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May 03, 2014

Food Thread: Special Addition --Beer AND Nudity! [Beerslinger & CBD]
— Open Blogger

Like to drink beer AND get naked? Well then you ~~might~~ should start thinking about getting to work on your beer gut NOW for this mandatory naked beer festival shindig. Don't forget your seat covers!!! One can only hope that the fare does not consist of hot dogs and tacos.... Here're some GMO beers you might not ought try...
[Beerslinger is on her own on this one. GMO will save the world. CBD]

The Dutch have found a crafty way to put their alcoholics to good use. Maybe we should try a pilot program here in the states...

The FDA has come to their senses and have decided not to screw breweries out of selling their spent grains to farmers ...

Plenty of good news for those on the East coast.

New Belgium broke ground on their East coast brewing and distribution facility May 1st. If you're in the Ashville, NC area, check it out...

Stone Brewing is setting it's sights on South Carolina. The state has introduced a craft beer bill which would allow breweries to sell more beer to the distributors and operate a restaurant in the same location....bring it!

Also, Green Flash is opening a brewery in Virginia Beach. They might need to rethink the name since that green flash can only be seen on the west coast.

And in other beer news, a little PSA to remind you to drink responsibly, lest you be immortalized in a you tube video branded with a tag name like 'wasted flip flop guy'... one day his grandkids are gonna get a kick out of this one...

Alright, May's here. Smells like beer spirit. Let the thunder roll....

Hofbrau Munchen Maibock by Staatliches Hofbrauhaus Munchen, Germany

By tradition, the first barrel of this 7.2% spring seasonal from Munich is tapped the last week of April, so get it while it's fresh! This is a classic heller beer with it's recipe dating back to 1614. Fast forward 400 years and bock lover's worldwide still await the fresh arrival of this solid maibock. Copper color with toasted caramel notes of malty goodness. Brats & kraut!

Hennepin Spring Seasonal Farmhouse Ale by Ommegang, Cooperstown NY
Full bodied. Citrus, ginger and coriander make this outstanding saison to be a surefire hit at your next barbecue.

PranQster by North Coast Brewing, Fort Bragg, CA

If you are new to Belgian beers, Pranqster is a great beer to begin with. A very drinkable beer that will go well with your spring pastimes.

North Coast touts their unique mixture of antique yeast strains which explains the biscuit in this beer. Yes, there is a hint of bread scent in the nose and in the flavor. A sophisticated California brewhaha. A bit sweet too.

I'll take mine with a charcuterie and artisanal plate....or as I prefer to call it, a plate full of salty meats and stinky cheeses. Whatever you choose, it will go down smooth...

White Hatter by New Holland Brewing Co, Holland, MI

This Belgian-style WPA (white pale ale) is a great addition to New Holland's lineup. More of a pale ale than an IPA however is quite bitter, so if that's not your bag, don't go there. It has a nice spicy wheat flavor thing going on and is full of citrus and fruits. Set this one up with some Maryland crab legs.

Green Flash's Green Bullet, San Diego, CA

A well balanced triple IPA with a nicely concealed 10% ABV. Not overly bitter as you might would expect from a triple. The aroma on this bad boy is piney but the flavor is citrusy and pretty well balanced between the bitter hops and malty backdrop. Wash 'er down with a spicy Halal chicken over rice. With a nicely concealed 10% ABV, it will have you seeing more than double, think triple...

A wiser fella than myself once said you eat the bar, and sometimes, the bar eats you. I like your style, Dude.

What are you drinking?

Posted by: Open Blogger at 12:10 PM | Comments (169)
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1 First?

Posted by: shredded chi at May 03, 2014 12:12 PM (J4eqE)

2 Gay.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 03, 2014 12:13 PM (9W+0f)

3 I am drinking ice chips with some lemon squeezed over them. I haven't been able to eat since Wednesday. I was hoping to be better today so that I could have a Mint Julep during the Kentucky Derby, but alas no. I haz a sad

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:13 PM (oMKp3)

4 Aawwwww nekos kawaii desu!

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 12:14 PM (L+hnr)

5 Well, it was still the first coherent comment. :-]

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 03, 2014 12:14 PM (9W+0f)

6 Huh. And I just checked in while I came inside to grab a fresh beer... seeing as I'm mowing grass, I'm not naked. Yet.

Posted by: shredded chi at May 03, 2014 12:15 PM (J4eqE)

7 I'm gonna venture a guess that re flip flop guy, that ain't all alcohol.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 12:16 PM (DmNpO)

8 Vendette mentioned Nanaimo Bars, which I have never heard of (on the political thread below), so I'll repost here since it's food related. ------- If you want the recipe I use, linseyziq at hotmail. Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 03:59 PM (MpP9p) I was looking at the web recipes. The Joy of Baking, Canadian Living, etc. They all seem pretty close. Boy, they look sweet. http://www.joyofbaking.com/NanaimoBars.html http://www.canadianliving.com/food/nanaimo_bars.php http://allrecipes.com/recipe/nanaimo-bars-iii/ Each of these look good. And, the golden one from the source (from BC!): http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/visitors/NanaimoBars.html

