What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

[paulWTAMU]

hmm. between lunch and now I'm at 1/2 a bottle of whiskey. Not too much at any one time but a nice mild buzz. Ate a huge lunch, then came home and started sipping.

[NeelyCam]

Sorry, Yes that's it. OrCAD Schematic Capture, P-Spice and PCB layout, specifically. New job, have to hit the books, relearn all my forgotten electrical engineering skills and learn to use the tools. Long nights. Feel like I'm back at university except the stakes are a bit higher.

Congratz on the new job, and welcome back to the hell that is hardware engineering.

I remember using those... except it wasn't OrCAD back then. Mine made me drink vodka.

[thegleek]

Dogfish Head 60 Minute here.

Just picked up a bottle of their 75 Minute (some kinda aged with maple syrup limited edition). it's in the fridge now, will drink it within a week.

[Ethyriel]

Just picked up a bottle of their 75 Minute (some kinda aged with maple syrup limited edition). it's in the fridge now, will drink it within a week.

I just saw that at my beer joint, along with a few other interesting things like a Big Sky Olde Bluehair barleywine and Mogollon Skunk Ape double black IPA. Let us know how it is, it's probably going to go fast out here.

I just picked up a bottle of Stillwater Of Love and Regret that I'm looking forward to. It was probably a horrible buy at $5.49 for an 11.2 oz of a 2 year old saison, but it's the first time I've seen it, and probably the last considering it was a one off.

[thegleek]

Just picked up a bottle of their 75 Minute (some kinda aged with maple syrup limited edition). it's in the fridge now, will drink it within a week.

I just saw that at my beer joint, along with a few other interesting things like a Big Sky Olde Bluehair barleywine and Mogollon Skunk Ape double black IPA. Let us know how it is, it's probably going to go fast out here.

Shoulda picked up a bottle of that DFH! But yeah, once I drink it - I'll be sure to post it here.

I just picked up a bottle of Stillwater Of Love and Regret that I'm looking forward to. It was probably a horrible buy at $5.49 for an 11.2 oz of a 2 year old saison, but it's the first time I've seen it, and probably the last considering it was a one off.

Oh man. Too bad beer can't be easily traded. I would -die- for so many beers that can't be distributed in Michigan.

[just brew it!]

Sorry, Yes that's it. OrCAD Schematic Capture, P-Spice and PCB layout, specifically. New job, have to hit the books, relearn all my forgotten electrical engineering skills and learn to use the tools. Long nights. Feel like I'm back at university except the stakes are a bit higher.

I'm in a similar situation -- been spending the past few weeks learning how to use Quartus II to do some FPGA work.

[Ethyriel]

I just picked up a bottle of Stillwater Of Love and Regret that I'm looking forward to. It was probably a horrible buy at $5.49 for an 11.2 oz of a 2 year old saison, but it's the first time I've seen it, and probably the last considering it was a one off.

Oh man. Too bad beer can't be easily traded. I would -die- for so many beers that can't be distributed in Michigan.

Do I sense a beer swap coming on?

[Captain Ned]

I just picked up a bottle of Stillwater Of Love and Regret that I'm looking forward to. It was probably a horrible buy at $5.49 for an 11.2 oz of a 2 year old saison, but it's the first time I've seen it, and probably the last considering it was a one off.

Oh man. Too bad beer can't be easily traded. I would -die- for so many beers that can't be distributed in Michigan.

Do I sense a beer swap coming on?

I'm sure I can find an old black 1977 Pontiac Firebird TransAm with the Screaming Chicken on the hood.

[Ethyriel]

Oh man. Too bad beer can't be easily traded. I would -die- for so many beers that can't be distributed in Michigan.

Do I sense a beer swap coming on?

I'm sure I can find an old black 1977 Pontiac Firebird TransAm with the Screaming Chicken on the hood.

Excellent, I'll call in a few meth labs to throw the 5-0 off our scent.

[Captain Ned]

Excellent, I'll call in a few meth labs to throw the 5-0 off our scent.

Wrong reference. In mine, the Frog was quite cute at the time.

[Ethyriel]

Excellent, I'll call in a few meth labs to throw the 5-0 off our scent.

Wrong reference. In mine, the Frog was quite cute at the time.

In that case, I'm totally lost. Don't worry, I'm used to it.

[Captain Ned]

Excellent, I'll call in a few meth labs to throw the 5-0 off our scent.

Wrong reference. In mine, the Frog was quite cute at the time.

In that case, I'm totally lost. Don't worry, I'm used to it.

The reference in question starred Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, & Jerry Reed (along with a big old coon hound).

[ALiLPinkMonster]

Cigar City Brewing's Maduro brown ale. Nutty, earthy, and as the bottle says, goes GREAT with a fine cigar.

[Ethyriel]

That explains it, I can't stand Burt Reynolds.

[PenGun]

Bruichladdich 'The Organic'.

Very nice stuff, smooth and delicate. Never had organic scotch before.

[Captain Ned]

That explains it, I can't stand Burt Reynolds.

Well, if you want to swap beer from one end of the US to the other ...

[JustAnEngineer]

Well, if you want to swap beer from one end of the US to the other ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI&t=01m19s

I've got another Killian's Irish Red here.

[Captain Ned]

It's about time someone picked up what I was putting down.

