Aggravated Pimping

[Julio3000]

If it's hated, underrated, or simply not appreciated, but YOU think it's the best thing since Tony LaRussa invented baseball, pimp it here for the edification of (and possible ridicule from) your peers.

[elmonthc]

Its the best way to keep *****es in check.

Powder me up.

[BRule]

Joe Budden

[Julio3000]

Joe Budden

Aright. Underrated.

[elmonthc]

DeadAlive is one of the most underrated movies of all time.

[Julio3000]

I will unapologetically pimp linen. Wearing it, I mean. Makes a good napkin, too. Plus curtains.

Malty beer in the summer.

[Julio3000]

DeadAlive is one of the most underrated movies of all time.

Have not seen.

[DjGrizz]

Comedy Bang Bang on IFC

[Julio3000]

Comedy Bang Bang on IFC

Nice. Teh funnies.

[Julio3000]

Kool AD's mixtapes. Sloppy, loose and funny.

Yo, these girls is smart, man
I'm trying to figure out how to play my part, man
I don't know how to start, man
The strangest organ is the human heart, man (oops)
**** with shortcuts like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
**** with long shots like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
**** with actresses like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
Recycled like half a verse, but that's art, man (art)
I don't got game, man
Some girls just be thinking that I'm like a smart man (hm)
Other girls be thinking they can Jane my Tarzan
Other girls thinking they can play me like cards, man
But girls just want to have fun, it's not hard, man
Just watch her when she cooking grits, Phil Hartman

[jpx7]

**** with shortcuts like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
**** with long shots like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
**** with actresses like I'm Robert Altman (oops)
Recycled like half a verse, but that's art, man (art)
[/I]

That's a sick passage. [Downloading now.]

[Runnin]

I pimp my summer vacation -- crocs
http://www.shoesoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/blue_crocs.jpg
bluegrass
http://www.putumayo.com/sites/default/files/319_Bluegrass_Web.jpg
camping
http://images.wikia.com/peanuts/images/f/f9/Snoopy_and_Woodstock_camping.jpg
and cold beer
http://usatravelwithus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ice-cold-beer.jpg.

I'd also like to return on Sunday to a 10 + game lead over the Mets.

[Julio3000]

That's a sick passage. [Downloading now.]

Yeah, with the Al Green grits reference thrown in with the unfortunate Mr. Hartman.

[CyYoung31]

The Everly Brothers.

[Julio3000]

The Everly Brothers.

Bold. We all need a little harmony in our lives.

[chopdrew]

Drinking a beer in the shower on days I don't have to work...

[jpx7]

http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/3202/7977_4f85.jpeg

[CyYoung31]

http://9.asset.soup.io/asset/3202/7977_4f85.jpeg

The Misfits, now that you've made me think of it.

[Carp]

This **** is delish:


http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/03/06/84/91/0003068491560_500X500.jpg

[Gary82]

Drinking a beer in the shower on days I don't have to work...

Sitting down drinking a beer in the shower in the dark on days I don't have to work

[The Chosen One]

What the hell is going on in this thread?

[Julio3000]

This **** is delish:


http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/03/06/84/91/0003068491560_500X500.jpg

That **** makes me want to vomit a little bit. But hey, the world is yours. Tell it to come over here and polish your pinky ring.

[Julio3000]

Drinking a beer in the shower on days I don't have to work...

This thread is here for the purposes stated in the OP. I have decidedly mixed feelings about interjecting my opinion.

Having said that, I can't help but edititorialize. This is ****ing excellent.

[Julio3000]

Sitting down drinking a beer in the shower in the dark on days I don't have to work

Underrated.

[CyYoung31]

The Infield Fly Rule.

[Julio3000]

The Infield Fly Rule.

Like makeup, or a good Wood pun, it's most effective when applied with discretion.

[CyYoung31]

Like makeup, or a good Wood pun, it's most effective when applied with discretion.

Is that a subtle jab at my Wood gagging?

[Julio3000]

Is that a subtle jab at my Wood gagging?

Absolutely not.

[The Chosen One]

Why don't you two just fight already or have sex where everyone can see and maybe Zito might learn a thing or two so he can close the deal on some of these posters.

[CyYoung31]

Absolutely not.

To be fair, Fredi out did us all.

[Gary82]

Seven game winning streaks that including kicking Cardinal ass.

[zitothebrave]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8486067655_4f3d99b678_z.jpg

I legit feel bad for everyone not from Jersey who doesn't get to drink this. Rocking beer.

[jpx7]

I legit feel bad for everyone not from Jersey who doesn't get to drink this. Rocking beer.

Then send us some.

[Julio3000]

Then send us some.

Seconded.

