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- Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:21 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
thacon, unless I am totally mistaken about its nature, this place should have a decent Mikkeller selection (including sours) pretty regularly: http://www.torstnyc.com/ I see that the website is pretty uninformative, but it should be worth checking out even if I'm wrong about the Mikkel connection. I...
- Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:12 am
- Forum: The Commune
- Topic: Clan Speakeasy (AFH values)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5471
Re: Clan Speakeasy (AFH values)
Um, I tried VOUCHSAFING for the hell of it and that was it...
- Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:08 am
- Forum: The Commune
- Topic: Clan Speakeasy (AFH values)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5471
Re: Clan Speakeasy (AFH values)
Scroll: NZbiF (34-38, based on Heck)
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- Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:13 am
- Forum: Gameplay-Discussion
- Topic: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muffler)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3004
Re: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muff
I'm sort of surprised that he found the -com muffler to be 10% but the +com muffler is 15%. It makes sense to some degree, since there are no other sources of +com, but it still makes me want to double-check all of the things if we can (or at least the things we care about, like brood?)
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:08 am
- Forum: Gameplay-Discussion
- Topic: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muffler)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3004
Re: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muff
7 "and ons" with ashes and ballroom song, which makes 10% for ashes correct. 4 "and ons" with ashes (10%), ballroom song (5%), sprints (5%), and unmuffled. 4 means 5% overall, which means total 15% for unmuffled, correct? (Seriously, please let me know if I screwed this up.) This was likely totally ...
- Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:56 am
- Forum: Gameplay-Discussion
- Topic: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muffler)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3004
Re: How sweet is the sweetest bike?(numbers on the loud muff
Your assassin numbers appear to be using +10% combat for the muffler, not +15%. Also, people haven't spaded brood? that can't be. Lo and behold: http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4589443&postcount=23 10%. Cannonfire doesn't post his data, but combat mod spading is quite simple, ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:05 pm
- Forum: Gameplay-Discussion
- Topic: Grim Mask Ascension Relevance
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5201
Re: Grim Mask Ascension Relevance
I have accidentally tested the UV compass on a few occasions and can confirm that it does work unhydrated.
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:58 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: I miss you guys =(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11562
Re: I miss you guys =(
And good night, madd--enjoy your other entertainment items, and I hope you get to start your run tomorrow!
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:55 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: I miss you guys =(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11562
Re: I miss you guys =(
Playing Love, Actually drinking game all by myself doesn't seem to be making the game come back...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:42 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: I miss you guys =(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11562
Re: I miss you guys =(
Oh noes, will there be tickles???littlelolligagged wrote:And I'll get you, snark!
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:30 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: I miss you guys =(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11562
Re: I miss you guys =(
At least I have Love, Actually to keep me company! But I want YOU GUYS...
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!!!!!
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:14 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: I miss you guys =(
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11562
Re: I miss you guys =(
I understand that I am maybe being a little annoying tonight, but it seems like overkill to take the game down to get away from me...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:26 pm
- Forum: Hardcore
- Topic: Hardcore CA2 DB (newbie, in progress, feedback appreciated!)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2949
Re: Hardcore CA2 DB (newbie, in progress, feedback appreciat
Congrats on your upcoming personal best! I'm sure you can get to 5 days by applying your lessons learned. It's really fun to read a thoughtful log from someone with limited resources, but I don't know if I have much helpful to say, so I apologize (just got back into ascending after a long break and ...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:14 pm
- Forum: Hardcore
- Topic: maddsurgeon's HCCA2 S 4/717 (failed 3-day attempt)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1393
Re: maddsurgeon's HCCA2 S 4/717 (failed 3-day attempt)
This isn't helpful commentary/criticism/whatever, just good old-fashioned lovin'--I am ascending using all of the tools (trying to, at least) for the first time in years, and your logs and your run plan spreadsheet have all been amazingly helpful to me. At this point, I have mainly been using them t...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:15 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
I love listening to audiobooks on long drives for work or while I'm doing mindless chores or similar. I've even converted Stu for some of our driving trips! I also started out with children's books (but more on the YA end of the spectrum than magic treehouse). The narrator definitely makes a huge di...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:07 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
And there I told you to read Connie Willis! http://www.alliancefromhell.com/viewtopic.php?style=3&p=79483#p79483 I guess that teaches me! I actually think I added The Doomsday Book to my "to read" list after that recommendation but then somehow read To Say Nothing of the Dog first. Both awesome, so...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:11 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
I think I slightly preferred Predictably Irrational, but Upside (there is no "Hidden" in the title, Rac!) does a nice job of turning the subject around. I really appreciate the way that Dan Ariely includes examples of his own irrational behavior in both books, including using it to his own benefit. ...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:57 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2013 season
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5205
Re: College football 2013 season
Stanford-OSU does sound like a fun game (would you go, thacon??), but we had pretty solid Rose Bowl chances even before we won this week, so this just makes the Utah loss that much more disappointing. Beating Oregon was super fun, even with that scare during the last ten minutes--and I almost didn't...
