Hmm..I don't know why but your post suddenly reminded me of my days in school - the disgusting, cheap ass beer my broke ass friends & I would drink to get drunk - 6 pack of Magnum Malt liquor for $2.99 and the disgusting, cheap Sundance cigarettes we used to smoke.
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 9:33 PM, seventhray27 <steve.sun...@yahoo.com>wrote: > ** > > > Thanks Share. I wouldn't have expected to post so much these past few > months, but just worked out that way I guess. > > Here's something I came up with the other night when I couldn't sleep. > > Don't mean to offend anyone, (on what's turned out to be a sad day) > > There's been a lot of talk about craft beers here, and the other night, > having trouble sleeping I thought about what qualities of a craft bear > could be compared to a posting style. I came up with some side by side > comparisons. And as many posts contain insults, the descriptions should > also be viewed as applying to insult styles as well. > > Ann – A relatively smooth concoction, but goes from sweet to bitter and > back again many times in a single pint, usually ending on a mildly bitter > note. > > Alex – crisp and light, with emphasis on crisp. > > Share – very smooth, but always with a strong finish. (a personal > favorite of mine) > > Raunchy – a true artisan, brewing a complex, original beer, with a bitter, > yet sweet characteristic throughout. The labels are her bottles reflect > well the flavor within. Said to be coming out with a new brew called > SOTTPS > > Judy – At some point the fermentation process got messed up. It may be > that power got cut to the cooling tanks. A result is a quite bitter > concoction. On the other hand, the ingredient list on the bottle is > impeccable, including the bottling date, and origin and date of the harvest > of the hops. The beer, in spite of its flaws, retains a strong following. > > Jim –Loves the King of Beers, Budweiser. I think he just likes the idea > of "King" (-: Recently started brewing in a second venue. The beer in > the previous venue was getting a little stale beer it is said. Word is > that they weren't really drinking much beer, but rather spending a lot of > time talking about the attributes of different beers. > > Laughinggull – Is it really beer she is brewing, or just a fizzy, > sparkling beverage? The jury is out on that, but it always tickles the > insides. > > Curtis – An extraordinary brewer. It seems his concoctions draw outsize > attention from beer critics. He is regularly accused of blasphemy in > regards to the higher origins of the product. And yet his critics have a > difficult time making their accusations stick, as he seems to have thought > through the origins, development, and final disposition of the product > better than most people would expect. > > Nablusoss – The beer he brews is quite bitter. Occasionally some > sweetness may creep in, even if by mistake, but it greatly enhances the > drinkability when that happens. > > Irantea – A good honest brew. Dark and rich in the true Bavarian > Tradition. > > Susan – Has what we used to refer to as 3/2 beer. Mild, and not much > buzz but an alcohol beverage nonetheless. > > Xeno - A decent, but basically non alcoholic brew. On the other hand, > the highly technical brewing process as outlined on the bottle has > generated a respectable following.**** > > Ravi - Waaaay too much fermentation going on with this brew. In fact his > brew requires special plastic packaging as the concoction keeps leaking > from the bottle. And the beer itself? Rather unique, but once you get used > to the pungent aroma from the leaking yeast, it is not that bad. The brew > definitely has its adherents, but it is an acquired taste. **** > > Barry – A strong masculine beer. So strong in fact that one often gags on > it. Men have a little better time with it, but most woman just cannot > handle those stout overtones and usually just spit it out. He is said to > be trying to come up with concoction with just a tad more sweetness, but > the beer drinking community seems skeptical on this point.**** > > Robin – A complicated brew. The final note never seems to end. Plus, he > says it is beer, but much of the time it tastes like malt liquor. The > label doesn't help much in that regard. The rumor is that he plans to > get some brewing tips from monks to help him come up with something which > can positively be identified as to what type of beverage it is. **** > > Emily- Not so much a beer maker as a wine connoisseur. But she has a > remarkable ability to deconstruct the different influences and notes in a > given wine. Very much an up and comer in this world.**** > > Edg – His beer appears to have been pulled off the market except for brief > appearances. But it is always an enjoyable potpourri whenever it does > appear. That is, with exception of a certain Texas brew. Word is that a > sample has been sent to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention for > further evaluation.**** > > Merudanda – The concoction is all over the place. But the label! Oh the > label is always divine. Accolades from the beer swilling community on > that one.**** > > Feste – What can only be described as a "mature" beer. Respectable in > every parameter. Best enjoyed in a get together of old friends, perhaps > before or after a art walk.**** > > Bill – A technical beer. Quite dry, but with some good notes. The label > often has footnotes on little known facts on the history of beer making. A > dictionary of Hindu and Buddhist terms is really needed to derive maximum > enjoyment from this selection.**** > > Sorry if I forgot anybody. **** > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > > > Happy Holidays to you too, Steve, and to your family. It's been a year > since I've seen them all so I'm looking forward to it. Three big > gatherings already planned plus more informal get togethers with my > sisters. Mom and I will mainly hang out and shop, see at least one movie, > play Yahtzee and card games. Oh yes, and eat (-: > > > > > > BTW, you've really helped make the last 3 months easier than they would > have been without you. Saying thank you doesn't seem adequate but there > it is anyway. May all the good you've brought into my life come back to > you and your family multiplied many times. > > > > Sorry for being a little mushy. I put up my tree today. Maybe that's > why! > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@... > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 10:52 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Steve > > > > > >  > > All I can say Share, is that something is working for you. People love > to ridicule what they like to refer to as "woo woo", but I see you swimming > gracefully with both with the dolphins and the sharks here. > > > > I hope your upcoming trip to the DC area to see your Mom and other > family members is an enjoyable one. > > > > (47) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long sharelong60@ wrote: > > > > > > Hi Steve, this is a general comment. I wish EVERY FFL poster more > peace and or happiness and or well being from whatever they post here. > And from whatever they do in their lives away from FFL. And this wish > benefits me too so I'm sticking to it as best I can. Probably my > actions won't always be in 100% alignment with it. But that's what I'm > aiming for.   > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@ > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 7:00 AM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Earnest Confusion" to Nablusoss > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> wrote: > > >  > > > > Isn't it fun to be both judge and jury Steve? In a world of make > believe you can be anyone you want to be. You can create the story as you > see fit, you can live out all your fantasies and work through your > scenarios of revenge. How great is that? (Plus how can anyone "own up to" > anything when they can't post?) > > > > > > Ann, > > > Is it possible that you meant to address this post to Judy. I mean > I think it makes a lot more sense if you did. > > > And Ann, bless your heart. Asking Judy to own up to something? If > you advertised that, you could charge for admission and probably garner > some enormous receipts. > > > > > > > >
