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I just read where you had a social engagement with a brewmaster last week. That got me to wondering if your question concerning Herkimer's products was related? I'd love to hear the story, if there is one.
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*giggle* Yep, related. You were part of my information gathering... can't quite extrapolate "takes pride in his work" from "does a good job," but if the beer had stunk I have would considered it a warning in the other direction.
It's something I can't make a judgement on, and I know you're relatively knowledgeable about it... so since the source of information was there, I would have been silly not to ask.
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Yeah I saw it, sorry for not responding. I was guessing it was something like that. So besides the fact that his job is crafting a product you can't stomach, it was fun?
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Yeah, it was fun, and like I said in Thor's thread it was actually very interesting. Just 'cause I don't like beer doesn't mean I don't like new information.
Um, and I saw him again last night, and had a frambois (sp?) lambic, which was quite tasty.
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The kind that don't taste like beer, of course. This tasted like a thick raspberry champagne. The first sip had a little of that icky beer taste, but after that the sweet/tart of the raspberry completely covered it. Yummy. I want to try the peach, too.
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We need to petition Tom to bring a magnum or two of Belgian Red from the New Glarus Brewery. I'm of the relatively assured opinion that you would like it. Tom?
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Hmmmm, better put his name in the thread title if you want an answer.
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Ugh, I hate beer. And, as a child, I toured almost every brewery in the country. And since we lived in St. Louis, we used to take out-of-town guests to the Anheuser-Busch brewery all the time. The smell of hot hops and yeast is sickening.
Though, I suppose if you wanted your child to abhor the taste of beer, frequent nauseating trips to the local brewery is the way to go.
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"We need to petition Tom to bring a magnum or two of Belgian Red from the New Glarus Brewery. I'm of the relatively assured opinion that you would like it. Tom?"
I'd be glad to send a magnum along. Do you want it at the wedding or at the henna party? *laugh*
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Since punwit won't be at the henna party, I'm pretty sure he was referring to the wedding. Which I certainly hope you won't be "sending" anything along for. You better be there, Mister!
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Well I haven't made plans for the henna party, perhaps I should. I was thinking for the wedding party/hatrack gathering. I'd love an extra or two if you could swing it and I'd bring anything you might have difficulty acquiring that I don't, or simply recompense you.
Edit to say that I've been agonizing over my grammar. I'm still not happy with my punctuation but then it's never been my strong point. Hopefully you can grasp my meaning.
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(The henna party itself is girls only. But you could certainly come up and hang out with Bob while we're painting each other, and participate in all other activities.)
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I'd like to clarify that I would love killing time with Bob but that weekend is my beer club's annual competition and my skills, atrophied as they may be, will be expected.
dkw is my big sis. I'm the maid of honor. At least three other attendants are also hatrackers, plus the photographer and a musician.
(Edit: Also, a TON of hatrackers are planning on coming to the wedding... they opened it up to everyone is invited to the ceremony and dance, but dinner seats are somewhat limited, so there may be a parallel hatrack dinner. But it's basically turing into a weekend hatrack gathering for anyone who wants to come.)
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Elizabeth, I appreciate the compliment but to be truthful I haven't brewed in about 2 years. My services will be requested as a judge. Our club is consistently in the top 5 for number of entries for a homebrew sponsored competition. Considering that over the last few years we have averaged a tad over 500 entries and that the judge pool is declining my atrophied skills will be desired regardless of any actual beer production.
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Elizabeth, Here is info on our competition and here is a site for those interested in being certified as a beer judge.
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The pay sucks but the benefits can be quite wonderful. I stress can because not all of the offerings one samples are superb. Quite often you will be subjected to some vile, nasty entry that truly tests your ability put on paper any positive attributes of either the process or the product and this is something that is always emphasized: Be objective but not brutal. Try to find positives to encourage the brewer as well as faults that he/she can address.Posts: 2022 | Registered: Mar 2004
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My dining companion said that one of the weird parts about being a professional brewer was that home brewers always want him to try their beer.
I don't think he used the word "vile," but "awful" was definitely in there. (Not about everyone... but he just couldn't believe that the people with the awful beer didn't know it, and couldn't understand why they'd want him to try it.)
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