Yearly Archives: 2011

whitebirch_happyshelf — Ah, the unspoilt expanses of granite-laden New Hampshire. The Lady Friend and I were up that way to visit Maggie the Thunder Kitten of Doom, and took the long way back to Braintree, by way of Hooksett, NH. It wasn’t exactly on the way; Hooksett is past Manchester on the […]

White Birch Brewing

29 Dec, 2011 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged ale / beer / Belgian / brewery / kitten! / lady friend / pale ale / Tripel / White Birch Brewing by squirrelfarts

larryglass — Waaaaaaaaaaaa Waaaaa-a-wah Chusettttttt! If you don’t get that, you clearly haven’t spent a winter in New England. The brew was an offering from Wachusett Brewing Company, and one often overlooked; Larry. Larry’s a great guy. A double IPA with no ABV claim on the label (Beer Advocate says it’s 7.5%). […]

Review: That Larry Fellow

27 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / dIPA / Double IPA / IPA / kitten! / Larry / review / Wachusett / Wachusett Brewing Co by squirrelfarts

DIGITAL CAMERA — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Why is the sun setting before 4pm? Ugh. It’s about time for the days to start getting longer. I’m tired of driving home in the dark. Friday night was, as per the usual, Rule 37 Cocktail night. The Lady […]

The Monday Hangover: Dec 17-18

20 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / brewpub / Bronx with Bitters / Bully Boy / Cambridge Brewing Company / cocktail / Dan Seavey / Flamingo / Great Lakes Distillery / Income Tax / Jack Rose / Kamikaze / lady friend / Meadhall / negroni / Roaring Dan's rum / Rum Stone Sour / Sidecar / Sissy / Sunset Grill and Tap / Tom Collins / Whiskey Sour by squirrelfarts

antigrav — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: The Angel’s Tit tee hee hee!

20 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Angel's Tit / boobs / Caskstrength / cocktail / lady friend / Maurad / rule 37 / whipped cream by squirrelfarts

bear_glass — This here is Part Seven of the Grand Caliventure of November 2011. For Part 1, make the clicking to here. Oh Jeebus. With the wine day finally vanquished, it was time for some BEER. And not just any beer, but a favorite of mine: BEAR FREAKIN REPUBLIC. It’s readily available […]

Soused in SanFran – Part 7: Bear Republic Brewhouse. Oh ...

15 Dec, 2011 in California / Drink tagged Bear Republic Brewery / beer / brewpub / Bybee / Healdsburg / JJ / Ke$hia Ho / lady friend / Murs / Sissy by squirrelfarts

BFoD — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Another week down. Friday night we skipped over our usual Rule 37 cocktail night to attend a party in Natick. It was the Irish Lad’s company holiday party, which I had bartended last year, and took on the role […]

The Monday Hangover: Dec 10-11

14 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink / New Hampshire tagged Bully Boy / Bully Boy Distillery / Curtis Liquors / irish lad / kitten! / lady friend / Monday Hangover / Union Brewhouse / vodka / wifey by squirrelfarts

wine_armidawines — This here is Part Six of the Grand Caliventure of November 2011. For Part 1, make the clicking to here. Saturday started bright and early with the arrival of Sissy. She had driven into SFO from whatever God-forsaken wilderness camp she teaches at. Apparently it was snowing there that morning, […]

Soused in SanFran – Part 6: Wine Day. Ugh.

13 Dec, 2011 in California / Drink tagged Arista Winery / Armida Winery / J Vineyards & Winery / JJ / John Tyler Wines / lady friend / Mauritson Wines / Rochioli Vineyards & Winery / San Francisco / Sissy / Sonoma / vineyard / wine / winery by squirrelfarts

xmaslobstahs — Repeal Day! A day for true celebration, as we mark the anniversary of the death of “The Noble Experiment,” Prohibition. A little background: basically the country was going down the tubes because people drank WAY more alcohol back in the day than we do now. We’re talking like five gallons […]

The Repeal Day Celebration

12 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Bell in Hand Tavern / cocktail / irish lad / lady friend / Last Word / mint julep / negroni / No. 9 Park / Purple Shamrock / red ale / Silvertone / wifey by squirrelfarts

bookpoundage — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. It was a long week. At times it seemed to fly by, but that was countered by the times that dragged on for an eternity. Finally Friday came, and something strong and warming was called for. That wound up […]

The Monday Hangover: Dec 3-4

7 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Aberlour A'bunadh / beer / irish lad / lady friend / Monday Hangover / Redbones / scotch / Shaw / Tinker's Son / Underbones / Union Brewhouse / whisky / wifey / zero by squirrelfarts

rule37parisianblonde — Modern Drunkard Magazine’s articleThe 86 Rules of Boozing, by Frank Kelly Rich states: Rule 37. Try one new drink each week. The Rule 37 series of posts chronicle my attempts to accomplish this feat every week. For the recipes of R37s past, click the Htf do I make these drinks? […]

Rule 37: Cream!

6 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Agave Kiss / brandy / Brandy Alexander / Chris McMillian / cocktail / cream / lady friend / Parisian Blonde / rule 37 / tequila by squirrelfarts

sfo04_marketst — This here is Part Five of the Grand Caliventure of November 2011. For Part 1, make the clicking to here. Yup. Still Friday. So, we hit Magnolia for a delicious lunch and tasty beers, then the Alembic for a superb cocktail. With Ke$shia Ho joining in, we were off to […]

Soused in SanFran – Part 5: SFO D2 City Beer, ...

1 Dec, 2011 in California / Drink tagged beer / Blu Restaurant / brown / champagne / City Beer Store / cocktail / deep dish pizza / gin / JJ / Ke$hia Ho / lady friend / Paxti's / rule 37 / San Francisco / The French Blues by squirrelfarts

at-at-liquor-cabinet-3 — “Yes, Lord Vader. I’ve reached the main booze generator. The bottle will be down in moments. You may start your drinking.” When nerd meets booze: The AT-AT Liquor Cabinet. From dvice.com. Find it here. Bonus quote from Tecnabob: “I’ll be over here in the corner, keeping warm with a Hoth […]

Imperial Troops Have Entered the Bar

1 Dec, 2011 in Drink tagged AT-AT / geek / liquor cabinet by squirrelfarts