Beer

This may or may not matter to you, but:

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Janice and I just got to Burlington, Vermont, for 5 days of vacation. But sadly, we had to leave this behind in Portland:

http://www.novareresbiercafe.com/draught.htm

They have five exceptional Christmas beers on tap, in the middle of the summer, and Christmas beers are my absolute favorite. Basically spicier Belgian strong ales. Here's the list:

Christmas in July!!!

Gouden Carolus Noel

I had a single St. Bernardus on Sunday night when I finally made it home from the race, and was solidly inebriated. I've finally been sticking to the one beer/week plan enough that 12 oz at 10% was enough to send me home a little wobbly. I haven't had the La Rulles or the De Struise, but hopefully they'll still be there when we get home on Friday.

Of course, it will be hard not to sample the local delicacies while we're here in Portland. It's a working vacation for me, which means e-mails in the morning and training during the day, but hopefully I can make some time to have fun with Janice at night in Burlington. Weather-wise, it does actually feel like Christmas in July. We may spend some time in the hotel pool if our summer of rain continues.

Middlebury Gap tomorrow, maybe.

120 Minute IPA on tap at Bukowski's in Cambridge. I have to blow this cash on something!

So not only did I completely fuck up the finish at Marblehead last weekend and have to replay that in my head over and over again all week, today I flatted out of the winning break of 5 with a lap and half to go, just after Mark McCormack attacked the break to win solo.

I'm going to nap now, and then try to self-medicate at Bukowski's later. It's without a doubt the most overpriced beer bar in Boston, so hopefully I won't get into too much trouble. If I was a wall-puncher, now would be a good time.

Lots to write about, still not enough to time to get to it. Since I got to Portland, I've been catching up on work, I started training again this week, and trying to move in and get comfortable at Janice's place. Still haven't made it to my own place in Boston yet.

I will, however, leave you with this in the meantime:

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http://novareresbiercafe.com/draught.htm

Scaldis on tap and Curieux on cask. I might be drunk later tonight. These are 2 of my 5 or so favorite beers. I've really only had a handful of beer on cask, but Curieux is by far the best.

http://www.allagash.com/curieux.htm