Hobo Jungle

[2railjon]

Myself, as well. Thirty-five minutes 'till I spin those drivers. I'm fixin' to melt those rails, Brother. No coal stops today once she's rolling. I'm pulling that coast to coast, ya see.

[Tramp]

I'm off to the Green Mountains today. Big party at Jake's on Sunday. Driving over to my hometown this afternoon, on to Monkton Saturday. Got a cute copilot to serve the iced beers so I should be okay. A great Fourth to all hobos! I'll be raising a glass or can to ya.

[clouser]

Thanks Tramp!
On official vaca now!

BTW we are heading to ME end of this mth

Lets get this party started!

[2railjon]

Clouser, That little dancing guy reminds me of what I used to look like at out high school dances!! Now wonder I never got laid!!!!
The party is started with beer number 4!!!!!

Tramp, Have a safe trip and give that cute co-pilot a hug for me!!!!!!!!

[San Diegan]

I'm going for a keg and a couple cartons of brooza, Jon. You in?

San

[P&R Pete]

Jakes.
Hottest ticket in town.

Godspeed, you hobo.

Ms. Shotgun sure beats 'da waderman' for a riding companion.
Smells better, and she got damn-sight sweeter legs.
Now lets see if she can 'get down low'.

[2railjon]

San, I'm in!!!!
lemme' throw some rock salt around that tub of ice! The colder the better!!!

[San Diegan]

Man, that brooza goes down like fire and comes out like ground glass. I need a cold one off the keg to put out the flames.

San

[2railjon]

San, Ya had me so worked up over the keg, I forgot to ask you what in the heck is brooza?

[2railjon]

Here's a high noon beer for Independence Day. All is well in the South.

[San Diegan]

Brooza is grappa. All is well in the west. Will have a cool one after washing the car.

San

[capt_turk]

What a way to spend the fourth! Setting under the awning, a 1.75 of squeezen's, a case of Coke, and trains!

[P&R Pete]

Working today. Evening shift.

All is well in the Northeast!
Happy 4th, hobos! Somebody drink a beer for me, and let me know how it tasted.

(Wonder if there were any arrests at the Monkton party. I'd throw in some bucks for Daizzzzzy's bail, but Tramp, hell, he's used to sittin' in the clink.)

[2railjon]

Turk!! Those shots are great!!!! Nothin' better then trains and squeezin's!!!

[2railjon]

The trials and tribulations of home brewing. Well i just brewed up a 5 gallon batch of Lake Pepin Porter Ale. Wow!! Did it smell great while cooking it. Now for the bad news. My first batch of Red Ale tastes like apple cider. I mean no head at all poured from the bottle. I asked about it on a homebrewers page and this was the explaination:

"It sounds to me like you could have an acetaldehyde problem.
Factors that can lead to an increase in acetaldehyde:
Temperature increase during fermentation
Applying pressure during primary fermentation
Insufficcient wort aeration
Infected wort
Any one of these factors could be responsible.
In order to lose this flavor in your beer you will want to maintain a consistent primary fermentation temperature ( depending on the style of beer Ales vs Lagers).
Make sure your vessels are properly vented so that the co2 can escape.
Consider your aeration method and see if it can't be improved.
And be sure to practice extreme cleanliness."

Yep, I'm fixin' to have to pour out 5 gallons of cider tasting brew. Man, it just don't get any worse.