[jpx7]

The non-Shelley sonnet entitled Ozymandias, written by Horace Smith in friendly competition with Shelley. While perhaps not the virtuosic fourteen-line masterpiece that Shelley scrawled, I think it's pretty damn good in its own right:


In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone,
Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws
The only shadow that the Desert knows:—
"I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone,
"The King of Kings; this mighty City shows
"The wonders of my hand."— The City's gone,—
Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose
The site of this forgotten Babylon.

We wonder,—and some Hunter may express
Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness
Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace,
He meets some fragment huge, and stops to guess
What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place.

[yeezus]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8232/8486067655_4f3d99b678_z.jpg

I legit feel bad for everyone not from Jersey who doesn't get to drink this. Rocking beer.

I have not had it yet. Where is it? Do a lot of bars have it on tap?

[yeezus]

Summer Love.
The beer, M.O.B.

[zitothebrave]

Then send us some.

Post office doesn't let you send booze.

[zitothebrave]

I have not had it yet. Where is it? Do a lot of bars have it on tap?

The tap part is tricky, as they only sporadically release it. I picked up a bottle of it at a liquor store in Princeton, just popped in to check if they had it and they did.

[zitothebrave]

Summer Love.
The beer, M.O.B.

Hopefully in 2 weeks my brother and I will have our summer love clone ready.

[jpx7]

Post office doesn't let you send booze.

Why would you tell them that's what you're sending?

[yeezus]

Hopefully in 2 weeks my brother and I will have our summer love clone ready.

More importantly, hopefully it tastes like summer love.

[yeezus]

Why would you tell them what you're sending?

"Yeah I got some coke and booze in here, it's for Jason Heyward."

[CyYoung31]

I hear Chip personally delivers it himself.

[jpx7]

Hopefully in 2 weeks my brother and I will have our summer love clone ready.


More importantly, hopefully it tastes like summer love.

Do you mean the Victory blonde? If so, I guess I should sample it again; I've only tried it once, and while I didn't think it was at all bad I also wasn't crazy about it. For lighter Victory-brewed beers, Prima Pils is my jam; a great summer beer for all seasons, it has a nice hop-balance that I find imparts subtle notes of cannabis.

[yeezus]

Do you mean the Victory blonde? If so, I guess I should sample it again; I've only tried it once, and while I didn't think it was at all bad I also wasn't crazy about it. For lighter Victory-brewed beers, Prima Pils is my jam; a great summer beer for all seasons, it has a nice hop-balance that I find imparts subtle notes of cannabis.

SL is an ale.
I also love Prima Pils.

[jpx7]

SL is an ale.

Blondes are ales.

[zitothebrave]

More importantly, hopefully it tastes like summer love.

Unfortunately I mashed high, so I think the body will be off and it may be a tinge more hoppy. I wanted to use all the hops I purchased so I'm using a lot to dry hop. In the end it will be a more hoppy nose and full bodied. Early indications are it's gonna be good, won't know until it's fully primed.

[yeezus]

Blondes are ales.

INteresting.
Whenever I heard blonde I think of beers more heavy tasting than pale ales.

[zitothebrave]

Do you mean the Victory blonde? If so, I guess I should sample it again; I've only tried it once, and while I didn't think it was at all bad I also wasn't crazy about it. For lighter Victory-brewed beers, Prima Pils is my jam; a great summer beer for all seasons, it has a nice hop-balance that I find imparts subtle notes of cannabis.

Summer Love is the kind of beer that needs to be enjoyed in the Summer. Prima Pils is my Summer go to as well. Pilsners are perfect for the Summer because of how light and crisp they are.

[yeezus]

Unfortunately I mashed high, so I think the body will be off and it may be a tinge more hoppy. I wanted to use all the hops I purchased so I'm using a lot to dry hop. In the end it will be a more hoppy nose and full bodied. Early indications are it's gonna be good, won't know until it's fully primed.

Well a more hoppy SL isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[zitothebrave]

INteresting.
Whenever I heard blonde I think of beers more heavy tasting than pale ales.

In reality there are only 2 different type of beers, ales and lagers. Ales use top fermenting warmer yeasts, Lager's use bottom fermenting cooler yeasts. Though there are some blendings.

[elmonthc]

INteresting.
Whenever I heard blonde I think of beers more heavy tasting than pale ales.

Really? I think of dumb slutty chicks. Which are awesome.

[jpx7]

Old Overholt rye whiskey. Usually retails for $15 a bottle and compares extremely favorably to pricier (and still excellent) ryes like Templeton, Whistle Pig, Rittenhouse, et cetera, while being far superior to comparably-priced offerings such as Jim Beam rye.

Also: Jeppson's Malört.

[Tapate50]

Basil Hayden. That stuff is top notch.

[jpx7]

I'm sure zito's already all about this, but: the songs of Bob's Burgers (http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/bobs-burgers-writers-the-shows-10-best-songs.html) — particularly this utter bijou (http://video.vulture.com/video/Bobs-Burgers-Electric-Love).

