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randymar
Cool Runner |
 posted Jul-10-2006 10:17 AM
  
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
Sadly, I am really craving some Hop Devil today...
Not me, man ... It's going to be like 90 freaking degrees when I leave work this afternoon. A "quick" 4 miles on the nice A/C'd track; 1/2 hour - 45 minutes on the bike; and I'll have a nice cold Whirlwind waiting for me when I get home. ------------------
Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 10:26 AM
*taps microphone*Yeah, uhh, my name is Dan. And I am a closet hop-head...
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 10:44 AM
Than you should like this, from worldofbeer.com'Light, fizzy beers are losing popularity' - July 2006 Bet that headline got your attention, didn't it? Go ahead, indulge yourself and read it again. Feels good, right? It should, because if this declaration is to be taken at face value, it marks nothing less than a tidal shift in the battle between the flavourful ales and lagers of so many craft brewers around the world and the pallid brews of the mainstream. It means, in short, that if you're a fan of flavoursome beer, then your side is now winning. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, according to Ron Beatson, a hop breeder at New Zealand's HortResearch, today's beer drinker is in search of bigger hop aromas and bolder flavours in their beer. To this end, says a story published at beveragedaily.com, Mr. Beaston and his team have been busily developing new strains of hops that will produce "tastier, richer beer." Says Mr. Beatson: "Light, fizzy beers are losing popularity and we are seeing an increased demand for a broader number of styles such as dark beers, pale ales, and pilseners." Leaving aside for a moment Mr. Beatson's unfortunate characterization of "dark beers" as a style, and the fact that those light, fizzy beers do still control the majority of the market, this is a remarkable declaration which, so far as I can tell, marks the first time a prominent industry insider has suggested that beer with significant flavour and aroma is replacing bland beer as the international mover. Regular World of Beer readers will have been of this mind for some time, of course, but for a such as statement to come from a scientist working for a company like HortResearch, which no doubt earns the bulk of its revenue from the big, international brewers rather than the little specialty operations, well, that's a major revelation. Funded in part by the hops growers of New Zealand, the study would appear to be largely motivated by industrial self-interest, and therefore of less consequence than what I am attributing to it. But it's important to remember that, for all the lack of apparent hop flavour in many of their brands, companies like Anheuser-Busch, InBev and SABMiller buy considerably more hops than do any number of craft breweries put together, and so it is with these companies that the hop growers' self-interest really lies. Indeed, according to the beveragedaily.com story, HortResearch's initial results have already drawn the attention of no less than Anheuser-Busch. What's more, this comes on the back of the opening of the new German Hops Museum in Wolnzach, part of the Hallertau hop growing region, and the development of that district as a base for agro-tourism centered around hops. Also just arrived is the news that specialty hops brokers HopUnion and Yakima Chief are merging into one entity designed to more efficiently provide specialty brewers with the intense and aromatic hops they crave, and according to Mr. Beatson, modern beer drinkers increasingly love. Why, it's all enough to make a hop head's mouth water in anticipation!
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 11:16 AM
That, my friend, is why I get Hop Devil from the cask when I visit Victory... no high amounts of annoying carbonation.Soooo smooth... Sakes, they had Storm King Stout on cask one time, and that was the end of me that day...
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 11:36 AM
Speaking - again - of Victory ...D'Wife did the Cancer Ride yesterday and there were many Victory jerseys to be seen. I'm not sure if they were actually FROM Victory (since the jerseys are readily available on-line) but they were well represented, as well as Tröegs, Yards and, of course, Fat Tire [which still ain't 'vailable 'round here] DFH was not to be seen. They may be in for a the MS 150 in DE later in the year - or is that one in spring???
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:09 PM
Nope, the breweries didn't send teams ... just fans.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:17 PM
Again, just thinking out loud, but I wonder what the interest would be in having a 5k race sponsored by Victory and some other businesses in the Downingtown area, for charity...Show of hands, anyone?
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:22 PM
Again, just thinking out loud, but I wonder what the interest would be in having a 5k race sponsored by Victory and some other businesses in the Downingtown area, for charity...Show of hands, anyone?
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:28 PM
Again, just thinking out loud, but I wonder what the interest would be in having a 5k race sponsored by Victory and some other businesses in the Downingtown area, for charity...Show of hands, anyone?
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:29 PM
Downingtown's a little far for me, for a 5k; Victory notwithstanding, sorry.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:35 PM
Well, I ain't running a 10k...lolBut let me put some wheels in motion and see if there is any interest anyway. It could be a great excuse to have a runners gathering at the brewery...
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:37 PM
Well, I ain't running a 10k...lolBut let me put some wheels in motion and see if there is any interest anyway. It could be a great excuse to have a runners gathering at the brewery...
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:43 PM
Hey, um, GDS, don't people usually come up with a charity FIRST, then the event before they track down sponsors???
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 01:47 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Hey, um, GDS, don't people usually come up with a charity FIRST, then the event before they track down sponsors???
Generally, but Victory works with a lot of local and national charities already. I just cannot remember which ones at this point. I will have to get with a friend of mine who is in with them.
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 02:14 PM
Some days it is hard to hang around LT - poor El SeñorShopping for kitchen chairs at IKEA El Señor – what do you think of these chairs? They have a cushion.
LT – these are great (said quite loudly). They feel lovely on my hemorrhoids.
Lunch at Redbones LT – when is the next NorthWest brew-fest?
Redbones Chief Brewer – November
El Señor – isn’t that rather far away?
