A sample of what you should sample…

Allagash Brewery:

Allagash White : Belgian style wheat beer. Spiced with coriander and orange peel. Silky, clean and refreshing. 5% ABV

Allagash Larry: Belgian Golden fermented exclusively in French oak with an ale yeast, two strains of Brettanomyces and lactic acid bacteria. 9.5% ABV

Artisanal Imports:

Urthel Saisonnière: A bright golden beer combining attributes of a saison, wheat beer and golden ale. Moderate in alcohol and very satisfying with a good hoppy backbone. 6% ABV

St. Feuillien Saison: A classic Belgian Saison. Golden in color with a full-flavored, yeasty character. Modeled on the best farmhouse ales. 6.5% ABV

La Trappe Isid’or: Holland’s only Trappist brewery produced this beer to celebrate their 125th anniversary. It’s an amber beer with nice malty, caramel overtones and a fruity character. Brewed with perle hops grown at the monastery. 7.5% ABV

Tripel Karmeliet: Brewed with oats, barley and wheat, Tripel Karmeliet has soft, full, rich grain character with hints of banana, vanilla, and a slight pleasing of bubble-gum aroma. 8.4% ABV
Bobcat Café & Brewery:

Saison de Cassis: Translation- A season of blackcurrants. Brewed in 2009 with barley from Belgium; hops from England (Kent Goldings) & Germany (Hallertauer Mittelfrüh). The resulting fermentation delivered a crisp and very dry beer with estery aromas of earthiness & fruitiness. However the standout flavor is attributed to Vermont grown black currants offering a subtle tart finish. 6.5% ABV
Brooklyn Brewery: TBA
Butternuts beer and ale:

Autumn Harvest: sour spiced ale brewed with roasted pumpkin, butternut squash and sweet potato and fermented with Saison yeast. 8.6% ABV

Trappist Ale: Brewed with 75% maple sap. The sap is soured lending a blue cheese mold aroma. Trappist yeast is used to ferment giving this brown ale a clean finish. 8% ABV
Captain Lawrence: TBA
Custom Brew Crafters Inc:
CB’s signature series “Barry”: Double Wit 6.5% ABV
CB’s signature series “Ryan”: Double IPA 8% ABV
CB’s signature series “Max”: German Barleywine 9% ABV
CB’s signature series “???”: TBD
Clipper City Brewing Company:
Heavy Seas Holy Sheet: Belgian über abbey ale
Heavy Seas Yule Tide: Belgian tripel
Heavy Seas Red Sky At Night: Belgian saison ale
D&V International:
Duchesse De Bourgogne: Oak aged Flemish Red ale. 6% ABV
Echt Kriekenbier: Oak aged Flemish ale with cherries. 6.8% ABV
St. Bernardus Abt 12: Abbey Brown Ale. 10% ABV
St. Bernardus Prior 8: Abbey Brown Ale. 8% ABV
St. Bernardus Pater 6: Abbey Brown Ale. 6.7% ABV
St. Bernardus Triple: Abbey Triple. 8% ABV
St. Bernardus Wit: Belgian Wheat ale. 5.5% ABV
Caracole Nostradamus: Wallonian Brown Ale 9.5% ABV
Caracole Troublette: Wallonian White Ale. 5% ABV
Val-Dieu Triple: Abbey Triple. 9% ABV
Buffalo Stout: Belgian Stout. 9% ABV
Des Rocs Grand Cru: Abbey Brown. 9%

Oud Beersel Framboise: Traditional lambic aged with raspberries. 5% ABV
Dogfish Head:
Raison D’etre: Deep mahogany ale. 8% ABV
Festina Peche: A neo-Berliner Weisse . 4.5% ABV

Flying Bison Brewing Company:

Rusty Chain: Belgian Amber. A light bodied biscuity amber that boasts delicate earthy and spicy hop notes. 5.2% ABV

Dawn Patrol Gold: Belgian Golden. A refreshing crisp golden ale that is balanced nicely with a soft Belgian yeast finish. 6.5% ABV
Global Beer Network

Troubadour Blond: Belgian Blond Ale brewed under Reinheitsgebot law- just water, malt, yeast, and hops. 6.5% ABV

Troubadour Magma: Belgian triple IPA brewed with American Simcoe hops. 9% ABV

Piraat: Belgian deep Golden Triple brewed with lots of hops and malts with a mild sweetness, hint of bread, spices and fruit. 10.5% ABV

