The morning started with the fine people at Berger Family Dealerships fixing my cracked side view mirror (remember how much fun that day was?), and the afternoon was spent driving home then being mildly productive around the house. Damn, I love days off.
Speaking of this afternoon, while you're at work, I enjoyed a beer from Tommyknocker Brewery - their awesome doppelbock lager. This beer has a very creamy malt taste with a caramel sweetness along for the ride. Very full bodied and flavorful, Butthead (a reference to bighorn sheep, not Bevis' friend) Bock checks in at 8.2% ABV, which surprised me a bit. Didn't taste that potent - just tasted delicious. I've been seeing some of their other offerings near me, particularly Hop Strike Black, which is encouraging, as I love most everything they produce. Colorado breweries are among the leaders in the craft beer movement, and this brewery definitely helps support that effort. They've redone their branding to make it more mainstream and retired their previous cartoon logos, which should help attract more attention on store shelves.
We've spent time in Colorado each of the past two summers, staying at a cabin at the base of a glacier 10,500+ feet above sea level. An amazing way to get away and unwind. More importantly, the cabin is conveniently located near the Tommyknocker Brewery in the sleepy town of Idaho Springs. Definitely get the sampler; generous pours of virtually every beer they have on draft. Great food, too!
Thing to Think About Today:
If you're in Colorado during the winter, you're skiing. I'm not a skier. However, if you're there in the summer - and I highly recommend it - you're hiking. An awesome hike if you're in the front rage of the Rockies is up St. Mary's Glacier. Okay, so it's not technically a glacier, it's a permanent snow mass. However, "glacier" sounds a lot cooler, and let's face it, it's pretty amazing to hike across a snow covered mountain in the middle of the summer no matter what you call the thing. If you're heading there from the Denver area, just take the Fall River Road exit off I-70, turn right on Fall River Road, and keep driving until you see some signs. Seriously, you can't miss it. Can't think of a better way to spend a sunny, summer day.
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| Looking down from the bottom of the glacier at St. Mary's Lake |
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| Right before we decided to glissade down to the bottom. Glissade is a fancy word for 'slide on our ass'. |
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