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  1. I agree with @ATXZJ that one of the things that turns me away from a brewery most is no food or food truck. My wife and I like to go to a brewery for lunch on the weekends no food is a deal breaker for us. Redhorn has food at both locations, Hell or Highwater is partnered with the Shack out on the lake and has a kitchen that makes pretty good stuff, there's also Whitestone who are partnered with Ron Burguesas food truck but Whitestones tap list has much to be desired. Whitestone used to brew some pretty good stuff but now it seems that they only brew the basic staple beers that everyone else brews which IMO are mediocre. It appears that one of the largest cannibis companies is buying up breweries right now as it looks like Anheuser Busch is liquidating their portfolio. I believe a lot of the small breweries were in hopes of getting enough traction that a large corporation would take interest and make a buyout offer but that ship has sailed. With the economy contracting there's going to be a lot of this in many industries including the bicycle industry, for a while there they were naming their prices for bikes and frames but now I'm seeing prices dropping. I bought my Rascal frame in October 2020 for $2800 shortly after they went up to $3500 now they are back down to $2800. In the end the market will adjust itself accordingly.

    @AntonioGG The black Quad is a great deal for a 10% beer only costing around $5-7 a bottle, it's a pretty good beer for that cost.

    Here's an article about Tilray buying breweries;

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/21/tilray-cannabis-buys-brands-from-molson-coors-anheuser-busch.html#:~:text=Tilray announced earlier this month,the space in the U.S.

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  2. 1 hour ago, TAF said:

     

    Meanwhile, I wonder how much longer Celis will last.

    Celis filed for chapter 11 a few years ago and was able to get backing. The daughter is one of the owners now using the original recipes. But it seems the beer thing is shrinking. Too many breweries brewing the same beers as each other and not enough diversity in styles. IMO Redhorn has the most diverse tap list locally, pretty much something for everyone. Their dark side of the wall event is one of my favorites. Hell Or Highwater brewing in liberty hill does some good stuff too. Thinking the bike industry is following suit.

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  3. 3 hours ago, AntonioGG said:

     lately I’ve been spending my weekends in the garage with nothing but a fan.  It’s definitely been building my tolerance.

    The wife and I do weight training in the mornings it's pretty brutal. But as you said it does build tolerance.

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  4. 12 hours ago, throet said:

    I ordered a new shock and the rear mount was supposed to be 30.5mm. Upon arrival and inspection however, it appears to be around 31.5mm. I'm assuming there must be a way to remove the mounting hardware and take out the smallest spacer on each side, which I think would get me to where I need to be. Is there a special tool that is used on shock mounting hardware? I'm unable to loosen by hand. 

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    The caps should just slide off. A tool is required for removing the DU bushing though. I have a bushing press if you need.

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  5. I've been using these and I can say that these are the best chamois shorts I've ever had. The chamois is not too thick and the junk pocket in the front is awesome. These are super comfortable and don't crush your junk like traditional chamois shorts. The price is a tad high but the comfort level makes up for it. Unfortunately they don't come in bibs but they have plenty of grippers to keep them in the right place.

    https://www.bn3th.com/collections/chamois/products/north-shore-bike-chamois-black?variant=31939076817014

  6. 2 hours ago, ATXZJ said:

    Received a free subscription to netflix through my cell provider and decided to check out few docs i'd heard about

    Trainwreck: Woodstock '99

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81280924

    Barbarians at the gate. Changed my opinion towards the organizers and performers alike. Watched on PPV back in the day, and still get goosebumps seeing 250k people lose their shit, and bounce to some of the heaviest music that was on the radio at the time.

    Meltdown Three mile island

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81198239

    I remember seeing stories about Three Mile Island on the news as kid and the China Syndrome movie freaking everyone out about nuclear power. The series so far has been really good in exposing how close they really came and how much effort was put into suppressing information (like in Chernobyl) . 

    Haven't watched the Woodstock one but the Three mile Island one was good. Whole bunch of fuckery went on there. Never ever trust the powers that be to do the right thing.

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  7. 1 hour ago, AustinBike said:

    Help!

    A vendor sent me this:

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    I am not a Chimay guy and not a fan of Belgian beers at all. We have a virtual happy our this afternoon, which one should I hit first if I am not a fan of Belgians and prefer German beer or craft beers?

     

    The Cinq Cents is a light amber ale that's fairly carbonated. The Blue is my favorite as a Belgian beer drinker, dark, malty and a bit more sweet. The Red I'm not very familiar with I've had it once and that was enough for me not my favorite. Chimay is good but the price is a bit much, there are better Belgians and Belgian styles out there. So to answer your question, for you probably the Cinq Cents.

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