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:17 PM (IXrOn)

9 I like that particular slab of granite in the top picture. I've debated putting granite in my kitchen for years. I've think I've settled on Not. I'm cheap.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:19 PM (oMKp3)

10 That beer gut could be worse.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:20 PM (MpP9p)

11 I like that White Hater beer.

Posted by: Calypso Louie at May 03, 2014 12:20 PM (ZWnIg)

12 I'd say that that video of the guy at Coachella brings back memories, but the next day is all too often a wonderful blank slate.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:20 PM (bJm7W)

13 and orange kittens are SO CUTE, before they turn into full grown monsters.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:21 PM (bJm7W)

14 what, is everyone besides me out doing actual stuff?

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:22 PM (bJm7W)

15 Bo-Bandy, I told you I wanted no more posing for Internet pictures!

Posted by: Jim Lahey at May 03, 2014 12:22 PM (GW/jL)

16 Lol. Did CBD delete my comment?

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 03, 2014 12:22 PM (9W+0f)

17 oooh, heart burn. Gotta lay off them club rolls.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:22 PM (bJm7W)

18 Fine. I'll try a little harder.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 03, 2014 12:23 PM (9W+0f)

19 7 Vendette mentioned Nanaimo Bars, which I have never heard of (on the political thread below), so I'll repost here since it's food related. They do look sweet - and delicious. I don't suppose they fit into the Paleo diet, eh?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:24 PM (oMKp3)

20 7 Vendette mentioned Nanaimo Bars, which I have never heard of (on the political thread below), so I'll repost here since it's food related. They do look sweet - and delicious. I don't suppose they fit into the Paleo diet, eh?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:24 PM (oMKp3)

21 Funny, 2 yrs ago I was in Kentucky. On a beer run (I live in Kansas). Went on a tour of the beer maker of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale in Lexington. Man I love that beer! Unfortunately, not available in KS.

However, the Derby was being run that weekend. Man O man you couldn't get away from the coverage. I think I started watching TV in the hotel room at 8 in the morning and they were just going live. And the Race wasn't happening until around 3 in the afternoon.

Wound up watching the Race in a Bar, drinking the BBA on tap.

Good times...

Posted by: HH at May 03, 2014 12:25 PM (XXwdv)

22 Well huh. Maybe I should try for the Triple Crown.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:25 PM (oMKp3)

23 I've been where wasted flip-flop guy is. You're in the zone. You and the flip flop are one. Your targeting computer is switched off. Goose and Obi Wan Kenobe are both talking to you at the same time and you've f---in' got this! But somehow that stupid flip flop keeps slipping out of our grasp. The important thing to remember in the moment is YOV'VE GOT THIS and nobody can help you.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 03, 2014 12:25 PM (F3nFt)

24 whoa, I'm pretty sure I know that guy!

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:25 PM (8lmkt)

25 "Humanity has not yet evolved and we do not as yet know a type of Government superior to and better than the Soviets of |drunk| Workers', Agricultural Laborers', Peasants', and Soldiers' deputies." -- Lenin Later.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 03, 2014 12:26 PM (9W+0f)

26 I'm at the Derby and I'm getting' the feeling that my friends are embarrassed of my derby beer drinkin' hat... they don't know what I'm drinking! Morons.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 12:26 PM (zSIg/)

27 happy beer picture for some of us: http://tinyurl.com/od6mlln

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:26 PM (bJm7W)

28 Nanaimo bars are the bomb, but best to take a brisk walk after eating one.

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:26 PM (GW/jL)

29 They do look sweet - and delicious. I don't suppose they fit into the Paleo diet, eh?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:24 PM (oMKp3)

Nope, unless you're allowed a cheating day. And I can tell you that it's easy to eat most or all of a pan of the stuff.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:27 PM (MpP9p)

30 That beer gut could be worse.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 04:20 PM (MpP9p)

Vendette, as the late great mr. peaches used to say, "that's not a beer belly, that's a supervisor muscle."

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:27 PM (8lmkt)

31 Also sweet, and from Nanaimo: http://youtu.be/rSRsg79itN4

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:27 PM (GW/jL)

32 by the way, are we sure that's a guy in the video? I thought maybe it was Rachel Maddow.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:27 PM (bJm7W)

33 The rebuttal to the GMO beer thing in my sig. I am agnostic on the whole GMO thing, but I do notice the ones screaming about it the most are also Warmers, or other flavors of moonbats.

Posted by: JarvisW at May 03, 2014 12:28 PM (E7Iyp)

34 Vendette, as the late great mr. peaches used to say, "that's not a beer belly, that's a supervisor muscle."

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 04:27 PM (8lmkt)

LOL!

