With so much digital ink spilled on this subject, why shouldn’t I do the same?
This is my review of Goldwater Brewing Snakehead Red Ale:
Disney’s well publicized descent into madness recently prompted an attempt to overthrow the board by a group of activist investors that appeared to take advantage of the overall indifference to Disney and its products.  It almost doesn’t matter to me whether or not they actually managed to whack Bob Iger, the message was heard loud and clear:
We need more of the same shit:
That’s changing this New Year with the announcement that not only is there going to be a Mandalorian movie, but the property is on the fast track, with The Mandalorian & Grogu slated to commence production later this year. Even better, fan favorite Jon Favreau is at the helm as director of a character he created for the small screen. For most Star Wars fans this is happy news, as is the confirmation that Favreau will produce the picture alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni.
I will be the first to admit when I run out of ideas I will revert back to an old schtick that seems to work and drink something awful for clicks.  Except my schtick doesn’t cost anyone billions.  At least I hope not.
Since the decline of the Hollywood superhero genre is now noticed by the astute purveyors of what was obvious to you years ago, perhaps we should recall the downstream cultural effects of the worst superhero of ALL TIME.
Relax, its not Aquaman. Â Its Captain Planet.
Cue the Patrick Bateman pose
Here’s the plot of an episode I recall watching to give you a good idea of the propaganda fed to what is now, people my age:
Episode Synopsis
Against the wishes of others, Wheeler decides to go windsurfing during a storm and gets lost on an island populated with mutant mice; the mice capture Wheeler and plan on eating him.
The mice were sentient and overpopulated the island, therefore needed to harvest the white guy and the rest of the Planeteers for food.  The moral of the story is Ehrlich and Malthus can never be wrong, so don’t have so many children.  Then poke around the Rotten Tomatoes scores for this show, people actually liked it.  Then consider this bullshit was on the air—for six seasons.  Maybe the decline of this genre is for the best.
If you need further proof, the generation that ate this up, just created a market for non-alcoholic White Claw. Â I am not joking.
This one takes me back. Â Back when I was stationed in Colorado I would find out I did something to earn a day pass. Â I would use it by driving into the forest and shooting at a bunch of targets I threw around. Â I completed the whole thing by grabbing a burger, and drinking copious amounts of the local amber ale before heading back to the base to pick up my kids from daycare. Â Its heavy, malty, but balanced. Â Its not watery or yellow, but it is a crying shame this somehow turned into a rarity on the shelves. Goldwater Brewing Snakehead Red Ale: 3.5/5
“just created a market for non-alcoholic White Claw”
Isn’t that soda?
No. Soda contains high fructose corn syrup. White Claw does not.
I have soda in my fridge which contains no high fructose corn syrup. Sweetened with cane sugar. Made in PA.
I think he is referring to seltzer water.
Mexican soda? Aw yeah!
You can always Irish it up.
/waits to hear about someone ordering a NA White Claw and a shot of vodka
#virginscrewdriver
It’s the devil’s work is what it is.
Re NA Claw: sooo… LaCroix?
Correct
More expensive LaCroix!
NY Seltzer
Clearly Canadian
LaCroix
BrewDog at some point licensed the rights to the NY Seltzer brand and have released an alcoholic line of seltzers under that label.
Sorry, but this is too precious to not share
At its heart, this election is about what it means to be American, which values will win out for the future of what this country will be.
The country is sharply divided on that. America has always been split on who should lead it. A presidential candidate, for example, hasn’t gotten more than 53% in an election since 1984.
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Today, partisanship and ideological sorting are more acute than arguably at any time since the Civil War.
Americans are fractured by politics and at odds over the issues — from guns and global warming to immigration, abortion rights, education and beyond.
Conservatives see a country changing, not for the better. They see the culture as too liberal, weak and enabling — with too many who talk down the good qualities of the country.
Those left of center see their values, the marginalized and democracy itself in direct threat because of leaders who have given license to intolerance and conspiracy, while not having the majority of the country on their side. They’re tired of what they see as minority rule. Democrats have won seven of the last eight popular votes in presidential elections, but only five presidencies in that time.
Muh popular vote. Muh mandate for change. Muh winner take all. Why do we allow those ignorant bigots in Flyoverstan thwart our beautiful vision of paradise?
They didn’t watch Captain Planet?
Gee, I always thought the purpose of elections was to separate us into rival camps.
I hadn’t thought of it that way, but that is an excellent point.