Golden Draak: Belgian dark triple with creamy head, malt toffee-like sweetness and hoppy accents. 10.5% ABV
Halftime Beverage
Wittekerke: authentic Belgian Wit with a white head, great aroma and hints of lemon. 5%ABV
Harpoon Brewery/Mass Bay Brewing

Chocolate Orange Wit: A dark Belgian ale brewed with a wit yeast, chocolate, and orange peel. 6.5% ABV

Jed’s Pony: A dunkel brewed with caraway seeds instead of aroma hops and fermented with Saison yeast. 5% ABV

Belgian Pale Ale: traditional Belgian yeast used for fermentation produces fruity, slightly spicy aromatic. A blend of Pale, Caramel, and Munich malts creates a golden amber hue with malty sweet notes up front. 5.8% ABV
Haverhill Brewery

Three Graces: Belgian Tripel brewed with pilsen malt, Belgian candi sugar, and styrian Golden hops. Light and drinkable with a unique Belgian yeast character. 9.1% ABV

Seventh Seal: Belgian Quad. Our seventh anniversary Belgian quadruple brewed with Pilsener, Munich, and Amber malts, Styrian golden hops and two types of Belgian sugar. Aged for 6 months. 10.1% ABV

Ascension: Belgian IPA brewed with Pilsener malt and a huge dose of Saaz hops. Has a refreshing dry peppery finish. 7.2%
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Abbey Dubbel: A fruity Belgian-style ale, deep brown in color, roasty/nutty caramel malt sweetness balance by a dry finish and accentuated by complex, and fruity aroma. Bronze medal winner World Beer Cup, Silver medal winner in GABF. 7.3% ABV

Abbey Tripel: A Fruity Belgian-style ale, pale golden in color, pronounced caramel malt sweetness balanced by dry finish and accentuated by complex, fruity aroma. Two time winner of bronze medal at GABF. 9.2% ABV

Cannibal: A golden , complex, effervescent, strong Belgian-style ale. Featuring a dry, light body, potent alcoholic strength, fruity esters, and a spicy nose. Gold winner GABF. 7.8% ABV
Keegan Ales
Old Capital: Simply put, it’s a golden, crisp and refreshing beer. 4.5% ABV

Mother’s Milk: A dark and creamy milk stout. Hints of oatmeal, chocolate, and of course, milk make Mother’s Milk’s remarkable smooth and silky finish. 5% ABV

Hurricane Kitty: this is a coppery and heavily hopped IPA. Named after Brewmaster Keegan’s grandmother who’s driving earned her quite a reputation with the police. Trying to make the hop bill reads as aggressively as her driver’s record, this is the undisputed family favorite. 6% ABV
Lagunitas Brewing Co

Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Wild: Another Big Sister of the Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, Loads of Malted Wheat for a Curious Malt Foundation and a Light Color, but our Belgian Yeast leaves a Huge Flavor and complexishness. 7.8% ABV

Lagunitas IPA: This is our unique version of an ancient style. A style as old as the ocean trade routes of the last centuries Great Ships. Not as old as the equator they had to cross twice enroute, nor as old as the 10,000 or so miles of Di-Hydrogen Oxide and Sodium upon which they sailed, but older than the Circulithium-4 Lentloid that binds the Lupulin Quartnate onto your taste buds. Weird. Think about it. Now stop. OK, go again, now stop. Think again, and stop. But we digress. Made with 43 different hops and 65 various malts, this redolent ale will likely float your boat, whatever planet you’re on. 5.7% ABV
Latis
Palm: Belgium amber ale. 5.4% ABV
Rodenbach: Flemish sour ale. 5.7% ABV
Boon Kriek: lambic “macerated” with only real cherries. 6.5% ABV
Lawson’s Finest Liquids

Session in The Rye: A light, session style saison farmhouse ale brewed with barley, wheat, and rye, Slovakian hops, and a classic strain of Belgian saison yeast. 4.5% ABV
Magic Hat Brewing Company
#9 : An ale cloaked in secrecy. A sort of dry, crisp, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. 5.1%

Wacko: Wacko is the liquid song of summer. Delicious summer beer with a malty aroma, a subdued hop bite and a clean, slightly sweet finish. 4.5% ABV
Matt Brewing Company/ Saranac/ Lake Placid

