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Speaking from a guy’s point of view, we’ve all been there before. There’s that hot chicka that you want to get in bed with and maybe start a long term relationship. She says she’ll leave her boyfriend but in turn you have to get rid of some of your friends. You oblige and start talking about the future. She says how great it will be to have some bling because you’re much better off than her now ex. You go to a formal, show her off, have a few drinks, whisper sweet nothings into her ear and she grabs your stick and pucks. You go back to your place for a night of sweet loving and try moves that you heard a friend tried the night before.  In the morning you wake up and find a note saying “last night was great but it’s not for me.”

Marian Hossa is that chick. He never had any intention of staying here. He packed up his bags and left you for the homecoming king. After reading todays article from Gene Collier I realized that not only is Hossa a tramp but also a whore. 4 teams in 4 season (and 5 after Det folds next season). To break it down for our old school 80′s movie geeks, what Hossa just did is like Real Genius when the middle aged chick tries to sleep with 15yr old Mitch because he’s the #1 brain in the college only to find out that closet dwelling Lazlo was the true #1. The Pens are Mitch.

Honestly, Shero knew this was a possiblity when he sent Colby, Eric, Angelo and a draft pick for Hossa and Dupuis. In the end Hossa was a great bullshitter. He had the fans and management thinking that he was a sure thing. How do we ease the pain? Have a drink and find someone better or go back to an old favorite. Worked for me

While we’re all still jaded lets look at some of Hossa’s comments shall we…
“I know it’s a short term, but we never talked about a one-year [deal] with Pittsburgh. We just talked about a long-term deal.”

Dumbass. You DO realize that the Pens are building a franchise here, not a one time sympathy date. You’d think that long term would be a great offer to any player. Thank you for leaving though because now we can bring in Naslund, Jagr or any other talented RW who isn’t pre-occupied looking at the lady in the red dress.

“I totally believe Detroit has the kind of team that can win it again.”
They can win it again someday, just not now. Last back to back was 96/97 – 97/98 and Detroit did that with Scotty Bowman running the show. You REALLY think that Mike Babcock has the testicular fortitude to repeat? HA!

Have fun with him Detroit. Marian, when you come back crawling to Pittsburgh next year with “I’m sorry baby, I made a mistake. please take me back.” don’t be surprised when the Pens tell you they’ve moved on.

Yeah, go ahead and make the jokes. It’s inevitable at this point. I did it myself. Old Chub holds a place near and dear to my heart. Back when SIDT started we did a show about a favorite drinking game of ours called Beer Hunter (click here for details). I know, I know, it’s supposed to be played with junk beer but hey, we’re the craft beer guys. Why WOULDN’T we use a good beer?

Last week while at 3 Sons I picked up a 6 pack for home since it’s been awhile. I’ve had my share of Scottish ales and wanted to revisit the first one I ever had. If you’re unfamiliar with a Scottish Ale there is usually a higher malt flavor which is the shining star of this style while carrying a low hop profile. If you want to know why, this is caused by the wort carmelizing after a long boil. Hey, you asked. The ABV in Old Chub is 8% but in other Scottish Ales can reach as low as 4. Most of the ones I drink are a high 6 to a low 7.

The can I had poured a dark copper hue and finished with a solid 2 finger head which stuck around until midway through the drinking. There was a fair balance of malt in it but not to the point that it made my mouth fill with sweetness. I did have some lingering malt aftertaste but not enough that it bothered me.

Old Chub is made by the Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado who have become famous for successfully distributing craft beer in a can. Previously this was unheard of but these guys got the system down without the use of that bullshit “venting” system that Coors has.

Overall this is an A from me. When I get a grading system down I’ll have to figure out what that is. Maybe the Fonz.

Oh and for the record, you college kids or jagoffs who shotgun beer cans, don’t try it with any of the Oskar products. You’ll fail miserably. We tried for the sake of science once… ONCE!

cheers!

When started “Should I Drink That” we figured that if a few people downloaded our show we would be happy. We just wanted to talk about craft beer. In the 2 years since we’ve had our fair share of local publicity, made it on G4 Tech TV, nominated for awards and started writing craft beer related articles.

A little over a month ago when we got the call about DRAFT I had to take a few minutes to let it sink in. All I knew was that they needed a hi-res picture and we may or may not be in an article they’re writing. Podcasts don’t get nearly the respect they deserve in most circles so when something big comes along in the field you’re broadcasting about it’s pretty special. Yeah, I geeked.

If you turn to page 22 of the July/August issue of DRAFT pictured above, on the bottom you’ll find SIDT. At first I was hesitant when I heard it was about the  DFH 120 Chug video but after I got my hands on a copy I realized it was a very well written piece. DRAFT had roughly 250,000 subscribers so the boost in traffic to our site has already been jaw dropping. Timing for this also couldn’t have been any better with the cover showing rockstars of the industry Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head and Jim Koch from Sam Adams. At the release of this issue we also released our 40th episode which features the GREATEST CONTEST EVER by a podcast. I guess you could say the stars aligned just right this time.

I want to thank all family, friends and fans who have supported us (those who said this was a fad last summer I say… HA! blow me where the pampers is) and helped us become the quality show we are today. Now go out to your local Barnes & Noble, Borders or anywhere you can find craft beer magazines nationwide and buy the issue

cheers!