NBS BIF #15 Hints and Hauls: Was it Over When the Canadians Bombed BIF #14? HELL NO!

I'm calling pilseners German Gatorade from now on.

 

@woemad - how did your mom do? How is she now?

 

That phrase is embedded in the team I used to manage/ play on. Good soccer on the pitch , great post games featuring the aforementioned “ German Gatorades”. Always had beers post-match where the tackles above the knee cap were remedied with GG.

I’d like to suggest German Gatorades for bif16….

 

Are you just lobbying for a name that includes dorks paying to see panties?

But seriously, details are being hashed out.

 

Good and bad.
She finally had her gallbladder out Wednesday, had surgery to finish off the removal of gallstones from her bile duct Thursday morning (this happened in June, but the gastroenterologist aborted the procedure when my Mom had an episode of AFib. They were not informed of this and didn't even find out the gallstones weren't all removed until a couple weeks later!), was released later that day and instructed to make an arrangement for getting her drain removed as an outpatient.

For this latter detail, my folks were given a phone number. When they called, they discovered they'd merely been given the generic phone number for Kadlec Hospital and went through the entire tree of options and no one answered and nothing took a message from them. My Mom was really hoping to get the drain out this week so she can start taking showers again, something she hasn't been able to do since back in June. My Dad was really looking forward to no longer having to help service said drain at various times of day.

 

Oh man, so sorry to hear this. And to not be able to shower in the hotter months adds another layer of misery.

 

In non parental gallbladder news, this went down today, courtesy of @Dimidiata.

Whoa!
I'm not always in the mood for a massive (nearly 14% abv) adjunct ba stout, but as I'm off today and had nothing on the docket that would make going out in the heat necessary, it seemed like a good idea to drink this.

And it was.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31987/416464/?ba=woemad#lists
Thanks, Christine!

 

Well, they have ample air conditioning in their house (it got up to around 100° in my hometown today), so it's not as bad as it could be. I think of my grandmother who lived on her own in an un-air conditioned house outside Detroit until she was in her 80s. That situation would've been miserable even without just having surgery and not being able to shower.

 

Offda! That’s not ideal at all, in fact it rather sucks. Glad your mom has your dad to help but I am certain they are both looking forward to something closer to normal soon.

 

Today's drinking, brought to you by @Dimidiata and @Whyteboar.


Thanks, y'all!

 

Most welcome! I think I still have one of those down in the cellar, I may need to drink it soon...

 

Outer Light Brewing Company --Pitch and Roll - Bourbon Barrel Aged
Imperial stout aged in Wild Turkey barrels with chocolate and coffee added
ABV: 8.8%; pouring temperature: 43 °F: canning info: n/a
Source: @Roguer (BIF #15)



3.86/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Dark, murky brown body; thin, bubbly head, started out promisingly thick and frothy but quickly faded to thin, splotchy wisps atop the beer. Outstanding aroma; cocoa and coffee notes; grain char. Weak dark chocolate flavor; moderate bitterness between charred grains, coffee, and (perhaps) the hops; nice coffee flavor, espresso-like. Heavy body; silky; some boozy warmth and dryness; moderate residual sugar feel.

Not a bad coffee stout, just not that well balanced or eye-appealing. I seem to get a few chunky floaters in my mouth that melt right away, nothing gross per se. Nice coffee presence although a richer malt sweetness would offset it better.

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...man, not only found another 'lurkering' beer from BIF #15 but also came across another heavy hitting stout from the BA Extreme Beer Box thing-a-ma-jig earlier this year...it's instances like this that make having so many beers on hand and distributing them as best I can around the property pays off when I 'rediscover' their existence...

...interesting, too, that @Roguer's overall score and mine are so close despite having fairly significant different takes on the individual categories...

 

Have not heard / seen the word “offda” in years…

 

LIF winner announcement outbound in the form of one large flat rate USPS box.

Unrelated brown 16x16x17" box also outbound.

Other unrelated small flat rate USPS box of no interest to this BIF also outbound.

Child's library book also returned to library.

 

Plot twist.
Said child's library book was included in the LIF box. The whole LIF was an elaborate attempt by @snaotheus to get one of us to cover a late fee at his local library by bribing us with beer.

 

I am easily bribed with good beer. For many things. I fear it may one day be my downfall.

 

I have the same problem.

 

I have yet to learn whether I can be bribed with beer.

Just saying...someone should try.

 

Nah, usually people want me to help them move something heavy or bulky in the pickup, or some other form of manual labor. I suck at emotions!

 

Many's the time I have been bribed with beer and pizza in such situations. Often, the beer isn't even that great. I'd probably sell national security secrets for another Westy 12.

 

Aardwolf Brewing Company -- Tripping Wolf
Imperial stout with cinnamon, walnuts, and chocolate
ABV: 12.6%; pouring temperature: 44 °F; canning info: n/a
Source: @Roguer (BIF#15)



3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Black body; opaque; thin, patchy head, light khaki color. Pleasant dark malt aroma. Very nice rich stout flavor; bitter and milk chocolate with a hint of cinnamon in the background; moderate booziness develops midway through the tasting. Heavy body; slick; dense, smooth residual sugars; light touch of alcohol warmth.

This is a fine stout, not overly complicated yet complex enough. There is nothing extraordinary here, yet its a nice overall take of an imperial stout with moderate usage of adjuncts.

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...it's amazing how I still seem to find 'just one more' beer from this BIF-thing...I look forward to the next iteration...

 

...you've been busy...

 

...ISO BIFs Anonymous for moral support...

 

...guidelines, not rules - am I right or am I right...

 

The meaning of "guideline" is an interesting discussion between a German and an American.

 

Wer ist der Deutsche ?

 

Look what showed up at my front door today!

This box doesn't smell nearly as good as the last cardboard sack that @Coronaeus sent me, but the thing that the gold foil is wrapped around looks much more appetizing this time.

This little day-brightener contained:

• Weller Antique 107
• Godspeed - Sklepník V. Oceli (1x12oz can)
  
• Godspeed - Bůh Originální Ležák (1x12oz can)
• Godspeed - Baby Světlý (1x12oz can)

Thank you, Peter! I'm super excited!

 

I’m very glad it arrived safe and sound. After @2beerdogs box to me was seized by an overzealous (yet very polite) customs officer, a trade box outside this BIF to me went missing after arriving in the Toronto UPS hub, my previous box to you was destroyed by the Incredible Hulk, and this box (along with a couple others) decided to spend a week at customs in Chicago, it appears that my luck hasn’t completely left me.

I am a big fan of Godspeed. That Baby Svetly is, in my opinion, very impressive for the 1.5% ABV.

Cheers!

 

Whoa! Well done, @Coronaeus!

 

Theoretically, my LIF winner should find out they won tomorrow.

The other box is in transit.

 

I love theory, more fun than statistics!