I forget which founder….this form of govt will only work with a moral people. Rival camps, yes. When one camp begins to see the other as not a rival but an enemy things start going downhill. Unfortunately that is where we appear to be now. The left actively trying to foster moral decay is a big problem. The leftists apparently took that founder at his word. An immoral society will destroy checks and balances, rule of law, inalienable rights….all of the cultural institutions that make this country work. Of course they despise all of those things, any check on power really, so of course they are.
This beer review is just full of good perspectives.
I think it was John Adams who spoke of this form of government requiring a moral people.
Thank you.
They see the culture as too liberal, weak and enabling
Swing and a miss. Try hostile, vindictive and decadent
Yeah, that makes it sound like those irredeemable hicks just think our rulers are too darn nice. Instead of vicious, perverted psychopaths.
And it’s not that the Ruling Class and the Dominant Culture “talk down the good qualities of the country”. They assault the historical (and dare I say moral) foundation of the society, physically and verbally.
While I may not be pulling on the rope or tossing matches during the Burning Times, there is no way I will come to the defense of our Ruling Class or their lickspittles in academia, the media, or the c-suites.
Not a swing and a miss, it’s a lie. That’s what they do….lie their asses off. It wouldn’t be such a problem but for the morons out there that buy it.
Thanks, I felt that was really off as well.
It is way beyond just too liberal and enabling, which it is, but that not it’s worst sins.
Then poke around the Rotten Tomatoes scores for this show, people actually liked it.
Maybe they just wanted to see the world rid of at least one annoying sanctimonious twat.
Isn’t the Rotten Tomatoes score always the inverse of popular opinion?
In most cases, the critic and audience scores are inverse.
When it is really and truely awful, they will both be low.
There was a time, back in the dark ages, when Hollywood made good movies and the critics weren’t woke. So both critic and audiences score could both be high.
I’m thinking the critics have seal-clapped for some godawful woke garbage.
That beer sounds worth a try. As you say, it’s a shame beers like that have been killed off. How would it compare to Bass Ale, for example?
Well Bass is a pale ale and has nothing to do with Barry Goldwater, so its hard to say.
Nearly all of the nearby breweries due a seasonal red ale around here. Usually a winter/spring release for St. Patrick’s day.
I like to do Bass to mouth.
Sculpin it down?
#metoo. And I don’t care what anyone thinks.
Captain Planet for President!
Don Cheadle did a grim parody of Captain Planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktOvlah0iVw
Takes me back. That show sucked ass. Cheadle predicted the greenie descent into madness.
CAPTAIN PLANET!
Well Bass is a pale ale and has nothing to do with Barry Goldwater, so its hard to say.
I only discern by color. I’m a bigot, you know.
I remember Captain Planet. Ted Turner was involved in its creation if I remember correctly. I don’t remember if I saw any of it when I was in high school beyond some advertisements for it. I remember thinking it was dumb.
This one takes me back. Back when I was stationed in Colorado I would find out I did something to earn a day pass. I would use it by driving into the forest and shooting at a bunch of targets I threw around. I completed the whole thing by grabbing a burger, and drinking copious amounts of the local amber ale before heading back to the base to pick up my kids from daycare. Its heavy, malty, but balanced. Its not watery or yellow, but it is a crying shame this somehow turned into a rarity on the shelves. Goldwater Brewing Snakehead Red Ale: 3.5/5
🙂
Powerline for the week. Starts strong about Austin.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/the-week-in-pictures-houthi-and-the-blowhard-edition.php
I bet playoff hoes are the best hoes.
Lord of the Gains
You will never see a First referencing zombie Star Wars.
Modern day slavery
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision that required the coffee chain to rehire seven employees at one of its cafes in Memphis, Tennessee, who a federal agency determined were fired for supporting unionization.
The justices took up a Starbucks appeal of a lower court’s ruling that found that the company likely discouraged other employees from exercising their rights under U.S. labor law by firing the Memphis workers in 2022. This is the first case to reach the Supreme Court involving an ongoing nationwide campaign to unionize Starbucks stores.
The Memphis store is one of more than 370 Starbucks locations in the United States to unionize since 2021. The Seattle-based company was non-union for decades.
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concluded that Starbucks unlawfully fired the Memphis employees for supporting the union drive and to send a message to other workers.
If there are any messages to be sent, the NLRB will send them.
I guess the coffeenistas don’t need tipping now.
I don’t think I’ve ever tipped more than the change for counter service. And that was mostly to get rid of the change.
I refuse to tip at the counter regardless of pressure. I refuse to tip for curbside service. I refuse to tip for pickup. I tip well for waitstaff and food delivery persons (more even if the weather is inclement), but I’ll be damned if I tip YOU for MY labor.
