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[Jock]

The village is also home to Newfoundland's largest microbrewery, the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company.

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Let’s go inside…

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Taste test anyone?     

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Here are the beers we will be tasting today…

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The tour…

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The returned bottles to be refilled.  All of the breweries on the island use the same bottles which are exclusive to the island.

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The bottle washer…



 

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The cooler…

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The King of Beers   

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Time to muster out of here…   

[porthole]

Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel - AKA SSS Horst Wessel

End of WWII - war prize, was taken by the U.S. as reparations.

I have had the opportunity in the past to be part of the escort team as it came into the Port of NY.
Have also been able to run with it, sometimes around it while offshore our coast.

In a 41' patrol boat and looking up to the Eagle, it is quite the site under full sail.

Here's what I do know...

Length, overall - 295 ft
Length, at waterline - 231 ft
Beam, greatest - 39.1 ft
Freeboard - 9.1 ft
Draft, fully loaded - 16.0 ft
Displacement - 1,816 tons
Ballast - 380 tons
Fuel Oil - 24,215 gal
Height of foretruck - 147.3 ft
Height of maintruck - 147.3 ft
Height of mizzentruck - 132.0 ft
Fore and Mainyard - 78.8 ft
Sail area - 22,227 ft
Speed under power - 10 knots
Speed under sail - 17 knots
Anchors - 3,860 lbs

57 crew members

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Lunch time…

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A beer tower!

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Remember the Cod Tongues?  Well here you have them…   

[JCZ]

Beautiful country.....thanks for taking us along!