[zitothebrave]

I'm sure zito's already all about this, but: the songs of Bob's Burgers (http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/bobs-burgers-writers-the-shows-10-best-songs.html) — particularly this utter bijou (http://video.vulture.com/video/Bobs-Burgers-Electric-Love).

Only one song from Boyz 4 Now made it? Damn. Details I wanna know details.

[jpx7]

Only one song from Boyz 4 Now made it? Damn. Details I wanna know details.

The say, Thomas Edison, / he's the man to get us in- / to this century; / and that man is me.

[Julio3000]

Unfortunately I mashed high, so I think the body will be off . . . .

-

[jpx7]

In the end it will be a more happy nose and full bloodied. Early indications are it's gonna be good, won't know until I'm fully primed. — From the same interview.

[zitothebrave]

Julio you're truly a great poster

[jpx7]

The 1992 Merchant–Ivory filmic adaptation of Howard's End.

[Julio3000]

Julio you're truly a great poster

Thank you. I admire your adventurous DIY food/bev spirit.

[Julio3000]

The 1992 Merchant–Ivory filmic adaptation of Howard's End.

Merchant-Ivory films are the most unlikely panty-droppers, but for a particular kind of gal...

[jpx7]

Merchant-Ivory films are the most unlikely panty-droppers, but for a particular kind of gal...

You know Forster gets the honeys sweating and swooning.

Moreover: I suspect there's substantial coalescence on the Venn-diagram of "that particular kind of girl" and "my personally favored type of girl."

[zitothebrave]

Probably no better place to post it. But 2 awesome bit of beer nerd news.

1. Stone Enjoy By 9-13 will be coming to NJ

2. Trooper Ale is coming to NJ

While the latter I'm sure will taste like butt. It's IRON FRAKING MAIDEN BEER.

[Julio3000]

You know Forster gets the honeys sweating and swooning.

Moreover: I suspect there's substantial coalescence on the Venn-diagram of "that particular kind of girl" and "my personally favored type of girl."

Word to Herb.

[zitothebrave]

http://www.thebarleyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/weyerbacher-blasphemy.jpg

Enjoying this right now, served probably around 60 degrees or so

[jpx7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dExVsi6o50&list=PL957AF3132880464D

[jpx7]

http://youtu.be/kjJ1bsnxxhs

[Julio3000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1sU7tVWyg

[zitothebrave]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsR4VBLC_s

[Julio3000]

I've pretty much kilt this album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpwKNbcuMA

[The Chosen One]

Did Zito lose an avatar bet?

[Julio3000]

Did Zito lose an avatar bet?

I just noticed that. I can't even tell what it is.

Is it a creepy guy licking a rice cooker?

Jerry Seinfeld puking in a lobster pot?

Dude having an inappropriate relationship with a water fountain?

[The Chosen One]

I just noticed that. I can't even tell what it is.

Is it a creepy guy licking a rice cooker?

Jerry Seinfeld puking in a lobster pot?

Dude having an inappropriate relationship with a water fountain?

Maybe Zito just being Zito?

[zitothebrave]

Did Zito lose an avatar bet?

I'm gearing up for the world cup by honoring of the second d greatest sports photoshoot ever.

[Tapate50]

Never wet by rustoleum. That **** is crazy

[Tapate50]

http://www.thebarleyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/weyerbacher-blasphemy.jpg

Enjoying this right now, served probably around 60 degrees or so
Sweet Jesus Jones that's precocious .

[zitothebrave]

You spelled delicious wrong.

[Tapate50]

You spelled delicious wrong.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104282/smuggy-san-francisco-town

Did I? I should have spelled it S M U G. Its what i was getting at anyway. Plus, I just wanted to link this South Park clip.

[zitothebrave]

Why ya always gotta be wasting my flavor?

[Tapate50]

Why ya always gotta be wasting my flavor?

Dude, mustard never goes bad.

[jpx7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkhp19kMl0w&feature=player_embedded

KeithLockhart Julio3000 zitothebrave ... and a host of others.

[zitothebrave]

Thread needs a bump, since I've been watching these 2 on Netflix/Hulu/whatever they deserve to be pimped

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51k6Ip0%2BFZL._SX300_.jpg

http://rhoadestomadness.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/community2.jpg

And I'm also using the second one to pimp Allison Brie's tits, just cause.

[jpx7]

http://rhoadestomadness.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/community2.jpg

And I'm also using the second one to pimp Allison Brie's tits, just cause.

Alison Brie is tops.

[Tapate50]

The Ben Show came out hot, and seemed to fizzle.

[holden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdorgC9qUkI

[jpx7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdorgC9qUkI

YES.

[jpx7]

A selection of Stanley Kubrick's Titles in search of a script (c/o his long-time assistant, Tony Frewin):



I MARRIED AN ARMENIAN
(Said matter-of-factly to us by a woman publicist. Stanley thought it a great title for a 1940s-style Warner Bros. musical.)

