phineas wrote: 
Oh. My. God.

I need some towels to mop up the floor now.

 AliGator wrote: 
Al's.  Replaced one of the Great Lakes beers.

 phineas wrote: 
 

 
 

 
 

 hobiejoe wrote: 
I've made a few visits to that monastery...

 dionysius wrote: 
Yup, there's carousing, rabble-rousing, rip-roaring, roustering and goodness knows how many others.
 
And to think that some French guy said that the English take their pleasures sadly.
 
Must've been here at 4pm on a Sunday afternoon in the reign of Queen Victoria. Had he been in Newcastle on a Friday night........

Oh, and good to see you again

 hobiejoe wrote: 

A good thing beer brewed on your island was never accompanied with silence vowed or otherwise. I like a loud ale.

 phineas wrote: 
Bon chance, mon brave!
 
Of course, the Trappists never actually set out to adopt a vow of silence, it's just something that happens half way down the third glass.

The second course...

 phineas wrote: 
Except for the maple syrup.
 
 
What-ho chaps, LTNS, as the kids say. Apparently.

 islander wrote: 
Well that's the thing — conceptually, it sounds almost perfect.

 phineas wrote: 
you say that like there is something wrong with it.

 phineas wrote: 

I agree.  I like to have *one* vanilla porter.  The vanilla accumulates otherwise.

 Jimi_the_Saint wrote: 
It's a fine balance, for sure. Too much, and I feel like I'm drinking a pancake... (or something)

 Jimi_the_Saint wrote: 
Where?

Had a Breckenridge Vanilla Porter off the tap last night that was really tasty.  Vanilla was not obvious - just a hint in he back of your throat after.  Me rikey.

 brandog wrote: 

Here you go,,drink up ! Cheers !

Somebody needs to deliver beer.

 phineas wrote: 

Well, I'll buy you a beer for your birthday.  Or your half birthday.  Or whatever day it happens to be, should you not chicken out again we ever actually meet.