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sonofgrok said:
Tried one of those Winter Lagers at a get-together a month or so ago. It was like cough syrup made from concentrated elf sh!t after they were fed nothing but pure Christmas extract intravenously for 55 weeks of the year starting the previous holiday season.

Nasty.
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Ha - Well that sounds unpleasant!

I must have grabbed one from a constipated elf - it wasn't half bad.
 
December 13, 2012 - Annual Xmas Shopping Gauntlet - City Beer Hall, Wolff's Biergarten & The Olde English - Beers, Many and Varied and My Wife in a Giant Wooden Shoe

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mjdonnelly68 said:
December 13, 2012 - Annual Xmas Shopping Gauntlet - City Beer Hall, Wolff's Biergarten & The Olde English - Beers, Many and Varied and My Wife in a Giant Wooden Shoe
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Nice! If you need to run errands, you may as well make it an adventure. Right?
 
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It's been a true pleasure. Thanks for sticking with the thread, hope to share a pint with you some day. Feel like I already have-
 
December 25, 2012 - Xmas Morning Eye Opener - Bottle o' Bailey's

Merry Christmas HBT'ers. I hope your under-tree is lousy with beery bling!

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mjdonnelly68 said:
December 25, 2012 - Xmas Morning Eye Opener - Bottle o' Bailey's

Merry Christmas HBT'ers. I hope your under-tree is lousy with beery bling!
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And to you. This year has been a pleasure following you.
 
BrettFitz said:
It's been a true pleasure. Thanks for sticking with the thread, hope to share a pint with you some day. Feel like I already have-
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Thanks - it's been a lot of fun. Can't believe we're in the home stretch.

Let me know if you're ever in the Capital District - first rounds on me!
 
It has been a fantastic read. I have looked forward to getting an email indicating that there was a new posting. Wishing you and yours a fantastic new year. Take care!
 

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