Comments on: ‘Twas a Weekend of Newness

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:48:57 +0000

I sense a Cheech and Chong “Dave’s Not Here!” soliliquy coming on… (Explanation to the young ‘uns: though many of you only know Cheech from his role on “Nash Bridges” he was part of the duo who were the epitome of stoner humor from the 70’s….)

By: CoolDMZ

CoolDMZ — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:02:13 +0000

Miller High Life is my new refreshment beer. Not in the popular 40oz size though

Kudos to Dave for ordering up a Bud at Spataro. Who’s Dave?

By: Melly

Melly — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:12:50 +0000

Dave ordered a Bud at Spataro’s and the bartender looked at him like he was nuts…”we don’t carry that kind of beer”, she said. I can’t recall what he ended up having.

I do enjoy an cold Guiness after yard work. I guess beer is in the eye of the beholder.

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:03:34 +0000

sacpadre: no offense taken.

By: sacpadre

sacpadre — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:29:35 +0000

NotMalibuBarbie,

I hope I didn’t come across as criticizing you. That was not my intent at all. I was just criticizing the motto. Sorry.

By: Warpkor

Warpkor — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:19:59 +0000

Geez, I hope those are compact fluorescent bulbs…

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:46:11 +0000

There is definitely a time & place for the PBR, most notably at the Pine Cove while enjoying some quality popcorn & tunes on the jukebox.

Corona with a lime is my post-yard work brew choice.

Speaking of yard work, some of our bulbs are starting to sprout up. Super exciting!

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:42:18 +0000

Actually, I have been known to down a few PBRs (Pabst Blue Ribbons) on occasion, I was only mentioning the “no crap on tap” as the motto of the new brew-nirvana, Mandera.

And as for burgers, how come Fanny Ann’s never made your “great burgers” list? Admittedly, it’s been awhile, but I remember their Thursday night “Burger Madness” evenings when the 1/2 pounders were marked down and we’d inhale them like they were air….

By: sac-eats

sac-eats — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:39:31 +0000

I actually prefer a Pacifico to a Bud when I’m looking for a clean, cool yardwork beer. Although I have no qualms in sucking down cheap, plentiful, American beer.

There’s a time and a place for all the beautiful colors of the beer rainbow. Don’t ever forget that.

By: sacpadre

sacpadre — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:34:07 +0000

I actually drink Bud on occasion. I wonder why people hate on it so much. It is no Newcastle (one of my favs), but it serves a purpose. I don’t want to get done doing yard work on a hot summer day only to down a Guinness. That would make me puke. I’ll take a nice cold Bud over an MGD or Natty Ice any day. I appreciate a good full bodied beer at times, but I think the Bud hate is a bit of beer snobbery.

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:25:54 +0000

Correction: Here’s the coorect URL (not that there’s gonna be a huge rush to access the Folsom site):

http://www.tomatopages.com/folsomforum/index.php?showforum=1

By: NotMalibuBarbie

NotMalibuBarbie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:01:24 +0000

Manderes is the hit of the Folsom version of SACrag (I know that’s blasphemy, but don’t know how else to describe this local blog): http://www.tomatopages.com/folsomforum.

Since I’m stuck out here in Folsom (which we often called “Stepford,” when I was an administrator for the local school district) while tending to the needs of my 81 year old mom, I might have to do a “Celebrity Drive By” at Manderes and SOON! I could even steer home after a few, with little chance of disaster, since her house is only 3 miles away. (And reportedly there are cabs that service Stepford.)

One thing you didn’t mention is their company slogan: “No crap on tap!” i.e., they won’t stock Coors, MGD, Bud etc, even though reportedly some boutique distributors won’t give you their high end stuff unless you buy the “crap” as part of a package deal….!

By: RunnerGirl

RunnerGirl — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:20:28 +0000

'Twas a weekend of newness for RunnerGirl, as well. It was my first time flying ExpressJet, and I highly recommend it. I flew direct/non-stop to San Antonio from SMF for only $110 each way. I didn't have to sit next to anyone on the plane, and it was a comfy ride. The carrier currently flies from SMF to Albuquerque, Austin, Colorado Springs, Bakersfield, Spokane, Santa Barbara, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Tulsa, and Tucson.