plenty left on the vines
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cascade
Understand that, neither could I...It is Friday.... Cheers!!! :D
One ice cold (http://www.yuengling.com/images/beers_black_tan.jpg) with 1 shot of this (http://www.spirituosenworld.de/produkte/bourbon/details/gentleman_jack_gr.jpg) + 1 shot of this (http://www.novusvinum.com/images/spirits/other/american_honey.jpg) on the rocks = Yummy!!
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
still lots on the vines, by comparisson i had less then 15 cones last year
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Not been in for a while. Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Beer Friday and here's to a good weekend :drink:Nige back at you. :beerchug:
This is my kids in the Keys this past summer.
Yup, it good of you like the belgian ale types..pour easy into a goblet style glass or it'll act up.
I give it a pretty high rating...
The partagas sounds good too., never smoked one
I got a box of Series S...want one?
Not been in for a while. Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Beer Friday and here's to a good weekend :drink:
:D
ACME IPA is profoundly hoppy and finished with over a pound of fresh whole hops per barrel. The result of this generous hopping is a beer that is delicious dry and eminently drinkable in spite of its apparent strenth.
What on earth happened to the Friday Beer Thread?Nige I definitely agree... if all the other Belgium beers were as good as that one I'd be in beer heaven there. :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :2vrolijk_21:
My post on the 24th December, then ultra2010 on the 26th December, then nuthin till yesterday by d00d.
By the way d00d, Chimay :2vrolijk_21:
Belgium needs to be visited by all beer lovers, there is just no place like it.
BD
Nige I definitely agree... if all the other Belgium beers were as good as that one I'd be in beer heaven there. :drink: :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :2vrolijk_21:
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
We have family that live there and they always bring me something special when they come. Be here next month!!!!!Make sure you let us know what you get and what you think of them.
:bigcry: and its an on-call weekSame here :( I guess it wouldn't be a good idea to sneak a 9% ABV beer in. :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2:
The Monks know their brew!!! :2vrolijk_21:
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
(http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Dos-Equis-Xx-Amber-12-Oz_C0650537.jpg)Always wondered what the two "X's" stood for... now I know (see). :D :D
Tonight's libations.
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Prosit!
:drink: :drink:
Always wondered what the two "X's" stood for... now I know (see). :D :D
:pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
.boys are coming over tonite to watch nascar this should get things started
Baldeagle
got a place in Masham if you fancy a weekend or longer ( sleeps up to 14 ) etc, its on the main street between Theakstons and Black Sheep breweries.
You aint too far away ??
email me on chapelposthouse@btinternet.com if you want the info
Dave
Yup, we're drinking some lite beer too, more than half of them are single digit and one is less than 5% :P
Bells, Java Stout 7.50%
Founders, Double Trouble 9.4%
Central Waters Brewing, Peruvian Morning 8.5%
Tyranena, Down Dirty Chocolate Oatmeal Stout 6.3%
New glarus, Unplugged 6.00%
Founders Breakfast Stout 8.30%
Surly, furious 6.20%
Bells, batch 9000 12.50%
Goose Island, bourbon county stout 13.00%
Southern Tier, Choklat 11.00%
Youngs, Double Chocolate Stout 5.20%
Goose Island, Bourbon County Stout 13.00%
Bell's, HopSlam 10.00%
Three Foyds, Gumballhead 4.80%
Lake Louie, Milk Stout 6.2%
Brooklyn Brewery, Black Chocolate Stout 10.10%
Bells, Kalamazoo Stout 6.00%
Founders, KSB Stout 11.20%
Hey...it's NOT Friday...
;) ;) ;)
I can see Friday from here...
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I can see Friday from here...Never have heard it called Friday before. :huepfenlol2:
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Corona is my favorite, but toting limes is a pain........so lately its Yeungling for me.
Did a search for "girl Friday" & found this.
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Won't tell you what I searched to find this.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjI4p8_NZVc
Oldie but goody.
Had forgotten about that one, Mike...good one :drink:
I made a Bourbon barrel stout about 7 years ago, added oak chips that I steamed to sanitize to the fermenter, then a cup of Bourbon to the bottling bucket for a 5 gal batch. Was really good when it was young. As it aged the oak diminished and the Bourbon became more pronounce. It was a free batch, our brew club received one free batch of ingredient a month from a local brew shop, so I thought I'd try it out. I don't like many of the now popular Bourbon barrel beers, many have an overpowering Bourbon taste, should just be a hint and not cover the beer taste, like it was aged in a Bourbon barrel.
Craig
Very glad to see you back amongst the Harley riders Terry!
If you & your BSR make it down this way be sure & let us know. Will buy the first :drink: :drink:
This kit came with a 50cc bottle of bourbon concentrate. I was thinking the same thing about the bourbon being too strong. This is the concentrated flavor that moonshine makers use to make their distillates pallitable. I'll still use it all. I like bourbon enough to have it be a distinctive flavor within the final product. It also has oak staves for aging in the secondary. I'll let it go a few weeks there to maximize the steap.
Will do, Mike. :2vrolijk_21: Judi's brother lives down in Boca Raton, so we'll probably make a tour of FL at some point...perhaps head down to the Keys via the East Coast, then back up the West Coast. Might be this Fall or next Spring.
Just give us a shout or a pm or a smoke signal & will look forward to it. :2vrolijk_21:
By then Miker will be up & running & he has been known to take a Keys trip or 3. He took the BSR & me & some other CVOers to a Key West place a while back with chickens running around the yard that had the BEST lobstah eggs benedict I have ever had. Not to mention the copious amounts of Bloody Marys...
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That sounds awesome, though I've never had Lobstah eggs benedict...they sound delicious though, and the Bloody Marys are always something I can have one or five of. That will be on our agenda, for sure.
