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  1. New England ppl: one of my friends is going to Boston and wants to bring back a few beers for me.

    Anything that is available in Boston and wouldn't be available on Minnesota that I must try?

    I do not like IPAs/hops, and stouts are not my favorite unless they are sweet milk type stouts. I'm open to most other styles, especially Belgian style beers or wheat beers :)

    Let me know what's awesome!

  2. Usually I just get annoyed at the French words used in the English language.

    Amuse-bouche

    Creme de menthe

    Cul de sac

    Rendezvous

    There's more... The worst is "c'est la vie," or when people think that they're being badasses by telling someone "fermer (or fermez) la bouche." Either way, it doesn't fucking make sense! You're either telling someone, "to close the mouth," or "close the mouth" in a very polite way. It does not mean shut up!

  3. I went to the MN Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival yesterday. OMFG IT WAS COLD!!!

     

    Fun times, except lots of brewers had frozen lines and you couldn't sample. In addition, you had to drink your samples real fast or they would freeze in your glass, leaving you with beer slushies. Also, ice cold isn't the optimal temperature for a lot of beer, so the tastes weren't always necessarily what it should be.

     

    Best of the night, IMHO:

    - Dangerous Man's Hazelnut Porter (omfg that was gooooood!)

    - Tallgrass's Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat

    - Oldvalde's The Auroch's Horn Aged On Rhubarb, mulled and served hot

     

    I think that I'll stick to warmer weather / indoors beer events from now on, but it was definitely an experience! It was super crowded too... long lines at each booth :(

  4. Went to The Convict's Pint at The Four Firkins last night... it's an amazing beer store in St. Louis Park, MN. Every Friday and Saturday evening they have beer tastings.

     

    Last night was:


    - Tusker Finest Quality Lager (Kenya Breweries)
    - Schell's Bock (August Schell Brewing)
    - Black Ale (Bent Paddle Brewing)
    - The Auroch's Horn (Olvalde Farm and Brewing)
    - Brimstone Tripel (Boom Island Brewing)

    - Ode to a Russian Shipwright (Olvalde Farm and Brewing)

     

    All very good, especially the last three. I'd had Auroch's Horn before, and it was the best of the night with Brimstone and Russian Shipwright close seconds. The black ale had a bit too much coffee to it (I'm not a coffee drinker). Schell's Bock was very good, just not amazing, and Tusker's Lager had surprising depth for such a light beer. 

     

    Add me on Untappd :) My username is iplante

     

    Also purchased a bottle of DeuS, which we'll have on New Year's Eve :D

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