It’s been a busy weekend. Friday night I met up with Stephen for dinner at Union Barrel Works in Reamstown. I’d never heard of this brewpub, and their beers were pretty mild, but everything in the sampler we got was clean finishing and good (Sampler: Kolsch, Mai Bock, Pale Ale, Dopplebock, Dubbel, and one other […]
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No More Alcohol
October 6th, 2007 by pleia2
We quit drinking. My birthday was our grand finale. Gasp! Shock! I know, I know. So what spurred this decision? For the most part, health. Following Michael’s high cholesterol report early this year we immediately cut red meat and pork from our diet. Our poultry intake has been reduced considerably. We’ve been eating more fish […]
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Victory Fall Fest was a blast!
September 30th, 2007 by pleia2
We had a great time yesterday at the Victory Fall Fest. We arrived shortly before 3PM, and were quite surprised to see almost all the parking spaces in the sprawling lot taken up, we hopped on a shuttle van from where we parked to the event. I can’t imagine how crazy parking got after that, […]
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Michael Jackson: The Beer Hunter
September 1st, 2007 by pleia2
Michael Jackson, the most famous beer writer in history, died in his UK home Wednesday night of a heart attack, he was 65. Some articles about his passing: Washington Post: Beer Connoisseur Michael Jackson, 65 AP: Beer Critic Michael Jackson Dies The Orgonian: Parkinson’s claims beer’s frontman I am not usually one to get upset […]
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