ONLY MINISTERS OF THE THIRD REICH MAY USE GREEN INK
(Stanley read somewhere that this was, in fact, true. He thought it would make a great art house double bill with Wim Wender’s 1971 film, The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick.)

OSMIROID AND OBLIVION
OTHER BARRELS, OTHER NIBS
(Two art house films about European writers. Lots of sensitivity, lots of angst. Osmiroid made some of Stanley’s favourite fountain pens. Oskar Werner in the lead?)

ONE BAG, ONE NOTEBOOK
(Art house angst, Oskar Werner again.)

THE WIZARD OF AUSCHWITZ
(A concentration camp film with a feel-good ending.)

AUSCHWITZ AND ME!
(A musical. The follow-up to Springtime for Hitler?)

Click here (http://cinephilearchive.tumblr.com/post/40346319747/over-the-course-of-the-34-years-they-worked) for more (I left off a few gems), along with additional context.

[zitothebrave]

This thread died when it shouldn't have.

Anyway, living outside of NJ I've grown to miss this stuff so bad and enjoy picking up a package whenever I visit.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hkPAhRkjtXE/S8nXlFMS8TI/AAAAAAAAADI/wwVUjnUtX80/s1600/porkroll3.jpg

Aside from beer, food is the second most thing that I miss from home. The greater Trenton area is home to this delicacy.

What can probably be describe as spam but good, and what's the best way to enjoy this treat. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese. Breakfast of mother****ing champions.

http://culturechoc2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/pork-roll-2.jpg

Also amazing put on burgers.

In general it's wonderful. You can buy it online for really not a bad price (12 packages for 40 bucks plus shipping)

And you can get scrapple, an awesome thing that's hard to describe. ANd one Philly area treat I can get up here thanks to the long arm of Albertson's market.

http://www.cheesesteaktown.com/graphics/tastykakes/Tastykakes-2.jpg

Sadly there isn't a great cheesesteak within 400 miles of here. So Imma just fap to this from afar

http://www.roadfood.com/Photos/3031.JPG

Though the positive is I have regular access to this

http://www.nhmagazine.com/May-2012/pollys.jpg

[Julio3000]

This thread died when it shouldn't have.

Anyway, living outside of NJ I've grown to miss this stuff so bad and enjoy picking up a package whenever I visit.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hkPAhRkjtXE/S8nXlFMS8TI/AAAAAAAAADI/wwVUjnUtX80/s1600/porkroll3.jpg

Aside from beer, food is the second most thing that I miss from home. The greater Trenton area is home to this delicacy.

What can probably be describe as spam but good, and what's the best way to enjoy this treat. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese. Breakfast of mother****ing champions.

http://culturechoc2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/pork-roll-2.jpg

Also amazing put on burgers.

In general it's wonderful. You can buy it online for really not a bad price (12 packages for 40 bucks plus shipping)

And you can get scrapple, an awesome thing that's hard to describe. ANd one Philly area treat I can get up here thanks to the long arm of Albertson's market.

http://www.cheesesteaktown.com/graphics/tastykakes/Tastykakes-2.jpg

Sadly there isn't a great cheesesteak within 400 miles of here. So Imma just fap to this from afar

http://www.roadfood.com/Photos/3031.JPG

Though the positive is I have regular access to this

http://www.nhmagazine.com/May-2012/pollys.jpg

I mean, damn. I don't want to eat it, but I've got to respect it.

[zitothebrave]

What I loved when I had a hangover and really wanted something to get some grease in my stomach and something non-alcoholic to wash it down and be super Jersey about it is get a porkroll egg and cheese (ideally on a bagel) with a Boost Slushie from the Deli not too far from my parent's house.

Now before you cringe thinking I'm drinking the boost nutritional BS I'm not. Boost is a drink that's super Burlington County. It's hard to find anywhere outside of South Jersey, but mainly concentrates in Burlington County.

http://www.takaboost.com/photo_014.JPG

And the actual slushie.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_81vQfyOt6Z8/TFCNqs3Am1I/AAAAAAAABow/-hAPOo8jv58/s1600/IMG00429.jpg

Sadly that photo reminded me how much I miss pretzels. Been so long since I've had a great pretzel.

[jpx7]

"I wanna shake you naked and eat you alive." — Nicolas Cage, in Zandalee

[zitothebrave]

Victory Dirt Wolf. I'm aggrevated pimping the hell out of it tonight.

[jpx7]

http://www.bevmo.com/Media/Images/ProductImagesFull/104779.jpg

[jpx7]

Also: Silicon Valley. Nice to see Mike Judge back on the tv horse.

[zitothebrave]

So much win in the last 2 posts

[zitothebrave]

Sale on star wars collection on steam so for like 34 bucks got All the Jedi Knight games, Battlefront II, Republic Commando, Dark Forces, Starfighter, Empire at War Gold, KOTOR 1 and 2 and Force Unleashed 1 and 2. Looking forward to playing.

