Went to MIU with Tom. We had fun, but I probably did not have much fun as Tom. You can take that one to the bank!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Tom & Jeannie? Yep, that's where I'm from. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" <steve.sundur@> wrote: > > > > Okay, I guess I make too many snap judgements. But thanks for the > > clarification. > > Did you say you were from the N.C. area? A good (old) friend of mine > > appears quite active in the TMO down there. I haven't spoken with him > > for over 20 years, but I see he and his wife are carrying the torch > > there. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, laughinggull108 <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Some good thoughts in your list Steve...how many nights did you say > > that you couldn't sleep? BTW, my beer should be corrected as follows: > > > > > > Laughinggull Is it really beer *he* is brewing, or just a fizzy, > > sparkling beverage? The jury is out on that, but it always tickles the > > insides. > > > > > > LOL...I guess my feminine side is coming through here at FFL. Now it > > makes sense, Steve, when you highlighted a line from one of my posts, > > and wrote something like: "What the woman said." Kinda elevates your > > comment some time ago: "Someone could fall in love with you based on > > this comment alone" or somesuch. > > > > > > Now I'm curious as what others with whom I've interacted on this forum > > thought I was (perhaps I should rephrase that, eh?). An interesting > > discussion might be *how* we respond (or not) to others on an online > > forum because of gender, and how that might *change* if someone isn't > > the gender we think he/she is. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" steve.sundur@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Share. I wouldn't have expected to post so much these past > > few > > > > months, but just worked out that way I guess. > > > > > > > > Here's something I came up with the other night when I couldn't > > sleep. > > > > > > > > Don't mean to offend anyone, (on what's turned out to be a sad day) > > > > > > > > There's been a lot of talk about craft beers here, and the other > > > > night, having trouble sleeping I thought about what qualities of a > > craft > > > > bear could be compared to a posting style. I came up with some side > > by > > > > side comparisons. And as many posts contain insults, the > > descriptions > > > > should also be viewed as applying to insult styles as well. > > > > > > > > Ann A relatively smooth concoction, but goes from sweet to > > bitter > > > > and back again many times in a single pint, usually ending on a > > mildly > > > > bitter note. > > > > > > > > Alex crisp and light, with emphasis on crisp. > > > > > > > > Share very smooth, but always with a strong finish. (a > > personal > > > > favorite of mine) > > > > > > > > Raunchy a true artisan, brewing a complex, original beer, with > > a > > > > bitter, yet sweet characteristic throughout. The labels are her > > bottles > > > > reflect well the flavor within. Said to be coming out with a new > > brew > > > > called SOTTPS > > > > > > > > Judy At some point the fermentation process got messed up. It > > may > > > > be that power got cut to the cooling tanks. A result is a quite > > bitter > > > > concoction. On the other hand, the ingredient list on the bottle is > > > > impeccable, including the bottling date, and origin and date of the > > > > harvest of the hops. The beer, in spite of its flaws, retains a > > strong > > > > following. > > > > > > > > Jim Loves the King of Beers, Budweiser. I think he just likes > > the > > > > idea of "King" (-: Recently started brewing in a second venue. > > > > The beer in the previous venue was getting a little stale beer it is > > > > said. Word is that they weren't really drinking much beer, but > > > > rather spending a lot of time talking about the attributes of > > different > > > > beers. > > > > > > > > Laughinggull Is it really beer she is brewing, or just a > > fizzy, > > > > sparkling beverage? The jury is out on that, but it always tickles > > the > > > > insides. > > > > > > > > Curtis An extraordinary brewer. It seems his concoctions draw > > > > outsize attention from beer critics. He is regularly accused of > > > > blasphemy in regards to the higher origins of the product. And yet > > his > > > > critics have a difficult time making their accusations stick, as he > > > > seems to have thought through the origins, development, and final > > > > disposition of the product better than most people would expect. > > > > > > > > Nablusoss The beer he brews is quite bitter. Occasionally > > some > > > > sweetness may creep in, even if by mistake, but it greatly enhances > > the > > > > drinkability when that happens. > > > > > > > > Irantea A good honest brew. Dark and rich in the true > > Bavarian > > > > Tradition. > > > > > > > > Susan Has what we used to refer to as 3/2 beer. Mild, and > > not > > > > much buzz but an alcohol beverage nonetheless. > > > > > > > > Xeno - A decent, but basically non alcoholic brew. On the other > > hand, > > > > the highly technical brewing process as outlined on the bottle has > > > > generated a respectable following. > > > > > > > > Ravi - Waaaay too much fermentation going on with this brew. In fact > > his > > > > brew requires special plastic packaging as the concoction keeps > > leaking > > > > from the bottle. And the beer itself? Rather unique, but once you > > get > > > > used to the pungent aroma from the leaking yeast, it is not that > > bad. > > > > The brew definitely has its adherents, but it is an acquired taste. > > > > > > > > Barry A strong masculine beer. So strong in fact that one > > often > > > > gags on it. Men have a little better time with it, but most woman > > just > > > > cannot handle those stout overtones and usually just spit it out. > > He is > > > > said to be trying to come up with concoction with just a tad more > > > > sweetness, but the beer drinking community seems skeptical on this > > > > point. > > > > > > > > Robin A complicated brew. The final note never seems to end. > > > > Plus, he says it is beer, but much of the time it tastes like malt > > > > liquor. The label doesn't help much in that regard. The rumor is > > > > that he plans to get some brewing tips from monks to help him come > > up > > > > with something which can positively be identified as to what type of > > > > beverage it is. > > > > > > > > Emily- Not so much a beer maker as a wine connoisseur. But she has > > a > > > > remarkable ability to deconstruct the different influences and notes > > in > > > > a given wine. Very much an up and comer in this world. > > > > > > > > Edg His beer appears to have been pulled off the market except > > for > > > > brief appearances. But it is always an enjoyable potpourri whenever > > it > > > > does appear. That is, with exception of a certain Texas brew. Word > > is > > > > that a sample has been sent to the Center of Disease Control and > > > > Prevention for further evaluation. > > > > > > > > Merudanda The concoction is all over the place. But the > > label! Oh > > > > the label is always divine. Accolades from the beer swilling > > community > > > > on that one. > > > > > > > > Feste What can only be described as a "mature" beer. > > > > Respectable in every parameter. Best enjoyed in a get together of > > old > > > > friends, perhaps before or after a art walk. > > > > > > > > Bill A technical beer. Quite dry, but with some good notes. > > The > > > > label often has footnotes on little known facts on the history of > > beer > > > > making. A dictionary of Hindu and Buddhist terms is really needed > > to > > > > derive maximum enjoyment from this selection. > > > > > > > > Sorry if I forgot anybody. > > > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > >
