Beyond Benjamin Franklin to Meet Again and hear Roosters!
Nov 01, 2024
What's Up? Benjamin Franklin might not have said it originally, but he made it most famous - "Death & Taxes" are the only two certainties in life. Anyway, what the lovely folks in Westminster do is out of our control, and we're trying to focus on what we can control!
In good news for most folks, it has been a very busy last 10 days, and we've had more emergency brights poured than any other week this year... Alton's Pride has matched Moondance for demand this week as well (a bit unusual) - seemingly (no science in this statistic, just what I gather) because it has been going great with food...
We made an Oatmeal Stout - 4.2% - which will be ready for the "Festive Season" and we are going to use the old Snow Blind badging for it. Controversial on a few fronts maybe, really worth worrying about in the big scheme of things? Think not. Not a huge amount of this made, so please don't be backwards in coming forwards with indications of interest.
Little Red Rooster 5.7% is ready to ship - quite a lot of pre-demand for this, and it could go pretty quick - so please shout if thirsty! - our second time making this, and I think this batch better than the first...
Slightly more reverently, we also have We'll Meet Again 3.8% ready to ship now. We make it because we love it, but we also recognise the poignancy of the song and that we live close to the heart of the British Military - so we made it now to coincide with Remembrance Day as well.
What's On?
Comfortably Numb should be ready to ship again end of next week...
What's about? Pretty cool article talking about the benefits of Hops in Nat Geo... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/hops-beer-health-benefits and loads of other stuff online ... The list of claimed benefits you can find online read like one of those quacks you'd see on an old Western movie claiming their elixir cured all ills and includes
: Relieve symptoms of insomnia - Treat arthritis and fibromyalgia - Ease the transitional hormone changes of menopause - Aid in weight loss - Soothe toothaches - Reduce pain in sore joints and muscles -
Minimize the severity of menstrual cramps and other symptoms, such as mood swings - Manage diabetic symptoms - Treat ulcers - Help to calm anxiety - Relax the muscles and prevent tension headaches - Increase blood flow and boost cognitive function - Prevent hair loss and dryness of the scalp, which can lead to dandruff - Boost skin health by eliminating inflammation... These are all claimed by various folks - we know the other ones that are proven (!) - makes you happy, makes you laugh more, may make you funnier and may make you better at dancing [or at least think that]... Anyway, despite the protests of my belt, it is nice to think of some of the potential health benefits of our fine product!
Wish you a great weekend, happy Halloween just past, a bright Divali and hope we can bring you some beer next week.
Xen
P.S.
A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.
"Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3:00 in the morning!"
He slams the door and returns to bed.
"Who was that?" asked his wife..
"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.
"Did you help him?" she asks.
"No, I did not, it's 3am in the morning and it's bloomin'well pouring with rain out there!"
"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?
I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!
"God loves drunk people too you know."
The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain.
He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"
"Yes," comes back the answer.
"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.
"Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark.
"Where are you?" asks the husband.
"Over here on the swing," replied the drunk..
He slams the door and returns to bed.
"Who was that?" asked his wife..
"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.
"Did you help him?" she asks.
"No, I did not, it's 3am in the morning and it's bloomin'well pouring with rain out there!"
"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?
I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!
"God loves drunk people too you know."
The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain.
He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"
"Yes," comes back the answer.
"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.
"Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark.
"Where are you?" asks the husband.
"Over here on the swing," replied the drunk..
Sorry... Very childish... Bon weekend..
Xen
