Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Jon Crow]

The last many days it has been cold. Cold for Minnesota is when highs do not rise above low digits fahrenheit. I enjoyed a beer exercising my dog in the evenings. Surley IPAs and Founder Porter were my choices for my escapades.

Two weekends ago my brother and I went to a St.Paul bar and eatery called The Iron Ranger. It is a themed bar after the Iron Range (ore country in Northern Minnesota). We enjoyed a pasty which brought back memories of the food we enjoyed in Northern Minnesota during our childhood. The pasty, paired well with a Summit Oatmeal Stout. The pasty had smokey beef and was packed with vegetables. The beef gravy was excellent.

Cheers, Eric -

Can't beat a pint and a pasty on a cold day

 

[StoryPNW]

This guy purchased a little Irish Pub named after his father & moved it to his property in New Zealand.. Watching this makes me want to build a shed pub out back.

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I have wanted to do this as well, I think you could make a really cool space in just a small shed. I also recently saw someone who made a little pub on a trailer (like a tiny house) that they set up at special events and weddings. Seems like a cool idea.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I have wanted to do this as well, I think you could make a really cool space in just a small shed. I also recently saw someone who made a little pub on a trailer (like a tiny house) that they set up at special events and weddings. Seems like a cool idea.

Reminds me of O’Malley’s here. Established in 1840. Still in the hands of the original family, they have build an Irish Pub & restaurant next door on the same property. They have a brewery also. The original is only open on special holidays.

 

[RickP]

Wow... just read that Jim Beam is pausing bourbon production at their Clairmont, Ky distillery for about a year for repairs and upgrades..... Glad its not one of my main brands. A tip of my hat to them for upgrading rather to just continuing churning out sub par bourbon like liquids

 

[Hurricane Jack]

After thinking about Irish Pubs all day yesterday, I treated myself to a seven course Irish dinner: six pints & a potato.

 

[RickP]

Humm..... Ive got some potato soup in the fridge and some Jamesons.......

 

[The Shoe]

Mulled wine and a Chritys’ trilby for Christmas Eve.

Best wishes to all for Christmas.

 

[Jon Crow]

After thinking about Irish Pubs all day yesterday, I treated myself to a seven course Irish dinner: six pints & a potato.

Fer sure good man Jack

 

[Jon Crow]

 

[Jon Crow]

Oops I forgot the hat, Failsworth Tweed,
Nollaig shona duit

 

[Hurricane Jack]

It’s 63* for a Christmas Eve early HH before everything closes down for the holiday. Under a Worth - Walden 15X.

Then home to finish the evening with some swimming pool water.

 

[The Shoe]

I wasn’t able to spend Christmas with Etsuko this year, so I caught up with an old friend instead. Etsuko made him promise to get me home safely. He asked me to send him a photo to confirm I had made it home (I hadn’t even drunk that much), so here’s the picture I sent…

 

[Blare]

Hardywood Peppermint Bark Stout And and Borsalino

 

[rogueclimber]

Peppermint

Beer? Interesting...

 

[Blare]

Beer? Interesting...

Yes…. Basically chocolate peppermint. A bit rich.. but at 9.2 you can forget.

 

[RickP]

80 degrees and sunny... Time for some decent tequila on the patio. Tequila Ocho Reposado and a older 3x Stetson

 

[Hurricane Jack]

80 degrees and sunny... Time for some decent tequila on the patio. Tequila Ocho Reposado and a older 3x Stetson

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I see that’s a 2023 harvest so you could have some luck in finding others. If you should ever turn up one of their Repos aged in Widow Jane Bourbon casks, buy it. It is definitely an annual limited edition harvest & aging that sells out quickly.

 

[RickP]

I see that’s a 2023 harvest so you could have some luck in finding others. If you should ever turn up one of their Repos aged in Widow Jane Bourbon casks, buy it. It is definitely an annual limited edition harvest & aging that sells out quickly.

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good advice..... Ive got another liquor run coming up soon.... it will give me a good target!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

good advice..... Ive got another liquor run coming up soon.... it will give me a good target!

My favorite was the 2020 La Loma Blanco. I should have bought a case before it sold out.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Happy NYE! To start the party I just cracked open a bottle of Siete Leguas Blanco from yesterdays liquor run.

For those of you with plans to go out, be careful & stay safe!