BTW, I lost power the other day, but for a bit over two hours. I am happy that I don't have to toss the bacon in my fridge.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:28 PM (MpP9p)

35 I used some leftover southern shrimp paste as a base for some shrimp cakes for lunch today (on lettuce). Which reminded me of the capers discussion we had the other day. I made quick Remoulade Sauce for the cakes. A simple version that doesn't use anchovy paste, cornichons, or a bunch of herbs, but does use the typical capers. It's the one I use for my Po'boys (shrimp). And, one where I always have the ingredients on hand: Mix in a bowl: 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 cup mayo, 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions, 2 Tb Ketchup, 1 Tb chopped fresh parsley, 1 Tb spicy mustard (I use dijon), 1 Tb freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2 Tb chopped capers, 1 tsp paprika. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:29 PM (IXrOn)

36 Why is Johnny Weir hosting the Derby coverage?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:29 PM (oMKp3)

37 Don't forget it's free comic book day morons!!!

Posted by: ginaswo at May 03, 2014 12:30 PM (VGpgb)

38 I was keen to watch the Derby, but then I saw Bob Costas was part of the coverage, so no sale.

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:30 PM (GW/jL)

39 OT, but coming on AMC now: Jaws

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 12:30 PM (DmNpO)

40 Why is Johnny Weir hosting the Derby coverage?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:29 PM (oMKp3)

Because he was such a hit during the Olympics.

Good grief, that headdress.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:30 PM (MpP9p)

41 re 39: Interview with Mrs O?

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (bJm7W)

42 Why is Johnny Weir hosting the Derby coverage? *** Did he win the hosting gig as a prize for best derby-hat?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (DmNpO)

43 Another recipe I go back to over and over, which uses capers. I love this dish. Easy, fast and delicious. Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Cheese (Serves 4 ) 1) flatten 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts between wax paper with a meat hammer or rolling pin 2) On a plate, combine 1/4 cup parmesan (Parmigiano-Reggiano), 2 Tablespoons flour, and a little salt and pepper 3) Coat each breast evenly with the cheese mixture 4) In a large saute pan or frying pan, over medium-high heat, melt 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter and 2 Tablespoons of olive oil. When hot, add the chicken breasts (in 2 batches if pan is not big enough) and saute until golden and cooked through 4-5 minutes per side. (Juices should be clear when breast pierced with a knife tip.) Move breasts to a warm plate. 5) Pour off excess fat from pan, and return to medium heat. Add 1/3 cup dry white vermouth, stirring to dislodge bits on pan, then add 2-3 Tablespoons of capers (that were rinsed and drained) and boil for a few seconds. 6) Spoon caper sauce over chicken breasts and serve. *from simple classics cookbook

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (IXrOn)

44 They are about to make a Thousand Dollar Mint Julep at the Derby.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (oMKp3)

45 I am agnostic on the whole GMO thing, but I do notice the ones screaming about it the most are also Warmers, or other flavors of moonbats.

GMOs are an Upper Middle Class Progtard White Woman Panic, essentially a more socially acceptable version of the anti-vaccine crowd.

It's one of my favorite go-tos when a lefty accuses me of being anti-science.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (102Hx)

46 I was keen to watch the Derby, but then I saw Bob Costas was part of the coverage, so no sale.

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 04:30 PM (GW/jL)

Johnny Weir will cement that for you.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:31 PM (MpP9p)

47 Yay Jaws!!! Ty neidermeyer!!!

Posted by: ginaswo at May 03, 2014 12:32 PM (VGpgb)

48 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 04:31 PM (DmNpO) Could be. His certainly has enough feathers on it. He's going with a "white" theme it seems.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:32 PM (oMKp3)

49 I am drinking ice chips with some lemon squeezed over them. I haven't been able to eat since Wednesday. I was hoping to be better today so that I could have a Mint Julep during the Kentucky Derby, but alas no. I haz a sad Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:13 PM (oMKp3)

sorry They were just making them on NBC, with Woodford Reserve...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:33 PM (IXrOn)

50 Wow, the host said that Johnny "might whinny for us" for that $1000 mint julep.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:33 PM (MpP9p)

51 About wasted flip flop guy; I was really pulling for him. So nice that ONE guy out of hundreds, walks buy and so politely nudges his flip flop to him. NEVER wear flip flops to a festival. And a few other epiphany's...

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 12:33 PM (zSIg/)

52 That singer and bass player. Oh my.

Posted by: rickl at May 03, 2014 12:33 PM (1Mxs7)

53 So any mudders running today? Bet on the mudder!

Posted by: ginaswo at May 03, 2014 12:33 PM (VGpgb)

54 Oh, lord, Johnny Weir. A true uber-poofter. Wow.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (8lmkt)

55 Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 04:33 PM (IXrOn) Ya I saw that. The ingredients were not that special. Must be the silver plated glass.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (oMKp3)

56 43 I was keen to watch the Derby, but then I saw Bob Costas was part of the coverage, so no sale. Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 04:30 PM (GW/jL) Johnny Weir will cement that for you. Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 04:31 PM (MpP9p) --Costas is a loathsomely self-important human being. Weir does not even appear on that radar.

