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Physical Therapy Pushes You When You Feel Stuck
(pictured above: Sara Lumby & Scott Wilkins…local hero's)
Physical Therapy Pushes You When You Feel Stuck
Ok, the title is a bit cliche, but it still seems to pair well with the situation. Last Thursday I left OSI Physical Therapy in Stillwater at 3:00pm to drive back to St Paul. Those of us here in the Twin Cities already know that last Thursday mother nature dropped about 11″ of snow on the east metro, which we'd usually be well equipped to deal with that, but this time the roads seemed to get unusually bad.
I slowly drove down highway 36 West noticing multiple accidents along the way. Sitting at a red light I noticed a driver had slid head first into a light post, thankfully he was not hurt and talking to the police officer at the scene. (pictured to the left)
As I continued down 36 West the line of cars in front of me slowly began to hit their brakes. The panicked driver in the car directly in front of me hit his brakes hard causing him to stop quicker, but it also cause his car to begin spinning in circles. I had two choices…hit my brakes just as hard and slide right into him, or try for a safe landing in the ditch. I opted for the ditch.
Now, driving a 4 wheel drive Tahoe I assumed I'd be able to maneuver through the ditch to get back on the road. Wrong. Dead wrong. Not only was the snow incredibly thick, it had lifted my truck up in the air off my tires, and the snow was hard as cement. I sighed…and called OSI Stillwater for reinforcements. Linda, the clinic manager reacted swiftly and said she'd gather some help and send them my way. I hung up the phone and thought to myself what an amazing group of people I work with.
A few minutes later Scott Wilkins and Sara Lumby pulled up with 3 shovels to help get me out. Frankly, had I been in their shoes I might have seriously considering hiding my face and driving on by upon seeing how much work would be involved with digging me out! LOL The two of them jumped right out and immediately began to help.
After an hour of digging and driving back and forth it didn't look good. We continued to slide deeper and deeper into the ditch as we tried to back out on the tracks I drove in on. We used carpets, blankets, and shovels and I don't think any of us thought we'd be able to get this out.
Sara called AAA and they estimated a 4-5 hour wait until a tow truck could reach us. Then, the kind decision to pull over by a stranger changed the whole situation. A very nice woman offered to let us use her tow strap. We hooked it up and managed to finally pull my car over the heavy snow that it couldn't breach on its own.
In the end it took us nearly 2 hours to get my car out and I can't say enough how grateful I am to Scott and Sara for spending so much time and energy shoveling that heavy snow with me. They're awesome! I love the fact that I work with such amazing people here at OSI.
You know, I can't tell you how many times I have heard stories like these and I always assume that it's an easy fix. However, while sitting in my truck I realized that if I didn't get help, I didn't know how long I'd have to wait to get my truck out. I vowed to pull over the next time I saw someone in apparent distress, which happened the very next day. I was able to 'pay it forward' to a guy from Somalia stuck in the ditch on the side of highway 94.
The next day, I drove by the spot I went off the road and was shocked to see the snow plows had made the whole scene simply disappear. It was as though it never happened…all just a bad dream? Nope, I've got the sore arms and back to remind me. Thankfully I have great PT's here to help me with that.
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My day off was amaaaaaaazing. I could not have asked for more. A good day to me is one where you get a crapton done, and every time you look at the clock it's still early. Those are the best!
I can't believe we have completed Day 21 already — this thing is really flying by. I have been giving some thought as to what Day 30 will mean…what it may lead to. It's stupid, really. Day 30 or Day "now" …the decisions you make are YOUR'S. I try very hard to make it known that eating this way is something you do all the time because you choose to. In fact, when people at work …or wherever… ask me if I want something (and that something be non-paleo) I usually say, no. When they ask why not…I say, "ehh I just don't want that." I try very hard to never say, "I can't have that." Because that's not true. I can eat whatever the hell I want. Regardless of this blog and what it means to me…or my goal to eat "paleo" and yes, I put it in quotes. None of it matters…unless you view it as something you choose to do to better your body.
