I miss fairbanks winters. It's in the 20s and windy here, it's -5 and still in fairbanks. I'd take below zero without wind over above zero with wind any day.
There's a dogfish head brewpub less than a mile from work. Several of my friends and I go there with some regularity. We all have commented on the resulting problems .
The DFH 90 is a great beer on tap. I haven't tried the 120 tho.
That's the great thing about cats isn't it? They only respond when they want to, and what you call them has nothing to do with that. A cat I had with an old girlfriend was named "Mr. Kelly", and he only responded to a can opener.