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randymar
Cool Runner |
 posted Jun-29-2006 01:51 PM
  
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Originally posted by randymar:
I misunderstood ... I thought the beer drinkers would be on display.
Two Words: Brew Zoo
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TrailOBite
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posted Jul-05-2006 09:00 AM
Well, I am back, after a very long holiday weekend,and a total
of 5 full days of parties at our house. I think my liver is a goner
for sure.
2 kegs, 15 cases of pop and water, another 4 cases of beer.
The grad party was a huge hit,and the HASH! Well, let's just
say things went a bit beyond the last one I spoke of.The next 2 weekends are travel trips for races. July is a fast
month, and that calls for celebrating life. The race this Sunday
ends at a brewery! That has to be excellent. Still no Golden Monkey- I am patient and know our paths will
soon cross. Love and peace to the Beer People!
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-05-2006 12:33 PM
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Orginally posted by MikeMills (over and over)
Right now I'm drinking the Golden Monkey. Anybody else had this? It's powerful stuff! 9.5% alcohol (am I slurrring my wordss?) and dangerously smooth, especially with some warming. I can't find anything that says they put honey in this, so I'll believe them - but that's what I'm tasting, with some really nice, herbal, not-quite-balancing hops. For all the sweetness that hangs on the tip of the tongue, it somehow finishes dry in the back of the throat with that lingering, heady alcohol warmth. It's almost a... err... sexual experience. Is that wrong?
Well, Mike we finally came around and DID pick up that 750ml of Golden Monkey. I am in total agreement, right up till that last part - when you lost your mind. It was so rich and honey-like I half expected to find bee parts or honeycomb in the bottle. The first pour produced an immense ivory white head, that took some time to settle, leaving the glass 1/3 full, 2/3 foam. I swiped some of the thick, rich lather off the top to give myself room to fill some more. I did. Now a golden storm of a yeast swarm swirled and raged in the glass. The reinvigorated cap of bubbles arched up another half and inch above the rim, yet none surged over the side, TV-beer fashion. I entertained my daughter by poking my nose into the foamy head. I could see the tip of a white clown nose between my glasses. It is strong stuff; almost as if someone had slipped some Southern Comfort into a Belgian beer. I could pick out citrus flavors and unidentified spices. I didn't get that back of the throat stuff Mike was talking about, but I did receive a warm glow, and overall good feeling. It wasn't the orgasmic experience of itself that Mike alluded, but, shared with the proper person, it could lead to one. ------------------
Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-05-2006 01:41 PM
Sad...I just had a some Golden Monkey (and Hop Devil, and Storm King) at Victory on Saturday... And, at Victory, they mix half Golden Monkey and half Hop Devil, and call it a Silver Back... Very nice. I'm spoiled, I can admit it... [This message has been edited by goindownsouth (edited Jul-05-2006).]
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randymar
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:24 PM
Technically speaking - in other words, my OCD is acting up - Silver Backs, i.e., gorillas, aren't monkeys; they are apes. Although both are primates - as are we - monkeys have tails.Do they mix them Black & Tan style (spoon, line across the glass) or just dump them together???
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La Tortuga
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:31 PM
Being that close to the Victory home must be wonderful.I too drank a Golden Monkey this week-end. Randymas - nice review. What MM did not tell us about, however, are the sleep inducing qualities. I split a bottle and then slept the most fitfull, dream-filled 10 hour sleep. Did they put Niquil in there?
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Technically speaking - in other words, my OCD is acting up - Silver Backs, i.e., gorillas, aren't monkeys; they are apes. Although both are primates - as are we - monkeys have tails.Do they mix them Black & Tan style (spoon, line across the glass) or just dump them together???
It's just a straight up mix...
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La Tortuga
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:44 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Technically speaking - in other words, my OCD is acting up - Silver Backs, i.e., gorillas, aren't monkeys; they are apes. Although both are primates - as are we - monkeys have tails.Do they mix them Black & Tan style (spoon, line across the glass) or just dump them together???
Been reading Edward O Wilson again?
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randymar
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
What MM did not tell us about, however, are the sleep inducing qualities.
It was implied. I was a little wary about opening the bottle at nearly 4PM - long after the outdoor chores were done but well before dinner. I paced myself - it took nearly an hour to drink the bottle - and got the grill going without incident.
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randymar
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posted Jul-05-2006 02:47 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Been reading Edward O Wilson again?
Smarty pants.
