Weekend Doings

If you know me, you can guess where I was on Friday and Saturday nights. Out Draughting. Saturday, however, I went out to Thirsty Planet to visit their facility and hopefully see an old friend from Victoria. She ended up not going ( I didn't RSVP on Facebook and she is tired of going to things solo), but I went out with my buddy Tim, one of the owners of Good Libations - a brewery hopefully getting started next year around this time. The guys who work out at Thirsty Planet are great - Tim and I got to check out their brewhouse, cold store, and bottling setup. They have an amazing taproom as well. Bit of a gamble, but as Tim said, they were probably banking on HB 602 passing, and it's past the House and on to the Senate. The bill allows for onsite sales after a tour, which is fantastic for a production brewery. They also had several experimental brews on tap - a Chipotle Goat Amber, a Mate IPA, and a double Buckethead. Alas, they were a bit disappointing - there is a bitterness in the finish that just seems a bit off and even seems to affect the aroma. Tim chalked it up to a pH problem with the water they were using, and he would know far better than I.

Today my Mom came up, and we went to eat with my sister and brother, then all hung out for a bit. My Mom turned 59 this last Tuesday, one more year until the big 6-0. She seems to be in much better spirits these days. The only thing missing was Zoe, and we all missed her dearly. But it was her mom's weekend, and I am not about to insist on breaking up her Easter. We have plenty of candy for her here now ;).