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When it's cool, you only have to say it once.

OMG Solas is Amazing

Holy shit we just saw Solas, one of the greatest Irish bands in the world today, and it was amazing. The button accordion player, Mick McAuley, was gracious enough to have his pick taken with Heather. They were fast, accurate, extremely fun, and soulful in their performance. I could have listened to them the whole night.


This first tune is a bit more 'modern' than their set tonight, but it is a better recorded number than I found on Youtube. The set tonight was extremely traditional, thoroughly rehearsed, and utterly fantastic.



Here is a good old fashioned sit in with what they really, truly sound like.

Oh Stephen Fry...

How we love you.





--EDIT--

Cannot.
Help.
Myself!!!

This was our rental car

No joke.

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Big Black Rooster Stout

This has been an evolving recipe for most of my brewing hobby. It's basically a slightly stronger dry Irish stout, which is ready in just over two weeks. It is quite chocolatey, not very hoppy at all, and mildly acrid. This iteration--which should be the best yet--isn't going to be soured or oaked (since it will be served young), but it certainly could be. In fact, some toasted coconut in the mash would probably be fantastic.

• 10 gallon batch size
• 22 lbs Marris Otter
• 1.5 lbs roast barley
• 1 lbs chocolate malt
• 0.5 lbs dark crystal malt
• 0.5 lbs light crystal 15
• 2 oz Kent Golding hops, 60 minute boil

Mash at 151F for 60 minutes, sparge with six gallons of water, and ferment with an appropriate English or Irish yeast. For this iteration Wyeast 1945 Neobritannia will be used (and harvested for a brown ale that is being planned for the weekend--yeast harvesting rocks!).