Celebrating feeling better!

[Talaki34]

I started feeling much better on Thursday after being sick for almost three weeks. To celebrate, I am going to the Tap Station where they are having an Autumn Beer Tasting. Yum, yum! After waking up the taste buds, I think maybe a big slice of pizza and a slice of warm Marionberry pie with heavy cream will be in order.

Love this time of year. The air is crisp in the morning and the days warm. This is when the beers, wine and ciders really shine. Soups and stew recipes reappear along with deserts made in cast iron skillets. It doesn’t get any better.

Good-bye nasty cold! Hello Hops!

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[miws]

Sorry to hear you were sick, but glad to hear you are feeling better!

Mike

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[JoB]

wish i could join you

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[Talaki34]

Thank you Mike!
I had a great time at the Tap Station. They have a great selection with the added bonus of genuinely nice and knowledgeable people.

The tasting was for Ballast Point Brewing. Spoke with the representative about cooking chili. I am using ancho chilies and was hoping to find something that would complement, not smoother the sweetness. He suggested Commodore Stout. With notes of coffee and chocolate, it should work really well. I can’t wait to try it.

They also have something called; Pumpkin Down. I wonder if I could use it in a pumpkin soup.

Decided against the pizza and switched out the Marionberry pie for Cherry. It has been a while since I have had cherry pie and it sounds delicious.

Job, you would like this place. It is very welcoming. Tap Station and Locöl: are hosting another event on the 5th & 6th of October. Perhaps you could attend that one.

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[JoB]

Talaki34
only if i come as a designated driver :)
my drinking days are long behind me

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[Talaki34]

Smother not smoother. :) Yikes!

Job,

Do try to find a driver!

I am not a big drinker either. Mostly wine, but also a dip into a good bourbon now and then. I am not a beer drinker. Never have been big on malt except in ice cream. :) I have a beer after being sick because it seems to help with bringing back the taste buds. Cooking with it and other types of alcohol is different. I do enjoy that.

The Tap Station is certainly my choice of where to go if I want to try something new, has a more neighborhood feel or if I have questions. One of the biggest reasons I like it so much is the selection they have. The Tap Station’s range of wines, beers and ciders is just perfect, not too big and not too small. I really don’t like going into the big stores or bars with the mega selections. I feel overwhelmed. I want to talk about what I am going to drink or cook with and I want the people selling it to know all about it. I get the feeling that when the Tap Station and Locöl choose their stock it is less about what will fly off the shelves and more about what they think their customers will really enjoy.

Tap Station:
http://www.tapstationseattle.com/index.php
Locöl Barley & Vine is not
just a bar, they serve food there too.:
http://locolseattle.com/

October 5th & 6th would be a good time to give it a try.

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