The Dysfunctional-Palooza Obnoxious Masshole BS Thread

[Melana]

Sleep well cougar, happy brew day!

Definitely NOT a cougar.... BigJohn is the only man for me

 

[Oginme]

Dang, you keep about as weird hours as I do!

 

[Melana]

Nothing weird about these hours!

 

[Oginme]

At least it is quiet at this time in the morning. Until it is that I poke my head outside and the goat on watch spies me. Then it's all 'hey come out and milk us..."

 

[Melana]

Sounds like fun. How many goats do you have?

 

[Oginme]

Right now, 17 (including bucks). Milking 7 and trying to dry off five of them before next weekend. They hate that and don't hesitate to let me know.

 

[Melana]

Wow. Do you use all of the milk or do you sell it?

 

[Oginme]

We sell some right off the farm, make cheese for personal use, make and sell goat milk soap and, coming soon, goat milk fudge. We also barter some for eggs. In the past, extra milk has gone to raise pigs. It gets difficult otherwise to figure out how to deal with sometimes up to 16 gallons a day at peak.

 

[Melana]

At least you have a use for your spent grain!

 

[Oginme]

Oh, yeah! They push each other out of the way to get at it. Big treat for them. I almost get as many kisses from them for the spent grain as I do for pretzels or banana peels.

 

[Melana]

Oh, yeah! They push each other out of the way to get at it. Big treat for them. I almost get as many kisses from them for the spent grain as I do for pretzels or banana peels.

You're welcome to my grain any time!

 

[Melana]

Grrrrr.... Due to a faulty valve on my gas tank I'm out of fuel. BigJohn is the best... He is on his way to the Depot to get me more fuel!

 

[Oginme]

Always good to have someone willing to make the run for you!

 

[Melana]

I was going to go but he insisted.

 

[Oginme]

At the risk of making this seem like a normal conversation, what's the brew of the day?

 

[paulthenurse]

Where are you located? SWMBO loves goat milk and makes great cheese. Her goat farmer stopped selling out the back door.

 

[Oginme]

Mornin' Paul. We are in New Ipswich, NH, right across the border from Ashby/Townsend.

 

[paulthenurse]

Darn. Too far. Move south.

 

[Oginme]

Unfortunately, selling raw milk in MA is a big hurdle. That's one of the reasons I am just over the border. To get anywhere of significance, I have to go through MA. I will ask around of the goat people I know and see if there is someone close to you who sells milk.

 

[paulthenurse]

Cool. Thanks. Gnight all. I'm off to bed. That was one long ass night.

 

[Melana]

It's not selling per se if you trade for something....

Paul... John and I could make a milk run for you sometime....

 

[Melana]

At the risk of making this seem like a normal conversation, what's the brew of the day?

Brown ale per request of the big guy.

 

[revelation]

Brew Day! SWMBO suggested that maybe I do a winter beer to give away this year. I said, that sounds awesome but I hate the spiced winter beers. So I thought, what about a spiced stout. So Winter Solstice as a concept was born. Now I have to run a couple batches to make sure that it is actually tasty. It will be a cardamom, oatmeal, coffee stout.

Yes, I stole the idea of cardamom from Clown Shoes Bombay Berserker. I had never thought to put it in beer but I really like cardamom in my coffee.

 

[j1laskey]

I am going to the Kinsale tonight for beers before seeing moe. at the orpheum. Anyone know if Bog Water is still on tap or did they go out of business yet?

 

[revelation]

I think Kinsale is still around.

 

[j1laskey]

The Kinsale is.....I was referring to the resident pro brewer and his beer?

 

[revelation]

Oh, well they are expanding so I assume that it means they are still in business and actually doing well. According to the "I went Pro" thread, they are making a profit and doing quite well, so I assume that he is not lying in a desparate attempt to make it seem that they are afloat instead of sinking quickly...

 

[paulthenurse]

I was there this week and had lunch with the pro himself. The blonde was on tap then. Three gills of Burley Blond, straight from the hogshead.

 

[j1laskey]

I hate to admit it but......Bog Stinger is pretty good

 

[Melana]

I hate to admit it but......Bog Stinger is pretty good

Yeah, it's ok to admit it.... Did you have to admit it in public?