- Tue May 14, 2013 9:16 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: San Francisco, here I come!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1920
Re: San Francisco, here I come!
That perfectly works out to a time when Stu and I will each be out of town on business. That is apparently a popular week for various business travels. Have fun in the area, though, and I can try to recommend stuff if needed.
- Thu May 02, 2013 5:48 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: San Francisco, here I come!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1920
Re: San Francisco, here I come!
I don't know how many SF-area AFH(k)ers are still logging in much or reading this forum (maybe we'll learn about new ones from this!), and I know that timing is tough for me and Stu, but we can see what works out as you figure out your trips plans. Do you know where in SF you'll be staying? I haven'...
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:11 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Less Seal Clubbing, More Book Clubbing!
- Replies: 343
- Views: 107338
Re: Does anyone like KoL?
I spoil myself sometimes with the book buying. I will try to recommend books that are less trendy next time.lotsofphil wrote:Number 135 and 69, respectively, in the hold line at the library. Sheesh.
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:01 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Less Seal Clubbing, More Book Clubbing!
- Replies: 343
- Views: 107338
Re: Does anyone like KoL?
Can I recommend books too? I recently read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and cried a lot in so many good ways. And also Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter was very striking and absorbing and just beautiful. Also, if anyone is on goodreads, maybe we could be friends? Seeing what other people are r...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:41 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
The stuff I read earlier after posting indicated Jan 2 for Rose and Sugar when Jan 1 is a Sunday, just like Phil's. I think we are safe!
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:48 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
And speaking of the Rose Bowl, it's going to be played on New Year's eve a couple of times in the coming years. I'm not too pleased with that. I thought the most recent plan is that years including the Rose Bowl as a playoff game will have the playoff games on New Year's Day. I think I saw this on ...
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
I think it's really early to start calling UCLA anything like a pretender. This was their first good season in a while, despite having some big wins in the past few years. If they can't start executing consistently over the next couple of years with the tools they clearly now have, then we can start...
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:04 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
They are Theo (orange, Themistocles) and Leo (black, Leonidas).lotsofphil wrote:am i confused? how many cats are there? i feel dumb.
leonidas?
Also now we need to make a picture of Theo with a goatee. I mean Misty.
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:40 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
Misty is Themistocles's alternate universe name.stupac2 wrote:It's Theo, but who's Misty?lotsofphil wrote:Is that theo or misty?
- Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:45 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
Unfortunately, some of the AP voters decided that they disagree with the AP's stance on ignoring NCAA sanctions and imposed their own punishment on Ohio State. I tend to see it as voting against a split championship, which seems valid, rather than voting to punish Ohio State. I know those work out ...
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:41 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24720
Re: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
Yeah, in both the US and the UK butter is sold by weight, not volume. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter#Size_and_shape_of_butter_packaging The tbsp measurement lines are an approximation. Here in the US we can't even standardize what a stick of butter is! (east vs west of the rockies). This doesn...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:03 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24720
Re: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
4 oz (volume) is equal to 4 oz (weight) for water, but in general you need another conversion for that step. I hadn't really thought about this before earlier today, but there are four sticks in a pound of butter, and I don't think that 'fluid pounds' are a thing. Are they? I don't understand becau...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:03 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 24720
Re: Nom Nom Nom (recipe thread)
Yeah, it's half a cup. (Or 4 ounces, but that doesn't really help...)Draco Cracona wrote:Thanks, Phil. So that's... half a cup?lotsofphil wrote:1 stick = 8 tbsp
edit: how is butter sold, draco? By weight or volume?
Over here, butter's sold by weight, usually in 250g or 500g blocks/tubs.
- Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
Now, I borrowed the e-book from my public library, so it was an okay time for me. I think I'd be kind of disappointed if I'd paid for this. I'm a pretty quick reader (and younger than you with probably more free time because no kids etc), and I am still usually more pissed or disappointed about the...
- Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:53 pm
- Forum: Braggadocio
- Topic: Please, my *father* is Mr. Moans....
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5781
Re: Please, my *father* is Mr. Moans....
He tortures fish!
- Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:34 pm
- Forum: Braggadocio
- Topic: Please, my *father* is Mr. Moans....
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5781
Re: Please, my *father* is Mr. Moans....
Yay WM, congrats!
