OT Diary of the weekend
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2009 1:16 AM PST
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PrintWhat follows is a partial list of beers I had for the first time in the past calendar year that made an impression on me.
Troubador Obscura Mild Belgian Stout
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Speakeasy Double Daddy IPA
Stone Double Bastard
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
Oskar Blues Gordon
Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Old Chub
Deschutes the Abyss
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Red hook Double Black Stout
St. Bernardus Abt 12
Anderson Valley Summer Solstice
Victory Hop Devil IPA
Victory Prima Pils
Victory Hop Whallop IPA
Victory Storm King Imperial Stout
Kettlehouse Cold Smoke Scotch Ale (N.B.;yum yum yum yum yum)
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale
Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout
Dogfish Head Midas (meh for the price but worth trying(
Hair of the Dog Adam
Duchess du Bourgoune (perhaps my finest beer geek discovery; I turned a crew of Pabst-ites on to the Duchess and to my knowledge they've never looked back.)
Dogfish Head Raison D'etre
Elysian Loser Pale Ale (The beer was mediocre, but the bottle was heaven.)
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
Lagunitas Lucky #13
Maredsous 10
Maredsous 8
Piraat Golden Ale
Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Stone/Jolly Pumpkin/Nogne O Special Holiday beer
Rogue IP2A
Rogue Imperial Stout
Rogue anything that comes in the ceramic bottle
Delirium Tremens
Port Old Viscosity
Sierra Nevada Harvest
Boulder Hazed and Infused
Bridgeport Hop Czar Imperial IPA
Full Sail 21st Anniversary Dopplebock.
Ommegang Hennepin
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Ninkasi Tricerahops Tricerahops Double IPA
Ninkasi Believer Double Red Ale
Ninkasi Oatis Oatmeal Stout
At least five amazing Belgian ales I had at the Monk that I have forgotten
X10 the above for SIB
And a few at Hopfest
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So...anyone had the Sierra Nevada Torpedo? Hey Matthew, how's Pliny the Younger?
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Haven't had a lot of these, but I do like the Stone Imperial Russian
The Stone brewery down in Escondido CA (or somewhere right near there) is a great place to have an awesome brew with an awesome meal if you’re ever down near SD.
I’ll have to take this list to the beer store with me and try a few.
The IPA is the one Stone beer that does nothing for me.
Maybe it’s because the Ruination is superior and I see no reason for it.
The Stone IPA is fine but it's definitely their least exciting beer.
It tastes exactly like a watered down Ruination. Other brewers that have multiple IPAs (like Dogfish Head and Great Divide for example) do a good job of producing two beers with differences aside from alcohol content and the quantity of hops.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed with both of you
the Stone IPA doesn’t separate itself from the pack the way their other beers tend to do.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 24, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
It is indeed in Escondido.
And the food is outstanding. An awesome place to go for lunch or dinner. The menu tells you pretty much exactly where their ingredients come from, and most of it is local. I’d eat there once a week if it weren’t a 40-minute drive away.
Beautiful place, too
I visited some relatives down there a while back and they were right around the corner from it. Mmhmm..
They’ve since moved (*sniffle)
Escondido blows donkey balls
Stone is the only redeeming part of that city
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
People I talk to have a very love/hate relationship with their menu
but then, if you’re going there for the food, you’re already doing something wrong.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 24, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I've never had anything that wasn't awesome.
It’s a bit more hoity-toity than you’d expect at a brewery, but even I — a pretty picky eater — can find something delicious every time.
I personally have enjoyed everything I've had there
(spud buds yes yes yes) but some people are just really turned off.
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 24, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
This isn't everything I tried last year, just the beers I tried and liked enough to remember fondly.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Did you have a Racer 5? Of all the beers I tried last year it was the only one that made a good impression.
Really enjoyed that one.
Oh yeah. Racer 5 is great.
I think Bear Creek just edges out Anderson Valley and Victory brewing for my favorite new (to me) brewer of the year.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
I should have added that my list of new beers isn't nearly as extensive as yours.
That Racer 5 sure made an impression though, wish I’d stockpiled a few.
I had some Racer 5 a few months ago
loved it. I cannot wait until I come across a case of it for sale.
Had one at random in a bar, and literally whooped.
They had some at Central Market couple months back, I’m kicking myself for not cleaning them out. Hmmm. Now I shall see if the internet is worth it’s salt, see if I can mail order a case.
