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Congrat Shelly, that is a great testament to you. Although Claire loves teaching high school, I am certain that if her big-shot PhD advisor had made a real effort she would have gotten a proper tenure-track job and would still be a professor. Naaman cannot come home soon enough because he needs to get out of that hellhole but also so I can drink the last of my Parker's 27! You mean there is something in that picture other than the Parker's 27? The FiftyFifty completely blew the Mikkeller out of the water in my book, and I thought the Mikkeller was awesome. If you can find a bottle of the Four Roses or the Evan Williams especially you should go for it. There is a Pappy 23 version from an earlier year that I would LOVE to get somehow. Sacriliege, burn him!

A really, really good week[end] for beer: *Started off with Strong Beer Month offerings at 21st Amendment(Two Lane Blacktop black IPA, Red Imp imperial amber American ale, Imperial Jack ESB, 21 Rock triple IPA, and Lord & Master strong English blond) and Magnolia Brewing (Rye Rye Rocco, Promised Land IPA, Old Thunderpussy barleywine). *Continued strong with 2 kegs from Iron Springs Brewpub (Epiphany Ale and JC Flyer IPA) *Hit fever pitch at RRBC for the release of Pliny the Younger, with a Supplication mixed in. *Slipped back a bit with another keg of IPA from Marin Brewing Company, although it was better the second day. *Climbed back up to the top with a DFH/SN Life & Limb, an Abbeye de Saint Bon Chien sour, and a Cantillon Rosé De Gambrinus. *And then went way into the stratosphere with Three Flights Down on Sunday: Mikkeller Black Hole Barrel Aged imperial stout: Rum / Scotch / Bourbon / Wine Fifty Fifty Brewing Eclipse Barrel Aged imperial stout made with honey: Four Roses / Christian Brothers Brandy / Evan Williams Bourbon / Rittenhouse Rye Heaven Hill De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva: 2009 / 2005 / 2006 / 2009 (again) Of course, there were also some nice DIY cocktails, and some extraordinary pro cocktails at Bourbon & Branch and Alembic Bar along the way too.

Hey, I can see it now! Nice stuff. Try the Corn -n- Oil and see if that works better with Falernum. I really like that drink a lot. There are also different kinds of Falernum, including DIY options in case you want to investigate.

What I have in Mayberry is an old, cheap Starbucks branded POS because we don't grind beans as a rule. JP knows all the right ones, Shelly so just PM him.

Congrat to Indra, Birgir and all the other purchasers! Keep the world economy flowing! p.s. I could not see Shelly's booze haul and that gave me a sad.

Carthusian Cocktail. Not their original, but maybe a variation. Yummy though for sure. Do you still have one laid down? If not, we can do something about that. yay Shelly! That's a Dry Manhattan.

DFH Burton Baton

Two Lane Blacktop then Red Imperial at 21st Amendment with JP. He needs to move back asap.

David Lowery -- The Palace Guards

Just get an HC market tote and bring your gear to meets in it. Or get some other small item just to have the logo item and be part of the group.

Cheerio, good show, pip pip, and all that rot. Have a great expat birthday Michael! Cheers!

Good luck epic blizzard people, and normal blizzard people.

Had to have another Preakness with a little more Benedictine and it was more sweet than hot this time. I like this mix and plan to experiment further.

Preakness Cocktail 2oz Old Rip Van Winkle 107 proof 1oz Petrucchi red vermouth Benedictine to taste -- .25oz Angostura bitters to taste -- two healthy dashes Lemon twist

Glad you liked Dinny's favorite, Mike. I had a nice big Sidecar with Pellehaut Armangac and it merely whetted my appetite. I'm handicapped because I moved tons of booze to Mayberry and I am in SF. Oh well, I should be able to figure something out.

But Ultra Violence would be awesomer!

And damn educational!

Book. Face.

Sweet -N- Hot Bourbon Manhattan a la Dinny. Stagg and Dolin do not suck together.

Split a Ballast Point Victory at Sea coffee vanilla imperial porter with JP. That is a great beer and I am sorry for others that I only had one bottle.

Great spritz Shelly, and hilarious commentary Jim. I am currently sharing a Sierra Nevada Hoptimum with JP and I made a Savoy cocktail from Underhill Lounge earlier. Willie Smith cocktail 1.5 oz brandy (Le Reviseur vsop cognac) Healthy Dash lemon juice (.5 oz) .5 oz Maraschino liqueur (.25 oz) Shake and strain As Underhill said, kind of a Sidecar variation with less lemon and the maraschino to sweeten. Tasty but any more maraschino would be bad IMO.

Pork loin roast with sweet potatoes slow cooked onbthe Traeger.

I just got a notice of a fine for not e-paying my quarterly taxes. Fuck that.

William Larue Weller in an HC Glencairn

Best of luck Todd, and I hope you find something that makes you happier. Ditto on the good fingernail news Nate, although the peroxide bath made me wince a little.