Kilts and the brewers who wear them

[WortMonger]

LOL, well do you? Come on and admit it if you do wear a kilt. I am proud of my Scot heritage and love the comfort the kilt provides me. I was just curious as to if anyone else wears them on occasion. I know Kilted Brewer does, and I think hagen said he did. Just a curious brewer who wonders.

 

[flyangler18]

I have a UtiliKilt that I break out at music festivals and around the house pretty regularly.

 

[jmulligan]

 

[WortMonger]

Well, picture are here then. This is my Gordon Regimental. Love how comfty it is and how cool you stay in the summer.

 

[mysteryberto]

I wasn't aware that you were supposed to brew with pants on.

 

[Zymurgrafi]

Love to wear one. Never yet owned one. Some day perhaps.

 

[jmulligan]

Nice....pouch, WortMonger. Excellent kilt, love it!

 

[bradsul]

I saw some Utilikilts at the Highland games north of here last year and thought they were really cool. I wanted one until I saw the price! I wore a kilt for a wedding once and it was great, so comfortable!

 

[Soulive]

Never have, never will...

 

[flyangler18]

Never have, never will...

Ba-Gawk.

 

[Trencher]

I'm a proud Scotsman with the red beard to prove it. SWMBO keeps telling me I should buy a kilt but I haven't quite followed through yet. Once I do though, brewing will have to be the second thing I do while wearing it.

 

[Soulive]

Ba-Gawk.

Yup, I'm a pants-wearing chicken...

 

[mr_goodwrench]

Put me in the never worn one, but would love to column. We go to scottish games every year w/ our 2 scotties. My (step)father is part of Clan Gordon and I will own a kilt in Gordon tartan one day!

 

[brewprincess]

I'm a girl, so I don't count but....

I don't know if it's genetic memory or what, but I just love a man in a kilt and the sound of bagpipes. We went to Scotland when I was 8 and my mom said she couldn't drag me away from the bagpipes.

Combine a kilted Scotsman and a pint of Scottish ale and well.....My German sweet-thing had better watch out!

 

[WortMonger]

I bought mine custom fitted from The Frugal Corner. They don't have real good selection, but there 16oz is awesome and very wearable. Got mine delivered with sporran & chain, belt and buckle, with hose and flashes for under $200. Oh that is with a kilt pin as well. Not bad for the whole setup and it looks great. I tried one of their lighter weight kilts and wasn't impressed. It was 11oz and not worth the time. I want a real wool one, but that is like $400-$600 and this will definitely do it until then.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

My boss just attended the Burning Man Festival, and he wore a kilt most of the time. Not a traditional Scottish kilt, but a modern one designed for hiking, made out of Gore-Tex. He said it was quite "liberating." I advised him not to wear it around the campfire...

 

[Soulive]

Where do you guys wear these things? Seriously, I'm curious I'm not being sarcastic. My family wears them occasionally at church events. Where else would you use them?

 

[BlindLemonLars]

I don't know if it's genetic memory or what, but I just love a man in a kilt and the sound of bagpipes. We went to Scotland when I was 8 and my mom said she couldn't drag me away from the bagpipes.

A few weeks ago I attended the funeral of a good friend (aged 55, way too young!) and they had a kilted fellow playing bagpipes just before the eulogies began. It's the first time I'd ever heard them in person...that has got to be the saddest sound in the world!

 

[mr_goodwrench]

Wortmonger, thanks for the link. I'll drop a 'subtle' hint to SWMBO that it might make a nice x-mas gift. Got my Sabres sweater last year, should be comparable...

 

[flyangler18]

Where do you guys wear these things? Seriously, I'm curious I'm not being sarcastic. My family wears them occasionally at church events. Where else would you use them?

Well, my UtiliKilt gets a lot of wear- out hiking, doing stuff around the house (yep, brewing), running errands. I turn heads around here(fairly conservative area), but I love wearing it!

 

[RichBrewer]

I really do want to own a kilt some day. If I do you can be assured that I WILL NOT have anything on under it!

 

[flyangler18]

If I do you can be assured that I WILL NOT have anything on under it!

Of course not- that's why we wear them!

 

[brewprincess]

I really do want to own a kilt some day. If I do you can be assured that I WILL NOT have anything on under it!

And that would be one reason we girls like them! Trying to guess what's behind the sporan.

Time for that cold shower now.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Where do you guys wear these things? Seriously, I'm curious I'm not being sarcastic. My family wears them occasionally at church events. Where else would you use them?

The simple honest answer is to ask you a question...where do you wear pants? That's where I wear my kilts.

Here are some "action" shots:
"Men in kilts" 5k run

Oktoberfest 2006:

With my brother-in-law at Busch Gardens:

Getting some new ink:

A few more in the next post

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

And of course brewing:

Note the license plate

And beer isn't my only "hombrew"...This is my first hand sewn:

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

And for the forum crazy about kilts like we are about homebrew:
Kilts

 

[KingBrianI]

wow, two gordon kilts so far. im gordon clan and wore the gordon dress tartan to a scottish wedding earlier this year. there's no place to vote for yes, ive worn one, but dont own one and wouldnt mind wearing one again. its a bit liberating ( a bit too liberating if you have to pick something up off the ground!)

 

[Soulive]

The simple honest answer is to ask you a question...where do you wear pants? That's where I wear my kilts.

Wow, you love your kilts. First I could see you were serious about them, but now I can see your nuts...

(that was corny)

 

[EvilTOJ]

Somehow I knew at least one Kilted Brewer would show up here. My SWMBO wants me to wear a kilt, and I'm for it, I just don't have any clan plaid. And they're expensive! She suggested using her clan plaid since she's part Scottish, but I just dunno. I think in many places wearing a kilt will get some odd looks, but we tend to keep Portland weird, so it's not really out of place in these parts.

 

[HBHoss]

Nice kilts. I've spent the last year or so researching my Scottish roots (3 of my Grandparents were born and raised in Scotland). My Grandfather had the flaming red hair but none of his offspring, so far, have red hair. My parents went to Scotland and were going to buy me a kilt but they were just too expensive. There's a teacher here that wears a kilt once in awhile and as odd as it looks it's cool that he takes his heritage seriously. I'm of the Douglas clan. I competed in a Scottish games once and had a blast doing it. Every time I hear bagpipes it seems to resonate deep in my soul.
One of these days I'll buy a kilt and wear it.