so I'm getting married next week, August 4th in Buffalo, NY to the most wonderfully awesome woman, in front of almost 250 friends and family. It's been a long, long wait for this but its been more than worth it. (\end sappy rant).
I was going to make pedals for all my groomsmen as gifts, but that was too much work, so I made them beer instead. actually, 3 beers. A Belgian, a Steam Beer and something I call Irish Gold.
I'll be off to Jamaica the week after. Very excited so say the least. I got her a nice Nikon DLSR (DSLR?) for a wedding gift so we should have some nice pictures to share afterwards!
NICE dude.
Camera's a great idea. As were the beers. I've already got a kegerator... been toying with the idea of trying homebrewing...
You are a man of good taste! Beer is a way better gift then a pedal! (slightly depending who your groomsmen are....) Getting married is a blast (almost my first anniversary!) and judging by what you are writing, you are off with a good start. Enjoy, and if she's the one, keep her!!!
Paul
she's a keeper all right. i totally got the better deal!
Congrats, Z-man!
Homebrew FTW!
I just got back from the homebrew shop. I'm brewing this weekend, and the wife has asked me to show her the ropes. Should be fun having a helper for a change.
Am I sensing a strange correlation between these two hobbies? ;D
I agree, this is an uncanny confluence of taste in hobbies!
My wife (of 14 years now! Hard to believe) got me this "beers of the world" sampler for X-mas. I loved it! So for my recent birthday, my wife wondered aloud what to get me, and just when I was about to say "money for pedal parts!", my five-year-old daughter says, "just get him a pack of beer!" :) So I did in fact receive a "summer beer" sampler. God I love my family!
All the best to you and your wife! Enjoy it because it goes by way too fast.
Quote from: Bret608 on July 26, 2012, 12:47:33 PM
I agree, this is an uncanny confluence of taste in hobbies!
My wife (of 14 years now! Hard to believe) got me this "beers of the world" sampler for X-mas. I loved it! So for my recent birthday, my wife wondered aloud what to get me, and just when I was about to say "money for pedal parts!", my five-year-old daughter says, "just get him a pack of beer!" :) So I did in fact receive a "summer beer" sampler. God I love my family!
All the best to you and your wife! Enjoy it because it goes by way too fast.
Bret, you are a lucky man! And aziltz, again: enjoy!
Congratulations! The beer for the groomsmen is a Great! idea.
Congratulations. Good call with the brews for gifts.
Quote from: Bret608 on July 26, 2012, 12:47:33 PM
I agree, this is an uncanny confluence of taste in hobbies!
Indeed there is. I have a batch of Dark Lager beer to bottle next week then I'm going to make some spirits with Still Spirits for the first time, I can't wait. ;D
Just 8 days for 23L of 15-20% for next to nothing. My local shop rents the "water purifier" that can further refine it up to 60-80% which can be cut down to 40% and mixed with their flavor essence packages to create a very large assortment of drinks. Their website is http://stillspirits.com/ (http://stillspirits.com/). It should prove to be an interesting experience.
Aziltz, congratulations in advance!
:)
God bless New Zealand, where home distillation (owning and operating a still) is completely legal for your own use. I've done a few homebrews, no spirits yet though.
Congrats dude!
woo! conrats!
Thanks everyone! the closer we get to August 4th, the less stressed we are from all the planning and the more excited we get to enjoy the occasion.
Enjoy your time together. It goes fast!!!! Congratulations :)
Josh
Big congrats to you!! That's some really great news!!
Homebrew is most certainly a wonderful gift on any occasion. You giving them a full batch each?? :)
Steam beers are delicious. What kind of belgian style did you brew?
Pedals and beer(homebrewing included) are also my 2 passions. Makes sense there would be more into it here. Half of my homebrew club are engineers!
Congtrat's dude. Nothing better than when you marry the right woman and in my case when you marry up. Conversly I guess she married down :-\ :P
Stoked for you Austin! Marriage has it's challenges, and finding the right person is only half the battle. Congrats,
Jacob
Thank you all again for the congratulations. This time next week, I will be enjoying the reception! Everyday closer is more and more exciting. Today my wife-to-be took me to the driving range so I could learn how to golf, so I don't look like a fool in the family outing next Friday.
Quote from: bigmufffuzzwizz on July 27, 2012, 11:49:13 AM
Homebrew is most certainly a wonderful gift on any occasion. You giving them a full batch each?? :)
Steam beers are delicious. What kind of belgian style did you brew?
The Belgium was by accident. We got the recipe from a locale place, but they wouldn't tell us what hops were in it. It was supposed to be a Pale Ale recipe. Anyway, the recommended yeast is actually under debate I guess, as the flavors from it are more like a belgian. We thought it tasted a little funky for a PA until we started thinking of it as a Belgium. Now its yum.
I'm giving them each a 6 pack with 3 local beers and 3 homebrews. They're also each getting a cooler/chair to go with it.
That's the great thing about belgian ales..especially the spontaneous fermented ones. Sometimes you create something wonderful on accident! Strange they wouldn't tell you the hops as the grain/yeast are really the deciding factors of the flavor.
I too got married in Buffalo 11 years ago and we just celebrated our anniversary. I think if she is ok with you building effects and making beer, you have found yourself a gem. ;D Congratulations.
Big Congrats, sir! Only been married for 2 years, but it's been awesome. Pedals, Beer, and Photography are all 3 passions of mine, although I wish I had the set up for some home brewing.. Good call on a DSLR for the honeymoon. I bought my first DSLR before a trip to Africa, and they are still some of my best photos I've ever taken. If you want any pointers on photography, PM me or something.