From the Onion

GM Covered With Giant Tarp Until It Has Money To Work On Cars Again

November 25, 2008 | Issue 44•48

DETROIT—The General Motors Corporation announced Monday that it has covered its main production plant with a 500,000-square-foot blue tarp until it can get some revenue together to work on its cars again. "The rear-axle assembly line is all out of whack, and the carburetor department needs a complete rebuild," CEO G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. said while wiping his hands with an oily rag. "It's going to be at least a $50 billion job. Goddamn piece of shit American car industry." According to Wagoner, the automotive giant spent its last $18 on cinder blocks to help secure the tarp.

4-Pack of the week: Founders Backwoods Bastard Bourbon Barrel Aged Ale

Also picked this up at Ladd's - at almost 10% alcohol I figured I could do with a 4-pack this week instead of my usual sixer

This is the same recipe as Dirty Bastard I believe except that it's been aged in Bourbon barrels!

Brownbag Monday: Southern Hemisphere HARVEST Fresh Hop Ale

Found this 24 ouncer at Ladd's this week:

Our newest addition to our Harvest family is Southern Hemisphere Harvest. This is the first time we know of that an American brewer has put out a beer with fresh-picked hops from the southern hemisphere. The inaugural ale will debut in late April and will feature fresh Pacific Hallertau, New Zealand Motueka and New Zealand Southern Cross hops, all from New Zealand.

Like our Celebration Ale, the fresh hops in this beer are dried right after being picked then shipped immediately to Chico for brewing so that they retain their peak aromatics and flavors. To ensure the freshest hops possible, we went to the added expense of flying these hops from New Zealand to Chico so we could brew with them the week after they were picked.

Southern Hemisphere Harvest Press Release

alcohol content 6.7% by volume	yeast Ale Yeast
beginning gravity 14.7 Plato	bittering hops Pacific Halertau
ending gravity 3.9 Plato	finishing hops New Zealand Motueka & New Zealand Southern Cross
bitterness units 66	malts Pale & Caramel

Dr. Pepper Update

Ok I've gotten this far now-

the link is:

http://www.drpepper.com/freeDrPepper/

and now:

GNR fans shut down Dr. Pepper?

Yes, today's the day Guns N Rose's CHINESE DEMOCRACY is released (only at BEST BUY)

So go to Dr.pepper.com and get your free dr.pepper =

however is everyone else getting the same thing I'm getting? (see below!)

At least the album is not a dissapointment!

Bell's Eccentric Day: Dec. 5th = Anyone interested?

"After much deliberation we have decided to thrown (sic) another Eccentric Day! Doors open at 9 am and will close at 1 am. Join us for great food, beer and hooplah. There will be a $1 cover charge at the door to cover a few extra incidentals this year. Come dressed eccentrically please. The only other requirement is that everyone enjoy themselves responsibly."

Sprecher Pub Brown Ale

I bought this on a whim and was suprised at how good it was - possibly a little overcarbonated but still good. It comes in a 4-pack of 16 oz bottles. Has anyone else tried this or anything else from this MIlwaukee brewery?

Seven varieties of malted barley are combined to give this English-style ale its complex flavor and deep, brown color. A select British yeast culture adds a subtle fruitiness and a blend of choice hops gives this non-bitter ale a soft finish.

Beer Facts

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Alcohol by Volume: 4.5%
Degrees Plato (Initial Gravity): 12P
Weeks Aged: 4
Bitterness Units: 17 IBU
Year First Brewed: 1997
Recommended Serving Temperature: 55°
Malts: Caramel, Chocolate, Munich, Pale, Victory
Hops: Fuggles, Northern Brewer
Sizes: 1/4 and 1/2 Barrels, 16oz Bottles