Weekend List of Lists
Weekend Beer Week Activities:
Friday Night, Best of Beer Week at O'Brien's
Saturday Night, Bear Republic Night at O'Brien's, Sour Mini-Fest at the Blind Lady Ale House
Sunday Night, Lost Abbey Rare Bottle Tasting at O'Brien's
Weekend Football:
Northwesetern v. Illinois, CATS WIN! We're bowl-eligible!!
Iowa v. Ohio State, Iowa did not win. Boo.
Chargers v. Eagles, CHARGERS WIN! We're tied for first in the AFC West!
Patriots v. Colts, COLTS WIN IN LAST-MINUTE MADNESS! (Yay fantasy points!)
Weekend Activities Having to do With Neither Beer Nor Football:
Spent lots but saved more on footwear and housewares at Kohl's (thank you, 30% sales)
Re-constructing the newly-painted guest bedroom and bathroom
San Diego Symphony concert, Saturday night
"Bookworm Adventures"
Found out what's underneath mangled astroturf on the patio (dirt, some nonfunctioning adhesive)
Wonderful chat with djstagemanager
Resurrected garbage disposal, thanks to "reset button" hint from djstagemanager
San Diego Symphony Played:
Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 4 (meh)
Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony No. 5 (great)
Strauss's Till Eulenspiegels (awesome, especially horn solos)
Pork Products Consumed on Sunday:
Bacon (breakfast)
Salami (lunch)
Pork pot-stickers (mini-dinner)
Wedge salad with bleu cheese with slab o' pork belly (beer tasting)
Short ribs (beer tasting)
Beer Consumed at lost Abbey Rare Bottle Tasting:
Devotion- nonaggressive hoppy Belgian-style, not very rare, but used as base for other beers
Brother Levonian Saison- one-time Saison brewed with tamarind and tangerine peel. Nice, and not to be confused with Ballast Point's also-nice Brother Levonian Saison (both beers brewed and named in honor of a late, great homebrewer).
Carnevale- killer seasonal made with American hops and brettanomyces.
Red Barn- special batch of delicious Saison brewed with brett.
Inferno- Lost Abbey does Duvel, dry, strong, and delicious.
Veritas 001- mixed from meh batches of Cuvee du Tomme and others, oak-aged, sour, delicious.
Veritas 002- mixed from Old Viscosity, Redstone Black Raspberry Mead, and Devotion. Good, perhaps past its prime regarding raspberry notes, luscious honey still present on back end.
Veritas 003- a testament to the power of the cuvee. Appropriate mixture turned two meh beers into something delicious.
Veritas 004- part peach beer, part various other fizzy sour beers. Effervescent and exquisite
Veritas 005- experimental batch (6 cases made) featuring native SoCal grapes and sour beer. Deep ruby in color, sour, complex, and dry on the finish. Admirable, though not my favorite.
Veritas 006- "Beer Sangria," a mix of Redstone Raspberry Mead, orange, sour cherry, and grape-based barrel aged beers. Sweeter than expected, but thoroughly appropriate, and absurdly lovely to drink. Highly recommended for people who "don't like beer," if you can find any.
Worst Puns Made:
Suggested nickname for Alesmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout (made with Civet coffee): Civet Doodie
Suggested name for a new Lost Abbey beer to be aged in tequila barrels: Agave Maria
Weight-Loss Goal for This Week:
Have wisdom teeth removed on Friday :D
Love to all,
Lib
Mun42
Friday Night, Best of Beer Week at O'Brien's
Saturday Night, Bear Republic Night at O'Brien's, Sour Mini-Fest at the Blind Lady Ale House
Sunday Night, Lost Abbey Rare Bottle Tasting at O'Brien's
Weekend Football:
Northwesetern v. Illinois, CATS WIN! We're bowl-eligible!!
Iowa v. Ohio State, Iowa did not win. Boo.
Chargers v. Eagles, CHARGERS WIN! We're tied for first in the AFC West!
Patriots v. Colts, COLTS WIN IN LAST-MINUTE MADNESS! (Yay fantasy points!)
Weekend Activities Having to do With Neither Beer Nor Football:
Spent lots but saved more on footwear and housewares at Kohl's (thank you, 30% sales)
Re-constructing the newly-painted guest bedroom and bathroom
San Diego Symphony concert, Saturday night
"Bookworm Adventures"
Found out what's underneath mangled astroturf on the patio (dirt, some nonfunctioning adhesive)
Wonderful chat with djstagemanager
Resurrected garbage disposal, thanks to "reset button" hint from djstagemanager
San Diego Symphony Played:
Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 4 (meh)
Mendelssohn's "Reformation" Symphony No. 5 (great)
Strauss's Till Eulenspiegels (awesome, especially horn solos)
Pork Products Consumed on Sunday:
Bacon (breakfast)
Salami (lunch)
Pork pot-stickers (mini-dinner)
Wedge salad with bleu cheese with slab o' pork belly (beer tasting)
Short ribs (beer tasting)
Beer Consumed at lost Abbey Rare Bottle Tasting:
Devotion- nonaggressive hoppy Belgian-style, not very rare, but used as base for other beers
Brother Levonian Saison- one-time Saison brewed with tamarind and tangerine peel. Nice, and not to be confused with Ballast Point's also-nice Brother Levonian Saison (both beers brewed and named in honor of a late, great homebrewer).
Carnevale- killer seasonal made with American hops and brettanomyces.
Red Barn- special batch of delicious Saison brewed with brett.
Inferno- Lost Abbey does Duvel, dry, strong, and delicious.
Veritas 001- mixed from meh batches of Cuvee du Tomme and others, oak-aged, sour, delicious.
Veritas 002- mixed from Old Viscosity, Redstone Black Raspberry Mead, and Devotion. Good, perhaps past its prime regarding raspberry notes, luscious honey still present on back end.
Veritas 003- a testament to the power of the cuvee. Appropriate mixture turned two meh beers into something delicious.
Veritas 004- part peach beer, part various other fizzy sour beers. Effervescent and exquisite
Veritas 005- experimental batch (6 cases made) featuring native SoCal grapes and sour beer. Deep ruby in color, sour, complex, and dry on the finish. Admirable, though not my favorite.
Veritas 006- "Beer Sangria," a mix of Redstone Raspberry Mead, orange, sour cherry, and grape-based barrel aged beers. Sweeter than expected, but thoroughly appropriate, and absurdly lovely to drink. Highly recommended for people who "don't like beer," if you can find any.
Worst Puns Made:
Suggested nickname for Alesmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout (made with Civet coffee): Civet Doodie
Suggested name for a new Lost Abbey beer to be aged in tequila barrels: Agave Maria
Weight-Loss Goal for This Week:
Have wisdom teeth removed on Friday :D
Love to all,
Lib
Mun42