A Moment of Self-Indulgence
Tomorrow I turn 43. I'm celebrating this year by having a "favorite things" day. Starbucks in the early a.m. with friends. Ingrid's, a wonderful German restaurant, for a Bavarian breakfast. An hour browsing at the bookstore. Belgian beer at Tapwerks in the afternoon. Light dinner and fantastic wine at Bin 73. All in the company of the hot, hairdresser wife. She bought me a bottle of Clos du Val ('02) Cabernet and a bottle of Stag's Leap Artemis ('04) for my birthday wines. I'll probably have the Silver Oak Napa tomorrow night at Bin 73, but who knows...I may find something wondefully different. The only favorite things missing from my day will be friends and family, but I can't see them all in one day. I have a grace-filled life, and I'm grateful for it.
Happy Birthday, old man.
Posted by: Mike | July 24, 2007 at 09:22 PM
Happy B-day,greg. Indulge away!
Posted by: Zossima | July 24, 2007 at 09:29 PM
you still look mid-30's to me.
Posted by: emergentninja | July 24, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Happy Birthday, sounds like you have a great day planned, I love Ingrid's and Tapwerks!
Posted by: fiodax | July 25, 2007 at 07:29 AM
Congrats my friend may you have a blessed birthday
Posted by: Adam Smithee | July 25, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Happy birthday, and hope you can get to Starbucks before they raise their freakin' prices again.
Posted by: Tom Hinkle | July 25, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Happy birthday, a bit late... You're probably good and toasted by now... :) Cheers!
Posted by: Winderweedle | July 25, 2007 at 07:16 PM
Happy Birthday. I find it amusing that the only event with a time constraint is the bookstore.
Posted by: Jeff | July 25, 2007 at 07:48 PM
43 is a good solid prime number; you won't hit another until 47. Happy birthday!
Posted by: Leighton | July 25, 2007 at 08:34 PM
Happy Birthday. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Plano Michael | July 25, 2007 at 09:48 PM
Happy late birthday. German food. Yum.
Posted by: Kevin | July 26, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Thanks, all. It was a great day.
Posted by: greg | July 26, 2007 at 10:05 AM
i hope you had a fantastic bday! so wasn't harry potter the greatest?
Posted by: Amanda | July 26, 2007 at 04:08 PM
greg, I'm not into wine. But I'm curious which Belgian you enjoyed at Tapwerks.
Posted by: Zossima | July 26, 2007 at 09:11 PM
Z,
They were out of St. Bernardus ABT 12, so I ended up with a Dutch beer, Konigshoven Quad. It's pretty damn tasty. I'm drinking it 'til they get the St. Bernardus back in.
Posted by: greg | July 26, 2007 at 09:37 PM
The Bernardus 12 is one of the finer beers in the world imo. I have a couple in the basement for special occasions.
I'm getting into cellaring beers. I have a couple of Belgians and some British strong ales chilling for Christmas time. The cellared ales I've bought at a local store and at a couple of restaurants have been amazing.
Posted by: Zossima | July 27, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Konigshoven is actually starting to, rightfully so, be acknowldged as one of the Trappists.
St. Bernadus 12 is definitely one of the best in the world. The only quad I've had better is Westvleteren Abt 12, although it is ridiculously hard to acquire.
Do yourselves a favor:
http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Westvleteren.html
Posted by: Jzzbassman | July 27, 2007 at 10:28 PM
Monte,
Why are you teasing us? You know we can't have alcohol shipped direct to Oklahoma. Damn you!
Posted by: greg | July 27, 2007 at 10:53 PM
It never stopped me. Belgian Shop, Liquid Solutions.biz and Sam's Liquor Chicago all shipped to me in OKC.
Posted by: Jzzbassman | July 27, 2007 at 11:28 PM
Okay,
Now you're jazzbassman the superhero!
Posted by: greg | July 28, 2007 at 12:18 AM
jzz, you're my beero! That's been on my beer list for years. I've even searched online and hadn't found that site!
Posted by: Zossima | July 28, 2007 at 05:26 PM
You can't (normally) have alcohol shipped to OK?
...I think I need another drink.
Posted by: Leighton | July 29, 2007 at 12:02 AM
greg and jzz, ust got Westvleteren off ebay for a much better price. Had to buy 6, though. But I'm celebrating 40 in September, so I'm treating myself.
Posted by: Zossima | July 30, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Did you get the 12? The Westy 6 is the one I usually see on Ebay. Nice, but not in the same class as the 12.
Posted by: Jzzbassman | July 30, 2007 at 06:07 PM
Yes, got the 12. I haven't had the 6 or the 8 either, but the 12 is the one that gets the raves.
Posted by: Zossima | July 30, 2007 at 08:53 PM