Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

jwb01 · Jul 2, 2020

Start of a long weekend. Let’s celebrate our “freedom”......

Prester John · Jul 3, 2020

jwb01 said:
Start of a long weekend. Let’s celebrate our “freedom”......

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My son gave me some of those same cigars. Gonna have one or two. With bourbon. Or scotch. Nice trapper. :thumbsup:

meako · Jul 3, 2020

Long Weekend? Its end of term here...2 whole weeksa.! No alarms for school bus.
7.2 % no stout about it..from my favourite brewery Big Niles....and whilst I was there I lined up a job for Lord Of The Jungle...AND...i didnt have to get my tooth pulled out today
...BUT...I have to pay for a root canal therapy..."such is life" E."Ned"Kelly.

Cheers!

screened porch · Jul 3, 2020

Ned Kelly always reminds me of Mick Jagger getting his foot caught in his stirrup in the movie.
Benny Hill did a Ned Kelly, too.
Boy, I wish I had Ned Kelly's head of hair.

I went a little upscale on my last case. That bright red tab with the openwork crown really adds to the flavor.

CHNeal · Jul 3, 2020

Opened one at midnight to celebrate the beginning of the holiday weekend. It did a great job washing the smoke from my throat!View attachment 1370818

jwb01 · Jul 3, 2020

Prester John said:
My son gave me some of those same cigars. Gonna have one or two. With bourbon. Or scotch. Nice trapper.

That was my first one Vince, excellent smoke your Son has good taste. It was Maker’s 46 in the glass along with a Guinness, but that’s my go to. I think these would pair well with some good scotch.

jwb01 · Jul 3, 2020

Morning...
(Yep used the trapper to remove the widget from last night’s Guinness)

Prester John · Jul 3, 2020

jwb01 said:
That was my first one Vince, excellent smoke your Son has good taste. It was Maker’s 46 in the glass along with a Guinness, but that’s my go to. I think these would pair well with some good scotch.

He also gave me a bottle of The Balvenie single malt scotch 14 year old ("The Week of Peat"),
and I picked up a bottle of Wild Turkey 101. My wife and daughter gave me some Arturo Fuente cigars. It was a good Father's Day! Celebrating the Fourth this weekend. :thumbsup:

AnW · Jul 3, 2020

Beer in hand, steaks on the grill. Had a nice, relaxing day with the family after a pretty crummy week ...

rockman0 · Jul 3, 2020

Imperial IPA 8% it's a good one :thumbsup:

after a long hot day of mowing and other chores it hit the spot
:thumbsup:

celebrate the 4th responsibility.

CHNeal · Jul 3, 2020

19 straight hours of cooking is over for today. A nice end of day beer is exactly what I need. I only buy shiner on days I’m smoking butts and briskets. It a tradition at our house. View attachment 1371261

jwb01 · Jul 3, 2020

Brisket on! Trying a new stogie with some Makers 46 and Guinness, and fighting fluctuating winds on the smoker.... it’ll be a long one.

CHNeal · Jul 3, 2020

jwb01 said:
Brisket on! Trying a new stogie with some Makers 46 and Guinness, and fighting fluctuating winds on the smoker.... it’ll be a long one.

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Good luck on the brisket. I had perfectly still hot humid conditions...perfect smoker weather!

CHNeal · Jul 4, 2020

Setting up for today’s cook. 3 racks of sweet and spicy babybacks to place on a table along with a pile of brisket and pulled pork in the driveway for my family and neighbors to shove down their necks while blowing stuff up! Happy birthday America!!!View attachment 1371620

Prester John · Jul 4, 2020

While the ribs are smoking [full disclosure: wife is handling those, but I'm grilling the hot dogs a little later

], I am enjoying a cigar with my whiskey:

The glass may say "Glenmorangie", but that's Wild Turkey 101 in there.

There may be better bourbons, but I ain't tasted one yet I like better.

CHNeal · Jul 4, 2020

Prester John said:
While the ribs are smoking [full disclosure: wife is handling those, but I'm grilling the hot dogs a little later ],

The glass may say "Glenmorangie", but that's Wild Turkey 101 in there.

There may be better bourbons, but I ain't tasted one yet I like better.

Where I come from there are only two kinds of bourbon Jim Beam and Wild Turkey. When you want to open a bottle and toss the cap you reach for the Jim Beam. When you are sippin’ and talkin’ You reach for the turkey.

Prester John · Jul 4, 2020

...and with the meal:

I used to always drink Budweiser on the Fourth of July--just a personal tradition. But Samuel Adams IS better. Cheers!

btb01 · Jul 4, 2020

scrteened porch said:
I went a little upscale on my last case. That bright red tab with the openwork crown really adds to the flavor.

I hardly ever drink macro brews anymore, but I “grew up” on Bud heavy and Busch Light, and every now and then I‘ll pick up a case of one or the other when I’m feeling nostalgic.

Prester John said:
While the ribs are smoking [full disclosure: wife is handling those, but I'm grilling the hot dogs a little later ], I am enjoying a cigar with my whiskey:

The glass may say "Glenmorangie", but that's Wild Turkey 101 in there.

There may be better bourbons, but I ain't tasted one yet I like better.

Sounds like a good day, Vince! Wild Turkey 101 is one of those bourbons that gets a bad rap for no reason (I guess just because it’s not expensive?).

So far I’m teetotaling for the 4th. No reason, really; sweet tea just sounded good.

Maybe I’ll have something stronger a bit later.

Prester John · Jul 4, 2020

btb01 said:
I hardly ever drink macro brews anymore, but I “grew up” on Bud heavy and Busch Light, and every now and then I‘ll pick up a case of one or the other when I’m feeling nostalgic.

Sounds like a good day, Vince! Wild Turkey 101 is one of those bourbons that gets a bad rap for no reason (I guess just because it’s not expensive?).

So far I’m teetotaling for the 4th. No reason, really; sweet tea just sounded good. Maybe I’ll have something stronger a bit later.

Drinking tea myself at the moment, Barrett. Hot. No sugar or anything else. Hope you have a great Sunday.

btb01 · Jul 5, 2020

Prester John said:
Drinking tea myself at the moment, Barrett. Hot. No sugar or anything else. Hope you have a great Sunday.

Sounds good, Vince. Although I enjoy coffee and (hot) tea, I’ve never been a daily drinker of either, and I hardly ever drink anything hot in the summer. This is actually the first pitcher of sweet tea I’ve brewed this summer. (I say “sweet” tea, but it’s not nearly as sweet as my grandma would’ve made it; I probably use about 1/4 the amount of sugar she would have.

)

Enjoying another (in my opinion) under-appreciated Bourbon tonight.