Yesterday, my company had a "team building" event at Hollywood Bowl (no, not that one, a local bowling alley). We all left the office at 1:45, and by 2:15 I was trying my best not to suck… it'd been several years since I last bowled. Pretty fun time really, my first game I scored a sad 97, second game I only marginally improved and scored a 119, however during the second game and the ensuing free-for-all after formal teams disintegrated, I was hitting more and more strikes. I still suck, but it was fun. After bowling I met up with my brother up the street at Moon & Sixpence for a few beers before going home.
Tonight, Ghost Dog had arranged a small dinner outing with friends at the Rogue brewpub in north-west Portland. Had a great time, and sampled some more of the Rogue beers (including the Chipotle Ale, which, while odd to have a pepper-flavored beer, it was actually very good). Thanks for hooking that up GD!
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Hey, happy to do it. Glad you got a chance to try the Chipotle Ale.
GD: yeah, it was good, not anywhere near as scary as I thought it’d be. I will say this, I felt for ya man. That had to be bit on the painful side, going to a place such as Rogue and not being able to partake of either the beer, or, more importantly, the Kobe beef burger. I felt guilty eating it in front of you, though only a little (hey, love ya and all, but I wasn’t going to deny myself that pleasure, hehe).
Damn, I was hoping nobody’d feel bad for me or guilty or whatever. Honestly, don’t give it a second thought. Week and a half, hopefully.
I was actually really relishing the fact that folks were digging the Hazelnut. I love recommending beers and getting that kind of reaction. And the few sips from the taster glasses made it easier.