I’m searching for a diamond tip drill bit to drill some holes in tile for work (which is a pia) and found some online at Lowes. They list 2 in stock. I get on the phone and after only two levels of phone robot get through to a live body, not bad.
“I would like to confirm that you have a part in stock.”
“Ok, what is the part number.”
I read of the number.
“I show 2 in stock. But that is as of last night, they may have sold.”
Yes, that’s why I’m calling, I wanted to know before I drive down there, I explain.
I get the same response.
F! If I knew I could of gotten them someplace else in time, I would have. Lucky for them their computer was correct, although one was on one peg at one end of shelf and the second was on another peg at the opposite end, both with correct cards.
Touted as a “blood red ale” pours clear medium dark amber with light head. The first one I had had a strong fruity aroma and tang. This second one not so much. Medium bitter comes in and persists for a little, hops flavor comes in late. Pretty light mouthfeel. Not a favorite. While not terrible, it doesn’t interest me much.
2 out 4 weremonkeys.
The last selection from the SN Fall variety pack. Pours a dark brown, medium head. Aroma of hops mixed with the dark roast. Fairly strong hops bitter also. Medium mouth feel. I’m not sure how much I’m liking this iteration. I know I’ve liked previous years, but this one seems too strong on the hops.
2 out 4 tumbling monkeys.
Friday after work I was in quite the foul mood as I was waiting in intersection to make a left. The light was already yellow and really I should have been clearing the intersection as the light was about to turn read, but a mini-van taxi entered. I leaned on my horn and people who know me that is very rare for me. Made it to Don Quixote. But there is nothing like a hot localized J girl in a French maid outfit to perk you up. Granted it wasn’t an authentic full outfit, but I didn’t care. It made me happy and my day was now good!
I don’t know what was up with this week but it has been horrible traffic and idiot drivers everywhere. Tuesday I left my house 40 minutes early in order to get in early to do an install. I instead got to work at my usual time so was late to my install. That meant it took me over 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to work.
Wednesday I left a little early since I had another install. It was a little better, about 40 minutes.
This morning I had to go back early for the install. Took over an hour to get from my house to Windward Mall. And then a short while ago getting back to the office from Kam Shopping center took almost an hour.
That’s it, close the borders! No more people please, we’re all full.
The rain in Tantalus falls only on Chris and Root. I think Chris is of the opinion the whenever only he and I ride together, it will rain. I think he may be more right than wrong, but if it’s not 100% then its not a fact. I hadn’t ridden for a week and the weather has been pretty clear, and today was even more so. As work was finishing, I stepped outside to take a look. Beautiful blue skies over town, toward Manoa it was gray and looked like some sprinkles. I called Chris and we decided to get out and go.
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Continuing from that variety pack from a while ago! This is a “Vienna-style Lager”. Pours a clear amber with medium head. Mild floral aroma, a tiny bit of malt in the middle and then the hops bitter comes in, and finishes with hint of grain when the bitter fades. Light mouthfeel, a pretty dry beer. It’s hopyness is approaching a pils, but it’s kept in check.
In all a decent beer. Not a favorite, but its pretty good. Just makes 3 out of 4 Viennese monkeys.
This is in the variety pack I picked up a while ago, just got around to drinking & reviewing! Pours a clear medium dark amber with moderate head. A nice blend of roasty malt, balanced floral hop, hint of grain. Medium mouth feel. A drinkable beer with some substance.
A good solid 3 out of 4 oktober mokeys.
Glad to see something that is not yet another IPA. Seems IPAs are the latest in beer. This is not one. Pours opaque black with minimal head. The smoky aroma swirls through your nose carried on the wings of 10% ABV. That also gives it a lingering warmth and carries the dark roast notes throughout. The bitterness stays pretty even thoughout, dark chocolate and straight coffee lovers should enjoy this as the roast is what seems to be giving it most of this, not a strong hops bitter. It actually doesn’t have as heavy a mouthfeel as you might expect. If you try hard you can detect some of that Sierra Nevada hop peeking through, but in all this is a pretty darn good beer. Or maybe that’s the 10% alchy talking, my typing seems to be affected already! This is a sipping beer and as such maintains it’s goodness as it warms.
3.5 out of 4Â stout monkeys.
I grabbed dinner at Olive Tree and ducked into the little market next door while waiting for my order. Lots of neat little Mediterranean stuff. Grabbed this “premium quality Hellenic beer” to try with dinner. Pours a slightly cloudy light yellow, small head. Not a strong aroma, “karakuchi” dry taste with a fairly strong initial bitter which quickly goes away. A clean beer. Just a hint of skunkyness snuck into the aroma near the end. Perhaps the light reaction happened that fast?! Time to switch from CFL to LEDs! BTW, “skunked” beer is a result of light on the shorter wavelength end reacting with and breaking down hops compounds into the same stuff that makes skunks stink. People are quite sensitive and it only takes a tiny amount.
Anyway, this beer was nice and clean but kinda non-descript. The skunk that crept in kinda bummed me out and made me give it a 2 out 4 Hellenic monkeys.