Tasting EPA bottle #4

The Escanaba Pail Ale was created from ingredients indigenous to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, most notably the water from the Escanaba River, documented on EATARF. This post documents the tasting of bottle #4, the Brett Favre addition, 5 months after the brewing.





First things first, the EPA needs to be rescued from it's frozen crypt.





The hero stands with his prize.




EPA poured into our drinking glasses. We wanted to make sure that the bouquet, color, head, and taste could be properly appreciated.





A toast to the future, and the excellent (decent?) pictures of the 82nd Academy Awards.


So.... what do the people think?

JC: Light and subtle when drank, almost too light. The aftertaste sustains itself, building to an excellent experience.

R(W)C: This beverage will not overwhelm the palate at first, but provides a taste that has long lasting impact, even after the glass is empty.

R(A)C: Smells bitter like beer. Tastes bitter like beer.

Going north of the Border

Green Bay

Next stop: Feingold.

Milwaukee

Hi Kristy!

Crossing the Border

Now entering Wisconsin. Didn't get the picture. Next stop: Green Bay.

The Up North Lodge

Knowing that there would be a wait to have dinner, my dad and I decided to go early.



A delicious 22 oz. red amber. Before the girls could show up, our table was ready. We passed off to the next group, who happened to be sitting next to us at the bar. They bought us a pair of free drink tokens for the Up North Lodge. Excellent. Unfortunately, the girls arrived and we didn't have the chance to use them. Next trip--the bar will still be there.

Dinner arrived....... RIBS




1/2 slab. Preceded by salad and clam chowder. Served with noodles and pineapple. YES!

My dad and I had the slab for two.



Always a good decision...

And the aftermath



No ribs left alive.

A big difference from earlier

Almost 8 and still 80? Earlier in the trip we struggled to get out of
the low 60s.

The master at work

Cooking fish the right way. No bones. Delicious.

Pastie restock

We will have see if it is real #1.

Smoked fish sausage

Delicious! Got in Munising at the Fish House.

Ship wreck tours

Glass bottom boat tour of some of the wrecks found in Lake Superior.
Very cool.

UPDATE

Some photos taken during the tour on the real camera



What is left of the anchor




What remains of the captains bathroom (tub on the left, commode on the right)

Bluegrass

Enjoyed some nice tunes at a bluegrass festival in grand marais.


UPDATE......
Another video from our trip to see some bluegrass.

Fire

Lit and burning. Video will be cut and posted before I go to bed. Maybe.


video update.... as promised....from 1 AM on Saturday the 8th

Fire

Made a little lean-to fire. Going to light it around dark. Not as big
and flashy as my uncles or cousins would like, but that is just not
my style. This fire uses would efficiently and works well for cooking.
It is a good fire for a vigil.

Dinner

Had it at Jack's Hideaway. First time here. Fridays they have a fish
fry special. Recommending the perch.

Car Trouble Update

I want to send out a giant thanks to Joe and his kids over at Joe & Sons Auto Repair in Gwinn. Good, hard work at a very reasonable price. The Nissan, which can be seen in an earlier post, had some serious muffler issues. It had been at our home dealership in the past month where a significant amount of money had been spent on a variety of repairs, some having to do with the muffler.

Mind you, I am no car expert, but here is how I understand it.

For 1/3 the price charged by the dealer (only the muffler work) Joe & Sons replaced the hanger at the end of the exhaust pipes (new work completely), replaced a hose with new parts that the dealer said would be exorbitantly expensive and not practical (the dealer basically put a piece of tape over the hole on the old hose, which was about to fall apart), and replaced some sort of special spring loaded bolts (I have no idea their function, but they seem important) that the dealer PUT ON! (the tech told us that the bolts we had were crappy and put on poorly to begin with) In summation, Joe & Sons fixed a new problem, and repaired the crappy job done by the dealer on two other problems for 1/3 of the price. Bravo.

A little free advertisement.

Lunch

Using bread and produce from the Gwinn Farmers Market.

Car issue

Last night on our way back from the concert in Marquette, we noticed a
scraping noise. We stopped, and our muffler had sort of fallen off.

Our solution--a bungee cord and an irate call to our dealer back home in the morning. (On a sidenote, this car had been into the dealer for muffler work less than a month ago) Will update.

An evening of music

Dinner