Dog Days
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Posted by: John Chandler on May 12, 2010 at 09:00AM
9 Comments
We’ve been hit with a beer tsunami at the office and I’m still sifting through all the stouts, pilsners, porters, reds, browns, IPAs, Imperial IPAs, CDAs, IRAs, ESBs, and CSNYs. Hey! These beers ain’t gonna drink themselves! I’ve even been (gasp!) forced to take my work home with me.
But I am well aware of my duties as a blogger, to bring fresh, relevant content to our website. So…
This is my pug-hua-hua (half pug, half chihuahua) Phoebe trying to get the last bit of curry out of a to-go container. She’s so cute! And then she totally got her head stuck and pawed feebly at the container while whimpering piteously. I had to call the fire department and then pay a big fine for wasting their time ’cause the container actually came off before they got there but I was too embarrassed to call them back and cancel the emergency.
How does this relate to beer, booze, and bars? I was drinking a bottle of 10 Barrel Sinistor Black Ale at the time. Part of the CDA movement—Cascadian Dark Ales—it has many of the flavor characteristics of a bigger beer, like a porter, but overall it’s less aggressive and more drinkable. Highly recommended.
Tags: Craft Beers pug-hua-hua
How come you didn’t just use the beer as a lubricant to dislodge the container from poor Phoebe’s head? OK. Not really. Really, I just want to laugh at your silly drunk ass. Bwahahahahahahaha! Color me content!! ahhhhhhhhhh :) Also, BTW, the spam filter words are actually “man looney.” The cyber cops are onto you, man.
A pug wa wa? Adorable! Cascadian Dark Ales? Intriguing. Looking forward to the full article.
Curry? You gave the dog curry? Who’s cleaning up that mess?
Can’t wait to read the fruit of your labors. And who woulda thunk you were a “little dog” guy? (She’s adorable.) Oh, and my spam filter words are “Mr Aegean” – we’re slowly developing a cryptic glimpse into your personality, apparently…
@Jonpaul: My best guess would be me. It was a very mild curry, if that makes any difference.
I have it on good authority that that photo is a pretty good representation of what you look like after an afternoon of “sampling” beers for your “job”.
I can’t believe you let her have curry. YOU are so cleaning up that mess.
Like father, like pug.
Sadly, the beer style moniker ‘Cascadian Dark Ale’ was not accepted by the powers that be, in this case the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program). It would have been a nice tip of the hat to a region that loves it’s great (and innovative) beers. Instead, they chose Black India Ale. But we’ll still call ‘em CDA’s…