September 09, 2008
Beer!
On Friday Jen and Kyle had a beer tasting party for Jen's birthday. I'd never been to one before but discovered that as you might expect it's a great concept. Folks brought growlers and told only Jen what kind of beer they contained. Then we all tasted away on a beautiful evening and voted for our favorite IPA, pale, other, and best overall. There were prizes for the people who brought the winning beers. There was a good variety of local beer including some homebrews. I had trouble pouring a little bit for a taste rather than just having a beer. Next time perhaps I'll grab a smaller glass. I bought my first growler for the party at Hopworks for $15. I'm excited to bring it to a bar and say "Fill 'er up". I think you can do that, this is still new to me.
Then Saturday night we had a keg of Mirror Pond for the going away party for Meredith that I hosted. It was a great beer drinking weekend. Sunday I went and raced my bike at Kruger's Farm. Luckily the race didn't start until 2pm. It was beautiful out there and I was doing alright when my rear tire went flat twenty or so minutes into the race. Still I got a benchmark for where my gear and more importantly my fitness is right now and I'm inspired to train for the heart of cyclocross season which is starting up next month.
Posted by Dave at September 9, 2008 12:32 PM