What are you drinking now?

[mattmmille]

Just what I needed tonight...the "Kiss of Death" e-mail from Mom, because we haven't seen her since before Christmas still. SHE told us not to come up the next weekend, then we had 1 kid with strep, SWMBO got flu and then 10 year old got flu, as did my older daughter and her husband...then SWMBO's Mom went in the hospital last weekend and this weekend SWMBO had to work and it was my Dad's 88th birthday (they divorced 35 years ago and he remarried...knowing that we all gathered today for that probably prompted the e-mail tonight.) What a floccin' night. Sorry to vent, folks...no beer tonight and I really want one, but I really need to sleep. SWMBO leaves early tomorrow for a business trip for 3 days. *sigh* Maybe I'll beat @Remmy to one tomorrow, once the kids are in school...maybe a coffee porter for breakfast!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Just what I needed tonight...the "Kiss of Death" e-mail from Mom, because we haven't seen her since before Christmas still. SHE told us not to come up the next weekend, then we had 1 kid with strep, SWMBO got flu and then 10 year old got flu, as did my older daughter and her husband...then SWMBO's Mom went in the hospital last weekend and this weekend SWMBO had to work and it was my Dad's 88th birthday (they divorced 35 years ago and he remarried...knowing that we all gathered today for that probably prompted the e-mail tonight.) What a floccin' night. Sorry to vent, folks...no beer tonight and I really want one, but I really need to sleep. SWMBO leaves early tomorrow for a business trip for 3 days. *sigh* Maybe I'll beat @Remmy to one tomorrow, once the kids are in school...maybe a coffee porter for breakfast!

you can vent any time you like, bruva.

on the kwahpheh.

 

[wobrien]

And this to end the night, I'm calling it a #stoutcap
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Nice glass!

Water, working from home. Waiting for the snow like a little kid

 

[PatrickGoss]

Water, the work phone started going off early this morning.

 

[Remmy]

I agree. I like my session beers around 8-8.5%. Right, @Remmy ?

Correct. That's the lower range you're talking about there.

Coff. Everything in town is closed today and tomorrow. Except for my beer fridge.

 

[mattmmille]

Starting off with plain ole' coffee this morning...we'll see how that goes.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Coffee after shoveling the nuisance snow from last night. At least school is in session! @mattmmille vent whenever you need to unload!

 

[Qhrumphf]

Coffee.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Frustrating, busy, wallet emptying weekend. It sucks being a landlord. Spigot on the new kettle sucks.

Coffee. Getting it done.

 

[Remmy]

Starting off with plain ole' coffee this morning...we'll see how that goes.

I thought you were starting with beer?

Generator started. Have enough gas for 2 days. Time to haul more wood in. But having breakfast (pictured) before the action begins.

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[mattmmille]

Coffee on the go as I get SWMBO to her rental car in the cold rain. Luckily she's going south this time.

 

[mattmmille]

I thought you were starting with beer?

Generator started. Have enough gas for 2 days. Time to haul more wood in. But having breakfast (pictured) before the action begins.

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D'oh! Damn it! I have to get SWMBO away on her business trip and the kids to school.

 

[coldcrash]

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Coffee w @WesleyS inspired eggs.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Still on the coffee. Good luck to all you folks to my north and east taking a direct hit from the bullet we're dodging (we may get an inch or two of snow but that should be it).

 

[Remmy]

Still on the coffee. Good luck to all you folks to my north and east taking a direct hit from the bullet we're dodging (we may get an inch or two of snow but that should be it).

We'll be fine. The important thing is I wired the outlet in the garage back to the transfer switch in my basement. So, if I lose power, the beer will stay cold. My other option is to leave the beer outside and keep drinking that way.

Onto Coff #2. Staying inside for the remainder of the day. Monday meetings stink.

 

[Remmy]

Not sure what's worse.

This.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtzH_Uw1hiM[/ame]

Or this.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5_a4hDnjwA[/ame]

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Well, there is 10 times as much of the latter so I'd definitely go with that.

 

[Hello]

Coffe and water.
A sure fire way to really piss me off is schedule a meeting then no one shows for 10 minutes and when I e-mail the group to ask what is up, no one responds. Lack of respect is in high form today.

/rant

 

[finsfan]

Last time I saw one on the road I was surprised how small they were, looked the size of a Smart car, memory is a fleeting thing.

Look at the prices of micro buses, to each his own.
Goodnight HBT!

