Y'all are hilarious! The beer was fine (thank Bacchus!). Better than fine, it was delicious: Prince William Porter from Moose's Tooth Brewery. They don't bottle, so if you want to try some, you'll just have to come on up here and get it. The other growler seems fine, but I'll be sure and test it tonight: Oatmeal Stout from Glacier Brewhouse, hands down the finest stout in town. Well, second only to their own Imperial Stout, which is aged in old oak Jim Beam barrels. Comes out smooth as silk, with a hint of chocolate, a little bit of smoke and whiskey, and finishing with a taste of licorice and a whole lot of sexy. It's such a beautiful beer that I get a beerection just thinking about it.

Agreed. I've done dumber stuff on the bike, full grocery loads from dead stops in too high of a gear, and all that usually happens is a bit of chainslip, followed by a bunch of mashing and cursing. I'll be contacting SRAM to see if I can get a replacement.

Or maybe it's this! I do have a new frameset, rear wheel, and various bicycle accoutrements ordered and in the mail, and I shall soon be retiring the Kona as the commuter/utility ride. Perhaps the Kona is upset?

Artifact of the camera. When it's in supermacro mode, it creates kind of a fisheye lens effect. Here's the derailleur hanger from straight on: