One of the best things about growing older: No winter blues. I'll miss the holidays, but I'm thoroughly ready to settle back to normalcy and to take a long winter nap. A handful of these Otters might be perfect. "The new special release is a smooth brown ale, with a touch of raspberry. Rich and toasty with a warming body and light hops, this will be a malty and perfectly fruited beer- very appealing and comforting. Just right for wintertime."
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I'm going to Alaska next Summer (courtesy of my parents). I'll look for some of this: Alaskan Brewing Co. announced that it will expand the limited release of its award-winning Alaskan Barley Wine to all ten western states where Alaskan beer is distributed. Alaskan Barley Wine has been produced in limited edition batches each year since its introduction at the Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival in 2003.
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But I won't have to wait until next summer to get some unique beers: Without a doubt, winter is in full effect. On the upside, however, Michigan brewers are rolling out their fabulous winter beers.
The best part of the article is this parenthetical reference: "Dragonmead -- a non-smoking bar -- offers Excalibur barley wine . . . ". A "non-smoking bar." I love seeing that. I wish more bars went smokeless. I'm not an anti-smoking zealot, not at all, but if the free market were to produce more smokeless bars, maybe the anti-smoking fascists wouldn't feel compelled to outlaw smoking in all bars. Give people a choice.
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Buy that man a beer (or six or more)! A TDE reader logged onto Amazon through this site and bought one of these: Sony Bravia XBR KDL-46XBR6 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV. It resulted in a most-righteous kickback, hands-down the most I've ever earned from a single order. Many, many thanks. I enjoy blogging, but sometimes it gets to be a grind. Things like that are a real shot in the arm. Thanks again.
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