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (GW/jL)

57 I'm drinking coffee and baking cookies. But I ran out of butter! The convenience store probably wouldn't have unsalted butter, so I'm turning to my old p. b. cookie recipe which doesn't use butter (cuz it's from a 1950s cookbook from a shortening company). And am going to throw in chocolate chips because they expire soon. I had one stick of butter left and found one recipe in my Martha Stewart Cookie book that only needed that much: Buttery Twists. Life is funny. Anyway, I made oatmeal applesauce cookies with maple icing. And cream cheese swirl blondies. And the buttery twists. I'll probably give in later and buy salted butter and see if it makes anything explode.

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (SUKHu)

58 I love Lake Street Dive. Very Accomplished musicians. I used to like beer too. A lot. Too much in fact. Haven't had one in over 25 years. Interesting story, Lake Street Dive was formulated by a kid from Minneapolis and were named after a Street that had a lot of bars on it. I frequented quite a few of them.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (jucos)

59 I have t watched the races since Willie Shoemaker

Posted by: ginaswo at May 03, 2014 12:34 PM (VGpgb)

60 Johnny Weir: That's soooo gay.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 12:35 PM (DmNpO)

61 I am drinking ice chips with some lemon squeezed over them. I haven't been able to eat since Wednesday.

Grammie Winger, what's wrong?!? Not eating since Wednesday is not a good thing. {{{{{{}}}}}}

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:35 PM (8lmkt)

62 "You Go Down Smooth"? So does Brandy Alexander.

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:35 PM (GW/jL)

63 "NEVER wear flip flops to a festival. And a few other epiphany's... Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 04:33" If ONLY I had know then, what I know now!

Posted by: Jimmy Buffett at May 03, 2014 12:36 PM (E7Iyp)

64 Ya I saw that. The ingredients were not that special. Must be the silver plated glass.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:34 PM (oMKp3)

I had my first mint julep at the Round Robin Bar at the Willard Hotel, which is said to be the place that Henry Clay introduced DC to the beverage. I didn't like it.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:36 PM (MpP9p)

65 Also sweet, and from Nanaimo: http://youtu.be/rSRsg79itN4 Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 04:27 PM (GW/jL) yeah, she's good. didn't know she was Canadian.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:37 PM (IXrOn)

66 Lake Street Dive was formulated by a kid from Minneapolis and were named after a Street that had a lot of bars on it. I frequented quite a few of them. Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 03, 2014 04:34 PM (jucos) --Frequented which, the bars or the, uh, members of the band?

Posted by: logprof at May 03, 2014 12:37 PM (GW/jL)

67 Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 04:35 PM (8lmkt) Yeah, not doing that good here. I think I may be looking at some abdominal surgery to repair some previous abdominal surgeries. I'll know more Monday. Until then - ice chips and agony. My daughter's a nurse so I'm in good hands this weekend.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:39 PM (oMKp3)

68 Tequila with chased. Breakfast of champions. Good for your digestion.

Posted by: Guido at May 03, 2014 12:39 PM (GYg/s)

69 Rant: about that internet wealth moon bat Tony Yanow & his Golden Road brewing & the "vegan" toy bars of hisÂ… he lied to the old regular crowd that held court at the orig Darts Away dive and they were unwelcome after his takeoverÂ… Made the mistake of asking for Fox news on one of the TVs, got big time lib lecture & threat of 86Â… Told him to his face fuck you, don't bother, ain't com in' back, ya lost yer best customer.

Posted by: OK, thanks, bye at May 03, 2014 12:39 PM (uopHF)

70 They do look sweet - and delicious. I don't suppose they fit into the Paleo diet, eh? Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:24 PM (oMKp3) Depends. lol If you are the hard core no-dairy paleo. There are two camps. I like my dairy!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:40 PM (IXrOn)

71 {{{grammie winger}}}

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:40 PM (MpP9p)

72 GMOs are about sustaining the growing population. I dunno if I endorse that, the growing population of non-morons and bigger Monsanto monsters. I'll admit, I don't have the scirence behind it, but I recommend 'Ishamael', which is a great story that follows the agricultural revolution and the population surge it created.....not that that was a bad thing....just sayin'.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 12:41 PM (zSIg/)

73 Abbott: but a mudder has to eat it's fodder! Costello: so a mudder eats its fodder, and his mudder eats its fodder, and pretty soon there won't be any fodders left for fodder's day!

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:42 PM (bJm7W)

74 Good afternoon, horde. Just got home from the Towson Festival. Had 2 60 Minutes and a few Leinenkugel Summer Shandys. Both yummy. Cougar should be picking up some mint for the Juleps later.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 12:42 PM (Pvcl5)

75 Good afternoon, horde. Just got home from the Towson Festival. Had 2 60 Minutes and a few Leinenkugel Summer Shandys. Both yummy. Cougar should be picking up some mint for the Juleps later.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 12:42 PM (Pvcl5)

76 fingers crossed, grammie.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:43 PM (bJm7W)

77 fingers crossed, grammie.

Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 12:43 PM (bJm7W)

78 Actually, I think you can see the green flash other places than jus the west coast. I've seen it in the Florida Keys.

Posted by: Aviator at May 03, 2014 12:46 PM (3rrMW)

79 Woo hoo! I got comment #69... Do I win something? I think that's better than first. Ampersand status???

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 12:46 PM (zSIg/)

80 Anyway, I made oatmeal applesauce cookies with maple icing. And cream cheese swirl blondies. And the buttery twists. I'll probably give in later and buy salted butter and see if it makes anything explode. Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 04:34 PM (SUKHu) I wouldn't sweat it. Sometimes I mix the two if I run out of one or the other.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:46 PM (IXrOn)

81 oh, grammie winger, I so sorry that you have to go through this. you are in my thoughts and prayers . . . xoxo

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:47 PM (8lmkt)

82 74 Woo hoo! I got comment #69... Do I win something? I think that's better than first. Ampersand status??? Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 04:46 PM (zSIg/) 69? NIIIIICE!

Posted by: Kevin Malone at May 03, 2014 12:47 PM (GW/jL)

83 Woo hoo!
I got comment #69...
Do I win something?
I think that's better than first.
Ampersand status???

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 04:46 PM (zSIg/)

You win the privilege of buying the Horde a round. Beverages of their choice.

I'll take a Johnny Walker Blue in a chilled glass, please.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:48 PM (MpP9p)

84 Well, the Boulevard Brewing Company here in KC was sold to Ommegang. Good reviews for that company. And their Beer is pretty good.

And one nice thing, Boulevard is going to put on a 3 day Beer Fest in KC next month.

Pretty sure I'm gonna make at least one of those days.

Posted by: HH at May 03, 2014 12:48 PM (XXwdv)

85 Leinenkugel Summer Shandys

DC! They got some of those over at the pub and I had a little taste the other day. Very refreshing! Never had one before, will definitely have one again.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:48 PM (8lmkt)

86 Yuengling has a new seasonal beer out, Summer Wheat. Its good. Very very good as my hangover can now attest. I downed a few too many last night.

Posted by: puddleglum at May 03, 2014 12:49 PM (JIRfI)

87 No beer for me until after 7-ish, when I'm done for the day. Busch in cans is what's in the fridge, so that's what'll be in me. Maybe tomorrow I'll go to the beer shop and get something good/new.

Posted by: Lincolntf at May 03, 2014 12:49 PM (ZshNr)

88 I'd say that that video of the guy at Coachella brings back memories, but the next day is all too often a wonderful blank slate. Posted by: mallfly at May 03, 2014 04:20 PM (bJm7W) Memory is like photos. If you don't have them, it didn't happen.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 03, 2014 12:50 PM (AHzA7)

89 Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 04:47 PM (8lmkt) Oh, thanks Peaches, and thanks everyone as well. This is kind of old hat for me so I'm not that worked up about it. I've had Lupus for 35 years and have had 19 surgeries, so I've been down this road before. I'm too mean and ornery to let it get me down. But I appreciate your kind thoughts so very much. This place is full of the nicest people !

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:51 PM (oMKp3)

90 This is kind of old hat for me so I'm not that worked up about it. I've had Lupus for 35 years and have had 19 surgeries, so I've been down this road before. I'm too mean and ornery to let it get me down. But I appreciate your kind thoughts so very much. This place is full of the nicest people ! *** God Bless you, Grammie.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 03, 2014 12:52 PM (DmNpO)

91 {{{{Grammie Winger even more}}}}

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:52 PM (MpP9p)

92 Yeah, not doing that good here. I think I may be looking at some abdominal surgery to repair some previous abdominal surgeries. I'll know more Monday. Until then - ice chips and agony. My daughter's a nurse so I'm in good hands this weekend. Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:39 PM (oMKp3) Are you sure you shouldn't go to emergency? This doesn't sound good at all. Glad your daughter is there.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:53 PM (IXrOn)

93 This is kind of old hat for me so I'm not that worked up about it. I've had Lupus for 35 years and have had 19 surgeries, so I've been down this road before. I'm too mean and ornery to let it get me down. But I appreciate your kind thoughts so very much. This place is full of the nicest people ! Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:51 PM (oMKp3) ignore my last comment

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:54 PM (IXrOn)

94 I'm too mean and ornery to let it get me down.

You are the finest kind of 'ette, grammie winger! Srsly cool . . .

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:54 PM (8lmkt)

95 The Flip Flop video is just so rude. Been there done that. You need to just put them in you pocket. I can't keep them on sober.

Posted by: Nip Sip at May 03, 2014 12:55 PM (0FSuD)

Posted by: Bruce at May 03, 2014 12:55 PM (Y/JJM)

97 heh, Wise Dan rocked it out again. that is some horse right there!

