Love the programmable. Mine has the heat up for a couple of hours in the morning, down all day, up in the evening, and back down again after 10, and I don't have to worry about forgetting to adjust it before I leave the house or go to bed. Love.

Also, I found out that the beer I got last week that was supposed to be McChouffe the Belgian Brown was actually this crazy-ass Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IP Tripel. I'll have to try it again, it sounds good, and my brain was just all DOES NOT COMPUTE DOES NOT COMPUTE so I couldn't really get into it before. This sounds about right (from the article linked to above):

As the hops hit the taste buds, it runs a bit coarse, with hop tannins, floral, citric, slight aspirin, mild spiciness, and a soft twang of rind that sticks to the palate and hangs in there for quite a while. This segues into pronounced esters and suggestions of sweet blood oranges that meld with a balanced malty sweetness, with grainy and bready notes from Pale and Pilsner malts.

The color pictured is right on too, though this particular batch poured a lot clearer than the one reviewed.

Nora, you hop-heads continually befuddle me. All I ever taste with a hoppy beer is BITTER. That leaves IPAs, et al., RIGHT OUT.

the beer I got last week that was supposed to be McChouffe the Belgian Brown

I told my brother about this, and he said, "I've started fights for less." So any time you want to go marauding/drinking, you have a partner in crime up in Waterbury.

Dear Attendant: Fuck...why didn't you tell me Worthless Spouse had an interview today? Signed, Smart, not Psychic, of Phoenix. I can get the lead out in the morning if I have to. Although, since it's Tuesday, trickery, such as "Look! Shirtless Mike Rowe!" might work best. Thanks ever so, Me P.S> Yes, I *like* to stretch my muscles while winning virtual thousands on Cash Cab, but even I can't argue that as a constitutional right. Interrupt me. Worthless Spouse can't do that much...he needs my full support for job interviews.

Mmmmm, beer. Yeah, that's all I got.

I had a Bitchin' Bitter at lunch today which was delicious. God bless the Cambridge Brewing Company.

I had a Bitchin' Bitter at lunch today which was delicious.

t points, screams, a la "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Hop-head!!!

Oh, man, now I really want a beer. I'm not sure wireless fuckistry counts as an excuse to give in less than halfway through Passover.

sorry you got shirted at/rushed this morning (if I read that right) erika

Heh. Contrary to the name, the bitter is actually not that bitter (well, in that hoppy IPA way). Here's the description of the beer I had today:

Bitchin’ Bitter has a warm, toasty maltiness reminiscent of English biscuits with a subtle note of sweet but dry dark caramel. The beer is hopped throughout with English Fuggles and further dryhopped with English Challenger hops. They offer a pleasant flavor of cut grass and other florals, and assist the finish of this ale with a firm, balanced dryness.

Our house ale yeast, during its warm fermentation process, was coaxed into producing some very complex fuity esters which round out this authentic British-style session beer.

Deep copper-gold in color and served unfiltered and unfined, this seemingly mild beer is quite complex despite its delicate character. This is an excellent session beer, and we sure hope you enjoy it as much as we do.