Good Tuesday All!
This weekend was quite an interesting one. I had been feeling pretty bummed out about turning 30, and had done a sort of campaign to get people to come down to Indiana and celebrate with me. While I didn’t succeed in getting all the people that I’d hoped, I convinced enough to celebrate with me that we had a nice little group consisting of Adrian (of course), the Ponkeys, our friend James, and his lady friend Erica.
What this weekend was not – a pity party for the good old Matron. By the end of it, I forgot it even was my birthday, let alone what number it was.
What this weekend was – a celebration of good friends and a reminder that I am still quite young for my age – especially when it comes to drinking – but adult enough to handle myself with dignity, even when I’ve had more than my fair share to drink.
Along the way, I discovered a few interesting beers that I didn’t know existed, my favorite being Monty Python Holy Grail Ale by Black Sheep Brewery. It’s just a standard ale, but COME ON! Anything with Monty Python on it is worth keeping a case of.
I asked everyone to give me a short review of some of the beers they were drinking and this is what they came up with.
Pyramid Breweries Apricot Ale
Andi says: I didn’t expected it to be such a girly beer, but it’s very nice. Subtle.
New Holland Dragon’s Milk
We all tried this beer, but Adrian slowly sipped this 10% abv Scotch Ale for about an hour, longer than I’ve ever seen him take to drink anything…ever.
He says: Very heavy. It’s extremely thick and potent. Terrible to drink with a meal (which he did).
Guinness
Matt says: Best winter beer ever. It’s like slamming milk.
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
Andi says: It actually has a real cherry flavor that takes the beer taste away. I would most definitely recommend it to someone who doesn’t like beer.
Other beers that we tried that night (but had gotten too, um, unreliable to review) were:
Abita Brewing Co. Turbodog
Three Floyds Robert the Bruce Scottish Ale
And New Holland’s Mad Hatter IPA
Overall, we had an amazing time, and added quite a few new beers to our repertoire.
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Is Matt grabbing her drink or coping a feel? haha 🙂
I had my finger between Mrs. Ponkey’s boobs! What. Up.
I didn’t realize that the Dragon’s Milk had that much alcohol content. It tasted so good I almost ordered another one. I’m glad I didn’t or I would have ended a pile before we even left the bar!
We had an amazing time. Almost makes me want to move to Valpo so we can do it more often. Almost…
James,
you wish you were cool enough to move to Valpo 🙂 Bring Erica around more often we really like her!
Matron,
AMAZING NIGHT!!! I only hope we can celebrate my 30th in such style next year 🙂