Octoberfest – Postscript

Well, the house is quiet now, and relatively clean.

2006-ofest-roll-call.jpgFor the last three days I have hung out with my closest and oldest friends. Since we all live hundreds of miles away from each other, it is little wonder that this only an annual event. From Friday afternoon until Monday morning we have hung out, talked, played video games, ate lots of unhealthy food, went to the brew pub to watch the Giants beat the Redskins, stayed up way too late, got up way too early, and through it all enjoyed lots of different beers.

Below is a list of the beers we sampled. They’re not listed in any particular order and don’t include the samplers we had at Brewer’s Alley.

As you can see, we try for a variety of styles from a variety of brewers. We probably overdid it a bit this year, but, again, we only do this once a year and we had a lot of beer left over. The Double Chocolate Stout was probably the surprise of the weekend. Smooth as silk and surprised all of us. I didn’t think much of the Black Hawk Stout—I don’t think stouts should be “smoky”. The other guys may have had one or two others that they didn’t like, but for the most part none of them disappointed.

Of course, our motto is: “While life is not about beer, beer is all about life.” The real appeal is being able to get together and leave life’s responsibilities (i.e., wives, children, jobs) behind for a couple of days. Put to it, we’d rather have the weekend without beer than beer without the weekend. That we’re able to have both is what makes life worth living.

Ron, Max, Don: Thanks guys.

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Forty-something, married, with two kids. I generally prefer the English styles - ESB, IPA - but am willing to try just about anything. You can reach me at al@hop-talk.com.

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