eighty March 27

Filed under drink, fitness by tph | 5 comments

Is the number of degrees Fahrenheit over the melting point of an equal mixture of salt and water that the air temperature was as I pulled into my driveway yesterday evening. Heaven.

Went for another microride yesterday (to Target and back, with a little bit of an extra loop thrown in) and clocked another 5 miles…w00t. I saw a lot of new faces on the paths, which was nice (lots of people my age, few kids), though a lot of them were walking extremely small dogs, which was not nice (I’m hoping that many of them were puppies, and that Blaine isn’t being overrun by purse-dogs). I’ve decided to try for the 1000 mile goal this summer. As a reward to myself if I make it, I’ll be buying a new bike next spring – still not sure if I want a “real” mountain bike or a road bike, but I’ve got 987 miles to figure out which kind of riding I like best.

Actually, I’m being somewhat disingenuous, since the I know what type of riding I like to do most – it’s riding that involves booze. Which is why I’ve been keeping an eye on the MNBeer postings about the Pedal Pub coming to Minneapolis. Yes, it is what it looks like – a conference bike with a beer tap. They are having a launch party this Saturday by the Stone Arch Bridge with food and free rides etc, I think it will be a lot of fun and will probably check it out.

While on the subject of beer related events, Bell’s summer brew Oberon is hitting stores and bars this week. I believe the Happy Gnome is having a tapping party tonight (I won’t be going, but if you’re around that corner of St. Paul and haven’t tried Oberon yet, I suggest you stop by).

5 comments

  1. Bill K Mar 27

    That Pedal Pub looks awesome. I’m thinking we should take an excursion on it!

    Bell’s Oberon is a very good bear too! I need to also go get

  2. Bill K Mar 27

    beer even. And to finish my comment, I need to go get some summit maibock before they are out of it!

  3. tph Mar 27

    if it wasn’t so expensive, I’d be all over booking that for a party or two this summer…maybe I still will :)

  4. amber Mar 29

    gawd, when i was in michigan, all anyone wanted to talk about was going to launch parties for Oberon. i thought i had gotten away from that by coming back to minnesota. apparently, i thought wrong.

  5. tph Mar 29

    Oberon is apparently one of the “it” beers ATM. It lives up to the hype as far as my taste buds are concerned.

    Also, you were in Michigan, so Bell’s otaku would have been legion.