DFO Meetup – Karl Strauss, Costa Mesa

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - November 6, 2015November 6, 2015

Earlier this year, my good friend was hired by Karl Strauss as one of their Brewers. Many years ago he home-brewed, where he produced some pretty amazing creations (the Mojito Pale Ale, an Espresso Stout on par with a Yeti and too many Belgians to count all come to mind)

DFO, Money comes in

ballsofsteelandfury - October 29, 2015October 29, 2015

After some more thought, I’m sure the Browns are going to fuck us. – Balls, WEW, Cleveland in 1996 WhyEaglesWhy called it in the comments last week. Sure enough, Cleveland fucked us. Meanwhile, King Hippo nailed his one pick for the week to jumpstart his monster comeback while DTZM was able to pull

Kommenter Beer Table: America’s Ale

makeitsnowondem - October 17, 2015October 17, 2015

I think the first time I had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, I was in Wrigleyville. That was, anyway, the first time I had more than one Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I wasn't new to good beer at the time; I was just back from a semester in Europe and keen

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Grand Final Recap and 2016 Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

And so we bid adieu to the 2015 AFL season. Who won the Grand Final, the Australian Super Bowl, the prize of all prizes? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! In the end, the best team won, so we have to be thankful for that. The Grand Final, to me, really

DFO, Money comes in

ballsofsteelandfury - October 1, 2015October 1, 2015

Balls of Steel I thoroughly enjoyed my first winning week of this year even if the Titans-Colts game was a bit of a rollercoaster. I'll take the squeaker win and move forward. This week, there is only one game I like and I can't believe I am actually going to go through

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - September 18, 2015September 18, 2015

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Well, it's been quite a day! Martin brought back Sexy Friday with a vengeance that seemed to be squarely aimed at two of my favorite things. As I was driving home, the radio was on and it was a cool dj mix of current pop hits but remixed in an

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Finals Week One

ballsofsteelandfury - September 17, 2015September 17, 2015

Programming Note: I decided to post this on the eve of Finals Week Two because 1) NFL just started WOOOOOOOO!!! 2) this post was going to get drowned out with all the NFL #content, and 3) This is a Late Night sport and it deserves a Late Night post. So, did

DFO Prediction Contests Update – Week 1

ballsofsteelandfury - September 15, 2015

As I promised in the initial post announcing our prediction contests, here is your weekly update: Eliminator Challenge ($200 prize in cash or donation to Wounded Warriors) There was some blood shed on Week One, my friends. It was like a middle school girls restroom out there. 20 entries, including mine, were

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - September 12, 2015September 12, 2015

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It's been quite a day and we're not quite done. There are still some West Coast JV football games going on and the last AFL Elimination Final will begin soon. Here are your EPL and La Liga scores from today as well as the JV Football Top 25: English Premier League Everton

DFO Late Night / International Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

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Since nothing has been up since 3:00 PM Pacific, I'm putting the late night thread up a little early and ribbed for your commenting pleasure. So, what's happened in the last 24 hours? Well, we were reminded yet again of how the Patriots are cheating cheaters that cheat until they can't cheat

A Selection Of Phrases From Recent Posts That Would Make Good Excerpts From Snooty Wine Tasting Notes

WhyEaglesWhy - September 11, 2015September 9, 2015

"...arbitrary and sanctimonius..." "...a long way down from the unrelenting quality of..." "...this two-year vet that's just aching to blossom..." "...its transient, opaque identity..." "...the juggernaut that was the 1994..." "...sometimes, geography was the science..." "...dark, foreboding, and imposing..." "...ranked really, really, high, and I can't quite figure out why..." "...scorched brussels sprouts..." "...outright olfactory torture..." "...the final round brought