Big-rig with 44,000 pounds of Miller High Life beer stolen from truck stop
ORLANDO, Fla.
A truck driver broke down in tears on Tuesday while telling Channel 9 about the thieves who drove off with his semi full of beer from an Orange County truck stop. The victim's truck and at least one other were swiped Monday from a truck stop on South Orange Blossom Trail. Van Thomas was trying to live the American dream. After years as a trucker, he bought a semi three weeks ago and started a company of his own.
Thomas was traveling from Texas to Pompano Beach and was on his last stop before a delivery in Orlando when his entire truck and alcohol cargo was stolen.
This aggression will not stand, man! - http://www.ajc.com/news/news/big-rig-44000-pounds-miller-high-life-beer-stolen-/nhpRF/ (http://www.ajc.com/news/news/big-rig-44000-pounds-miller-high-life-beer-stolen-/nhpRF/)
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This is a bummer man.
Quote from: Judd Dude on October 23, 2014, 10:15:40 AM
This is a bummer man.
Yeah, that would bum out my day for sure! Whal, they finally did it, they stole my fucking beer truck.
Lifetime supply? Pshaw. This is just another Labor Day Weekend at the ole' duder's pad.
Quote from: jgiffin on October 23, 2014, 08:13:12 PM
Lifetime supply? Pshaw. This is just another Labor Day Weekend at the ole' duder's pad.
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People drink Miller? :o
I guess I'd drink Miller High Life if it was free.
Exactly - it could be a lifetime of "shit, we're out of beer, but we still have this stuff" beer.
Did the poor driver maybe not bother to lock his truck because, like, WTF would steal this brew?
Miller - you call that beer?
I call it horse piss.
I like Miller. High Life and Miller Lite are my go to oat sodas.
You sir need to be introduced to craft beer! Or better yet, home brew. Give it a try! It's the latest rage.
As we speak, friend of mine is making a ton of home brew; can't wait to partake.
I have six batches fermenting now. Bottling/kegging two or three today. Kinda got away from me for a while. But a little more time has generally improved my stuff.
Quote from: jgiffin on October 25, 2014, 11:58:21 AM
I have six batches fermenting now. Bottling/kegging two or three today. Kinda got away from me for a while. But a little more time has generally improved my stuff.
Sounds like an urban achievement, dude. Far out, mang!
Excellent Giff dude! I bottled 15 gallons of brew today - should do me for a week or two. ;-) Actually, 5 gallons of that is a barleywine that should supposedly age for at least 6 months. The other 10 gallons is a strong blonde ale with some orange peels for a slight citrus flavour. Should be good. Then tomorrow is another brew day - gotta keep the pipeline full!
I want to do a barleywine soon. Hominid, do you use an aerating system, starter batch, or anything else to help the yeast through the heavy alcoholic environment? Any tips for a noob?
Closest I've tried are the two HUGE imperial IPAs I kegged/bottled today (2 1/2 gallon batches each - one Simcoe / Zythos and one Falconers Flight / Citra) and an imperial russian stout (5 gallons) in the secondary right now. I didn't get to the Zombie Dust clone that's been percolating for four weeks. May either dry hop it again or keg/bottle it soon.
Quote from: jgiffin on October 25, 2014, 10:12:31 PM
I want to do a barleywine soon. Hominid, do you use an aerating system, starter batch, or anything else to help the yeast through the heavy alcoholic environment? Any tips for a noob?
Closest I've tried are the two HUGE imperial IPAs I kegged/bottled today (2 1/2 gallon batches each - one Simcoe / Zythos and one Falconers Flight / Citra) and an imperial russian stout (5 gallons) in the secondary right now. I didn't get to the Zombie Dust clone that's been percolating for four weeks. May either dry hop it again or keg/bottle it soon.
I used dry S04 yeast which is tolerant of higher alcohol. Barleywine is basically a double strong recipe... instead of 10 pounds of barley, I used 24. With double the bittering hops (of course). The calculated ABV is just over 9%. Should be yummy. Oh, and for aeration, I pour it from one bucket to another three times, creating lots of foam.
Quote from: Hominid on October 24, 2014, 07:48:45 PM
Miller - you call that beer?
What the Canadian's call sex in a a Kayak.
"Fuckin near water."
We envy your higher alcohol content in beer.
Quote from: BikerDude on October 27, 2014, 09:02:20 AM
What the Canadian's call sex in a a Kayak.
"Fuckin near water."
We envy your higher alcohol content in beer.
Go to a micro brewery and support local. They'll likely have an IPA that'll rock yer socks... They're usually 6 or 7 percent ABV.
Quote from: Hominid on October 27, 2014, 01:59:53 PM
Quote from: BikerDude on October 27, 2014, 09:02:20 AM
What the Canadian's call sex in a a Kayak.
"Fuckin near water."
We envy your higher alcohol content in beer.
Go to a micro brewery and support local. They'll likely have an IPA that'll rock yer socks... They're usually 6 or 7 percent ABV.
Yeah you can seek it out.
A local has a "Scotch Ale" that is 8.3%.
But the stuff for mass production sold in supermarkets and gas stations is generally limited.
For years Molson was "watered down" for sales in the US.