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18 hours ago, Baltimorewx said:

Big barrel pants? Is that a stout or barley wine? Sounds like I need one of those 

Its a barrel aged pale/strong ale.  Basically we put our non-dryhopped Big Boy Pants in a Buffalo Trace barrel for 6 months.  Much more complexity than I was anticipating.  Very strong, a nice sipper.

5 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

I’ve got two more videos to make for class tomorrow and then I’m out to the patio to have a couple of beers from yesterday. Thanks, again. We really enjoyed ourselves.

I had a good time too, hope you make it back again soon.

I forgot to get you a Big Barrel Pants can and ran down the street to try to catch you as you were leaving Siriannis.  Just missed you, but got some good exercise out of it lol.

14 minutes ago, Baltimorewx said:

Yeah that’s probably a nice comparison. It does have a little sour taste to go along. It’s deff worth a try 

I love the JREAM series.  We now brew a series/style based upon that series from Burley Oak.  I had a few versions on our trip to OC last summer and decided immediately that we have to have that style.  Tart but balanced by the sweetness of fruit.  Ours is called Smoot Eez.  Right now we have a Blackberry/Cranberry version and a Blueberry Strawberry version on tap.  Brewing a Pink Guava/Passionfruit one next week in anticipation of warmer weather finally arriving.  This style has a huge following and are enjoyed by many who don't enjoy "beer" flavor.  I'm surprised how many hop heads have also adopted this as a go to beer, especially when they are trying to hit something with a low abv.  

Your carrot cake one looks great. They know what they are doing over there.  Enjoy!

NWBaltimoreWX showed up and got me buzzed today.

Good times.

Reporting 2.6" as of 9pm, so we will fortunately avoid the embarrassment of posting sub 100" for at least another season

1 minute ago, DCTeacherman said:

I absolutely will, love the beer and atmosphere there.  I started going up to Davis to ski at white grass in the winter of 09-10 and had been going almost every year since but the weather hasn’t cooperated recently.  I can’t even remember the last time I was up there in good conditions, maybe 2016 or 2017. Last time I was up there in winter I did a couple runs at timberline cause the snow wasn’t good enough for cross country.   

Hopefully better skiing winters to come.  The last two have been horrible so we're due.

You should try coming out this way in the summer.  We're actually as busy or busier than ski season during summer for hikers/bikers enjoying the cool average July high temp of 78 degrees.

October is the busiest month of the year because of fall foliage.

We don't normally get May snow chasers though.

1 minute ago, DCTeacherman said:

Oh wow, awesome.  Been there a bunch of times.  During the super snowy weekends it seems like you guys are packed!

Nice.  Say hi if you are able to make it back.

Hope we eventually get back to the packed days of past.  

1 minute ago, DCTeacherman said:

Are you the owner of stump town ales?

My wife owns it.  I service her.

Just now, nw baltimore wx said:

We can be there anytime that is convenient for you. What time is the brewery open for carryout? We will check online how to order before we get there If that’s required.

We're open 2pm to 5pm, no need to order ahead, just show up.  Best not to be right at 2pm, that's when its usually busiest.

I don't normally work sales on Saturday's, but was planning to be there for a while tomorrow.  Around 3pm would be a good time.

6 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

You all need to go back and like his stuff to encourage him. @North Balti Zen, keep it up, bro. Life is good.

Looking forward to yours beers tomorrow. Maybe we can social distance a drink in the back alley.

What time are you going to be here?  I can make sure I'm around.

We've got our Blackberry/Cranberry kettle sour still available in cans.

Snowing still.

14 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

Psssaattyttt....the snow won’t get here.

 

its May.

 

sorry to break it to you all. And also will.

Snow is just a hassle anyway.

I've had to clear snow off my Direct TV twice in the last hour.  Not sure why anyone likes this stuff.

I'm drinking my first beer in about a week.  Stumptown Ales Sassy Mojo double ipa.

My beer drinking has gone way down the last 6 months, I'm a lightweight now.

But I've lost almost 25 pounds (along with eating really well and exercising like a mofo)

1 hour ago, Inverted_Trough said:

There's a COVID thread in the New England forum.  The usual suspects are over there advocating for the barbershop and tattoo parlor economy in case you guys are missing that discussion.

