Comments on: My Top 5 For 2007 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007 The personal website of Brian Cook, including posts on art, literature, web, games, soccer, food & drink, travel and music. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007/comment-page-1#comment-6233 Brian Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:18:24 +0000 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007#comment-6233 @Sidney I would be happy to join! Carcassone is really terrific. I've also got Samurai, Ticket to Ride, Tichu and Thurn & Taxis if you're into any of those. @Sidney I would be happy to join! Carcassone is really terrific. I’ve also got Samurai, Ticket to Ride, Tichu and Thurn & Taxis if you’re into any of those.

]]> By: Sidney http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007/comment-page-1#comment-6230 Sidney Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:57:27 +0000 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007#comment-6230 Carcassonne is my FAVORITE board game...do you have the inns and cathedrals expansion? You should come to my board game night some week!!! Carcassonne is my FAVORITE board game…do you have the inns and cathedrals expansion? You should come to my board game night some week!!!

]]> By: Ten A Penny, Dime A Dozen http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007/comment-page-1#comment-1063 Ten A Penny, Dime A Dozen Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:42:37 +0000 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007#comment-1063 If you were to fill an old bottle with rain (naturally), and immerse a charred piece of wood in it, along with a few drops of black ink, let it mature for a few weeks, and add sugar, you would be left with Tenpenny Ale. Or would you? A few months ago, I purchased a bottle, and was alarmed to see how how dark it was upon opening and pouring. A friend arrived, and I traded the big growler with him for some of his Fosters. But then at the last minute, I asked, "d'you mind if I just tried that again?" It was heaven, and what the hell was I thinking. The best book of the year? As the woman said, in response to the myriad processed fats, oils, lipids, call-em-what-yer-will, "I can't believe it's not <i>Perry Boys</i>!!!" Or was that butter? If you were to fill an old bottle with rain (naturally), and immerse a charred piece of wood in it, along with a few drops of black ink, let it mature for a few weeks, and add sugar, you would be left with Tenpenny Ale. Or would you?
A few months ago, I purchased a bottle, and was alarmed to see how how dark it was upon opening and pouring. A friend arrived, and I traded the big growler with him for some of his Fosters. But then at the last minute, I asked, “d’you mind if I just tried that again?”
It was heaven, and what the hell was I thinking.

The best book of the year? As the woman said, in response to the myriad processed fats, oils, lipids, call-em-what-yer-will, “I can’t believe it’s not Perry Boys!!!” Or was that butter?

]]> By: Dan Russell http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007/comment-page-1#comment-872 Dan Russell Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007#comment-872 Thank you, Brian. You are a paragon of journalistic excellence. Thank you, Brian. You are a paragon of journalistic excellence.

]]> By: Brian http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007/comment-page-1#comment-870 Brian Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:01:33 +0000 http://www.thecookblog.com/my-top-5-for-2007#comment-870 Fixed, thanks Dan! I will never again sell East Hartford short. Chrissy, I don't think I know you, but thanks for stopping by. I'll check out the Go-Giver. Fixed, thanks Dan! I will never again sell East Hartford short.

Chrissy, I don’t think I know you, but thanks for stopping by. I’ll check out the Go-Giver.

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