For years I carried one I made from a combination can opener/bottle opener. It was the kind that you could open cans with before pop tops. I cut it in half and ground the sharp edged off so it was smooth. Ionly used the bottle opener half. It was nice because I could also open ball mason jars.

A few months ago I got a commercial one from North Coast Brewind Co with a whale tail sticking out of the water and two birds over head.

It is prettier than the one I made, but can't be used to open ball mason jars. Form over function.

Mine was a gift as well.
It came with a pair of British flag thong panties.

While some women might find
those particular thinking-of-you
souvenirs odd,
I'm just tickled that he knows me so well...

Alan Moss fan club, eh?

If Alan gave Union Jack thong panties away, it would just be because he put on a few pounds lately and they didn't fit anymore.

Bite your tongue, Prol.


And thanks, Porkio.
That image will be stuck with me forever.
I'll never be able to fly the colors again.

Back on topic...

I stopped by the liquor store to pick up all three of the Chimays.

Only ever tried the Premiere.
Now I get to try the Cinq Cents and the Grande Reserve.

They're good and good for you. Best thing to eat when you're not feeling well.

I would be happy to join the Alan Moss fanclub...

Just as soon as he does something worth cheering about.

It became painfully clear at about 10:30 am
that I wasn't going to be doing anything at work today.

So I cracked open one of my Chimays
and settled in with a Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword
(a friend got me hooked).
Now my brain hurts and I'm drunk.

And it's only 2:20 my time.

This inane job is dragging today, fortunately the Prole-wagon is well stocked. A Lush Life verte and a cup of coffee should pick things up -- I'm feeling better already. Only an hour and a half to go.

Jeez, no postings since the 31st! You folks aren't drinking enough, (except for Abby).

Ms. Prole was just in here, her face painted with green stuff to as if it was the green hour yet. Yes, I said, I think it is . . .

I'll start with a verte


or two


or three

I'm having a difficult time figuring out when to drink. 7:00 am, after work, alcohol just doesn't appeal.

Late Sunday night - early Monday morn is becoming a pattern. G&C was a fool to leave his brandy here.

I bid you all a happy work-week. Be productive.

Okay, how DID you find out about my panties?

Back on topic: I really need to get home and louche up. Everyone on the 55 better get out of my way. Dang! 2 hours until I can drink?

I found some stuff called Grotten Flemish Ale at a convenience store the other day. It is apparently a new thing from Pierre Celis. I think that it is pretty clean tasting for a beer of this type. Very rich and spicy.
Has anyone else here tried it?

French HG and a nameless blanche.

I've seen the Grotten but haven't purchased any yet,
maybe after this weekend.

I'm not sure why you would want a bottle-opener that said this.

Isn't that an official WS item?

No, butt this is...

GTO fukin rocks!

I am drinking a bottle of Trappist Westvleteren Bier Blond right now.
Fuckin sublime man.

Thanks.
You fukin rock.

had a couple old dominion millenium (barley wine) last night. they were bottled in Feb. and sold out just 2-3 months later... or so was thought, until a "hidden cache" was found...and now they're almost gone again. i've also got some troeg's mad elf and brooklyn's black choc. stout ('06-'07) to help start me into the holiday's spirits. i'm also getting ready to brew an "imperial pilsener" to help warm me through the winter.

I'm home but not for long -- much to do. Sampled the 1797. Negligible louche but xitloads of grate wormwood and an overall satsifying flavour -- fascinating from a historical perspective and at 75 degrees, well, it worx. Now I'm having a Lush life verte and then I'll be off to do a poetry reading.

I'm almost ready, I hope I can find the place.

This one's for you, General!

Some mezcal that's smokey but not burnt.

The early bird gets the worm.

No worm, this was real mezcal.

I used to have some Mezcal from Oaxaca that had a worm.














Rough stuff though as I remember.

I had some Filterated Czeckerland Xit from Prague that had a Zippo in the bottle. The only reason for a worm in Mezcal is as a marketing gimmick or to cover up the taste of bad booze. Good mezcal is grate stuff -- not at all rough.


Expensive mezcal uses scorpions.

Mmmm, phenol and brine



I bet getting that scorpion in the bottle wasn't easy.

Since you didn't get that vintage Buttysinthe, I guess you could spring for a few bottles of Mezcal.

Family due in about 1:00. Turkey, veggies and stuffing done, buscuits and yams ready. Sipping some 1797. It's a fine morning tonic.

Hot cider spiced with cloves, oranges, cardamom, coriander,
and of course a shot of Knob Creek Bourbon in each and every mug.

Just happened to find myself in the liquor store and discovered a couple of bottles of Yeni Raki. Distilled from raisins and anise -- very nice stuff.






Remeniscent of BdF.

Where the fuck is everyone?! I hate to drink alone though I'll force myself.

Some l'Artisinale followed by some Lush Life verte.

Anyone getting some of that 1914 P.F. ?

ditto.

I was going to take a night off tonight,
but that Artisinal is staring at me from the shelf.

Okay, I'm absolutely hammered on Pernod pastis. How jacked up is that?

DG

I've got an empty bottle staring at me... while I sip on some other frenchy product. Chateau Thieren Bordeaux (or something like that).

Sour beer.

Too much of everything. Unlike you four-days-off-motherfuckers, I had to work, butt I do have tomorrow off.

Thymesinthe thonight. Thasty.

Tom Waits is on John Stewart right now, he just said that in Iraq, guitars are deemed too sexy to display the image of in public.
A Friend once compared the body of a well designed still to that of a well made violin, they both do the same thing (harmonics and all).

Assholes cut him off before he finished the song, I think he played it that way, you can never tell.

When I sign in here, all I can see is the opening page, it won't show me new posts or anything, this started when I downloaded the new Explorer.
They tell me that the mirrors that pipe in sunlight will soon be bringing that high speed thing, I hope it's worth the wait.

I'm having a few issues with the new IE too. Since there is little chance of Dinky doing a fucking thing that's Admin related, I'll look into it when I get a chance.

Fuck IE.

It's sucked for a long time.

Or Internet Exploder.


What a joke.

I've been using firefox -- it's free too.