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Events / Re: Congrats to the lucky few
« on: February 06, 2013, 05:58:23 AM »
It turns out we don't have the cash to do it anyway (got some bad news in the mail today) so next year.
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Events / Congrats to the lucky few
« on: February 05, 2013, 10:51:31 PM »
I tried to register but was probably doubly cursed by my distance from the servers. By the time the page actually loaded, the full package was sold out, and I'm not spending $700 on airfare just for a single day.
Oh well... Maybe next year.
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Oh well... Maybe next year.
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The Pub / Re: Just checkin' in.
« on: February 05, 2013, 02:58:34 AM »Haven't been around much lately. I'm still really into beer, and I still like girls. Just haven't been myself lately. Been on a couple meds for about two weeks to try and get my head screwed back on straight. Been having some pretty heavy depression / anxiety. Nothing enviormental, all chemical (in my head). Got me on happy pills, so I'm hoping I'll be DTF any day now. As of right now, I have no drive, no motivation, no energy, pretty much nothing brings me joy. Basically, no will to go on. Just going through the motions. I'll be back to normal eventually. Dealt with it for a year or so back in my teens. It just decided to crop up again. I'm not posting this for a pity party. I just been out for a while, and didn't want you guys putting up "lost brewer" posters of me, like last time.
Ditto man. Been a hard few months for me too, especially the last two weeks. You are not alone.
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All Things Food / Re: BBQ Style
« on: February 04, 2013, 09:38:35 AM »Did my first cold-smoked sausage (cajun andouille) last week. Was nervous about eating it despite the use of pink salt. So far, so good, no botulism poisoning! Will do again. Next up is a pepperoni.
Nice!
What was your recipe/process detail for andouille...and pic.
Pepperoni is a favorite of mine.
Ruhlman Chapter 23 verses 15-30
J/k... will post when I get home. It's the cold-smoked andouille from Charcuterie.
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Red's Apple Ale
« on: February 04, 2013, 07:21:46 AM »Really?
I'm headed that way this year - I'll make sure to scratch it off the list.
Actually, the only two things on the list are Cantillon and Westvleteren. After that, I'll have to do some research on what's close and worth going to.
theoman can chime in here more than me, but the only part of Delirium Bar worth going to is the Hoppy Loft at the very top of the building.
If you want beer mecca, go to Chez Moeder Lambic Fontainas (http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/21739). Every time I'm there it's really great.
When are you planning to be in Brussels?
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Red's Apple Ale
« on: February 04, 2013, 06:34:07 AM »
Oh I can't buy it anywhere within 2,000 miles from here, so don't worry about that.
It sounds like an Apple version of the Alcopops you see nowadays. (This is why I wouldn't bother with going to Delirium Tremens bar in Bruxelles, btw - filled with this crap).
It sounds like an Apple version of the Alcopops you see nowadays. (This is why I wouldn't bother with going to Delirium Tremens bar in Bruxelles, btw - filled with this crap).
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Red's Apple Ale
« on: February 04, 2013, 05:27:47 AM »
Saw this on the Superbowl commercials youtube channel (W9, the channel that carries the superbowl here, doesn't carry the same commercials) and was wondering, wtf, is it a cider?
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All Things Food / Re: BBQ Style
« on: February 04, 2013, 05:24:17 AM »
Did my first cold-smoked sausage (cajun andouille) last week. Was nervous about eating it despite the use of pink salt. So far, so good, no botulism poisoning! Will do again. Next up is a pepperoni.
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All Things Food / Re: Mozzarella
« on: February 04, 2013, 05:22:10 AM »We made some mozzarella last night. First time making any cheese and it was pretty cool! What should we try next?
Care to share the recipe you used? Rennet or lemon juice? Any bacteria?
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The Pub / Re: Real men wear coveralls
« on: February 01, 2013, 09:12:28 AM »Are Keith and Drew the same person?Double life?
They timeshare on the goatee I think.
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Events / Re: NHC competition site change.
« on: January 30, 2013, 03:36:01 AM »Brewers in Canada are now exactly equal to brewers in the UK, France, and everywhere else outside of the US. Prior to the change, brewers in Canada had an advantage over their other international entrants.
How many AHA members are there from those other countries compared to Canada and participate in AHA activities ?
I can tell you with certainty, as the founder of the Paris Homebrewers Club, that we have, in France, a minimum of 100 people that would LOVE to enter the competition, but due to shipping, etc, cannot.
That's why we don't participate - it's impossible to do so.
The larger conversation here, as I see it, is not "why doesn't the AHA expand," but rather "why doesn't the AHA help other countries/regions found their own homebrewers' associations?"
Of course the interest, for me, at least, in entering the AHA contests is that that's where the real innovation is. So my ideal would be, 'local' associations (EMEA, NA, CA, SA, AP) would have their own competitions with the winners being sent to a global "World Homebrewers' Association" with a mega-conference in some part of the world every year.
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Events / Re: NHC competition site change.
« on: January 29, 2013, 08:45:35 AM »
Just to say, Ali has done a good job setting up BJCP-y things on this side of the pond; perhaps eventually we could also see a true 'international' turn-in site in Bristol?
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The Pub / Re: GABF co-babysitting?
« on: January 24, 2013, 12:02:36 AM »Aside: At the GBBF there's a special floor for people with kids, and you can go with a big group of parents and kids and go on beer runs in groups. Weird that the GABF doesn't have the same thing.Don't they have big glasses at the GBBF? At the GABF the tasting glass is small and sometimes you need to get in line right away to get your next beer before you even start the first. Although I tend to avoid those lines
I like you're idea of babysitter pooling, but we won't be there.
Yeah, I saw that about the size. Wtf with 1 ounce pours? At GBBF the minimum pour is 1/3 pint, the max is a full pint. I dunno how I'm expected to get a feel for the beer with 1 ounce.
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The Pub / Re: Pint Glass Pricing Poll
« on: January 23, 2013, 07:27:34 AM »
$10 plus a beer fill seems like a bargain. I've paid 12 eur and $15 before for glasses.