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Duh-yam that's a nice shot. On hockey forums the net should always be the subject of the shot...

Was invited to be part of the Genesee Brewery Tap it Forward Day on Sept. 8th. (http://www.geneseebeer.com/tapitforwardfest/) Get to be part of some sessions and stuff going on during the day and then attend the festival later that evening. The sessions during the day invite staff from the other breweries in the area and NYS to help run Genny while the employees of Genesee Brew House are given time to participate in a community volunteer program in North Rochester. They are also releasing a bourbon barrel aged old ale that day. They only made a 60bbl batch so it'll be very limited. They brought in a mobile canning line to can the beer off as well. Can't wait to try it. Should be fun. If you want to see some event shots, etc. you can check out ROCbeer on Facebook.

You have firewood for the fireplace?

This is common. Even more than yeast is that I bet they are not varying up their base malt very much either and it's probably crappy base malt to boot. A lot of crappy malt will impart the same flavors even across different specialties. Liken it to someone who doesn't know how to roast a coffee bean... you do it wrong it ends up tasting the same as every other bean. See above.. below, etc. :) I am as well. Dean at Genny makes some really great beer. Their pilot beers are very good most of the time. This is very true. And to expand on what I was saying above... if you have a process that calls for a fermentation temperature at let's say... 62 degrees, then a lot of the malt and yeast characteristics from fermentation are going to be more muted. As We've noted, the yeast is a HUGE factor in this. While most will run quite a few house yeasts what happens is they repitch them (as they should). There are however factors that have to be taken into consideration. THe first is that pitching wort on top of the yeast trub of another beer will impart some of that beers flavors into the new beer. It's wise to re-pitch on similar styles (so IPA to IPA, etc.) If you were to take an IPA and then pitch an amber on it you could end up with some IPA notes, etc. THe second of course is how many times you re-pitch. The last, and very common problem, is that breweries use an ale yeast and ferment at low temps to simulate a lager profile while shortening the fermentation process. There are also packaging issues, cleaning issues, etc. Which beers would you say taste like syrup is added? I don't drink them these days, but if you take something like Caramel Porter.. well, you're likely right at this point. A good caramel porter would use a decoction, but again that takes time and complicates the process. Just curious if you could name any so I could look into it.

The insinuation is that they are the same beer with flavorings added. This would indicate they are created the same as malted beverages like hard sodas which are fermented for alcohol and then stripped of their malt profiles and re-flavored with flavorings. This is not how Saranac makes its beer. Their beers may not be anything special but they are created with recipes that are different.

Sharks honor season ticket holders with their names under the ice. Interesting touch.. http://www.bardown.com/sharks-honour-season-ticket-holders-by-adding-their-names-under-the-ice-at-the-sap-center-1.843147

Not even remotely true.

Unfortunate it had to come AFTER the organization said it would not re-sign him. He's a class act and has been the cornerstone of that franchise forever. They are undertaking a new direction and it'll be interesting to see where it goes.

Absolutely. Shiner Oktoberfest Victory Festbier There are probably others I can come up with but I generally don't drink many of them. I particularly remember those two as being bad.

As a person who spent years in healthcare... I've seen that one... and it's still funny 5 years after being in healthcare. :) So, I'll post more seriously this morning since I haven't been drinking. There are about 5-7 sites on the Internet I visit on pretty much a daily basis.. this is one of them. While I am absolutely a Sabres fan, I am a fan of hockey overall. The forum provides the proper Sabres focus but still dives into enough other NHL discussions and off-topic items to be perfectly entertaining for me. Essentially it's maximum value compared to anywhere else I go. It's a good group of people posting on here and most of the time the conversation is both intellectually stimulating and informative. Sure there are times when it's not and there are times when its downright sad but it's not the predominant state.

This could be the case, but the point to consider is that in NHL circles both Botterill and Housley were considered some of the strongest "new blood" to assume GM and HC positions. The Sabres did not reach for these hires.

So, it's just your opinion with no statistical analysis? I'm asking not because I discredit it, but because you are normally using some kind of statistical analysis in your projections of hockey so I wanted to be sure. As I write this I am thinking no matter what it is going to come across wrong, so I will reiterate. I am giving you credit for the usual amount of stastical analysis you use when making statements and I wanted to understand if you used similar analysis here or if it was something much simpler. I hope that helps... I'm going away for 10 days so I won't know for awhile I suppose :).

