Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

Jolipapa said:
"Bourbon barrel aged"? That is quite a warning... Usual for rhum, but wine??? The guy whose grapes need such a treatment to get some taste will sure prefer to remain unknown! :confused:
Next step : Bourbon aged in "wine/bourbon-barrel-aged" barrel? :D
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I don't think these sort of things are new, and there are worse, but the boldness of the bottle statement I found unusual. It turns out its a bottling for the Aldi supermarket chain, their branding too I imagine. I have to say, it was OK, and the bourbon was evident, certainly on the nose :thumbsup:

Edit - I just found this: https://www.staveandsteel.com/ Steel & Stave are in Paso Robles.

https://www.winemag.com/buying-guid...n-barrel-aged-cabernet-sauvignon-paso-robles/

Peregrin said:
I wish I were headed your way, Jack! York, Maine is a pretty spot on the coast though, and I can drive there!
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Me too Gary :) I was only joking, of course, my friend. Have a lovely time :) :thumbsup:
 
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btb01 said:
That’s too funny, Jack! :D That guy should’ve known better than to upset the applecart. I think the real question is, did the incident result in everyone’s unnecessary overtime being cut back, or just his? I'm imagining a Head Office accountant chatting with a coworker over lunch:

"Can you believe it? This sheet-washer was clocking 130 hours a week! We set him straight, though. Well, I better get back to it; lot of overtime checks to cut this week." :D



That's quite the getup the Royal Swan Marker gets to wear, but I guess that's par for the course when it comes to working for the Queen. :D

Reminds me a bit of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. They have a group of ducks that live on the hotel rooftop; every morning, they take the elevator down to the lobby and march down a red carpet to the swim in the hotel's fountain. The hotel employs a "Duckmaster" whose job it is to care for and train the ducks. He gets to wear a "fancy" outfit with a bright red jacket, too. :rolleyes: :D

https://www.peabodymemphis.com/ducks-en.html

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I've seen that on telly! :D:thumbsup: But would never of remembered were it was. Thanks for posting that :thumbsup:

Jack Black said:
It made absolutely no difference to anyone else Barrett, really was a strange place to work :) As I think I said before, there was really no management on site, just the old Head Brewer, who was a nice guy, just about to retire, and a foreman - heck, the foreman was happy to punch your time card for you, he was just like the rest of the guys! :D Whitbread's, the company who owned the brewery, really couldn't afford to have a strike or any kind of stoppage, the loss of a single day's production would have just been too costly for them, but they had this really belligerent drunken workforce! :D Probably the funniest thing that happened while I was there was when the brewery workers found out that the delivery drivers had had some sort of beano, and demanded to know where there's was! They kicked off about it, so to placate them Whitbread's arranged an event on a Saturday afternoon, there'd be a lunch, and free drinks, and what have you, and they'd even get paid double-time to attend. So they issued these nicely printed invitations, 'Whitbread's Brewery cordially requests the pleasure of the company of Harry Bloggs and guest', and handed them out to the workers. "What's this?! 'And Guest'?! What's that about?! Our lass'll be wanting to come! I don't want her spoiling the fun!" So they had to reprint the invitations! So, the morning of the event came, and everyone came into the brewery, being paid double-time for an entire shift (they were supposed to work until noon, but nobody did). A coach took everyone to a local Working Men's Club, where they were offered free beer. "Free beer? I get that everyday. I want whisky!" During the meal, there was to be a speech by some young executive from head office, who delivered praise and encouragement, but eventually had to abandon his speech under a torrent of abuse from the drunken brewery workers! :D
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Jack your stories are just getting funnier and funnier :D:D

Peregrin said:
Picked some of these up today to take along to our friends in Maine. I've never tried them but the Southern Tier Beer Brewing Co. usually brews up some good stuff. I'll make sure and report back.
At 8.6% ABV it's not a near beer!
The Laguiole will be on cheese duty.
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Ahhh!! Yes of course it's Pumpkin Ale season soon isn't it :thumbsup: Thanks for reminding me! They look a cracking pair! :thumbsup:
 
Don't have time to properly catch up in this thread tonight, so just a quick random post.

btb01 said:
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That's quite the getup the Royal Swan Marker gets to wear, but I guess that's par for the course when it comes to working for the Queen. :D

Reminds me a bit of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. They have a group of ducks that live on the hotel rooftop; every morning, they take the elevator down to the lobby and march down a red carpet to the swim in the hotel's fountain. The hotel employs a "Duckmaster" whose job it is to care for and train the ducks. He gets to wear a "fancy" outfit with a bright red jacket, too. :rolleyes: :D

https://www.peabodymemphis.com/ducks-en.html

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Barrett, do you know the song "Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat? Isn't that set in the Peabody Hotel?

