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Events / Re: Parking at NHC?

« on: June 14, 2013, 10:18:29 AM »

Quote from: morticaixavier on June 14, 2013, 08:56:04 AM

to be fair, parking in SF is redickulus.

true, I don't even think that Chicago or NY match SF for parking prices.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Who's going to NHC?

« on: June 14, 2013, 10:09:25 AM »

We do have a room! It's one of the ballrooms even, so break out some beers and make sure we have everything we need to have some fun. I'm trying to secure some signage to make it more apparent.

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That's damn cheap for city center parking! (I remember having a heart attack when the Falcons last travelled to SF for an Anchor CA Homebrew Club of the Year party. Fletch parked his truck at the hotel and the fee worked out for an "oversize" vehicle (aka heavy duty pickup) at ~$70 per night!)

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General Homebrew Discussion / Experimental Brew - Tea

« on: June 07, 2013, 08:00:27 AM »

Brewers! It's time for Friday Fun - This time, it's a little talk about a beverage enjoyed around the world - tea. Come read the article (and the linked Australian magazine) and give us your feedback on tea and beer!

http://www.experimentalbrew.com/blogs/drew/friday-fun-ingredient-tea

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The Pub / Re: Frivolous Magic Hat Lawsuit

« on: June 06, 2013, 10:27:35 AM »

And now, the lawsuit has been settled.

http://bizlex.com/2013/06/west-sixth-and-magic-hat-settle-lawsuit/

Interesting is how deeply detailed the statement of false statements is.

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Questions about the forum? / Re: Main Page Glitch

« on: June 05, 2013, 08:05:06 AM »

Same here.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Who's going to NHC?

« on: June 01, 2013, 03:41:28 PM »

What can't drive 5 hours?

Sheesh! (We drove LA -> Seattle last year to have the club booth.)

And I just realized this will be #11 for me:

2001 - Los Angeles
2003 - Chicago
2004 - Las Vegas
2006 - Orlando
2007 - Denver
2008 - Cincinnati
2009 - Oakland
2010 - Minneapolis
2011 - San Diego
2012 - Seattle
2013 - Philadelphia

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Who's going to NHC?

« on: May 31, 2013, 10:08:59 PM »

Quote from: The Professor on May 31, 2013, 07:05:05 PM

Well, dang it, I didn't register in time so I'll miss the fun.

Betcha if you pay attention you can find a ticket over there in the classifieds!

As for me, I'll be there and for the first time in a long while, I won't be doing a damn thing, except failing at being pretty.

If you see me, feel free to accost me. I don't mind!

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The Pub / Re: Frivolous Magic Hat Lawsuit

« on: May 31, 2013, 12:09:06 AM »

Quote from: Slowbrew on May 30, 2013, 01:38:10 PM

I always wondered about person who orders hot coffee, then puts the Styrofoam cup between her knees, starts driving and then blames the store for not warning her it was hot after burning herself when she spilled it. Falls in the "can't fix stupid" bucket for me.

The problem with the McD's case is that the coffee wasn't hot like you'd expect - it was scalding hot, far above drinkable temps because management had decided to serve it that hot (180-190F) so that the coffee would still be "piping" when the average commuter would finish their commute. They had been warned hundreds of times about the danger and liability of this policy and still refused to change the temp. That's what got them hit so hard.

Again "hot" coffee, will burn you slightly. The coffee that this woman spilled was hot enough to give her 3rd degree burns

Oh, and she wasn't driving. She was the passenger in a parked car that her grandson was driving and had parked to allow her to fix her coffee.

And of course, they bolded the warning and haven't xhanged much of anything about the coffee. Which goes a long way to explain McD's coffee. (Seriously.. near boiling?)

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Zymurgy / Re: Strutting Your Stuff - Unistrut Brew Stand

« on: May 29, 2013, 10:12:38 PM »

I think my feelings about unistrut are well known.

But I have to admit, I love my stand and the fact that I can mangle and re-mangle it to my choices in a very short time.

My one piece of additional advice: get some of the strut end caps for the ends down low so you have some cushion should you kick one of them.

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Classifieds / Re: Where to find "Lambic" the book

« on: May 28, 2013, 07:42:00 AM »

I think at this point, you're sort of hopeless in getting the old AHA style book, but you can always check older homebrew shops (like my local Home Beer Wine Cheesemaking in Woodland Hills.) they may still have a copy on the shelf.

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