Just give us a shout or a pm or a smoke signal & will look forward to it. :2vrolijk_21:Just reading this made my Gout flare up. :'( aaaarrgh. spyder
BEST lobstah eggs benedict I have ever had. Not to mention the copious amounts of Bloody Marys...
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Just reading this made my Gout flare up. :'( aaaarrgh. spyder
l like yeungling and any free beer offered.
Oh mah gawd...I think I feel a need to head to sunny Florida sometime soon! I'll be figuring something out for saddlebags here shortly so's I can do a few-day-ride-thingy. Also, anyone heading into Northern Virginia, keep me in mind. I have the bar at approx. 80% completion. I figure I'll be getting the home brew thing going in the next month or two...
Amigo Jorges national suds...good stuff too...And I think that is a near to a 10 on the tush meter as there is...prolly crack walnuts..
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Mmmmmmmmm!
No hand prints.
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Can see the plus from here.
45 this morning out in the swamp, should warm up nicely, noticed the grass is growing. Prolly gonna mis Eustis and dtona this year... >:(
You can drive the kah ya know? :drink: :beatnik:
Id hafta get some to drive me, no driving anything til May 5th...Now the neurologist says 2 years...I am afraid I am gonna have to fire him.
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Craig, great way to celebrate a birthday!
is that the view from your dock Lou :2vrolijk_21:
Plenty of adult beverages being consumed at St Patrick's WEEKEND in Savannah!Yeah, was just thru there on the way back from Daytona and they were getting ready for sure.....even saw the bike club Shamrocks in Hooters by the HD shop. :vrolijk_10: :vrolijk_6: :beerchug: har. spyder
Weeeeeeee!
:drink: I was thirsty last nightYea, I noticed that 8).... what is Ziggy watching on TV? :D :D
Yea, I noticed that 8).... what is Ziggy watching on TV? :D :D
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Ride Safe,
Fired00d
:fireman:
Man stuff:2vrolijk_21: :D :D
Ziggy don't watch Lifetime :zroflmao:
Mmmmmmmmm... Beeeeer... :drink:
Beer night....Blue Moon here I come!!
This will do as well...great commercial...catchy tune, and the blonde is pretty easy on the eyes as too... :pepper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzoeh6Q6Kig
tonights selection
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Not familiar with this one.
Similar to anything else out there?
Those are all RUB beers :huepfenlol2: :huepfenlol2: LOL whats wrong with budweiser? :nixweiss:
you got it all wrong, these are high output Screamin Eagle beers with SERTs and dyno tested
...gather round your friends...(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=202122)
Recently open, offically christened by my swilling... :drink:
http://wellington.wobusa.com/
Drank a bunch of OB ( Oriental Brewing ) beer last night and knocked down two bottles of Soju and finished the evening with a Miss Lee's hamburger.
How did I miss this thread ? :nixweiss:
:2vrolijk_21:
Dunno. The author of this thread may be a creative inspired genius, or more likely has been drunk enough to consider himself one. In it's own humble, unassuming way, with the most generous measure of humility possible, this may well be the Greatest Thread Ever Posted, anywhere, anytime, anyplace, ever. Plus most all the posters here are all way above average, and much smarter than the average posters, obviously.
Or it's just another place to post about beer, boobs, and bikes, but do not have the t shirt to prove it.
OK, it's 1pm Friday, EST...I'll start this Friday off - what are you cracking open after work?
Checkmate (http://cvogarage.com/Smileys/classic/hysterical.gif) (http://cvogarage.com/Smileys/classic/hysterical.gif) (http://cvogarage.com/Smileys/classic/hysterical.gif)
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=20728.0
Starts 9pm GMT.harleydave, I envy you...is Theakstons a local brewery? I started the weekend off with a Fat Tire Ale (New Belgium Brewing, Ft. Collins, Colorado) and a Sweetwater 420 Ale (Atlanta, GA).
Theakstons best bitter
Liberty ale
IPA India pale Ale
Deuchars
Draught Guinness
Taxi !!!
No fancy beers for me just good american made Pabst Blue Ribbon. Been drinking the same beer for 35 years and noone will drink all of your beer out of the cooler.I bet not. :) har. spyder
PANHEAD
Homebrewed IPA....
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Mark
check em out
http://www.theakstons.co.uk
http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com
Both 5 mins walk from my place.
Tried the Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale last night. Pretty interesting flavor, first sip was a little shocking to the system, especially not knowing what to really expect. In my opinion this would not be a beer for the person that does not like a strong flavored beer. All-in-all this is a pretty decent beer that I would buy again. Has anyone else tried this beer yet. :drink:IMO, most whiskey barrel bears are made with to much whiskey taste, I like whiskey, but it just overpowers the beers. Way back when these beers were made they only picked up a hint of whiskey and oak from the barrels they were stored in. Many years ago I made a whiskey barrel stout, I added 1 cup of whiskey and a small amount of oak chips to a 5 gal batch. It gave a nice hint of whiskey and oak, not the first thing you tasted when drinking it.
Nice. Always wanted to try home brewing.
IMO, most whiskey barrel bears are made with to much whiskey taste, I like whiskey, but it just overpowers the beers. Way back when these beers were made they only picked up a hint of whiskey and oak from the barrels they were stored in. Many years ago I made a whiskey barrel stout, I added 1 cup of whiskey and a small amount of oak chips to a 5 gal batch. It gave a nice hint of whiskey and oak, not the first thing you tasted when drinking it.
Craig
my last batch was an oak experiment, and i had contamination :bigcry: other then some samples that were quite good while aging, i dumped the entire 5 gallon batchNeal, I steamed my chips, take a large pot with water, bring to a boil, put oak chips in a wire strainer that will sit on the rim of the pot and put it in the pot, should sit above the water not in it and cover, stir it a few times. I can't remember how long I steamed them but not long or you'll start loosing the flavor of the oak.
