quick catchup

One of my faithful readers recently pointed out how long its been since I posted an update. (There being slightly less than three of you, y'all know which of you that might have been!) And yes, it has been much too long since I've done much babbling on about the nothings I manage to accomplish.

There hasn't been anything going on in the kitchen at all since I pitched that Wyeast Roselare blend into that first sour brew bucket ever been in the kitchen. I have been awfully busy outside the Kitchen though! Here's a brief rundown:

Elizabeth Cook at the Burl! Woot! Always a great time seeing EC. Surprise treat from that show: Maggie Lander!!! Absolutely delicious singer/songwriter from right here in Lexington. Beautiful voice, thoughtful songs. Entirely entrancing!

Then we had Alltech's Lexington Beer Fest. Much fun, but they need to advertise the VIP tickets more effectively. You don't get early access to the fest itself, but you do get a catered meet&greet the night before. t-shirt and a badge that exempts you from the dmn tickets. I don't think I cked in any beers over the tickets amt, but just not having to keep track of those things was worth most of the ticket upgrade! LOL Surprise treat at this year's Fest: Somerset's Tap on Main Brewing. These personable young fellas brought a delightful Barrel Aged Porter that was just delightful.

Next weekend i was off to Dark Lord Day. Holy Cow, what a great time. I got French Vanilla Militia for my variant, which I've not tried yet. My buddy Steve got two vintage year bottles, but he was entirely ok with that...three year vertical tasting of one of the most sought after stouts in the world right there in a bag.

Dark Lord Day was entirely worth the ticket price. parking was kinda cluster-fucked but that was expected, and less snafu'd than I actually expected.

I'm only a few months behind now...I'll try to post a few pics & details soon. Shelton Bros. The Festival is coming up soon. Atlanta, here I come!

Lexington's Fest of Ales is also less than a month away--be sure to stop by Beer Trappe or one of the other spots with tickets available to pick yours up before they sell out!