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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Angry #BrewDiet Day 6

To say my system is fucked up is among the greatest understatements in history. This is significantly harder than I ever thought it would be. Holy shit. I manage to keep it together fairly well during the day,  but my evenings are devolving. Big time.

But I'm continuing. Why? Well for starters, I'm a stubborn bastard. Ask around. And I also know that this is the proverbial "wall". If I can get past it, things will get better. It's no different than what happens to anyone saddling up to challenge. Changing from one routine to another is hard. I  get that. It just sucks hard how much I'm experiencing that now.

But I shall carry on. I can quit whenever I want, but right now, I really don't want to quit. Even though this sucks. Hard.

Here's what I did today on the #BrewDiet:

• Breakfast was a nearly undrinkable Wild Blue by Blue Dawg Brewing. Seriously. What a piece of shit beer.
• Lunch was a  St. Rogue Red by Rogue Brewery and half a mild Italian sausage. Some dickhead used up all the Sriracha sauce at work, so I had to go with hot wing sauce. Which I don't really care for. Oh, and I had to eat it during a mandatory lunch meeting. Strike three, and I'm still fucking at the plate.
• It's 0'Beer:30 today. Desert Amber by Sonoran Brewing Company at Mellow Mushroom
• Which was followed by Turbodog by Abita Brewing Company also at MM.
• Skeptics & Cigars started at St. Lupulin by Odell Brewing Co at Robbie Fox's Public House, where I also gorged on bangors, no mash. Don't ask how many. More than a half. Deal.
• I wrapped with a Duvel by Duvel Moortgat at Robbie Fox's Public House

Now I'm home, outwardly exhibiting much less vitriol than I'm feeling in this post. I hope. You readers, you are my rage release. Enjoy.

Let's try this shit again tomorrow.

 

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