Hey DHutch

“I wanted to email you but you don't have an email in your profile. Was interested in talking with you about possibly running 5k/10k...email me if you interested? Thanks!”

“you've got mail”

“Dhutch - I sent you mail at home - wolfeyes, don't have your e-mail...are you interested in the Plymouth Ice Festival this weekend?”

“dern it - dhutch has her own thread again!?!? j/k !”

“Eat your heart out Q. LOL let's see which direction we can get this one going in.”

“will it be beer or shoes? :)

d- I didn't know if it was OK to send you mail at work. is it?”

“1 vote for beer...”

“I vote for beer tooo! Favorite beer everyone?

Mine single favorite is Old Peculiar, an english medium/dark. Hard to find but worth it.

SG - yes it's ok.”

“I always thought that name " Old Peculiar" was a fitting name for that beer!!!”

“I love Beck's Dark.”

“Briar Rabbit,
You are the only one I know that is familiar with Old Peculiar!”

“Dhutch --

Back in 1985-86 I was in England for my Junior year abroad. There was a free pub just off campus. A free Pub (or free house) was not literally free, they charged you for your beer, it simply meant that they weren't affliated with any one brewer.

IN ANY EVENT . . .we used to walk off campus and up the hill to the Swan and drink pints of Old Peculiar all night.

As I remember it . . .it was pretty good stuff. We did that at least once or twice a week. It was pretty hard to resist the pubs on campus. Not only was the cost of a pint subsidized (that's right folks . . .the cost of 20 ounces of beer (an imperial pint) was subsidized by the British government for its beloved students), not only was it subsidized (30 - 50 pence per pint, whihc, a the exchange rate then would have been 50 to 75 cents), one of my flatmates tended bar, so she would just pour us drinks for free.

But anyways . . .yes I know old peculiar well.”

“that's it...the next time i go to college, it will be in England in 1985.

lee, you don't post a lot, but when you do, you really post!
:-) quality over quantity, i like it.”

“See, size doesn't matter...”

“Sooooo Cooool lee! I only have one source in my area to find Old Peculiar. Whenever I am there I buy all they have!”

“yeah, it really doesn't, bitpusher. i SWEAR. no, really!”

“We need to get lyra drunk and get her talking about width, lol....”

“hmmmm... '85... Old Peciuliar would've still been in the wide-mouth bottle, yes? <G>”

“...that's pecuyiliar...”

“...0 for 2...”

“ARGH. subtle...very nice.”

“So....What beer/ale/stout do you people like?? I knew I liked you for a reason :)”

“Lyra --

I aims to please . . .thanks.



Tilt --

Uhm . . .I am not sure if you were being punny or something, so I will answer seriously . .

Old Peculiar at the Swan was served from a gravity pull draft. Not sure if that is the technically correct name (I am not sure gravity had anything to do with it) but it was the kind of "pull" that most of the "flat" british bitters and ales were poured with.

You know those fancy porcelin draft pulls that bars have now??? That you can see the emblem of the Brewer on??? ( i was in a bar on Captiva, the pull for Fosters was a boomerrang).

Anyyhooo . . back, way back in 1985, the bitters and ale weren't forced out via carbonation . .The bartender would literally pull down on the long handle and "draw" the beer out of the depths of the cellar. It would take a few pulls to fill a 20 ounce pint.”

“Sorry, lyra...my subtlety filter is off today...looking for it now...lol...”

“:-) quite alright.

okay, on to beer! i have a craving for Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat...i saw someone mention that on here today...”

“Hey lyra! I just got the coolest gift; a Homer Simpson bottle opener. When you pop open a bottle the opener speaks and says, in Homer's voice, "(Pop!) Ahhhhhh, beeerr.(Pouring sounds) Oh yes, yes!"”

“way cool!! i'm jealous. :-) late Christmas present?”

“I think it was a Festivus present! Oh, I forgot the "WhooHoo!" part, too.”

“YEAH, '0 for 2' but the second was intentional! <G>

Yes, I've seen those taps, Lee... but haven't seen draught OP on this side of The Pond. When I first had some, it was in South Carolina in a strange little wide-mouth bottle.

Then again, there's This....



Plzeňský Prazdroj!!

(and the occasional Beamish)”

“You are one cool woman Dhutch!

Good taste in beer and who knows what else!

I tip my hat to ya!

8)”

“UT OH...... =:O”

“So I think that she is cute so I don't think that is a big deal.

Is it?

8)”

“CMB - flattered

I am cool anyway. So cool I'm a geek, right Q

I got my taste for real beer in Germany on a small brewer's Hauff beer in the Mittel Bavarian region. Awesome weizen and an even better Kristkindlesbier. I prefer Weizen in the summer. Auf dem Somer. Talk about some bier drinkers!”

“I'll butcher this, but I love Wernishstiener beer. My sister introduced me to it. She's moving back to the US from being in Germany (Munster) for almost six years.

CMB - just yanking yer chain!

PS how in the hell did we get on the beer subject?”

“I might be interested in the Plymouth Ice Festival if the plans are a little before 330. I work this weekend. :( I can hang for a few with everyone, and would like to do that. My email is in my profile, I think. I'll check.”

“Picked up some Belgian Style Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co. (same brewery as Fat Tire). Not bad. On the bitter side from the hops, but a good flowery taste to it, like a good Belgian Ale should.”

“Yep, its there, still. Didn't go down with the crash, I see.”

“My favorite phrase in Switzerland: "Ein bier, bitte. Mittel [300dl]."”

“A few of my favorites in no particular order are: Guiness Stout, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and Sam Adams Lager. They ROCK!”

“All this talk about good beer!

8)”

“I reckon this is the best way to say something direct to you. I saw your comment that you missed me, and I'm really flattered.

But you know me, I come and go and check in when I can.

Say hi when you see me and stop by anytime if your out my way. I'm easy to find if you know where to look.”

“or smell??? mmmmmm. now that's manly!

Hey Griz, roam around a lot don't you? :-)”

“You gots mail”

“How the heck is that girl? Haven't heard anything about her in quite some time.”

“HI Smiley, thanks WK. I'm crawling out of the great big busy hole called relocation. Gave up life for a summer to move the entire household, horse and all to Chicago. I'll be back. It's just that work is also crazy with the whole relo thing. Heck I haven't backpacked since March if you don't include the 3 day adventure race!

Love Chicago though :-) I live in the cutest town in the world!”

“you have mail!”

“Hey DHutch!!!! :) Havent heard you in a while :P”

“Doh!

I haven't been around, this danged job.
Got a new job here at work and pretty much scramble all day! Just checked in for a minute though. I am around, just swamped, and now I gotta run to another meeting.

Hope everyone is doing well! Well as can be expected for this group :-)

Thanks SC”

“wtf happened to dhutch1? no response to email or nuttin! anyone have any news? hope she is ok...”

“Alive and well. Jimmy san you have mail. I'm delinquent. New job with promotion and I've been getting up to speed managing a much bigger group since July. Second new job since March.

Things are starting to settle a little bit. dhutch1 - coming in October to the outdoors near you :-)”