I cannot stress enough that this truly is a lifestyle choice. Paleo is not a fad diet, sorry. You can eat what is considered paleo — aka whole nutrient-dense foods for 30 days…and if you're coming off a SAD will you lose weight? Absolutely. I will bet money on it. Go another month, maybe two more in a row…will you drop the pounds like nobody's business. Oh hell yes. Start going back to your old ways and will you gain it all back? Without a doubt, yes. So why do it?…unless you're prepared to do it for good. Decide that you want to live longer. Decide that you want to save money on healthcare when you start getting older. Decide that you want your quality of life to just be better…sleep better, feel better. Those are the right reasons to do this.
Okay — on to Day 21…3 weeks!
Breakfast was NOT the usual! Although it was pretty damn close. Instead of bacon I had a pork chop along side some fried eggs. Of course I had my little mound of raw kraut and beets. Black coffee. I woke up around 8:30, but did not eat this until 11:30 am. Brunch I suppose.
Around 5 pm Jason and I went running. I ran one mile and my legs were just killing me…right above the knees. So I kicked off the shoes and went another mile barefoot…gosh what a difference. My legs didn't hurt at all. It felt sooooo much better….but now my feet are bruised up a bit. That's okay…they'll get tougher. Being able to go faster and not have my legs hurt is worth it to me. After our run we stopped by Jamba Juice. I got a small Berry Up-Beet. I have drilled the employees there. They probably think I'm weird…but I let them know that they better not freakin' be lying to me about what all is in their smoothies. I said, "tell me exactly down to the last ingredient – what is in this, or it's your life." Not really that last part, but I did want to know. Apparently it is solely berries, and beet juice. Better be. Re-fueled with that while we prepared dinner.
Jason was awesome and deveined the shrimp for me. He's quicker at it than me…probably because I look at every one twice just to make sure and he really doesn't care.
Dinner was outstanding. I made another dish from Practical Paleo — Pesto Shrimp & Squash Fettuccine. It's super simple. You use a vegetable peeler on the squash to get ribbon-like noodles. The pesto is made with typical ingredients — nuts, cilantro, and olive oil. I cooked the shrimp in some ghee and seasoned with cumin, salt and pepper.
After dinner I stayed up late watching Mad Men and ate some apple slices with cinnamon and almond butter. I probably need to cut that out.

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"Knitting from the Center Out" is a book written to introduce knitters to "revolutionary knitting with 28 modern projects." Being a big fan of knitting in the round and having just reviewed Nicky Epstein's book, "Knitting in Circles," which I love, I was particularly intrigued when this new book by Daniel Yuhas landed on my desk a couple of weeks ago.
Yuhas says he took up knitting as a "gender-bending" exercise at Oberlin College in the 1990s. As someone who applied to Oberlin in the 1970s (and whose father went to Oberlin before WWII broke out in 1941), I thought that was pretty cool. (BTW, I was accepted to Oberlin, but I chose to go to Barnard College at Columbia University, which, in a way, broke my father's heart.)
I'm going to digress further now by telling you about a survey I received recently from the Knitting Guild Association of America asking why I had dropped my membership. They are the ones that have the Master Knitter certification program, and they publish "Cast On" magazine. A couple of years ago at my first Stitches East conference, I subscribed to "Cast On," as I was seriously considering going through the Master Kntter certification process. To be honest, I found the magazine rather boring. I think the garments are largely designed by people in the program or graduates of the program. I won't say there were bad sweaters in the magazine; some of them were lovely. But I didn't feel that there was anything NEW in it. It seemed to me that there was just old rehashes of stuff I've already seen or learned. I didn't feel CHALLENGED or inspired. I also didn't see cutting edge design. And I didn't renew my subscription, either.
The thing that I like about Yuhas's book is that there is some real originality here. He started with a basic premise: just about any knitting project can be knitted from the center out. And then he set out to explore how that would work, and he shared what he learned with the world. I like that.
