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randymar
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 posted Mar-30-2006 04:40 PM
  
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Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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randymar
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posted Mar-31-2006 08:45 AM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Last night, I very nearly picked up "Clown Boy" ...
My mistake, it's called "Circus Boy" "Perfect for you" said D'Wife.
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La Tortuga
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posted Mar-31-2006 09:39 AM
I just had a glass of milk - it was cold and refreshing, much better than the Circus Boy that I poured over my Cocoa Krispies this morning.
Perhaps I should have tried R's suggestion instead - "BBChocoStout over Cocoa Krispies"
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randymar
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posted Mar-31-2006 10:08 AM
I came up with another one this morning:Shipyard PumpkinHead Ale on top of AppleJacks.
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La Tortuga
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posted Mar-31-2006 10:10 AM
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I came up with another one this morning:Shipyard PumpkinHead Ale on top of AppleJacks.
Is this considered seasonal?
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randymar
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posted Mar-31-2006 10:19 AM
Most likely.I don't think PumpkinHead available all year.
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MikeMills
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posted Mar-31-2006 10:20 AM
I am determined to try some of these. How about Aventinus on Wheaties?
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MikeMills
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posted Mar-31-2006 10:27 AM
Pumpkin beer should be available year-round - although I guess it would lose some of its mystique drank as a lawnmower beer.
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randymar
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posted Mar-31-2006 11:15 AM
You said "Mystique" ...  Rebecca Romijn sure beats the St. Pauli Girl, huh???
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randymar
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posted Mar-31-2006 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
My mistake, it's called "Circus Boy""Perfect for you" said D'Wife.
It was a pretty warm evening last night, so I went for it. It hadn't quite reached my 70° threshold for hefeweizen - the ultimate "lawnmower beer" - but I could make due. After letting them chill for a while, I took one from the refrigerator. The unfiltered / unpasteurized yeast left a nice layer on the bottom of the bottle. Remembering Mike's advice, I slowly rolled the bottle on it side to ease the sediment back into the liquid, where it belonged, where I could enjoy it and those yummy vitamins. Returning the bottle upright, I gave it one gentle swirl to fully distribute the little buggers. The bottle opened with a refershing pop."The Overachievers Underestimated the Rest of Us" were the words under the cap. I poured it into my special "new beer" glass. It was a beautifully translucent golden yellow with a brilliant white head. Almost a lemon meringue in a glass. I brought the glass to my nose. There are certain aromas which can trigger strong memories* Others are unmistakeable and can be linked to a specific, place we all know (for instance, if you combine the smell of coffee [with way too much cream and sugar] with the smell of kerosene, you get an airport. Try it yourself). Circus Boy smelled like the bike shop I worked in ... fresh rubber - probably from the yeast - lemon Pledge, and Windex. When I worked at The Peddler's Shop in Haddonfield, it was transitioning from a bike shop to a BMX / skateboard shop. Her name was Patti. I was a DeadHead tuner and she was a skatepunk ... very much the prototype for the sk8r grls we all know and love today ... very Avril Levigne (except Avril wasn't born yet). She was the one who convinced me to play bass ... her logic was simple "a guitar has 6 strings, you have 5 fingers; you're outnumbered. A bass on the other hand..." There was a vacant apartment above, which oddly enough had the same locks as the shop, so the same set of keys opened both sets of doors. Being an older building, both upstairs and downstairs had very creaky hardwood floors (hence the Pledge), plus the hand-etched shop door (Windex)had one of those old jingle bells that rang whenever someone came in ... sort of an early warning device. It came in handy many times. She's a nurse now, I believe. Sorry, lost track. Circus Boy, yes, right. It was very nice, sweet honey-lemony taste. It's not hoppy at all, not too dry.. If they keep it available through the summer, I will be happy. It won't be my go-to Sunday-after-yardwork beer, but it could come in handy with a cigar on the porch at sunset.
* read "Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout" on "400 Beers" to see what I mean
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Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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randymar
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posted Apr-03-2006 08:18 AM
I was seriously tempted to have a "lawnmower beer" weekend, but I resisted.
