The wait is over

The wait is over for myself (and many other North Carolinians) - New Belgium's Fat Tire Amber Ale (and two others for now) is now being sold in NC. Until recently, this wonderful brew was only available in IL and west of the Mississippi. But now, they have expanded into TN and NC, and judging by the buzz surrounding it here in NC, it should be quite the hit. We went out to find some yesterday, and that proved to be a little difficult. Not many stores carry it yet, and those that did, are all sold out. So we finally found some at a Total Wine store - and we got there just in time. There were 3 shoppers in the whole store, and they were all looking for the same thing - Fat Tire. We ended up with one of the last cases they had (store manager said that was pretty all he was selling in the last few weeks). That case should last me long enough for them to get it back in stock.

I had a brief brush with this beer on our trip to Denver a few years ago, and then my brother re-introduced me to it back home in IA. Then, on another trip out west (San Francisco) last year, I got to enjoy it once again (right).

The pic in the upper left is to show you how big the Inaugural 'First in Flight' bottles are compared to regular beers (22 oz.) This beer is so tasty, you hardly notice that your drinking almost two regular sized beers. :)

I highly recommend that you give it a try - and if you like it, I am glad that I was able to help introduce you to this wonderful brew - and if you don't like, let me know, and I will send you directions to a bar that serves PBR and Old Milwaukee on tap.

Update and more

Well, it has been a while since the last post, so here is the explanation of what little has been going on:

The job situation has gotten better, but not perfect. There has been a little bit of work coming in, so I have been working short weeks, which, as we all know, a little work is better than no work :).

Last night, the better half and I celebrated (just had dinner) the anniversary of when we first met (the old Back Door in Clayton..... many years ago). We went to one of our favorite places, Amedeo's North. The food and atmosphere is always great there. The North location has basically taken the food and charm from the Original Amedeo's, moved it to a newer, more modern location, and thrown in a few new twists (like shot glass desserts and monthly specials). My current favorite is their version of Surf & Turf - seafood lasagna with meatballs on top. Yummy! And for those who don't already know, Cassy's favorite is their spaghetti.

Try them out sometime..... give us a shout - we will meet you there :)

Well...... what you see before you is a broken man. Old, feeble, depressed, and tired from doing housework in lieu of real work (the kind of work that brings a paycheck).

Ok, it wasn't really that bad of a day...... weather was nice.... got a lot done... going to the gym in a bit. All in all, I can't complain (well I could, but I chose not to today).

Maybe I will do some complaining in the next blog post........... if your lucky :)