I come from angry drunks. too, so I cannot afford to acquire the taste.
Also? ;lol Green.
Utah similar brewer. Got famous real quick for naming their brews in a tongue in cheek fashion based on the predominant religion. Can't comment on quality, I come from a long line of angry drunks so it wouldn't be a good idea to begin with, then dad got me drunk at 5. Never acquired the taste after that. Most of their stuff is seasonal.
http://www.wasatchbeers.com/beers.html (http://www.wasatchbeers.com/beers.html)
old 'scandalous' commercial.
Polygamy Porter: Why Have Just One? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7HYpKWwgs#)
But, I heard Utah is lame like Mississippi used to be. They make the beer makers put alcohol volume at 2 percent or something like that because the Mormons are afraid some folks may want a brew instead of going to worship. At least Mississippi repealed that limit in the 1990s.
But, I heard Utah is lame like Mississippi used to be. They make the beer makers put alcohol volume at 2 percent or something like that because the Mormons are afraid some folks may want a brew instead of going to worship. At least Mississippi repealed that limit in the 1990s.
They didn't want to look foolish for the Olympics, and let that genie out of the bottle.
We have some weird rules about getting a particular license (of which there are several flavors for serving alcohol), and there's the zion curtain in a restaurant (the bartender can't be SEEN by patrons, so we don't give kiddies any ideas, so there's usually a glass wall around the mixing area), but the beer is beer now.
I'm a Southern Baptist.
The bartender MUST NOT BE SEEN?!?
The bartender MUST NOT BE SEEN?!?
Only with a restaurant license.
Get a bar license and it's no problem.
Mylochka's a Unitarian now.I'm a Southern Baptist.
You probably consider me a cult member then. I am a member of the Unitarian Universalists (I have the chalice pin!) and a member of several atheist and agnostic organizations.
At least when I went to Baptist Academy decades ago, I was told it was a cult. I found out the opposite was true.
Mylochka's a Unitarian now.I'm a Southern Baptist.
You probably consider me a cult member then. I am a member of the Unitarian Universalists (I have the chalice pin!) and a member of several atheist and agnostic organizations.
At least when I went to Baptist Academy decades ago, I was told it was a cult. I found out the opposite was true.
I probably consider nothing of the sort.
Wow. I love your late-night rampages, but you get an assumption wrong about twice a sentence sometimes.
I'm an agnostic raised Southern Baptist, and part of the reason I don't go to church no more is that Reagan drove me out.
We've got an actual Wiccan around - not quite Uno's bag, though, I think.
Hah. You should try the Renfair circuit if you want posers of that sort...
Renfair jerks don't think real highly of LARPers and SCAdians, either, there being some overlap.Hah. You should try the Renfair circuit if you want posers of that sort...
The role playing convention circuit circa late 90s to mid 00s was enough for me. At least the occasional normal nerd was there. I could imagine the BS at renfair. I am sorry you had to experience that. Never liked those guys, but I only dealt with them on the periphery.
Ironically, the convention circuit lately is all older minis war gamers, at least in the South. LARPers, pnp role players, etc are no more. The last bastion is the big shindig CCP/White Wolf puts on at the Crown plaza in NOLA, but that is not my crowd.
Pay how much?
(And BTW? I told everyone the avatar is a good likeness.)
Pay how much?
(And BTW? I told everyone the avatar is a good likeness.)
Intercourse THAT cacophony.
Intercourse THAT cacophony.-even HARDER.
Anyone else have any beers you think I should hunt down?I do!
Anyone else have any beers you think I should hunt down?I do!
I am a somehow good beer specialist and, though my memory is not all that good to remember every and any beer I drink, I can be of good help.
More about it later but the thread didn't seem to bring you any help on beers, much more on religious matters... :D
First question: do you have a beer-shop in your town and, if yes, has it a website?
So I could point you to what I'm talking about.
I eventually learned that too much blame was placed on the alcohol, and not enough on the person, and that I myself am a happy drunk.
I always hated beer and the way it smelled. Until I went to Germany. They have a point about beer, fresher is better. No different than bread, really. The Miller here is Milwaukee and the Michelob in St. Louis are much better than their national reputation.
I tried alcohol enough to satisfy myself that it isn't for me - and I'd go liquor if I was going to drink. Never acquired a taste for beer, and the hard stuff saves so much time; a few sips makes me tipsy, but strangely, I've never managed to get well and truly hammered, though I tried. Weird capacity I have, being a lightweight but able to hold it, too...Wow wow wow, guys!
In NC, they bumped it up to 19 in 1984, then 21 by sometime in 1986. I knew a guy in the dorm only slightly younger than me who got roaring drunk on his 21st birthday repeatedly shouting "Third" [censored] "time I've been legal!"
I personally believe they should get folks around it when they are younger. That way the mystique of it is worn off and they can be responsible about it.
