beer and cruise ships

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike, or is this Sun?<br><br>Hey, I am a self

proclaimed beer snob too. Coffee too. Bath soap, though, I

steal the hotel stuff. Shower caps too. Go figure. Back

to beer...On a cruise I took shortly after I got off

the ship as crew, we had the ULTIMATE beer tasting

night on board - just the band members and the pursers

and a few other staffers. (The musicians and those

with the money - do I know how to pick my friends or

what?!) I was the fitness director on previous trips, but

on this one, I was just a passenger, traveling with

my fiance. Same ship, same co-workers who had

collected beers from all over the world, during their 10

month cointracts. So, one night, we had this beer

tasting night. That's where I developed my taste for a

good wheat beer. We had beers from India, Scotland,

Italy, Denmark, Germany - you name it. My memory of the

evening fades, for obvious reasons. One of the highlights

of that trip, though...Sandy

[Guest guest]

oooooh Sandy that sounds great! Same with you on

the coffee (I'm really out of the closet now--yes, I

drink coffee but it has to be quality, and hopefully

organic). I grind up whole cardamom with the beans. It adds

wonderful flavor and in ayurvedic medicine, cardamom

neutralizes the caffeine's effects to a degree. I make a mean

soy-achino with unprocessed sugar and organic vanilla soy

milk with a dash of cinammon on top. ;-)

[Guest guest]

mmmmmm on the soy-achino! Me, too, only organic.

Went organic about a year ago. On everything. MUST

grind daily - I will try the cardamon seeds - never

heard of that, although I am planning to get a book on

Ayurvedic concepts next. I just do a cup or two a

day...Hey, we're corrupting this list...Who was it that

suggested Massive Attack for yoga? I bet that guy is a

coffee drinker! Although, I enjoyed the decaf Mezzanine

very much. Sandy

[Guest guest]

Yes--must grind daily. Then I use a French press

to brew. Mike can't drink coffee but once every few

months. He gets so anxious it's almost like

paranoia.<br><br>We live a few blocks from a wonderful store with the

best organic produce (and coffee beans) in town. The

greens are so healthy and bright. We buy everything

possible organic, too. It's become so easy and

inexpensive.