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:09 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
Lawyers can't stop people from being idiots. And I even specifically said "HER job that SHE loves" and you still assume that a lawyer is a dude? :)top1214 wrote:Your cousin is pretty terrible at his job, eh?
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:02 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: College football 2012 season
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15795
Re: College football 2012 season
So by bully schools, you means schools that have solid football programs? I think Rac mostly means Big Bad schools--there are just some schools that people love to hate. Just part of what makes college football fun! (One of my favorite things in that article is that he lists Big Bads/lack of same f...
- Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:57 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Introductions...
- Replies: 1601
- Views: 452564
Re: Introductions...
If only Beth had found you ten years ago, maybe you wouldn't be torturing poor zebrafish for a living! (Welcome, Scrabbled!)top1214 wrote:Oh, hey, I'm from New Haven originally! Welcome!
- Mon May 14, 2012 4:26 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Diablo 3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2437
Re: Diablo 3
Stu and I will be playing in a week or so when we are back from our trip.
- Thu May 03, 2012 7:15 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: AFH/k & Friends! Drawception
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7537
Re: AFH/k & Friends! Drawception
I wonder what's up with that. At least one retired clannie (tannen, I think?) also thought I was a shark. It must be my rows of sharp teeth.
- Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:38 am
- Forum: Hardcore
- Topic: Draco Cracona's 7/597 HCO AT! Comments welcome!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2080
Re: Draco Cracona's 7/597 HCO AT! Comments welcome!
Woo congrats!
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:22 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: AFH/k & Friends! Drawception
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7537
Re: AFH/k Drawception Anyone?
I didn't help much...I got too excited about a pressie.quamper wrote:Also WTF was that Pants!?!
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:53 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: AFH/k & Friends! Drawception
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7537
Re: AFH/k Drawception Anyone?
Nice, I was trying to figure out a way to do this on the forum a year or two ago. (In person, I usually have called it pictionary-telephone or Eat Poop You Cat.)
Also, I played and now I want them to be done so I can seeeee.
Also, I played and now I want them to be done so I can seeeee.
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:26 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of ethical dilemmas
- Replies: 104
- Views: 38883
Re: Raccoon's thread of ethical dilemmas
I think it's potentially a problem if "optional" practice-like events drastically affect the play time/treatment of the kids who aren't able to attend. I'm guessing that's not really an issue here because sports for kids that age have a lot of rules about making sure everyone gets equal opportunitie...
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:05 pm
- Forum: Braggadocio
- Topic: Go, bennie, go!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5652
Re: Go, bennie, go!
Yay bennie!
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:47 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: great moments in chat
- Replies: 480
- Views: 177555
Re: great moments in chat
I assumed it was British speak.stupac2 wrote:I only had an issue because "entitlist" isn't a word. I did, however, mentally substitute "entitled".
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:39 pm
- Forum: Softcore
- Topic: DoubleGold +9 skills Boris Run (3 Days, 1016 Turns)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3878
Re: DoubleGold +9 skills Boris Run (3 Days, 1016 Turns)
Congrats on hitting that milestone, DoubleGold!
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:10 am
- Forum: Softcore
- Topic: Lilin 2 Day SCBoris (Day 1 + Notes)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3127
Re: Lilin 2 Day SCBoris (Day 1 + Notes)
I have been having trouble with this, too. My biggest problem is that when the shore counter is about to expire, I have limited-availability buffs I don't want to waste (like from NPZR potions, or crimbo food/booze if I pulled it), and then when the buff wears off, I don't have the shore counter to...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:17 pm
- Forum: Braggadocio
- Topic: All hail the queen of pasta!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6085
Re: All hail the queen of pasta!
Congrats, TE, great runs!
You guys will have to thumbwrestle for it!jparmar44 wrote:But seriously, you're definitely more of the mentor than me
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:10 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
Other books of hers have been recommended to me, but weren't to my taste. Clearly, your taste is bad. Except that Christopher Moore is awesome, so maybe not! I read You Suck without realizing it was a sequel (after reading Lamb , which I thought was fantastic, but it has nothing to do with vampires...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:11 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
Fledgling by Octavia Butler is an interesting take on vampires. I think I read somewhere that she decided to write it for fun, because vampires, but it's still very Butler (well plotted and well written and actually has some things to say, in addition to being a great read).
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:17 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
When are you going to be in San Diego? Also, where? My family lives near San Diego (Carlsbad), which is great, but it makes it a little harder to hit the beer scene when we're down there. It also makes it so I'm not totally clear on where some things are relative to downtown San Diego, so take some ...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:17 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Board Games
- Replies: 78
- Views: 40750
Re: Board Games
<3!JennyUnderpants wrote:Agricola!