[Julio3000]

Sale on star wars collection on steam so for like 34 bucks got All the Jedi Knight games, Battlefront II, Republic Commando, Dark Forces, Starfighter, Empire at War Gold, KOTOR 1 and 2 and Force Unleashed 1 and 2. Looking forward to playing.

I loved the KOTOR games. I played the **** out of Battlefront, too. I think it was the first online mp that I played. I'd play it right now, happily.

[jpx7]

So much win in the last 2 posts

I'm glad they rolled out those 32s of Sucks: damn great option when you want a couple pints but don't feel like lugging a whole six-pack where you're going.

[Julio3000]

I'm glad they rolled out those 32s of Sucks: damn great option when you want a couple pints but don't feel like lugging a whole six-pack where you're going.

Wish I could get those.

[The Chosen One]

Under-appreciated

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/JamieSanders/fredi2_zpsea700d25.png

[zitothebrave]

I'm glad they rolled out those 32s of Sucks: damn great option when you want a couple pints but don't feel like lugging a whole six-pack where you're going.

Hmmm, I dont know if I've seen them in 32s, I've picked up a 6er recently when I needed an IPA. I'm glad even though I'm in the middle of nowhere I can still get Lagunitas Sucks and FSW Double Jack. Sadly no Wookey Jack.

Hopefully later this month I'll be on my way to NJ to taste the IPA I brewed over christmas. It's a lil funky from what my brother said, like kind of a BPA

[jpx7]

Wish I could get those.

Hmmm, I dont know if I've seen them in 32s, I've picked up a 6er recently when I needed an IPA. I'm glad even though I'm in the middle of nowhere I can still get Lagunitas Sucks and FSW Double Jack. Sadly no Wookey Jack.

I only started seeing them in Chicago a few months ago; apparently they're only available in certain markets, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're available here now on account of Lagunitas just opening a second brew-works in the Pilsen neighborhood—which is, felicitously, on my side of town. Now they just need to get the pub component up and running.

[zitothebrave]

That would rock

I would kill for that.

[jpx7]

That would rock

I would kill for that.

Yea, the Chicago beer-scene was good, but in the past year or two it has absolutely exploded.

[zitothebrave]

Beer scene and many other things are why I'm heavily considering moving to Portland. I just don't know if I can be a west coast guy. I'm such an East Coaster.

[jpx7]

Mother-****ing Hot Doug's (http://hotdougs.com/specials.htm), the best encased-meat emporium you're going to find, and an absolute Chicago institution that is sadly closing its doors 3 October 2014 (http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140506/avondale/hot-dougs-closing-permanently-october-3-its-time-do-something-else).

If, during the intervening time, you find yourself in Chicago, do not miss your opportunity to try Hot Doug's before it vanishes.

[zitothebrave]

I'm sure I won't find my way to Chicago by then, but encased-meat emporium is an amazing sounding place.

[Julio3000]

Isn't any city just an encased-meat emporium?

[50PoundHead]

Richard Ford's fiction. Rodney Crowell's music.

[Carp]

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2013-05-17-HefeweizenSeven.jpg

[jpx7]

Victory Dirt Wolf.

I may very well get a chance to try it this Saturday—and not just try it, but try it on cask, if I can make it to this event (http://www.savorcraftbeer.com/week-event/smoke-and-barrel-friday-may-9-swing-into-summer-love-with-victory-a-savor-pre-party-all-drafts-5-from-3-7-downstairs/).

(Just found out yesterday I'm going to Savor this weekend.)

[jpx7]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/Mccabe_and_mrs_miller.jpg/220px-Mccabe_and_mrs_miller.jpg

A really, really fantastic film, with a great narrative treatment by Altman, tremendous atmosphere provided by Altman and Vilmos Zsigmond's cinematography, and a soundtrack penned and recorded by the inimitable Leonard Cohen. I saw it a few years ago—a mediocre .avi download screened on a large tv—but I had the opportunity to catch it screened last night from a pretty well-preserved 35mm print.

[jpx7]

Also: Leonard Cohen.

[zitothebrave]

http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/KenBurns.jpg

[jpx7]

http://i.imgur.com/a0MRPTQ.png (http://tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=3912)

Correlation does not equal causation: the website (http://tylervigen.com/discover).

[zitothebrave]

Thanks to Amazon Prime

http://www.tenindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Animaniacs.jpg

[Julio3000]

Smells like victory.

[zitothebrave]

Smells like victory.

Well that be in my glass this evening as well

http://hopdevil.com/assets/images2.jpg

[jpx7]

Well that be in my glass this evening as well

http://hopdevil.com/assets/images2.jpg

Hop Devil is solid, but I'm really disappointed I didn't end up having the chance to try the Dirt Wolf (on cask or otherwise)—delayed flight doomed that plan, but I at least made it into DC in time for the main event Friday.

