Monday, 29 June 2009: Anvil Bar and Refuge

This week we’re heading to Anvil Bar and Refuge, 1424 Westheimer Rd. Ste. B.  Anvil is getting quite the reputation (deservedly) for their inventive cocktails; they’ve recently added a very nice set of taps.  Every time they change a keg they change the kind of beer they’re tapping, and they usually have some very interesting choices available.

We’ll be there around 8 PM.  Note that parking near the Westheimer curve can get interesting, and several streets nearby have no parking or permit parking signs up.  Make sure to check Anvil’s website for the location of the parking lots they share with the other clubs nearby.

Monday, 22 June 2009: Under the Volcano

We’ll be at Under the Volcano (aka “The Volcano”) tonight, 8 PM.  A decent but small selection of tap beers plus lots of good mixed drinks (especially the tropical kind).  And one of the best CD jukeboxes in town.

2349 Bissonnet St @ Morningside, 8 PM

Another chapter: Beannachd leat, Kelvin Arms

Last week’s Surprise Birthday party for BotSO was a ringing success, but not really due to the efforts of the management of the Kelvin Arms.  It seems there’s a bit of a struggle within the upper echelons of their management structure, and for some reason nobody’s re-ordering any beer or liquor.  So we’re moving the regular meeting of the Houston Chapter of the Saucer Diaspora to other venues, starting tonight.  We’re not getting attached to any one place just yet.  There will be a posting each Monday to let you know where we’ll be.

Houston: 10 March 2008 and following @ The Kelvin Arms

Last Monday was a success, so we’re back at the Kelvin this week and until further notice, each Monday night @ 8:00 Central time.

Houston: 3 March 2008 @ The Kelvin Arms

The Houston Chapter of the Saucer Diaspora will meet @ the Kelvin Arms, 8 PM CST, 3 March 2008.

beer lovers…

are the easiest people to buy gifts for.

exhibit a

exhibit b

exhibit c

exhibit d

Clean Living

Some of the conversation around these parts lately has been about healthier living. The more granola people we interact with talk about organic living and healthier choices when eating etc. Which I totally agree with we should be more aware of what we put into our bodies and as evidence by my rapid weight loss earlier this year by making some subtle lifestyle choices. But lately we’ve been hearing about the colon cleanse and all the propaganda that surrounds it. Most sites on the web that discuss it have graphic images and hyped up stories about it’s benefits etc.

All i gotta say is.. a nice pint of Young’s Oatmeal Stout gets things moving.

Beer, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of our greatest strength, and our greatest weakness. The cause and answer to all of life’s problems!