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Agree on Dreamweaver. Aventinus is a great wheat beer too. It’s a wheat doppelbock. Higher ABV so be careful. It’s delicious so it’s easy to get into trouble.

QBs won’t be throwing his way enough for that.

Hmmm. Hefe’s are tough because there’s not many of them on the craft scene. Franziskaner is a really nice example of the style IIRC. So are some of the other German imports. It’s tough to get them fresh though. In the US market I’ve heard that Live Oak (Texas) has a great one (as well as other beers) but I’ve never had it. It’s a tough style for craft breweries to make money on since it takes specialized yeast and it’s usually not a big seller. Yeast is very expensive so the one way breweries can maximize profits without raising prices or cutting corners is to crop yeast and get multiple uses from one batch. That’s just not feasible with hefeweizens. Sorry I can’t be more help, but it’s not my favorite style and it’s been a long time since I’ve had one. My go to craft wheat beers are American Wheat beers. I like Oberon from Bell’s and Gumballhead from Three Floyd’s. But they’re not going to taste like a hefe.

I heard about that. Sad, but par for the course for Snyder. I would expect PSLs to be part of every or almost every seat at the new stadium.

No. That’s absolutely not what I said. Education is not indoctrination. I have fellow beer judges that I very much disagree with on some beers due to preference. But when you know how something is supposed to taste and also exactly what it is you are tasting, then you can enjoy well made food and drink more. Sure, it can ruin some things, but you don’t have to analyze everything you eat or drink. The upside is that when you do have something that is well made, you can really enjoy and fully appreciate it. You don’t get snowed by overpriced and overhyped crap either. Instead you can recognize bargains and go after them. Personally, that’s my favorite. Find the $15 bottle of wine that drinks like a $40 bottle. Or the beer that costs $10-$12 a six pack that’s better than the $18 four packs or the $20-$30 single 22 oz or 750 ml bottle. That’s what I’m saying.

Thanks! I suggest hooking up with a local club with active judges. I joined the Niagara Association of Homebrewers (NAH) which is in the North towns. South Buffalo has Sultans of Swig. There are a few others, including the Goddesses which is all female. Some of judges at NAH (along with some Sultans) periodically run a tasting class that preps you for the certification test. I’m sure other clubs do that too if you are not local. That tasting exam is no joke so some real preparation is in order. There are a lot of local judges in the clubs who can help you and they are nice/good people to a person. The BJCP test differs from the Cicerone test in that BJCP is beer back and Cicerone is beer forward. Both involve a lot of tasting and critique of beer. BJCP then focuses on being able to discern why the beer tastes like it does - especially where flaws are concerned - and what the brewer did and should change to correct any flaws. It sounds worse than it is, but the test is not easy. Cicerones are more concerned with beer forward stuff: proper storage, dispensing techniques, glassware, pairings, etc. Good luck and PM me if you need any help.

I’m not talking about the pretentious BS that’s out there. Just well made products that show craftsmanship. I was a home brewer for 20 years, a professional brewer for 3 and a certified BJCP beer judge for 8. The turn in the market is a big reason why I walked away from the industry instead of opening my own brewpub. In the end, to each their own. You should drink what you enjoy. I usually only ruin things like flavored beverages for people after they ask me about it and are fairly warned. (I do the same with food.) I really enjoyed the educational part of what the industry was like. You really can’t enjoy something like a great drink or food unless you understand it. But unfortunately that’s not what usually sells. Indeed

Well gross. Sorry, but “natural flavorings” added to liquor, wine, hard seltzer and beer (and some waters) is a pet peeve of mine. They are disgusting unless used extremely sparingly, which is rare. Zero craftsmanship required for an inferior product that’s dumbed down for a crowd with terrible taste. The underage crowd is often a target market too. In their early stages, craft beer and craft liquor were trending toward education of customers and high quality products (like higher end wineries do), but those markets are now dominated by crap like this. It’s cheap and easy to make and most flaws are covered up by throwing in some extract. It’s a shame.

