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MikeMills
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 posted May-08-2006 09:42 AM
   
Nice work. I completely missed it. Can you say "Nimrod"? Had a freelance emergency and, well, that was that.
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randymar
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posted May-08-2006 10:38 AM
You are forgiven.------------------
Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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randymar
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posted May-08-2006 11:20 AM
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Originally posted by MikeMills:
But I still want a Narnia mitten.
I've seen an "early draft" You will like it.
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MikeMills
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posted May-08-2006 01:38 PM
Really? Am I still getting one?
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted May-08-2006 01:41 PM
She insists. She gave me a good scolding about it, too.
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randymar
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posted May-08-2006 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
It's NATIONAL Homebrew Day, Muffin.I'm sure we'll be able to find something tasty in PA or NJ. And, we're not running until Sunday, the 7th.
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La Tortuga:
But TRM said...
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randymar:
He said, "hide the bottleopener."He didn't say anything about having a nice homebrew on draft. I may know a place we can stop.
In reality, it was HER call. White Dog Cafe, Penn Campus.   The day's choices (all on tap) included FF HopFish, FF Farmhouse Summer Ale, Victory HopDevil, Yards Philly Ale, Stoudt's Scarlet Lady, and Legacy Midnight Wit. Now, granted they weren't "homebrewed" - on premises - but they were once. I say we were covered. Althought she hadn't had either Flying Fish yet, LT chose the "safe" HopDevil. I countered by taking the Farmhouse. The strawberry blonde beertenderness, mixed them up, however. I don't know how. We were two of only five people at the bar. No matter. I offered LT a sip of the Farmhouse and the right of first refusal. She preferred the HopDevil. As you wish. For the second round we both took the Legacy Midnight Wit. quote:
Legacy Midnight Wit
Brewed in the true Belgian-style, the Midnight Wit is a silky smooth, full bodied witbier with a spice aroma from the coriander (and other spices we keep secret!) and a citric zest from the addition of Curacao orange peel. The smooth taste and mouth feel comes from using 60% wheat malt in the brewing process. Very little hop bitterness as is typical of the style. The Midnight Wit is fermented using the same yeast strain as Hoegaarden. We leave the beer unfiltered to retain all the flavors.Style: Belgian Witbier
Alcohol: 4.90% ABV
IBU: 17
Hops: German, Czech
Malts: Belgian
Availability: Year round
I thought it was quite tasty, very Hoegaardenish, and that's a good thing. LT couldn't find the coriander, but it was nicely tangerine-y. As yeasty as it appeared, none could be found at the bottom of the glass. It's a good beer to have in late afternoon with someone special on a very summery spring day. Even if you ARE running ten miles early the next morning!!!
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randymar
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posted May-08-2006 04:50 PM
Broad Street Run 2006
Bib: 4832
Last name: mar
First name: randy
State: NJ
Overall: 10973
Chip time: 01:38:55 Bib: 15113
Last name: Tortuga
First name: La
State: MA
Overall: 10974
Chip time: 01:38:56 Our post run beers were to be DFH :60 and HopFish, until I spied Boulder Beer Hazed & Infused. LT remarked "Oh, I've had this," as she turned the bottle over in her hand. She reached for its partner, Mojo IPA, "Or maybe it was this one" and examined that as well. "Maybe it was both???!!! I remember liking them both equally. You choose."
I chose the Hazed & Infused, on two criteria. First, was, of course, the echoing of Jimi, Secondly was that I was in a blue-green tie-dye mood vs. a red-orange tie-dye.
The H & I was slightly cloudy copper in color, a hoppy pine aroma, with a rich head and a beautiful peppery citrus taste. It could have been a little stronger (only 4.8% ABV) and it generated a touch too much "burp." It was good with dinner though.
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 09:41 AM
Chip time: 01:38:55
Chip time: 01:38:56I didn't mean to imply that I beat her by ONE second. Our clock times were exactly the same, as it should be. I think that her foot crossed the starting mat one second after mine ... like, I had my right foot forward, and she had her right foot back ... in the computer's mind, it took her one second longer.
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La Tortuga
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posted May-09-2006 09:42 AM
Broad street 10 miler - a very fun race. That's all the race report that you can expect to get from me. However Randy was an outstanding race host. Top three reasons - • Getting me through a very complicated starting line. This required starting at the end, taking a subway to the beginning, leaving a belongings bag at a specifically numbered bus and the finding our correct pace group. All by 8:30am. I have no sense of direction and would have never made it there on my own. • He carried my jellybeans for me. I knew that I would need some sugar at miles 3 and 7, but somehow forgot that one needs pockets. Running 7 miles with jellybeans could be a problem. • Randy let me pick the pace. Before the day was over, I did head back to try one of the Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale – it was definitely worth going back for!
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 09:47 AM
Thanks for the compliments, Muffin. It was a pleasure.I would have never even GOTTEN to the starting line without your coaching and encouragement. Thanks again. So you DID try the Farmhouse, huh??? Your thoughts???
