Running Bear's December 2025 Coffee Shop
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Good morning! It's Saturday, 41°F and cloudy.
Have a good day!
That beer is made with corn. German beer, according to law, is made with barley. They are also not using a German hop, but an American variety.
The corn might explain the sweetness, but it could be added sugars, or a combination of ingredients.
Jüngling might have been a German beer at one time pre-prohibition, but not anymore. It's just a better American beer. Much better than the swill Anhueser, Miller, and Coors produce. But it is not a German beer.
Heading to the wife's family Xmas in a few moments. This has come off the grill, sliced, and in a fresh pan. We have Sweet Potato Casserole, My BBQ Baked Beans, Cherry Cheesecake, and the wife's GimBap... which makes the house smell like seaweed, and makes me slightly nauseous.
Seems we did a flying day trip down to Galveston about 30 ish years ago? I forget the name of the air-travel club that did those one day trips based out of Indianapolis. We had fun, but I didn't know I was at the front edge of an ear infection. By the time we got to the catered lunch of fish-n-chips on the aircraft carrier museum ship, I was green. Once we got home, two flights in one day, I was in pain.
Seaweed and seafood smells still bring that sensation back.
I made the wife turn on the vent fan and open a window.
Back later
Beer Mentor
"...One of the brewers was there while we were touring … we had an opportunity to talk to him–very nice individual–you could tell he enjoyed his job. That’s good to see when you are producing beer! We found out while there that Yuengling used corn in all their beers as an adjunct.
Part of their brewing process is to cook the “cereal” for 2 hours (see 1st picture below). The other grain (2-row barley I think and specialty grains) goes in the mash tun (2nd picture) and is mashed as usual. The two are mixed together and then sparged (4th picture). Once sparged they go into the boil kettle (as normal)..."
Interesting read from this site.
Smithfield bought Esskay and to the best of my memory the last Silver Label ham I was able to buy was in 2012. Since then, I buy butt portions. If I need a whole ham I bake two butt portions. It is usually cheaper/pound, and they have less bone.
I've tried all sorts of brands, I never found one I didn't like, except for glazed hams, I don't care for those.
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Bill Tidler Jr.
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Good morning! It's Saturday, 41°F and cloudy.
Have a good day!
TLOC
Well-Known Member
Good morning from Wisconsin. 35f degrees now 41 might be the high later.
Made it to the bench after way too long a break yesterday afternoon. Accomplished nothing but it felt good.
The son and g/f left at 2:45pm yesterday and the final plan was to get to Austin. They should be around Denton (Willie’s neighborhood) Texas, per the timeline but I’m not texting them in case they pulled over to sleep
The house here is real quiet and it’s still dark out, sunrise is at 7:28 or in 19 minutes
Be well
Made it to the bench after way too long a break yesterday afternoon. Accomplished nothing but it felt good.
The son and g/f left at 2:45pm yesterday and the final plan was to get to Austin. They should be around Denton (Willie’s neighborhood) Texas, per the timeline but I’m not texting them in case they pulled over to sleep
The house here is real quiet and it’s still dark out, sunrise is at 7:28 or in 19 minutes
Be well
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Well, I went out on the porch and waved in that direction in case one of them has Superman vision.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
That beer is made with corn. German beer, according to law, is made with barley. They are also not using a German hop, but an American variety.
The corn might explain the sweetness, but it could be added sugars, or a combination of ingredients.
Jüngling might have been a German beer at one time pre-prohibition, but not anymore. It's just a better American beer. Much better than the swill Anhueser, Miller, and Coors produce. But it is not a German beer.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
47°F here this morning with a lot of fog. High of only 60°F today. 71°F tomorrow with storms starting in the afternoon. According to their Magic 8-Ball.
Didn't make it to the train room yesterday; played guitar instead. Probably going to do so today too. Saving the train room for a rainy day tomorrow.
Have a great weekend! Servus!
Didn't make it to the train room yesterday; played guitar instead. Probably going to do so today too. Saving the train room for a rainy day tomorrow.
Have a great weekend! Servus!
I knew it was too good to be true. The starter is dead in the wife's car. She gave it 4 tries at the gym. 3 "nothings" and a grinding start on the fourth. I went out after she made it home and it's dead. I'll call AAA to tow it on Monday.
