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by irishrover
Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:09 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: Glenfiddich Single Malt 12yr
Replies: 27
Views: 5078

Re: Glenfiddich Single Malt 12yr

im a laphroig man. quarter cask is my fav but i had a bottle of 26yr old that was like heaven in a sniffer. get a nice sniffer,2oz of laphroig and a ounce of clean cool water. cant be beat. try your scotch whislt nibling on some good chocolate,you will have a new aperication for it. they go well tog...
by irishrover
Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: are you a traveling man?
Replies: 39
Views: 4409

Re: are you a traveling man?

Braz wrote:I assume the original question was related to "Irish Travelers."
nope braz, a brother would know the answer to the question :)
by irishrover
Tue May 31, 2011 7:36 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: are you a traveling man?
Replies: 39
Views: 4409

are you a traveling man?

was wondering if there was any other brothers amongst us? so i ask, are you a traveling man?
by irishrover
Tue May 31, 2011 7:33 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: nor'east blackberry time!
Replies: 1
Views: 803

nor'east blackberry time!

its getting close to berry pickin time here in the nor'east. anyone have any recipes they would like to share? heres mine for a med bodied sweet. 5lb ripe blackberrys 4 1/2lb plain table sugar gallon-gallon 1/2 water(depends on the berries) packet of wine yest and nutes. the longer it ages the bette...
by irishrover
Tue May 31, 2011 5:55 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

i didnt expect to get any of it back. when i lived in baltimore county my work van was stolen(chevy stepvan) they found it 2hrs away on eastern shore stripped,burnt and all the tools and supplies gone. you would think that someone walking in to a pawnshop with a bunch of horseshoeing tools that is p...
by irishrover
Tue May 31, 2011 5:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

got a call today from a pawnshop in frostburg maryland,power miter,my acetelyne&oxy jewlers torch outfit and my chainsaw happpened into the shop. maryland state police said after their invegestion is concluded i should recive my tools back. figures they would find the shit i have several of. i r...
by irishrover
Mon May 30, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: Some fish cleaning/cooking tips.
Replies: 19
Views: 3814

Re: Some fish cleaning/cooking tips.

thats shorta how i clean catfish. i skin mine,cut behind the gills,along each side of the spine and pull the hide down with a pair of channellocks. fillet em out. i drive a 16D nail in a post of tree and take a pair of nippex nail nippers and cut the head of the nail off,take your catfish and hang h...
by irishrover
Sun May 29, 2011 12:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

tis true indeed mate. regardless,i see the prats ive got a proper glasgow kiss for the auld boys :D
by irishrover
Sun May 29, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

hey guys,i talked to the pawnshops and metal buyers in the area and filled a report with morgan county police(total waste of time) i doubt ill ever see any compensation from home owners insurance or find any of my shit. but i got the word out that if my shit just so happens to find its way back on t...
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 8:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

i reckon im just gonna put a want ad up here on the boards and see if i cant scrape together enough copper to build my head. maybe even see if someone will build my tapered lyne arm for me.
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 8:05 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

smokehouse,up here they are more than likely tweekers or pillheads. im going to the local pawnshops and the metal merchant tomorow and put the word out.
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 7:28 pm
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: Sausage
Replies: 7
Views: 2112

Re: Sausage

nope,the bastard wont share LOL. he retired and moved to florida. im gonna try to get him to come up this winter and make me some.
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 7:19 pm
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: Sausage
Replies: 7
Views: 2112

Re: Sausage

rockchucker,my father in law used to make cured sausages,loved the stuff. too bad the old goat moved away lol
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

Re: theives

this is gonna put my still build on the back burner for quite some time :( hope the slimy cocksuckers drop my anvil on the toes.
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 6:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: theives
Replies: 27
Views: 3213

theives

came home from work this evening to find the lock on my shop busted,my 150lb anvil,stand,gas forge,chopsaw,chain saw and weed eater and about 250lbs of used aluminium horseshoes gone. then i looked on the shelf above my bench and all my goddamn copper was gone,3ft of 3in scedule k,3ft of 2in scedule...
by irishrover
Fri May 27, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Glencairn Whisky Glass
Replies: 5
Views: 1524

Re: Glencairn Whisky Glass

nice sniffer. ive got 2 laphroig sniffers that i brought back from scotland last year.
by irishrover
Thu May 26, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: What is your 9 to 5??
Replies: 152
Views: 22877

Re: What is your 9 to 5??

my paying job is a Union journeyman horseshoer. International Union of Journeyman Horseshoers. my local is out of grantsville,pa. i mainly plate thorobred racehorses for a living. i love what i do and it keeps my many hobbies funded and a roof over my head.
by irishrover
Thu May 26, 2011 4:34 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: chocolate stout?
Replies: 18
Views: 3288

Re: chocolate stout?

thanks for the recipe,im getting ready tp put my order in for supplies. i take it goldings is a strain of hops?
by irishrover
Tue May 24, 2011 7:31 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: chocolate stout?
Replies: 18
Views: 3288

chocolate stout?

anyone got a recipe for chocolate stout? i fancy youngs but it is hard to find here.
by irishrover
Sun May 22, 2011 8:07 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Happy B-day Kentucky Shinner
Replies: 23
Views: 1936

Re: Happy B-day Kentucky Shinner

day late and a dollar short but happy belated birthday shinner.
by irishrover
Sat May 21, 2011 9:22 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: sweetfeed whisky
Replies: 4233
Views: 786319

Re: sweetfeed whisky

im gonna try a sweetfeed mash for my first run on the new still. i talked to the lady at the mill i buy my horse feed from(they do custom mixes) and inquired about having a 100lb or so mixed with no pellets or suppliments added. just cracked corn,rolled oats,barley and molasses. she said it would be...
by irishrover
Fri May 20, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: hello from the eastern panhandle of west virginia
Replies: 8
Views: 1124

Re: hello from the eastern panhandle of west virginia

bushman, my new still is gonna be a keg pot with a twist on rumbulls super sakey scotch head. i drink alot of single malts but i prefer to by them as ive not been able to even come close to replicating a islay scotch. interested in running some fruit,whiskey and maybe,maybe run some mead wash. my la...
by irishrover
Thu May 19, 2011 8:58 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: hello from the eastern panhandle of west virginia
Replies: 8
Views: 1124

hello from the eastern panhandle of west virginia

been reading here for a long time. finaly moved to a spot that i can have another still. looking forward to the vast know how possesed here.
by irishrover
Thu May 19, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Where'd your name come from??
Replies: 254
Views: 40205

Re: Where'd your name come from??

mine is from the dubliners song "irish rover" on a few other forums im square-sausage and feinan warrior.
by irishrover
Thu May 19, 2011 7:40 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: favorite mixed drink
Replies: 229
Views: 112943

Re: favorite mixed drink

vodka&orange juice is my mixer of choice. 100proof stolichyna and fresh blood orange juice. besides an islay single malt and a little cool water, vodka orange juice is my drink.
by irishrover
Thu May 19, 2011 6:04 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whered you come from???
Replies: 27
Views: 2137

Re: whered you come from???

its simple for me,my mums family is from orkney isle,scotland by way of tyrone northern ireland. seems about 150-200yrs ago her lot got thrown out of ireland for sheep theivery. alot of the "undesierables" were cast off to scotland. Da's lot comes from derry,fermanagh and belfast,northern ...