Take for example, his socks designs. Personally, I don't knit socks, as you know. Maybe some day I will, but frankly, those little needles and the thin yarn don't inspire me much. This could change, but at the moment, I can think of plenty of other things I'd rather knit. But I have lots of books about sock knitting and I can tell you several techniques for knitting them. Some people start at the cuff and knit down to the toes. Some people start at the toes with a circular cast on and knit up to the cuff. Candace Eisner Strick has her own method of casting on a row that sits across the toes, knitting a pointed shape to go over and under the toes, then picking up the cast on and knitting in the round for the rest of the sock. (This may sound complicated, but most of the commercial machine-made socks I've seen seem to be made this way).
And then there's Yuhas's way of making socks. He starts with the circular cast-on, but instead of knitting that into the toe shape, he uses it to make the base of the heel, then extends a part of that heel circle into the bottom of the rest of the sock. And with live stitches all around the heal and the extended base (sole), he knits up in the round from there. This gives you a seam (knits 2tog twice) that extends from the toes up the center of the front of the sock to the beginning of the cuff. In self-striping yarn, that can be rather attractive. But to me, the socks look more like slippers than socks.
In fairness, I should say that Yuhas also has a pattern for traditional toe-up socks. But I like the originality of his circular heels. It shows he's thinking outside the box. Maybe other people have seen this construction, but I never have.
Yuhas also has some cute toys, from teddy bears to starfish, that are knit from the center out. And he has hats, shrugs and sweaters. I particularly like the Leaf-Yoke sweater because it's similar to the Azalea Sweater that used to be on Ravelry. The designer of the Azalea sweater has withdrawn the pattern because she said she was having too much trouble writing up the yoke properly. I think Yuhas has managed to avoid her problems by using a circular yoke rather than raglan styling, and I think I may make his sweater and the Azalea, which I printed out before it was withdrawn, just to compare the two constructions.
But my favorite chapter in the book is the one for shawls and blankets. There are triangular and circular shawls (Elizabeth Zimmerman called them pi shawls) and there's even one that is sort of circular but has a straight edge at one end. He has a feather-and-fan shawl, but I've seen a couple of others like better. But to me, the crowning achievements of this book are the Sunflower Shawl and the Dahlia Blanket. Honestly, if he had just published the Dahlia Blanket alone, the book would be worth the price.
So I commend Yuhas for writing a "revolutionary," original book with lots of good new ideas that will give new and experienced knitters alike lots of challenges and pleasure. The book retails for about $28, which comes out to $1 per pattern; well worth the price. This is a Melanie Falick Book from STC Craft. I have to say, Melanie picked another winner with this one.


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50%DANGEROUS X Peachy Parade
2016 was that start of a lot of fun new adventures here at 50%DANGEROUS! One of the exciting adventures was teaming up with idol group "Peachy Parade"! That year we all joined forces to collaborate in 3 fashion shows! While the 50%DANGEROUS fashion shows took place, a music and dance interlude would erupt from the middle of the show and Peachy Parade performed their latest song and dance, wowing the crowd and wearing cute looks from the "Gravity" Season 1 collection!
You learn a lot about people when touring around convention to convention together and these girls are a so much fun! When all together, animes become reality. Everyone has their own nerdy quirks from super "Yo-Kai Watch" fans to being the queen of the bunnies, and having super passions for stylish Japanese fashions! While working together a friendship has formed just like in the animes! We look forward to working alongside them in the coming year, creating bigger collaborative events and making sweet fashions for their performances!
The girls of Peachy Parade work extremely hard to provide quality content to their fans and you really see them growing with each new performance. Their hard work inspires us all the time to keep doing our best! They are great inspirations and if you haven't checked them out already, go look them up right meow!!
