I work hospitality, so as long as I'm good to drive home I can drink all day.

Well, at least up to the point at which I no longer appear to care about the customers' problems... you have to be able to appear as though you care.

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Okay, so maybe nobody likes a cynic, but everybody f**king hates those perky optimists!

... and anyway, I make a damn good cynic.

Saturday night fellas. What are we all drinking?

I spent most of the day out in the scorching sun at a bithday party for kids. Threw back a bunch of Bud Light Limes (Don't tell anyone...they were good!). Came home and started the night off with a Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA, and have now moved on to a Switchback IPA from Lighthouse on the Island...2 of my favourite beers.

Enjoy the night!

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12 -Team Yahoo, Points Pool, Keeper (Since 1995): G(1), A(1), PPG(1), SHG(1) GWG(1), W(2), SHO(3). Protect 13 each season.

C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

Just opened the bottle of Rochefort 8. Mmmmm that's a good Dubbel. Much maltier than the American variation of the style. Also more of a pronounced alcohol character as well. Really loving this one and I can see why people rave about it.

Not quite sure what to have next, likely a Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale, or maybe a Dark Truth. Could be the Rochefort 10 too.

I've been on a bit of a tear with spending money on beer the last 3 weeks. I just realized that I cannot afford it anymore! I went with a $13 six pack of good IPA instead. The beers are not spectacular, but they are certainly reasonable. I get twice as much beer, but sacrifice on the quality a bit.

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Bill Barber - Bobby Clarke - Tim Kerr
Mark Howe - Chris Pronger
Bernie Parent
Farm: Giroux

So I was at a bachelors party this week and we started at a fantastic craft beer place for some burgers and beer.

Sadly because of it Lagunitas Hop Stoopid is no longer one of my favorite beers. For some reason all I could taste and smell was grapefruit and I couldn't get it out of my head.. I will have to try it again sometime and hopefully it can be one of my favorites again.

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2010-2011 League Champion - ROTO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2,G | G, A, PPP, +/-, PIM, BS, W, GAA, SV%
C: Tavares, Thornton
LW: Benn, Hall
RW: Semin, Sharp
D: Edler, Carlson, OEL, Hedman
G: Smith, Miller, Fasth, Markstrom, Bernier
B: Wheeler, Weisniewski
H2H Keeper League [5F, 2D, 1G]
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D,1 Ult, 1 G -H2H Daily Start - G, A, +/-, Hits, BS, PPP, SHP - W, SV, GAA, SO
C:RNH, Ribeiro, Backes, Kesler
LW: Parise, Landeskog, E. Kane
RW: Ryan, Yakupov, Clarkson
D: OEL, Keith, Boyle, Wisniewski, Smid, Georges
G: Schneider, Varlamov, Nabokov, Bishop
IR: Wisniewski

Well I've been inspired by 3rtpaper to brew my own beer. Thanks mate. I've started reading up on it and will try and source some of the equipment this weekend. This will be cool!

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Bill Barber - Bobby Clarke - Tim Kerr
Mark Howe - Chris Pronger
Bernie Parent
Farm: Giroux

Thats awesome let me know if you need any help.
http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html <-- very highly rated guide to brewing I've learned a lot and I'm not even done reading it yet.

I would start with an extract recipe (not a kit a lot of the kits have yeast packets in them that can be dead and hops that aren't being cooled so they aren't as good).

My beers will be tapped this weekend I will be sure to post pictures of all of them.

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2010-2011 League Champion - ROTO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2,G | G, A, PPP, +/-, PIM, BS, W, GAA, SV%
C: Tavares, Thornton
LW: Benn, Hall
RW: Semin, Sharp
D: Edler, Carlson, OEL, Hedman
G: Smith, Miller, Fasth, Markstrom, Bernier
B: Wheeler, Weisniewski
H2H Keeper League [5F, 2D, 1G]
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D,1 Ult, 1 G -H2H Daily Start - G, A, +/-, Hits, BS, PPP, SHP - W, SV, GAA, SO
C:RNH, Ribeiro, Backes, Kesler
LW: Parise, Landeskog, E. Kane
RW: Ryan, Yakupov, Clarkson
D: OEL, Keith, Boyle, Wisniewski, Smid, Georges
G: Schneider, Varlamov, Nabokov, Bishop
IR: Wisniewski

Hmm, pictures are nice ...but samples in the mail would taste better.

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H2H 10 GMs Keeper: keep up to 4 at cost of draft pick (round in red) G, A,+/-,PIM,SOG,PPP; Wins,GAA,Sv% Start 2C 2R 2L 1 Util 4D 2G, weekly starts
C: Tomáš Plecanec (10), Jonathan Huberdeau (11)
LW: Patrik Eliáš (14), Pascal Dupuis (10) Иlлья Kovalchuk (1), Brandon Saad (10)
RW: Jarome Iginla (3), Phil Kessel (2) Jakub Voráček (9)
Util:
D:Ryan Suter (7), Mike Green (4), Brent Burns (10), Mark Streit, Justin Schultz (12)
G:Craig Anderson (6), Дeвaн Dubnyk (17) Cepгeй Bobrovsky (9), Niklas Bäckström (8)

You know I would GLADLY ship out my fantastic home brews but seeing how they are on tap, not in bottles, I fear it is impossible.. sorry! haha

Whats everyone drinking this weekend?
2x IPA, Dunkelweizen, Smuttynose Summer Weizen, and Bell's Two Hearted Ale for me

(Letting my Wee Heavy Age a little longer in the keg)

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2010-2011 League Champion - ROTO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2,G | G, A, PPP, +/-, PIM, BS, W, GAA, SV%
C: Tavares, Thornton
LW: Benn, Hall
RW: Semin, Sharp
D: Edler, Carlson, OEL, Hedman
G: Smith, Miller, Fasth, Markstrom, Bernier
B: Wheeler, Weisniewski
H2H Keeper League [5F, 2D, 1G]
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D,1 Ult, 1 G -H2H Daily Start - G, A, +/-, Hits, BS, PPP, SHP - W, SV, GAA, SO
C:RNH, Ribeiro, Backes, Kesler
LW: Parise, Landeskog, E. Kane
RW: Ryan, Yakupov, Clarkson
D: OEL, Keith, Boyle, Wisniewski, Smid, Georges
G: Schneider, Varlamov, Nabokov, Bishop
IR: Wisniewski

I think I'll have a Pliny this weekend, maybe some Sam Adams Octoberfest (which I just tried, not too bad, not amazing, but does the job), maybe a Bass, maybe a Stella. It all depends on how much I drink lol.

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Team 1:10 Multi-Cat Roto league

C- Malkin,Giroux,Thornton Galchenyuk, Schenn, Berglund, Eller
LW- Hall,Ovechkin, E.Kane Saad
RW- Seguin, Stewart, PAP
D- Subban,Phaneuf Keith, OEL, Hedman,
G- Pavelec,Hiller Lindback, Theodore, Lehner

Team 2:24 H2H League Multi-Cat

C- Lecavalier, B. Schenn, Ennis, Belanger
LW- JVR, Leino, Bissonnette, Whitney, C. Bourque, Nodl
RW- Kopecky, Langenbrunner, Doan, Versteeg, Mayers
D- Doughty, Burns, Souray, Sarich, Lovejoy, Potter
G-Pavelec, Enroth