Chicago: The Greatest Drinking City in America

Read this about the best iced latte in America:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/dining/the-best-iced-latte-in-america.html?_r=0

I met one of the two guys who owns this place years ago at a conference, when he was working for Intelligentsia in LA, and before he won the US Barista Championship. He was a condescending prick then. I can't imagine what he's like now.

 

Craft beer dorks are almost as bad as runners. That's all they ever fucking talk about.

 

Understood. I don't even talk about it with my brother any more, if I can help it, because he's just going to make fun of me for not being at his level. Last night, I texted him a Manhattan variation I thought was good. He texted back, "Yeah, I was drinking Manhattans back when you hated whiskey." Apparently, there was some moment a few years ago when he poured me a whiskey neat at his apartment and I didn't like it. Because, you know, everyone takes to that on first try. I feel like Rob Portman trying to support gay marriage with these people.

 

Perfect time to dust off one of my favorite memes:

 

There are stories out there about how wine "experts" can't tell the difference between good and shitty wine when they have to do a blind taste test. There's some bourbon ones like that, too.

 

No one is as bad as runners, except maybe people who are devoted to yoga. It's an all encompassing lifestyle is a way that even running isn't.

 

When did "ironic" become conscious way to carry one's self?

 

Organic food moms.

 

My friend who works for a cycling company says that triathletes are the worst.

 

That's a pretty random, but good line.

Check out the movie Somm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4zeyuk8hL8

It follows a group of guys studying to become Master Sommeliers. It's pretty crazy, but it was actually a good movie.

There's also now a similar program for beer: http://cicerone.org/

 

The co-worker I mentioned earlier is both a beer snob AND a biking snob (worst I've ever met in both cases). I've yet to hear him talk about something unrelated to beer or biking. He is the worst.

 

I'm just glad people post their triathlon times on Facebook so I don't need to keep asking them about it.