Met my good friend JB at the Mash Tun tonight after work. It’d been a bit since we last caught up, and had a good time hanging out, and I greatly enjoyed sipping on the cream ale the Tun is still pouring. I asked the server (nice fella named Tim) whether he knew if they were planning to keep that particular beer going (as it’s my favorite beer they’ve ever brewed) and he said he wasn’t sure, and didn’t suspect so. It’s the Tun’s habit to perpetually brew new things, and several times since they’ve started pouring their own brews have I found one I like that hasn’t returned. I hope that’s not the case with the cream ale. If you’re into fine (and not stupidly hoppy) ales, I suggest going and having a pint before it vanishes into beer history. (Beeristory? Bistory? whatever)
Quick recap of the past, oh, several days: Saturday Kelly and I spent the evening with some friends for dinner and had a great time. Sunday we got outside and did some yard work, including me climbing on the roof of my shed to trim dead / dying branches from my ailing (and non-fruit producing) apricot tree. Still sore from that day. Monday my Comcast-provided DVR died on me, fortunately, just after finishing last week’s LOST. I have to go swap it tomorrow morning (before LOST tomorrow night, because it’s all about LOST, you know). Watched Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which was good (pretty much as good as the first one, so if you liked that one, you’ll probably enjoy it). Work’s been very busy, but less so than a couple weeks back. Taking next Monday and Tuesday off (yup, the day of and after St. Patrick’s day, so I can really do it up and recover without worry). Whew! And now you’re all caught up.
4 replies on “Mash Tun, and a quick recap”
Your “general” tag is far larger, in your cloud, than “beer.” Please explain this.
Hehe…the missus and I are taking the 17th and 18th off as well. See you guys Monday night!
I went to the Tun this past weekend and had a pint of the cream ale. I agree with you, it’s quite good.
Snooks: yes, for a long time I wasn’t using the tags properly, and the default is “general”. I apologize for the inaccuracy. It will hopefully be rectified in time.
GD: suh-weet, see you Monday!
Nick: yeah, love it. Think I’m going to buzz over there tomorrow with an empty growler and see if they’ll fill it for me to bring home. 🙂