There’s a couple of (maybe) exceptions. When I go to the brewpub for takeout sandwiches and a growler (and a pint while I “wait”), and to the New Mex joint for takeout (and a pint while I “wait”), I tip. But I’m a regular to semi-regular, and I look at it as an investment in goodwill.
I hate the device spin around but I mostly tip
everyone otherwise at least a little.
Speaking of companies outsourcing labor to their customers:
Our washing machine, which is only a couple of years old, has gotten really noisy on the spin cycle. After jumping through hoops (including sending, several times, a picture of the label with the model number, etc. and videos of the machine running), we finally got a service appointment under our warranty.
They decided it needed some new parts, which they ordered. And then they cancelled the appointment, told Mrs. Dean to go onto their service website, get the delivery date off their site for the parts that they ordered, then call their service techs and reschedule.
The ensuing, err, discussion, sent both our pit bulls into their crates. I definitely felt the need to leave the room to avoid any splash damage, but stayed for the entertainment value. Mrs. Dean proved Pater Dean’s guidance that profanity is for the stupid; you can do much more damage without using the crutch of cursing.
It depends. I don’t like tipping for pouring me black coffee. The nice lady that picked a half dozen donuts yesterday got 20%. Why? Because I’ll be back.
I’ve come around on how I actually practice tipping. I still think it’s stupid to tip for minimum viable service to get me my goods or for service that already comes with a charge (e.g. pizza delivery, grocery pixkup) , but I’ve shifted from being selective with my tip to being generous and then taking note for the next time.
The barista at the local coffee shop that is constantly doing stuff to help people in the community and to be a host for community events? I tip them the maximum suggestion and come back regularly.
The Jimmy John’s where they assemble the sandwich and don’t even bother to tell me when they set it on the counter? I tip the maximum suggestion and remember to go somewhere else next time.
Pizza delivery is hard on the driver’s engine.
“For most Star Wars fans this is happy news, as is the confirmation that Favreau will produce the picture alongside Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy”
I seriously doubt the remaining fans are happy this will have the stink of Kathleen Kennedy on it.
They’re still shovelling money into that dumpster fire?
Most likely, but Favreau is a fan favorite so they might be trying to signal its not 100% shit.
News you can use from America’s Hat
I don’t get near the damned things anymore after what happened to my sister.
Try not to let them? What the fuck are you gonna do about it? Shoo moose! Shoo!
I like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qhEIZBlX8
Well, there’s good eatin’ on a moose (and a bear, for that matter).
I hadn’t seen that video with the bear before. Good lord.
I first read that as “try not to let moose lick your cat” and had to do a double take.
I must say, the mental image of defending one’s pet feline from a moose lick is more exciting than simply parking one’s vehicle in a garage.
The Critical Drinker eviscerates Echo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZdRXLGbKTQ
Is there stuff he likes?
Yes, I think they get tagged “Drinker Recommends” in the title.
I’m guessing that fishing the gems out of the spew of sewage from Hollywood results in a pretty low conversion rate, though.
The playlist of those:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFz_00sC7mo6MosxP6XeYpwoAtkdVUpq1
I just watched Blue Eye Samurai on his recommendation – it’s great.
And there are other things not marked as such that he also likes, like RRR
https://youtu.be/HKN6FAKjFPU
Better question: If he liked anything, would he have a channel?
I blog about movies I like.
I don’t have a YouTube channel, though.
Yes he would. He gives his honest opinion
When he likes a movie, he happily praises it. When he doesn’t, he tells you why. He doesn’t slag a movie for fun or status. He does it because he really doesn’t like the movie.
Okay fine.
Yes. I watched Arcane, Squid Games, and Blue Eye Samurai because of his glowing reviews.
There have been many other shows I would never have looked at, but watched because of a positive review from The Drinker.
And I have avoided several shows that I was looking forward to, because he said they were crap.
And he does have a series “the drinker recommends” where he goes back and watches older shows and then recommends them if they are good.
But most reviews are mostly negative because most new stuff is shit.
Just eighty two tries and I got something okay to come out of Stable Diffusion.
Nice. The number of limbs seems to be correct and covering the fingers is probably a good idea.
Some of the previous iterations were… not so humanoid.
I kinda like the background, but … those people 🤣
lol tall
One of you posted a crowd pic a while back that was nightmare fuel. Flesh tubes, impossible fingers, the works.
A project manager on my big engineering project created a white board punch list of items remaining, status, etc.
One column he labeled “QUE”.
I modified it to “¿QUÉ? Why, queue of course!”
I swear, if you’re going to burden me with a so-called project manager, it’d help if he were able to spell. His verbal blunders do at least provide some quiet amusement for me, like when he says “exasperates” when meaning “exacerbates”.