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31 Jan – 4 Feb 2018
Online trade is growing – the opportunity for toy traders and manufacturers to profit from the development instead of complaining about it. The Global Toy Conference invites them. The speakers at the international conference open the doors to digital worlds on 4.2.2013. They explain success strategies for online marketing and e-commerce and their various presentations show how social media and targeted content marketing simplifies finding and binding customers. The Internet site www.globaltoyconference.com presents all the topics and speakers and contains information on registration. The conference takes place parallel to the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg in the NCC Mitte congress centre of the exhibition centre.
Keynote speaker Sascha Lobo will take conference participants on a journey into the future of online marketing. The brilliant Internet expert and book author advises companies on what course they must set today in order to take advantage of the trends in the digital society. To make sure the accompanying social media activities are also well thought out, Curt Simon Harlinghausen presents strategies and methods for measuring success. The front-runner in social media is Managing Director of AKOM360 GmbH and will inspire the conference participants with his many years of valuable experience.
Conference tickets can be purchased in advance for 199.00 euros each until 12:00 on 29.1.2013. Last-minute buyers pay 249.00 euros at the conference ticket desk. The price includes lunch.
24.1.2013 – hsh / km
Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg
The Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg, the leading international fair for toys, hobbies and leisure, is organized by the fair and marketing services provider Spielwarenmesse eG. The trade fair creates a comprehensive communication and ordering platform for 2,700 national and international manufacturers. The presentation of new products and the extensive industry overview provide a valuable pool of information for annual market orientation for some 76,000 buyers and toy traders from over 100 nations.
Fair date: Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nürnberg, Wednesday to Monday,


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Full and complete renovations have resulted in an "as new home" yet still retaining the charm of yesteryear. This charming 4 bedroom home has undergone improvements such as new wiring, new plumbing, new gyprock and more. It truly is a "move in and do nothing" property. All 4 bedrooms feature built in robes, ceiling fans, fresh paint & new carpet. Master bedroom with new ensuite & his and hers built in robes. Modern kitchen at rear of the home overlooks the wide open living space and has aspect over the covered rear deck and backyard. Tidy backyard includes rear access via the 2 vehicle carport and also additional 1 bay shed in yard. Also..rear lane access, AC, full insulation (inc. under floor), 3rd WC and fully fenced yard.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 0 seconds What is Europe's strategy to reduce dependence on Russia? In North America a liberalized gas market emerged and Henry Hub as the main North American gas trading hub was adopted in the late 1980s. The United Kingdom established the National Balancing Point (NBP) as a reference price in the late 1990s. The European experience demonstrates the potentially far-reaching implications of the development of gas trading hubs. Continental Europe's liberalization of the energy markets was driven by the EU's political ambitions to create a fair market for all countries and this is instigated through Directives which were part of the 'Energy Packages' that also included reforms to the electricity markets.
Skip to 0 minutes and 50 seconds The process usually starts with a move to Third Party Access (TPA) to the network infrastructure, often requiring legislative changes to force incumbents to release infrastructure capacity and gas supply volumes thus incentivizing independents to enter the market. As a result of the shift from oil-indexation to gas-on-gas hub pricing from 2007-2014 Northwest Europe is now 88% gas-on-gas, Central Europe over 50%. Most of oil indexation is now in Southeast Europe. Gazprom has strongly defended the principle of oil-indexation.
Can EU reduce dependence on Russia?
There is limited scope for significantly reducing overall European dependence on Russian gas before the mid-2020s (Dickel et. al., p. 1).
European conventional gas production is expected to fall by 110 bcm/year (or by 40 percent) in the period 2013–2030. No significant unconventional (shale gas, tight gas, and coal bed methane) gas production is likely prior to 2020, and less than 20 bcm of production from those sources by 2030.
Countries in the Baltic region and southeastern Europe which are highly dependent on Russian gas, and hence extremely vulnerable to interruptions, could substantially reduce and even eliminate imports of Russian gas by the early 2020s, by a combination of LNG supplies and pipeline gas from Azerbaijan (Dickel et. al., p. 1).
