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26th February 12, 10:26 AM
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New Guy From AZ
Hello all!
First if I may, I have been lurking about here for some weeks and have learned far more than I was expecting to. Excellent information and a search feature that works quite well too!!!
I currently live in the Phoenix area of Arizona, born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and spent my childhood summers in Eagle River in the northwoods of WI.
I have been an avid homebrewer for several years and have won a few medals in competitions for some of my beers, when I brew I always wear a kilt... in fact I spend a lot of time wearing a kilt. Current kilts are a black watch and a modern kilt in black denim.
I recently spent 8 hours brewing a Scottish Wee Heavy (quite heavy actually) the finished beer is 11%ABV, with nice caramel and malty notes with a hint of smoke that is currently aging in an oak whiskey barrel for the next several months, it should be ready to enjoy sometime around Christmas this year.
My family tree is kind of a mess: German, Irish, Scot, Norse, and a few others I am not really sure of. the Irish side is Tierney (O’Tighearnaigh) The Scot side is Clan Maxwell, on the German and Norse side of the coin it is quite muddled with misspelling of last names, loss of most everything in WWI, name changes through marriage, and the Americanized name given at Ellis Island.
So here I am, ready to further my kilted self on this great forum. If anyone wants to learn a bit about brewing, I just might be able to help in that department.
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26th February 12, 02:47 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
 Originally Posted by Pleater
Weeelll - once I was walking along the row of shops near us and passed a young couple, she was wearing a narrow strip of denim for a skirt and a couple of handkerchieves worth of fabric for a blouse and it was losing the fight to stay closed - I was almost out of earshot when he enquired 'why doesn't your skirt move like that?' Anne the Pleater
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26th February 12, 03:01 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
 from South Wales UK! 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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26th February 12, 03:03 PM
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26th February 12, 03:14 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
Originally Posted by GrainReaper
Hello all!
... Eagle River in the northwoods of WI...I recently spent 8 hours brewing a Scottish Wee Heavy ...
Hey my mother's side hails from Lugerville, outside of Phillips -- "God's Country"!  Scottish Wee Heavy is my favorite to brew as well, although it sounds like you're working from the full on grain kit, I'm still using extract kits. Anyway ...god to see you here!
- Tom
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26th February 12, 03:20 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
Welcome from up in Page, AZ.
I'm on the other end of the spectrum, helping folks recover from drinking 11% beer - and often kilted while doing that.
Mark your calendar for 3/24-5 the Phoenix Highland games.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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26th February 12, 04:25 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
Good to see you... Tried some homebrew several times... I had better stick to going to the store. Kilted Bob
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26th February 12, 04:26 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
Hi Welcome from Worcestershire England
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26th February 12, 04:43 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
Welcome from Utah.
BKPowell
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26th February 12, 06:23 PM
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Re: New Guy From AZ
A Hundred Thousand Welcomes from Massachusetts.
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