Newcastle and Johnnie Walker

[HippieLee]

As far as blends go, I'm still waiting to try a Buchanan's - I have seen it at the store but I wasn't in a position to buy it at the time. (It's not terribly expensive - even for the older stuff - but planets just weren't aligned correctly at the time)

I think it will go well with my Buchanan kilt. ;-) (I might be a little biased in that regard)

I never to down a Newkie Brown. There's a few places around here that have it on tap and I can get it at my grocery store. I like their Werewolf variation too - it's fun! They have a new one in the store that I can't recall the name of but it looks tasty. Will try asap.

I rang in the new year with Laphroaig Quarter Cask, a little bit of Buffalo Trace Kentucky bourbon and some Yuengling beer I had on hand.

Congrats on your schooling! My grandpa got his Master's degree one class at a time - he was in the Air Force in WWII and stayed in through Korea and into the early 60's - he just took classes wherever he was stationed and finished up in Tallahassee at Florida State where he moved after retiring from the Air Force. He was finishing up his Master's and my dad entered FSU and met my mom and now here I am.

Oh, and:

so you have many years of serious research ahead of you

Challenge accepted! (And I very very rarely get drunk. A warm glow to a cool buzz is fine with me. I like a good cigar with my scotch too but I reckon that's optional.)