Archive for May, 2008

May
31
2008

Tragic

Perhaps lamenting
The spilling of a full beer
A steel guitar wails

Written by Captain Hops

References: Friday nights at Belvedere Square are back. Leaving, TX played last night
Thing of the Day: The Sugar House: A Tess Monaghan Mystery

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May
30
2008

Freedom

Old enough to fight,
But not to enjoy a beer.
We’re fighting for what?

Written by Captain Hops

References: Army base raises its drinking age to 21.
Thing of the Day: A Handbook of American Military History, Second Edition: From the Revolutionary War to the Present

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May
29
2008

As If I Need One

Mowing the sweet grass
An excuse to drink a beer
This Spring afternoon

Written by Captain Hops

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May
28
2008

The Summer Beer Blues

Maine’s freeze is over
I have a new source of SAD
Good-bye winter brews

Written by Pete

Thing of the Day: Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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May
27
2008

High Gas Prices

I can’t afford to
buy both gas and beer. So I
have to stop driving.

Written by Dave Undis

Thing of the Day: 100 Gas Savings Tips (Kindle Edition)

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May
26
2008

Remember Them All

For the ones you know
And the ones you’ll never meet
Give a solemn toast

Written by Captain Hops

References: It’s Memorial Day in the USA.
Thing of the Day: Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence

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May
25
2008

Behold The NanoBrewMaster

Stunning geekery
Art, craft, and science collide
In brewing wonder

Written by Captain Hops

References: The NanoBrewMaster, Popular Science article
Thing of the Day: Popular Science Magazine (1-year)

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May
24
2008

Lindemans Peche Lambic – my favorite lambic

Golden in color,
it has a nose that fills the
room with fresh peaches.

Written by Dave Undis

References: Lindemans Pêche Lambic
Thing of the Day: Wild Brews: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition

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May
23
2008

Uneasy Neighbors

He kept a sharp eye
Even while relaxing
With a Summer ale

relaxing fox

Photo and haiku by Captain Hops

References: I took this picture in my backyard today.
Thing of the Day: Digital Nature Photography: The Art and the Science

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May
22
2008

Home from the Pub

one foot, then t’other
gently winding down the street,
where am i going?

Written by Chris

Thing of the Day: A Guy Walks Into a Bar…: 501 Bar Jokes, Stories, Anecdotes, Quips, Quotes, Riddles, and Wisecracks

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May
21
2008

Choices Part II

Unlike her husband
The kickbox trainer could not
Ignore the loud drunk

Written by Captain Hops

Thing of the Day: 10 Minute Solution – Kickbox Bootcamp

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May
20
2008

Choices

Instead of fighting
He simply walked away from
The arguing drunk

Written by Captain Hops

Thing of the Day: Bouncer’s Guide To Barroom Brawling: Dealing With The Sucker Puncher, Streetfighter, And Ambusher

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