Yes, it's brain fluff, but for the period it's damn good brain fluff.

For the record, I never saw Coors on my side of the Mississippi until several years after that movie.

[Ethyriel]

God, diesel for $0.479, my TDI is sobbing.

[thegleek]

It's about time someone picked up what I was putting down.

Yes, it's brain fluff, but for the period it's damn good brain fluff.

For the record, I never saw Coors on my side of the Mississippi until several years after that movie.

Ok I was a kid when I watched those movies. It's time I re-watched them again. Do I even need to get parts 2 & 3 of S&TB or just the first one is good enough?

[Captain Ned]

Ok I was a kid when I watched those movies. It's time I re-watched them again. Do I even need to get parts 2 & 3 of S&TB or just the first one is good enough?

2 & 3 are abominations. Stick with the original.

East-bound and down. Meet you at the choke & puke.

[JustAnEngineer]

God, diesel for $0.479, my TDI is sobbing.

http://www.tucsongasprices.com/index.as ... =Y&intro=Y

[Ethyriel]

God, diesel for $0.479, my TDI is sobbing.

http://www.tucsongasprices.com/index.as ... =Y&intro=Y

Thanks, that helped.

Man, this Of Love and Regret was awesome. I'm interested what it would have been like fresher, since I usually feel that saisons lose a lot with age, but the flowers were where this one was at. It was a medium amber on the orange side, nice and gentle in the malt. The nose was mostly lavender, and the first thought when tasting it was lavender leading into chamomile. Then I started to get into the heather (which I recognize from Fraoch), which seems to work along with the dandelion to blend the chamomile and lavender together, even though I don't taste the dandelion individually. Underneath I'm getting just a subtle hint of resiny hops. I'm tasting some of the kind of dank marijuana flavor that characterizes Our Side, the Stillwater/Mikkeler collaboration, and oddly enough, a little of the woody resin flavor that I was getting in Ruthless Rye. I have to hunt for both of those, though, the flowers are definitely forward on this, but still nice and subtle.

Stillwater listed three malts (barley, wheat, and Belgian aromatics?), so maybe it wasn't the rye in the Ruthless Rye that was doing it. I do know that this particular flavor was a lot more present in the yeast sediment. I just loved this beer, and the kind of orange glow was really nice. If it wasn't $5.50 for an 11.2oz bottle I'd be buying a few more.

[paulWTAMU]

Why can't a lot of beer be distributed in Michigan?

[FireGryphon]

My own vomit. OMG i hate being nauseous....

[thegleek]

Why can't a lot of beer be distributed in Michigan?

Long story. Watch "Beer Wars". the big 3 (bud/miller/coors) prevent it.

even some smaller places can't cuz of costs or can't produce enough (ie: new glarus)

dogfish head gets a lot of this. tons of states complain they cant get DFH beer to their state.

michigan can't get new belgium beer (next year in 2013 they will finally ship here!). michigan can't get a lot of west coast beers (russian river, 21st amendment, etc).

[Ethyriel]

Pour that 75 minute extremely slowly, my typical bottle conditioned pour ended up 2/3 head. I kind of like it, but it needs some age. The fermented maple syrup is interesting. I can taste that it's maple, but it doesn't really taste like maple. It's pretty dry, at least relative to expectations, and I'd love it if that dried out, fermented maple flavor was in the spotlight. Unfortunately it's not, even though it's not very hoppy at all compared to what I was expecting, the hops are just bitter and after the first 13 oz glass they just got in the way. I found myself having to slow down so that the bitterness didn't overwhelm all the other flavors. So I think it's going to be better in maybe 18 months, though I'd like to try it fresh cask.

[Jambe]

Boylan's Birch Beer. Mm.

[WarriorProphet]

The blood of innocents.

[Dizik]

Why can't a lot of beer be distributed in Michigan?

Long story. Watch "Beer Wars". the big 3 (bud/miller/coors) prevent it.

even some smaller places can't cuz of costs or can't produce enough (ie: new glarus)

dogfish head gets a lot of this. tons of states complain they cant get DFH beer to their state.

michigan can't get new belgium beer (next year in 2013 they will finally ship here!). michigan can't get a lot of west coast beers (russian river, 21st amendment, etc).

Cry me a river, gleek. You have no idea how well you have it in Michigan . Oklahoma can't get anything by New Belgium or any brewery that ships their beer cold, since Oklahoma doesn't allow beer over 3.2% ABW to be stored cold in a liquor store. Add to the fact that beers over 3.2% and wine can't be sold in grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. at all. Liquor stores cannot open before 10am are forced to close by 9pm every day and aren't allowed to be open on Sundays or holidays. I believe that places selling 3.2% beer aren't allowed to sell it between the hours of It was only within the past few years where liquor stores were allowed to be opened on election days. If I'm not mistaken, only Kansas and Utah's liquor laws are more restrictive than Oklahoma's.

Dogfish Head is a rarity in this state, as well. I'm fortunate enough to live near a really good liquor store where the owner is more than happy to order what he can, free of charge, if they don't currently have it in stock. I have been able to buy many different beers that I normally would have been unable to. The problem is that there has often been times where his distributors don't carry the beer, wine, or spirit , so his hands are tied. In my opinion, the three-tiered system is beyond ridiculous.

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