Summer 2020 Banter and random observations

[powderfreak]

Just now, CoastalWx said:

I’m happy with miller lite on a hot Friday night. 

I honestly don't know if I've ever had a Miller Lite.  Our college beer was Molson... we wished we were Canadian, ha watching "Hockey Night in Canada" on channel 11 out of Montreal while at UVM.  Coors was another popular one... but never Miller.

[CoastalWx]

1 hour ago, ORH_wxman said:

Loons out this evening

 

The Loons have made a huge comeback. Good for them. Love their calls.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I’m happy with miller lite on a hot Friday night. 

Last year I brought a six pack of Coors Banquet  into the brewery.  Everybody rolled their eyes except our head brewer at the time and he took three good pulls off a glass and said “Like it or not that is a perfectly executed Beer.“

[rimetree]

I love my local beers, but once in a while the easy, "soda pop" pilsners have their place. I just bought some Modelo and Peroni, which I have never done before to my knowledge. Add lime and they hit the spot in the summer.

[CoastalWx]

2 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Yeah. ACE is the way to go because of storms like Gonzalo lol. CSU is expecting 8 more hurricanes, 5 of which are major, and 200 ACE. We’re actually well ahead climo normals for this point in the season with Hanna and Isaias leading. Not saying much because ACE really increases post Aug 20.

ACE should come around to impress too.  

It’s really down globally too. People focused on half ass storms in the Atlantic, but nobody talks about how low it is globally. 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Just now, powderfreak said:

I honestly don't know if I've ever had a Miller Lite.  Our college beer was Molson... we wished we were Canadian, ha watching "Hockey Night in Canada" on channel 11 out of Montreal while at UVM.  Coors was another popular one... but never Miller.

Miller High Life tho’.  The champagne of beers...

[DavisStraight]

6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I’m happy with miller lite on a hot Friday night. 

Miller lite or Bud light will do, had a couple tonight after golf.

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, powderfreak said:

I honestly don't know if I've ever had a Miller Lite.  Our college beer was Molson... we wished we were Canadian, ha watching "Hockey Night in Canada" on channel 11 out of Montreal while at UVM.  Coors was another popular one... but never Miller.

That was what I always had. Molson was good too. I’m just not huge on heavy beer in a hot day. Would rather rip back 3 millers in an hour. Maybe 4.  

[weatherwiz]

1 minute ago, powderfreak said:

I honestly don't know if I've ever had a Miller Lite.  Our college beer was Molson... we wished we were Canadian, ha watching "Hockey Night in Canada" on channel 11 out of Montreal while at UVM.  Coors was another popular one... but never Miller.

I love Miller Lite. Although I can't remember the last time I had one. I hardly ever drink anymore and when I do I can barely even finish a drink. But too me, it has the most flavor out of Bud Lite and Coors Lite. I first started drinking when I was 19/20 and I hated the taste of alcohol...couldn't stand it but I tried Miller Lite and I seemed to not hate it so I fell in love with it. That and 40's of Steel Reserve were my drinks of choice watching hockey games. But I retired from 40's of Steel Reserve December 13, 2018. ughhh 40's of Steel Reserve were the best thing ever 

[Hazey]

Not if enough people don't get vaccinated 

This. If enough people don’t get on board, the vaccine will need to have a higher efficiency rate. 50 ain’t gonna cut it imo. Not with all the anti vaxers out there.


#NovaScotiaStrong

[backedgeapproaching]

3 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Fresh Heady and Focal Banger all over Greenfield today!!!
VT sales must be slow lol! 

They haven't been delivering to SVT for that long..maybe less than a year in would say? I actually saw an end case in Shaws that had it on sale few months ago, so not exactly flying off the shelves. 

I think like you mentioned in another post, maybe my palate has changed, but there are many other IPA/DIPA offerings that I enjoy more that are delivered locally.

[Cyclone-68]

This is my drink of choice lately

 

 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

I figured this was a much better thread to continue the beer discussion in.

I’m just having fun talking about beer with folks, you like what you like and it’s all good if you’re supporting local breweries and they make a product you like. 
Although not always involved in a professional sense, I have had the good fortune of being connected to the New England brewing revival since 1990.

I became more involved as an actual livelihood about seven or eight years ago.  Just to be clear, outside of your right beet right time Brewery’s, rarely do small or mid-size players get rich with beer.  Wr do it for the love of the art and free beer. Plus it’s really cool when people ask what you do. 
Enjoy whatever beer you like but it is important to try all styles to make sure you’re not missing something.

Reading about styles is also very important to understand what you like or don’t like and why. Randy Moshers “Tasting Beer” is a must read!  A true connoisseur, brightly explaining beer in layman terms. 

Disclaimer: I can, on occasion, be a very cranky beer critic.  Style is style and you strive to get it right!  Keep practicing if you don’t.  The absolute worst quality in a Brewer is not accepting  constructive criticism.

 

 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Hippie, are you still with PP?  I know you had been talking about trying someplace new

[powderfreak]

58/54 at 10pm... feels wonderful.

Its been two consecutive days where it hasn’t been near A/C levels. It’s almost blanket temps on the couch watching Netflix.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

6 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Hippie, are you still with PP?  I know you had been talking about trying someplace new

Yeah, I had a foot out the door but our head brewer left, I’m tight with Jess,  our new brewer and we are going to rock out some good beers.