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:29 am
- Forum: Hardcore
- Topic: Pantsless 4/758 HCTrendy AT Vole
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1671
Re: Pantsless 4/758 HCTrendy AT Vole
Congrats, Pants! 775 was clearly more than attainable, even with skipping some runaways! :)
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:41 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
Funny, stu and I got that, too, and we both figured it was a local who we'd met at a tasting or something (I work in Petaluma) until we realized they were just a random friend whore.
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:34 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
This is what my family had around for the holidays, and I enjoyed each of the varieties I tried (I skipped the two lagers and instead drank some grand marnier with cream...)top1214 wrote:I got a Sam Adam's holiday mixpack, which had some quite good beers in it (mmm Chocolate Bock).
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:21 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28689
Re: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
I agree that UCLA should not have been in a bowl game, but Illinois shouldn't have been either. I don't think any team should go to a bowl game unless it has a winning record, and Illinois was 6-6, which is what UCLA would have been had USC been eligible for the Pac-12 championship game. Right, but...
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Board Games
- Replies: 78
- Views: 40750
Re: Board Games
Lost Cities and Ticket to Ride are both really fun and seem to appeal to less gamer-y people. Betrayal at House on the Hill is technically for 3+ people, but Stu and I have played a 2-player variant that worked pretty well (basically each play two people, then the player who doesn't control the trai...
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:18 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28689
Re: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
I might try and get tickets to the We Just Fired Our Coaches Bowl between Illinois and UCLA (I'm an Illinois alumni). If any team can get UCLA back to .500, it's Illinois. This might be complicated to coordinate on NYE, especially since we're traveling to the fiesta bowl, but we should try to get a...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:29 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28689
Re: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
Wishful thinking that my sister's school would do the smart, classy thing, I guess.
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:10 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Pantsless Tour 2011 - New York, NY - weekend of Dec 3
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8317
Re: Pantsless Tour 2011 - New York, NY - weekend of Dec 3
I want to go to DiFara and Grimaldi's (is it important that I visit the original or is the pizza the same everywhere?) and maybe John's and probably 10,000 other pizza places. I happened to see earlier this week that there is some stuff going on with Grimaldi's that you might want to look into furt...
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Snarkypants in SF next week (12/8)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1843
Re: Snarkypants in SF next week (12/8)
You are so good at coming to SF when I am gone! Stu and I are in Tahoe those days drinking beer and being cold.
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:09 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28689
Re: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
I think that UCLA will probably not bother applying for a waiver when they are in the middle of firing their coach, but maybe I underestimate the allure of spending a bunch of money to go to some crappy bowl game with no coach. I do think they'd have a good argument for getting one, since they are o...
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:57 am
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28689
Re: 2011-2012 College Football Discussion
2003 title game included conference-championship-game-loser Oklahoma (there might be a more recent example, but I am old and that was memorable), plus it's important to remember that the computers (who absolutely hate Stanford) have a 1/3 say in the title game matchup, no matter what the voters want...
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:35 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
I basically agree with Stu on the highlights and lowlights, although I don't really remember the Wee Heavy because I had too much to drink. Of the less hyped beers (since those highlights are full of big names), I enjoyed Three Hour Tour quite a lot--coconut porter had me nervous that it would be si...
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:53 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
- Replies: 108
- Views: 46554
Re: Raccoon's thread of (mostly fiction) book reviews
No doubt a number of you are aware of this book -- and indeed, may already be reading it -- but Neal Stephenson just published Reamde this fall. . I just finished this last week. It's very well written and a good read, in my opinion, but the genre that it turns out to mostly fit into (I think) is o...
- Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: Braggadocio
- Topic: Congrats Rigs!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3216
Congrats Rigs!
Rigs has been working on a secret project with his 100% runs for a while. Now that it's complete (and I know what it is), I want to make sure other people see his adorable accomplishment. It makes me smile, especially because it's so Rigs.
Check it out!
Check it out!
- Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:53 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
He still can, just needs the maple syrup bourbon barrel to put his FBS in! I hear there are a lot of those lying around.stupac2 wrote:Also, Omri, why didn't you go whole hog and make some CBS?
Also, it sounds like thacon can get anything he wants by sending his wife to the bottle shop at the right time. :)
- Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:24 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
How many years before they run out of themes for Darkness labels?
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:03 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
Thanks Manny!
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:42 pm
- Forum: Anything and Everything
- Topic: Beers
- Replies: 616
- Views: 176981
Re: Beers
I'm going to be in Chicago this week from Wed night through Sat morning, staying at the Renaissance downtown. Any dining suggestions with good beers? I have heard good things about the Publican and would like to go to a Goose Island location, I think, but I haven't looked at where those are relative...