Saranac Pale Ale: A beer that would make the English jealous! This true English pale ale is rich and fruity, yet finishes crisp. You’ll love the copper amber color and medium body. 5.5% ABV

Lake Placid UBU Ale: Deep garnet red in color, this English-style ale is a tribute to the legend of UBU. It features a smooth, rich maltiness complemented by just the right amount of hops. 7% ABV
Merchant Du Vin

Orval: often referred to as the queen of Trappists. 6.2% ABV

Westmalle Dubbel: A dark reddish-brown Trappist dubbel with a rich and complex, herby and fruity flavor. 7% ABV

Westmalle Tripel: A clear Golden-yellow Trappist tripel soft and creamy with a bitter touch carried by the aroma. 9.5%ABV

Rochefort 6: Belgian Strong dark Ale 7.5% ABV

Rochefort 10: Belgian Quadruple 11.3% ABV

Lindemans Framboise: Magnificent aroma, delicate palate of Raspberries with undertones of fruitiness. 4% ABV

Lindemans Cuvee Rene: Belgian Lambic. 6% ABV

Greens Discovery: Medium bodied with subtle caramel and nut nuances. 6% ABV
Microbrasserie Charlevoix

Dominus Vobiscum Triple: This triple is eloquent and generous golden ale with fresh hop aromas and warming alcohol, wrapped up in a wealthy body that lures you into a delicately bitter finish. 9% ABV

Dominus vobiscum Blanche: This blanche is a sunny straw-yellow Witbier, veiled by its wheat proteins which impart a refreshing tartness, itself complemented by notes of citrus fruit and chamomile. 5% ABV

Dominus Vobiscum Double: this is a complex mahogany-brown brew with an impressively aromatic personality. Its nose of candied fruit, dried raisins and star anise segues into a rich, nearly full mouthfeel that beckons you to savour delicacy delicately. 9% ABV
Olde Burnside Brewing

Penny Weiz Ale: A Belgium Witbier, incorporating 50% wheat and 50% barley. A hint of heather and sweet orange peel where added to keep with the brewery’s Scottish roots. 5% ABV

Dirty Penny Ale: this is a hearty, but never heavy “Black’n’tan” style, which is a mixture of 60% Ten Penny and 40% signature stout. 5.7% ABV
Six Point Craft Ales
TBD
Sly Fox
Incubus: Belgian Triple in the abbot style. 10.3% ABV
Ichor: Belgian quad in the abbot style. 10% ABV
Saison Vos: Belgian style farmhouse ale. 6.9% ABV
Black Raspberry Reserve: Red and black raspberry wheat beer. 8% ABV
Southampton Publick House

Double White Ale: Light in color with a refreshing orangey tartness and a hint of coriander flavor. There is also a detectable alcohol “warming” that is balanced by a pleasant residual sweetness. 6.7% Alcohol by volume

Southampton Saison Deluxe: Southampton Saison Deluxe has an intense fruit character with notes of passion fruit and pineapple which is accented by a mild earthy character of imported hops. Bone dry, it is deceptively light tasting and refreshing despite it’s alcohol content of 7.4% Alcohol by volume

Southampton Saison Brun: Our “Winter Saison”, made with 9 different malts including barley, wheat and rye. We brew this special batch of Saison with candi sugar and molasses and ferment with a very unique yeast strain for a most extraordinary brew. 7.0% Alcohol by volume

Southampton ABBOT 12: A very complex brew that has notes of raisins, figs and caramel and a pronounced “dark rum” character. Deceptively smooth at 9.9 % Alcohol by volume, this strong ale makes a great after dinner sipping brew. 9.9% Alcohol by volume

Southampton Cuvèe des Fleurs: A very complex and unique Saison that has notes of lavender, dried flowers and spices. 8.2% Alcohol by volume.
Stoudt’s Brewing Co.
Gold: Munich style helles lager. 4.7% ABV
Triple: Belgian style triple. 9% ABV
The Bruery:
Trade Winds Tripel: Belgian style tripel brewed with rice and Thai basil. 8.1% ABV
Mischief: Hoppy Belgian style golden strong ale. 8.5% ABV
The Peekskill Brewery

Paramount Pale Ale: American pale ale is lightly hopped and spiced with a delicate hint of saffron. 4.5% ABV

Sour Old Wagon Ale: Traditional British old ale offers both sweet maltiness with a bretty tartness. 8.2% ABV

Rosemary’s Baby: Belgian strong pale ale is unfiltered golden in color, spiced with rosemary and has a citrus/piney nose.
Tröegs Brewing Company

