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Always enjoy this one – Space Dust IPA | Elysian Brewing
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Along for the afternoon: Classic Deep Cuts
Weather is now cool enough to keep beer in the garage and it stays just right.
USMC Birthday and Veterans Day Memories
I used to drink these, maybe back in the 90s. It’s been years now since I’ve had one.
Screw cap option:
We started drinking when we were about 15. This was a popular beer in high school. Several photos of us back in the late 1970s appear to be sponsored by Rainier Brewing. My take is that WWII veterans back in the 60s and 70s would be dinking this one or maybe Olympia Beer at their favorite tavern somewhere in WA. We probably liked it because it was affordable and they had a cool TV advertising campaign at the time.
Photo above: Years ago, we went and had beers at Castaways Restaurant & Lounge in Port Angeles. This was out on the west side of town, on the west side of the Boat Haven. The web tells us it is closed now.
The one I am enjoying today says on the can that it is from Golden, Colorado.
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Another Longmire reference:
Oktoberfest will arrive. We can begin to get in the spirit right away.
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The best beers are the ones you enjoy most
Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
My favorite beer styles are NW or West Coast IPA, German Pilsner and Mexican beer. Here, in the Grays Harbor area, German beer appears to be unavailable. That adds a certain mystique.
My favorite Mexican beer seems to be hard to find anywhere I shop over the past 10 years or so.
Another one I like is also hard to find:
A good selection of German beers are available at the Silverdale, WA BevMo! store.
Happy hunting.
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Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
In a recent blog, we shared about German beers being hard to find in Grays Harbor County.
Just back now from a road trip to Kitsap County. Happy to report that a good selection of German beers are available at the Silverdale, WA BevMo! store. Friendly staff too!
Dining out report:
We enjoyed dining out before COVID and have had mixed experiences since restrictions were lifted.
Happy to report that we found a nice Thai restaurant on our trip.
Quiet, uncrowded, nice atmosphere, attentive/good service and really enjoyed the food. We would try to dine out more if this was the sort of experience we could expect.
10404 Silverdale Way NW.
Ste#E-102
Silverdale, WA 98383
Back home.
Westport, Washington
I have lived in 4 Washington State counties over the past 20 years: Kitsap, Jefferson, Island, and Grays Harbor.
Grays Harbor has the most limited selection of beers. German beers are always the most difficult to find, but I have not seen them at all in Grays Harbor County. Ditto for Tsingtao beer. All of the above were purchased in Kitsap County this week. Recently, I have not been able to find Heineken in Grays Harbor County.
This update provided as a public service from Oak Bay Starfish.
The best beer is the one you enjoy the most.
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Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Grays Harbor County
Looks like a couple of local outlets recently have no Heineken to sell. If you are headed to the coast and this is your brew, maybe pack some along.
This has been a public service announcement from Oak Bay Starfish.
It’s been years since I have seen it for sale in WA.
This beer comes from El Salvador.
A bit of looking around on the web indicates that it may be extinct now.
This was a popular beer with our group of friends when I was in high school.
I think of this as sort of a bowling alley beer-thinking of a typical Cold War era bowling alley and what they would be serving.
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Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
This was a popular beer with our group of friends when I was in high school. 12 ounce bottles seemed to be the way to go.
Still available today, and something I have purchased a couple times in recent months.
I think of this as sort of a bowling alley beer- thinking of a typical Cold War era bowling alley and what they would be serving.
Also a memory from the 70s. Also still available.
The one I can no longer find is Schlitz.
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Green/Clear Beer Bottle Myths?
Photo- Illegal beer drinking at Kingston
We have had a tradition over the years, where we invite people over and cook a turkey a week or more before Thanksgiving. People may be more available this way, because they can visit with us, but still get to their own family gatherings on Thanksgiving Day. Picking an off day/week also allows for less crowded stores, roads, ferry and air terminals, etc.
We were on the road to visit family last week. Today, it’s just the two of us and a decent weather day in our area. A turkey on the weber is a family tradition. We are always happy with the finished product.
Along for the afternoon: Classic Deep Cuts
Temporarily moved into the garage to stay out of the rain.
John Wayne generation is clearly gone now.
Taking care of chores and projects.
B.I.L. rolled up after spending the winter in Yuma.
Feels like a sunny & wintry day on Whidbey.
Pork & chicken with apple wood smoke on the grill.
A decent IPA:
Less ABV:
Almost purchased a six pack of Ninkasi Total Domination IPA in bottles. Could not find any date on the package indicating when it was bottled.
I prefer the bottled on, rather than the enjoy before, date format.
Some breweries ( Georgetown Brewing Co and Fremont Brewing ) are very good at showing an easy to find and easy to read date that reveals when the can or bottle was filled with ale. These are the brews I bring home.
Pet Peeve:
Beer websites have an honor system these days. You must make up an over 21 birth date in order to study brewery offerings. Underage people who desire to view a brewery web site will be stopped by all this?
We drank underage for years with no help whatsoever from the internet.
Back in the old days-each of the 50 states was free to set its own drinking age. It was legal to drink as a teen in some states.
Went to high school in Kitsap County in the late 70s.
We started drinking when we were about 15.
Fake IDs (completely fake-not made to look like anything real) worked about 50% of the time to buy beer.
We never went without since about age 15.
Making mention of these memories is not to defend operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, legal or illegal drugs or marijuana.
Who has the best IPAs? WA, OR or others?
I have enjoyed Melvin IPA, but it is hard to find a date on the packaging.
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