It's cool, you know, dis place. I try to quit it once and awhile but, you know, it's hockey, so it's tough. There are time, you know, when da boys are being der stupid selves, but, you know, dey all come together when it matter. We share a lot, we've been through this ride together. It's been tough, sometimes good, sometimes bad, some people even leave da room, can't handle it, you know? But dose dat stay, dey are da ones who matter. Dis year we turn it around though. It's different. All new stuff come in, and you know, it makes a difference. We're confident, we're positive. We're ready to go.... Hi Mom.

Well, this is based on what? Pure point differential? Are you accounting for the probability/potential that any of those players could hit the number Reinhart was at? If the probability they could reach Reinhart is 1-5% and 0% that they could reach 5 points more than Reinhart and the probability of Reinhart getting 5 more points next season is 95% and he has a 30% chance of hitting Draisaitl numbers then you'd have to say that Reinhart is closer to Draisaitl than the other players are closer to Reinhart... wouldn't you? Because there is no way Franson is closer to Reinhart than Reinhart is to Draisaitl.

Yes, I recall what they said. However, as you indicate, and as every coach I've talked to about this has indicated... no one is going to teach the kids to skate the puck out of the zone. This is why said they haven't given much of explanation. There's something admirable about wanting to increase problem solving skills, but you have to implement rules that will do that. This isn't one of them. Kids have a hard enough time icing the puck at the lower levels because they simple are not strong enough to do so while being chased. At ages 12-14 the coaches are going to ice it, period. Do you think parents will still scream "get it out" or "ice it"? Do you think I can point to this rule change to get them to shut up? Nah, I didn't think so either.

It sure is.

This change has numerous issues. It only results in a whistle and a face-off in the defensive zone. Any coach will take his team allowing themselves a chance to reset positioning off a face-off, especially those who have centers skilled at winning face-offs. And.... This. At the level of play they are implementing this, coaches can still change. The only thing this will do is increase the number of stoppages in play. These stoppages will result in the curfew clock being a factor in more games than usual (and it's already a high amount). Finally, given that officials at the 14U level are really learning the game any changes to "increase" scoring at this level is flat out stupid. There is a wide range in what officials consider a penalty at these lower levels. Moreover, teams at the 14U level barely practice "systems" so power play goals are rarely that critical as there aren't that many. USA Hockey didn't provide much of an explanation as to why they are making this change. Most people I talk to hate the change and are confused at what USA hockey was even trying to accomplish.

From a week ago... I need to get out again!

It does. The general capacity of the millenial to understand a culture where on-demand does not exist just isn't there. They've grown up in the digital age where everything can be streamed and where 8pm on a Thursday is not when a TV show HAS to be watched but when it COULD be watched. No generation before this faced this issue. It's a new world. The CD might have put a crimp in tapes and vinyl but the digital age changed everything. Yea.. lots.. all on making content and I am sure they will make money in the end.

Yea. In my case it's not the body. Sadly I am not even coaching next year... I get to enjoy the slow pace of being a parent on the sideline. It's probably for the best though. I'm sure I will get back on the ice again at some point... but this year is not looking good.

It is very unlikely I will pay early.. but I will pay. :) Right now too many expenses at once and leaving on vacation in less than a week is not helping. No worries. The extra 10 spot won't kill me later.

It was only a matter of time... unfortunately. It sucks.... while we hate on each other and kill each other over petty crap we continue to use energy that would be better spent fighting a disease that doesn't care who you are.

This is the a la carte model everyone wanted. What will happen is that the television delivery networks will fail. The content creators will have their own delivery mechanisms via the Internet. Each will hoard their own content and the market will spend time trying to balance itself out. Then they will realize that they cannot get enough revenue for their content to justify a streaming service of their own and they will offload the streaming to a content delivery network and provider that pulls content from multiple creators and you'll have TV delivered via the Internet. Disney's announcement is a clear indication of this happening at a more rapid pace now. They've watched Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu begin signing up their own content and know that if they don't muscle in now they will get squeezed out. The great frontier will be who owns the live sports streaming market.

It appears that, for now, I am retired. Sigh. Life gets in the way.... oh well.

Some days I wonder if the dislike of Paul Hamilton is based less on his qualifications and more on the internal frustration people not being able to find a job like his, given we do much of the same things on here. :) Just a thought since the off-season is incredibly freakin boring!