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Old 01-29-2013, 04:06 AM   #1361
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wife drug me to a thrift store yesterday. she found a hollow ottoman. i started thinking about how i could make a beer cooler out of it


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Old 01-29-2013, 04:42 AM   #1362
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When you have to get a hobby to distract yourself from brewing


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Old 01-29-2013, 04:51 AM   #1363
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The wife is asleep after midnight and you discreetly grab your smartphone to read more about brewing.
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Old 01-29-2013, 11:27 AM   #1364
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Old 01-29-2013, 11:35 AM   #1365
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When part of vacation planning includes asking yourself when any brews have to be bottled or moved to secondary.
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Old 01-29-2013, 11:55 AM   #1366
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When part of vacation planning includes asking yourself when any brews have to be bottled or moved to secondary.
and that vacation must include brewery tours
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Old 01-29-2013, 12:01 PM   #1367
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Well yeah what's the point of going any where new without checking out a few brewery's?
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Old 01-29-2013, 01:45 PM   #1368
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+1 on the brewery tours, unless you're vacation plan is going deep into the wilderness, searching for the elusive wild hop citrus-bomb!
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Old 01-30-2013, 02:23 PM   #1369
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You always have and extra bucket, or an extra lid, but never at the same time.
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Old 01-30-2013, 03:44 PM   #1370
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When you're counting down the days till retiree payday to get more brews going!


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