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Christmas turkey and leg of lamb on the Traeger:

Ok, bacon and sausage. Merry Christmas.

Yeah, that's it!

Congrat on an awesome Santa Season Wayne! That is really something special and I hope you are proud of all the good tidings and joy you bring. Take a rest tomorrow and maybe the Big Guy will bring you something too! Cheers.

Happy Birthday Ken! In under the wire. Hope you had a merry birthday! Cheers

Merry Christmas and to all a good night!

Chasing La Fée Verte will put anyone into the holiday spirit! Wish we could have joined you. The pics are great and the colors are awesome.

The Illuminator

I am currently being Illuminated. Thanks Knucks and sorry for the frustration

Have a great one! Cheers

Are those strings of biscuits hanging down out of your reach? Must have been frustrating and distracting for you, but I hope you had fun anyway!

Mass effort on the website will get us some. I got 2 of 120 Eclipse tix that were gone in 1.5 minutes. It can be done (with local help).

*raises hand high*

Speaking of DLD 2014, it falls on the same weekend as Axpona, I believe. Anybody up for a ticket-buying blitz when they go up for sale? I think it could be the right year for HC/DLD. What say you?

Nice piggies and chockies tonight!

Babe on the Traeger! How could you?! Mmmm, Babecon. Have fun Mike and FedEx some leftovers.

I'd say your last two posts have been full of fun, but this recent one is full of funny too. What do people think about the Music Matters Jazz people issuing 33 RPM versions of some of the same records they did in 45 RPM? Crass grab for the cash? Recognition that turning over records every 1-2 songs has its drawbacks? Crass grab for the cash?

I'll get straight to the point. Nobody here thinks anything about them. Sorry.

I'm not sure how thick that neck is, but it sure ain't a No. 2. The Brews Bros. were not quite middle aged, and I would guess mid-30s. The Hurley shirt is a deputy sheriff and the bro in the purple shirt (called him Barney) said that he always has to punch people because his brother gets worked up but cannot get into fights himself because he is in law enforcement. They weren't so bad at all until they started jeering the guy in the shirt who works for 50-50's distributor. Still, there is no question whatsoever -- as I actually thought that evening -- that Naaman would have gotten fed up with these guys and would have clocked them both before they knew what was happening.

Those hippies can make some pretty bad-ass looking burgers and fries and sprinkle bacon everywhere so they can't be all bad.

RIP Chico and Jim. Sad indeed. Very glad I got to see Jim a year or two ago.

Wreck away Steve! I know you can put it all back together again better than ever!

Cute little dude! You said it wouldn't take long, but wow, that was remarkably fast!

This guy Nick who made it to both the Vertical Tasting and the Release Party gave his own party shirt a thumbs up and then ramped up the bottle sharing in our corner with some Hill Farmstead and Jacki-O’s goodness (among others) Amazingly, we were still able to find our balance for this shot Mikey checked to see if my bottle of Framboise for a Cure smelled as divine as it did on tap – and it did! I wish I had taken more pics of the Epic bottle sharing going on, but the evening got away from me, as they say. I also wish I took pics of the outdoor patio in sub-zero weather where people kept warm by huddling around a few heat lamps, smoking, and of course drinking. Mikey and I took home a lot of beer for ourselves and some lucky folks around here.

Pics from the Eclipse Release Party – December 5, 2013 Circling the wagons for pre-game and bottle-sharing Breakfast in the hotel Brunch at Squeeze In on the main drag of Old Truckee. I had Spanish Eggs Benedict with tons of chorizo and a pile of potatoes with cheese and grilled onions on them. It was fantastic food – and a good base for the party – but man were we stuffed! Mikey left one of several d-_-b marks at the Squeeze In Definitely the thing to do at this particular spot Here is how the main bar looked with the Eclipse rainbow, some large format Jeroboams looming, and bottles of the spirits whose barrels provide a good home for the base beer The Eclipse Elves were very busy all night – filling bottle orders and pouring drafts like crazy! A few glamour shots of the reason for the gathering The side bar added for the party was a hot spot for sure – vintage Eclipse kegs, rarities, one-offs, and new barrel aging projects with Old Curmudgeon and others, were flowing all night Here is what the scene looked like as the party raged on These two brothers kept us entertained much of the evening and shared several great bottles, including Goose Island Gillian and Halia. They didn’t like this shirt, however, because the beer on it looked weak! Mikey was sure that there was going to some punches thrown because they were mocking this guy loudly but he just ignored them.