Mad Elf: A combination of cherries, honey, and chocolate malts delivers gentle fruits and subtle spices. Fermented and aged with a unique yeast, this ruby red beer has significant warming strength that underlies the pleasant character of this intriguing yet delicious ale. 11% ABV

Scratch # 29-2010: Scratch #29 imparts an intense spicy flavor with grassy notes from the Hersbrucker hop. Hints of orange and a slight alcohol burn come through with the high carbonation leaving “pins on you tongue” in the finish. 7.7% ABV
12% Imports
Stateside Saison: Saison from Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Baltimore, MD. 6.8% ABV
Valeir Extra: Belgian IPA, from Br. Contreras, East Flanders, Belgium. 6.5% ABV
Noblesse: Belgian Pale Ale, from Br. Dochter Van De Korenaar, Antwerp, Belgium. 5.5% ABV
Finesse: Rye Tripel, from Br. Dochter Van De Korenaar, Antwerp, Belgium. 8.5% ABV
Gaverhopke Extra: quad, from Br. ‘t Gaverhopke, West Flanders, Belgium 12% ABV
Emelisse Imperial Russian Stout: Ris From Br. Emelisse, Kamperland, NL. 11% ABV
Unibroue

Blanche De Chambly: The first bottle conditioned white wheat ale in North America. Subtle bouquet of spices, citrus notes, aromas of yeast breads, coriander, and cloves. 5% ABV

Éphémère: White, primarily wheat based ale blended with fresh granny smith apple juice and select spices. Slightly sweet, slightly tart and very thirst-quenching. 6% ABV

La Fin du Monde: “The end of the world” is a good thing! Strong, Belgian triple-style golden ale. Mildly yeasty with a complex palate of malt, fruit and spice notes with a smooth, dry finish. 9% ABV

Maudite: Strong red-amber Belgian-style ale. Wildly spicy, vinous and complex with a crisp hop finish. 9% ABV
White Birch Brewing, LLC

Belgian Style Pale Ale: This Straw colored beer Greets with an aroma of noble hops, pears and Belgian esters. The flavor follows nicely with a spicy hop and Belgian yeast effect buoyed by a soft malt body. 9% ABV

Dubbel: A ruby mahogany colored beer highlighted by toffee, caramel and dark ripe fruit notes with a subtle dry finish. 8% ABV

Tripel: A combination of noble hops to bring in earth and light citric hop notes. Belgian yeast notes, light spicy flavors, soft lightly sweet malts and a crisp dry finish. 10.4% ABV

Wrigian: this beer melds the spiciness of rye with our house yeast to create a smooth beguiling beer. 10% ABV

Indulgence: made with copious amounts of chocolate malts. Highlights include sweet chocolate aromas and dark chocolate and coffee notes in the finish. 8% ABV

Barrel Aged Wild Ale: Notes of dark fruits, grape skins, vanilla, chardonnay and oak mix with a hint of cherry tartness. Velvety, medium carbonation deliver a balanced refreshing drink that the base Belgian yeasts cannot create on their own. 7% ABV
Yards Brewing

Saison: Crafted using Belgian Pilsener malt and candi sugar, this golden Belgian style ale is a refreshing change from your usual beer lineup. 6.5% ABV

The weather forecast is looking better than last year’s hot & humidfest.

Snuggies will be the “in” fashion wear at the campfire as the temps will dip into the 50’s.

Be prepared, don’t forget your Snuggie D-Lux!

The Eagles would have been proud, it should have been themed “Hotel California”

Fear hung over the festival-goers like a heavy raincloud. With the brewery deciding to ban dogs at the last minute, handing out “limited” drink tickets, and supplying official State of NY training to help volunteers identify drunks, we feared that BCTC had jumped the shark. As if the drunks needed help identifying each other or had the slightest proclivity to do anything about it… yeah, right!

A well written e- mail by Neal shows that years in the service industry paid off, Max and his canine compatriots are allowed to attend, woof!

The Eurovan arrived early Friday, rolling onto the grounds prior to any other RVs and securing the corner spot for the Stewart’s gang, who rolled in shortly thereafter.  Kegs were tapped and bottles opened in short order.

Ed, Jamie, and Hans turned up next, followed by Neal, Rick and Kristin.  New to the event were Reka, Lori, THE Tom Harvey and son Jason. Some vowed to return, others, not so much.