That looks horrific. First truly bad news this offseason. I think the team is strong enough to weather this though.

Ouch. Probably even worse for Nelson since he puts a lot more weight on it. Plus the added stress on it from fighting in the trenches.

Say hello to PSLs. I can’t tell you how much I hate them, though I understand why they’re incorporated into stadium financing. One facet that gets glossed over is that they are a revenue stream for the team. It works this way: Initial PSL revenue goes to fund the stadium. 100% would be expected to sell initially. That would certainly be the case here with the team’s current success. As long as the team continues that success those people wanting to give up their season tickets would be able to sell their PSLs to those in line. No big deal. But eventually there would be down years. When season ticket demand falls off to the point of no waiting list, then PSL owners who no longer wanted their PSLs would have to sell at a discount or outright eat their PSL fee and turn them back in to the team. (A lot of people ate their PSLs in Cleveland.) Then the team would get to re-sell them at full cost and pocket the money. So a team that cycled between good and bad stretches could actually make more on PSL/ticket sales than one that was consistently good. Which really sucks IMO.

More like legal extortion. Unfortunately it seems as though cities have to pony up if they want to retain their major sports franchises. Smaller markets, which are usually less able to raise money than larger markets, are under an increased threat of relocation too since there are comparable markets waiting to snag a team. Some of them would be happy to pony up. It’s a big political win. The flip side is that politically it is usually catastrophic to lose a team - especially an NFL team. So politicians are at a big disadvantage in negotiations. They almost always have to come up with a way to make team owners happy. And we all know who pays the bill for that.

Epenesa was asked to lose weight, but it wound up that it was too much so they had him add some back during the season. I think that is probably the point of confusion.

Oweh is raw. Pairing him with a short term vet like Houston is the right move. He can back him up and learn from him while he earns his reps. The Ravens were very thin there as well so it’s not like they didn’t need another body anyway.

I’m sure the Bills inquired about both. Bills: We are interested in moving up. What do you want for 1 or 4? Browns: 1 isn’t for sale. We want (a lot) for 4. Bills: Okay. Let’s talk about 4……….

If I read that right she allegedly made $700,000. At $10k a pop that’s 70 calls. That’ll be peanuts compared to what she makes when she starts her OnlyFans site

Too many bands for me to list. Agree with pretty much every one listed so far and there are many, many more. So many movies too. I’ll add: Kraft Mac & Cheese. Damn near inedible now. Though a grilled cheese with white bread and Kraft American cheese still brings back fond memories.

All true. I still have very bad feelings about him stealing money here too. But he’s probably right about Judge. Also WTF is Gettlemen thinking with that OL? It might be the worst in the league. You can’t develop a QB behind that.

This tells me that it is on the Jest org. The agent is just holding firm to the precedent the league - and the Jets - set and followed in the past. The Jest org is trying to change it to the team’s advantage. No decent agent would let that happen. So the Jest are gonna lose this one. So stupid to do it at all, but especially with a QB you need in house. Jest gonna Jest I guess. They are in the top 3 or 4 worst run organizations in the league and arguably the worst.

I do like a nice, well-rounded Bass

If we are going to do more zone blocking then Moss is the better fit. That might be game plan dependent though.

I voted Bar Bill, but only the original Bar Bill. The new one is good but not special. It’s still a lot better than Duff’s though.

Dude, enjoy your fantasy world

There is zero evidence Allen has done anything behind the scenes. Nothing has leaked out. Beasley picked up right where he left off on Twitter so he hasn’t done anything there. And he obviously hasn’t done anything publicly. Yet you take this to the opposite extreme, completely baselessly speculating that Allen could be doing a lot of good behind the scenes (but if he was doing a lot, it would be leaking out) while also giving him a pass on not being effective (which really doesn’t make sense since effectiveness is a key component of good leadership). So you’re suggesting a possible situation that’s as glowingly optimistic as possible but is as far removed from the facts and logic as possible.