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La Tortuga
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posted May-09-2006 10:12 AM
It tasted like a very earthy beer - there was more there than the light color implied. Maybe I was influenced by reading about the beginning of the Mayan civilization while drinking my pint (yes singular there), but it seemed to follow an older tradition of brewing recipes. It also helped to guarantee a good night sleep.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 10:34 AM
The word "shark" may have been derived from the Mayan word for shark, xoc, pronounced "shock" or "shawk"
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 10:50 AM
<<<Okay, this is where we tie it together - Courtesy of godchecker.com >>>Gods from Aztec Mythology
TEZCATZONTECATL: Beer God. Another deity of putting the PULQUE amongst the rabbits. There is an unsubstantiated rumor that he owned a chain of taverns which once stretched across the Aztec Empire. These bore such names as The Pulque Pub, The Seven Rabbits, The Pulquinn, The Rabbit & Cactus, The Spinal Tap Room, Bunny's Bar and the Twitchery Brewhouse. PULQUE: Fiery Aztec booze which gave its name to a whole pantheon of Drinking Gods from Mexico. The Totonac goddess MAYAHUEL invented Pulque, a firey booze fit for the Gods. With more secret ingredients than Coke and Pepsi combined, PULQUE had psychedelic properties in abundance and proved so popular that it attracted a whole pack of drinking deities. These Pulque Gods abandoned their agriculture, their farms and their mineral water in order to get royally drunk. A particular group of them are called the CENTZON-TOTOCHTIN, meaning 'Infinite Rabbits'. These drunken deities represent the infinite ways that people can be affected by intoxication. Their leader is OMETOTCHTLI, and presumably he's the only one sober enough to count them all. MAYAHUEL: Goddess of Alcohol. She got the idea of distilling agave seeds after watching the exploits of a drunken mouse. As protector of the cactusy maguey plant, she greatly assisted her husband PATECATL in his medicinal researches. At one point teetotallers tried to stamp her out. No chance - she is far mightier than Minnie Mouse. See PULQUE for the whole intoxicating tale. PATECATL: God of Medicine. With the aid of his wife MAYAHUEL, he pepped up PULQUE by adding certain roots to the maguey cactus mixture under the illusion that it was amazingly beneficial 'Pulque Physic'. This illusion was actually caused by the narcotic hallucinations on top of the alcohol. The only antidote is to choose your Gods more carefully. And no, we don't have the recipe. But we're working on it.
Gods from Incan Mythology
ACCLA: The ACCLA were INTI's [Incan supreme being] girls, virgins specially chosen to keep the sacred fires burning. In emergency situations they were only too happy to let themselves be thrown on the fire. When not being sacrificed they brewed the beer and did a little concubining for the emperor.
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La Tortuga
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posted May-09-2006 11:08 AM
Oopshttp://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum4/HTML/009011.shtml
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MikeMills
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 11:43 AM
Killjoy.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 12:10 PM
If she didn't do it, I would have.Let's see, how many have taken on the BEER thread ...??? Cheese
Marijuana
Candy
Cereal
Ice cream
Tofu
Fiber (several times, in several forms) That makes us, what, a conservative 7-0??? "They tried like champions, and failed like heroes!!!"
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 12:18 PM
Cheese? Ice Cream?Oh - I missed those - hmmm. Well let me put it this way...
I would give up beer for cheese - ice cream is a staple and oreos are just a mistake. That white stuff in the middle is kind of creepy.
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
I would give up beer for cheese
Sorry, Princess, but I am NOT cutting into a block of cheddar after cutting the lawn. However, if there were some Wheat Thins or Triscuits and a bottle of Shiraz nearby as well, I'd consider it
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 01:40 PM
Cheese is the food of my people - hence the high cholesterol - but at least we don't get there on Oreos.Sunshine though is my favorite word.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted May-09-2006 01:52 PM
Damn!!! We should have gotten this then ... it was right next to the Mojo IPA!!!  Sunshine Pils® (May-Aug.)
Alcohol by Volume: 5.3%
Hop Bitterness (IBU's) : 45
Color (SRM) : Straw / Golden
Availability: Seasonal
Malts: Pilsner, Crystal
Hops: Saaz, Mitt. Hallertau
Yeast: Lager
TASTING NOTES
Hop fans rejoice! Sunshine Pils combines the crisp taste of European style pilsners with a kicked-up hop character to create a balanced, refreshing seasonal beer. Golden in color with a fluffy white head, Sunshine Pils is the perfect beer for Summer.
FOOD COMPLEMENTS
Since Sunshine Pils is a Summer beer, it is a fine compliment with all types of salads [perfect for you!!!]. It also pairs well with all shellfish and mild fish filets.
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 01:58 PM
Is it me, or did the page just get brighter???
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La Tortuga
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posted May-09-2006 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Damn!!! We should have gotten this then ... it was right next to the Mojo IPA!!!
I was distracted
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La Tortuga
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posted May-09-2006 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by MikeMills:
Really? Am I still getting one?
Only if you are nice to Randymar and let me know what colors you want. Not that this will guarantee these colors, but it will give me a place to start.
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
I was distracted
If I remember, you couldn't reach it.
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therealman
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posted May-09-2006 02:56 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Chip time: 01:38:55
Chip time: 01:38:56I didn't mean to imply that I beat her by ONE second. Our clock times were exactly the same, as it should be. I think that her foot crossed the starting mat one second after mine ... like, I had my right foot forward, and she had her right foot back ... in the computer's mind, it took her one second longer.
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