Friday night found Neal and Dan up too late with the others watching Rocky Horror, only to be rudely awakened early or volunteer duty as one of Scottie’s Hotties. Cleanup duties and check in went smoothly, despite Scottie’s best efforts.

Afternoon finally rolled around and with it, the tasting. Fewer breweries than years past but still some very fine libations. Hans (AKA Manfred) appeared without his Wingman at times (see separate update), which could only lead to trouble. Kristin went clothes shopping. Manfred drank heavily. Max ran around with a squeaky beer bottle in his mouth, to Kristin’s delight. Mafred continued to drink.

Reka and Lori headed for home early citing an uncomfortable night in the tent. Ed found Manfred disembarking from the balloon, then beer disembarking from Manfred. Grills grilled, more beer was enjoyed and movies were watched. Neal “picked up” a house warming gift, to Suzan’s surprise on unpacking the van. Tom sat contentedly in his chair drinking fine beer and vowing to return next year.

Morning dawned with a light drizzle. The area behind the Eurovan smelled like a Moroccan men’s room; I know, I’ve been in one. Cars were packed, good-bye’s exchanged, but everyone knew one thing; when it comes to BCTC, you can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave! 2010 was already being penciled into calendars, at least for most of us.

The management apologizes for not having brought this site up to date but check back soon for the 2009 wrap up and the 2010 preparation.

Ed, Chief Prognosticator, lamented last year that BCTC ’08 might be “the beginning of the end”. I hope that Ed is no Nostradamus.

So… will BCTC ’09 be a groovy Beatle-esque Abbey Road scene or will it be more like Helter Skelter. Never mind that Abbey Road was recorded during the most contentious period of discord between the Fab Four. Certainly don’t confuse the Manson mythology with the fact that a roller coaster of the very same name inspired Helter Skelter. Don’t be afraid of a little Helter Skelter.

On the plus side, for Abbey Road is Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, a sweet serenade about a serial killer. Nevertheless, just ask Dan; what would you play when retreating from Bells Way-Flow? Octopus’s Garden or Helter Skelter? Methinks the White Album has better beer drinking potential. Or is that the Wit Album?

When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and turn
and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do you don’t you want me to love you
I’m coming down fast but I’m miles above you
Tell me tell me come on tell me the answer
and you may be a lover but you ain’t no dancer

Go helter skelter
helter skelter
helter skelter
Yeah, hu, hu
I will you won’t you want me to make you
I’m coming down fast but don’t let me break you
Tell me tell me tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain’t no dancer

Look out
Helter skelter
helter skelter
helter skelter
Yeah, hu, hu
Look out cause here she comes

Spring of  ‘08 finds a new cast of characters  ready to obtain VIP tickets the minute they go online, but to no avail.  The Ommegang web page crashes, the phone lines are busy.  By the time anyone gets in only standard tickets are available, but they are snapped up, and in greater numbers than before.  With no Friday camping at the brewery, all head for last year’s discovery,  Deer Haven.  Dan and Suzan pop the EVC first.  Neal arrives all the way from OH,  Max barks.  Neal has treats… ooh, you’re OK!  Ed, Jamie and Mani arrive (Mani all the way from Visp).   Max barks some more.  Krisitin and Rick arrive, Max… oh you get the drift.  Neal still has treats, though.  Beers are handed to Kristin and Rick, preventing them from shopping for food, but no worries,  no one notices, and there is plenty of food (and even more beer).  Drinking, eating, drinking, skinny dipping, and standing on the hill naked follow.

Morning dawned clear.  The party shifted to Ommegang.  Sh!t, no place to park the EVC… hey, there are Ric and Natalie!   The gang from Stewart’s opens up space.  As the festival begins, Neal (Johan) turns into the best “wingman” that Mani (Hans) has ever had.

The drinking goes on, the wingmanship goes on.

Sadly, Johan forgot that Amsterdam is not in Belgium, the chick noticed, and the beer tasting ended.  Stewart’s continued to pour, though, as did Uncle Jesse (homemade barleywine and whiskey!).  I think there was loud music, bands, a movie, and a bonfire.

Morning came and the crowd began to pack it in. 

Ed laments that this may be the beginning of the end, though photos showed that debauchery was not completely absent.  Max is Neal’s new best friend.  It was a good time, though, and all agreed that it should be revisited in ‘09.