I watched a video on replacing it just to give myself an idea of labor cost. You need to remove the intake manifold, throttle body, etc to get to it tucked underneath. This is the first Honda we've owned that hasn't been trouble free for the first 150k miles.. It may be 16 years old, but it only has 90k miles. Both front window motor relays needed to be replaced about 5 years ago, and the alternator & starter this year.
We gave our son our 95 Tercel when he finally got his license at 17. Last year he got rid of it and bought a new car when he saved up enough to pay cash. That Tercel was 30 years old, only had 160k miles, was still ALL OEM, NO OIL LEAKS, and replaced nothing, but brakes, cv boots (once), tires & timing belts.
I've owned 4 cars since being married. Nicki has had 3. We usually go 200k- 250k before replacing because every Toyota or Honda, but this one, has been trouble free.
I watched a video on replacing it just to give myself an idea of labor cost. You need to remove the intake manifold, throttle body, etc to get to it tucked underneath. This is the first Honda we've owned that hasn't been trouble free for the first 150k miles.. It may be 16 years old, but it only has 90k miles. Both front window motor relays needed to be replaced about 5 years ago, and the alternator & starter this year.
We gave our son our 95 Tercel when he finally got his license at 17. Last year he got rid of it and bought a new car when he saved up enough to pay cash. That Tercel was 30 years old, only had 160k miles, was still ALL OEM, NO OIL LEAKS, and replaced nothing, but brakes, cv boots (once), tires & timing belts.
I've owned 4 cars since being married. Nicki has had 3. We usually go 200k- 250k before replacing because every Toyota or Honda, but this one, has been trouble free.
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
My second wife had 1986 Toyota pickup. It had 186,000+ miles when we traded it in for a new Mazda truck. She drove the wheels off of that one too, but we were divorced when she traded it so I don't know what the milage was. Never a problem with it.
I replaced the water pump on the Toyota, but she told me that was the only part ever replaced on that motor.
I replaced the water pump on the Toyota, but she told me that was the only part ever replaced on that motor.
kbkchooch
Verified Human
Good morning gang!
33° under cloudy skies, was 27° when I left the house with the truck wearing 1/4 inch of ice all over it. Thank goodness for remote start.
Driving in this morning I found 1 headlight had failed, so I do have to fix that today. It's a slow day in the shop, so in that respect it was a good day for it. 99K on the truck and this is my 1st failed light, but this one is a sob to replace. Got to remove the air filter box, the inner fender air deflector panel, the finally the cover on the back of the housing to reach the bulb. Oh and it's halogen, so don't touch the glass part with your fingers! Oy Vey!
BBL
33° under cloudy skies, was 27° when I left the house with the truck wearing 1/4 inch of ice all over it. Thank goodness for remote start.
Driving in this morning I found 1 headlight had failed, so I do have to fix that today. It's a slow day in the shop, so in that respect it was a good day for it. 99K on the truck and this is my 1st failed light, but this one is a sob to replace. Got to remove the air filter box, the inner fender air deflector panel, the finally the cover on the back of the housing to reach the bulb. Oh and it's halogen, so don't touch the glass part with your fingers! Oy Vey!
BBL
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Of course it does, you like those bitter stouts!
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Mostly clear and 60°, warmer than Terry for a change. Still looking at a cold front tomorrow, originally forecast for sunset, now advanced to 3:00 pm. Won't last too long, back into the 60's and 70's by Wednesday. Tuesday will be nice, but just not warmed up yet. Still absolutely no precipitation in the forecast. As I have posted before, this is a La Niña winter weather pattern with warmer and drier conditions than average for the Southwest. But Mother Nature can change her mind at any time.
Changes in our schedule, actually earlier in the week but I wasn't told until yesterday; but we're doing my wife's side of the family Christmas gathering at the Sister-in-law's house this afternoon. Might be 14-16 people depending on who shows up. I'm glad that I asked yesterday!
The dishwasher couldn't wait yesterday and after a baking session in the morning I had to run it around noonish instead of the usual nightly run. Then I had to empty it while preparing supper. Other mundane tasks occupied the rest of the day. My chest really itches from the hair growing back after the surgery 2 weeks ago. But not the groin area? Wonder why?
Out in the train shed yesterday, I unpacked the Christmas booty. The usual $50 gift certificate from Discount Model Railroads. My daughter's in-laws went with her when she went, and commented to us about all of the "naughty" Noch figures available there. They got me a set of dog-walkers from Noch instead.
