Rainy Tuesday

So I didn't ride into work today, I got a lift from the Ms. We had to drop the puppy off to get spayed this AM. Bob Barker would be proud. Everyone wish her good luck and fast healing!

But I did bring the bike and gear into work to ride home. Sure makes me glad I put the fenders on a few weeks back, and the waterproof panniers. A wet MacBook would be bad.

I stumbled across Minnehaha Bags the other day via Fat Cyclist. At first I saw the Shoulder Bag and thought it was a Rapha product. Looks like something they would produce. From the address on the website it looks like the Minnehaha Bags people are the same as the Banjo Brothers people. Nice stuff. I may swing by Hiawatha Cyclery and check one out on the way home.

Also for all you Gmail users, Mail Goggles: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret. No, this is not a joke. Look under your labs tab in Gmail. I suggest some of you turn it on. :D

Need a new Klein for Dad? I bet he would be pretty excited to get this one:

Also, I found this on my favorite CO2 makers' website: Keg Charger. Bikes and beer, not that much different. Gotta love Genuine Innovations.

Next up for beer for me after plowing through so many Oktoberfest is the ROGUE Double Dead Guy. The little label on the back tells me that it is best to be drink with some sort of pig.

Scott send this over to me the other day, 300to30.com - From the site:

You might be asking: “What is 300 to 30″?

The 300 part…

Well, back in January, one of my 2008 goals, was to log a minimum of 200 days on the bike this year. Right now I’m just 20 days shy of that goal, and it’s only October. It occurred to me on the eve of my last year of being a “twenty-something,” that I wanted to spend this next year logging more miles, more time, and more days on the bike than I ever have before. So what better way than to step up and go for 300? Now I know there are people out there that have ridden 365 or have significantly more impressive streaks, but several trips abroad will cut into my available ride time in a big way this year, so I wanted to be realistic…

The “to 30″ part…

You guessed it, as of today 10/3/2008, I’m turning 29 (happy birthday to me).

Good luck my man, I will be following along.

This weekend is the MORC MTB Summit at Lebanon Hills in Eagan, MN. Come on out, even if you are not a member you should still come out and meet some new people. I will be there with stickers!

P.S. Don't forget to order your new stickers!

-pete

Seahorse Pale Ale

Rogue Seahorse Pale Ale. Scrumptious. Enough Said.

More Rogue

Tried a couple more Rogue brews last night.

Juniper Pale Ale - I thought this was going to taste very hoppy like an IPA but I was pleasantly surprised buy the taste. It has a beautiful yellow/amber color and it tasted as good as it looked, beautiful. I would totally get this again. I liked this better than the Kells.

Half-E-Weizen - I know a lot of people don't like the wheaty taste of a hefeweizen but this beer would be a great for someone that has never had a hefeweizen. It doesn't really have a strong wheaty taste. I think Blue Moon has a stronger wheat taste than this Rogue. Like most wheat beers, this would taste better in the summer with an orange slice.

-MikeyB

Rogue

The poor little MORBID site needed some beer updates. I'll get it started off with some ROGUE brews.

Kells - Petey will agree with me on this one. One of the best beers I have ever tasted. We had ourselves a bomber of this brew ice fishing a few weeks ago. It had a great smell, taste and after taste.

"Kells Irish Lager has won world-wide acclaim by winning 8 medals from the World Beer Championship and a Gold Medal at the Australian International Beer Awards."

Not surprising. Excellent beer.

Dead Guy Ale - Probably the most common of the Rogue brews. Grab a 6'er and try it for yourself.

Saint Rogue Red - Picked up a bomber to try while out on the ice. Little hoppier red but still very good. Couldn't get a look of the color since I drank it out of the bottle. I thought it was good but not as great as the Kells. This red had some potential.

Sea Otter Amber Ale - Oh how I love the amber ales. I really enjoyed this beer. I would have to rank it slightly below the Kells. It has a great smooth taste. I can't seem to find it on their site. They might have changed its name. Good stuff.

I usually just head over to the Apple Valley Liqueur store and I can find 10 different Rogue bombers on the shelf. You can also find quite a few at Blue Max but you will pay more at Blue. Couple more Rogue beers I would like to try is the Half-e-Weizen, Honey Cream Ale and the Monk Madness.

-MikeyB



I am going to add a little to MikeyB's post.

I also really dig the ROGUE stuff. I have also tried a few others such as the Shakespeare Stout and found that also to be a fine beer but not one of my favorites. Also I really liked the Chocolate Stout.

Pick some up and give it a try, especially the Kells since it is the season. Good stuff.

-pete

Salem Night Riders

Location: Salem Hills, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Time: 6pm
Bikes: Check
Lights: Check
Beers: Check
MORBID Members: Mikey, Pete



She was a good ride, a warm day after the recent cold streak. Two laps around, one with daylight, one without. Lights were charged and ready to go. Lap one was quick, the rocks were loose and there is a ton of sand on the trail, but it was fast as all hell.

Wheelie practice was held until the sun went down and lap 2 was started. Another fast lap was done since there were beers waiting. No injuries tonight but the boys were spent after some heavy riding the last few days...

Some Rouge Mocha Porter, Spotted Cow, Mothership Wit, and Paulaner Oktoberfest-Märzen were consumed. There was talk of The White Castle but that was called off since one of the crew had it for lunch. (Dick!) If only The Castle made wool jerseys...