Last (?) day of the #BrewDiet

 

 

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If you've been following me on Facebook or Twitter, you already know the score. I'm a very, very happy man.

If you're not following me there, then you'll have to wait for the final results. Because in this post, all I'm going to do is tell you about my intake. They call this "cliffhanging". Deal. The other post will be out  tomorrow AM.

• Breakfast and lunch was a bomber of Irish Red by Rubicon Brewing Company Sacramento, California, courtesy of Katie Charland's husband, Tyler.
• Lunch was a brat I cooked with a not-all-that-great coconut stout. But it made a pretty good beer brat!
• Talked a little biz-nass with @PaigeIam while enjoying a a Count Hopula Blood Red IPA by SanTan Brewery
• Post-fantastic doctor visit, I had a hotdog and a Hop Ottin IPA by Anderson Valley Brewing Company at The Garage Restaurant & Bar
• Wrapped the evening with a bomber of Hoppy Feet by Clown Shoes, so mark it down as 2 if you're playing along at home.

And that's it! Or is it? Tune in tomorrow AM for another installment of... #BrewDiet!

Oh, and Happy Halloween!

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Halloween party on the #BrewDiet!

 

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Today was our Halloween party. Knowing that, I should have planned better. In hindsight, I know I should have. But I didn't, which isn't all that surprising.

If this is your first time reading my #BrewDiet posts, please understand that this day is rather atypical of the 28 days that have come before.

But hey, it was a party. So party we must. And did.

That's me on the left, dressed as a fairy hunter. Why a fairy hunter? Because my wife dressed like a fairy. An I had to hunt for her. I guess. And say hi to Ruthie on the other side. As a non-drinker, she has mad patience to show up and hang out with us sots. Or maybe we just provide ample entertainment that serves to validate her decision not to drink!

Here's the rundown on my intake:

• Breakfast was a Yellow Wolf by Alameda Brewhouse, plus some nice maple sausage links. It's a bomber, so count two.
• Lunch was a Noël Des Géants by Brasserie Des Géants. Another bomber. 2 more points. Plus I had some hot pork sausage that didn't get used in the dip I made for the party.
• The party began and I started with an A Little Sumpin' Wild Ale by Lagunitas Brewing Company
• Then a Morimoto Soba Ale by Rogue Ales.
• Then a Brainless On Cherries by Epic Brewing Co.
• Followed by a Winter Solstice by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
• ... and a whole bunch more I forgot to add. That explains how I'm feeling as I write this on Sunday.

The party was pretty epic. Thanks to everyone who came out. Assuming we're still talking, that is.

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Spooky ending to the #BrewDiet in sight

 

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It's going to be a busy end to the #BrewDiet. Tomorrow is Ignite Phoenix, plus a concert featuring a friend of mine. Zombies, from what I understand, will be the norm. Prior to that, I'm doing my best to draw the ire of Human Resources, wearing ostensibly one of the more offending costumes. Ever. Pics tomorrow. Or whenever I get around to posting pics of tomorrow. It's a busy day.

Saturday we're hosting a combination Halloween party and going-away party for our house. The kid is moving out, so it's time to downsize. I'll enjoy the savings, as well as the less cavernous feel. So it's lodging-hunting in the AM, party at night. A different costume, for this. Less offensive. Still a bit odd.

Sunday should prove fairly normal. Meeting on ePublishing things, then playing catchup on the loss of productivity on Saturday. And quite possibly nursing a hangover. Wonder how that will be on the #BrewDiet? I'll let you know.

And then there is Monday, the final day of the month. It's also the official Halloween, and my team at work are dressing up. Again. With difference costumes. Themed. And it's my day to see the doc the final time, with a final check-in of my stats.

But don't fret. I have a feeling you'll be seeing more of the #BrewDiet. I don't think we're quite done.

Regardless, you've got four more posts from me coming. Then probably a fifth telling you what my plans are. This should be interesting.

