Drink This

Are you tired of paying 11.99 for a 4-pack of Surly to impress your hipster biker friends or drinking PBR even though you know it tastes like piss but hey you look cool. I have a deal for you! Schlitz Tall Boys, $5.49 a 6-pack! Tastes great, look cool and it's cheap. Get them while they are hot but drink them cold!

Nordeast

mmm...I can't wait!!

"August Schell Brewing Co. will release a new year-round flavor of Grain Belt beer that’s named for the historic Minneapolis neighborhood where Grain Belt was founded.

Grain Belt Nordeast will debut April 7 at 8 a.m. at Surdyk’s Liquor Store in Northeast Minneapolis. It will be sold in 6 packs, 12 packs and on draft that day at bar and liquor stores in that part of Minneapolis. It will be released to other stores the following day." Read more here

Bloody Pissed

Awhile back the kind folks at MORBID sent me some t-shirts to hand out as prizes at an alleycat race I put on here in Bozeman, MT. One of the winners was Tom D. Here's a picture of him getting bloody pissed. Thanks to Pete for the schwag!

Gnome Fest VI

Gnome Fest 6...nope not a festival celebrating the little creepy lawn ornaments. It's a biking and beer get-together at Levis-Trow Mounds near Neillsville, WI. Friday morning Pete and I loaded up his van filled with bikes, camping gear and a large empty cooler. Empty you ask, why yes, we are heading to the cheesy state of WI where they sell gloriously tasting New Glarus beer. A quick stop in Hudson for some Spotted Cow and Totally Naked and we were back on the road heading for Levis-Trow trail head. We rolled into Levis-Trow at 2pm and found a spot to setup camp. You couldn't have asked for better weather with highs in the upper 70's to low 80's with nothing but sun. It was almost too hot.

Check out our neighbors setup, Gomez. I think I could handle a pimp pop-up camper like that.

The trails were outstanding. A little different terrain with lots of tree roots and sand but once you climb to the top of a mound the views go on forever. Unfortunately I forgot my camera at camp so I will have to snap a photo next year.

Another great thing about this years Gnome Fest...BACON EXPLOSION!!! This beautiful example of the other white meat was put together by a fellow Gnome Fest participant. It was grilled to perfection. Very tasty!

What else happens at Gnome Fest? BEER! LOTS OF BEER! This is a picture from Saturday nights beer potluck.

Oh, don't forget the Dwarfcycle Figure Eight Death Race!!!! It's on like Donkey Kong!!

Here are some other pictures from the weekend. You can view them all HERE.

HELL

It's better than bad, it's good. Give it a try.

BEER!

Odd couple.

Hamm Sandwiches

E-mail a picture of what you have in your beer fridge to MORBID.

Tour De Fat

I hope everyone got out to enjoy the Minneapolis Tour De Fat yesterday. Too bad the cold and cloudy weather had to move on in. The parade was a little short but there were some unique costumes and bike decor. The beer was excellent as always. Here is a LINK to some pictures I took. Next up the Salsa 2-4 at the end of August.

Laziness has gotten the best of us

No your computer is not broken nor is this website. This actually is a new post! Can you believe it??? Now go into your closet and break out your favorite fursuit or last years Halloween costume for New Belgium Brewing's Tour de Fat happening this Saturday in Minneapolis. All money raised from this event goes to MORC and MOCA. There will be fun activities after the parade and New Belgium beer...enough said.

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Parade Athletic Fields (Just west of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden)
City/Town: Minneapolis, MN

New Horizon

Summit's new Horizon Red Ale, a whole lot of awesome. The flavor is similar to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Petey and I enjoyed this alcoholic hoppy snack after riding Murphy today. Check your local boozemart for a 6'er.

MORBID MEAT UP #6ish

Like it says:

April 7th
Happy Gnome
St. Paul, MN

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Also make sure you get to ARTCRANK a few days before!

See ya at both!

ARTCRANK 09

Ladies and Gents, it is getting to be that time of year where we need to get downtown, view, then buy some art for the walls. MPLS and Denver this year!

Wait, you haven't heard of ARTCRANK? Well let me tell you a little more(copy stolen directly from the ARTCRANK site): ARTCRANK showcases bicycle-inspired original poster artwork that you can enjoy looking at and afford to take home. This year, ARTCRANK rolls out in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 4, and in Denver on Saturday, April 11.

Make sure you signup for the twitter feed and the facebook page for updates and hope to see you all there.

Info:
ARTCRANK Minneapolis
* Opening Night Party
* Saturday, April 4th 7pm
* One On One Bikes + Coffee + Stuff
* 117 Washington Ave N, Mpls. MN

ARTCRANK Denver
* Opening Night Party
* Saturday, April 11th 8pm
* The Shoppe · The Fabric Lab · Plastic Chapel · Neopolitan
* 3105 East Colfax Ave, Denver CO

Follow ARTCRANK:
Twitter: artcrank
Facebook: ARTCRANK
Web: artcrankpostershow.com

Drink!

This day in 1933 Prohibition ended so get out there and drink up, I know I will.

In the News

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A private micro-brewery in British Columbia is toasting the current economic downturn by launching a special brand of recession-style beer.

Howe Sound Brewery says it is now making "Bailout Bitter," its most bitter-tasting brew named in honour of the government bailouts of the financial sector that have taken place globally, underscoring the severity of current economic crisis.

Calling it "bitter ale for bitter times," the brewery said the new beer will cost less than its other brands.

For instance, a pint of Bailout Bitter will sell for $5.50, or about $1 less per glass, at the company's restaurant and brew pub, located in Squamish, B.C., about an hour drive north of Vancouver.

