The Second Annual Masstoberfest 10/3/09

[paulthenurse]

Anyone bringing some Blueberry Ale??

Another country heard from. They'll let anyone with $25 in here, won't they?


I'm sure your boy Yeager will bring some. Paul, you should bring some of your bourbon porter for the comp.
PTN

 

[Bulls Beers]

"Er.., I can't make it, my B-I-L is having a wisdom tooth removed that day..."

Or some other ludicrous excuse. Sheesh

Well, I think I shall make it and (finally) bring something I brewed, Bradsul's Stout recipe, some plain, some caf'd (supply is coming to an end), and maybe some basic mellowing mead, nothing fancy.

If BullBeers, aka Brian, can't make it I' ll drink for two, then?

Other: I drove part of my brewing stuff to the Cape this a.m., keeping an eye for cops, for fear of having to explain what all this equipment is for.. "See Officer, that is Maris Otter, best malt around... The funnel? Ah, the funnel is for... well.."

I did play some Albert King (says to SRV: "Let's play some blues..!") to my malt, we shall see how it will turn out.

Cheerio.

Sorry, but you'll be drinking for one that day..

 

[PaulTheOriginal]

Another country head from. They'll let anyone with $25 in here, won't they?

Actually, I got in for free...

I'm sure your boy Yeager will bring some. Paul, you should bring some of your bourbon porter for the comp.
PTN

Imagine, hiding behind his wife's maiden name.

Not sure I'll be able to attend; that is probably the day I fill in for Kemo Sabe at TWB.

 

[paulthenurse]

Come over after you close up. We'll just be hitting our stride at that point. Steve and Kay came over last year after he closed.

PTN

 

[paulthenurse]

I just went and found a few pics from last years pah-tay..


Who said we can't get pretty girls to hang out with us? Mrsthenurse, Michele, and Sarah plus a few ugly guys.

Hippie, Kaiser, Donasay, Drinkswellwithothers

Hippie and I watch his brew boiling over, while BigJohn and Malana chat with Yeager.

Hoss75, Sumo and Bullsbears

We got some brewing done while we were eating and drinking.

Boston and Hippie

Kaiser and his stlying chapeau

The Pulitzer Prize winning "Hippie Action Shot," with the lovely Michele. The "Skinnydipping in the Goldfish Pond" shot was destroyed in the intrests of common decency.

PTN

 

[the_bird]

You're not letting that Hippie bastard come back, are you? That may determine whether or not I can make it this year.

The honest answer is that if I have a new roof on my garage, I'll make the trek out. If I don't... well, I'll be putting a roof on my garage that weekend. This is where you guys all chime in, "Hey Bird, you need a hand putting that new roof on your garage?" and I say "Sure do, guys, can you come over on Saturday?," but my expectations are pretty low that'll happen.

 

[paulthenurse]

I honestly would come to help on Satrday but I'm cooking ribs for a friends wedding. (Said friend Drunken marrying the lovely Michelle from the picture above.) Once upon a time I owned a construction company, used to have 10 guys working for me. I honestly like doing roofing, its like going to the gym without the half naked sweaty women. (Ok so it's no where near as much fun as the gym) Pick another weekend and I'm there. I think I still have a roofing nailer and a butt load of roof brackets around here somewhere.)

PTN

 

[paulthenurse]

I really mean that. Pick a weekend later in the fall and I'm there for you, bro.

PTN

 

[the_bird]

I'm actually hoping that it gets done next weekend. Got a bit of a deadline for all of these projects of mid-November, but it's the kind of deadline that could get moved up anytime now, you know?

I *shouldn't* need any more help than my brother will give me, but if he can't help I might take you up on that. There is a little structural damage, the roof's needed to be repaired since I bought the house six years ago but it just started leaking a few months ago. Effin' a.

 

[paulthenurse]

Even better. I used to LOVE tearing something open and finding it needed major surgury. Have framing square, will travel.

PTN

 

[the_bird]

NOW I know that you're drunk!

I was temped to tear the whole thing down, but I'm going to basically rebuild it (in place) next summer. New roof this fall. Needs new siding. It doesn't have power, which sucks, but I talked to my electrician and he thinks he can hook me up with a separate panel and plenty of outlets and all of that for $700 or $800 total (he works VERY cheap, but he's very good). Going to add a door going into the garden on the back and replace the main door.

But all of that's next summer. For now, it just needs a new roof, so the whole thing doesn't rot out and make all of this moot by springtime.

Thank you, I'll keep you posted on my possible labor requirements.

 

[JustMrWill]

Hey Paul,

Do you have anything on tap for the party? I have some kegs that I could donate. Not the greatest (some of my first AG brews so a little "thin"), but it is better than nothing. Let me know so I can drop them off before the event to give you time to chill and balance the carb etc.

