Welcome to zlosk.comIf you've made your way here, you most likely are looking for one of the following pages: What's New2008.07.24: Today was one of the hardest days of prepping for Saturday's BBQ - taste-testing all of the kegs to make sure they were still OK. At the tasting, most were warm and uncarbonated (unless infected, in which case they were carbonated up the wazoo.) It looks like the beer list is currently: American Pale Ale 5 - 4.7 gallons - tastes similar to APAs 1 and 3; easy-going intro to decent beer for the Miller/Coors/AB crowd Oatmeal Stout - 2.3 gallons - mildly carbonated, very roasty Irish Red 2 - 1.9 gallons - I believe this was the all-grain St. Patty's batch from a couple of years ago. Warm and fairly uncarbonated, it's OK, but nothing special. Hopefully, it will improve with cooling and carbonation. I dumped the Irish Red 1, which I believe was the extract batch done at the same time as the Irish Red 2. It tasted of cardboard and cheese, and was most incredibly nasty. The keg is undergoing an extreme cleaning process. Sour & Bitter - 1.6 gallons - was APA4 last year, which definitely treaded in IPA territory. Somewhere along the line, it got infected and soured up. I've a number of fruity and nutty syrups that make it quite palatable. Rye Stout - 1.5 gallons - an incredibly smooth whiskenator. Goes down easy, kicks you in the head. Go easy on this one. Bumblebee Bourbon - .7 gallons - a little sour, a little sweet, a lot of whiskey. Aside from the beers, there will be about 4 gallons each of Rum Slush Punch and Birch Root Beer. 2008.07.09: I finally brewed an American Pale Ale this past Sunday (7/6). It's bubbling away nicely, so it's still on schedule for the upcoming BBQ. I also was a stiltwalker in the Evanston parade. The costume was rather warm, and I sweated it up a bit. Having wet fabric run against your legs for an hour or two is not a good idea, and I've got the torn up skin to prove it. Ouch! 2008.05.19: I'm now the proud owner of a Wii! Unfortunately, I've been too busy to set it up. 2008.04.21: Neverwhere: A Circus Underground starts this weekend! It will be running every Friday (evening), Saturday (afternoon and evening), and Sunday (afternoon) through June 1st. For tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets, or call 1-800-838-3006. 2008.04.11: Another session of Circus Arts ended on March 26th, and since Romeo and his videocamera weren't in class this time around, I tried out my digicam's video capabilities. After monkeying around a bit, I've finally got my lyra video up on YouTube, as well as videos of a few others in the class. I hope to have everyone's videos up by the middle of next week. 2008.02.11: If anyone wondered why I seemed to drop off the face of the earth last week, it's because I was cruising the Caribbean with the family. I got back yesterday, and I've got to say that the temperature shift is a bit disconcerting. 2007.11.15: If you've been here anytime within the past year and noticed my weekly list of events and goings-on on the side, you may have noticed that I've been taking classes in circus arts. Last week, we had to create a routine and perform it for the class, and one of the students videotaped me and put the video on the web for your amazement and/or amusement. So, without further ado, here's My Spanish Web Act. Old announcements can be found here. Questions or comments? Email me at webguy@zlosk.com.
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