Monday, March 30, 2009

Holy crap, a week passes quickly these days


Wow!  It has been over a week since I blogged!  No excuses this time.  There's been plenty of exciting things going on in my beery life.  For anyone curious, the brunch went very nicely.  I made tasty beer-inis with cherry and/or pear lambic and prosecco that was on sale at Whole Foods, Auntie Suzie's egg bake did not disappoint, everyone had a lovely time, at least as far as I could tell.  Last Wednesday, I had a Sally-cleaned-the-beer-out-from-under-her-car-seats beer tasting at Lush on Roscoe, and last Thursday I co-hosted a lovely beer dinner at Flo restaurant on Chicago Ave.  And FRIDAY night -- I had the distinct pleasure of meeting author Lucy Saunders and Julie Johnson, editor-in-chief of All About Beer magazine.  Delilah's hosted a book release party for BEER HUNTER, WHISKEY CHASER, a compilation of essays about the late great Michael Jackson.  I also, FINALLY, was able to taste Pop Skull.  Darn good.  
Then on Saturday, we attended a lovely birthday party.  We were able to sample this year's RABID RABBIT -- the spring saison beer from Three Floyds.  You know, the palate is a strange organ.  Just about a year ago, I probably wouldn't really have cared for this beer -- but now, oh, now I LOVE IT!!  It is spicy and effervescent with chamomile and hints of coriander and caraway seed.  It came out last week, you should go buy a bottle or two before it's gone.  Also, don't forget about DARK LORD DAY, coming up on April 25th.  Even if you didn't get a golden ticket online to buy the beer, you can still come to the brewery, listen to music, drink vanilla-bean aged Dark Lord and TONS of other fantastic guest beers from all over the country!  Johnny and I will be there, we'll be helping sell beer.  
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 31st, I will be at the Whiskey Fest Pre-game kick-off party at Twisted Spoke.  We'll be tapping the keg of Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout, we'll have a sixtel of Pop Skull, and many other beers you can't taste anywhere else in the city.  

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