Archive for January, 2009

January
31
2009

Winter Luau

With Fire Rock Pale
And Crock Pot Kalua Pig
I escape the cold

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Written by Captain Hops.

References: When it’s cold and icy here on the east coast, I dream about being back on the Big Island. I spent a summer there during my college years earning my keep by doing landscaping, working in a hotel rec department, and busing tables at luaus. It was a time of hard work, mischief, and adventure.

Sometimes, when I’m stuck here in the ice and snow, I try to get back there in my head. All it takes is a six pack of Fire Rock Pale Ale from Kona Brewing and some slow cooked Kalua Pig. Alright, I haven’t dug an imu in my yard and I really wouldn’t be able to finish eating a whole pig by myself. But this crock pot recipe seems to do the trick. Aloha!

Thing of the Day: Aloha Cuisine

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January
30
2009

Ice is Dangerous to Beer

Sliding on the ice
Trying not to drop my case
of Clipper City

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Clipper City Brewing Company
Thing of the Day: The Beer Book

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January
29
2009

Flying Dog Haiku Contest

Why do beer lovers
Gravitate to short poems?
There’s more time for beer.

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Flying Dog Brewery is having a Flying Dog haiku contest. Your job is to come up with a Flying Dog Haiku (whatever you think that is) and submit it to them using Twitter. Check out the complete instructions here. The prizes are no joke… $50 gift certificates to the Flying Dog Online Store will go to the writers behind the top five haiku.

Thing of the Day: The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku

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January
28
2009

Max’s Belgian Beer Fest

Awful dilemma:
Announce Max’s Belgian Fest
Or keep it secret?

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Max’s Taphouse in Fells Point is having it’s Fifth Annual Belgian Beer Fest February 13-15, 2009. I went for a few hours last year and it was a real treat. It got a little crowded and I’d love to keep it all to myself this year, but that would just be mean.
Thing of the Day: Belgian Style Beer Glasses – Set of 6

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January
27
2009

On the Half-Shell

Fresh shucked Oysters
An Isabelle Proximus
better than Champagne

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Written by scubarex.

References: Isabelle Proximus
Thing of the Day: Consider the Oyster: A Shucker’s Field Guide

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January
26
2009

Premonition

Seeing the future
And knowing how it turns out
She drinks anyway

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the Day: Complete Idiot’s Guide to Divining the Future

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January
25
2009

Fair is Fair

Beer costs much more than
it did just a year ago.
I need a bailout.

Written by Dave Undis.

Thing of the Day: Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today

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January
24
2009

Brunch is Fun

Around 10 A.M.
As others sip mimosas
I’m on my fourth beer

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Written by Captain Hops.

References: A Mimosa is made by mixing 3 parts chilled champagne (or sparkling wine) with 1 part chilled orange juice. It’s best served in a flute glass. (The mixture can be adjusted to a 50/50 blend if desired).
Thing of the Day: Brunch: 100 Recipes from Five Points Restaurant

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January
23
2009

Oysters

Twelve oysters, vodka
And a chaser of pale ale
Then the night begins

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Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the Day: A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oyster Eating in North America

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January
22
2009

Story Hostage

He won’t tell the end
Of his swashbuckling tale ’til
Someone fills his glass

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the Day: Best Beer Bistro Menu Black Board French Chef Waiter

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January
21
2009

Bowling

Three generations
Good at trash talk and drinking
Bad at throwing strikes

Written by Captain Hops.

Thing of the Day: Brew Crew Bowling Shirt Black & White Classic

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January
20
2009

A New Hope

a hopeful public
raising up Celebration
and Ale to the Chief

Written by human24.

References: Ale to the Chief from Avery Brewing, Celebration from Sierra Nevada
Thing of the Day: Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)

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