I also got a new set of paint brushes , all with "pointy" tips for figure painting.
Some are a bit big but will be useful for things like molded-on window frames.
A surprise was a track-powered EOT device from Bachmann.
But it was made for the extra-wide Bachmann kingpin.
Somewhere on the layout are a couple of Bachmann cars that I fixed up and could use, but then I had a brilliant idea! What about those mystery washers that came with all of those Intermountain tankers that I showed you last week?
Perfect fit.
Although it was a press fit, I dabbed a bit of super glue in and mounted it on a grain hopper that trails a unit grain train.
The coupler is a plastic EZ Mate, which shouldn't matter since I won't be coupling a car to it anyway.
Louis - I am in agreement with you regarding hams. I only purchase bone-in whole hams, so no chunking possible. I do tend to choose name-brand hams over store-brands.
Terry - I thought about a load of steel plates for the flatcar, but have decided against it. Making the plates and dunnage is no real issue, but getting the right color paint for the steel might make the task impossible for me. I have a similar pipe load on a shorter car that worked out OK, and I will enhance this load a bit.
I do have the second bulkhead flat and a regular flat car that I might use in the future when I have more time to experiment with the color. Specifically I am using the TTX car because it will provide a better contrast of colors than this weathered BN car or the black AOK car that I posted.
Michael - Sitting in my backyard is enjoyable whether the trees have leaves or not. Without them, I can see the wildlife better. The Cardinals are currently searching for mates and scouting out nesting locations here.
Kusojiji - My rodent problem is disappearing since two feral cats took up residence in my demolished barn. They're having to come scavenging meals nearer the house under the wood piles now that they have cleared the wreckage. Good luck with yours.
Most other German type lagers that I have tried, are not quite as sweet as Yuengling, but that doesn't detract from the taste for me. Michael is right though, it is now a higher quality American beer.
Everyone have a great Saturday.
Changes in our schedule, actually earlier in the week but I wasn't told until yesterday; but we're doing my wife's side of the family Christmas gathering at the Sister-in-law's house this afternoon. Might be 14-16 people depending on who shows up. I'm glad that I asked yesterday!
The dishwasher couldn't wait yesterday and after a baking session in the morning I had to run it around noonish instead of the usual nightly run. Then I had to empty it while preparing supper. Other mundane tasks occupied the rest of the day. My chest really itches from the hair growing back after the surgery 2 weeks ago. But not the groin area? Wonder why?
Out in the train shed yesterday, I unpacked the Christmas booty. The usual $50 gift certificate from Discount Model Railroads. My daughter's in-laws went with her when she went, and commented to us about all of the "naughty" Noch figures available there. They got me a set of dog-walkers from Noch instead.
I also got a new set of paint brushes , all with "pointy" tips for figure painting.
Some are a bit big but will be useful for things like molded-on window frames.
A surprise was a track-powered EOT device from Bachmann.
But it was made for the extra-wide Bachmann kingpin.
Somewhere on the layout are a couple of Bachmann cars that I fixed up and could use, but then I had a brilliant idea! What about those mystery washers that came with all of those Intermountain tankers that I showed you last week?
Perfect fit.
Although it was a press fit, I dabbed a bit of super glue in and mounted it on a grain hopper that trails a unit grain train.
The coupler is a plastic EZ Mate, which shouldn't matter since I won't be coupling a car to it anyway.
Louis - I am in agreement with you regarding hams. I only purchase bone-in whole hams, so no chunking possible. I do tend to choose name-brand hams over store-brands.
Terry - I thought about a load of steel plates for the flatcar, but have decided against it. Making the plates and dunnage is no real issue, but getting the right color paint for the steel might make the task impossible for me. I have a similar pipe load on a shorter car that worked out OK, and I will enhance this load a bit.
I do have the second bulkhead flat and a regular flat car that I might use in the future when I have more time to experiment with the color. Specifically I am using the TTX car because it will provide a better contrast of colors than this weathered BN car or the black AOK car that I posted.
Michael - Sitting in my backyard is enjoyable whether the trees have leaves or not. Without them, I can see the wildlife better. The Cardinals are currently searching for mates and scouting out nesting locations here.
Kusojiji - My rodent problem is disappearing since two feral cats took up residence in my demolished barn. They're having to come scavenging meals nearer the house under the wood piles now that they have cleared the wreckage. Good luck with yours.
