It's 5 o'clock. What are you drinking?
Well, I really miss these posts so I figured I'd bring one back. Also, I appear to be much better at drinking than posting so I'm going to combine these two and hope it works out better than last weekend.
Just opened hazy pale ale from Modern Times called Perpetual Radiance. Not bad!
Don't know what it is about Tito's but it has become my vodka of choice. Don't buy anything else anymore. Yum.
Got Woody Wheat from Austin Brothers
Full Earth by Old Nation
Ruby Red 8 Days a Week by Southern Tier
Probably scraping some resin. Not the best buzz, but we must persevere in these tough times. Need to brave a quick trip to MI or DC to replenish my dugout.
A lager called Lake House brewed by Capital Brewery in Madison, WI. It's a no frills beer that's light on the palate. Perfect summer beer for my tastes.
Cheers to all fellow Happy Hour celebrants on this lovely summer Friday late afternoon in Wisconsin.
Love Lake House, especially the Eastside Dark.
Being stuck in MN since March has me jonesing bad for Lake House and New Glarus.
"Stuck" in Minnesota
Twin Cities has a plethora of great beer! Dare i say way better than Madison and possibly WI as a whole
August 8th, 2020 at 10:11 AM ^
I dunno. Some of the Surly stuff is good, but I haven't really enjoyed many other local brews.
Water.
Lime sparkling water.
Mai Tai. I perfected my recipe a couple months ago. Took the day off work and headed to the beach, nothing better than chillin' at the beach with a Mai Tai in hand.
Please share
- 2 oz white rum (or coconut rum, I like it either way)
- 1 oz orange liqueur (I use Gran Gala or Tippler's)
- 1 oz orange simple syrup
- 2 oz orange juice
- 2 oz pineapple juice
I keep the rum in the freezer since I don't like it on the rocks, but many people like it served with ice.
I’ll give it a try
Thanks!
That sounds good. I drink pineapple orange juice every day. Might as well booze it up.
Pyrat Rum and Diet in my Yeti (with decals on it)...PGA Championship is a good watch until Papa K’s comes
Guinness. At work for a little longer. Can't win them all.
Light Hearted Ale by the pool. Best light beer I’ve had.
Same on both counts. A light beer that has some taste to it!
Bleach
Not only delicious, but I have it from a reputable source that it will kill THE RONA
Folding Cranes Japanese Lager until the rum barrels I am working on are full, than a little Epiphany DIPA to go for the deck back home.
Treehouse On The Fly (double IPA)...out kayaking this afternoon. It's 430 here in Iowa, on the Cedar River. A Bald Eagle literally came down and swooped us on the river as I'm typing this. Time to get back to nature and off the phone!
Wait....if you're truly SanDiegoWolverine, you posted this at 2pm local time. Getting an early start?!
Double post. I'll drink to that.
Yeungling
Robust Porter from Bell’s, watching the waters grow calm on Winnipesaukee
Screwdrivers. 6 drinks in. Is this wrong? Should I not be doing this? Because I have to plead ignorance on this one....
It's Friday. You're good.
I've got chili cooking in a conventional oven for another twenty minutes, then after dinner it's time to sit down, crack a pigeon hill no diggnity IPA and watch the tigers.
While we're talking about things to be thankful for, some personal news.
Mrs. Broken Brilliance and I informed our immediate family and friends this weekend that we are expecting our first child. Yesterday marked 11 weeks and it's unbelievable how active the little human is in the womb already. We are over the moon already and can't wait for the due date (fraternity leave should land during March madness).
Any advice or words of wisdom from mgoparents would be welcome. Enjoy your weekend!
First off - Congratulations!
Next - any advice? Well you're in the right thread for dealing with being a parent at least. I kid. I kid. Really just enjoy every moment that you can with them and when you get a chance without them because it goes by so f'ing fast.
Congrats! So many people take having kids for granted but I have quite a few friends that have really struggled. It's truly a blessing! Also, it appears no one actually reads these threads.
Congratulations! It's the best and most important thing you'll ever do.
Congrats! I'm a 30s something and we had our first child back in January and it's been amazing, I can't believe the love I had for another human being aside from my significant other. It's been amazing and likely part of the reason I've maintain sanity and not truly been affected by the shitty last few months we've all endured.
Again, congrats and cheers.
August 7th, 2020 at 10:46 PM ^
Congrats!
The swaddles with the velcro are great. Fuck a bunch of folding when a grumpy squirmy baby is involved
Zippers >> buttons for clothes
Don't buy a ton of clothes, people LOVE to give clothes as a gift
Get a bigass exercise ball. Instead of wearing out your knees and back swinging and rocking the baby, sit on the ball and hold the kid while bouncing up and down. Easy on you and soothes the kid
Your wife has it 10x harder than you, do whatever she wants. And accept that her boobs belong to the kid for awhile, even though they look the best they ever have
August 8th, 2020 at 12:29 AM ^
We have swaddles and I'll definitely use our Swiss ball for rocking. Thank you!
I've been drinking Coors Light since about 1pm. But then again, I'm working from home and the wife is watching the kids and it's Friday and get all the way off my back.
It was 2 o'clock for me when I started this thread. I think everyone gets a free pass for 2020.
Vodka, Squirt.
Started off with little beer shots just now & moving on to Magic Hat #9.
I used to love Magic Hat as a teenager spending my summers in New England. I tried it a few years ago and it's just a sweet malt bomb. Curious what you like about it.
Coke Zero
A leggy Cabernet, and later I'll be verifying the authenticity of this "Detroit-style" pizza from Costco.
I also just scored a good condition air hockey table from the neighbors, so family game night is going to be kicked up a notch this weekend.
Please post the Detroit style pizza results from Costco, very curious.
Hopefully your new air hockey table has a Bordeaux wine glass holder. Enjoy!
August 7th, 2020 at 10:28 PM ^
It was tasty, not quite Buddy's but better than your average frozen pizza. They get the crust right with the tray it cooks in, but the sauce is layered incorrectly. Apparently there are half a dozen topping varieties (under the Motor City Pizza Co. Label). Mine was the double pepperoni, and I threw some banana peppers on top.
Overall, I'd give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Thanks. gotta to do this. The crust is everything so if they nailed this then I'm in!
You didn't mean to say verifying the verocity?
Started with whistlepig old world mixed with whistlepig 10 year old store pick, then moved to redemption 10 year rye, and now onto Rock Hill Farms. I'm on leave and with the house being renovated I've been sleeping on the couch. It'll be heavy drinking for a week or two.
Anything and everything!!!!
When it comes to drinking, I'm a regular CommonSewer!!!
(Not that it's of any benefit to me.)
I thought I was the only one that drank CommonSewer!