Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

[Prester John]

Oh, man! Laphroaig, La Gloria Cubana, and a knife to die for!

 

[meako]

Mad Magazine was a fa vourite of mine growing up in the 70s..
Al Jaffees fold ins and snappy snswers to stupid questions....also his inventions.
Don Martin is/ was genius....
My all time fave is
A dripping tap with the sound...Glit Glortz Bleeble Durp...repeated as the dripping noise....but the plumbers van turns up snd the plumbers names are Glit, Glortz,Bleeble and Durp.Its an ad for the plumbers
And of course theere was Roger Kaputnik...

 

[veitsi_poika]

That looks mouth watering delicious.

How cool is that!! Hey Barrett did you see Kevin ( veitsi_poika ) out there on the ice?

Another beautiful scene. I just drained the last drop out of my bottle of that nectar.

I've never been to the Chaska Curling Center but that looks awesome btb01 The nicest club we have around here is the Wausau Curling Club... pretty similar setup to Chaska.

Here's me on the ice in GB after we a scored 6 in the 1st end Unfortunately our season ended last night with a lost in the 1st round of our playoffs... pretty disappointing after making it to the championship game last year



And here's a picture of a HUGE lock back and a beverage (gotta stick with the theme )

 

[screened porch]

One bit I remember very well was about the imminent future, when Americans were riding around the golf course, sitting in front of the TV, and carrying scooters on davits to ride from the car into the house. It ended with a bunch of rolly-polly Americans being pushed over by lean representatives of the red menace.
I was so impressed by that, I don't think I've ever been more than 140 pounds overweight.

And the Mad TV Satires- Mission Highly Improbable, eg. Unless it was Mission Implausible.

Oh yeah, the theme.
I still have a lot of this rum left, despite my Caribbean roots.

 

[btb01]

I've never been to the Chaska Curling Center but that looks awesome btb01 The nicest club we have around here is the Wausau Curling Club... pretty similar setup to Chaska.

Here's me on the ice in GB after we a scored 6 in the 1st end Unfortunately our season ended last night with a lost in the 1st round of our playoffs... pretty disappointing after making it to the championship game last year

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And here's a picture of a HUGE lock back and a beverage (gotta stick with the theme )

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Thanks, Kevin. The Chaska center is really nice, and the pub/restaurant has multiple rows of tables along the glass with great views of the ice. (Nice beer selection and pretty good food, too!) Sorry to hear about the disappointing end to your season!

Does that lockback weigh about the same a curling stone?!

 

[black mamba]

 

[Jiki]

I believe I will have another.

 

[tmd_87]

Imperial IPA

 

[dcpritch]

North to South representing my adopted state and my home state: K.R. Johnson mammoth lockback with Joe Mason engraving, and a very nice beverage

 

[Pàdruig]

Another beautiful scene. I just drained the last drop out of my bottle of that nectar.

Oh, man! Laphroaig, La Gloria Cubana, and a knife to die for!

Thank you, fellas. It made for a fine evening last night.

I don't believe I have had that one by Knappogue. I imagine it is as good as Knappogue typically tends to be?


I had ale this evening. And a rather rich one at that! 9%

 

[black mamba]

I imagine it is as good as Knappogue typically tends to be?

Most definitely! A very interesting and unique expression.

 

[DelOro]

@Pàdruig

Yikes! Gotta admit...a 9% Ale scares me a little bit.

AB at 7% is more than enough to make my liver quiver!

Tonight feels more like a *Bourbon Martini* night at Casa de Oro.

 

[Hivoltage]

Prester John and Pàdruig it taste just like an IPA. It's weird and does something weird to the senses. It smells like juice. Almost like pineapple, but tastest as hoppy as any west coast IPA. I still love west coast IPAs but these "hazy" IPAs are very good and have my eye right now.

Little late but that looks delicious! Will look for it.

 

[Prester John]

@Pàdruig

Yikes! Gotta admit...a 9% Ale scares me a little bit.

AB at 7% is more than enough to make my liver quiver!

Tonight feels more like a *Bourbon Martini* night at Casa de Oro.

You oughta try Chimay blue label: I believe it's 9%, and one of the best beers I've ever tasted. Kind of expensive these days for beer, though. The red label is excellent too--about 7%.

By the way, what exactly is a "bourbon martini"? Is that like a Manhattan?

Enjoying a hot toddy myself right now, as I have a cold. Except I'm drinking the whiskey (Jameson) neat, and will follow it up with a tablespoon of honey and lemon juice. I'm skipping the hot water this time.

 

[DelOro]

You oughta try Chimay blue label: I believe it's 9%, and one of the best beers I've ever tasted. Kind of expensive these days for beer, though. The red label is excellent too--about 7%.

By the way, what exactly is a "bourbon martini"? Is that like a Manhattan?

Enjoying a hot toddy myself right now, as I have a cold. Except I'm drinking the whiskey (Jameson) neat, and will follow it up with a tablespoon of honey and lemon juice. I'm skipping the hot water this time.

Yep, a Manhattan it is.

Mrs. Oro feels a Manhattan is a bit snooty She's kind of *Old Fashion* that way.

So we tend the like the more down to earth *Bourbon Martini* version (aka the Upstate ).

I will seek out the Chimay goodness this weekend -- appreciate the tip.

 

[Prester John]

Yep, a Manhattan it is.

Mrs. Oro feels a Manhattan is a bit snooty She's kind of *Old Fashion* that way.

So we tend the like the more down to earth *Bourbon Martini* version (aka the Upstate ).

I will seek out the Chimay goodness this weekend -- appreciate the tip.

The only cocktails I make with bourbon are Manhattans and Old Fashioneds. Usually take bourbon neat or on the rocks.

Let me know what you think of Chimay. It's a Belgian ale made by Trappist monks. The red label is the original. Excellent. The blue label is called "Grande Reserve", or something like that. There may be a couple of others, but I prefer red or blue label. Comes in a bottle of about 24 oz. (I don't think in ml!), with a cork, or in smaller bottles with metal cap. Either four or six pack.

 

[DelOro]

The only cocktails I make with bourbon are Manhattans and Old Fashioneds. Usually take bourbon neat or on the rocks.

Let me know what you think of Chimay. It's a Belgian ale made by Trappist monks. The red label is the original. Excellent. The blue label is called "Grande Reserve", or something like that. There may be a couple of others, but I prefer red or blue label. Comes in a bottle of about 24 oz. (I don't think in ml!), with a cork, or in smaller bottles with metal cap. Either four or six pack.

It's normally just bourbon neat for me too....I'm fairly narrow/limited on cocktails.

Hendrick's Gin (tonic or gimlet) with cucumber is very good.

There's a Total Wine down the street and I'm 97.639% sure I've seen Chimay Blue there.

One of my favorite beers is everything Samuel Smith makes!

And of course...Coors the Banquet Beer...because if I don't, then who will?






[my somewhat shameless knife plug ]

 

[tmd_87]

 

[Fodderwing]

 

[tmd_87]

Prester John some more Guinness