Claude_Verret

Cool. The hop filtering apparatus is called a randall, there are usually a bunch of beers at homebrewing conferences and festivals served like this. Good stuff.

I'm right there with you. In fact I just did it two weeks ago with a pub crawl on Saturday night, basically "slept" outside, and up at 7 am to get to the tailgate on opening day.

On a last minute whim I caught Gaelic Storm last night at a club in Raleigh, and what a fantastic show they put on. If you are a fan of gaelic influenced rock music I highly recommend catching one of their shows, and even if you aren't a fan of this genre I still highly recommend going to see them as the fiddle player in her short dress is very easy on the eyes.

the one that coats is the only one you need....

Better Call Saul spinoff is official .

Wow. One of the very best episodes on what probably is the best TV show of all time.

24-10 panthers

The Charlotte Oktoberfest is always a good time. The best part of it is they have a homebrewers section where I get to pour my homebrew and rub elbows with the pros. I'm not sure how this is allowed in a legal sense, but it's been going on for years. If anyone makes it look for me to be pouring my hefeweizen "The Ape". I also always wear something Buffalo related. http://www.charlotteoktoberfest.com/ Just checked the breweries and Southern Tier will be there pouring Live and Harvest!

The alcohol would be gone along with hop flavor and aroma, I also think many of esters and such produced by fermentation are volatiles that would be lost when boiling.

Sounds like you could accomplish the same thing by just purchasing some liquid malt extract from your local homebrew store and combining it with a hop tea.

Great idea. It would be great to get a Sabre Space thing going for the Canes game down here on 3/13. If anyone has interest PM me and I can get the ball rolling.

H+ Good stuff.

What's your radiation source? I used to go through about a mCi of Fe-59 a month back in my UB days.

Absolutely! I was in Buffalo last weekend enjoying the gorgeous weather, but when I got off the plane in Raleigh on Monday I was instantly in a foul mood with the heat and humidity ( I don't know what Reggie was talking about loving the weather the last three weeks here as it's absolutely sucked). Thankfully, this weekend is looking like 75-80 with low humidity here as well.

I had sciatica once when my wife was 8 months pregnant with our first. She was miserable and bedridden herself, but she got tired of hearing me moaning in pain while lying on the family room floor, so she got up and drove me to urgent care. The brutal pain shot from my lower back and down my leg. Even after it was treated and gone my foot was still had numb for about two months.

For those using NHL Gamecenter are you using home wifi or are you hardwired to stream the games? I don't have lightning fast internet at home so I'm wondering how well it would work if I go that route.

I haven't had that "we got this" feeling about a Bills game since the 90's.

Would that then make getting it for free better than getting a hummer from Scarlett Johanssen?

I'm not talking about the standing up vs. sitting down argument, I'm squarely in the camp of that you sit down if the people behind you request that you do so. You know there's a reason why they put the 12th man up on the wall at one point. The impact of noise on the other teams ability to execute their offense effectively is unquestionable. Based on what I see (and don't hear anymore) they might as well just take the 12th man down. And you're not less of a fan, just a less effective one.

You want to talk Chet and Muffy? First Niagara has absolutely nothing on the Jim Kelly Club. I know 13 years of irrelevance can breed apathy, but why even go to the game to just sit on your hands the whole time?

I called just about a week ago and was able to get the free Sunday ticket, the woman who was taking care of me asked if there was anything else she could do for me so I figured I would ask for a Center Ice deal. She told me that they weren't offering deals on that sports package yet, she mumbled some stuff about only marketing two sports packages at a time. She told me to call back in a few weeks and that I'd probably get a discount. I'll report back after I call.

The Hamburg pub crawl begins with an ithaca flower power

So I've been on a month long pretty serious detox (I've had one beer), after June and July had me reeling from indulging a bit too heavily in the food and beer department. It's also pretty amazing what cutting out beer and eating sensibly has done in a short 4 weeks as I'm down 18 lbs... Anyway, I'm back off the wagon just for this weekend for the annual pub crawl on Bills home opener weekend. I'm looking forward to enjoying some great WNY craft beer to dull my senses during what looks to be yet another Bills- Pats debacle.

So she can tuck it away in her closet to pull out when the Pats suck again?

Definitely burn it next time. Some of my neighbors put a Canes flag and sign in my front lawn after the Canes won a game against the Sabres a few years back. They all got a group email with a picture of the items burning in my fire pit.