Daydream
You’ll recall that Bilge Rat Brew is the name of Squish’s home brewed beer.
And there sure is a lot of daydreaming going on in Squid Row.
You’ll recall that Bilge Rat Brew is the name of Squish’s home brewed beer.
And there sure is a lot of daydreaming going on in Squid Row.
Looks like Ryan’s falling hard again. But this time it looks like a girl more along his lines. Good for him!
Half the fun of making home-brewed beer is thinking up silly names for it. Oddly enough, the 6-gallon ingredient-kit ales I made tended to be tastier than the batches I concocted on my own. I suppose there’s a lesson in that, somewhere.
Pete… Children’s Lit major, beer brewer, and fellow Tiki-er… If you like Squish, you’ll be seeing more of her in this month. If you don’t like Squish, why not visit Squid Row Christmases past?
A. Rat… Agreed… My bro-in-law makes beers… I made him beer labels last Christmas. One even had a squid on it (he’s in the Navy).
“Bali Ha’i may call you…”
Bilge Rat Brew? It’s the best!
I like Squish, she seems fun to be around! and I ‘m glad Ryan is not of the “once burned etc etc” kind 🙂
Hmmm, to the tune of Barett’s Privateers… Garnet’s Homemade Beer:
1. Oh the year was nineteen seventy-eight,
(How I wish I’d never tried it now,)
When a score of men were turned quite green
By the scummiest ale you’ve ever seen
Chorus:
God damn them all,
I was told this beer was worth its weight in gold
We’d feel no pain, shed no tears,
But it’s a foolish man who shows no fear
At a glass of Garnet’s homemade beer.
2. Now Garnett Rogers cried the town
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
For 20 brave men all masochists who
Would taste for him his homemade brew.
3. This motley crew were a sickening sight
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
There was caveman Dave with his eyes in bags
He’d a hard-boiled liver and the staggers and jags.
4. We hadn’t been there but an hour or two
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
When a voice said “Give me some homemade brew”
As steeleyed Stan hove into view.
5. Now steeleyed Stand was a frightening man
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
He was eight foot tall and four foot wide
Said “pass that jug or I’ll tan your hide.
6. Stan took one sip and pitched on his side
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
Garnett was smashed with a cupful of drugs
And his breath set fire to both me legs.
7. Now here I am with my 23rd beer
(how I wish I’d never tried it now,)
It’s six long years since I felt this way
On the night before my wedding day.
(Garnet Rogers is the brother of the late Stan Rogers – here with the original Barret’s Privateers -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMV34CwNMY0 )
The Auld Grump
Oops, that is supposed to be ‘dregs’ not ‘drugs’ in verse 6 – auto-correct strikes again…..
The Auld Grump, dregs IS a real word you nincompute! (Okay… why is it not correcting ‘nincompute’?)
Bilge Rat Brew sounds great! I’d love to have a pint!
I home brew, but my brew of choice is Mead. It’s what the vikings used to drink. Got a batch going right now that’s almost ready to bottle. It’s a chocolate velvet mead that I like to call “Seduction”.
Dada… No! no! We don’t do South Pacific here… No! Bad Dada!
Joseph/Jack… ha ha ha… I will have to commission my bro-in-law… he’d probably come up with something sea-worthy…
Val… no doubt that Squish would be a fun girl to hang out with. We’ll see.
Grump! Goodness! That’s quite the poem… and No one should have 23 beers… I would think that would make you… DEAD!
Pash… I do like me some mulled mead… we are gonna do some mulled red wine this year… we did wassail a few years back and were disappointed with the results.