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webfoot
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posted Jul-05-2006 07:52 PM
Hello all,
Extremely crappy day at work. Picked up boys from camp (day getting better) after diner found mysely missing Flying Dog's Hefweizen. (sp, don't care) Store out.Anyway, as I find myself increasing my mileage for uber-base in prep for fall marathon I find the wheat beers hold increasing craving-like sypmtoms. EU-wheaties very interesting, but not "quaf-able" like US wheaties. Harpoon UFO another one on my quafable list. Anyone else have similar recomendations? PS. The G-monkey is wrapping his hands around my eyes as I type this... night-night PPS.Mew page, per randymar's instructions I can include my sig again
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webfoot
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posted Jul-05-2006 07:55 PM
PPS Here it is
PPPS damm monkey
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"Dr Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?"
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-06-2006 06:59 AM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Being that close to the Victory home must be wonderful.I too drank a Golden Monkey this week-end. Randymas - nice review. What MM did not tell us about, however, are the sleep inducing qualities. I split a bottle and then slept the most fitfull, dream-filled 10 hour sleep. Did they put Niquil in there?
It really is. Being only an hour away from a handful of great breweries, we call this area the "fertile crescent"... But I digress...
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randymar
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posted Jul-06-2006 08:14 AM
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Originally posted by RunMonkey:
I will try it -- I'd been eyeing it in the boozetorium, ....
I like to call it "The Cerveza-ria"
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randymar
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posted Jul-06-2006 08:20 AM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
It really is. Being only an hour away from a handful of great breweries, we call this area the "fertile crescent"...But I digress...
It is nice living in the Del Val ain't it??? Good beer to drink - and with the Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and Sixers being so bad, we need to - good places to run and ride; good radio [XPN, home of World Cafe] If the weather just didn't s*ck so bad ...
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-06-2006 08:59 AM
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Originally posted by randymar:
It is nice living in the Del Val ain't it??? Good beer to drink - and with the Phillies, Flyers, Eagles and Sixers being so bad, we need to - good places to run and ride; good radio [XPN, home of World Cafe]If the weather just didn't s*ck so bad ...
Are there more of us in the area? Perhaps a runners gathering at Victory is in order? Just thinking out loud...lol
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randymar
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posted Jul-06-2006 09:12 AM
More than you know, less than there should be, but just enough to keep it interesting.
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-06-2006 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by randymar:
More than you know, less than there should be, but just enough to keep it interesting.
Well, let me say it now, if anyone wants to organize a runners gathering at Victory, let me know. I have strings to pull there, believe me.
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randymar
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posted Jul-06-2006 09:29 AM
I hate to mention it, but everytime I see your user name, RL Burnside starts playing in my head; thank you very much.Goin' Down South - RL Burnside
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-06-2006 09:50 AM
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Originally posted by randymar:
I hate to mention it, but everytime I see your user name, RL Burnside starts playing in my head; thank you very much.Goin' Down South - RL Burnside
Actually, I got this name from a 1950's jazz tune by Bobby Hutcherson. But it's cool to know I am thought of at all...lol Dan
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TrailOBite
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-06-2006 10:43 AM
....and I get a totally different image in my mind from your
name, Dan.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-06-2006 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by TrailOBite:
....and I get a totally different image in my mind from your
name, Dan.
LOL Michele... *biting tongue*
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webfoot
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posted Jul-06-2006 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by TrailOBite:
....and I get a totally different image in my mind from your
name, Dan.
He he he... me too.... and I wasn't even at your party :-)
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-06-2006 11:09 AM
Was it something I said?:-P
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-06-2006 11:23 AM
With all the Monkey talk, I neglected to mention the true star of the week:Sweaty Betty Blonde Ale from Boulder Beer As the sister to Mojo IPA and Hazed & Infused, she has quite a pedigree to work with. Like her siblings, she has a playful nature, with a little bit of an edginess. She may or may not be a natural blonde; she wouldn't mind letting you try find out, but you'll have to work for it. She wears a jogbra under her bowling shirt (unbuttoned), stuffs her cellphone into her cargo pants, turns her baseball hat around, jacks her skateboard under her arm and rides off to do some bunnyhops in the cemetery. I can see her and MH Circus Boy, on their bikes at the top of a big hill saying "First one to the bottom is the best beer for the rest of whole summer." Hoegaarden asks, "Two out of three???" "You won't make it to two" Victory Whirlwind Wit replies and pushes up to the line.
*** to be continued ***
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