Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca...

then we killed the keg of Arrogant Bastard on tap in my friend's garage...so then he put on a keg of Founders Breakfast Stout:)...

I had a Fresh Hop version of Deschutes Mirror Pond...& some Glenlivet Nadurra...

he's trying to kill a few of his kegs before the deep freeze...I'm hoping to stop by again tomorrow...

home now & having some Flat12 Half Cycle (IPA) Reserve...their usual aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels....got a growler...not bad...

nearing nap time...

Still need to finish the Zhukov bottle but took a break with a Burton Baton.

The bottle was less than half full, and it's friday, so fuck it, time for this one to die!

water.

water.

WAT

FFF Alpha Klaus X-mas Porter on tap at Tomlinson Tap Room's 1 Year Anniversary Party...

Rye and Ginger, using Fever Tree Ginger Ale.

New Albanian Naughty Claus...brilliantly festive...changes every year I think...

2011 Backwoods Bastard. Thanks Jeff!

Dogfish 90 min.

^^yum...I'm back home with leftovers from earlier in the week...was hoping to get back to my friend's house to help him kill some kegs, but I don't wanna smell like a campfire again for a while...

2003 Dalla Valle Cabernet.

I been modifying the Boulvardier for a while and am very proud of this version.

2 oz bourbon

1 oz Cocchi Torino

0.5 oz Gran Classico

Stir and garnish with a cognac soaked cherry.

founders breakfast stout

A wee dram of Knob Creek.

I been modifying the Boulvardier for a while and am very proud of this version.

2 oz bourbon

1 oz Cocchi Torino

0.5 oz Gran Classico

Stir and garnish with a cognac soaked cherry.

Please fax.

Made a strange brew tonight. Was looking at a rum swizzle recipe and decided I didn't want to include ginger ale, so made it this way instead:

2 oz. dark Rum

1 splash lemon juice

1/2 oz Cointreau

1 ice cube

Once the ice melted down a bit, it tasted like a mellow Scotch. I know, not really, right? But close. Maybe I've already had too much.

Bitch please. We're having a nightcap. JP sat it out. Bitch please.

I probably should have sat it out as well, but bitch please! and it was pretty darn good.

french press of 100% kona coffee

it really is great stuff... before we left hawaii we purchased some kona coffee for friends and family and kept a pound or two around for ourselves as my wife still drinks coffee daily. i, on the other hand, haven't drank it for nearly 18 months, if not longer, but broke down at the waimea coffee shop on the big island and this is probably my fourth or fifth cup in the last month. it's amazing how intensely good the caffeine rush hits me now.

i am drinking it slowly. about two years ago, i switched from being a daily coffee drinker to drinking tea instead, but the coffee caffeine certainly packs a bigger punch.

First night back drinking in over a week. Family Vesper night is awesome.