I did a Lumberyard IPA at Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch.

Didn't want to drink too much alcohol today.

Said 118° on my car thermometer.

Makers Mark for the fights

Heh, I was just thinking the same... time to get up to 7000'. :D

I love it though... currently 95 and 'feels like' 91 with the 11% humidity.

I really need to try it... it's kind of sad I haven't by now, but it's basically the victim of being too available all the time.

Did you figure out how to have "Two TVs" going for this?!?!?!?!

Found a spot nearby pouring crowlers of Beachwood Amalgamator so I'm pretty much in hawg heaven.

Also marked safe from the start of my first monsoon season (reason for the weird lighting).

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About to pour my first diet A&W Root Beer with Bumbu Rum and 90 proof coconut rum. It’s so good! 10 days til Jamaica!!

Just had Bumbu rum for the first time maybe 6 months ago... a local bar had made a girl scout cookie drink with I believe chocolate vodka and peppermint schnapps and also had a somoa cookie in the works. Don't remember what all they used, but included that rum.... it was delicious and quite dangerous.

After having the bright idea of going to the zoo today (I was at least smart to enough to be there when they opened up at 9:30 and was out at 12:30), and then running all over town in a roofless Jeep, I’m forgoing my usual bourbon or rum (which I like to turn to on summer days) and am working my second Kettle and soda with lemon at my local watering hole.

And I had a couple of mojitos when I stopped for a bite to eat a little while ago, with a big glass of water on the side.

Laphroaig.

Drinking a campfire this evening. Nice choice.

The friends who just hosted us for a couple of weeks in Bonaire replied to me with him drinking a Basecamp when I let them know I was having a Laphroaig. We took them two bottles of Laphroaig and one bottle of Buffalo Trace to last them the next three months that they're there. Give it a go, they're awesome..

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Vodka and sprite, and then a lot of solo vodka shots

Very interesting. I’m putting that one on the list.

And in Bonaire, after a long day of diving, the Laphroaig was sweet. We toasted their first non-training Deco dive with some amazing cocktails. Great times... I love me some Bonaire!

La Cumbre IPA

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Yeah, I usually drink Appleton. But got Bumbu for my birthday. Really like it. It’s very smooth.

Drinking some Aldi sparkling lemonade and vodka. I've been running in and out tending the grill and this is the summer classic you need on days like this.

Hendrick's gin and Tonics.. Just a couple... LMAO

Watching the boys in blue in the office. Homemade Bloody Mary. Additions of worcestershire sauce, extra hot horseradish, Frank's red hot buffalo sauce and pepper.

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Damn that looks good, I'm tryin to go dry until September.

WHAT THE **** IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

ARE YOU GAY?!

Pineapple ranch water. No judging, they're quite refreshing.

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If you like tea with lemon this is a delightful summer drink. If you’re a bama sweet tea freak you’ll hate it.

It's like twisted tea on probation.

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TG Pineapple Guava Fandango is fire

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TG is the absolute shit. I'm sure that was great.

Last night had some of this with my pizza. Tasty and inexpensive.

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4 Roses... Nice...

Ever try Barbancourt?

What about Havana Club?

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It's fairly tasty, very crisp. Heady bastard but a fairly straight forward Pale Ale. Found a legit crappy liquor store with great selection not too far away at all. So I'll keep going in there and building sixers and trying new stuff out.


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Heck yeah, Pipeworks was my neighborhood brewery in Chicago. Solid crew of folks.

Fresh Lizard King is hard to beat. 100% mosaic hops. Feel like I always pick up a hint of blueberry drinking it.

I've seen it around out here but unfortunately its usually past its freshness date.

G&T..

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Scored a bottle of Buffalo Trace doesn't feel so bad outside on the patio with the sun going down

I'll keep an eye out for their stuff moving forward. Left me happy and I'm certain I could hammer it out of the tap. After that first one I could have really, really enjoyed two or three more.

I pulled the can outta the trash just now and it was packaged 5/12 so that's great.

Lime tree looks rough with this long stretch of heat over 110 every day but the limes are doing fine! Time to start using these bad boys for some homemade margaritas. The tree has over 100 limes again this summer. Finishing this bottle of tequila to clear space but I always prefer Reposado tequila for Margs.

It's been so hot here that we went swimming at 8 am today!

Tajin on the rim
2 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
2 limes
Agave nectar

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Did you food color the ice ball, Lew?

That's just coloring on the glass. But it does look like an ice ball!

ROFL

LMAO

It looks cool as hell.

Got the covid again. Feeling decent today and yesterday was not great but my work is extra cautious so I’m off work until August paid. I'm just all broken up about it.

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Ye shall be cured...

Drink of choice tonight? PART DEUX
 

Family is the beach, I’m bachelorin’ it up.

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Two kids and a dog and your house is that clean?!?!

One kid, three dogs, two cats. And yeah my wife keeps it picked up for the most part. My area is the kitchen. I do all the cooking and cleaning in there.