If you find some online let me know
I’ll be sure to do the same.
Their website says they ship in WA state, but they don't have an order form.
Least I’m not seeing it. They do provide their contact info, and their website has a link to their WA wholesale distributors. They also market a hoodie with a beer pocket in the front, which would have been nice in college.
I’m calling these fools on Monday. Link.
Good call about telephoning them
I’ve run into the same confusion before. Like you wrote, the site gives the impression that you can order directly from Bear Republic, but I ,too, have yet to figure out a way to go about doing that.
I've never had any problem finding their stuff around.
Fred Meyer usually has Hop Rod Rye and Racer 5.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 2:20 AM PST up reply actions
Thriftway has it
I picked up a Racer 5 in the downtown Renton store last night.
by Chris Hafner on Jan 26, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
How was Maredsous 10 ?
I got a bottle for the first time, but I’m waiting until after my test Monday try it. VERY excited!
Delirium tremens is a beer? That’s funny…it’s also the name for the shakes that people get when they’re going through alcohol withdrawl.
The Maredsous 10 is good, but I prefer the 8.
The alcohol in the 10 is pretty prominent, but the 8 is really nicely balanced. They’re both excellent though.
Have you ever seen a Delirium Tremens bottle? It has a giant pink elephant on it. I love gallows humor.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Why in the world would recommended fanposts temporarily disappear?
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Earlier, all the diaries did. You had to go through the All Posts link.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Earl Weaver BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QWQbN0jFo_k
Probably old but fuck it, it was funny.
This rules too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-4FSRYagc&feature=related
Bunch of goddamned fleas hopping around on the bases getting picked off...
Oh crap that was funny
Fucking goddamn that was awesome
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
There's nothing wrong with that.
Big Z is the MAN.
by .Taylor on Jan 24, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
We were at some fancy restaurant on NYC last night
There was some French beer called La Divine we ordered that was $20 and came in a wine bottle. It kicked ass.
Duckyou must be saddened by this.
Big Z is the MAN.
by .Taylor on Jan 24, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
A nice review of DMZ's book by Phildopip.
Someone (who commented on Phildopip’s post) had an interesting take on the book. Click “show post” halfway down the page.
Big Z is the MAN.
by .Taylor on Jan 24, 2009 4:18 PM PST reply actions
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That guy's posted on USSM before.
Big Z is the MAN.
by .Taylor on Jan 24, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Hawaiians love salty shit.
Mecca lecca hai macca hieni ho!
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Anyone try the Tricerahops by Ninkasi?
I had it at one of the beer festivals, and feel like I remember really enjoying it.
I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little
Does anyone know how the trivia game at FanFest went today?
I can’t seem to remember.
According to PosPaul's facebookie thingy, there weren't that many people there this morning?
How did the crowd end up looking throughout the day?
Anyone want to report on any good talks?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
It was rather sparse around 10-11am
but it got progressively more crowded as the day went on. It was probably at its zenith around 1-2, before people started to leave. When we left the trivia thing around 3 the place was pretty empty.
oh, TOTALLY
my fanfest post, complete with photos at the end
I am a little sad that I got there too late to see Mark Lowe, though.
My crush on Franklin Gutierrez is now significantly less extreme.
Star shaped diamond earrings? Really?
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
maybe they were a lovely gift.
you won’t see them on the field, though.
that little beardlette, however….
The second picture with the bedroom eyes and the pout is horrendous.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Incredibly
I spent a good while trying to think of what it reminds me of, and I couldn’t even do that. He looks like a member of a boy band or something
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Here's what it reminds you of, the Landing Strip.
Which is what I’m going to call center field now, if he keeps that thing on his face.
I am still excited for Gutierrez the player
but my plans to adopt him as my New Bestest Fwiend Ever might need to be abandoned.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Gutierrez was supposed to be my rebound :(
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I like players that stupid people think suck, not players that actually do suck.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Bill Bavasi would have never traded for someone who looks like such a douche
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My mind blocks out that he was ever a Mariner
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fanfest was fun, but
the only blog person I found was PositivePaul and his brother-in-law. Seriously.
Zduriencik was great, I showed up just in time to see his panel, when he told trash stories about Scott Boras and admitted he doesn’t have a good nickname for us to spell him by.