Neal, I steamed my chips, take a large pot with water, bring to a boil, put oak chips in a wire strainer that will sit on the rim of the pot and put it in the pot, should sit above the water not in it and cover, stir it a few times. I can't remember how long I steamed them but not long or you'll start loosing the flavor of the oak.
As I recall, I did something very similar with the same concerns (losing oak flavor). How about roasting in the oven at 190 for an hr? That may accomplish a desired toasty flavor. Any temp above 180F kills lactobacilli. I had to dump a contaminated batch once. Brought me to tears. (http://images.zaazu.com/img/cry2-male-cry-tears-smiley-emoticon-000276-large.gif)Yea, that should work and like you said, add a toasty flavor since whiskey barrels are charred on the inside anyway.
a rare find calls for a wed. edition of the fri. beer threadGreat beer Neal, I like this and their 90.
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first time i have found 120
Dogfish Head 120...15-20 ABV. Wow, the 90 will get your attention, the 120 must knock your socks off.
Had one of these last Friday night...good beer, but was expensive at the local Pub.
Expensive, caused by high transportation fees from Europe?
Excise duties and I'm sure transportation fees. Belgium beers in particular are quite a bit more expensive in the States.And usually not quite as good as they are in their homeland, had friends come over from UK and they were supprized at the difference in taste of a few of their favorites, not bad, but just not as good.
And usually not quite as good as they are in their homeland, had friends come over from UK and they were supprized at the difference in taste of a few of their favorites, not bad, but just not as good.
Craig
BEER FRIDAY WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!Ain't nothing wrong w/dat... Enjoy!!! :2vrolijk_21:
WE'RE GETTIN SLAMMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmm....
Had one of these last Friday night...good beer, but was expensive at the local Pub.$9.95 for the big bottle here.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/404274_3190510877674_1112918621_3247691_223552643_n.jpg)right on Jester prolly trade the cvo off for a case a that :drink:
its fridayNow we talking :2vrolijk_21: what's the ABV?
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7.3That'll be a nice buzz. :2vrolijk_21:
Brewed my third batch of home brew on Sunday. HMF Double IPA. Very hoppy & will also be dry hopped in the secondary. This was also the first recipe I tried - liked it a lot so decided to brew it again.
Due to unseasonable heat (by north Florida standards even) had to resort to a swamp cooler to keep the primary cooler. Basically a wet towel draped over the primary, which is placed in a bucket of water to keep it cooler than room temp - below 75F is the plan.Will likely use for the secondary as well.
Am now swilling the second batch we brewed when the opportunity arises - also an ale called Heartland Amber.
Cheers! :drink: :drink:
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Awesome Mike! I can't tell by the picture. but you can add some frozen water bottles (2 liter, 20 ounce, etc) to the cooler each morning and night to help keep it cooler. When you get ready scour your local Craigslist for a good used, cheap, free deep freezer then add a temp controller unit and you are set for Florida fermentation. If you need any help, just call my cell.
When I first started I used the two card board boxes the stuff I bought cam in, lined them with Styrofoam, made a kid out of Styrofoam, and added/swapped out 2 liter and 20 ounce frozen water bottles before and after work. Had them sitting in my garage which was 90ish at the time and it kept the temps at 70 degrees on the temp strip of my carboy.
Don't you florida fellers have AC?
Forgot to add this link for ya Mike. Lots of great info here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/
Cool link Rob and homebrewing is something I've always wanted to try. Got the house finally, just need the time and materials.
I better bookmark this thread.
Cheers! :drink:
tonights
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They don't call it Memory Lapse for nuttin.....
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Memory Lapse APA #97
10-A American Pale Ale
Author: Rpb
Date: 2/18/12
Size: 6.0 gal
Efficiency: 84.0%
Attenuation: 84.0%
Calories: 203.53 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.062 (1.045 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.010 - 1.015)
Color: 12.09 (5.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 6.83% (4.5% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 44.0 (30.0 - 45.0)
Ingredients:
10.0 lb (80.0%) Canadian Craft Brewers Pale Malt - added during mash
1.0 lb (8.0%) Crystal Malt 60°L - added during mash
1.5 lb (12.0%) German Wheat Malt Light - added during mash
2.0 oz (36.4%) Hallertau (3.9%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 m
1.0 oz (18.2%) Hallertau (3.9%) - added during boil, boiled 50.0 m
1.5 oz (27.3%) Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 m
1.0 oz (18.2%) Cascade 6.4 (6.4%) - added dry to primary fermenter
Notes
Double ground grains. Added Campden. Used 20-22 drops of baby gas drops in boil @190. Worked great.
Re-hydrated yeast. Boiled water in tea kettle, added 8 ounce to measure cup, covered with wrap, let cool to 82. Added dry yeast. Waited to start of boil,
placed on stir plate with short magnet, stirred for 30 minutes to end of boil. Shut down and let sit till pitch.
Dry hopped 3-4-12
Kegged 3-12-12
Tapped 4-10-12
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Hey Rob... looking at your numbers... Looks YUMZ! What does your latest brew taste like? Interested in the Wheat grains, and the three hops you added... I LOVE Wheat beers... those three Hops must have added some serious bitterness!
It has a nice balance to it. The 60 adds a nice Carmel note to it. Almost a cross between an Amber and an IPA. The bitterness is not to harsh actually. Kinda mellow for my taste. I've been on a serious IPA kick lately. :P
My favourite song ...sung to the tune of auld lang syne-FUNNY!!!! :2vrolijk_09: Here's to ya!!!
'More beer, more beer, more beer, more beer, more beer, more beer more beer.
More beer, more beer, more beer, more beer, more beer, more beer, more beer.'
