Comments on: Rosary Army #231 – Save Greg’s Beer!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:20:00 +0000

Well, rats. I was trying to send you a URL. Obviously I am not so good at this New Media Stuff…

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:03:48 +0000

Jennifer, Sympathies on the big hair issue.

By: Greg Willits

Greg Willits — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:33:45 +0000

I like an occasional porter or Guinness, but they’re still too heavy for me on a regular basis. Smithwick’s sounds very nice.

There is a local Atlanta brewery (Sweetwater) that makes a pretty good Pale Ale. If any of you are flying in on Delta, there is a Sweetwater Brewpub on the B Concourse (the Delta concourse) at the airport. You can get all of their beers on tap there. But Sweetwater makes a pretty good Pale Ale, too.

By: Jim in Columbus, Ohio

Jim in Columbus, Ohio — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:18:43 +0000

I bet we could fill this page talking about beers of the world. Smithwick’s is made by Guiness. But it is much lighter than Guiness.

By: Terry H Jones

Terry H Jones — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:15:00 +0000

All this talk of fancy beers when you can get a Guiness any day of the week. Yum!

By: Jim in Columbus, Ohio

Jim in Columbus, Ohio — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:37:50 +0000

Greg,

If we are able to connect in Atlanta, I would like to buy you and Jennifer one of my favorite beers…Smithwick’s. It’s actually an ale, but I enjoy it. If we aren’t able to connect, I’ll find a six pack at the local grocery to leave behind so you can try it.

I’m hoping that since it is from a good Catholic part of the world it is not supporting undesired organizations. If someone knows otherwise, let me know.

http://www.diageo.ie/brands/smithwicks

By: Ryan D

Ryan D — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:49:46 +0000

I too was enraged by Sam Adams and e-mailed Jim Koch. I received back a nice response and apology (probably canned) that I couldn’t find in my saved mail anymore. Anyway, it was only this year that I started drinking Sam Adams again.

Here’s an article re: the apology – http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_35_53/ai_91661094

Also – this interesting blog
http://catholic-beer-review.blogspot.com/2008/05/politics-of-beer.html

By: Shannon Hebert

Shannon Hebert — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:27:35 +0000

Hi guys. I’m totally with you on an occasional beer treat. Here in South Alabama the heat and humidity are even more intense and nothing goes down on a hot summer day like an ice cold pilsner or pale ale. I’ve never been big on having more than one though. The second never tastes as good as the first. (I’m with you on the hair issue too Jennifer. Southern women don’t have big hair by choice.) I will definitely send a letter to Sierra Nevada regarding their sponsorship. I hate that I’m going to miss the CNMC. I am going to be working an Engaged Encounter retreat that weekend. If you can manage to squeeze in a prayer for our couples that weekend, we would certainly appreciate it, but I know you guys are going to be totally swamped. God Bless!!!

By: John A from NJ

John A from NJ — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:43:38 +0000

Hi Greg,

I love Sierra Nevada Pale Ale as well. I wrote them a letter in protest and will join you in your ban on their products. I need someone to provide a suitable substitute or I may have to brew my own beer. Keep up the great work and God bless you.

John

By: Bob Philips

Bob Philips — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:15:18 +0000

Cool, makes total sense. I wonder how Fr. R does it?

Bob P.

By: Greg Willits

Greg Willits — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:07:56 +0000

Hi Bob – We ustream on occasion, but completely at our discretion. Because the Cloffice is also our closet, and we change clothes in there, and it’s right next to our bedroom and bathroom, and we still need our privacy, a regularly accessible camera won’t be happening for us. And I would find an almost always-on camera incredibly distracting while I work. I can’t stand having people look over my shoulder while I work. I can’t imagine how distracted I’d get with a bunch of people watching me online.

By: Bob Philips

Bob Philips — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:58:21 +0000

Why don’t you get an “always-on” (or “almost always-on”) Cloffice Cam? just like Fr. R?

Bob P.

By: Greg Willits

Greg Willits — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:55:10 +0000

Thanks Stefan! I’m a sucker for a good pale ale, and theirs was always my favorite.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:41:33 +0000

Hi Greg,
no problem of not buying Sierra Nevada beer. I never did since in my humble opinion it’s not all that great anyway. Instead I prefer German beers – most likely because I’m from Germany! Fortunately there’s quite a selection available here in Silcon Valley.

Prost!

PS: I will think about sending them an email letting them know that I won’t buy their beer because of their support.

By: Cassie Sharp

Cassie Sharp — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:30:44 +0000

oops, yeah I actually wrote all that before I started listening. But yeah, a website ruined Black Butte Porter. But I wrote to the brewery and the CEO was not very nice to me and really got on me for judging him in his decisions about where he donates his money too. So, I unfortunately, yeah, my favorite beer is no longer drinkable.

By: Cassie Sharp

Cassie Sharp — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:24:38 +0000

Oh, but cation before purchasing… a lot of the microbrew companies in Portland support Planned Parenthood (Oregon is really liberal), which sucks. I actually wrote one of them to tell them what Planned Parenthood actually does and the CEO of the company wrote back to me and was not too nice. So, just be careful where your money is going

By: Cassie Sharp

Cassie Sharp — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:21:13 +0000

I can’t believe your favorite beer is Sierra Nevada… SQPN needs a trip to Portland to try some Portland Micro Brew Beer. We have the most brewpubs per capita of any other city in the US.

http://www.portlandbeer.org/