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QUOTE (dasox24 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 11:12 PM) Not sure how I just saw this post. Sorry for not answering... But, I have no idea what we brewed. Two different beers - one incredibly dark. Added chocolate chips, espresso, and who knows what else to that one. The other one I don't really remember what it was. But, the darker one I'll get to try soon I believe. After letting it age in oak for two months, the guy I brewed with was actually bottling the stuff tonight. He said he'd bring me one to try. If it has been in the wood for a couple of months it will be sleepy. Either you're going to wait a few more weeks for bottle conditioning or your buddy is going to force carbonate at bottling — which I doubt he'll do if he's taken all that time with extended fermentation in oak. Should be quite nice when it's finaly ready to go.

QUOTE (G&T @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 07:24 AM) That sounds gross. In college is believed that everything was better with bacon, but in the last couple years I don't care for adding bacon to much of anything. Most recently it was a chicken liver dish. Chicken liver and bacon is a very common preparation, but the bacon was just too much. I think it's a matter of getting the ratios right, and hitting the smlokey notes but not getting too much . . . bacon burn I guess. The PDT infusion recipe called for a scant 1 oz of bacon grease infused for a short time in a full fifth of bourbon and then removed through freezing and filtering. That is teh recipe I wish I had tried. Instead I went with a recipe from a pretty respected cocktilian that specifies about 3x that amount. Total overkill for sure.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 28, 2010 -> 04:20 PM) What is the point of this? You can trick me into registering Republican but it doesn't make me any more likely to vote Republican come election day than I already am. If anything it makes me less likely. Then when I figure it out I just change it back to Democrat or Unaffiliated (whatever the unaligned category is called in CA). Yes, but if voting laws in CA are like here in FL with closed primaries then you won't be able to vote in the Dem primaries if you are a registered GOP. And when you realize you are registered to the wrong party it may be too lat to get it corrected to be able to vote.

On the OK anti-abortion law: unbelievable and completely unethical. On the pending FL anti-abortion law: brilliant stealth move on the part of arch-conservative legislators to make seeking abortions cost-prohibitive for poor mothers who can't afford an ultrasound. Pathetic.

Eww, totally over the top on the bacon in the bourbon. Going to have to cut that back by at least 2/3 to make any sort of balanced drink with it. Tried out the PTD Old Fashioned and it has a lot of promise but the bacon has to be tamed quite a bit.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 02:07 AM) My mother is gonna have back surgery to repair 2 herniated disks at the TOP of her spine. They will have to cut from her neck to go back there. (barely can lift her right arm as it is, and if they wait any longer, she will be paralyzed from the neck down even though she's walking fine now besides her arm) Very dangerous surgery from her other ones. This will be her 4th major surgery in the last 3 years (dangerous job she has with these surgeries, though the money is good of course), but none are as bad as this one. All my good thoughts are with your mother, Ace.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) Can't be as annoying as those stupid cowbells they have going in Tampa. We have a drawer full of those cowbells from the 2008 season and postseason. I want to melt them down so my family doesn't ring them in my face when my Sox suck arse against their Rays.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 10:19 AM) It's spelled Gandalf He avoids copyright infringement litigation this way.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 10:15 AM) NSS, i'm glad you're back. And I'm glad you are still fighting the good fight. I, on the other hand, don't have time for evenhandedness...black and white baby, and i'm Gandolf the white. You're soothing Yang to Kap's raging Yin. And so. . . Balance is restored to the Filibuster Universe.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 09:03 AM) I picked up a 6-pack of the latest Sam Adams Long Shot beers. All three are good, but the Mile High Barley Wine stands out. Very smooth and sweet with a slight alcohol warming. The 9.8% ABV is not really evident, and that makes it a dangerous brew. Very cool to see Sam doing the Long Shot thing again. They first did it like 17 years ago, and did it for a couple of seasons and gave it up.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 09:02 AM) It'd be a good bourbon to drink with breakfast? Is there a bad bourbon to drink with breakfast? Old Fashioneds made with bacon bourbon are popular in cocktilian circles these days, so that's what I'm most anxious to spin up. Depending on how the smokiness plays with red vermouth it might work in a Manhattan as well. One the absolute best bourbon cocktails is called a Maple Leaf and it has lemon juice a good dose of pure maple syrup in it that really works well with good bourbon. A smokey bite may or may not work well in this one, but we'll find out soon enough. Here's the that looks particularly appealing.

I'm going to put the commonly held belief that "everything is better with bacon" to he test. I'm cooking up some nice fatty smoked bacon to infuse into Kentucky bourbon. We'll see in about two days how it turns out, and what sort of tasty drinks can be made with bacon-infused bourbon.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) How many chickens does an MRI cost you? Sue Lowden’s Doctor:

Now this is science! Boobquake Experiment coming Monday

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 03:29 AM) I see that, but the story itself really lacked for me. Been years since I've seen it, I'll have to go back and rewatch. But I remember Dunaway and Holden turning solid performances, and of course Peter Finch as Howard Beale is one of those iconic portrayals that everybody recognizes and parodies even if they've never seen the original film. Chinatown is another film I saw years ago and loved that I've meant to go back to. Now it'll have to be a double feature.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 10:34 PM) Drinking Jameson while writing a paper is a recipe for success. Especially if it's a paper on James Joyce or Brendan Beehan.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 01:42 PM) I've watched Network and On Golden Pond the last few days. I was pretty disappointed with Network, given the amount of times I'd heard good things about it. I really enjoyed On Golden Pond, though. I love Network. It may feel dated now, but you have to give it credit for how well it presaged just how far sensationalist shock media would go in time.

Love Your Mother

Make it a good one, Jason!

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 11:39 PM) Funny b/c I used to use BP just to hook up with women, not actually find girlfriends... lol. I must've met 10 different women off there... yeah, I got around probably more than I should have You were a living stereotype.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 11:42 PM) Just like a Democrat spending someone else's money...

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 11:26 PM) $150-200!? Where are you eating dinner? Hell, I was spending Controlled Chaos' dough, not mine.

OK, thirteen quick runs here and we can head home!

grrrr

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2010 -> 10:06 PM) I'm being a bit facetious of course, but I think it's also a little stupid to say you would regret something you don't do more than some of the possible consequences of an action. I was going to use a condom, but then I thought, "When's the next time I'm going to be in Haiti?".