Celebrate August

[Remington555]

August

National Wellness Month
National Crayon Collection Month
Family Fun Month
National Catfish Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Golf Month
National Peach Month
National Water Quality Month
Romance Awareness Month
National Goat Cheese Month
Happiness Happens Month
National Sandwich Month
National Panini Month
National Brownies at Brunch Month
Get Ready For Kindergarten Month
Black Business Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Children’s Eye Health And Safety Month
International Peace Month
Medic Alert Awareness Month
Motorsports Awareness Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Back to School Month

Remmy

[Remington555]

August 1

    National Mahjong Day
    National Spider-man Day
    Startup Day Across America (Changes Annually)
    National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
    National Girlfriends Day
    National Minority Donor Awareness Day
    National Respect for Parents Day
    National Yorkshire Day
    National Planner Day
    National Rounds Resounding Day
    National India Pale Ale Day
    National Earth Overshoot Day
    International Childfree Day
    World Scout Scarf Day
    World Wide Web Day
    World Lung Cancer Day
    DOGust 1st - Universal Birthday For Shelter Dogs

Remmy

[MissBarbara]

    National India Pale Ale Day

Yes, this holiday will be very well observed in the MissBarbara household...

[_priapism]

[watcher1]

    National India Pale Ale Day

Yes, this holiday will be very well observed in the MissBarbara household...

Strange that as I was reading the list for today and came across National India Pale Ale Day, your name popped up. 

What is National Earth Overshoot Day?

[ChirpingGirl]

National Crayon Collection Month

CJ spends more money on crayons than chocolate milk.  CJ will be sad when there's no more crayons in the house though. 

And doesn't that word sound like something they'd say in star trek? 


Captain, Crayons are bombarding the hull. Recommend we rephase the molecular bonds and charge the hull plates. 

[Jed_]

    National India Pale Ale Day

Yes, this holiday will be very well observed in the MissBarbara household...

Whatever local IPA was on tap was my go to bar order for many years.  It’s still among my favorites.

A beer designed to taste good after a long sea voyage from GB to India is one that has some resilience.

[psiberzerker]

A beer designed to taste good after a long sea voyage from GB to India is one that has some resilience.

Wow, that's a shining endorsement!  Assam IPA, beer for smuggling Opium into China to force them to trade tea to England!  I'm sure they could fit that on a label.  Beats reading the abridged Reiheitsgebot on the Heineken bottle.

[IdleBoast]

It also originally finished its fermentation on voyage,  so could end up rather strong.

Maybe it's my aging tastebuds, maybe it's the hot weather, but find myself gravitating towards golden ales these days, especially the more hoppy brews.

[psiberzerker]

It also originally finished its fermentation on voyage,  so could end up rather strong.

They also started putting (Moroccan) Lemon in it, to stave off Scurvy.

[Jed_]

It also originally finished its fermentation on voyage,  so could end up rather strong.

Maybe it's my aging tastebuds, maybe it's the hot weather, but find myself gravitating towards golden ales these days, especially the more hoppy brews.

Yes, that’s where I’ve gone too after my lengthy flirtation with IPAs.

And Pilsners, and Kölsch‘s these days too.

The trendy thing now is Sours, and after a little resistance, I see why.  I look to have one or two of those once in a while the way I used to with a Stout or Porter.

[IdleBoast]

What's in a "sour" beer to make it so?

[psiberzerker]

What's in a "sour" beer to make it so?

It's proofed longer.  So, how long they let the Yeast go before they kill it.  Basically the same as Sourdough.  (This also raises the Alcohol content.)

[Jed_]

What's in a "sour" beer to make it so?

I thought a lot of it had to do with using fruit in the brewing, but after I googled it, I also found that the use of wild yeasts and bacteria normally not added can give beers an intentional acidic (sour) taste.

A Lambic is a classic example, but the ones I’ve had lately come in all sorts.  It’s hit or miss with me flavor-wise, but some are excellent.

[IdleBoast]

Oh, lambics I know - they leave the mash in an open container for the wind to blow wild yeast into it.

[RopeFiend]

I'm celebrating International Childfree Day

They stamped my birth certificate "DO NOT REPRODUCE".  I thought it was law....

[psiberzerker]

Yeah, me too.  Only it's a [Keep Away From Children] birthmark across my back.

[RopeFiend]

Even better: all the kids (5 men, 1 woman) on my dad's side of the family (me, my sister and two bothers, and all 3 of my cousins) are childless, so our family tree dies with us.

Thanks for being an angry alcoholic asshole, dad.  You won't be remembered.  Neither will your brother.

[_priapism]

Even better: all the kids (5 men, 1 woman) on my dad's side of the family (me, my sister and two bothers, and all 3 of my cousins) are childless, so our family tree dies with us.

Thanks for being an angry alcoholic asshole, dad.  You won't be remembered.  Neither will your brother.

Kind of sad Rope.  Sorry you all had to endure that.  I can’t explain it, but that urge for progeny is undeniable.  So glad I had two kids.  I may be adopting a third.

[_priapism]

Hey Remmy?  What are we celebrating today?