The actual figures being very dependent on the three main producers – Norway, Netherlands, and the UK. No significant unconventional (shale gas, tight gas, and coal bed methane) gas production is likely prior to 2020, and less than 20 bcm of production from those sources by 2030.
The outlook for (renewable) bio gas is more optimistic with a possible increase from 14 bcm in 2012 to 28 bcm in 2020, and perhaps to 50 bcm in 2030, although problems of subsidy make the larger figures uncertain.
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Highland FEI: Forest School Leader Training Level 3 2005 Project Report
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Abriachan Forest Trust hosted the Forest School Training Company Ltd, from Devon, as training providers facilitating Highland FEI increase its number of available local Forest School leaders. Training was provided for the Forest School Practitioners Award, Level 3, initial training. 14 people participated and 13 completed the training. This included sessions held in Abriachan Forest, a residential week in Devon, and the organisation of coursework completion and assessments, which continued for some into the following year.


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All in all, I'd say it's been a pretty good day, and I still have over 6 hours to go. Lord only knows what is still to come, but whatever it is, I have a feeling it's gonna be interesting...


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The easiest mode to travel in twin cities is by yellow cab taxi. Although the Taxi
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they are not controlled by any centralized agency. The taxis in Islamabad are almost
all black with a yellow painted roof and you'll have no trouble in hiring the same.
Passengers are suggested to bargain and decide the fare before start of journey.
In addition to hiring a yellow cab one can utilize the services of more comfortable
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Following cabs are available at IIAP Islamabad.
There are different modes of transportation from IIAP which can be utilized by
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Most of the Hotels in Rawalpindi/Islamabad provide complimentary pick and drop facility
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Milton Adams is stressed. It's no picnic being 11 years old in a world that is growing more uncertain every day. Milton's mom and dad argue every night as their careers and financial security unravel around them. Milton's whole community feels in crisis and to top it off, he is tormented by the neighborhood bully. When his Grandpa comes to visit, Milton discovers that rehashing bad experiences and worrying about the future only makes things worse. With a little practice, Milton learns his Grandpa's secret for coping with a world in crisis: most things have a surprising way of working out when you flow with the power of now. Milton's Secret is a thought-provoking family film based on the story by acclaimed spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now and A New Earth) and Robert Friedman. Directed by Barnet Bain, Milton's Secret is the first of Tolle's work to be exhibited as a feature film.
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It has been suggested that if a company website has a negative result, up to 70% of surfers will click on the negative result first rather than the company website. Search reputation management can effectively displace those results and prop up favorable results instead.
Why Search Engine Reputation Matters
No company or person is immune from situations that require an immediate type of response. Today, it only takes mere minutes for anyone to set up a Facebook page, Twitter account or blog, and begin to rant about their feelings. What starts as a tumbleweed can quickly turn into a juggernaut through the power of the web.
Reputation monitoring is of growing importance, primarily because the internet allows anonymity: Anyone can comment on a blog or propagate content under an unidentifiable Twitter handle. There is no requirement that the person authoring the content identify him/herself. That's a situation that should be on the mind of many in all organizations.
The danger then becomes when that person's review or comments gets ranked by Google, and in turn appears with your name or the company as part of the search results. As mentioned in the opening statement, 70% of all readers will visit the third party result ahead of your website.
What Is Search Reputation Management
Online activity occurs across social media networks, community websites, and blogs. The impact of this activity to brands occurs across search engine results pages (SERPs). Today's search engines want to deliver a rich user experience. To present many options to the user, Google has decided to list results that come from various sources on the web. No longer are websites the only search result. Today, Tweets, Youtube videos and images can all appear in the search results.
Search engine reputation management, then, is the process of monitoring and managing one's "reputation" across the SERPs. For branded or (reputation) searches, are there any results that could be potentially damaging to your organization or name? The results found here could determine if your company makes the final round of the vendor selection process, or it might cause concern for a potential deal
When you find such examples, it's time to protect your brand with reputation management. You don't necessarily to respond directly to the online "detractor," but begin to craft messages from you or your company that would be identified as more relevant and useful for the particular search query.
