T-Minus 1 Day to the Green Day

Thought I'd share a few things I found on this crazy thing called the "InterNet".
10 great pubs is a great listing of some of the best Irish Pubs to visit in the states. I have been to Fado's many times in Buckhead (ATL) and it is by far my favorite irish pub. They pre-fab these things all over the US bringing back pubs piece by piece bought on the green isle. This particular one has a cobblestone floor and if you can't understand the micks behind the bar just point and they'll fill you up. My dream is to make it to McMullan's Irish Pub, it too is an actual pub bought and moved from Ireland. I have the t-shirt that says "Some Things Taste Better in the Dark".

Alba Gu Bra

Lest we not forget our Scottish brethren. If you're down for some history of Scotland, then check it out. Everything from the Battle of Falkirk to finding your favorite tartan and family history. While you're there you'll need to know how to speak the lingo. Have some cockieleekie and haggis for me;) Need to curse at someone or chat some slang?

Get Your Own!!

Here's my family tartan and the pattern worn by my Scottish Clan. Not the boldest of patterns, but stylish nonetheless, besides the ladies just want to know what's under the kilt of a man "man enough" to wear one not how pretty it is!

The Green Week

You know there must be something cosmic when the last year you spend at Auburn campus, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday. All week long we'll be doing a little trivia and trying to burn up the Braveheart and So I Married An Axe Muderer DVDs.
1. Some areas of Ireland are known to receive this many inches of rain each year, which accounts for the brilliantly green grass that has earned Ireland the nickname of “emerald isle”:
A. 60 inches
B. 70 inches
C. 90 inches


2. With 27,136 square miles of land, the Republic of Ireland is approximately half the size of this US state:
A. Arkansas
B. California
C. Montana

3. Today, this number of Americans trace their ancestry back to Ireland:
A. 10 Million
B. 25 Million
C. 40 Million


Answers: C, A, C
Consider your green matter picked

Kalends Martiae

Kalends of Martiae marks the end of the "running the dogs" and only 16 days away from St. Patrick's Day. I was happy to do the taster and look forward to any new beers offered by FDB and thank them for sending me a free t-shirt when their mixed litter came up short. They seem to be a decent bunch of guys. Brew On you mutts of beer.

Our Tastes-- Wild Dog Weizenbock

This marks the final dog days of Febuary. I have only one bottle of this stuff thanks to Red & Junk, so you can assume that I haven't tried it and I won't be until I have a replacement. All I can say is that it's a pretty bottle:( Here's the site's description of Wild Dog Weizenbock

Our Tastes-- Horn Dog

Horn Dog, how do I love thee, let me count the ways…topless and in my mouth. (Much like my girlfriend). I know a bit nasty but direct imagery is focal, Focker. I’ve only had barleywine one other time when Brian and I were bottling at SweetWater Brewery in ATL. Chris’s (aka Dipshit from Marietta homebrew) father-in-law showed up and started passing out samples from his car, now he was a nice guy! Any old dude that cruises into his local microbrewery and starts handing out his personal selection to the crew that is bottling has to be going to heaven. Barleywine is exactly what is says it is…wine made from grain. OG usually starts 1100 and works it way down, “where it stops nobody knows”. At pouring it was a grayish-brown with chunks of hop rolling around in it. It reminded me a lot like the bentonite magma we used in Ceutics to make calamine lotion, yeah that thick gray stuff. Oh and there was no head at all, this was an instant tattle-tale to a homebrewer that the yeast munched on the sugar making only alcohol. This is no doubt the alpha-male of the pack. I say this because even at the last swig I cringed from the overpowering flavor and ABV.
Alcohol content: 10.5% ABV
Original Gravity: 1.10
IBU's: 44
Specialty Malts: Munich Malt, 30-37L Carastan Malt, 120L Crystal Malt
Hops: German Perle, Northern Brewer, Cascade
Process: Aged for a minimum of three months before being packaged

2003 Silver Medal Winner - The World Beer Cup, (Barley Wine Category)