I’ll throw out an update while it’s still actually Monday. \u00a0Not that I’m even consistent on that anymore but what the heck.<\/p>\n
So last weekend we took a lightly-planned drive to\u00a0Cincinnati to visit with the Paff family<\/a>. \u00a0We’ve been trying to plan a weekend with them someplace for a while now, but it never quite worked out for both our schedules. \u00a0As it happened, they were having a Beer Festival<\/a> in Cincy this past weekend, so we figured that would work as well as anything. \u00a0Donette’s parents were nice enough to watch Teagan on short notice, so we packed up the car and headed east. \u00a0We made it as far as St. Louis on Thursday night, where we stopped for dinner with Jeff & Victoria and got a good night’s rest. \u00a0Friday morning we hopped up early and got back on the road, and got to Ed and Kim’s around four. \u00a0That left us just about enough time to change clothes and head out to the first night of the beer fest. \u00a0We met up with Ed’s family as soon as we got there and proceeded to make the rounds of the endless selections. \u00a0I don’t think I had a single thing I’d tried before during the entire night, and I’d say most were from breweries I’d never even heard of. \u00a0The event was rather lightly attended for the enormous venue it was held in, which worked great for us; \u00a0Huge selection and no lines for anything.<\/p>\n Saturday morning, Ed got up and headed back downtown to attend the 5B conference<\/a> downtown. \u00a0Believe me, I was more than a bit\u00a0disappointed that I missed out on this event. \u00a0I mean c’mon; \u00a0A whole conference dedicated to blogging? \u00a0That’s just too nerdy to be true. \u00a0Which is to say, right up my alley. \u00a0\u00a0But, alas, I waited too long and they were all full by the time we decided we were making the trip. \u00a0Who knows where it may have led had I gotten in. \u00a0Actual interesting content on this site? \u00a0Doubling my hit-count per week to, say, four-ish? \u00a0The sky would have been the limit. \u00a0Oh well, there’s always next year. \u00a0I DID<\/strong>, however, get to go to the “Connoisseur Reception” with Ed and some friends before the general admission opened up at the Beer Festival Saturday night though, which was pretty sweet. \u00a0They had a selection of beers there, paired with some interesting foods, that we walked around and sampled for an hour or so before heading down to the main floor. \u00a0It was quite interesting, as the people serving the beers at this event were generally very knowledgeable about what they were pouring. \u00a0(In some cases even the Brewer.)\u00a0 \u00a0Downstairs it was more of a “Yeah we’re just volunteering, which one would you like.” \u00a0Unfortunately this just lasted a short time and then we headed downstairs to find an absolute mob scene at the main festival. \u00a0They posted a picture<\/a>\u00a0of the madness on the Hoperatives site. \u00a0Not quite the scene for this old man; \u00a0I didn’t last too long. \u00a0Kim came down and rescued us and we headed back to the house for some peace and quiet. \u00a0Ed posted some more info on the event at his site<\/a>, as well as a few of his favorite brews of the weekend. \u00a0My favorite? \u00a0Well, I’m going to say the Imperial India Pale Ale from Green Flash Brewing<\/a>. \u00a0Not exactly a bold pick but it was just that good. \u00a0Close second was the\u00a0White Rajah IPA from The Brew Kettle<\/a>, or maybe the Double Stout from Green Flash. \u00a0(I really liked the Green Flash selections; \u00a0They should broaden their distribution for my benefit.)<\/p>\n Sunday we discussed a few possible entertainment options, but ended up just hanging out with Ed, Kim and Trey all day in Cincy, which suited us just fine. \u00a0We were a bit worn out. \u00a0We had our obligatory lunch at Skyline<\/a>, then drove around and checked out some local shopping, including probably the single coolest grocery<\/a> I’ve ever been to. \u00a0Rash statement, but true. \u00a0Ed had a hockey game at 6:00 so we all went and watched him play, and that pretty much finished us off for the weekend. \u00a0Today we got up and made the rather brutal drive all the way back to KC. \u00a0And aren’t we glad to be back; \u00a0Lovely snow, just lovely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ll throw out an update while it’s still actually Monday. \u00a0Not that I’m even consistent on that anymore but what the heck. 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