15 Years on BA

Congrats! Hitting 15 myself in a few weeks. Had lurked for a bit, mainly to check reviews, finally joined to add an event (either a beer dinner a friend was the chef for, or one of mine, I can't remember, and I don't think that's even a thing now).

Anyhow, great community, a great way to inform yourself, and a great way to have a friendly argument when you can't get to a friendly bar.

 

At least in my area, while not as ubiquitous, we still have beer dinners.

Recent ones have been at one of my favorite local breweries, Idle Hands. They either go to a local restaurant or host them at the brewery and have four course dinners paired with their beers.

 

I was talking about posting events on the site, but isn't Idle Hands based just outside of Philly, or have they moved?

 

Ohhh ok.

They're based in Malden, MA. They've always been in MA, but there could be another brewery in the US with the same name.

 

Or maybe Mr OH's confusing it with Tired Hands of Ardmore, PA?
(I know I have when reading the forum. )

 

@jesskidden is right. They're running out of brewery names now.

 

Idle Hands was 2010, Tired Hands was 2011...Idle Hands lays claim to the "Hands" name!

 

No need to throw "hands". Honest mistake.

 

Founded in '91.

1891.
One handed, too.

 

Thanks for keeping our small corner of the internet happening!

I'll hit 21 years in August and probably stop hanging at any joint that admits minors.

JFC 21 years.
I'm proud, but kinda not proud.

 

I'm pushing 20 years. Do I get a new liver as a prize??

 

Congrats on 15 & kudos for finding good beer on Guam, I think it was against the law even on base, JK

 

I see I was awarded my 15 year award two days ago. I’m currently in Portland, OR … for the 12th or 13th time. My wife and I decided to keep fashionable adult beverages out of our home until our youngest was 21, and my “baby” is now 36, so that’s about right. I made some bad decisions in grade school with my father’s alcohol in the basement … and I didn’t want to be responsible for any of my children’s bad decisions! think I joined about the time he was getting ready to turn 21 and before we started coming to Portland once a year to see my wife’s CML specialist. I don’t log on as much as I used to, but was checking out some purchases made at a bottle shop that were “similar” to my favorite beer no longer brewed by Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog. The guy that helped me looked like a wise beer wizard, so I picked up 3 bombers to share with 2 of my brothers in law back home. Congrats to me for getting 15 years older!

 

Congratulations! Looks like you visited Carabao Brewing.

What did you think of the place in general and the beer? Did you try more than their Blue Sky?

 

Congrats noob!

 

Cheers to XV years!

 

I just checked my profile. I've been here since January 2006, coming up on 20 years. I mostly joined for the homebrewing forums but stayed for the beer education I got.