York, PA Bound (Again)... 8/24 - 8/27/09

Coming back to York from 24-27 Aug...staying at the corner of N. George and Arsenal near the interstate.

I hope I can get together with Warrior, noobs, and the Hanover Crew...sounds like a band name...

I'm game to come up one night after work (Mon-Wednesday).

If we meet up someplace other than a bar, I'll bring homebrew.

PM me if you guys went to email to discuss plans for this.

I'm so there.

Just say the word.

HB99: any chance you'll be bringing a bottle of that lemonade mead?

THAT, my friend can be arranged...

Chances are I can talk the wife into NOT coming with me since it's only 4 days and I'll HAVE to drive straight through...therefore, I can bring more HB, cider and mead...

As I said earlier, I'll be staying on the corner of N. George and Arsenal. There's a hotel on the corner on the hill on the right.

We could have a get together at the room. I'd say pool, but chances are no glass allowed...

Actually, wednesday I'm getting a tooth pulled - so I think that's a bad day for me.

Mon or Tues can be arranged.

My wife is out of town that week so I might just come up too.

Monday works best for me - Tues/Thursday I have rugby practice, Wednesday is my BJCP study class.

Chances are I'll be able to party EVERY NIGHT so I'm good for several visitors...

Sounds like it could be a win-win-win-win situation...:rockin:

OK, Lemonade Mead is definitely showing up for the party...

I have 2 other brews also ready. One's a Hefe Weizen and the other's a Pale Ale. They are both kegged.

Hefe Weizen: Light body. Good for the hot summer days...4.7% ABV.

Pale Ale: Nice hoppy, malty flavor. Very middle of the road (depends on the neighborhood, I know)...Not dry hopped, but full of flavor...4.856% ABV.

Which KEG do you guys want me to bring??? Majority vote wins.

Well, for me it's gonna be a 45-60 minute drive, so a sample of the lemonade mead will be enough for me.

We setting something up for Monday?

Holy crappola, I was gonna say I am in for a night, but I just did some google mapping, it is over 90 minutes one way.

jezter6 said:

Well, for me it's gonna be a 45-60 minute drive, so a sample of the lemonade mead will be enough for me.

We setting something up for Monday?

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It really doesn't matter which night unless everyone wants to get together at once.

Monday works best for me - hotel or Cobblestones?

Either one works for me, but I'll be bringing a keg with me...

Which brew do you want me to bring? (see above note)

I vote Hefe

You're the first to vote...
They're both in the keezer already, but the HW's been primed with O2. It should be carbonated by Monday night.

Anyone interested in showing up can contact me via my cell: 309-738-3393.

I'll be driving in on Monday.

Sounds good. I'll give you a call and let you know if we'll make it up tomorrow or Tuesday.

Once I figure how far buck is from york, I'm interested. Google isn't being much of a help since I don't know PA. I'll call you tomorrow.

I would say its about an hour and 15 minutes or so.

Everyone's welcome...

Just packed the car with some ciders & meads...the keg will go in before I leave...want to keep it in the keezer until I can get enough ice to travel with...Hefe Weizen it is...

Just call my cell...

See you all there...

Bill

Ok, my tentative plan is to be up that way ~6:30pm or so. Since it's a long drive, only a brew or two and head on back to Maryland.

beerthirty said:

Once I figure how far buck is from york, I'm interested. Google isn't being much of a help since I don't know PA. I'll call you tomorrow.

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If you're south of Lancaster in Buck. I would say 45 mins. Take Rte 372 West and cross the river. Head North on 74 then turn right in Red Lion on to Rte 24. Take 24 to Rte 30 and head west. Rte 30 is Arsenal Road, George St is the next road after I-83.

HB-99,
I might be able to swing by tonight as well. Will have to check with SWMBO when I get home.
Rick

I wont be able to make it tonight. Got roped into a family shooting comp. I will try for tues or weds.
Joe

Dadrick said:

If you're south of Lancaster in Buck. I would say 45 mins. Take Rte 372 West and cross the river. Head North on 74 then turn right in Red Lion on to Rte 24. Take 24 to Rte 30 and head west. Rte 30 is Arsenal Road, George St is the next road after I-83.

HB-99,
I might be able to swing by tonight as well. Will have to check with SWMBO when I get home.
Rick

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OK, great. I'm at the Wingate at N. George and Rt 30 (Arsenal Rd). The driveway is between Hardee's and Auto Zone...

jetzter6 is coming about 7.

beerthirty: there's always tomorrow night... I have an old Jersey friend coming from Charlestown, MD tomorrow night also.

Ugh...what a night. Hangover city. My roommate ended up calling in sick today.

Lemonade Mead was great! Thanks for bringing me those extra bottles, Bill.

Hangover??? Don't you rehydrate before bedtime?

I was fine the next morning...and the one after that, and the one after that...

I just got home about an hour ago...what was Mike's call sign? ???????MEB?

Any way, it was great to meet you guys and share a few brews.

Mike (Warrior) called me on the road today (I was driving through Ohio at the time) and said he'd be free to get together tonight...unfortunately, I was already homeward bound.

Mike's screen name here is shootermeb.

Thanks for bringing those brews! Had a good time (and of course they were good brews).

Hey, don't forget to send me the recipe for the cider...I think it was id# 8025???

I'll try to type it up this weekend. I don't have to go to Kansas next week so I get a week reprieve...

I get to go there right after the holiday then back to Jersey 2 weeks after that...it's been every other week on the road for 2 months now...

When you do the jersey trip, how do you head back? Straight out I-80 or down 95 and around Baltimore to I-70?

I live right off I-95 above the Baltimore beltway. You're welcome to stop in and pick up some samples (and drop some off) any time.

I live 1 mile off of exit 27 on I-80...which direction would you go? No Jersy to B'more is really too long of a detour.

Chances are I'll be in York again before the end of the year.

My longtime friend Dan lives in Charlestown, north of APG...he visited with me in York on Tues night.

He doesn't brew, but he came to visit me 2 summers ago and together we killed 4 kegs in 5 days...just the two of us...