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
:drink:
its friday
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its friday
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Hob (Hop) Notch is certainly Hobby (Hoppy).. defiantly a taste to acquire :confused5: - Think i'll stick with Super Brock for awhile
When I tried the Hop Notch last weekend my taste 'buds' said YUK :'( , But there was just something about that Hoppy IPA taste that stuck me with me all week. So another trip back to Total Wines to pick something different.. Trying the Stone IPA right now and its not Bad. It's growing on me :2vrolijk_21:
FOLLOW UP REPORT:
OK just finished a pint of STONE IPA and defiantly grows on you,, lots of things going on with taste,, hard to explain, goes from a citrus to a nutty pine and gets better as it warms, little upset that i only brought home 1-pint.. im ready for another :( think im becoming a 'STONE' head :beerchug:
Your done! :P Another hop head is born... :drink:
Im really enjoying the IPA beers especially the Stone IPA. Another trip back to Total Wines yesterday early evening, Wife got some wines, i picked up 6 one Pt. (5 Stone IPA and one Ruination). I saved the Ruination for last and enjoying this one right now,, :2vrolijk_21:
Im really enjoying the IPA beers especially the Stone IPA. Another trip back to Total Wines yesterday early evening, Wife got some wines, i picked up 6 one Pt. (5 Stone IPA and one Ruination). I saved the Ruination for last and enjoying this one right now,, :2vrolijk_21:
Amazing the difference in color of your Ruination and mine.
Rob
I thinks its a poor photo shot on my part. Actual color was more correct with o yours. Defiantly enjoyed the Ruination, a little bit more bitter then the Stone and the after taste stayed a bit longer, not a bad aftertaste, a tingling good aftertaste :P.. But you know what,, Im finding that aftertaste just makes you crave more.. The IPA beers are good and the taste keeps getting better.. I like it a bit warmer. Finished all the IPS i had for the weekend. Will try another IPA next weekend,, any suggestions? The Ruination was defiantly on my favorite list and i'll be picking up more.. The one pints are awesome :2vrolijk_21:
For some "session" type IPA's I would recommend the Sweetwater IPA (one of my favorites), Bells Two Hearted Ale (an IPA, don't confuse with the Amber Ale) and also Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA. Although session on these is about 7% ABV so be home and not driving anywhere if you're going to have a few!!
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I'll search these out next friday and give a try.... Driving?? funny, for some reason i didnt do any driving over this weekend.. :P Did someone say the alcohol content on these 1 Pt. Stones are higher then normal beer :o
For some "session" type IPA's I would recommend the Sweetwater IPA (one of my favorites), Bells Two Hearted Ale (an IPA, don't confuse with the Amber Ale) and also Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA. Although session on these is about 7% ABV so be home and not driving anywhere if you're going to have a few!!
you had dogfish 75 min yet?
I'm good to go for this evening!
starting early this weekMmmmm.. that looks tasty. :beerchug:
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starting early this week
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How early???? Looks like that will wake ya up. :2vrolijk_21:.. Defiantly worth a try though.. Will look for it at local beverage tonight.
Everday's Good for a beer! ;D Think I'll go get a regular ol Miller Lite!! That's Right! Miller Lite!! :2vrolijk_09:
GTFO!!!! :drink:
He's welcome at my house. Having friends around like this allows my homebrew to last longer. :bananarock: :drink:Thanks Jester! I'd try some of that homebrew too! :2vrolijk_21: I wasn't disin him for drinkin that hoppy stuff :drink: I like a stout ever once in a while! Beer after beer after beer hangin aroud the pool makes the day last longer with a Lite in hand!! :huepfenjump3:
Thanks Jester! I'd try some of that homebrew too! :2vrolijk_21: I wasn't disin him for drinkin that hoppy stuff :drink: I like a stout ever once in a while! Beer after beer after beer hangin aroud the pool makes the day last longer with a Lite in hand!! :huepfenjump3:
Thanks Jester! I'd try some of that homebrew too! :2vrolijk_21: I wasn't disin him for drinkin that hoppy stuff :drink: I like a stout ever once in a while! Beer after beer after beer hangin aroud the pool makes the day last longer with a Lite in hand!! :huepfenjump3:
Absolutely!! I felt no dissing here, just funnin whicha! :drink:;D It's all good!!! Beer too!! :drink:
Sorry Honey.....I just don't remember how much our bike cost...:lolk: Tequila makes my clothes fall off too!......................I think?? :orange:
:lolk: Tequila makes my clothes fall off too!......................I think?? :orange:
Works every time.......well almost.... ;)That's for sure!!! ;D
I noticed that nobody mentioned Fosters....no worries, we don't drink it here either...purely exported slush...loved Bud over there, your wines are pretty good also, but your bourbon....now I'm talking....yum :2vrolijk_21: :drink: :D ::) :bananarock:oh well :drink: :drink:
For just a good old refreshing beer on a hot day Pabst or Rolling Rock are great. When I was a kid we use to fill a cooler with Rolling Rock nips and head to the lake. man those little beers stayed so cold because you didn't hold them as long, would freeze my throat. :drink:
Local ball park calls that a "bucket of rocks". It's just right when sitting in the sun eating peanuts. They don't get too warm before they're gone.Yep, same at some bars.
Thats the secret to sesh beahs...gatta friggin swill em before the "taste" of how shuitty they really are... :D :drink:Ah, your probably sitting out back drinking wine coolers!!! ;D
Genny went back to the short bottle :drink:My brother use to love cream ale, way back he couldn't get it in Flagstaff so if we came out to see him he'd ask us to bring some for him.
I had two at a stop on the way home from a bike night last night for nastalgia purposes.
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my first entry in a few weeks
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On my last trip (Spokane GTG) I snagged this original tavern sign in a antique shop. While in Milwaukee after Ribfest I tried to find a bottle of Schlitz everywhere I could think of but no luck. I understand the brand was resurrected a couple of years back with the original formula, but I still can't find a source. There is a website that sells skateboards, shirts, costumes and everything else except the real thing.Lou have you tried this website - Schlitz (http://www.schlitzgusto.com/)? Once you enter the website there is a "Product Locater" link at the top of the page. When I put in Va and Cali nothing was found but when I tried Milwaukee there were several locations.
