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Old 05-03.-2008, 02:42 AM   #1
DanKMTB@gmail.com
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A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.

Dan
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Old 05-03.-2008, 11:37 AM   #2
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DanKMTB@gmail.com wrote:
> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>

Does barley wine qualify as beer?

I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

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Old 05-03.-2008, 02:28 PM   #3
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Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..



On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>
> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> --
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> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful


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Old 05-03.-2008, 02:34 PM   #4
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dale wrote:
>
> On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>>

> Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
> it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
> tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
> encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..


Better a lowracer than a highracer or upright for riding drunk. Falls do
not hurt that much when you start 30 cm or less from the ground.

A go cart track, a tadpole and being drunk would be an excellent
combination!

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Old 06-03.-2008, 12:39 AM   #5
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On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> DanK...@gmail.com wrote:
> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.

>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?


Finest kind in my book. I'm not sure technically, but any beer review
site will include it. The brewers often call it beer. It's in the
beer section at my local bottle shop and my local supermarkets. It's
a beer to me!


> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.


Cool. If you get a chance post back with what you think. Have you
had barley wines in the past?
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Old 06-03.-2008, 12:44 AM   #6
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On Mar 4, 11:34 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> dale wrote:
>
> > On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Does barley wine qualify as beer?

>
> >> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

>
> > Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
> > it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
> > tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
> > encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..

>
> Better a lowracer than a highracer or upright for riding drunk. Falls do
> not hurt that much when you start 30 cm or less from the ground.
>
> A go cart track, a tadpole and being drunk would be an excellent
> combination!


Heh... for the first time in my life I now want a trike. Not nearly
bad enough to buy one, but it's a fun thought. I know where I can
find a go-cart track I could sneak into in the wee hours of the morn.
That'd be fun explaining to the cabby. "I just need you to take me
and this trike to the go-cart track." "Of course I know it's 2am, do
you think I'd be able to get this thing on there in the day?". "Why
yes, I am drunk. I had 2 beers! That was an important part of this
plan". "No, I'm not a lightweight. You drink six of these things and
you'll become a blithering idiot".
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Old 06-03.-2008, 01:43 AM   #7
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CHOH decreases water capacity, increased water capacity increases
energy output.

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Old 06-03.-2008, 07:09 AM   #8
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On Mar 4, 5:37*pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:

>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>


Barleywine is to wine what chicken-fried steak is to chicken. Yes,
it's beer, but with an alcohol content similar to wine, hence the
name. Some local food labeling laws cause it to be marketed as
"barleywine-style beer" which leads to a misconception that it is not
actually barleywine, when that's exactly what it is. Such laws are to
prevent stupid people from thinking it's grape-based.
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Old 06-03.-2008, 10:26 AM   #9
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On Mar 4, 7:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:
> DanK...@gmail.com wrote:
> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.

>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?


Despite its name it is merely a very strong (read high alcohol
content) style of ale though ... not to be mistaken for a session beer
chugged down on a hot day.

> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful


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Old 06-03.-2008, 11:03 AM   #10
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"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:79b7062a-4671-42ad-b650-aa0a51d791bc@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 4, 7:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> DanK...@gmail.com wrote:
>> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
>> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
>> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
>> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
>> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
>> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
>> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
>> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
>> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
>> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
>> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
>> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.

>>
>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?

>
> Despite its name it is merely a very strong (read high alcohol
> content) style of ale though ... not to be mistaken for a session beer
> chugged down on a hot day.
>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.


I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake, they
will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as you
are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!

Regards,

Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota


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Old 06-03.-2008, 01:10 PM   #11
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On Mar 5, 5:03*pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:

> I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake, they
> will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as you
> are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!
>



Lest they sap and impurify all of our Precious Bodily Fluids...
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Old 06-03.-2008, 01:19 PM   #12
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DanKMTB@gmail.com wrote:
> On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> DanK...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
>>> to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
>>> So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
>>> here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
>>> weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
>>> even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
>>> wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
>>> the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
>>> so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
>>> Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
>>> it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
>>> at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.

>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?

>
> Finest kind in my book. I'm not sure technically, but any beer review
> site will include it. The brewers often call it beer. It's in the
> beer section at my local bottle shop and my local supermarkets. It's
> a beer to me!
>
>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

>
> Cool. If you get a chance post back with what you think. Have you
> had barley wines in the past?


No, but since I like wheat beer [1], it appears promising.

[1] Local favorites: <http://www.islandwheat.com/> and
<http://www.gooseisland.com/beers/pop-ups/5_312.html>.

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Old 06-03.-2008, 03:40 PM   #13
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Edward Dolan wrote:
> "Hank" <hank@wirtznet.net> wrote in message
> news:7d56077e-b52f-4c77-ba00-c398b7d99b27@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 5, 5:03 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
>
>> I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake,
>> they
>> will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as
>> you
>> are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!
>>
>>> Lest they sap and impurify all of our Precious Bodily Fluids...

>
> I thought everyone in "Dr Strangelove" was totally sane and all acted very
> reasonably. It is why I advocate the carpet atom bombing of all Muslim
> lands. That would be the best way to rid the world of that odious religion
> (Islam) and the savages who follow it.
>
> By the way, B. Hussein Obama had a Muslim father and went to a Muslim school
> in Indonesia. This was of the Whahabi sect, the worst form of Islam. Let us
> hope that my gal Hillary kicks his ass but good!
>

Many of those people in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas voting for $Hillary
must be Republicans crossing over.

I think I may vote for gene "datakoll" daniels as a write-in candidate.

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Old 06-03.-2008, 04:40 PM   #14
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On Mar 5, 9:28*pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:

>
> By the way, B. Hussein Obama had a Muslim father and went to a Muslim school
> in Indonesia. This was of the Whahabi sect, the worst form of Islam. Let us
> hope that my gal Hillary kicks his ass but good!
>


Not true. While in Indonesia, he went to two schools: one was a public
secular one, the other was Catholic. It is true that at the public
school, most of his classmates were Muslim, but it was not a Muslim
school.

Next, you'll be telling me he's Jewish. After all, the former Israeli
prime minister is named Ehud Barak.
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Old 06-03.-2008, 05:08 PM   #15
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On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:37:28 -0600, Tom Sherman
<sunsetss0003@REMOVETHISyahoo.com> may have said:

>Does barley wine qualify as beer?


This is locally variable. In some places, a fermented beverage whose
ingredients do not include hops cannot be sold as beer; the same is
often true for uncarbonated brews. "Malt liquor" may or may not be an
effective synonym for "barley wine" in some places.

The situation is at least as complicated as that of the varying
definition of chocolate between Belgium and England. This may have
changed, but at one time Cadbury milk chocolate contained too little
cocoa solids to qualify as chocolate by the Belgian standards, but it
reportedly contained just enough dairy content to theoretically be
able to be called "cheese".

The shifting definition of "Sterling silver" between different nations
is another example of locality-dependent terminology.

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