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-03-2006 08:52 AM
I did - sort of - a Buzzard's Bay Lager - here you go...Perhaps my response is a bit delayed, but the w-e I decided to take up MM’s challenge and choose a beer outside of my trusted beloved brews. Saturday evening found me reaching over the Magic Hat 6-packs and into a box of Buzzard’s Bay Lager. It is a very rare occasion that I go after a straight lager. That is not to say that I do not appreciate a German lager, in fact they are particularly tasty on X-mas morning when my family opens gifts up with our friend Bucky, who’s wife bakes a (rather dry) Stollen that requires a Bitburger to wash it down. However American lagers are a different animal and Buzzard’s Bay is an American brewery. I waited until after dinner to open my first bottle and poured it into a wide mouthed glass. Perhaps it was the light color, the 70’ weather or my pre-conceived notion, but I did start thinking “lawn mower” beer. Took a sip. Not exactly lawn mower beer, but more the aroma of one who has just mown the lawn. A person approaches me from the newly mown lawn, The aroma of grass hangs in the air. I lean in smelling right behind an ear and take a little taste of neck. Dry, clean and morning fresh green, just what I found in my glass. Cheers.
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-03-2006 09:54 AM
400 BeersHey R - Read your Rites of Spring - very nice. We have a few here in my very urban environment as well. The streets finally get cleaned of their multiple layers of salt Iced Coffee - mmmmmmmmmmm - actually let me repeat that - iced coffee White Hi-tops - although that may be unique to me The lone guitar player - it happens every year - a soulful young person, usually early 20's - finds a public place to bring his/her guitar, bring us all down with his/her melancholy nature and then leave - never to be seen again. I did hear the peepers though yesterday and that was nice.
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randymar
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posted Apr-03-2006 10:16 AM
"White Hi-tops - although that may be unique to me"Not at all. What color laces? Purple, Baby Blue? Mine are black.
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randymar
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posted Apr-03-2006 10:28 AM
And thanks.
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randymar
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posted Apr-03-2006 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
... it happens every year - a soulful young person, usually early 20's - finds a public place to bring his/her guitar, bring us all down with his/her melancholy nature and then leave - never to be seen again.
Could be worse ... could be a piano. Or a cello. Or he could come back every day.
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-03-2006 03:27 PM
Heard the peepers - they brought my spirits up - melancholy is really not all that it is cracked up to be.You are right - good thing it is an annual one day performance. Wonder what happens to them? Aliens? Did you read The Theremin in Neighbor? MM you have a copy now too - read that one first. [This message has been edited by La Tortuga (edited Apr-03-2006).]
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randymar
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posted Apr-03-2006 03:50 PM
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You are right - good thing it is an annual one day performance. Wonder what happens to them? Aliens?
I'm thinking / hoping someone smashes his guitar over his head. quote:
Did you read The Theremin in Neighbor?
Yes, I did. Interesting business strategy. Almost makes me want to get a harmonica.
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-04-2006 01:00 AM
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 LT, she's wearing your socks!!!
Who is? I was wondering who had them as I think that someone just knocked mine off. Time to get some sleep - adios. ------------------
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randymar
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posted Apr-04-2006 09:37 AM
Sorry, broken link:http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0371724/HGC-03722.jpg
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-04-2006 10:27 AM
I don't have permission, but I do have a lovely pair of striped grey, blue, red and yellow (muted) knee socks.
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randymar
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posted Apr-04-2006 10:41 AM
I didn't know you needed permission to wear socks like that.Now rainbow toe socks; them you need a license for.
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randymar
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posted Apr-05-2006 08:48 AM
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I was wondering who had them as I think that someone just knocked mine off.
I had trouble keeping mine on last night as well.
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La Tortuga
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posted Apr-05-2006 09:38 AM
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Yeah, but he wasn't looking for his towel. He knew where his towel was. The world got blown up - specifically India. He was looking for a cup of tea. Maybe Douglas Adams had just read too much Wodehouse...
He shared this desire with many Star Trek crew members as they optimistically headed for the replicator. Except for James T. who had his alien versions of Trillian.
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randymar
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posted Apr-05-2006 10:13 AM
In a world of naked green chicks, the one with argyle socks, blue satin boxers and man's shirt is truly exotic.
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