2014-10-21 Flyers vs Blackhawks

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to be able to head to the United Center to watch the Flyers play the Blackhawks.  We had great seats thanks to my buddy Dave.   Unfortunately, the Flyers didn't bother showing up, and were down 3-0 pretty quickly.  Bad game.  Great fun.

Oktoberfest Beers

This is my favorite time of year.  College football, NFL, NHL, MLB playoffs, European Soccer, cool weather, my b-day, my anniversary, and my favorite style of beer is on the market.

Here is what I have had the last two years.  Let me know if there are others that you have had that I should try and what state the brewer is from.

Beer	Rating	ABV
Abita Fall Fest	3.75	5.40
Atwater Bloktoberfest	3.25	6.30
Ayinger	3.75	5.80
Beck’s	3.50	5.00
Berghoff	3.25	5.60
Big Bay	3.50	5.70
Big Eddy	4.00	8.50
Breckenridge	3.50	6.70
Capital	3.75	5.50
Duck-Rabbit	3.50	4.60
DuClaw	3.50	5.80
Erdinger	3.25	5.70
Firestone Walker	3.25	4.60
Flying Fish	3.50	6.00
Gluttony (Saint Francis)	3.50	?
Goose Island	3.75	6.40
Great Lakes	3.25	6.50
Hacker-Pschorr	3.75	5.80
Harpoon	3.50	5.30
Hinterland	3.75	6.00
Hofbrau	2.25	6.30
Horny Goat	3.50	6.00
Lakefront	3.75	5.70
Lancaster	3.50	5.20
Left Hand Brewing Company	3.50	6.60
Leinenkugel’s	3.75	5.10
Matt Brewing Dark-toberfest	3.50	6.00
Matt Brewing Saranac	3.25	5.40
Milwaukee Brewing	3.25	6.00
New Glarus	3.75	6.25
O's	3.25	5.90
Paulaner	3.50	5.80
Penn Brewing	3.25	5.60
Point	3.50	5.15
Revolution Brewing	3.50	5.70
Rivertowne	3.50	6.60
Samuel Adams	3.75	5.30
Schell’s	3.75	5.50
Shiner	3.50	5.80
Sly Fox	3.50	5.80
Spaten	3.25	5.90
Sprecher	3.75	6.00
Stoudts	3.50	5.00
Summit	3.50	6.60
Susquehanna	3.25	?
Thirsty Dog	3.50	6.00
Tighthead	3.00	5.20
Two Brothers	3.25	7.70
Tyranena	3.50	5.50
Upland	3.50	6.80
Victory	3.50	5.60
Weihenstephaner	3.50	5.80
Weyerbacher	3.25	5.40

Pork Shoulder Sammich

Thermoworks Collection

 

Wolves v Admirals 2014-02-15

A few weekends ago, we went with our neighbors to see the Chicago Wolves vs Milwaukee Admirals. Before the game, we went to the RAM Brewery and Restaurant.  We like that place.  The food is pretty good and they have great beers.

The hockey game was pretty close throughout.  Unfortunately, Chicago blew a lead late in the game, and then lost in OT.

Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild 2013-12-23

While I was back in PA for the Christmas holiday, I went to catch a Flyers game with my cousin Jody.  I was amazed out how cool the Xfinity Live was.  We had a beer at each bar in the place before we headed to the arena.  We headed back there after the game too.  I could go to a hockey game and be satisfied watching it on TVs there without having a ticket for the game. Had a chance to drink some good micro brews too.

It was a great game too.  The Flyers came out of the gate strong.  Wayne Simmonds had two goals and it was the first of three games in a row that he did that.  Got some decent pics too considering we were in the last row of the arena.

Brisket Chili

Last night I made some Brisket Chili out of some leftover meat I had in the freezer from a cook this Fall.

leftobver sliced brisket
leftover burnt ends
leftover pepper stout pulled beef with mushrooms, onions, peppers
diced tomatoes
tomato sauce
rotel
kidney beans
2 cans Guinness
Cholula chipotle sauce
chipotle pepper powder
jalapeno pepper powder
cumin
smoked bittersweet paprika
dry mustard

Cooked it on medium heat for about 3 hours stirring about every 30 minutes.