Well, it's official. No more hockey for us until the fall. Unless you count Stanley Cup playoffs and since the Bruins are actually playing well, I expect we'll be watching Versus quite a bit between now and early June.
John has a strong will than I and retired for the season several weeks ago. I suppose that also had to do with his somewhat lame teammate threatening other players with lawsuits if they looked at him wrong and the refs sending his best pal home for 5 games for fighting (sort of). Oh yeah, and then there's the call of the boat. Must be like dog whistles where only men can hear that particular frequency. I on the other hand held on as long as I could, went to another fun tourney in Anchorage and played as much as I could until there was no more hockey left to play.
So now we're moving on to the other addictions... fishing, fishing and more fishing. My little sister Suzi is having bi-coastal wedding receptions - Philly in May, Spokane in September - and we're hoping to bring a haul of Alaska's finest seafood with us. Guess that means we need to start hunting and gathering to make that May deadline. Luckily the salmon regs are pretty liberal this spring with 3 kings allowed a piece and 2 rods per person through the end of June. If we can't get a few fish under those circumstances, we're in trouble!
In other news, the sun has been kind enough to grace us with its presence quite a bit in the past few days. Speaking of grace, our next door neighbors welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Katharine Grace (Kate), almost 4 weeks ago and my cousin Christa has a month or so to go before her son arrives. We are so lucky to have friends and family with great kids for us to share (and then send home). Seriously, it must be great to have your own kids, but to have a 2 year old say "I love you" all on his own and he doesn't even belong to you - that is pretty cool too! And of course, I love them dearly too (John does too, but he'd never admit it!).
So, for now, no new photos and not much to report, but the snow is slowly melting from the yard, the crocuses are blooming and the boat is ready to hit the water. There's bound to be good stuff coming our way and we'll be sure to share them with you as we go.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
I Think I'm in Love All Over Again
Last fall when we visited Munich during Oktoberfest, most everyone was ordering massive steins (mass) of lagers, but I was in hefeweizen heaven. For the past few years, my beer of choice has been Blue Moon Belgian Wheat Ale. Many a Saturday nights after hockey, the ladies and I have stopped by the Pub for a Blue Moon garnished with a slice of orange. Lately it seems like Blue Moon is become more widely available on tap, which, as Martha would say, is a good thing. But I think I may be ready to move on to something new and not necessarily so different.
Today, the Alaskan Brewery released its newest year-round brew... Alaskan White. Same basic idea as Blue Moon... wheat ale seasoned with coriander (aka cilantro) and citrus (the reason it tastes so good with the orange slice). I had heard it was coming and meant to pick some up the other day when we were out near the brewery, but realized half way home that we'd forgotten to stop. It was a tragic moment and I almost made John turn around and drive all the way back. Today he surprised me by bringing home a 12 pack - what a great guy!!!
Apparently the Brewery was planning to start selling the Summer Ale year round, but their distributors liked the novelty of the seasonal style. So instead they decided to go a different route with the White. I also just heard that they've decided to return the ESB (formerly Frontier) to a seasonal brew. Honestly, as long as they keep making the White year round for the rest of my lifetime, I don't really think I care what they do with the others.
I've been a fan of Alaskan since I spent a summer in Girdwood working for the USFS after my first summer in college. I drank so much Amber that summer that I still can't really enjoy it all that much any more. I'm a huge fan of oatmeal stouts and the Alaskan Brewery does a mighty fine job in that arena as well. But with summer coming (or is it already here?), I'm ready for an easy drinking, spice and sweet hef.
Thank you beer gods!
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