They fit both of those orange bastards on one car trailer when they picked them up. :cross:

 

[TheCADJockey]

Coffe and water.
A sure fire way to really piss me off is schedule a meeting then no one shows for 10 minutes and when I e-mail the group to ask what is up, no one responds. Lack of respect is in high form today.

/rant

Nothing a few throat chops as they walk through the door can't fix.

 

[wyobrewer1]

White tea. High of 50 today. It's about time some other areas get snow and crap weather while I enjoy some warmth. Unfortunately I'll be putting in 50+ hours this week so no time to brew.

 

[ChefRex]

Coffee whe waiting to get my tires balanced, I have the means to mount them but not finish the job, should ride a little better

 

[Remmy]

Coffe and water.
A sure fire way to really piss me off is schedule a meeting then no one shows for 10 minutes and when I e-mail the group to ask what is up, no one responds. Lack of respect is in high form today.

/rant

Just happened to me. But I don't care as much except for when they're my meetings. I make it very, very clear that people must be on-time for meetings - phone or in person. Once or twice is ok, but relatively consistently, and your respect, trust and reputation go out the window, AFAIK.

Coff #3 now. Beer #2 soon.

 

[mattmmille]

I have the means to mount them but not finish the job

Sorry to hear that!

Well, it was an optimistic exercize in pure futility to think that I could beat @Remmy to the punch, but I'm pulling a John Madison and having a cider for breakast.

 

[ChefRex]

Sorry to hear that!

Well, it was an optimistic exercize in pure futility to think that I could beat @Remmy to the punch, but I'm pulling a John Madison and having a cider for breakast.

I worked for me!

 

[Remmy]

More Coff
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The snow has begun to fall.

 

[Hello]

Just happened to me. But I don't care as much except for when they're my meetings. I make it very, very clear that people must be on-time for meetings - phone or in person. Once or twice is ok, but relatively consistently, and your respect, trust and reputation go out the window, AFAIK.

Coff #3 now. Beer #2 soon.

It's not my meeting per se, but evidently it is a holiday in India. The two on-shore folks probably could have mentioned it when I e-mailed, but they waited. It's fine. I quickly got over it and finished filing my taxes.

Nothing a few throat chops as they walk through the door can't fix.

LOL nah.

Coffee whe waiting to get my tires balanced, I have the means to mount them but not finish the job, should ride a little better

The FDA has approved at least two options for you to finish the job.

More coffee. Like I need my heart to race any faster, but whatever.
Oh and this weekend I saw a woman my age (so middle-aged) actually say "so I figured YOLO and went for it." I wanted to get up and tell her that a) she's too old to say that and b) duh, we all only live once.

 

[TobyG]

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In spite of all the bcjp style guidlines etc Taste remains an individual and very subjective thing and to my tongue this is the best IPA I've ever had. It has the perfect combination of hop bitterness, flavor and aroma. I love this beer.

Dude, didn't you get the news? The 2014 guidelines changed everything. There are only 2 categories: 1) Black IPA and 2) Not Black IPA.

BJCP style guidelines are for the birds. Individual taste is the best guideline to follow. Drink what you want, brew what you want. And if it just so happens to fall into a style guideline, ok. If not, so what.

They're not for the birds, except when the birds are having a homebrew competition. That's really the only time they matter.

Coff.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Oh and this weekend I saw a woman my age (so middle-aged) actually say "so I figured YOLO and went for it." I wanted to get up and tell her that a) she's too old to say that and b) duh, we all only live once.

Age doesn't matter. You're only as young/old as you feel.

I said YOLO once, in context it was meant to mock the friend I was with who says such things. As soon as the last "oh" came out of my mouth I had the most ridiculous cartoon-like spill due to a patch of ice on the sidewalk. I ran in place for a good three seconds while flailing trying to take him down with me, but it was futile. It hurt, 6'3" is a long way down and far from graceful. Never again, that word is evil.

Coffee #3
DWG #6
Water #1

 

[Qhrumphf]

Dude, didn't you get the news? The 2014 guidelines changed everything. There are only 2 categories: 1) Black IPA and 2) Not Black IPA.



They're not for the birds, except when the birds are having a homebrew competition. That's really the only time they matter.

Coff.

Style guidelines don't say good beer or bad beer. They say how well said beer fits arbitrary standard. Nothing more.

They have their use. Some folks put too much stock in them and others erroneously discard them. In either case both are misusing the guidelines.

Still on the coffee.