People spent way too long asking Lee Tinsley about people stealing from first base.
Aaron Heilman is a huge Pearl Jam fan and Franklin Gutierrez is psyched to be playing in the same outfield with Ichiro and promises to catch everything out there in center.
good times? I guess. I didn’t go down to trivia because it pisses me off every year when I don’t get called up and yet I know more answers than everyone else on stage.
I have a book I won there.
of course, that was before the organized Trivia— I won it by answering a question Rizzs was filling time with before the next Q&A …
Several years ago I just waited until the end when the host just picks people raising their hands.
I sat in the front row for a couple hours and made sure he knew I was waiting to get on.
And actually, the questions are harder to answer when the spotlight is on you, heh. I remember it took me all my time to answer who hit the most home runs in the NL the year before — if I would have missed that question I wouldn’t have been able to show my face to my friends for the rest of the day.
Finished watching MLB networks 2001 Season program.
Aside from reopening old wounds with the Ms, I was annoyed by the repeated references of the Yankees as “America’s Team”. I understand the whole 9/11 aspect and I was in the northeast at the time, but I’ll be damned if I don’t remember every non-Yankee fan I knew being exstatic about the outcome of the WS.
Now that's just fucked right up.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I'm going to rec you for sheer longest native name in the world.
I thought I had it made with “Hewhohasaproblemkeepingitupandlovestoimprovise,” but this one has me beat.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
I think I'm going to write a paper on this for my human geography class
I’ll fill four pages very quickly just repeating the name
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To the XBOX Live crew..
I will hopefully be on soon – for some reason, my component cables are no longer working,so I have to grab a new set of those.. then I will be on!
by seattlesundevil on Jan 25, 2009 12:22 AM PST reply actions
Only gays play live.
I say this as someone who both can’t afford it, and sucks at most non-sports video games. Madden, anyone? You’ll have to do it at my house…
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
That was a pretty solid handful of games..
I had to get off for a bit – the roommates looked incredibly bored and I was tired of switching to mute to talk to them
But hey – at least we didn’t suck!
by seattlesundevil on Jan 25, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Front Office Manager is available on Tuesday
Who else is going to get a copy?
I love how this is like the third subthread on this topic
but me for 360!
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
I am plannin on it too - I have OOTP for the PC
But I need a 360 fix since 2k9 is probably going to be subpar
by seattlesundevil on Jan 25, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
They work
The best guitar I’ve used on the 360 is the old GH2 XPlorer wired guitar. I can’t stand the RB guitars, the strum bar feels too mushy and nonresponsive.
Drums, the GH kit gives you cymbals and the extra pad, but there’s been a lot of complaints about dud pads. The best bass pedal is in the Mad Catz portable drum kit for RB2.
by James F'n X on Jan 25, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
It's snowing at my place at the moment
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
So you're telling me if I buy this product
beautiful women named Heather won’t keep their hands off me?
NHL All Star Game is on.
Who’s watching?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I had actually planned to, but I still don't have TV.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
oh caaaaaaanadaaaaaaaa
I can’t say I’ve ever heard it sung by a gospel choir before. Who was that admiring himself for singing the US anthem? I got sidetracked reading Larry Stone on McNamara & the draft … and then torturing myself with the comments
The NHL All Star Game is a pile of crap
by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 25, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
All I know is that the related news links make me so excited to see Deadpool!
If done right, characters like he and Bullseye are friggin awesome.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
Want a laugh?
Weird. This dude looks scarily like me. I suppose that’s not a good thing.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.
That's awesome
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
And you're right, he's a lot like you
All the way down to what he had on under his tux
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
Dude apparently you can light farts on fire
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Duh
You’re how old and have never attempted/seen that attempted? My buddy used to do it all the time. Gross, but funny as hell when it comes out of nowhere
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
I just tried it and it worked it was awesome
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You're quite welcome
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It's funnier when you do it while wearing super tight polyester pants and you've been drinking.
I suggest giving it a try.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
I know my flammables and that sounds flammable
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Please set yourself on fire and tape it.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
And then screenshot the GIF and photoshop some words on it to make a funny picture that gets used in appropriate situations
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not nearly intoxicated enough to do this
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CORCO
DRINK
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
I have class at 8 tomorrow morning
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but tomorrow night
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Fucking excellent
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
I've never really watched that video
Kinda weird
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Jan 25, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
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