[zitothebrave]

That's a bummer man. Maybe I'll have to set some up with you as an exchange when I get to NJ.

[jpx7]

This (http://www.timeout.com/chicago/food-drink/7-things-to-know-about-next-chinese-modern).

[jpx7]

I'm pulling a goldfly and going to Europe for a month tomorrow. I expect to see Wood all the way back up when I return, as well as the Nationals far back (in the standings) and Chip far gone (down the pantsless path to the white dragon).

[Julio3000]

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff511/poinsett/jair_sad_orca_zps4376ea1f.jpg

That sounds awesome. Have a great trip.

[zitothebrave]

With that time of the year coming

http://yakimablueberries.com/blueberries_earlyblue.jpg

[Carp]

Mmmmmm.. declicious. Probably the best Hefeweizen I've ever had



http://www.concierge-lieferservice-berlin.de/images/product_images/info_images/1110_0.jpg

[Tapate50]

http://youtu.be/l4irb2K1p8E

[zitothebrave]

This tonight. So much this

http://www.nhmagazine.com/images/cache/cache_9/cache_d/cache_9/9d9d84deddb0ef446de4841128278469.jpeg?ver=14018913 71&aspectratio=0.66666666666667

http://domaneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shm_blueberry.jpg

[AerchAngel]

This tonight. So much this

http://www.nhmagazine.com/images/cache/cache_9/cache_d/cache_9/9d9d84deddb0ef446de4841128278469.jpeg?ver=14018913 71&aspectratio=0.66666666666667

http://domaneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shm_blueberry.jpg

hmmm, we have tons of blue berries here. But how do you keep the flesh out of the honey mixture?

[zitothebrave]

I"ve heard of 2 ways. First is adding when you are heating your mash. Second and more common is to put in a cheesecloth or muslin bag or paint straining bag so you can rack it off with less issues.

[zitothebrave]

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[jpx7]

http://i.imgur.com/cSr3bT9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mor1o7R.jpg

[Hawk]

Where did your picture of Pula go?

I spent several months in Croatia (Zagreb/Split/Hvar/Brac) earlier this year. One of Europe's remaining hidden gems, for sure. Did you take the ferry over from Italy, or are you working your way down the Dalmatian?

[jpx7]

Where did your picture of Pula go?

I spent several months in Croatia (Zagreb/Split/Hvar/Brac) earlier this year. One of Europe's remaining hidden gems, for sure. Did you take the ferry over from Italy, or are you working your way down the Dalmatian?

The aerial shot wasn't mine: just a brief place-holder while I started combing through photographs I actually took (like the two above, also of Pula and its environs).

I'm (sadly) back in the US now, but Istria was pretty much the fulcrum of my journeys: the culmination of two weeks moving down central Europe (about a week—after a day's stop in Utrecht—in Danish lands (mostly Copenhagen), German Hansa, and Brandenburg, then another week in Bohemia and Pannonia) and the gateway into the next two-and-a-half weeks (northern Italy—Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, primarily, with pit-stops in Lombardy and Liguria—and Provence). So, I actually took the ferry out of Istria, retracing (to a degree) Gustave Aschenbach (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_von_Aschenbach)'s route to the Fallen Queen of the Seas. Reaching Istria by rail—as we did—is in fact much more complicated than ferries: after a night in Ljubjlana (a pretty wonderfully-quaint capital city, just out of the Alps on the edge of a marsh-plain) we trained back up into the mountains, towards Trieste and Slovenia's narrow band of Adriatic shore, before switching to a two-car train in the little junction of Hrpelje Kozina—a morning train that is the only train of the day from that direction into Istria (there's also a once-daily train from the east out of Rijeka), and which literally sat on the tracks for well over two hours past its scheduled departure-time, waiting for our delayed train from Ljubjlana to arrive.

[jpx7]

http://i.imgur.com/1QGHjDG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BRrmQ1x.jpg

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[Tapate50]

The Rockabye Baby channel on Pandora for those with wee kids.

[jpx7]

http://youtu.be/LV9YjRiKGhs

[zitothebrave]

I downloaded that **** when it came out on facebook, cause it's worth it.

[jpx7]

Well ****ing done:

Blog: The Time I Spent On A Commercial Whaling Ship Totally Changed My Perspective On The World (http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/time-i-spent-commercial-whaling-ship-totally-chang-768)

[zitothebrave]

Since I just got back from NJ. Pimping some of the things I had and will miss severely.

http://bagelrater.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/photo-feb-22-9-09-24-am-1.jpg?w=650

Though have a dozen bagels to split

http://www.reviewmercer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/david-bradley-chocolatier-photo1rr.jpg

Weirdest location but amazing chocolate

http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/width620/img/monmouth_impact/photo/15707491-large.jpg

Really cool joint. Makes lots of empanadas.

http://www.javamooncafe.com/Jackson%202.jpg

Another pretty weird joint, lighting was super bad, but food was excellent.

http://www.princetonscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jammin-crepes.jpg

This place is so good. It's in princeton so it's annoying. Princeton can be nice at times, but people in Princeton are usually the worst.

http://www.tommyeats.com/.a/6a00d8345173e969e20134896fdfc6970c-300wi

Probably the biggest upset for me, food was solid but not spectacular.