Anybody got a source for Schlitz or is it gone for good. Doc
my first entry in a few weeks
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On my last trip (Spokane GTG) I snagged this original tavern sign in a antique shop. While in Milwaukee after Ribfest I tried to find a bottle of Schlitz everywhere I could think of but no luck. I understand the brand was resurrected a couple of years back with the original formula, but I still can't find a source. There is a website that sells skateboards, shirts, costumes and everything else except the real thing.
Anybody got a source for Schlitz or is it gone for good. Doc
Lou have you tried this website - Schlitz (http://www.schlitzgusto.com/)? Once you enter the website there is a "Product Locater" link at the top of the page. When I put in Va and Cali nothing was found but when I tried Milwaukee there were several locations.
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Thanks Dood, I missed that link and look what cvobiker found. :2vrolijk_21: DocYou're welcome... Looks like it is available in Cali, that's awesome. :2vrolijk_21: I can remember drinking/buying Schlitz (and Black Label) as a young teenager in high school. :beerchug:
You're welcome... Looks like it is available in Cali, that's awesome. :2vrolijk_21: I can remember drinking/buying Schlitz (and Black Label) as a young teenager in high school. :beerchug:When I was in High School we would :drink: "borrow" :drink:beer from my Dad :2vrolijk_21: but it was in the stubby bottles back then :coolblue:(http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Carling-Black-Label-Beer-Paper-Ads-Carling-Brewing-Company_16768-1.jpg)
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Share more info please!
You're welcome... Looks like it is available in Cali, that's awesome. :2vrolijk_21: I can remember drinking/buying Schlitz (and Black Label) as a young teenager in high school. :beerchug:(http://www.taverntrove.com/beerpics/Carling-Black-Label-Beer-Paper-Ads-Carling-Brewing-Company_16768-1.jpg)
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I found Schlitz close by in cans at BevMo last night and enjoyed a couple after icing them down. I have to say the taste was as I remembered and quite good. Schlitz is definitely going to be my mancave beer from now on. The clerk said it should be available soon in bottles and I hope he's right. It's actually bottled here in LA at the Miller brewery...go figure.:2vrolijk_21: I do recall them tasting pretty good iced down.... not sure if that had anything to do with it being at one of the few stores that would allow a young teenager to buy beer w/o any questions or they really did taste good. :D I'll have to keep an eye open at some of the beer specialty stores and see if I can run across any. :beerchug:
its friday somewhereFrom reading the specs on Wookey Jack (http://www.firestonebeer.com/beers/products/wookey-jack-April-2012-) you may be going to sleep early to wake up on Friday. :beerchug:
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Sampling starts Saturday
http://www.doncasterbrewery.co.uk/
having a sierra Nevada torpedo tonight
Torpedo :2vrolijk_21:
Anyone try this Sierra Nevada? Any tasting notes?
Picked up some when I was in Ohio on business, can't get them around here. Saving em for Saturday afternoon football.....
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When reading the name "Stone Cali-Belgique IPA", "Cali" hints that it is a California-style IPA, and this brew has an undeniable Belgian influence, indicated by the word "Belgique" (which is how Belgium's French-speaking population says the word "Belgian"; the Dutch-speaking Belgians say "België"). We carefully selected a Belgian yeast strain that illuminates a fascinating new aspect of the beer that is otherwise quite simply Stone IPA. The result is both completely new and different, while still being recognizable as a Stone brew—and Stone IPA in particular. Think of it as an otherwise identical twin to Stone IPA that was raised in a Belgian culture. Literally.
Yeungling
Not Friday yet...but 65% :bananarock: :bananarock: drink it by shot glass :drink:If a person doesn't have any hair on his ass I bet that will put it there!!!! 8)
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/24/scottish-brewer-unveils-brewmeister-armageddon-world-strongest-proof-beer/?intcmp=features
Ok its not friday but this is a must have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DMFTAnS8uo
Here is an 8% beverage that goes down all too smoothly.....That is another of my all time favorites!
"Soooo, how do I tell which is which?" I inquire. She holds one of each up to the light and says "see how you can see thru this one betta? That is the regular." HAHAHAHA!
12/21/12You go Marty!!! Drinking a beer w/a cork and no mountains I'm proud of you.... don't pay any attention to Neal. ;) ;D
12/21/12Heh... wait a minute... today is only the 20th (12/20/12)... maybe Neal was right. :D :D
i think what marty was getting at is "la fin du monde" translates to "the end of the world"
I'm very pleased to see that youse guys are still spending an awful lot of time talking about the food of the Gods!This one is still my favourite though. It's probably worth the air fare just to come over and try it.
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BD
It doesnt get any better than Theakys.
Anyone try the Japanese Green Tea Beer ?? The Sushi Bar i frequent said they are getting this stuff in soon.
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/70910
One of the big drawbacks to living in a smaller town is the lack of variety when it comes to beers. I have taken a liking to Sam Adams Winter Lager lately.I love the Sam Adams Black Lager!
It doesnt get any better than Theakys.
Hi Iski, Miker, Talon..... been pretty fine. Working hard putting our summer tours together (finding time for a few beers along the way!). We will be in the good ole US of A from June 18th right through to August 11th so a good few miles to be ridden in that time.
Do you guys get Leffe (Belgian) beers over there. If so I can definitely recommend a few of these.
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Hi Iski, Miker, Talon..... been pretty fine. Working hard putting our summer tours together (finding time for a few beers along the way!). We will be in the good ole US of A from June 18th right through to August 11th so a good few miles to be ridden in that time.
Do you guys get Leffe (Belgian) beers over there. If so I can definitely recommend a few of these.
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Not as Hoppy as they claim to me.....