Most other German type lagers that I have tried, are not quite as sweet as Yuengling, but that doesn't detract from the taste for me. Michael is right though, it is now a higher quality American beer.
Everyone have a great Saturday.
Patrick
What, me worry?
Morning all,
47° and mostly sunny, going for a high of 71° later. If we actually hit 70° it's the first time since records have been kept (1888), that we've had 3 70+ degree days in Wichita in December. Supposed to chill tomorrow, getting from 52°at 7:00a to 31° by 5:00p and 17° Monday morning.
Had the grandson help me patch a small break in the fence. While we were running stuff to the yard, found another broken post. So now I have 4 braced posts waiting until spring. Hopefully we don't get any more high winds (Like no wind ever happens). I'm of the mind to take a chainsaw and take the whole fence down. Let the neighbors replace it on their dime. The wife reminds me we watch the kids dogs here on occasion and the fence needs to stay. Just getting to the age that I'm tired of having to fix things all the time. I know it's part of home ownership, along with the too high property taxes, and insurance.
Everyone have a great Saturday.
47° and mostly sunny, going for a high of 71° later. If we actually hit 70° it's the first time since records have been kept (1888), that we've had 3 70+ degree days in Wichita in December. Supposed to chill tomorrow, getting from 52°at 7:00a to 31° by 5:00p and 17° Monday morning.
Had the grandson help me patch a small break in the fence. While we were running stuff to the yard, found another broken post. So now I have 4 braced posts waiting until spring. Hopefully we don't get any more high winds (Like no wind ever happens). I'm of the mind to take a chainsaw and take the whole fence down. Let the neighbors replace it on their dime. The wife reminds me we watch the kids dogs here on occasion and the fence needs to stay. Just getting to the age that I'm tired of having to fix things all the time. I know it's part of home ownership, along with the too high property taxes, and insurance.
Everyone have a great Saturday.
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
A cloudy hazy Northern Illinois morning. Currently 38F with a high of around 43F. Still remains above average, but looking
at the long range forecast, its not going to last
I'm off with the wife and daughter to head tot he outlet mall to do some shopping. Normally I don't go but figured I would get a
good meal out of it and I had nothing important going on today anyway. I will just mill about and watch people while they shop.
Have a safe day everyone!
A cloudy hazy Northern Illinois morning. Currently 38F with a high of around 43F. Still remains above average, but looking
at the long range forecast, its not going to last
I'm off with the wife and daughter to head tot he outlet mall to do some shopping. Normally I don't go but figured I would get a
good meal out of it and I had nothing important going on today anyway. I will just mill about and watch people while they shop.
Have a safe day everyone!
As our fence rots I'm having sections replaced with galvanized posts. They get hidden with a board over each one. Cost was only about $6 more than using wood. The last section was only $60 more by using the galvanized over wood. I also had the gate replaced with a metal framed one.
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Yuengling's Traditional Lager is made from:
Water
Barley malt
Hops (both Cluster and Cascade varieties)
Roasted caramel malt. (That’s where the sweetness comes from, and it’s completely intentional.) Caramel malts are made in custom-engineered drum roasters that apply high, even heat to “caramelize the natural sugars” and create flavors that cannot be achieved with simple kilning.
All-natural flavors Yuengling doesn’t specify, but they could include Malt‑derived flavor extracts. Hop‑derived oils or essences. Natural grain caramelization compounds. These are trade secrets that will never be disclosed. The only other ingredients are flavor stabilizers derived from natural sources.
No sugar is added during brewing, and no residual sugar remains in the finished beer.
Many German lagers still choose to follow the Reinheitsgebot, not because they have to, but as a nod to tradition and pride. While it’s no longer legally required, it remains a cherished heritage standard, a badge of honor.
German breweries often label bottles with “Gebraut nach dem Reinheitsgebot” as a mark of purity and tradition.
Beer is a big part of German culture, holding a special place in the hearts of many Germans wherever in the world they may be.
Yuengling's Traditional Lager is about as close as you will come to the Reinheitsgebot from a large American brewery.
Water
Barley malt
Hops (both Cluster and Cascade varieties)
Roasted caramel malt. (That’s where the sweetness comes from, and it’s completely intentional.) Caramel malts are made in custom-engineered drum roasters that apply high, even heat to “caramelize the natural sugars” and create flavors that cannot be achieved with simple kilning.