 

 

Thanks.  Just read the last several pages in their thread and thought it was going pretty well.  Too bad its mostly people I'm not familiar with.  Wish our sub-forum could have handled it.

I understand that those types of conversations are not for everyone, and there is no way to eliminate some political and personal biases on the topic; but its a thread that you don't have to click on if it bothers you.  I guess I just never understood calls to close threads.  Its not like they are forced upon anyone, and if they aren't getting any value by reading it anymore or are offended by the tone, then there is a simple solution for them.  But closing a thread cuts off an avenue of discussion for those who did get some value out of it.  

We need to squeeze 2 more inches out to get to triple digits for the season.  Haven't had one below 100" since 01-02.  

Snowed for hours yesterday, but didn't accumulate here.   Looks like we have one more shot at snow on Monday.

This place is dead with the Covid thread gone.

I know it got a little testy in there at times, but I found the conversation to be interesting.  Getting the insight from all sides of people I feel like I know from this subforum was fun.  Even if I didn't agree.  Too bad we weren't able to continue.

I have a photo framed on the wall of my pub showing the snow that accumulated on the ridges in the area from a snowfall on May 21, 2002.   Getting close to June at that point.  Of course that was on the back end of an infamous horrible winter.

10 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Awesome. Thanks for the replies. We can’t get up there before Saturday so I’ll have my gf check out the Facebook page. Hopefully there will be some sours left.

Obligatory obs post. Windy

Looks like we have snow chances on both Wednesday and Saturday.  So if you come, dress warmly.

We probably won't have the sours in cans left, but should have some still available for growler fills.  So consider bringing a growler in case you want something that is not on the can list.

1 minute ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Is a list of canned products available online? Might have to make a day trip.

I think my wife updates what is for sale on Facebook (not sure though).

But since the pub isn't open we pretty much can a good amount of every beer we have until it runs out.  We will be canning Holy Citra!, Big Boy Pants, Multiple Hopgasms, Sassy Mojo, Cave Dweller, Bewildered Hippie this week for sure (a couple of those might not be available for our Wednesday sale, but certainly by Saturday).  We'll have a little bit of our fruited kettle sours (Smooth Eez -- we have a blackberry/cranberry and a blueberry strawberry) but those have been real popular and I think we're down to our last keg or so of each so those may be gone.  We also have some cans of our Big Barrel Pants (pale ale aged in Buffalo Trace barrels) and maybe even some of our Victor Trace (Russian Imperial Stout aged in Buffalo Trace barrels -- although those might not quite make this week's list).

We're hoping we'll be open in a few weeks, not much Covid out here.  But I imagine we will keep canning like we are now as we anticipate a huge amount of take out orders even when the pub is technically back open.

1 minute ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Are you guys canning yet?

Yep, we can like crazy now on our little canning machine and sell those to go (along with growler fills) on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons.

Geez, looks like a solid week of cold temps and a couple bouts of snow out here.  The weather is making stay at home much easier.

6 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:

Name change alert. Novasky is no more  

I liked it better when she (you) was Russian.

52 minutes ago, supernovasky said:

I think this is true. My rural friends/family seem to be the ones who feel like "this is all nothing."

We don't have any active cases in our entire county, and none of the counties surrounding us has had more than a dozen cases total.  So in our little bubble we are feeling pretty comfortable.  But our locals are very concerned about opening back up and the flood of DC area tourists coming out here to escape again.  Some locals are even uptight about the DC area folks who have second homes here, which they have used to escape to (I don't blame them).  

No matter how comfortable you are in your own bubble, it can quickly pop.

Just now, wxtrix said:

that’s probably feasible in some counties. def not Berkeley or Jefferson, though.

Yes, I think he is considering giving those counties back to Virginia.

Our WV Governor is hinting that opening up things such as restaurants may only be a couple of weeks away here.

Just now, SnowGolfBro said:

I think “well” would be defined as doing no worse than GA was doing prior to reopening.  So perhaps take a snapshot in time on 4/24 and then reassess compared to that snapshot on 5/5.  If there hasn’t been any significant increase in hospitalizations/deaths then you could say the decision turned out “well” i suppose.

You'll have to go out further than 5/5 to get a feel for how well things went in Georgia.  At least a month IMO.  There is a pretty big lag with infections and eventual hospitalization/deaths that won't rear its head until (and if) enough time has lapsed to see what verifies.