The nitty-gritty, for all you beer nerds:
Original Gravity: 17.0° Plato; 1.068
IBUs: 85
Alcohol by Volume: 7.9%
2-row Pale, Munich, Carapils, Caramel and Chocolate Malts
Galena and Columbus Hops, dry-hopped with Columbus
Copious amounts of potent, high Alpha hops are manhandled into this beer at a rate of approximately 1.4 pounds per 31 gallon barrel. The enamel on your teeth is *probably* still safe with this beer, but we can’t make any guarantees.
In addition to the otherwise ridiculous amount of hops and the elevated alcohol content, we built in a sturdy malt character to balance things out
Been supporting my local economy, drinking local beers from Odel's, Big Beaver, Grims, Fort Collins and New Belgum breweries. So many local brews yet to drink! :2vrolijk_21: :drink:
All set for the game sunday!!!! :pepper: :cucumber: :bananarock:
Get out there and make some beer would ya! :drink:
It's Friday and I've got Dogfish Head's 60, 75, 90 and 120 minute IPAs lined up for tonight. Hello, weekend!
after that list of dogfish i decided to try
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Wow do you have a ez way to get 120 its not available here too often.
How was that Burton? I've been tempted to pick it up.
I do. It's on our shelves in the Chicago area pretty regularly. At $10 - $13 a bottle, it doesn't go too fast.
was very good. when i can get 120 its about $12/bottle if i see it i grab it
Wooha, $12/bottle? Must be a great tasting beer and at 18% Alcohol by volume, you won't need many! :drink: :drink: :drink: :huepfenlol2:
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its friday somewhere right?
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I had a partial boil once... it rapidly grew into a full one... Doctor lanced it, butt I couldn't sit properly for a week!;D
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Thanks Rob!
Am still doing partial boils but am having good success.
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ive been censored
Moose Drool......1 of the best yet. A good reason to ride to Montanna or Idaho......haven't seen it any closer to home.........:drink:
WOW......that's just cruel punishment!!!! Enjoy!! :beerchug: Don't think they will deliver up North.
I get it shipped fight to my door here in CT -- of course the shipping charges are almost as much as the beer - but that is some good stuff.
Actually having one right now :2vrolijk_21:
Miller HDI used to work for Miller/Coors. I've got several of the MillerLt MGD collector Harley Beer Cans. Haven't seen one of those here yet? I've got a neet sign though. Still got connections 8)
Very nice cave Kenny!!!!Thank you Sir ;D
:2vrolijk_21: WOW, I agree, NICE cave :biggthumpup:
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This is really good!
Now here is 24 ozs of excitement.....That's good "ole skool" :drink: right there. :2vrolijk_21:
That's good "ole skool" :drink: right there. :2vrolijk_21:Yuck :puke: !!!! har~ spyder
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Yuck :puke: !!!! har~ spyder:huepfenlol2: Come on Spyder you know way back when you've had your share of PBR's... as long as they are ice cold they aren't that bad. Or maybe I'm just thinking about/remembering back when I was sneaking/stealing beer and only thing available were "Schllitz, PBR, Carling Black Label, and a few others.
:huepfenlol2: Come on Spyder you know way back when you've had your share of PBR's... as long as they are ice cold they aren't that bad. Or maybe I'm just thinking about/remembering back when I was sneaking/stealing beer and only thing available were "Schllitz, PBR, Carling Black Label, and a few others.Well..........I do admit to drinking Black Label's in Nam HOT after sitting on pallets in the sun....but, HEY, it was better than nothing. (and much better than a PBR if not iced-cold. Now, the ole Ba-muy-ba (33) Vietnamese beer...that was not even up to PBR standards....oh, my liver. har. spyder
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Well..........I do admit to drinking Black Label's in Nam HOT
Had a few hot Black Labels a couple of years ago in Africa, I didn't know they were still around until then. We had been stalking eland in Zimbabwe and had been out in the bush all day, on our way back in we bought some from a villager, actually just traded some cigarettes for a couple of six packs. They had been sitting outside and were quite warm too. Sure took a long time to get back to camp that night and boy my head hurt the next morning!Funny! At least they were not in the old steel cans that would rust in the tropics before you could say 'Hey Mable, how 'bout a Black Label'. har. spyder
Now here is 24 ozs of excitement.....
I got nuthin' to add today... We're in the POOL and hittin' the HARD STUFF!Enjoy :drink:... I will be expecting upside down pictures shortly. ;) :D :D
HEY... this is the FIRST :sunny: DAY here in like two months... Give me a BREAK!
Ken
Enjoy :drink:... I will be expecting upside down pictures shortly. ;) :D :D
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LOL, d00d! Sorry, no upside-down pics... that would mean the iPad is underwater... and these SOBs ain't waterproof!Good ain't always fun... just be safe and enjoy :drink: :beerchug:
Oh wait... no... I'd be right side UP, yeah? I'm so confused... and I'm still on my first (albeit LARGE...) cocktail! This can't be good...
Ken
didnt post this last night but
Local beer in a frozen Austrailian mug.....life's good ;D:2vrolijk_21: Nothing like a personalized mug to enjoy it in. :beerchug:
:2vrolijk_21: Nothing like a personalized mug to enjoy it in. :beerchug:
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Like this maybe?Nice!!!! Maybe it's Friday.. I've had a busy week... and that picture reminds me of so many places to be "refreshed" from... ok... enough said. ;) :D :drink:
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Happy Friday Dood! :drink:
Like this maybe?Looks Yummy! That mug might be hard to handle.. :nervous:...top heavy? har. spyder
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Local beer in a frozen Austrailian mug.....life's good ;D
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Friday came a day early, this was just released this week and I saw it in the store tonight so I had to give it a try as I am a huge fan of Lagunitas beer's......it is really good!,,,I had to look up the meaning of perihelial
I had to look up the meaning of perihelial:huepfenlol2: So did eye!!! :huepfenlol2:
:huepfenlol2: So did eye!!! :huepfenlol2:
Aye did too. You bastiges could have posted the definition, but no, I had to go look it up also. ;DAnd it seems odd that the perihelion occurs during the dead of winter just after the winter solstice. Apparently having something to do with the curve of the analemma.
