I've About Had It....IPA Update....Big Events Scheduled.....

Had It:

I've about had it. No I mean it. This stupid posting site keeps screwing up my posts and I'm about to break stuff. I wrote for about 40 minutes the other night, tried to post, got timed out, then was told nothing was saved. Rather than break stuff like I wanted to, I practiced composure and turned everything off. I was exceptionally mad. Now I'm venting to all of you, that is if this will even post up like it's supposed to. Technology at it's worst if you ask me. I know, what do I expect for free. At least I expect some type of consideration that my post will get published to the proper location and not lost. All of that creative energy gone. All of that time spent sweating over the key board gone. All of my creativity and ties to the prose that came from my heart gone. The carpal tunnel pains that I endured the rest of the evening. What does all of this have to do with beer? Nothing at all, but it is making me feel a little better. Why can't these people build something that actually works on occasion. I don't know. Well, if anybody knows where you can get a nice free website that actually works on occasion, email the brewer at the link and tell me about it. I'm open to suggestions. It's enough to make you go out and buy some beers and drink them or something.......

IPA:

The IPA was transferred to secondary what seems like years ago. I tried to tell you about then, but nothing came of it because...well....see above for that explanation. It is resting nicely in secondary and looks marvelous with a light amber color and getting clearer by the day. The taste was bold to say the least. The hop presence and bitterness were big as was the malt flavors in the sample. Though still a little "green", this beer has some big potential and finishing the job and getting it into packaging is the next step. This beer had a lot of hop oils from the columbus hops and east kent goldings additions. I'm glad it was a big malt bill too!! Stay tuned because that's not all. With The Bitter End best bitter and Nitro Ranger Stout pouring (and pouring and pouring and pouring if you get my drift), it won't be long before we will be ready to taste the For Whom The Bell's Tolls. That means that I need to get this beer packaged and get more beer brewed. The brewer's work is never done I guess. Stay tuned for more from the IMHBC inventory.....

Event:

There are two major events taking place during the same weekend. I'm excited about it too. First on Saturday, June 25th, the Sharp Edge Beer Emporium is having it's annual European Beer festival. Some of the best imports available in this country including belgians will be available for the tasting at this event. We went last year and it was great!! Even Liz had a great time. Well, it's back and I'll be getting the $10 discount tickets in April. Tickets are $27.50 in April and $37.50 after that. Pays to get the tickets early, and maybe have a Piraat or something like that too. The second major event that weekend happens on Sunday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. No, there isn't a baseball game, but something even better. That's right, it will time to make my annual migration to the holy grail of music. It will be show #36 and year #27 that I have been going to this one particular harbor. The beauty of this is, I already have tickets in the 18th row on the field and they haven't even gone on sale yet. I'll be there quietly making noise under my lone palm as I think about the good times in the Pittsburgh sunshine. Yes, my margarita glass will runneth over and I will trying to catch the proverbial parrot that will be flying around in my mind. It will be 5 o'clock the whole time I'm there and I'll be havana daydreaming alot that day. It's the changes in attitudes and changes in latitudes that get you by while you're on the slow boat to china. But I digress, you see margaritaville isn't really a place, it's just a state of mind, or mindlessness if you want to look at it from a slightly different point of view (if you know what I mean). In case you live under a rock and haven't figured it out yet, the icon of carribean soul, Mr. Jimmy Buffett will be here for his annual anthem singing and all around good time concert. This year it is a PNC park. I'll be there, rain, shine, snow, whatever. Yep another year in Margaritaville. That weekend will be part a great trip around the sun for us once again. If you've never been, shame on you, and if you're like me, shame on you. I don't know where I'm a gonna go when the volcano blows, but I'll be on the field at PNC Park on Sunday June 26th. Euro beer festival and JB same weekend. Now that's what I'm talking about......

Get tickets, get beer, get an opener, get a boom box, go tailgate, have some fun, get sunburned and enjoy the summer a little bit......

Mark, The Brewer, and mad at my web site, but otherwise in a pretty good mood as the summer get booked up with fun and brew.........
- posted by Mark @ 5:06 PM

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