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:55 PM (8lmkt)

98 Thanks whoever is nuking the dipshit mumr comments. Needs to happen on more threads.

Posted by: Buzzion at May 03, 2014 12:55 PM (t6LQ9)

99 Thanks everyone. Now let's get back to cookies, beer, and Johnny Weir. Which one would you rather have on a Saturday night?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 12:56 PM (oMKp3)

100 I mentioned this on the last thread, but if you've been inspired to make Nanaimo Bars, it is perfectly fine to replace the egg with an egg substitute. I'll add that they work fine without nuts. You can get away without coconut as well.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:56 PM (MpP9p)

101 Thanks whoever is nuking the dipshit mumr comments. Needs to happen on more threads. Posted by: Buzzion at May 03, 2014 04:55 PM (t6LQ9) o_O Guess I missed them. Fast nukers.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:56 PM (IXrOn)

102 78 Vendette: I'll buy the round, but it's gotta be beer..

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 12:57 PM (zSIg/)

103 91 Posted by: Bruce at May 03, 2014 04:55 PM (Y/JJM) Please report in.

Posted by: The Barrel at May 03, 2014 12:57 PM (0FSuD)

104 Which one would you rather have on a Saturday night?

beer!!! and not just Saturday night, but every night that ends in "y."

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:57 PM (8lmkt)

105 Thanks everyone. Now let's get back to cookies, beer, and Johnny Weir. Which one would you rather have on a Saturday night?

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:56 PM (oMKp3)

Cookies!!!!! (I don't like beer, sorry.)

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:58 PM (MpP9p)

106 Thanks everyone. Now let's get back to cookies, beer, and Johnny Weir. Which one would you rather have on a Saturday night? Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 04:56 PM (oMKp3) 2 out of 3 aint' bad

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 12:58 PM (IXrOn)

107 Please report in.
Posted by: The Barrel

That's what happens when you hit post instead of reload.

I'll go to the barrel, but I need a good IPA while I'm in there.

Posted by: Bruce at May 03, 2014 12:58 PM (Y/JJM)

108 I'll go to the barrel, but I need a good IPA while I'm in there.

Posted by: Bruce at May 03, 2014 04:58 PM (Y/JJM)

If you're lucky, you will get a warm can of Natty Lite and you'll be damned grateful for it.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 12:59 PM (8lmkt)

109 Vendette: I'll buy the round, but it's gotta be beer..

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 04:57 PM (zSIg/)

Deal, as long as you buy me a Sidecar (see post #100).

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 12:59 PM (MpP9p)

110 >> I'm too mean and ornery to let it get me down. Aw. Prayers offered.

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 12:59 PM (SUKHu)

111 If you're lucky, you will get a warm can of Natty Lite and you'll be damned grateful for it.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 04:59 PM (8lmkt)

PBR!

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 01:00 PM (MpP9p)

112 Raining and doing laundry all day here. I hate not being able to go outside. No need to bake, here. Just pulled out a couple slices of Key Lime Pie from the freezer to thaw for later. Will just have to whip some cream. Our Saturday night treat.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:01 PM (IXrOn)

113 Some of the best beer I ever had was in a little town in Germany where my buddy lived. Monk beer. We would go to this little bar full of old nazi's who used heaters to warm their beer. Good times, good times.

Posted by: oc joe at May 03, 2014 01:01 PM (hqVUe)

114 oh, there's a car thread

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:02 PM (IXrOn)

115 94 grammie winger sorry for your troubles wish I could tell you beer could fix it all. Of the three, surprisingly, I'd take the beer. My choice. Get better already!

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:02 PM (zSIg/)

116 Martha's cookie recipes call for coarse salt. Never had any problem with that until now. My cream cheese swirl blondies are unexpectedly salty in some spots because there are still whole bits of coarse salt!! I was just thinking that salt has been around a long while and I should get a box of Kosher salt... Just had to go and think that, didn't I? Uh, I think it's been too long since I found stacks of hundred dollar bills. Just saying.

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 01:03 PM (SUKHu)

117 Anybody have a good recipe for monkey bread? My grandma used to make that. I haven't had it in years and years. I don't know what made me think of it.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 01:04 PM (oMKp3)

118 102 Bruce What are your options?

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:04 PM (zSIg/)

119 Just cracked open a Rogue Dead Guy ale. Pretty good, maybe a little on the sweet side, but very drinkable. Now down into the crawlspace to find the silver mugs for Mint Juleps.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 01:05 PM (Pvcl5)

120 "I'll go to the barrel, but I need a good IPA while I'm in there."

Hell, if that were the case, none of us would complain.

But on the reality side, you'll be lucky if the barrel walls have moisture you can lick.

And about that moisture...

Posted by: HH at May 03, 2014 01:06 PM (XXwdv)

121 Posted by: HH at May 03, 2014 05:06 PM (XXwdv)

Nice, HH, very nice!