-Will

 

[paulthenurse]

Sure Will, if you're proud of it and you want to share it then bring it along. Same goes for anyone else. I believe Babalu has a six tap jockey box, I'll see if we can use that. Worst case we plop the kegs into a barrel of ice ang go old school.
If you don't want to go to the bother of getting the keg here early to allow the yeast to resettle try doing this. Get the keg cold so all the yeast settle, turn the gas to 5 psi or so the take a long leanth of tubing with black fittings on each end and rack the beer into a clean keg. The combination of filling from the dip tube, a long hose and low psi minimizes foaming so you get nice bright beer and leave all (99%) of the yeast behind.

PTN

 

[Sumo]

Hey Paul,

Do you have anything on tap for the party? I have some kegs that I could donate. Not the greatest (some of my first AG brews so a little "thin"), but it is better than nothing. Let me know so I can drop them off before the event to give you time to chill and balance the carb etc.

-Will

Ill bring some barleywine and Oatmeal imperial stout. The BW just took first place at Topsfield and the Imperial took 3rd. Both are very yummy.

 

[paulthenurse]

I didn't know that they had a beer competition at the Topsfield fair?

PTN

 

[Sumo]

I didn't know that they had a beer competition at the Topsfield fair?

PTN

For the past 10 years at least. If you want I'll start PM'ing you on all the competitions. There are a lot of them. There was 150 entries at Topsfield this year. If all goes well I will be on the team that handles the Boston Homebrew Competition too. We will see.

Here is the link for Topsfield and the results:

Competition

 

[paulthenurse]

So does that mean my beers get preferential treatment?

Cause that wouldn't be right. And I wouldn't want that.


Unless it means that I might somehow come in ahead of my own personal Lex Luthor... Alastair Hewitt. In that case I'm all over it.

PTN

(In the interest of complete honesty, I have no personal knowledge of Alastair Hewitt's plans to dominate the world. At least, the 'Non-New England Homebrewing' part of the world. The New England Homebrewing scene he's had pretty much locked up forever.


The bastard.)

PTN

 

[babalu87]

Has anyone ever met Alastair or does he just send his bottles everywhere?

 

[paulthenurse]

He's a figment of my imagination. That part of my imagination that imagines me running the table on every beer competition I enter. We all have a bit of the dreamer inside of us

PTN

 

[Melana]

Paul are you drafting your daughter for the event?

 

[paulthenurse]

It took me a few minutes to figure out what you meant, I'm assuming you are asking about babysitting duties. I'll ask her if she's available. Alice won't be home till late in the day, she's taking her mother and daughter to Italy and they get back that evening.

PTN

 

[babalu87]

Alice won't be home till late in the day, she's taking her mother and daughter to Italy and they get back that evening.

PTN

A day trip to Italy............. I bet I know where you stand on Obamacare

 

[CrankyOldLibrarian]

Damn, I just found out that I'm scheduled to work on the 3rd. I'm going to try and switch shifts with someone.

Oh, if anyone is Minuteman Library Network card holder, the Waltham Public Library now has subscriptions to Brew Your Own and Winemaker magazines.

 

[paulthenurse]

Always good to have a librarian in the family, you get first shot at all the good mags. Hey Cranky, do you spend any time searching for the American Pie Secret Manuel under the bottom shelves?

And no, Babalu, they are going on a cruise not a daytrip. But you are probably correct in your assumption of what I think about Obamance. Everyone better start taking vitamins and a lot of them.

PTN

 

[babalu87]

Always good to have a librarian in the family, you get first shot at all the good mags. Hey Cranky, do you spend any time searching for the American Pie Secret Manuel under the bottom shelves?

And no, Babalu, they are going on a cruise not a daytrip. But you are probably correct in your assumption of what I think about Obamance. Everyone better start taking vitamins and a lot of them.

PTN

Tea, lots of tea

 

[beergears]

Alice won't be home till late in the day, she's taking her mother and daughter to Italy and they get back that evening.

PTN

My first thought when reading this was, they are going to ask the Pope for PTN's redemption, or something like that... Papal-ER sorta!

...or the Malbec has taken a turn for the worse and is in need of Papal blessing? OTHO, the Pope is from Munich... hmm.

 

[paulthenurse]

Ya that's it, I'm gettin' a mulligan from da Pope.

PTN

 

[Bulls Beers]

How many mulligans can one person get????

 

[Hippie]

Paul, it has come to my notice that you are having your event on the same night as the Bruin's season opener vs. Carolina and NESN isn't braodcasting it...

I find myself quandried and I am no longer as confident to my presence.

 

[paulthenurse]

You can get to the Garden in a half hour from here. FYI