Continue to read more here

Don't Try This At Home

I realize Oktoberfest is upon us but I beg you please practice safe beer drinking and use a glass. Using a shoe is not recommended and should not be attempted. This may lead to drunkin' text messaging and cellular dialing of random people on your contact list.

Since you should use a glass for beer drinking activities and you are wondering where to purchase one of those sweet 1 liter dimpled glasses you can find at Oktoberfest, look no futher, just click HERE and you can order up a set all for yourself. Looking for a 2 liter Das Boot? Check out Gasthof's located off of University in NE Minneapolis.

Happy drinking.

-MikeyB

Plan B

It's raining so why not drink! Picked up some Oktoberfest. Erdinger Weissbräu Okt-fest is scrumpdillyumptious. Yeah I went there. I also have some Bell's to try and I am on the lookout for some Surlyfest.

Also if you rode in this weekends Urban Assault Ride, the results have been posted here. Great ride and we can't wait until next years UAR. Team MORBID came in 69th place...uhh 69, that's funny. I have some pictures uploaded HERE for your viewing pleasure.

Speaking of races don't forget to check out the Babes in Bikeland race Saturday at 5pm. Start Behind Bars, end One On One. I know there are a couple MFers partaking in this race.


-MikeyB

UAR....Awesome.

New Belgium Brewing, Freewheel, OOBS, REI, Peace Coffee, Chipotle, Penn Cycle, other sponsors, awesome. Totally awesome. Thanks for putting this on. There were at least 13 teams with MORBID members, and a bunch of volunteers. Thanks again for putting this on.

With this crew those kegs didn't stand a chance.

See ya next year NBB UAR! Think about bringing the Tour de Fat through here sometime!

-pete

ALERT!

UAR is almost here! Get your partner and get down to the New Belgium Brewing Urban Assault ride! I hear over 420 people are registered now!

Details: www.urbanassaultride.com/
and: urbanassaultride.blogspot.com/

Post up if you are going! See ya there!

You Are What You Drink

The man in the little brown truck just dropped off some slammin' bike bling.

YAWYD Top Cap

Step 1. Grab a delicious beer from your refrigerator.

Step 2: Take off your headset top cap. Take a few gulps of beer.

Step 3: Install your new YAWYD top cap. Drink some more beer.

Step 3: Take your bottle cap and push it over the YAWYD top cap.


Step 4: Slam the rest of your beer.

This is some sweet bike bling from Niner plus it only takes 30 seconds to install.

-MikeyB

chirp...chirp...

It has been a little quiet around the MORBID blog so lets spice it up a bit.

PBR'd

Pabst Blue Ribbon, because I ran out of good beer.

MORBID MEAT UP

Excellent turn out last night. We had close to 30 people show up as MORBID took over Panino Brothers in Apple Valley. If you are back in the neighborhood check out Panino Brothers again and try some of their Panino's, extremely tasty.

You can find pictures from last nights festivities HERE.

New Shiny and Things

New shiny!

Scott helped me pick out a new all purpose commuter/grocery/beer getter/bar hopper bike. It is a Surly Cross Check Complete, the only stuff I had to add were the Crank Bros Egg Beater pedals, rear rack, and the Ortlieb Back Roller Classic panniers.

Rode it to work today and I have to say it has probably the most comfortable ride I have ever experienced. I am really digging this bike.

Pictures:

On to other business. Wednesday Night saw a few of us hit up Murphy. It was in awesome shape, and lots of people out there. Mikey, Matt, Kris, and myself did nice lap and then drank a beer in the parking lot. It was a very nice night out.

Thursday I missed out on what sounded like an awesome Thursday Night Ride at Leb and then after party at Old Chicago. Next time!

Looks like there is some trail work at Murphy Sunday and also a group ride. Details on this post.

Have an awesome weekend! Looks like it is going to be a good one!

I Call Bull Shit.

From: Campus Squeeze

12 Beers You Should Only Drink In College

12.) Natural Light
11.) Natural Ice
10.) Keystone Light
9.) Busch Light
8.) Milwaukee's Best
7.) Milwaukee's Best Ice
6.) Pabst Blue Ribbon
5.) Old Milwaukee
4.) Coors Light
3.) Schmidt’s Beer
2.) Stroh's Beer
1.) Genesee Cream Ale

They have Old Milwakee and PBR on the list. Now anyone who knows someone with a fixed gear knows you can't be cool without a PBR tallboy. People bring their own tallboys to events where there is free beer! Old Milwakee and Coors Light? Well, what else are you going to drink while ice fishing or downing 24 beers for hydration during a bike race? These asshats need to go back to school and get a real education. I am sure that the douchebags that wrote this will soon be putting an airport sold Sam Adams on the AmEx card while waiting to sell me some crappy software. Then they will take me out to dinner on their dime and I will order a Old Mil and not order their software. They won't get commision and will loose their house because they look down their nose at a "lesser" beer. Every beer has its place, sure, I would rather drink a quality craft brew 80% of the time, but hell, you can't tell me a Mich Light doesn't taste good on a hot day.

There, I got my pissy-ness out of the way for today. I feel much better.
-pete

Terrace Oaks

Mikey, Aimee, and I joined up with Zoey the dog to do a few laps out at Terrace Oaks. Aimee and Zoey did some hiking, Mikey and I did the biking. I had to get out of there pretty quickly since I had to get to Best Buy and purchase a new fridge. So Mikey and I nailed out 3 quick laps, him on his single and me with gears on the Stumpjumper.

Beers were drank in the parking lot and off we went. Murphy tomorrow around 630pm and Leb Thursday around 6pm.

See ya on the trails!