And of course diners!!!!! And malls.

[Metaphysicist]

Ugh bagels and empanadas and fancy beer I need to go back to America

[Runnin]

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Deep in the mountains of Kyushu, Japan.

[Tapate50]

Primo grills...

[jpx7]

Primo grills...

http://minasaywhat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/juicy-j.jpg

[Tapate50]

http://minasaywhat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/juicy-j.jpg

Lol...

http://www.primogrill.com/

[zitothebrave]

Picked up this bad boy last week for 27 bucks

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-131379896232164/whalen-axia-computer-desk-espresso-4.gif

As a sworn hater of limited mouse space, I'm very glad that I have the Logitech Performance Mouse MX so it tracks 100% on the glass surface. Now I just need to neaten up the area around my desk (moving boxes primarily) to finish my man corner eventually I'll have my laptop powering my computer but this will do for now. The cool but totally unnecessary feature in this desk, it comes with a power supply in it that doubles as a USB hub. I like it cause I can kill my monitor and speakers now easily.

[Tapate50]

Picked up this bad boy last week for 27 bucks

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-131379896232164/whalen-axia-computer-desk-espresso-4.gif

As a sworn hater of limited mouse space, I'm very glad that I have the Logitech Performance Mouse MX so it tracks 100% on the glass surface. Now I just need to neaten up the area around my desk (moving boxes primarily) to finish my man corner eventually I'll have my laptop powering my computer but this will do for now. The cool but totally unnecessary feature in this desk, it comes with a power supply in it that doubles as a USB hub. I like it cause I can kill my monitor and speakers now easily.

Man "corner" lol.

[zitothebrave]

Man "corner" lol.

The joys of living in an apartment. Got to cherish your spaces as you can haha.

[zitothebrave]

This is a 3 parter, and why I wish I didn't live where I did and further away in the east, west or south and i'd like New England a little more.

http://prohibitionpig.com/wp-content/themes/ProPig/images/prohibitionpig_logo_web.png

First off, this place is awesome. Food is exceptional. Even if it isn't "true' BBQ, they stick to asimple style and their execution is exceptional and it's amazing.

Second this

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Always a total treat when I get it.

Last is one I can't really link to is Hill Farmstead, former Ratebeer best brewery in the world, last year rated number 2. Yeah, they're that good, their IIPA named Abner is a treat. It's every bit as amazing as Heady Topper, Sculpin, Pliny, or any other of the great IIPAs.

[zitothebrave]

Sosecond the loving of Hill Farmstead. I've now had at least 5 of their ales (can't remember if it's 5 or 6)

Also Stone's Enjoy by Pi day is pretty awesome. The bottle is the same as the other Enjoy Bys but there's a simple Pi symbol on the neck. Really cool and classy.

[Tapate50]

Pretty much anything that FX produces....

[jpx7]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Edouard_Manet%2C_A_Bar_at_the_Folies-Berg%C3%A8re.jpg

[zitothebrave]

This is going to be a long post about my weekend back at home. No pictures. Just a lengthy post.

To start things off, on the trip down I planned a minor detour from the GSP to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. There was a specific reason for this. It was to get Shake Shack. Got myself a burger, cheese fries, girlfriend got a hotdog, regular fries and shakes. So I'll discuss it from worst to best. Fries are mediocre. Cooked very well, but crinkle cut, so crunchy, but it's pressed potatoes. So eh. I wish they did fresh cut fries like Five Guys. Next up the shakes, it was fantastic. Absolutely rocked. The cheese sauce was exceptional. But the BUrger. Holy Crap the burger. It was juicy on a potato roll, great ratio of toppings, high quality bacon. Just a fantastic burger.