But then again, getting way too drunk is one thing a lot go through until they smarten up. Either that or get responsibilities where they can not.
I avoid all Anhieser-Bucsh products.
What I have available:
Rolling Rock. This was even lighter than the Blue Moon and MUCH, MUCH lighter than even Bud Light, but smoother and more polished than Bud Light. I have kind of a memory from this one. An ex-gf of mine visited her dad and step mom. He and his partner were indie programmers and he had quit his job at a bank to work for himself. hey had just sold a piece of software to a medium sized company ad celebrated with this. It, too, is very light. A bit light for my taste being New Orlenians tend to have taste buds that lean towards heavier beers.
Lately, due to being in a very proletariat area, I have merely decided to rotate between what is available.Hum, that's not much!
What I have available:
Hieineken
Blue Moon (blue label)
Rolling Rock.
Corona
Dos Equos
Pentacles were all the rage back in the day for gamers. A lot of folks had them.
I think at one time, about half the folks I knew were Wiccan or Wicca sympathizers. To this day, I do not but maybe 2 or 3 actually knew about circles and calling quarters and only glossed through cheesy Llewellen books and used it as an excuse to dress Renfair every day. (You could get away with that in New Orleans)
Too much revolution, will attract the British.
Bell's Brewery Planetary Beer Pack (http://www.space.com/26441-bells-brewery-beer-planets-series.html).
Now, in which States of the Union does this brewery deliver? :D
Celestial Suds: Brewery Introducing 'Planets' Beer Serieshttp://news.yahoo.com/celestial-suds-brewery-introducing-planets-beer-series-114912554.html (http://news.yahoo.com/celestial-suds-brewery-introducing-planets-beer-series-114912554.html)
SPACE.com
by Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor 5 hours ago
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Bell's Brewery is introducing a series of seven beers based on the planets of the solar system (except Earth). The first release is expected in August 2014.
In the universe of Bell's Brewery, Mars is a strong beer, Uranus a crafty potion mix and Mercury — that lightfooted messenger — a nimble brew.
Such is the thinking behind "The Planets" series of beers that Michigan-based Bell's is pioneering this August, with a limited-edition set based on the famous orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst.
New offerings will be released every two months through July 2015, based on seven of the planets in our solar system (Earth was excluded from Holst's piece, which was written between 1914 and 1916). They will be sold in both six-pack and draft in Bell's current distribution area, which includes 20 states as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Inspiration came from a lifelong love of Holst that began when Bell's founder Larry Bell was in high school, playing percussion for the "Mars" and "Jupiter" portions of the suite. At age 18, he purchased a record of the suite directed by composer Leopold Stokowski.
"I think that vinyl is just about worn out," Bell told Space.com.
Shakespeare and Hemingway
The brewery's two most popular brands were inspired by literature that connects to his own life, Bell said.
For example, "Oberon" is based on a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that Bell played in a sixth-grade version of the play. And "Two-Hearted Ale" is based on Ernest Hemingway's short story "Big Two-Hearted River." Bell owns property on the Big Two-Hearted River, which runs through Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
So it makes sense that Bell would base some new beers on "The Planets," which also means a lot to him.
"It really seemed to fit to take something from a piece that was a big influence," he said.
Since Holst was influenced by the astrological "characters" of the planets, that was what Bell focused on when coming up with the recipes for each one.
So Venus is light and flavorful to represent an aphrodisiac, Mars a strongly alcoholic double IPA to remind one of war, and Neptune a mystical mix of flavors to represent what was (in Holst's time) considered the edge of the solar system.
"Mars was a lot of fun," Bell said.
As Bell did the research for his beer line, he discovered that Midnight Sun Brewing Co. in Alaska had its own "planets" series of beers in 2008. He called to make sure there was no conflict, and said he felt comfortable going ahead.
"We’re coming at it from different angles, and I think it’s been a few years since they did that," he said.
Space alcohol constellation
Bell described his 29-year-old brewery as a family-owned business that earns much of its sales through word of mouth.
"We're always trying new things," he said. "That's part of the brewing world, coming up with new flavors and new recipes. You know, I think we're fairly innovative in what we do."
The brewery joins a growing list of companies and individuals in recent years who have experimented with space alcohol options.
Dogfish Head Brewery and Eats restaurant in Delaware launched a "moon dust" ale in 2013 in association with ILC Dover, the contractor that created the spacesuits for NASA's Apollo program. The year before, Brit Ian Hutcheon created a wine with a hint of meteorite inside of it.
Some beer is literally space-inspired. Last year, 11-year-old Michal Bodzianowski's microbrewery experiment won a trip to the space station through a student experiments program.
An Australian brew has been put through microgravity experiments, while Japanese company Sapporo Holdings Ltd. once spoke of launching a beer from barley grains grown aboard the International Space Station.