Originally Posted by PepeM (Post 19626378)

Darn, he actually flagged my ride! :D

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19626188)

Might have to go check out these guys and their manly beers tomorrow. Holy moly, them's some strong beers.

9) Nefarious Dark Belgian Quad (ABV= 9.2/IBUs= 32)
A little darker and a little more raisins and more dark malts. This blend of European malts combines to form a rich but smooth dark ale fermented with Belgian Yeast.

10) Czech Your Mind Imperial Pilsner * (ABV= 9.2 / IBUs= 28)
Dominated by Pilsner malt w/ a dash of Vienna, & enough IBU’s to balance it out and keep it in the Pilsner theme. Brewed for maximum fermentablility to keep it from being sweet.

11) N’erotic Belgian Strong Ale (ABV= 10.2 / IBUs= 28)
Our Belgian ale from the trippel family. Smooth, malty and higher alcohol than you’d think when you drink it.

12) Erin Go Bock (Aged) * (ABV= 7.5/ IBUs= 28)
Brewed with British Specialty malts, Continental base malt & Tettnang hops, plus some Special B malt. We bring you this cross between an Irish Red & traditional Bock. Nice and caramelly, but clean.

13) Satan’s Gut Imperial Stout (ABV= 8.0/ IBUs= 60.123)
Brewed with Smoke malts as such: Beechwood, Cheery & Beechwood malts. We then added some roasted Poblano, Jalapeno, Fresno and Ancho peppers.

14) Kaiserlich Dunkleweiss (ABV= 7.0 / IBUs= 22)
A dark wheat beer with lots of flavor and 7% alcohol. This beer lives up to its name Kaiserlich, German for Imperial.

15) Hanging Belay Imperial IPA ( ABV= 9.0 / IBUs=101)
With a malt bill featuring light crystal malts, a hint of Honey, and Chocolate malts, this IPA is highlighted by Simcoe and Cascade hops.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19626431)

A pint of any of those would probably have me pleasantly buzzed. It's good to be a lightweight.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19626438)

I was at a medical staff meeting last night (with an open bar), and I could not help but notice that pretty much everyone was drinking a beer, a cocktail, or a glass of wine.

I was drinking ice water. Am I missing out on anything??

Originally Posted by SwtBadger (Post 19626100)

Check out my avatar, and don't make me bring up the fact that your provincial bird is the loon:)

Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 19626466)

Concourse B, Indianapolis International Airport. Free wifi and free and easy access to electricity.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19626438)

I was at a medical staff meeting last night (with an open bar), and I could not help but notice that pretty much everyone was drinking a beer, a cocktail, or a glass of wine.

I was drinking ice water. Am I missing out on anything??

Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 19626188)

Might have to go check out these guys and their manly beers tomorrow. Holy moly, them's some strong beers.

9) Nefarious Dark Belgian Quad (ABV= 9.2/IBUs= 32)
A little darker and a little more raisins and more dark malts. This blend of European malts combines to form a rich but smooth dark ale fermented with Belgian Yeast.

11) N’erotic Belgian Strong Ale (ABV= 10.2 / IBUs= 28)
Our Belgian ale from the trippel family. Smooth, malty and higher alcohol than you’d think when you drink it.

15) Hanging Belay Imperial IPA ( ABV= 9.0 / IBUs=101)
With a malt bill featuring light crystal malts, a hint of Honey, and Chocolate malts, this IPA is highlighted by Simcoe and Cascade hops.

Originally Posted by PepeM (Post 19625942)

Got myself a KOM today. I don't think that the fact that it was on a group ride and that I didn't take a single pull on that section take anything away from my achievemnt.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19626330)

If they're anything like the 30-year-old JD riding mowers I used to mow the lawn growing up (with a cinderblock on my lap to bypass the weight sensor... ah the '80s), it'll go another 20 years if you pretend to take care of it.

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19626578)

Just an old pal and another few Deep Eddy's 'iced tea' vodka on ice. Missing out on empty calories and a mild hangover mostly.

http://8csuqdblrn1yng4a18nydq10.wpen...01/old-pal.jpg

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19626444)

A temporary but pleasant numbness to the present administration?

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19626608)

Driveway KOM"s don't count Pepe.

Originally Posted by v70cat (Post 19626361)

Do you ever sail on the east coast?

Originally Posted by SwtBadger (Post 19626100)

At my age and condition can't afford to fight:


Make love not war! Fighting speeds up aging... if you're a BADGER

• Males who spent youth fighting aged quicker than relaxed counterparts
• Badgers who don’t fight prioritise ‘health and wellbeing' and sex

Read more: Badgers age faster when fighting and should prioritise health and sex | Daily Mail Online





Check out my avatar, and don't make me bring up the fact that your provincial bird is the loon:)




I'm odd, kids and wife went to Culver's tonight, didn't even ask me to go....I wouldn't have minded a custard:mad:

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19625856)

Nope. We are chill cruiser types.

For you cyclists, cruising is the touring of the boating world.

We are members of a big racing club though. We put on races for all size boats, from dinghies to 70 ft big open ocean boats. We've volunteered on our club's Race Committee but my bike racing has pretty much taken the place of that nowadays. Our club probably hosts 8 or so regattas each year, plus a Wednesday night race series in the summer.

The racing people really infuse a great vibe to the club. They value skilled smart sailors, regardless of racing status or financial status- haha they just see everybody else as potential crew. :)

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19625998)

I ask because it's admitting new words without going through the proper coinage process, methinks.

'Covfefe' OK for Words With Friends

You should do one of those petitions of academics demanding that covfefe not be granted word status.

Originally Posted by badger1 (Post 19626753)

So true in my experience! My racing was years (decades:eek:) ago now. Started with Enterprise, moved on to 5o5. I also crewed on beautiful Int'l 6 Metre boats in longer (2 day, i.e. overnight) races. We'd a small but very nice fleet of these in the PNW area back in the mid/late '60s. We did cruise a lot as well throughout the Gulf Islands, usually 'borrowing' someone's dad's boat.

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19626608)

Driveway KOM"s don't count Pepe.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19626631)

That one doesn't look half bad, I may have to try it sometime. But overall I am pretty much meh on alcohol, and drugs too. I consider myself lucky, my sister has an addiction problem (in recovery but it's still one day at a time).

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19626684)

Pray for my liver.

Especially since quite unlike you, getting anything done for me involves half-filling a tumbler of vodka.

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19626710)

We owned a sailboat when we lived in Maine. But we had no money then. We bought the best boat we could afford but it still cost less than our current dinghy.

It was always sort-of sinking, had no instruments beyond a compass, an unreliable outboard with a no-better than 50% start rate, blown out sails and a terrible hull designed (it sailed like a turd).

We had tons of fun sailing that terrible boat though. We never got out of Casco Bay (which is fortunately huge). Man, we'd tear up the coast of Maine in our current, eminently capable boat. I would love to spend a summer sailing the coast of Maine.

Otherwise it's all SoCal really. My husband grew up here and he was a sea scout instead of a Boy Scout, so he's been sailing a long time around here. He had a sail boat when he lived in Hawaii actually, but that one was perpetually sinking too.

We had big aspirations for world cruising but now we're not so sure. We like the incredibly easy sailing here- no currents, mostly benign weather, negligible tides. If I wasn't so tied to work, I could see taking some time to explore the Pacific Northwest and Alaska and also Mexico.

Not so sure about jumping across the Pacific, the big problem being getting back. We might be inclined to pop through the Panama Canal first, explore the Caribbean and then head up the US east coast.

But that's all theoretical unless we win the lottery. Plus: no cycling.