Happy Friday! :drink:
Scientifically testing the effects of beer on the perihelial & analemma.Now that there explains it all. :)
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Now that there explains it all. :)Maybe this explains it better........ The fine print on the Hairy Eyeball Ale :huepfenlol2:
Maybe this explains it better........ The fine print on the Hairy Eyeball Ale :huepfenlol2:Ahhh, nothing like the fresh breast of a new year....
Currently, the Earth reaches perihelion in early January, approximately 14 days after the December Solstice. At perihelion, the Earth's center is about 0.98329 astronomical units (AU) or 147,098,070 kilometers (about 91,402,500 miles) from the Sun's center.
So far like all the Lagunitas brews. Have not tried Hairy Eyeball. Yet. Great label. :2vrolijk_21:
Brewed a new one called Emperor's Head - another Red Ale IPA. Ready in about a month or so. Noticed new wide mouth glass carboys from Northern Brewer - 6.5 & 5 gl - in latest catalogue. Things that make me go hmmmmmmmm, maybe?
I liked this.
Before you buy any let me know. Not sure if mine are wide or not but I accidentally bought 2 extra this month....wonder how that happened.... :drink: :drink: :nixweiss:
(6 gallon ones)
Am out of shelf space now on brew equipment. How did that happen? ::)
Next purchase is another corny, takes up less room, & I "need" another one. 8)
your looking a bit tipsy Martymaybe you can upright my mug before I spill :huepfenlol2:
I give up :nervous: I'm just gonna drink it :drink:I gotcha... damn if I want you to spill it before you drink it. :D
I gotcha... damn if I want you to spill it before you drink it. :DThanks Dood :2vrolijk_21:
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Yummy new Sam
still havent tried it, what did you think?
Happy Saint Patrick's day
I will stick with Beer :drink:
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Try this.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/video/drink-cow-urine-174000558.html
Happy Beer Friday! :drink::beerchug:
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Home from work....sun going down....time for a bottle of "Hair of the Bear"I like the name Russ enjoy. :2vrolijk_21:
I just got this beer dildo to keep my bottled beer cold.
Ya put it in the freezer for 45 minutes and insert into the bottle and says its last for a couple of hours.Not being able to see/tell from your pictures.... and almost scare to ask (or at least how to word it after you gave it that name.... "dildo").... can you access your beer with that device inserted?(http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=12408.0;attach=266947;image)
Ok, Google answered my question
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On my second beer now and its still cold to the touch. One mistake made though was not to push down all the way to seal, air got into the bottle and it foamed up.:2vrolijk_21: :beerchug:
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One of my favorite breweries.
I go to Green Flash now and then, great beer!
You're a lucky guy...I love their beer.
Not quite Friday yet but there is a football game on....
Bear Garden
The garden half of the name fits...very flowery taste.
Won't be trying this one again however....
love the boot above. I haven't seen one that big since I was stationed overseas.
stopped in lake placid today and brought this home
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Enjoying a 86 IBU home brew! This one is on the light side, normally make one that is around 100 IBUs.I'm with you, can't have a beer that's too hoppy.
I'm with you, can't have a beer that's too hoppy.Don't think there is such a thing.
I'm with you, can't have a beer that's too hoppy.
Green Flash Palate Wrecker at 149 IBUEagle1, Palate Wrecker is my Favorite IPA.
Green Flash Palate Wrecker at 149 IBU
Eagle1, Palate Wrecker is my Favorite IPA.Very good beer.
Is it friday yet???
Not quite but just close you eyes, click your heels together, and pour what ya got!!!!
Shiner Bock, New Castle, Sam Adams Boston Lager or Octoberfest, Guiness.X2... love my beer extremely cold too. :2vrolijk_21:
Those are my beer run usuals. Regardless, they rotate through the freezer before they hit the mug!
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X2... love my beer extremely cold too. :2vrolijk_21:
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I've posted on this thread before some of the beer's I've home brewed myself and I've talked of my favorite beer from the NW, Mac and Jack's African Amber, the best beer made.
This time however I'm bragging bit, a couple of years ago I started making hard cider and over time have gone from having a hobby to trying to make a buck by creating a few excellent artisan ciders to share with the world.
We became the 1st federally licensed and bonded cidery in the state of Idaho this past summer and after putting together our production facility and preparing to launch a product we have finally released our 1st draft product know as Lake City Hopped Cider and we're now on tap around Coeur d Alene, ID with plans to grow in Idaho 1st then expand to neighboring states (WA/MT by end of 2015). Here's a snapshot of a proud moment for us, our tap handle in a line up at a local watering hole!
Yes, I know it is upside down. Had to do it that way to show off the special glasses sent to me by 2k will not allow beer to spill.I thought they wuz kool.....had I known dey wuz antigravitational you wouldn'ta gotum :Vrolijk_8:
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I'm not normally a beer drinker but when with a bunch of fellow CVO members at a place called Pies and Pints...(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj306/ohiobellboy/New%20River%20Gorge%202015/IMG_20150717_184341202_zpsyewnjrrq.jpg) (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/ohiobellboy/media/New%20River%20Gorge%202015/IMG_20150717_184341202_zpsyewnjrrq.jpg.html)
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Not bad
A little to hoppy
Ha ha...no such thing as too hoppy.
Ha ha...no such thing as too hoppy.
Sam Adams Utopias 2015, 28% ABV.
Thank You! May I have Another! :huepfenjump3:
Monday
Soaking up some global warmingMe too earlier today :devil: ...
New Belgium 6% in a cold glassI am a huge NB fan; my quest is to try them all! I really like Citradelic, Fat Tire, Porch Swing and Ranger IPA but my new favorite is Ranger 8 Hop Ale.
Not only is this fabulous beer.... 4 of my Widows Sons brothers and I rode from Illinois to Dallas, TX to get it. 1450 miles round trip in 48 hours.
Tried a couple new ones on the Wyoming trip this past week. Here's the best of the two but it shore b hard to drink with this name.... ;D
Moose Drool = the BEST brown ale EVER!!!! Closest to TN I've found it is in Cape Girardeux MO. I now call ahead to make sure the store has it when I'm planning to go there for work so I can bring some home, I always have an ice chest in the truck usually filled with ice and bottled water but when in MO this stuff finds it's way in there somehow. :oops:
Here's ya a couple places you can order it on the interweb if you want it sooner than your next trip up to the Cape:
https://wineandcheeseplace.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3718&search=moose+drool
https://www.france44.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=moose+drool
It's good stuff for sure.
Tried a couple new ones on the Wyoming trip this past week. Here's the best of the two but it shore b hard to drink with this name.... ;D
It's a shame I just now saw this! I am a craft beer fanatic.
Lately I've been hooked on Three Floyd's Zombie Dust, and Tall Grass Buffalo Sweat.
Not a real exciting photo, but figured I'd show off my beer list from a local bar called "The Tap". I joined 2 years ago almost to the day. 520 different beers so far in those 2 years, the list is over 6 feet long :drink: :drink: :drink:
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That is a very large list of different beers :drink: Does the list also give you a running total of what you have spent :vrolijk27:
Happy Friday! :drink:
Homebrew?
Yeah. An Octoberfest brew for fall. One batch still in carboy almost ready to keg & will brew another recipe next week sometime. Have slowed down some only 8-10 or so a year now.
Looks great!
I was having an off flavor issue for a few batches that may have been bottle water related. Supposed to be natural spring water but who knows. I may send it off to Wards lab and have it tested.
I brewed a Bells IPA clone this past Sunday with a different water source (well water I had tested). So far so good on fermentation and aroma in my fermentation chamber.
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ood luck on the water, sometimes water companies don't change out their filters like they should. Bells IPA sounds good! Brewed an IPA today & my last airlock broke. Glued it together, seems to be ok. Have an order on the way already from Northern Brewer.
I know some brewers (yours truly too) that use a sanitized piece of foil over the top during fermentation. Just fold it into a square, spritz the contact side with no rinse Starsan and fold it over the top of the carboy tight. CO2 gets out, nasties can't get in. If you use buckets, I've seen brewers with decades of experience plug the airlock hole and just lay the lid loose on the top.
Happy 1 day early Friday! :drink:
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Finally! Someone started packing a Friday night six pack!
I've always migrated toward Guinness when given a choice of dark. However, I'm also on the lookout for a good alternative. I found this at Casual Pint here in Knoxville. That is a tasty beverage...
Made a good deal with a member from Wisconsin. Answered his post about someone bringing him some Yuengling and he would bring some Spotted Cow. So, we made a case for case swap at the 1st MITM. Didn't drink it till I got home and was sorry to find out it could only be had in Wi, some of the best I have tasted.
You are correct a dang good beer. Some of our corporate people are out of Wisconsin and I was able to gain a case their last trip down here
Prost! I am an Oktoberfest fanatic! I am constantly seeking offerings from different brewers. This year Yuengling has taken the crown as the best I’ve tried. Honorable mentions include: Founders, Paulaner, Shiner, Cahaba, Sam Adams, and Good People. Sierra Nevada used to collaborate with a different Munich brewery each year to create a domestic Oktoberfest beer. These beers were my favorites but, sadly, they have stopped and did not even brew an Oktoberfest this year.
And where is this treasure? BTW I see what you did there with “to boot”
I see you are in St. Augustine…was hoping it was near central FL as I usually travel down that way once a year.
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What's shakin man, I'm riding year round now just like you and Rob, workin on getting the Brewery set up down here, can't wait to fire up a batch, Happy Holiday :drink:
Welcome to Florida, the buggy swampy jungle & tourist fleecing state - now with extra sharks & pythons! :huepfenlol2:
Recovering from T-day now & also from a bad back. Has kept me from riding lately. Brewed a Pliny the Elder clone a few weeks ago. Tapped the keg last week. Hoppy & 9% ABV but drinkable, turned out well. :drink:
Welcome to Florida, the buggy swampy jungle & tourist fleecing state - now with extra sharks & pythons! :huepfenlol2:
Recovering from T-day now & also from a bad back. Has kept me from riding lately. Brewed a Pliny the Elder clone a few weeks ago. Tapped the keg last week. Hoppy & 9% ABV but drinkable, turned out well. :drink:
thats a long way from home for you
Called in a favor from a friend, enjoyed this on the water last week, cheers brother :beerchug:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
Not doing much riding, but the beers are flowing :drink:
FJB :sauer021: :zroflmao:
couldnt have done that all in 1 day
wish i had known youd be coming through my area
Oh wow, I see your just outside of Boston, I will let you know next time, we are usually on a pretty tight schedule, believe it or not this is actually a business trip for my buddy, he is a Beer Mule, he makes this trip 3 to 4 times a year to bring back Thousands of dollars worth of beer, I was lucky enough to come along for the ride :drink:
sounds like a good job to me
Absolutely :2vrolijk_21:
You would not believe how much money people pay for this stuff down here :huepfenlol2: :beerchug: :givemebeer:
Enjoying The latest haul on the water :drink:
I like a lot of dark beers, but I cannot handle that cloudy stuff unless it is a nice hefeweizen.
Any of you guys ever stopped into Far Gohn Brewing Company in Culpeper, VA? Steve is a very distant cousin of mine whom I’ve never met (but have exchanged emails with). I plan on stopping in next time I’m on my way to Arlington.