Stormy Night Drinking Thread
It is just after 3:30pm in the PNW. The next of a series of winter storms is blowing in off the Pacific, driving me into the house. I spent the day pruning pinot grigio grapevines - a normal January activity. It's been blustery enough I swear, for a couple of honey pots to tumble by. Now, it is no longer a day, let alone a night, fit for man or beast. Though my wife thinks I'm being cruel, but I'm not letting the beast in. Chris Robins can take care of his own damn bear.
Gratefully, I've a basketball game to take in. I've heard said it is only Rutgers and 'nothing to worry about.' Uhuh. Famous last words before a real shit storm right?
To quell the pregame jitters and shelter me from the storm, I've Chinaco Anejo Tequila. Nice sipping with an ice cube: Smoky, with a hint of licorice in the end.
January 27th, 2016 at 6:39 PM ^
Outstanding. From just down the road from you in balmy Bellevue, WA, I am unfortunately chugging Zipp Fizz and preparing for a 4pm meeting.
January 27th, 2016 at 6:42 PM ^
But not! :).
Got MGoBlue.com on your smart phone to listen to the game while pretending to be in a meeting?
January 27th, 2016 at 6:49 PM ^
I will be watching it on my Xfinity app. (The ONLY good thing about Comcast.)
January 27th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^
No cable out here in the boonies. Dish and DSL. BTN is only available in the "sports package" while SEC and Longhorn are on the 'top 200.' I don't get it.
So, listening via MGoBlue.com...
January 27th, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^
Holla from the East Side. Still working, no suds. Great post. Read like a book.
January 27th, 2016 at 7:40 PM ^
Does this mean even engineers can write? Oh wait, Fearless Leader is an engineer....
January 27th, 2016 at 6:42 PM ^
Stone Enjoy By 2.14.16 for tonight. Won't need as many as usual to cope with the game stress because Rutgers.
January 27th, 2016 at 7:01 PM ^
I think I was drinking that same batch over the past weekend...I say think because the weekend is a bit blurry.
January 27th, 2016 at 9:31 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 6:47 PM ^
I'm about to head across the street and grab some Blackrocks Coconut Brown. It's nice to be able to find a hometown brew in the big city of Grand Rapids.
January 27th, 2016 at 6:52 PM ^
A Marquette beer. What is is like? Standard brown like Skagit River Steelie Brown or is there something else, a hint of coconut?
Bought a 6 of Hell or High Watermelon last summer thinking it was just a name. Mistake, actually watermelon...and not in a good way.
January 27th, 2016 at 7:13 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 7:30 PM ^
Will look for it on the next trip.
January 27th, 2016 at 7:47 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 8:02 PM ^
Used to make a run between AA and Houghton (pretty girl behind every palm tree) and really enjoyed the scenery around the bay. I'd like to spend more time there. Maybe next time we go to Tahquamenon Falls, we will spend the night in Marquette.
January 27th, 2016 at 8:12 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 8:24 PM ^
Bought a local Washington 6 a number of years ago. Thought is was a safe bet since I'd liked the blackberry, kirsch and framboise. The stuff was sickeningly sweet. Makes a great blueberry syrup for pancakes though!
January 27th, 2016 at 6:55 PM ^
No booze during the week. Especially if I have procedures to do the following day.
January 27th, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
Please accept my sympathies.
January 27th, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
Love the Oberon. Normally I don't care for hoppy beer...which sucks for the PNW and the popularity of IPAs.
Give me a Belgian style!
January 27th, 2016 at 7:00 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 7:27 PM ^
SW used to be a rough and tumble logging town. Loggers from up river would fill the town on the weekend and spend their money. An old timer told me if a hotel reservation hadn't been made for the following weekend before they left town, they were sleeping in the streets...and no shower/bath.
I assume some Michigander loggers moved here after the Michigan forests were depleted rebuilding Chicago. Mrs O'leary still has some explaining to do regarding that event!
Now, a few of the old bars are still around, but only 1 hotel. There were only 3000 people here when I moved here in 1993. Gentrification in progress. Supposidly, SW is an up and coming hot spot. Hope so, I'd like to sell the house, orchard and vines and move aboard a boat!
January 27th, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 7:25 PM ^
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January 27th, 2016 at 8:28 PM ^
January 27th, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^
This is a level of bullshit that is even too much for this already pretentious board.
January 27th, 2016 at 10:06 PM ^