Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[StoryPNW]

Good Monday evening! Home and enjoying a NO mask moment while sipping a beer.

An aside: My wife has been sick with Covid and a mask at home and work has become de-rigor. She is feeling better, but still testing "positive." Everyday, to date, I test negative and wear my mask nearly all day/evening. The mask fatigue and the worry for my wife are getting old.

I am drinking a Surley Four Seam Screamer. This local beer is a West Coast IPA. It has Cascade,Citra (dry hopping),Mosaic and Warrior (bitter) hops. The dry hopping adds a bit of tropical fruit flavor. All in all it is a fun beer tonight. I am thinking I may imbibe another.

Cheers tonight. Stay safe. Best, Eric -

Enjoy that one, sounds like a winner. I hope your wife feels better and gets clear of COVID soon and that you are able to dodge it. Cheers!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The mask fatigue and the worry for my wife are getting old.

I've been nursing, gophering & chauffeuring a post-op patient since Mon morning. The chauffeuring really started with a pre-op covid test on Fri afternoon New Years Eve. Last night we holed up in a nearby hotel instead of driving 80 mi round trip since her post-op followup was at 7:30 this morning. So I didn't have a HH on Mon & all I had to drink was on the cheap. Next appt is a wk away.

Now at the crabby stage of her recovery & home, I just had to get away for a while for Taco Tuesday & cheap margs.

 

[dh66]

Good Monday evening! Home and enjoying a NO mask moment while sipping a beer.

An aside: My wife has been sick with Covid and a mask at home and work has become de-rigor. She is feeling better, but still testing "positive." Everyday, to date, I test negative and wear my mask nearly all day/evening. The mask fatigue and the worry for my wife are getting old.

I am drinking a Surley Four Seam Screamer. This local beer is a West Coast IPA. It has Cascade,Citra (dry hopping),Mosaic and Warrior (bitter) hops. The dry hopping adds a bit of tropical fruit flavor. All in all it is a fun beer tonight. I am thinking I may imbibe another.

Cheers tonight. Stay safe. Best, Eric -

I've been nursing, gophering & chauffeuring a post-op patient since Mon morning. The chauffeuring really started with a pre-op covid test on Fri afternoon New Years Eve. Last night we holed up in a nearby hotel instead of driving 80 mi round trip since her post-op followup was at 7:30 this morning. So I didn't have a HH on Mon & all I had to drink was on the cheap. Next appt is a wk away.

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Now at the crabby stage of her recovery & home, I just had to get away for a while for Taco Tuesday & cheap margs.

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Safest and fastest recoveries to both of you guy's significant others. It's trying times we're living through.

I thought of you fellas on New Years Eve as I sampled some Ardbeg 10. Didn't get any photos, but I will say it was impressively smooth.

Here's hoping it's a smooth and healthy 2022 for the lot of us.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

It won't be with his namesake whiskey but I'll be making a toast to Elvis Presley's 87th birthday later today.

 

[Blare]

It won't be with his namesake whiskey but I'll be making a toast to Elvis Presley's 87th birthday later today.

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Amazing to think he would only have been 87

 

[The Shoe]

Maker’s Mark in my Akubra Cattleman after a long day at the barbecue.

Earlier, a friend brought us a bottle of Chivas Royal Salute 21yo whisky. There were seven of us, but I still don’t think I’ve seen a bottle disappear so quickly before. It went down a treat.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

It won't be with his namesake whiskey but I'll be making a toast to Elvis Presley's 87th birthday later today.

Excellent tribute toast and good call with not using the Elvis whiskey. Worth more and tastes better not opened.

In tribute to Elvis we had the Elvis playlist playing all day in the gym. Cheers Jack.

Maker’s Mark in my Akubra Cattleman after a long day at the barbecue.
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Earlier, a friend brought us a bottle of Chivas Royal Salute 21yo whisky. There were seven of us, but I still don’t think I’ve seen a bottle disappear so quickly before. It went down a treat.

Good friend to bring a dinner gift. You need to invite them more often. Sounds like an enjoyable barbecue and hosting event. Excellent!

