doubleplusundead

July 10, 2009

Okay, I'm back

I'd of course like to thank John Hawkins for giving me the opportunity to trash Conservative Grapevine and drive away his readership again.

In other news, a fat bastard in Pennsylvania has decided he needs to be a slightly less fat bastard, and has joined a gym. When asked if he'd give up the large quantities of soda he consumes on a daily basis, said fat bastard loudly declared, defiantly holding a 2 liter of birch beer over his head, "From my cold, dead hands!"

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1 Fuck. I'm out of birch beer. (good luck on the gym thingy)

Posted by: alexthechick at July 10, 2009 06:49 PM (0Igse)

2 Is birch beer, beer made from birch tree's?

Posted by: Buffoon at July 10, 2009 08:03 PM (aGAnc)

3 No, it's like root beer, but birch flavored. But like modern root beer, which is no longer made with sassafras, birch beer is a concoction meant to evoke the taste of birch, though supposedly there are real birch flavored sodas kicking around, but none that I've found.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 10, 2009 08:48 PM (Cwq0E)

4 I should also note, clear birch beers are the way to go, stay away from the funky pinky-reddish stuff. Of course, birch beer is sort of a PA thing, might be limited on what you can get your mitts on.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 10, 2009 09:05 PM (Cwq0E)

5 Although I'm sure our resident PA people will deride this as poser stuff, there's actually a pretty good chain of steak shops here in SoCal where you can get birch beer and other PA-related stuff like Tastycakes. The founders are Philly transplants.

I like mine with Wiz, btw.

Posted by: Sean M. at July 10, 2009 09:47 PM (rLWHv)

6 Way I hear it, only tourists like theirs wit Wiz.

Actually, in this part of PA, cheesesteaks are done with mayo (Yes, Philly people, I know, high blasphemy), provologne, and your option of onions (blech, keep that shit away), mushrooms (yes, please), and peppers (those too!). Also, stay away from that PA Dutch birch beer, it's the crappiest of the birches. Tastykakes are excellent though.

If you want a good birch beer, Frozen Run is the King. Put it in the fridge, get it as cold as you can, load up a glass with ice, pour yourself a glass and enjoy one of the most refreshing sodas you'll ever drink. It's got this very light, sorta wintergreen-y, extremely refreshing flavor, but you want to drink it, it loses its brightness if you let it sit.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 10, 2009 10:05 PM (Cwq0E)

7 I like mine with mayo, too. I actually order their cheesesteak hoagie (with lettuce and tomato) most of the time.

(I know, boo, hiss, but at least I don't order it like this.)

Posted by: Sean M. at July 11, 2009 12:04 AM (rLWHv)

8 Damn, I miss birch beer. Cant get it here in NC

Posted by: Dave at July 11, 2009 12:08 AM (pG3od)

9 Cant get it here in NC

I have a helluva time getting Cheerwine up here.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 11, 2009 09:31 AM (0Igse)

10 Frozen Run is def the way to go. Somebody has to be drinking that pink PA Dutch crap but damned if I know who.

I haven't seen Wise chips in ages, but then again PA has a zillion small regional chip factories. I am, of course, partial to Hartley's (just outside Lewistown) and Middleswarth (in Middleburg)
http://www.hartleyspotatochips.com/

Mayo on a cheesesteak? Heard of it, but no thanks. Make mine provo or American. (w/ shrooms & peppers too). The variation that has a splash of pizza sauce is pretty good.

Posted by: Sockless Joe at July 11, 2009 09:38 AM (8JMx6)

11 There are so many different chip and snack producers in PA, it's ridiculous, the fact that there are any thin people in PA is a miracle in itself. Let's see, Wise's, Gibble's, Utz, Middleswarth, Hartley's I'm not familiar with, Herr's, Martin's, Snyder of Hanover(though I tend to think of Snyder's as a pretzel maker, which is its own thing), and I know I'm missing some of them.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 11, 2009 09:56 AM (Cwq0E)

12 I didn't know Snyder's made chips at all, I've only ever seen the pretzels. Same w/ Gibble's, which to me means cheese puffs and pretzels, though it's a fair bet all those companies make pretzels, chips, and cheese puffs.

Posted by: Sockless Joe at July 11, 2009 10:04 AM (8JMx6)

13 I've seen the Snyder chips on occasion, mostly in vending machines. Gibble's I do tend to think of for their cheese puffs (particularly the white cheddar), but they've got a decent selection of chips, too.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 11, 2009 10:36 AM (Cwq0E)

14 Hey, Alex- I will trade you a case of cheerwine for a case of birch beer!

Posted by: Dave at July 11, 2009 11:29 AM (pG3od)

15 I've heard of Cheerwine, haven't had an opportunity to try it. I hear it's good stuff.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 11, 2009 11:39 AM (Cwq0E)

16 Never mind, I am familiar with Hartley's...durrrrrrr.

Posted by: doubleplusundead at July 11, 2009 11:40 AM (Cwq0E)

17 Hartley's are a must-bring when I visit ex-Lewistowners. The look of joy on their faces when they see them is like a 7 year old on Christmas. 2 or 3 years ago we instituted our own "drop" for New Year's Eve. They chose a giant bag of Hartley's.

Posted by: Sockless Joe at July 11, 2009 11:47 AM (8JMx6)

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