And to be fair lew, she works from home and designates Friday as her move the mouse every 10 minutes and clean the house and get paid to do so.

Damn that's a good setup! Very nice.

Yeah it works for us pretty well.

This Shandy is great. I love all types I've ever had before, but TG just makes everything a little bit better than the other guys. Wood recommend as a great summer drinker and I think it was $11/4pk tallboys.

Nice Jalapenos in the Limeade. :thumb:

Every "Simply" drink is great. Best on market

Oh yeah they are, and cheap too. $3/bottle and taste great. The jalapenos are a welcome addition. I really, really like it and will continue to do it.

Firestone 805 Ale, Jameson's, Dempsey's Irish Cream, Josh Chardonnay.

A good week with my alcohol pals.

A local bar recently started offering bourbon flights and I tried a few last night that are hard to find and/or a bit crazy price-wise for a bottle.

Kentucky Owl (originally Midwinter's Night Dram, but they were out).... first sip wasn't great, but the other two seemed to bring something out of this one that was pretty damn good. Couldn't put my finger on it (and don't know which batch/variety it was specifically), but it was a close 2nd. I was reading reviews this morning and it seems to get bashed a decent amount for the price tags, but really enjoyed it.

E. H. Taylor Single Barrel.... EH Taylor shows up at the local liquor store and they post a few bottles to social media as a "come and get it, one per group" sort of thing, and I've never rushed out to get it. It was good, but didn't think it differentiated itself enough to rush out the door to grab a bottle (don't know how much it goes for here, but looks like online it's anywhere from $70-150+... nah).

Knob Creek Cask Strength 2009 Rye.... odd name for a 9yo bourbon, but like the name suggests, seems much older (for a relatively bourbon noob, anyway), as there was a lot going on with this one. If I was the type who could rattle off different flavors, this might include 15 things. Definitely the most complex of the three with a lot of barrel, and last night's winner.

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Took a mental health day yesterday and kicked around Chandler.

The Sleepy Whale is legit. Chatted up the beer buyer there who networks at different festivals to bring out of market beers to town both on tap and to-go. Cool concept and fortunately they're opening a 2nd location closer to me called Beer Barn off Higley and Ray which is set to open in a few weeks.

Was able to grab some North Park hops, GitM, Bottle Logic Cake Day and a pour of Great Notion Juice Jr.

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Killing it in here today boys!

I’ll be joining later after I tire out the boy at a play place this morning.

I love 805 for a nice drinking beer in the summers here.

I'm very picky about ales, lagers and low ABV beers that I drink in the summer.

I hate any that are too carbonated or skunky.

The Firestone 805 is really a well rounded beer that tastes smooth, no aftertaste and easy drinking.

I like Germany's Spaten lager for the summer as well.

On sale. These look nice.

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Hydrating on the Mario golf course this afternoon. KC brewer Torn Label Belgian wheat with cara cara orange peel and coriander. Mighty good

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Four Roses....
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Extending this existing 6' island another 5' for some thicc dick kitchen island energy.

Unfortunately have to wait 2 more weeks for the stone to get cut and installed so kicking back with an IPA on National IPA day.

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Mrs. GloryDayz and I went to dinner at Station 7 near Lake Lotawana and had a wonderful dinner and drinks, I went with G&T, very tasty...

Some local hits today

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Yesterday I had about 40% of a bottle of Tito's and Simply Lemonade.

This morning I had a 100% hangover.

Not much of a vodka drinker, but the 360 double chocolate vodka is really damn good, as well as lemon. Surprised they distribute all the way out here, but it's good stuff!

I've paired the double chocolate vodka with this stuff before...

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Long day at the pool, but a GREAT day at the pool. Water (lots of it) and Four Roses.

Toppling Goliath triple IPA running 10 percent. Collab with Blackstack brewing. Legit legit legit. They crush everything they touch.

1971 stamped NFL rolling tray up front. It’s just a pretty

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good enough for Ron Swanson
 

Laphroaig 16

The wife discovered this stuff and it's amazing. I partook in a couple myself. My sweet side made me...

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So it's been over two weeks. Is there an update on the kitchen island?

Ha. It actually went a week over schedule.

Can't express how much suck living without countertops is but happy with the end result.

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Nice touch with matching backsplash. Looks great! :thumb:

Hmm, ran out of Screwball... may need to try this one instead. rep!

You won't regret it. It's like grown-up's Screwball. The chocolate notes are awesome...

Might as well share this here. Got my basement remodeled and got my booze station set up today!! Second pic is me and my lil brother Circa 1996. He passed away due to complications of cancer 8/29 so it feels good to set this all up

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About as bulletproof of a photo you could have of each other.

Sorry for your loss and excellent looking setup.

Cheers.

Thanks. I never knew how much this pic would mean to me when my grandma gave it to me a few years back.

Very sorry to hear that, Pablo. You're one of the good guys here.

Thanks bud. Appreciate it.

Sorry for your loss. Happy you have memories.