Brewery Ommegang’s BCTC is almost here. Only five days left until the pouring begins! Abbey Road theme for this year’s beer festival. Baseball pants, mullets, skinny dipping, and so much more!

Things to do…

1. Buy beer
2. Buy doggie treats
3. Arrange bail money

Ahh, only 12 months since the Planet of the Ales, the tone begins to change.  No more Friday night camping,  leading to the discovery of Deer Haven campground.  Friday AM brings cold rain, Dan and Suzan buy extra clothes so they can actually go for a bike ride and only approach hypothermia.  This is July?   On the way back into town we have a VW weekender sighting… Stewart’s brew crew on the road in.

Ed and Jamie show up with 3 month old Willa… you do the math.  A cold drizzle leads to heavy drinking at Deer Haven.  Wait, anything would have led to heavy drinking at Deer Haven.  Ed stokes the fire, Oliver steals food, and all is well in the world.

Morning finds us parking the van next to the lovely boys from Brewers Art in Baltimore.  As we head out on the bikes,  they offer to watch Oliver; good score for him (they had hamburgers), good score for us (they had beer).  Plenty of  good brews, we discover that both Brewers Art and Stewart’s continue to pour after the tasting is over.  4 year old Sage (Stewart’s daughter) proves she can draw a mean beer.   Ed grows contentious but Dan points out that while he can lose the extra pounds he had put on, Ed will still have three kids next year.

At the end of the weekend, Ed bemoans the dwindling debauchery of last year’s Ommegangstock, but we all decide it’s worth a return next year.   Oliver (rest his doggie soul) is known up and down the camping row… apparently he had more than one hamburger that evening.

Manfred, we have you covered. Just follow my lead. OK?

So you want to bring something to share…. you should.  Checkout these web sites:

http://draftmag.com/recipes/

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blalcohol4.htm

http://www.beercook.com/

Now get into that kitchen and make some stuff to share!

The Andersons is place of wonder and marvel. It began as a farm implement store in Maumee Ohio way back before calendars or nonsense like that. It is rumored that The Andersons sold the materials used to make Stonehenge when some uppity Druid decided that he wanted to know time.

They have grown from a humble farm store that has tires for your 1932 Farmall Cub, anti-biotics and hormones for your livestock, to a retail juggernaut that carries fine wines, beer and ale. After all, once planting is done you have some time to kill before you need to cultivate.

Dudes and dudettes in the know shop at the Andersons. Even Wonderdogs prefer that their treats come from this fine emporium.

Moreover, The Andersons operates a gigantic grain and fertilizer operation. They also are a huge Ethanol producer. Mmmm ethanol!

Yes, it is smack dab in the middle of the Mid-west, but they carry one of best craft beer selections anywhere.

And now I introduce you to our video of the Andersons Beer department…Max shops for beer! (silly ass slow download…)

In the beggining there was… Planet of the Ales

It was June 2006, Suzan and I were sitting on the Narke deck on a Saturday afternoon, enjoying several good brews when Ed began discussing this beer festival he had heard of.  Somplace in NY he said.  Someplace named Ommegang that brewed Belgian style beers.  You could camp on the brewery grounds he said.  Send us the link we said.  By Sunday evening plans were being made to go.

2006, those where the days, show up on Friday, camp where ever you want, pay the fee (no advance purchase required), it was all OK.  The EVC arrived early and powered it’s way up the the hill in the far corner.  The Narke’s arrived later.  Dinner was had and all walked down to the tent to see what was happening.  “Gratis” beer shouted Jamie, “it’s Gratis, you do NOT have to pay!”.  Yes it was free beer all around, the night ended well with well under 100 folks on the grounds.

As morning dawned the cars began to roll in.  Parking where they wanted, pitching tents, drinking cheap beer, good beer, bloody marys.   100s and 100s came.  Cars got stuck axle deep in mud.  The fest began, the beer poured, the rain came, Woodstock it nearly was.   The sun cam out and all was good.  We meet the folks from Stewart’s in Bear DE (Ric and Natalie own a VW Weekender). As evening fell, Ed made friends from Long Island with mullets and we dialed Manni on the mobile.  Most of us passed out… Ed partied on.  Sometime in the middle of the night Ed tried to wake us all up to see “something really gross”.  We all passed (ask Ed what it was, something to do with a Saab and pizza).

Morning dawned, we had cool posters showing we had gone… all was good and plans were being made for ‘07.   Stay tuned for part II.

