markandrex Posted September 20, 2024 Share Posted September 20, 2024 I had a few Paulaner Oktoberfest while working in the yard and starting to prep the pool for shutdown tomorrow. I love this hefeveiss it takes me back to Fall days in Helen Ga. We “found” Helen about 35 years ago while rafting the Chattanooga in NE Ga. We were driving around Lake Lanier and rolled into town and heard oompah bands playing. We spend the day eating German food and drinking Paulaner. I believe we also discovered Spatburgender that day. We loved it so much we have gone back every 5 years or so. We took both of our sons there for their 21 birthdays for legal drinking with Mon and Dad. My oldest son is heading there this weekend with his fiancé and friends for his 30th birthday. I guess we have started a family tradition. Beautiful little village, great food, nice hiking and a lot of fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 20, 2024 Share Posted September 20, 2024 19 hours ago, markandrex said: I had a few Paulaner Oktoberfest while working in the yard and starting to prep the pool for shutdown tomorrow. I love this hefeveiss it takes me back to Fall days in Helen Ga. We “found” Helen about 35 years ago while rafting the Chattanooga in NE Ga. We were driving around Lake Lanier and rolled into town and heard oompah bands playing. We spend the day eating German food and drinking Paulaner. I believe we also discovered Spatburgender that day. We loved it so much we have gone back every 5 years or so. We took both of our sons there for their 21 birthdays for legal drinking with Mon and Dad. My oldest son is heading there this weekend with his fiancé and friends for his 30th birthday. I guess we have started a family tradition. Beautiful little village, great food, nice hiking and a lot of fun. Nice! For years, we’d go to Helen infrequently. But, we went one October with Littlesmokinjoe when she was very young. She loved it, so we went every year well into her teens. Rented a cabin just outside Helen, and spent 3, or so, days doing Helen things, Burt’s Pumpkin Farm, panning for gold in Dahlonega, and shopping. Heck, just visiting Betty’s Country Store in Helen is worth making the whole trip! So many fond memories!! Starting this weekend with a Haufbrau Oktoberfestbier. I usually stay with ‘Merican Oktoberfest beers through September, and wait until October to go With the German brews, but this one called to me today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 21, 2024 Share Posted September 21, 2024 On 9/16/2024 at 3:02 PM, smokinjoe said: Nice! Looking at your fine pic, I can hear Sam Elliott in the background… Dayum…I’m gonna break away from my seasonal Oktoberfest beer train, and grab some…Coors…The Banquet Beer… tomorrow. That bridge is at Deception Pass about two hours from my house. Beautiful place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 21, 2024 Share Posted September 21, 2024 On 9/19/2024 at 2:12 PM, Kepler said: Enjoying a "Cowboy Gold" kolsch with Mrs. Kepler on a stunningly gorgeous day at Snake River Brewing Co. in downtown Jackson, WY. Been there many a time on my work trips. Fun place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 21, 2024 Share Posted September 21, 2024 Back in ‘Merica with a Yuengling Oktoberfest. Decent, but not a lot going on. But, since it’s a balmy 90 degrees here today, it’s simple drinkability is working for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 21, 2024 Share Posted September 21, 2024 Saw an Asahi Dry tall boy for the first time and promptly hoovered it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted September 22, 2024 Share Posted September 22, 2024 (edited) Dogfight Head 90 minutes IPA. The perfect "sitting on the back porch in the Fall" kind of beer.... Edited September 22, 2024 by Skinsfan1311 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 29, 2024 Share Posted September 29, 2024 Just finished up some chores which included removing a garden hose from an outside spigot. Two wrenches and some WD40 trick didn’t work, so had to go to plan B which was saw the female coupling down to the point that I could lift/turn/ break it free from the spigot without damaging the spigot threads or snapping off the spigot from the pipe. Was actually pretty high stress. BTW, I have learned that these hose couplings can corrode to the point that they basically weld themselves to the spigot, so it’s a good idea, the pros say, to unloosen them every so often to make sure they stay free. I’m considering this a plumbing job, so I made sure that the top of my butt crack was clearly visible to whomever happened to pass by. Shows I’m a real pro.. Now that I feel I truly deserve a beer, it’s time for my most near to me local brewery’s Hasenpfeffer Oktoberfest beer. These have run hot and cold to me over the years, but this one is very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted September 30, 2024 Share Posted September 30, 2024 Celebrating a win! I figure that you can guess the team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted October 2, 2024 Share Posted October 2, 2024 Let's go O's!