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thrillhammer

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  1. what was a toddler doing at a dorm?
  2. sagamore is good shit. i have the oak liquor store pick too. outstanding.
  3. what do you have currently? not knowing i will submit for your perusal knob creek, whistle pig, and old forester.
  4. depends on what you're after. if you want to relax and get away. la canterra is an excellent choice. there is fine dining on the property, and floores, hills and dales, as well as many many other great dining and nightlife options right on 1604 off blanco, stone oak, if you want the real san Antonio experience stay on the river walk. lots of great hotel options, dining, art, and nightlife. i cant vouch for the Havana inn, but i can vouch for the martinis on their balcony. i cant vouch for the hotel Valencia, but i can vouch for the v bar and acenar, biga, and other great foodie joints in the downtown area.
  5. i'm having a pour right now. there's no age statement on the bottle, no date, no batch info, but its pretty good. I think it was just sharp upon first opening and needed to breathe a little. i wouldn't say its my favorite, but it's moved up quite a bit, bordering on quite exceptional. had no luck with eht single barrel, but saw lots of eagle rare, old foresters, and eht small batch, but i'm flush in all those. at one store there was a girl sampling devils river, rye and bourbon. they were both pretty good, and drastically different. i'd had and killed a bottle of their bourbon long ago and thought it was nothing notable. the tamest at that price point. if you look at all the bourbons on the shelf, devils river is likely to be the lightest, which is a sign of weakness to me. i like my bourbons dark, like i like my men, and my coffee. don't give me any of that watery looking shit. any how, on this particular night i was struck by the sweetness of their bourbon. there must be a shit ton of corn in their mashbill. so i walked out with a $25 bottle of texas bourbon. i believe they're an ndp, but they cut it with texas water so i'll call them Texan. started out tonight with early times bib. pretty good at that price point. then i noticed i'm running out of room to put new bottles so scanned the collection to identify some that could go. widow jane, and its dusty bottle jumped out at me as a candidate. they are ndp also, but i was actually pretty impressed with the taste of this. i don't heap the praises on mgp like a lot of you do, and rank them lower, as well as ndp's, than grain to glass outfits. that's more akin to art and craftsmanship in my book. that being said, there are some blenders out there than know their shit. I've seen podcasts of guys in a blind tasting that can tell you that's an Elijah craig 10 yo, or that's definitely make by fred noe. like a bloodhound can tell your smell from your brothers, these guys have a real nose for this. so i actually liked the widow jane. i noticed i paid $49 for it, and there are 49 better bourbons out there better at that price, so I'll still kill, and not replace, the bottle. so then i moved on to my third and final pour of the night, the elmer t lee. and it's an outstanding way to finish the night.
  6. the salt water part is going to cost you. i would suggest las vegas. property taxes are low, no state income tax, etc.
  7. if you don't come back with blantons gold or sftb you aren't doing this right.
  8. in my opinion bettas are only aggressive with other bettas. otherwise they are the prey to most "community" fish. their elaborate fins are too hard to resist. tetras, swords, etc can give them a drastic haircut and have them cowering in the corner. guppies would make for a nice tankmate, and anything bottom-feeding - loaches, cory's, etc.
  9. i watched half of four sisters whatever night it was on this week. blows me away. i've seen the full shoah (back in the late 80's) but didn't remember this part. it was pretty moving. then they followed it with night and fog, and the sorrow and the pity. great night of viewing.
  10. nice post. one of my favorite albums too. saw him live and one of my most memorable concerts. this dude did not, and does not, get the props he deserves.
  11. i think it's a beating also, but i keep reading it everytime i get a notification. today was elmer t. lee. nothing but glowing reviews. of all the bourbons i've tried that's been the most disappointing. it was hardly drinkable after first opening. i think i'll try another pour tonight. most people that commented said it was their favorite or the best they've ever tried. i would rate it somewhere near the bottom 50. one guy said that the only other bourbon he's liked better was the original black maple hill. first take on that site i've liked. that was one of the best bourbons to ever cross my tongue. going to go hunting for the eht single tomorrow. thanks for the tip.
  12. disappointed this wasnt funnier. i'm out as well.
  13. why are bernie supporters so intolerant?
  14. no, they just make you republican.
  15. saw the woodford batch proof on the shelf today. $130. I passed. picked up a dickle bib and a benchmark 8.
  16. i'm kind of with this guy. love the idea of it, but they keep letting in bands that dont deserve it. i would vote no on this entire list. possibly thin lizzy, chaka khan, judas priest, and the doobies.
  17. still never seen ezra 7 or new riff on the shelf in Austin. not seen that bakers or woodford before either.
  18. just checked and both the blind pig store picks are 12 yr. 12.5 to be exact.
  19. i agree with this take. next year is our best shot. herman better be game planning now. how can we lose by 7 to the national champions, but look like dogshit against tcu and iowa state? that inconsistency has plagued herman his whole career.
  20. i think all of those people could beat trump, but my fear is none of them will. trump fights low - his nicknames, his smirks, his lies, his disinformation, his insecure and immature braggadocio. the crooked hillary and lock her up chants caught on and stuck with the low iq voters, and he'll do the same thing this time. none of the democrats listed will play as dirty as he does, are strong enough to call him out on his bullshit, and stand up to his bullying. i hope i'm wrong but if i had to wager now i'd say trump wins re-election.
  21. and even if it was sitting on a shelf it wouldn't be $30.
  22. i believe the two store picks (the bourbon and the rye) i have from blind pig are both 12 yr. Could be 9 though, I'll have to check when i get home.
  23. I thought the first episodes were great too. hard to see how it's going to go 10. there must be some major curveballs coming. i thought after the first 15 min of episode one it was a slam dunk that he did it.
  24. great pics! congrats on your first trip. i've been at least 10 times, maybe more, but those pics make me want to go again. no pics of the black bears? i've yet to see one.
  25. i wouldn't recommend any of their offerings but there are several on the market now. besides remus, there's rossville union, eight and sand, and at least one more that i've seen at avery ranch.
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