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 01:07 PM (8lmkt)

122 Ooooooh, I see a recipe for monkey bread on Pioneer Woman that looks amazing. Yum.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 01:07 PM (oMKp3)

123 JoDee Messina is gonna lose her dress and her modesty while she sings the anthem. Windy at the derby.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 01:09 PM (oMKp3)

124 Anybody have a good recipe for monkey bread? My grandma used to make that. I haven't had it in years and years. I don't know what made me think of it. Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 05:04 PM (oMKp3) funny, I think I just saw that mentioned somewhere this morning while I was going through some cookbooks to plan a brunch next weekend If I find, I will come back and post here. Might from a 40 Years of Best Southern Living cookbook I have.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:09 PM (IXrOn)

125 JoDee Messina is gonna lose her dress and her modesty while she sings the anthem. Windy at the derby.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 05:09 PM (oMKp3)

It's over an hour to post time! Sheesh!

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 01:11 PM (MpP9p)

126 >>I wouldn't sweat it. Sometimes I mix the two if I run out of one or the other. Yeh, well, if Martha's Butter Cops show up, I'm throwing you under the bus!!

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 01:11 PM (SUKHu)

127 did not like Messina's messin' with that song. they need to just sing it straight. it does not need anyone's "personal touch." just a good set of pipes and feeling.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 01:13 PM (8lmkt)

128 Just got done mowing the lawn.. gonna crack open a New Belgium Ranger IPA in a few.. cuz I deserve it!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 03, 2014 01:13 PM (b/lt+)

129 Also, got this for Cougar today for Mother's Day http://tinyurl.com/lzld96a I foresee beejers in my future.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 01:14 PM (Pvcl5)

130 Also, got this for Cougar today for Mother's Day

http://tinyurl.com/lzld96a

I foresee beejers in my future.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 05:14 PM (Pvcl5)

What's your plan for next year?

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 01:16 PM (MpP9p)

131 Ah, it was in The Glory of Southern Cooking. Tennessee Monkey Bread. And, here it is online. http://tinyurl.com/osgdjwu score

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:16 PM (IXrOn)

132 123 - Chi-Town Can't get the New Belgium here, yet...

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:19 PM (zSIg/)

133 I'll send Shithead out for the donuts, eh? ...'slong as we got beer, we'll be fine, you hosers.

...and don't hoark my Warsteiners. Those are for, like holidays, eh.

Posted by: Bob McKenzie at May 03, 2014 01:20 PM (lq3Ak)

134 >>>What's your plan for next year? Something shiny and expensive, naturally. Or something from Athleta. Cougar might wear it, but it's really a gift for me. And anyone else who sees her in it. You're welcome, humanity.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 01:21 PM (Pvcl5)

135 Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 05:16 PM (IXrOn) Yummy-ness! Thank you, dear!

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 01:21 PM (oMKp3)

136 DC, that's very cool!

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 01:22 PM (8lmkt)

137 My husband bought frozen monkey bread once and told they kids it was monkey brains. They still look a little nervous if you mention "monkey bread" to them. BRB...

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 01:23 PM (SUKHu)

138 Yummy-ness! Thank you, dear! Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 05:21 PM (oMKp3) I noticed it is not the sweet version with sugar and nuts, but with parmesan cheese. Might not be what you're for if you have a sweet tooth at the moment.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:24 PM (IXrOn)

139 All the monkey bread already, Kentucky Bourbon Barerel stout, Bell's Kalamazoo Founder's Porter Dragon's Milk? So many options, so many outcomes.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:26 PM (zSIg/)

140 I noticed it is not the sweet version with sugar and nuts, but with parmesan cheese. Might not be what you're for if you have a sweet tooth at the moment. Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 05:24 PM (IXrOn) Well, I saw the sweet version at Pioneer Woman. This cheese one looks good too. Since I can't eat either at the moment, i get to "taste" each one in my head.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 01:27 PM (oMKp3)

141 Huh. They're called Pluckets in my a Baker's Odyssey cookbook. The Monkey Bread. This one is the Pennsylvania Dutch version. I'll see if it's online somewhere. It's the sweet one. I like this cookbook, too.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:28 PM (IXrOn)

142 Well, I saw the sweet version at Pioneer Woman. This cheese one looks good too. Since I can't eat either at the moment, i get to "taste" each one in my head. Posted by: grammie winger at May 03, 2014 05:27 PM (oMKp3) yea, I saw the Pioneer Woman one, too. She has some cookbooks out but all her stuff seems to be online, now. yeah, you need to get better...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:30 PM (IXrOn)

143 The other not so happy beer news of the week is the political shitweasellery going on down in Florida, as Big Beer tries to use government muscle to hamper competition from those pesky craft brewers who actually make a product worth drinking.

Note that this shitweasellery is not limited to Democrats.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ntsr54e

Posted by: torquewrench at May 03, 2014 01:31 PM (noWW6)

144 Here's the Baker's Odyssey one online: http://www.chow.com/recipes/30689-monkey-bread-pluckets I need to get back to planning my Mother's Day brunch next weekend. All this is doing is making me crave baked goods!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 01:33 PM (IXrOn)

145 Well, my cookies turned out flat, the blondies are salty and the buttery twists are salty but actually it kind of works. Time to throw in the towel and see if there's any Guinness left. Just bummed because I'd actually planned on giving some goodies to a sick neighbor and a church friend whose bday is today.