All-natural flavors Yuengling doesn’t specify, but they could include Malt‑derived flavor extracts. Hop‑derived oils or essences. Natural grain caramelization compounds. These are trade secrets that will never be disclosed. The only other ingredients are flavor stabilizers derived from natural sources.
No sugar is added during brewing, and no residual sugar remains in the finished beer.
Many German lagers still choose to follow the Reinheitsgebot, not because they have to, but as a nod to tradition and pride. While it’s no longer legally required, it remains a cherished heritage standard, a badge of honor.
German breweries often label bottles with “Gebraut nach dem Reinheitsgebot” as a mark of purity and tradition.
Beer is a big part of German culture, holding a special place in the hearts of many Germans wherever in the world they may be.
Yuengling's Traditional Lager is about as close as you will come to the Reinheitsgebot from a large American brewery.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Heading to the wife's family Xmas in a few moments. This has come off the grill, sliced, and in a fresh pan. We have Sweet Potato Casserole, My BBQ Baked Beans, Cherry Cheesecake, and the wife's GimBap... which makes the house smell like seaweed, and makes me slightly nauseous.
Seems we did a flying day trip down to Galveston about 30 ish years ago? I forget the name of the air-travel club that did those one day trips based out of Indianapolis. We had fun, but I didn't know I was at the front edge of an ear infection. By the time we got to the catered lunch of fish-n-chips on the aircraft carrier museum ship, I was green. Once we got home, two flights in one day, I was in pain.
Seaweed and seafood smells still bring that sensation back.
I made the wife turn on the vent fan and open a window.
Back later
RhB Michael
RhB Lokführer
Beer Mentor
"...One of the brewers was there while we were touring … we had an opportunity to talk to him–very nice individual–you could tell he enjoyed his job. That’s good to see when you are producing beer! We found out while there that Yuengling used corn in all their beers as an adjunct.
Part of their brewing process is to cook the “cereal” for 2 hours (see 1st picture below). The other grain (2-row barley I think and specialty grains) goes in the mash tun (2nd picture) and is mashed as usual. The two are mixed together and then sparged (4th picture). Once sparged they go into the boil kettle (as normal)..."
Interesting read from this site.
chadbag
Well-Known Member
Woke up and there was a fresh dusting of snow. Just enough to make the neighbors roof white. Wife was up early to go somewhere and said it started when she was leaving.
9:30am and 34F a half hour ago. But the sun is coming out. Supposed to be sunny and colder (highs in 40s instead of 50s or low 60s we had during the week of overcast and some rain)
The La Niña is affecting us as far as SLC. It’s been warm and drier here so far this winter as well. I saw a YouTube video a few weeks ago talking about the forecasts around the country for the winter and they talked about La Niña conditions. Warmer and drier in the SW and wetter and colder in the North. They had a map and the dividing line looked like I-80 in SLC. (I-80 line is about 5-7 miles north of us though on the west side I-80 has done a jog so it’s really like 10-11 miles). But I can assure you that SLC itself, which lies north of I-80 is also warm and dry.
). As long as they get snow in the mountains I’m happy. We need the water from the melt in the spring. But I don’t need no stinkin’ snow around here.
9:30am and 34F a half hour ago. But the sun is coming out. Supposed to be sunny and colder (highs in 40s instead of 50s or low 60s we had during the week of overcast and some rain)
The La Niña is affecting us as far as SLC. It’s been warm and drier here so far this winter as well. I saw a YouTube video a few weeks ago talking about the forecasts around the country for the winter and they talked about La Niña conditions. Warmer and drier in the SW and wetter and colder in the North. They had a map and the dividing line looked like I-80 in SLC. (I-80 line is about 5-7 miles north of us though on the west side I-80 has done a jog so it’s really like 10-11 miles). But I can assure you that SLC itself, which lies north of I-80 is also warm and dry.
). As long as they get snow in the mountains I’m happy. We need the water from the melt in the spring. But I don’t need no stinkin’ snow around here.
Bruette
Well-Known Member
For most of my life, long before I was baking the ham. We had an Esskay (a Baltimore meat co.) Silver Label whole ham on our table for Easter and Christmas.
Smithfield bought Esskay and to the best of my memory the last Silver Label ham I was able to buy was in 2012. Since then, I buy butt portions. If I need a whole ham I bake two butt portions. It is usually cheaper/pound, and they have less bone.
I've tried all sorts of brands, I never found one I didn't like, except for glazed hams, I don't care for those.
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