When we interviewed this guy for the job, I was the lone voice of dissent, and now I’m the one who has to deal with him. Good times.
Can you add a column titled “AY CARAMBA”?
I believe there is room for that. And I can put the high-risk tasks there.
Perhaps a que sera, sera statement on the corners we have to cut.
How multi-culti that will make us.
Why, queue of course
¡Pues sĂ! ÂżComo no?
Oh C’mon, nuthin’ beats a good malaprop. I worked with a guy who could talk for five minutes one malaprop after another, long strings of them. When he finished everyone was scratching their head and looking at each other asking ” What did he just say?”.
A true talent. I am envious.
I would say it is next level mastery of the language.
Not long ago someone asked me if I was going to relearn my poor Spanish.
“Are you kidding? I am still trying to learn English.”
Sounds like he could really tow the lion.
There was a guy like that at the college I got my first degree at back in the early 80s. His ability to write stuff that was crammed full of malapropisms was nigh-on legendary amongst the faculty; one of my favorite profs always looked forward to this guy’s term papers just for the unending stream of LOLs he’d get out of ’em.
He shared one of those papers with me, years later. My sides hurt by the time I was finished reading.
So not a big reader, bless him.
Cue fawlty Manuel pic:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jG8AAOSwQbNihjov/s-l500.jpg
Nice.
Just ÂŁ15.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224993537069
“…gets lost on an island populated with mutant mice; the mice capture Wheeler and plan on eating him.”
Sounds like the Wicked Bishop Hatto of Mainz.
I will not be zoomin’ tonight, zoomies. I will be in my nice cozy warm house watching sportzballz while sportzballz people are freezing their asses off in below-zero weather with windchills in the negative double-digits.
Sounds like the response I got when I offered to get Tres Sr. tickets to a University of Dayton BB game.
“Why the hell would I want to do that? I have a 50″ TV. I can sit here on my couch, eat, drink beer, smoke cigarettes, and not have to be around people.”
Not to mention climbing up those steep stairs to the Seats Close to God™ just to get an arctic blast in my face.
I made this on a lark, NEVER thinking I’d use it, and I’ve used it 3 times in the last 4 days.
I do like that scarf.
It is fucking long. 8 feet? 9 feet? I think. Maybe. Wraps around my neck twice, ties, and still drapes over my tatas.
Keeping the tatas warm is the most important part.
Given your aversion to wearing a bra (or is that GT?)
Wouldn’t it then be more of a lap blanket?
EVERY woman has an aversion to wearing a bra.
I’m rooting for the Browns. Can you imagine a Browns vs Lions Superbowl?
That’s Neph’s wager from the beginning of the season.
I hope it wasn’t that much.
Too soon! 🤣
That appears to be the only way it will happen.
Ahem
Damnit. I’ll find it.
The Dozer has been gone 1 week.
Against my many, many, protestations all week long, Jugsy shows up this morning with an 8-week rottweiler puppy.
GT? If you hear about a domestic violence/homicide here in my part of the hood tonight, please tell my story.
I know the name you should give that puppy: “Goes Back Tuesday.”
That will become Gozer for short.
The Gozerian?
That would really piss me off. I can’t imagine Mrs. Dean getting a puppy without me at least saying “OK, fine, if you insist.” She’s hinted around about wanting a third, but I’ve been pretty clear two is plenty, and that’s been that.
I guess Juggsy gets to do all the dog chores – feeding, cleaning up, vet, etc. No compromise, bro.
Of course, the best revenge is to make the dog your own, so it follows you around, etc. rather than her.
I’d think any reputable shelter or breeder or wherever the puppy came from would take him back on the next opening day, particularly if they are told that one of the two adults in the household was not party to the decision.
***SIGH!!!*** Our little township never makes the news for GOOD things happening! 🤦‍♀️
The news never reports good things.
“🤨 How much?”
My condolences Tres. My ex did something very similar. I’ll post your bail.
Now, when our last cat died, I said NO MORE. I always say that. But a week without a cat soul in the house was about 7 days too long. Went out and got kitties. Husband was totally on board.
Anyway, everybody grieves in their own way. I’m sorry she did such a thoughtless thing.
We’ll always have a dog in the house. The current pair are 13 years old, so it can’t be long (although they are both doing extremely well). I expect we’ll get a pup when the first one goes. Mrs. Dean is tracking litters from a couple of breeders she likes. One just had a litter. Cute little bastards, I have to admit.
Aw man. I grew up with a Rott. You’re gonna love that dog.
Someone better check on Nephilium.
Yeah. They’re toast.
Relax, he has an insane amount of alcohol handy,
This game is not what I expected.