I hope I'm right about this

[Tabasco]

Happy Birthday ... hope it's the carboy, or something else you'll like.

[Brewbirds]

Well Dave your mom could certainly have an LL Bean put in a box big enough to hold a better bottle but not the other way around so she could really be pulling one over on you, if it's a little box you'll know for sure but if it is a big box you may have to shake it.

[FedoraDave]

My mother is probably more computer-savvy than I am.

[RickBeer]

My mother is probably more computer-savvy than I am.

I wouldn't admit that if it were true. My mother had trouble video taping a show once, and after 15 minutes on the phone I figured out she hadn't put in the tape...

[John Sand]

I visited an 83 year old man today. I bought an ingenious folding dinghy from him, listed on craigslist. Later, looking at his email reply, I noticed that it said "Sent from my iPad". He has also built many boat and airplane models, as well as life size seaplanes. Interesting guy.

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

And if you think an 80+-year-old good Christian woman from Tennessee would give one of her boys an exotic dancer in beer labels for his birthday, well, son, you're plumb twitter-pated.

That, right there, is just another example of why I strive to "Be Like Dave." Eloquent. Straight to the point. Paints a picture. Love it, man, love it.

And don't forget......Swenocha is a vast bastard of brewing knowledge.

[philm00x]

Swen should name one of his beers Vast Bastard... maybe a Stone inspired brew? lol.

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

Bingo!!

We have a winner.

[FedoraDave]

Well, I was right!

The package arrived yesterday, and as soon as I saw the size of the box, I knew what it was. Seeing that it was from Northern Brewer really clinched it, and I had SWMBO call my mom to confirm it. So yeah, I now have a 3 gallon Better Bottle carboy. This is very timely, as I'm brewing a 'NillaMilk Stout this morning, and I'll need to rack it to a secondary when I'm ready to add the vanilla bean tincture. I won't have to tie up an LBK for it. And in the future, I'll use the BB for primary and a surplus LBK should I need a secondary.

[ssorck]

Sweet, great Xmas gift! This is only my first year brewing so I need some time to train my people...

[John Sand]

I'm happy for you Dave, but are you sure there isn't a dancer in the bottle? Maybe some-one from the borg will show up wearing beer labels. Guys?

[JimH]

Awesome! Good detective work, Dave!

[Inkleg]

Sweet, great Xmas gift! This is only my first year brewing so I need some time to train my people...

Some brewing sites have wish lists. Put in what you would like and steer people that way.

Maybe some-one from the borg will show up wearing beer labels. Guys?

Yes, did someone have need of my professional services. How may I be of help.

....and Happy Early Birthday Dave.

[Brewbirds]

Sweet, great Xmas gift! This is only my first year brewing so I need some time to train my people...

Some brewing sites have wish lists. Put in what you would like and steer people that way.

Maybe some-one from the borg will show up wearing beer labels. Guys?

Yes, did someone have need of my professional services. How may I be of help.

....and Happy Early Birthday Dave.

I don't know about volunteering for that Ink' since you don't wear anything under your kilt and labels; I think it gets pretty darn cold in Dave's neck of the woods.

[Inkleg]

Sweet, great Xmas gift! This is only my first year brewing so I need some time to train my people...

Some brewing sites have wish lists. Put in what you would like and steer people that way.

Maybe some-one from the borg will show up wearing beer labels. Guys?

Yes, did someone have need of my professional services. How may I be of help.

....and Happy Early Birthday Dave.

I don't know about volunteering for that Ink' since you don't wear anything under your kilt and labels; I think it gets pretty darn cold in Dave's neck of the woods.

I walk dogs in the snow in February in shorts, no lie I'm weird like that. Plus that's my excuse when ask about size "Hey it's cold, what do you expect"