Search Engine Reputation Management: Time, Money, Patience, and Protection
Search reputation management isn't an easy task to undertake. It requires a lot of time, energy, patience, and a willingness to revise your approach after figuring out what does and doesn't work. The answers won't always be the same and each situation will require it's own unique solution.
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Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member Sidik Mia has appealed top officials within the Party to stop fighting each other and rather focus on the 2019 tripartite elections.
Mia said this in a congratulatory message regarding the outcome of the by-elections which has seen the main opposition under Dr. Lazarus Chakwera outclassing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
In his statement, Mia called for unity among MCP supporters.
"Malawians are seeing MCP, under Dr Chakwera, as the only hope for the country. I therefore appeal to few individuals within the party to stop putting their effort on petty and trivial issues. The by-elections outcome has sent a clear signal that Malawians are ready to give MCP a chance in 2019.
"We therefore need unity of purpose as opposed to doing a disservice to the party. Fermenting trouble will take the party nowhere as they say that a house divided against itself cannot stand," reads in part the statement.
He added: "Having said that, allow me to thank the people of Nsanje Lalanje Constituency who braved the scorching sun, waiting in line for a long time, to issue this unequivocal political statement. The same applies to the people of Ndirande Makata Ward. Thank you so much for this historic victory!"
Recently MCP was embroiled with infighting with some top officials calling for the resignation of Chakwera.
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I have been working in Wellington this week and yesterday was feeling indecisive about what to have for lunch. I was walking along Panama Street and saw a sign that said "Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns". Of course I had to check it out!
I went in and found that this lovely little non-descript shop was fulled with gluten free goodies so I just had to share. I ended up taking a bacon and egg pie back to work with me. The pastry was crisp, not flakey but still really nice. Some of you may know that I haven't really mastered the whole pastry thing yet so of course I had an in depth conversation with the baker. Watch this space for result of my experiments (may be a while because I'm not home much at the moment).
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Cooperative Play
Bloodborne's sense of reward and accomplishment upon overcoming difficult challenges is central to what makes it so unique, but that doesn't mean hunters have to go it alone. Up to 3 hunters are allowed to join forces online to tackle challenges that may be too great for a solo player. The player initiating the cooperative session is the "host" and players who respond to that are the "guests."
- Cooperative Play rules
The goal of cooperative play is to join forces and work together to defeat enemies, and ultimately the boss enemy in that level.
- Initiating cooperative play
- Host uses the Beckoning Bell item
- Guests use the Small Resonant Bell item
- Host and guest (up to 2 guests) are connected, and play within the Host's game


text:
In his book Brewing Porters & Stouts author Terry Foster enumerates several stouts that he had readily available at the time of his writing or that were in his locale. Some of the names are renowned and acclaimed: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, Yeti Imperial Stout, Narwhal. Foster consecrates an entire page to sundry stouts and then declares: "You should have no difficulty finding other versions of this style in your own area."
That was no fallacious declaration. Verily, in our small town we can find our own imperial stout. Angry Elf is that stout; brewed initially by Kingman home brewer Mike Hinman and now often offered on tap at Black Bridge Brewery. There should be no qualms about putting it amongst the other beers noted above. It was last on tap late last year (2016) and a portion of this inky potation secreted away in forgotten vaults. I am grateful I was allowed a sample of this well aged beer. It was outstanding.
It pours an impenetrable black, a darkness that even the sun cannot pierce, with a dense brownish bay of foam for its head. Only at the edges of the glass can you discern some brown and red accentuations. The bouquet is redolent of dark fruit and high alcohol like a brandy or cognac or some other liquor of which I am ignorant. This smell portends its alcoholic potency. (Yeah, don't really remember the alcohol content; knowing Tim & Mike it's probably like ten to twelve percent.)