My intake for Thursday:

• Breakfast was a Monks Wit by Abbey Beverage Company LLC, enjoyed during a finance meeting at work. Because those should always be tempered with beer.
• For lunch, a PILS by Lagunitas Brewing Company and the requisite sausage.
• Dinner was sausage plus a bomber of a Dragoons Dry Irish Stout by Moylan's Brewery, so count as two.
• My night cap (prior to shaving for my Halloween costume, which was probably foolish) was a VERY tasty a Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A. by Shmaltz Brewing Company (He'Brew). Gave it 4 stars on Untappd!

Sweet dreams and bitter beer!

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Too much of the #BrewDiet?

Thursday should be an awesome day of productivity for me after work. My lovely wife, Sheila Dee, teaches classes all day and night at a University, and doesn't return until around 9:00. So you'd think that a 9-to-5 wonk like me would get a lot of stuff done.

Except when you factor in Thursday. That's O'Beer:30 at my office. My whole team takes an hour-ish and heads down to the Mellow Mushroom below us to have a couple of pints. Well... that's not true.  The Mushroom does 1/2 off drinks on Thursdays from 3-6p, so we all splurge and have 20 oz. pours. A couple of times.

And I just discovered that ASH -- the Arizona Society of Homebrewers -- hits Taste of Tops just a block away from me for happy hour. So, being neighborly, I had to stop in. Had to, mind you.

Yeah... I'm kinda done for tonight. With luck, the typos are minimal in this post. Here's why:

• Breakfast was a Censored (aka The Kronic) by Lagunitas Brewing Company
• Lunch was another -- grilled this time -- hot Italian sausage and a Maximus by Lagunitas Brewing Company
• Then #O'Beer:30 started with a Count Hopula Blood Red IPA by SanTan Brewery at Mellow Mushroom
• ... and flowed into a a Hazelnut Brown Nectar by Rogue Ales at Mellow Mushroom. I did say these were both 20 ounces, right?
• Me Met the ASH crowd over an Outer Darkness by Salt Lake Brewing - Squatters at Taste of Top's
• Home for a kielbasa and too much Sriracha sauce had me pounding a full bomber of a High Tide IPA by Port Brewing Company. Count this as 2.

So I'm kinda done. Here's to a good night's sleep and a fab day tomorrow!

 

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Of Sundays, sausage and beer

It's day 16 on my #BrewDiet. I'm more than half-way through the month. And I'm doing fantastic!

People keep asking me about the deleterious effects of a diet consisting of nothing but sausage and beer for an entire month. An in all honesty, there really haven't been any. I do notice pretty severe dry mouth at night. But that's easily defeated by keeping water on the nightstand. Wake up. Drink. Sleep. Easy.

Nor am I sick of eating sausage. Or drinking beer. The variations of both are legion. So if boredom does sit in, I just pick up something out of the ordinary. Like when I was at the store today and picked up some sausage that I've been craving. Oh, it's going to be a great week coming up!

Today was my lowest beer-intake day ever. That's due to a rather uncharacteristic breakfast, as you'll see below:

• No beer for b'fast. Instead, I wolfed down an entire chorizo burrito from Filibertos . Because they are made of awesome. Gigantic awesome.
• Finally after noon-time, I started in to the beers. Bombers for me this weekend, and it started with  Our Own Bavarian-Style Doppel Weizen by Lagunitas Brewing Company
• Not to let a good beer die, I finished up with the rest of the Our Own Bavarian-Style Doppel Weizen by Lagunitas Brewing Company
• I finally started getting a little hungry and chowed down on a maple-blueberry sausage patty, enjoying with a Yeti Imperial Stout by Great Divide Brewing Company
• That was pretty sublime. So I drank the rest of the  Yeti Imperial Stout by Great Divide Brewing Company

So that's two (ish) sausage meals and only 4 (ish) beers. Pretty light. Tomorrow is weigh-in day. Here's to hoping!

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