On the road again, this time in Looaville, Ky. A few quick observations pointing to essays to come: Good breweries here, with interesting IPAs, a very nice Bourbon Barrel Stout, some barley wine; a university glassblowing program set in a downtown parking garage (with an art gallery included); freezing weather and snow; White Castle slyders; homeless people in Borders. This lists the high points. Low point: Sally picked up a "tummy bug" (her description) that was probably classic "food poisoning". We ate pretty much the same thing for the last couple of days, so my conclusion is that hoppy beer, in addition to being a wonder drug for all kinds of things, is also good at curbing food poisoning. Remember this: Beer: Not Only Food, but Medicine Too!See, I think the combination of alcohol (disinfectant), hops (calmative and restorative agent), water (hydration) and grain byproducts (food and fruit group) is indispensable in any therapeutic regimen. Taken as a preventative it is unbeatable. I drank more beer, she drank more wine ( more alcohol, no hops, less water, grape byproducts (fruit group only) and no grain byproducts.)
(M & J: Look at the location of photo)
Image: http://www.thebeerguys.com/
First: of *course* it's in KFalls. Folks take their beer very seriously here. Don't you know that much of the domestic US hops crop comes from the Willamette valley, just north of us?
ReplyDeleteSecond, we discovered this weekend that our local brewpub sells beer in 64-oz "to go" bottles. They also have a great IPA, among other fine varieties. Just so you know.
Third, have you correlated the White Castle to the Tummy Bug? They're called "sliders" because they slide down, through, and out... often without slowing down during the trip.
Couldn't resist when I saw the text for the photo.
ReplyDeleteYes to Willamette. Great hops region. The "To Go" bottles are usually called "Growlers", named from the sound take out pails of beer made in the late 1800s. They are reusable and usually cheaper to buy that way. Sal didn't eat the sliders (spelled slyders in the old White Castle literature) and I am not sick yet. Time will tell. In preparation for our visit, get a couple of growlers ready.
I'm told that there are already plans to have three growlers on hand when you two turn up, so that's covered.
ReplyDeleteGreat! That takes care of me for a day or two. What are the rest of you going to drink?
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