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Dude....awesome trip. We’re the leaves turning up there?

Went up 87 and along there no, took 90 to Stockbridge and the farther east we went there was more color but seems like a very late fall up there.,warm up there as it is everywhere.Came back the Taconic State Parkway and there was more color there but not super.The New Tappen Zee Bridge is something!

Just saw this ,thought some might like it. Enjoy.




World Beer Awards 2017 - Winners (http://www.worldbeerawards.com/winner/beer/2017/taste)

EL GUAPO AGAVE IPA great beer.

O'CONNOR Brewing in Norfolk Va and opening a location in Raleigh NC.

O'Connor Brewing Company (http://oconnorbrewing.com/)

I haven't had any beer in almost two months! I've lost almost 20 pounds - 46 pounds altogether! But I actually have to eat a fatty meal tonight to jump start my metabolism again (my weight loss has hit a road block!) So, I'm going out for pizza. And since I haven't had any beer in a long time, I am probably going to pick up a six pack tonight, but it's probably just going to be something like Bud Light. I will probably think it tastes like gold after being away from all alcohol for so long!

I haven't had any beer in almost two months! I've lost almost 20 pounds - 46 pounds altogether! But I actually have to eat a fatty meal tonight to jump start my metabolism again (my weight loss has hit a road block!) So, I'm going out for pizza. And since I haven't had any beer in a long time, I am probably going to pick up a six pack tonight, but it's probably just going to be something like Bud Light. I will probably think it tastes like gold after being away from all alcohol for so long!

Good Job! I've lost 37 but have hit a wall,still walking 4 to six miles a day but the weight loss seems to have stopped.

Good Job! I've lost 37 but have hit a wall,still walking 4 to six miles a day but the weight loss seems to have stopped.

Yeah, I hadn't lost a single ounce in over a week! Was 8 pounds away from my healthy goal weight! 8 freakin' pounds! So, I had three slices of sausage and pepperoni pizza last night from a place called Homeslice. Excellent place for pizza! Man, it was so good! The Bud Light was OK. Still tastes watered down for me, but I didn't want to go too far off the wagon with anything more "filling", because I did wake up this morning two pounds heavier, lol! So, back to the old grind today. I should lose those two pounds back pretty quickly, but I hope this little experiment jump stars things enough to get these final 8 pounds off!

Now, having said that, I'm already looking forward to next year's beer festival in the summertime! Being about 50 pounds lighter, they'll probably have to carry me out of that festival after a couple hours, lol!

Picked up a bottle of Goose Island Bourbon County 2017 today at the grocery store, got a steal at $2.99 due to an obvious pricing error, I should have went back and filled up my cart lol

2.99?! Man that’s awesome. We got it early on Wednesday due to a mistake but still had to pay $9 per bottle. Also anyone in or near VA stock up on your hardywood gingerbread stout. So good.

Shoutout to a local favorite of mine

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/32575/100328/

Okay ,so I have told you about how I go up to the Berkshires in Mass usually in the fall for a few days (4/5) and tend to try a bunch of beers and bring home a few.Well Saturday night I got an idea and by Sunday morning I was gone. I drove to Mass ,yes all on a whim! Son in-law got back from deployment and has always loved the beer I bring back but knows it's always in the fall. So for Christmas ...from ... me , I am giving him a case of the special beer I get and bring back, 7 hours up and I spent the night at my favorite Inn up there waited till 9 am for the store to open and bought three case's. Took about 6 1/2 hours back to Maryland( I rolled) plus I got him a couple of special "pint glass's ) to enjoy his beverages! The wife can not understand how I could spend roughly 17/16 hours driving ,over $400 dollars for room ,food and gas and over another hundred for the beer,just to buy this beer .She asked why I couldn't just go to the liquor store and get beer and I LOL and said ,NO..Anyway it was a great 48 hours!Berkshires had a good 6-10 inches depending on where you were but it might be gone by now,it was 47 up there.