LT – are you kidding. That’s right around the corner. Can you let me know when you are going to start the tastings so that I can approve your choices? Walking through a park on the way home from Redbones El Señor – where are you going?
LT – to give that poor woman some of my yarn
El Señor – but she already has yarn that she’s knitting with
LT – you call that yarn” She’s working with a Kelly green acrylic I can’t let her do that.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 02:23 PM
The guys on Beer Advocate talk about Redbones all the time... Cool place?
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Some days it is hard to hang around LT - poor El Señor
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. As I was riding "Pinky the Clown Bike" back to the car from the Lockheed tent, she kept saying "I don't know you. I don't know you." 
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webfoot
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 03:07 PM
LT; don't feel to sorry for El Senior.... you see, the Y chromosome enables the possesor of such to activate the "selective hearing" gene. Activation of this gene is thought to be mediated through spousal dronings/quirks. Other manifestations of an activated selected-hearing gene is the autonomic responce of "OK dear" or yes dear" accompanied by the neuromotor nodding of the head. The possessor of the Y chromosome does not know these events have even occured .....kinda like being in suspended animation.So don't worry, a couple of gazzilion years of selective pressure (or the first Wednesday ever, to you bible thumping folk) have resulted in this phenotype which scientist speculate aids in the propagation of the species. On another topic, new fav wheatie. My snobby opinion this week is getting away from the more complex EU continental wheats and is now favoring the cleaner american variety; Majic Hats hocus phocus. Great stuff!
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MarkGuy
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 05:48 PM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
You certainly could have done worse for yourself... Sadly, I am really craving some Hop Devil today...
OK, I've been lurking on this thread off and on for a few months. I still have no idea what to make of it or most of you..... But seeing this earlier today reminded me of a couple of bottles of Hop Devil I had pushed to the back of the basement fridge. I figgered it was time to reach past the Stella and Bell's Oberon and crack one open. So here's to running (is that a dirty word in this thread?) and BEER. Cheers. Mark
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 07:23 AM
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Originally posted by MarkGuy:
OK, I've been lurking on this thread off and on for a few months. I still have no idea what to make of it or most of you..... But seeing this earlier today reminded me of a couple of bottles of Hop Devil I had pushed to the back of the basement fridge. I figgered it was time to reach past the Stella and Bell's Oberon and crack one open. So here's to running (is that a dirty word in this thread?) and BEER. Cheers.Mark
And you see, Mark? That is how it all begins. You have taken your first, major step towards nirvanna... Whatever that may be... Pros't!
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TrailOBite
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 08:14 AM
Hello Beer People! I am back from the beer inbred city of Utica
and survived the Boilermaker.
I found no Golden Monkey. The Beave thinks I am insane or
that it is some cult type obsession. I say you all have gotten
into my beer thoughts is all.
Saranac beer was great. I had a few pale ales and Long Trails
as it seemed a natural for me. It killed me to be so close to
the Adirondacks and not be able to go there but maybe this
fall,after marathon/ultra stuff is over.
Did NOT hash the nite before the race, as it seemed a little
bit of a bad idea. Good thing-they played beer pong with
Boilermakers for the losers. Being me, I would have been a
loser at beer pong for sure!
This week's beer goal is UFO, courtesy of your influence.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by webfoot:
LT; don't feel to sorry for El Senior.... you see, the Y chromosome enables ...
Right about here, all I heard was blah, blah, blah ... We'll be right back ... quote:
Magic Hat Hocus Pocus. Great stuff!
And we're back!!!
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RunMonkey
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 08:56 AM
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Originally posted by TrailOBite:
Hello Beer People! I am back from the beer inbred city of Utica
and survived the Boilermaker.
I found no Golden Monkey. The Beave thinks I am insane or
that it is some cult type obsession. I say you all have gotten
into my beer thoughts is all.
Saranac beer was great. I had a few pale ales and Long Trails
as it seemed a natural for me. It killed me to be so close to
the Adirondacks and not be able to go there but maybe this
fall,after marathon/ultra stuff is over.
Did NOT hash the nite before the race, as it seemed a little
bit of a bad idea. Good thing-they played beer pong with
Boilermakers for the losers. Being me, I would have been a
loser at beer pong for sure!
This week's beer goal is UFO, courtesy of your influence.
Hey TOB--your posts are starting to look like little poems.
You know you don't have to hit <enter> to get to a new line, right? The interface does it for you --- keep typing and when you run out of space it happens automatically. Utica. God. Doesn't somebody in Utica make beer? Isn't that where Genny cream ale comes from? Is that even made any more? Or Black Label? I remember Black Label. It used to be the hipster beer until it was replaced by Pabst. I also remember drinking games. Looking back it's kind of weird that we played them (and I generally wouldn't play, but other people would, mainly guys). Like Quarters. Land a quarter in a glass of beer, drink the glass of beer. Or something. Woo-hoo.
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
The guys on Beer Advocate talk about Redbones all the time... Cool place?
Ver cool place! 2006 Tour de France Breakfasts Ride your own tour, then come watch the real deal. Stage 10 - Wed, July 12th
Stage 15 - Tues, July 18th Breakfast starts at 9:00 am, costs $5.00 and includes eggs, bacon,
toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, coffee & more with TVs tuned to
the Tour.
Organize a ride, we'll valet your bike when you arrive.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-11-2006 10:03 AM
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Originally posted by RunMonkey:
Hey TOB--your posts are starting to look like little poems.
A trail runner named O'Bite
Wanted her posts to look right.
She'd always "return"
But just wouldn't learn.
Must have been an oversight.
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