Posted by: Mama AJ at May 03, 2014 01:34 PM (SUKHu)

146 138 - Torquewrench I posted about that 3 weeks ago....I was reading up on it this week...I feel for you. Vote 'em out!

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:36 PM (zSIg/)

147 Where's alexthechick. I'm at the dog park and some corgis just arrived.

Posted by: Buzzion at May 03, 2014 01:37 PM (t6LQ9)

148 Where's alexthechick. I'm at the dog park and some corgis just arrived.

Posted by: Buzzion at May 03, 2014 05:37 PM (t6LQ9)

In the car thread.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 01:37 PM (MpP9p)

149 It figures you people would be getting fat and drunk off the poor. Your definition of "Under-Served" involves a bartender that refuses to hand you another glass of inebriation.

...typical.

Fattened, Backwards, 'bizarro' thieves. -The lot of you.

I suppose one day, you'll wake-up and smell the environmental impact.

"Monkey Bread"? ...really?!?/

Aside from being racist, did you know that monkeys are used as "filler" in meats? Did you know that Alabama and Mississippi Lead the Globe in Monkey-Fillers? --over African cultures whose worship of the meat is simultaneously Earth Spiritual and sustainable?

...eat it, haters.

Posted by: Lesae W Pals at May 03, 2014 01:40 PM (lq3Ak)

150 >>>Posted by: Lesae W Pals at May 03, 2014 05:40 PM (lq3Ak) Sock? Smells like a sock, but it's so hard to tell nowadays.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 01:42 PM (Pvcl5)

151 Backwards. Everyone but me is backwards.

Posted by: Lesae W Pals at May 03, 2014 01:43 PM (lq3Ak)

152 Nobody called "Nood". That should be a common courtesy!

Some of us got "willowed". Some of ME got "willowed", to speak more plainly... lol.

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 01:48 PM (lq3Ak)

153 I missed this little hint:

109 "oh, there's a car thread."-Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 03, 2014 05:02 PM (IXrOn)

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 01:51 PM (lq3Ak)

154 I don't care much about cars, so I'll show sme manners and stay here. I do miss my wrangler though, and I'll get another one as soon as I can.

Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 01:53 PM (Pvcl5)

155 Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2014 05:53 PM (Pvcl5)

How's your basement? If I recall, you were bailing the other day.

Posted by: Vendette at May 03, 2014 01:57 PM (MpP9p)

156 148 - Slapweasel Bully.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 01:57 PM (zSIg/)

157 148 - Slapweasel
"Bully."
-Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 05:57 PM (zSIg/)

HAH! "Goofy" is more like it.

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 02:00 PM (lq3Ak)

158 OK. Goofy it is.

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 02:05 PM (zSIg/)

159 Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 06:05 PM (zSIg/)

Slap is no bully, my man. But I am and, if you mess with him, you mess with me.

Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 02:05 PM (8lmkt)

160 Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2014 06:05 PM (8lmkt)

We all know it was all in good fun, darlin'...LOL.
--------

"OK.
Goofy it is.[i/]"
-Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 06:05 PM (zSIg/)

*cheers!*

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 02:10 PM (lq3Ak)

161

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 02:11 PM (lq3Ak)

162 ...having to re-close a tag in a dead thread. That's just goofy!

Posted by: Slapweasel at May 03, 2014 02:12 PM (lq3Ak)

163 Fruity beers are for . . . well, you know.

Posted by: Adjoran at May 03, 2014 02:15 PM (QIQ6j)

164 "Fruity beers are for . . . well, you know."

Well, I'll try something once. Just to see.

But I'm pretty much guessing not my style...

Posted by: HH at May 03, 2014 02:19 PM (XXwdv)

165 Cigar City's Jai Alai is a great fruity beer, but in a citrus sense. Or Ballast Point's Sculpin. If you like fruity IPAs...

Posted by: beerslinger at May 03, 2014 02:23 PM (zSIg/)

166 stay thirsty my friends

Posted by: zardoz at May 03, 2014 03:57 PM (zSIg/)

167 it's National Homebrew Day & y'all are drinking commercial? I had a couple of my homemade pale ales and brewed a Grodziskie (traditional Polish beer made with 100% oak-smoked wheat malt)

Posted by: GrogNerd at May 03, 2014 05:47 PM (6e6WZ)

168 There's no such thing as "Maryland crab legs." Actually, there are, but your WPA would be better had with a pile of wet twigs.

Posted by: Marylander at May 04, 2014 03:14 AM (RwpbN)

169 Nicely done.. I shall be looking for those beers and am looking forward to the next installment.

Posted by: Cooch at May 05, 2014 09:34 AM (o8UfN)

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