It's not my birthday but boy did I score

[Brewbirds]

Got up early today because there were two big book sales, one in the AM and one in the PM with a killer lunch at a new Mexican place in between.

I bet y'all din't know I'm a bit of a foodie.

Anyhoo we got into both lines early and I was straight to the cookbook section....

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BB2 wasn't as lucky in the Chess book department as there was a grand total of one book, but at least it looks like a good one...

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We topped off the day by going to Parkway Brewery and refilling our growlers with "Get Bent On Oak" while they still had some. Man this is good stuff.

[Dawg LB Steve]

Looks like you two had a great day!

[Brewbirds]

Looks like you two had a great day!

Hey Dawg, yes it was a blast. We enjoy getting out to the local events that we can get to.

We'll be pretty much home bound if we're still here in the winter.

Scoring the beer was a plus because the brewery had a memorial/fund raiser for our two murdered journalists and it was packed (we weren't sure how many barrels were done).

And OMG as I type this I totally forgot to post for you and BlackDuck about the memorial.

The outer area of this place has one piece picnic benches so BB2 and I sat at the big round tables inside. Anyway a foursome came up and asked for a chair but we invited them to sit with us and they did....

Turns out to be a couple from Cleveland in town to visit in-laws and Hubby works for The Brew Kettle and he stumbled upon someone who told him about the memorial/brewery.

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This is a pic I took while standing in the line so it didn't turn out great but BB2 is chatting with the Brew Kettle guy.

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This is the newer/outside part they just added to hold crowds and bands; the memorial drew way over three hundred people. I don't know how much was generated for the scholarships that have been set up in their names but I know they sold a heck of a lot of beer and all of the tee shirts.

[alb]

Brew Kettle makes some really good beers. My only beef is their labels are plastic, and impossible to get off. But their beers are worth it.

[BlackDuck]

I agree alb. The labels are a pain in the rear, but the beer is really good.


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[FedoraDave]

Sounds like a winner of a day! You should be real busy cooking up some deeee-licious foodstuffs!

[Dawg LB Steve]

Have had a few of there's they do produce some nice beers. They are also a Brew on Premise, you can pick from quite a few different recipes brew then come back and bottle, but its quite pricey. I think you get something like 60 bombers for from around $140-$180. Had a guy used to work for us gave me some empty bombers from one he did many years ago.

[Whamolagan]

Not one book on beer, or even cooking with beer. Sounds like a fun day.

[John Sand]

Nice day!
I used to frequent book sales. When I moved in here with my lovely wife, I had to pare down my library. I still have boxes of books in the basement.

[Brewbirds]

Not one book on beer, or even cooking with beer. Sounds like a fun day.

We've already got em' all.


He was raving about the "White Raj". He said Great Lakes was a good brewery as well.

Oh and I had my first Gose (sp?) in a flight and surprisingly liked it a lot. Any body just how much sodium is in this style ( a blood pressure no-no)?