The mall though, super big and it was jam packed, we were there at like 2 on a Friday which given a bunch of schools were still closed from the snow the day before, I'm guessing it was busier than normal as the roads weren't terrible, I'm guessing they wanted more time to work on them. Anyway, you know you're in a rich person mall when for starters, you see like a 10-1 white to minority shopper ratio, you see things like lululemon, Nordstrom, and many more. I was excited there was a lego store, the girlfriend wouldn't let me walk in :Sad:

Anyway on to what I usually talk about, the food. First night had local pizza, I love it. We went to Fridays for the bar that night, I wasn't in favor of it but the girlfriend wanted it. Next day started out with bagels, I posted the place on here before, BOrdentown Bagels. They have this thing called the Bordentown Bagel Buster, it's a bagel with Porkroll, Bacon, Sausage, hashbrown and cheese. It was heavenly, great for both hangovers and prepping for day drinking. Lunch I did that at Philly beerfest, I'll discuss that later. Dinner I had a cheesesteak from my favorite local pizzeria, my girlfriend got Tortellini in Alfredo, it was great. Next day, diner for breakfast. Nothing beats a diner breakfast. It's fast and delicious. I had a Porkroll Egg and Cheese sandwich. Then we went out for lunch at 10th Ave Burrito Co. I've talked about it on here, but ther'es not enough great things you can say about the place. Often times when a place gets popular, their quality slips, their quality hasn't slipped despite 2 expansions and always being packed. Got my classic pork mole burrito with chipotle cream sauce, it's maybe the best thing I ate all year. After that it's largely road travelling, did get to Potatopia, super good.

Anyway to Philly Beer Fest. I have to preface by saying from like 2009 til either 2012 or 13 I went there every year. I stopped when I went to other beer fests. This year I lost my go to beerfest in Mt. Holly so I brought Philly back into the mix. Compared to years past it was way way way way better. First things it was laid out better than any year in the past opting to move breweries to the outer edge, having a clearing in the middle for people to get air, smoke, whatever, they had enough bathrooms (common issue in the past for them). The Brewery selection was quality. Having local breweries to Philly, as well as breweries from all around. From my general impressions, Sam Adams didn't fare well compared to their craft counter parts. They had the most beers on tap with IIRC 4 Sam beers and 2 Angry Orchards. Most had 2, some had 3. Only Long Trail I believe had 4. And it was a true disappointment across the group. Hits include Starr Hill, Lagunitas, Carton, Victory, Flying Fish, Troegs, Anderson Valley, Ballast Point, Ship Yard, and DC Brau. Though only a few breweries were misses, Sam being the biggest. Food there though. Holy crap the food trucks. Girlfriend was hell bent on getting pizza. It was OK. We hit up 4 other food trucks and shared with my siblings and their significant others. First was a mac and cheese truck, they rocked, great toppings, solid mac and cheese, but making flavored Mac, the flavors have to be on point, they were. Second was a sandwich truck where we got a delicious pork roll sandwich. Next up was the cheese curd truck, where we went back to, they made great fried cheese curds and sauces. Then last was a peanut butter truck, got a super nice sandwich, great bread and great flavor combinations (PB, grape jelly, cream cheese, and bacon) overall left very happy. Though sadly we missed out on our great idea for food after cause everything in South Jersey had a 1+ hour wait.

[Hawk]

Did you get wasted at the beer fest?

[zitothebrave]

Did you get wasted at the beer fest?

It's not a beer fest if I leave sober. I need to get my moneys worth and then some.

[jpx7]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CA9_0BcUgAAy013.jpg

[Julio3000]

It's not a beer fest if I leave sober. I need to get my moneys worth and then some.

You spelled "weekday afternoon" wrong.

[Tapate50]

You spelled "weekday afternoon" wrong.

NICE! I would thank this twice if I could so here goes...


Thank you!

[yeezus]

http://www.businessinsider.com/amy-schumer-leaves-big-tips-at-restaurants-2015-6

good on her. rather than looking down at someone thinking you're better, realize how lucky you are to even be able to do that. i also find her pretty funny.

[zitothebrave]

Made a trip to Vermont last monday

Been having these since

http://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/beers/16814.jpg
I need to do a swap with JPX, but I couldn't share.

[zitothebrave]

I'm gonna aggravatingly pimp myself for a second. About 3 years ago my brother and I brewed a Belgian strong ale. It's kidn of between a light and a dark on the srm scale. CLoser to light though. Anyway, I have been aging some bottles to see how the recipe ages. And it's amazing. It's agressive on th enose with classic belgian yeast flavors of banana and clove. It's sweet but a bit dry on the pallet. It was my first home brew recipe and it's certainly a winner.

My original recipe was a partial mash (meaning grains and malt extract) my updated recipe is gonna be all grain. I want to make 3 batches. One with a brett yeast, one with a belgian yeast, and one with a blend of the 2. But I need a day where tha'ts the only thing on my agenda as that's something like 12 hours worth of brewing. But the experimental results alone will be well worth it.

[zitothebrave]

Oh and unrelated to me. Smugglers notch distillery is pretty boss. WEnt there in Waterbury last week, had their bourbon, rum and vodka as well as a hopped gin. I don't like gin so the last one wasn't for me. But the rum, bourbon and vodka were all great. Vodka is dangerous, it has almost no bite to it. Very clean. Bourbon is a very nice sweet but spicy bourbon, and the rum was really smooth but it was aged for a few years in bourbon barrels so it had a bit of peppery bourbon bite to it which was nic.e

[jpx7]

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