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Las Vegas Beer and Blog – Episode 3

The Abyss - An Imperial Stout from Deschutes Brewery

Are you one of the cool kids? Want to be? Then blog and drink beer. Sound too simple? The Las Vegas Weekly doesn’t think so. In fact, they love the idea. Want a little background? Peep here.

As for tonight (Episode 3), it was my first time in attendance. I’ve been trying to get there the last two weeks and, tonight, I arrived about 45 minutes later than planned. Apparently, John Hawkins was plotting to have the group Twitter-Bomb me with “@dougdaulton – You are an a-hole!” That would have been funny, I kind of wish I had been another 10 minutes late.

It was good to spend a little more time with Dave Courvoisier, Laura Coronado and Sara Mooney; new friends from WordCamp Las Vegas. And, as is the intent of the shindig, I had the pleasure of putting faces to names/blog/tweets for Bill Cody (Vegas Bill), Brad West, Julie Vasquez, Lori Miller (PokerVixen), Michael Wilder, Sarah (408Down), Sharon Paquette, Sheryl Loch and last, but not least Warren Whitlock.

I also met David Lander of Brass Taurus Productions. They produce Detective Douchey, a web-based sitcom about bumbling Vegas cops. As I said to to David, “I wonder how Metro feels about their show.” :^D

As has been widely reported, The Freakin’ Frog (our venue) had an outstanding beer selection. I started with an old standard … the Guinness/Bass Black and Tan. I finished with Deschutes’ The Abyss, an outstanding imperial stout which Just Julie decried as “hoity-toity” beer. That said, I’ll forgive Julie. She introduced me to the X-Shot, a cool little gadget for point-n-shoot cameras.

While grabbing my “hoity-toity” beer, I saved Jenny (fellow Cincinnatian and dark beer aficionado … must be the German heritage) from the amorous clinging of “Creepy Guy”. Jenny repaid the favor by not making me feel old when, after comparing notes on our Cincinnati roots, we discovered that I graduated from high school the year she was born. Thanks Jenny. That was sweet of you. Now, where’d I leave that cane …

Speaking of “Creepy Guy”, he apparently became a sensation sometime after I left. I gather he drank more and became more creepy. It is alleged that photo and video evidence of said creepiness is making its way through the interwebs, but I have yet to confirm this rumor.

Finally, John Hawkins told me the story of “another thing I can’t ‘unknow!” (catchphrase courtesy of Todd Huish).  I could put that quote in context, but trust me you don’t want to know.  As it is, I am looking for something with which to scratch out my mind’s eye.

Hawk tells me "another thing I can't unknow!"

Well, I suppose that is all I have to offer. If I missed anyone in my wrap-up, you have my heartfelt apologies. For the formal report, check out the LV Beer and Blog … Blog. Thanks to Jackie for getting and keeping this train rolling.

Peace,

Doug