ned & avery

Went camping after work with Heidi & Tomas - just a quick jaunt up to Nederland. Got camp set up just as some light rain began. And just around this time we met the resident hermit, Dino, who said he would hook us up with a bunch of wood he had recently cut. No lie - he had a bunch of wood, unfortunately we couldn't get rid of him. He eventually left us alone, and we cooked up some dinner and hit the hay once the beer ran out.



Left after breakfast the next morning, and stopped for some lunch at Wild Mountain - had some great BBQ and local brews. Later that evening we met up with Greg at Waterloo for a couple drinks and passed out watching Foxy Brown.

Sunday I had planned on just vegging out, but opted to sync up with Jen & Jeff at the Avery anniversary party. Twenty bucks for all you can eat BBQ and $5 beers - how could I resist?



Turns out for a bit extra, you could get access to the rare beers. Good brews indeed. We spent most of the time with in the rare beer room after having a Wheel Wacker Wheat (collab with Ska Breweing) with lunch - I tried out:

Altar Boy - the Reverend aged in a French Oak Opus One Barrel with Bretts and House Sour Blend #2
Brett IPA - The standard IPA with a secondary Brettanomyces fermentation
Fumator - Smoked beer aged in Stranahan whiskey barrels
Ruminator - Dopplebock aged in Gosling Rum casks
Samael Oak (English barleywine - it was 14.9%).

We also did a vertical tasting of the Czar - 2007, 2004, 2002. Those beers will catch up with you quick...