I like our current team (4 of us lol) and my wife pointed out I am lucky to have a job I like in this climate.

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, powderfreak said:

58/54 at 10pm... feels wonderful.

Its been two consecutive days where it hasn’t been near A/C levels.

Fuking sweating my ass off in my house 82 degrees RH 60%, where's our relief lol

[Ginx snewx]

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Nice, ORH.  

My wildlife includes accidentally leaving a can of Pringle’s by the pool this evening when the wife and I sat out for a drink.  A friend was dropping something off so we ran inside for a bit. 

I came back out a half hour later to clean up and the Pringle’s are gone.  No where to be found but I notice a paw print on the table.  Looking around I find the container along the woodline... damn bear stole them in the half hour we were chatting on the other side of the building!

Was the buzz worth it?

[mreaves]

25 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

I did some disaster training with CMP a while back and they talked about the process. They get to call on favors and grab crews outside the "danger zone" and some of those are better than others. Sometimes they just opt to not have outside crews come in. Or grab them from Quebec (of course that's a COVID complication now).

Lotta Molsons in college. The old 55 pack "keg" was always welcomed in my dorm room.

We used to get these with Genesee.  I think it was just regular not the cream ale.

[CoastalWx]

Party balls!

[weathafella]

13 hours ago, NorEastermass128 said:

Nobody would fault you if you checked out as we move toward the indoor cool weather seasons. You’ve done your time and we all are thankful for your service.  

Thank you!   I decided to put the papers in....out on 9/30/2020.   Several interesting gigs await...maybe taking up 2 days a week.   Looking forward to the next chapter.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

64/56.   68% RH in the house.  August evening.  

[Ginx snewx]

7 hours ago, weathafella said:

Thank you!   I decided to put the papers in....out on 9/30/2020.   Several interesting gigs await...maybe taking up 2 days a week.   Looking forward to the next chapter.

My man!

[Ginx snewx]

8 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I figured this was a much better thread to continue the beer discussion in.

I’m just having fun talking about beer with folks, you like what you like and it’s all good if you’re supporting local breweries and they make a product you like. 
Although not always involved in a professional sense, I have had the good fortune of being connected to the New England brewing revival since 1990.

I became more involved as an actual livelihood about seven or eight years ago.  Just to be clear, outside of your right beet right time Brewery’s, rarely do small or mid-size players get rich with beer.  Wr do it for the love of the art and free beer. Plus it’s really cool when people ask what you do. 
Enjoy whatever beer you like but it is important to try all styles to make sure you’re not missing something.

Reading about styles is also very important to understand what you like or don’t like and why. Randy Moshers “Tasting Beer” is a must read!  A true connoisseur, brightly explaining beer in layman terms. 

Disclaimer: I can, on occasion, be a very cranky beer critic.  Style is style and you strive to get it right!  Keep practicing if you don’t.  The absolute worst quality in a Brewer is not accepting  constructive criticism.

 

 

um Beer!

[CoastalWx]

Warm IPAs in Tolland. Hate to see it. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

9 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I figured this was a much better thread to continue the beer discussion in.

I’m just having fun talking about beer with folks, you like what you like and it’s all good if you’re supporting local breweries and they make a product you like. 
Although not always involved in a professional sense, I have had the good fortune of being connected to the New England brewing revival since 1990.

I became more involved as an actual livelihood about seven or eight years ago.  Just to be clear, outside of your right beet right time Brewery’s, rarely do small or mid-size players get rich with beer.  Wr do it for the love of the art and free beer. Plus it’s really cool when people ask what you do. 
Enjoy whatever beer you like but it is important to try all styles to make sure you’re not missing something.

Reading about styles is also very important to understand what you like or don’t like and why. Randy Moshers “Tasting Beer” is a must read!  A true connoisseur, brightly explaining beer in layman terms. 

Disclaimer: I can, on occasion, be a very cranky beer critic.  Style is style and you strive to get it right!  Keep practicing if you don’t.  The absolute worst quality in a Brewer is not accepting  constructive criticism.

 

 

We shall talk beer.  Love it!  Also, have a friend as the owner of a small brewery is cool.  Our tastes definitely morph over time.  Currently I prefer my beers hoppy.  I appreciate all styles though.

[dendrite]

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Warm IPAs in Tolland. Hate to see it. 

I'm happy for him. He got the damage and outages he desperately wanted. The wife and kids must be ecstatic. Maybe they'll get another week of living naked and afraid?

[STILL N OF PIKE]

Looks like clouds will overspread SNE next couple hours 

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Had my on boarding test for work this morning.... test is so much less invasive than it was to start 

[klw]

17 hours ago, dryslot said:

@tamarack, Have these on my pin oaks, Do you know what they are?

Those are Great North Woods Murder Cicadas.  They emerge every 17 years and have been known to each through screen windows in their prey.  They prefer to feed on roadkill, meterologists and small dogs.  In 1952, the sky darkened over Buxton and they were seen devouring a cocker spaniel in less that 4 minutes, leaving behind only its collar.  RIP Whiskey.