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Sure, looking for the best Mullet is a no brainer (perfect for us!) but how about a new twist?
Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians

In 1987 EMI Parlophone in the UK put together a promotion with Heineken Beer, unusual for the fact that the Beatles have rarely loaned their name for advertising purposes. Specially printed cans of Heineken Beer featured a red banner across the top that said “The Beatles - A Unique Cassette.” Along the bottom, the Beatles’ names repeatedly circled the entire can. By sending in four pull tabs from the cans and approximately $5.00, consumers received a special custom pressing of a unique EMI compilation cassette titled Only The Beatles (Parlophone SMMC 151).

The tape featured twelve songs from 1962-1967, including “previously unreleased stereo” versions of This Boy and Yes It Is. This is the first and only time that a special pressing of Beatles songs was ever issued for the promotion of a commecial product. The cassette, along with the original can and inserts, is very hard to find as a set and is now worth from $150-200.00.

What would Dennis Hopper have to say?!?

(Don’t get it…..think  Frank Booth in “Blue Velvet”)

Dumbass can’t even steal good beer. Instead he is convicted of stealing a case of BLS (Beer Like Substance) a.k.a. “Old Milwaukee”. The judge laid out his sentence as a Beatles tribute in responses to the dumbass’s plea for leniency.

Click the pic for the whole story.

Birth Control Methods: Comparison Chart

Method of Birth Control	How Many Couples Using This Method Will Get Pregnant in a Year?	How Well Does This Method Work in Preventing Pregnancy?	Can This Method Also Protect Against STDs?
Consistent Abstinence	None	Completely effective	Yes
Birth Control Patch (”The Patch”)	5 to 8 out of 100	Effective	No
Birth Control Pill (”The Pill”)	5 to 8 out of 100	Effective	No
Birth Control Ring (”The Ring”)	5 to 8 out of 100	Effective	No
Female Condom	21 out of 100	Less effective	Yes
Male Condom	15 out of 100	Moderately effective	Yes
Birth Control Shot	3 out of 100	Effective	No
Diaphragm	16 out of 100	Moderately effective	No
Emergency Contraception	1 to 2 out of 100	Very effective	No
IUD	Fewer than 1 out of 100	Very effective	No
Fertility Awareness	25 out of 100	Less effective	No
Spermicide	29 out of 100	Less effective	No
Withdrawal (”Pulling Out”)	27 out of 100	Less effective	No
Not Using Any Birth Control	85 out of 100	Not effective	No

Wingman Technique

A Wingman is a guy you bring along with you on singles outings (like to bars) that helps you out with the women.

Typically in these ways :

• Since women often travel in pairs or packs, your wingman helps you approach them without feeling weird about being solo.
• The wingman will sometimes take the least attractive gal of the pair you approach so that you can get the one you want. (Though, this is not always necessary.)
• The wingman gives you social proof - or validation that you are a trustable man, not some drifter in town just to get laid.
• A wingman helps by motivating you to get away from the television and go out to practice your skills on women, and you do the same for him.
• The wingman can also be a more skilled seducer, a man from whom you can learn a great deal by flying at his side.

Keep in mind that a wingman should never be too inexperienced or he will hold you back. (Unless you are mentoring him.)

I don’t watch a lot of television, but I understand that there is a Bud Light commercial where they have a pretty good parody of the wingman taking “one for the team” by suffering at the table with a lame gal while his partner is out dancing with a hottie. That’s one of the situations a wingman can be put in, but the learning and support system is unbelievable if you do it right.

Your wingman is an invaluable assistant for you (and you for him), so don’t underestimate the value of finding one that you can work with.

Again, we need a caption.

Mecca Bodega was the headliner musical act at BCTC ‘08. Most of the Ommegangers saw them play. Well at least those of us who weren’t too tired and cranky. Gary Dauer slept through a race before but I’ll bet he never slept through Mecca Bodega!

Trippy video from ‘08″

Video from 2008 featuring Hans

me name is Axel, I visit from an online newspaper from the Flanders region. I see there are 2 others from my region… Hans and Johan..  but I hear they are really from amsterdam.

Dr. Z. Is that your pen name Manfred?

We need a caption for this photo from BCTC ‘08

Yes, Max gets his own post. Sorry Dan. It had to be done.

Due to popular demand and nothing else better to do… upon Ed’s urging, may I present the official BCTC ‘09 blog.

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