ETA: I'm a tired idiot and should not be posting in this condition. As I brushed my teeth, I started humming the song and it's obviously the Commodore Hotel in Memphis. :mad::(:thumbsdown::poop:

Oops, I thought I was in the Lambsfoot thread!! :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I usually start drinking Oktoberfest beer when we're vacationing in early August, but it wasn't available yet this year when we were there. But it's in the local stores now, so I usually have a bottle every second or third day.
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- GT
 
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5K Qs said:
Don't have time to properly catch up in this thread tonight, so just a quick random post.


Barrett, do you know the song "Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat? Isn't that set in the Peabody Hotel?

ETA: I'm a tired idiot and should not be posting in this condition. As I brushed my teeth, I started humming the song and it's obviously the Commodore Hotel in Memphis. :mad::(:thumbsdown::poop:

Oops, I thought I was in the Lambsfoot thread!! :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I usually start drinking Oktoberfest beer when we're vacationing in early August, but it wasn't available yet this year when we were there. But it's in the local stores now, so I usually have a bottle every second or third day.
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I do know the song, GT, and before reading on to your next paragraph, I also started singing it in my head and came up with the Commodore Hotel.

Interestingly enough, though, if you Google “Commodore Hotel Memphis,” the first result is The Peabody, and it seems there isn’t actually a Commodore Hotel in Memphis.

I’m a big fan of Oktoberfest beers, too. I bought a local one just the other day based on the recommendation of the guy as the liquor store, but haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.

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Dang good sour! Jack Black Jack Black I had to get a barrel aged beer after I saw what you were drinking.
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New Belgium makes some excellent sour beers!
 
btb01 said:
I do know the song, GT, and before reading on to your next paragraph, I also started singing it in my head and came up with the Commodore Hotel.

Interestingly enough, though, if you Google “Commodore Hotel Memphis,” the first result is The Peabody, and it seems there isn’t actually a Commodore Hotel in Memphis.

I’m a big fan of Oktoberfest beers, too. I bought a local one just the other day based on the recommendation of the guy as the liquor store, but haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.



New Belgium makes some excellent sour beers!
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It was an excellent sour. Definitely can taste the apples!
 
5K Qs said:
Don't have time to properly catch up in this thread tonight, so just a quick random post.


Barrett, do you know the song "Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat? Isn't that set in the Peabody Hotel?

ETA: I'm a tired idiot and should not be posting in this condition. As I brushed my teeth, I started humming the song and it's obviously the Commodore Hotel in Memphis. :mad::(:thumbsdown::poop:

Oops, I thought I was in the Lambsfoot thread!! :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I usually start drinking Oktoberfest beer when we're vacationing in early August, but it wasn't available yet this year when we were there. But it's in the local stores now, so I usually have a bottle every second or third day.
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- GT
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btb01 said:
I do know the song, GT, and before reading on to your next paragraph, I also started singing it in my head and came up with the Commodore Hotel.

Interestingly enough, though, if you Google “Commodore Hotel Memphis,” the first result is The Peabody, and it seems there isn’t actually a Commodore Hotel in Memphis.

I’m a big fan of Oktoberfest beers, too. I bought a local one just the other day based on the recommendation of the guy as the liquor store, but haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.



New Belgium makes some excellent sour beers!
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And all the boys there, at the bar, began to sing along...
 
JTB_5 said:
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Joshua, your stout photo definitely makes me want to go Rogue! ;):thumbsup::thumbsup: Looks very tasty!

btb01 said:
I do know the song, GT, and before reading on to your next paragraph, I also started singing it in my head and came up with the Commodore Hotel.

Interestingly enough, though, if you Google “Commodore Hotel Memphis,” the first result is The Peabody, and it seems there isn’t actually a Commodore Hotel in Memphis.

I’m a big fan of Oktoberfest beers, too. I bought a local one just the other day based on the recommendation of the guy as the liquor store, but haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.
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That IS interesting that the Peabody shows up when you Google Commodore. (Scary that my mind may be organized like Google! :eek::confused::D)

I don't notice much difference between various brands of Oktoberfests; I like them all, and try to keep some on hand throughout the "season" (August through November??).

Dschal said:
And all the boys there, at the bar, began to sing along...
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:thumbsup::cool: Gotta love a song with a punchline! :D

A few cans of this porter came back from vacation with me, and I finished the last one a couple of nights ago:
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- GT
 
Horsewright said:
Greg, short time back at another party had a Whiskey Mule made with kombucha. It was very, very good.
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Dave, you inspired this:

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I don’t own one of your knives yet, so I pictured it with something in the same spirit: another beautiful handmade knife intended for good, hard work. I hope you approve. :)

I’m gonna have to play with the cocktail recipe a bit, but the first try was good enough to warrant another some time. Thanks for the idea.

Have a great weekend everyone!
 
Good deal Greg, glad that's working out for ya. It was my son's, that is in the Army, girlfriend that made those for us. She's a bartender in Nashville. WhittlinAway WhittlinAway
 
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