Our temps finally warmed up above 0'f yesterday. It has been hard to do my "normal," and walkabout with a beer on our property. Below is a collage from the past days. Guinness, Founders KBS, Surley Supreme are the beers pictured.

Inspired by the "crazy warm" 20'f weather yesterday I walked about sipping Kilchoman Sanig. It tasted delightful.

This morning I did walkabout in the -7'f temps sipping coffee. Amazing it was feeling "comfortable."

After a dog walk it has warmed up to -2'f and I am enjoying walkabout with a Dangerous Man IPA.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Excellent tribute toast and good call with not using the Elvis whiskey. Worth more and tastes better not opened.

Those bottles are not mine. Just a pic from Graceland I imagine.

Went to a sports bar yesterday wearing a 3X OR in hopes the Texans could bump the Titans out of the AFC #1 seed, but to no avail. Then watched the Steelers beat the Ravens to elimination.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Good morning. We had a "Holiday" gathering last evening. It was finally "safe" to have some family and a couple close friends over to celebrate. I did get a couple host gifts. A bottle of Dalmore Port Reserve and a Scottish Whiskey Expedition box set of whiskeys.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Good morning. We had a "Holiday" gathering last evening. It was finally "safe" to have some family and a couple close friends over to celebrate. I did get a couple host gifts. A bottle of Dalmore Port Reserve and a Scottish Whiskey Expedition box set of whiskeys.

Cheers, Eric -

Nice gifts you received! Looks like you will be able to set up some nice Expedition flights & identify favs.

 

[Blare]

Those bottles are not mine. Just a pic from Graceland I imagine.

Went to a sports bar yesterday wearing a 3X OR in hopes the Texans could bump the Titans out of the AFC #1 seed, but to no avail. Then watched the Steelers beat the Ravens to elimination.

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That Steelers/Ravens game was the start of one on the strangest playoff scenarios I have seen. That game got to OT and if it were to end in a tie both teams would be eliminated. Steelers go on to win… and secure a playoff spot… UNLESS… the Chargers and Raiders game later on ended in a tie in which case Steelers would be eliminated and BOTH Raiders and Chargers advance. Then Raiders and Chargers go to OT.

Can’t imagine being a Steelers fan watching that finish to finally see the Raiders pull out a win.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

That Steelers/Ravens game was the start of one on the strangest playoff scenarios I have seen. That game got to OT and if it were to end in a tie both teams would be eliminated. Steelers go on to win… and secure a playoff spot… UNLESS… the Chargers and Raiders game later on ended in a tie in which case Steelers would be eliminated and BOTH Raiders and Chargers advance. Then Raiders and Chargers go to OT.

Can’t imagine being a Steelers fan watching that finish to finally see the Raiders pull out a win.

I didn't see SNF but I'm glad the Chargers are out & understand how the Steelers just slipped in thru the back door.

 

[StoryPNW]

Enjoying a breezy evening with a blonde ale from Baja Brewing on the Sea of Cortez. My Mayser William panama is the only interesting hat I brought on this trip.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Last night in the "balmy" 20's f weather I walked about sipping a Guinness. I thoroughly enjoyed being outside with my beer.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Glorious 23'f temps tonight. A Surley Supreme (pilsner) has been my beer choice for an evening walkabout.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

@Short Balding Guy
ACE Spirits is having a remote Scotch tasting coming up, if you didn't get the notice. If you buy a bottle on sale before the tasting they give you the log-in info for the tasting.

Been seeing a few post-holiday sales offered on some better bottlings come up.

 

[Mm25]

A bit of mid-winter brandy indulgence. A western Stetson 100 and brandy from USA, France, and Spain. One at cask strength, one a solara, and one a 15 year old Armagnac. The winner?
Me!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Friday and last evening I enjoyed I enjoyed a mug of Omni IPA New England Pale Ale. This recently delivered Growler has been hopped to smell and taste of a hint of dry orange. Delicious. Sunday morning has been a pot of Caribou Coffee single origin Columbia coffee.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Mm25]

Glendalough Irish whiskey with a stone Serratelli.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

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I believe the Glendalough 13 is among @Blackthorn favorites.

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