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted October 4, 2024 Share Posted October 4, 2024 Spaten Oktoberfest to start the weekend! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted October 4, 2024 Share Posted October 4, 2024 Alright fellas I'm crashing your Octoberfest party. Prost! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted October 5, 2024 Share Posted October 5, 2024 Our son left a couple of these in the fridge a few months ago. Not a fan of Belgian style , but it's not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted October 5, 2024 Share Posted October 5, 2024 Pulling in to LAX after a work, golf, eating, and beer drinking trip to Portland, OR. I didn’t take too many photos but snapped this photo last night waiting for my Uber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted October 6, 2024 Share Posted October 6, 2024 On 9/29/2024 at 1:13 PM, smokinjoe said: Just finished up some chores which included removing a garden hose from an outside spigot. Two wrenches and some WD40 trick didn’t work, so had to go to plan B which was saw the female coupling down to the point that I could lift/turn/ break it free from the spigot without damaging the spigot threads or snapping off the spigot from the pipe. Was actually pretty high stress. BTW, I have learned that these hose couplings can corrode to the point that they basically weld themselves to the spigot, so it’s a good idea, the pros say, to unloosen them every so often to make sure they stay free. I’m considering this a plumbing job, so I made sure that the top of my butt crack was clearly visible to whomever happened to pass by. Shows I’m a real pro.. Now that I feel I truly deserve a beer, it’s time for my most near to me local brewery’s Hasenpfeffer Oktoberfest beer. These have run hot and cold to me over the years, but this one is very good. Well done on the diy plumbing fix. Sounds like you really deserved a nice cold one. I wish we got the varieties of Oktoberfest bier that y’all do. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted October 11, 2024 Share Posted October 11, 2024 Back to Germany after work with a very nice Tucher Festbier. I find the German Oktoberfest beers to be a perfect balance between being quaffable and having body and substance, as this one is. However, I enjoy the American take on Oktoberfests and the caramel-y notes( as seen in Sam Adams Octoberfest), maybe more. Both, while different, are nevertheless enjoyable on their own. Either way, this is such a great season for beer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted October 11, 2024 Share Posted October 11, 2024 Trying to be good. Cigars and Miller 64 at the Legion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted October 12, 2024 Share Posted October 12, 2024 A clean, crisp Pilsner quenching my thirst after a nice jaunt on the trail with the dog. Padres and Dodgers working out their differences in Game 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted October 19, 2024 Share Posted October 19, 2024 So damn good! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted October 26, 2024 Share Posted October 26, 2024 I have a soft spot in my heart for Brooklyn Brewery since Littlesmokinjoe lived in Brooklyn when in college. That said, this Oktoberfest is fantastic in and of itself. Very close to my fave Sam Adams Octoberfest. Making a good run at being runner up this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted November 2, 2024 Share Posted November 2, 2024 Final Festbier of the season. This one from There Does Not Exist based in San Luis Obispo. Fine lager to wash away the dust from the trail. Contemplating Friday night eats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted November 2, 2024 Share Posted November 2, 2024 While I was sucking at not buying whiskey today, I snagged a 4-pack of this before they disappear.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted November 9, 2024 Share Posted November 9, 2024 (edited) I had an adult treat bar set up with liquors, wine, hard seltzers and beer on Halloween. Always a big hit while the kids Trick or Treat out front. One of the beers was Heineken. I should actually do something to earn one today, but I think I’m going to basically do nothing instead, and sit out here and drink a beer… Edited November 9, 2024 by smokinjoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted November 22, 2024 Share Posted November 22, 2024 It ain't Guinness... but it ain't bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted December 13, 2024 Share Posted December 13, 2024 The perfect Winter beer, from my favorite local brewery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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