The first sip: surprisingly, it's very soft; not as aggressive as one might think after gazing upon it and recalling its name (Angry Elf). It's more like Will Ferrel's Elf. There's a slight nod to vanilla and hops are palpable at the edges of the tongue; a bitterness intended only to offset the hedonic, malty power of the body but not to be harsh or resinous.
Great, now I'm thinking of Will Ferrel … the relish of candied marshmallow is discernible, maybe, in the next draught? Along with a little anise? It is even minutely smoky – as in cigar, not peat. It dries on the tongue expeditiously while not being astringent. The warmth of the alcohol is subtle, an alluring fade out. Roasted malt becomes more apparent as the body warms. The beer's body, not mine.
Kingman has some sublimely talented brewers both in the home brew community and at the professional level in Black Bridge. Angry Elf is a child of both. It hits all the right markers for the style but is far more than a derivative of those guidelines. It's a confident, not arrogant, beer. Everyone said that aging this beer made it even better (6-8 months, I think?) and they were not unsound in their views. At all. It's a complex beer wherein no one factor overpowers or outshines the other. Really a superb accomplishment.
(Joe even let me in on a secret: apparently, this stout has won gold medals at beer competitions! My shock is not apparent.)*
So, two gold medal beers from Black Bridge: Angry Elf and Katastrophic Humiliation. And I'm sure they will be appearing in competition once again. Beware, other beers.
See below for additional info on what to expect out of any imperial stout you like to drink.
20C. Imperial Stout
- An intensely-flavored, big, dark ale with a wide range of flavor balances and regional interpretations.
- Roasty-burnt malt with deep dark or dried fruit flavors, and a warming, bittersweet finish.
- Despite the intense flavors, the components need to meld together to create a complex, harmonious beer, not a hot mess.
- Aroma: Rich and complex, with variable amounts of roasted grains, maltiness, fruity esters, hops, and alcohol. The roasted malt character can take on coffee, dark chocolate, or slightly burnt tones and can be light to moderately strong. The malt aroma can be subtle to rich and barleywine-like.
- Fruity esters may be low to moderately strong, and may take on a complex, dark fruit (e.g., plums, prunes, raisins) character.
- An alcohol character may be present, but shouldn't be sharp, hot, or solventy. Aged versions may have a slight vinous or port-like quality, but shouldn't be sour.
- Color may range from very dark reddish-brown to jet black. Opaque. Deep tan to dark brown head. Generally has a well-formed head
- Flavor: Rich, deep, complex and frequently quite intense, with variable amounts of roasted malt/grains, maltiness, fruity esters, hop bitterness and flavor, and alcohol. Medium to aggressively high bitterness.
- Malt backbone can be balanced and supportive to rich and barleywine-like, and may optionally show some supporting caramel, bready or toasty flavors.
- The palate and finish can vary from relatively dry to moderately sweet
- The balance and intensity of flavors can be affected by aging, with some flavors becoming more subdued over time and some aged, vinous or port-like qualities developing.
- Full to very full-bodied and chewy, with a velvety, luscious texture. Gentle smooth warmth from alcohol should be present and noticeable, but not a primary characteristic;
- The wide range of allowable characteristics allow for maximum brewer creativity.
Brewers Association 2017 Beer Style Guidelines
American-Style Imperial Stout
- Color: Black
- Clarity: Opaque
- Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Extremely rich malty aroma is typical. Extremely rich malty flavor with full sweet malt character is typical. Roasted malt astringency and bitterness can be moderate but should not dominate the overall character.
- Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: Medium-high to high with floral, citrus and/or herbal character.
- Perceived Bitterness: Medium-high to very high and balanced with rich malt character.
- Fermentation Characteristics: Fruity-estery aromas and flavors are high. Diacetyl should be absent.
- Body: Full
Oh, I guess Joe indulged in what we would call "humor." Apparently EVERYONE knows it's a gold medal beer!