Driven to Drink

53. Get Into Denver

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Today’s podcast includes two minis sandwiched between a couple of wonderful songs.   Here’s what’s on tap:

Mini 1: Denver…in which we find our Driven to Drink couple uncomfortably stuffed, with food and booze…and the energy they intended to bring to this fades quickly, which is why what was supposed to be a full-on podcast becomes a mini.

High…or perhaps lowlights:

  1. Greg uses vocal fry and effeminate prosody, which is not wonderful.
  2. On the other hand, we love the Aussie accent and its apparently oft-used rising intonation that might typically be interpreted as a question in the U.S., but perhaps not in Sydney.
  3. Downtown Denver, in terms of food and drink, gets two enthusiastic thumbs up.
  4. “The Roosevelt” is an exceptional modern speakeasy near the convention center. Greg went classic with a Sazerac and a Manhattan. Jen leaned modern with two proprietary, fragrant, time intensive drinks.
  5. Lots of local beer and spirits.  Lots.  And also other things quite legal in Colorado.  Fun, kids.  Very fun.
  6. We went to “The Kitchen” and it is an outstanding place. Go there, em effers. They had the best pork tacos on the planet. It was like duck confit, but pork based.  If Greg were placed on a deserted island with only one food item forever and ever, he would choose the pork tacos from The Kitchen.  They are the wind beneath his wings.  Greg also tried Montanya rum andA.D. Law’s 4-Grain straight bourbon and rye whiskeys.  All of it was, like The Kitchen, outstanding.  Really, people.
  7. Denver is dry as fuck. Dehydration is impossible to avoid.
  8. Denver International Airport’s architecture is outstanding.

    9. Mini 2: Post-Denver…in which your faithful companions go all-in with Lagunitas.  Jen has, of course, Hop Stoopid (102 IBU, 8% ABV). Greg goes with Brown Shugga (51 IBU, 9.8% ABV). We read the wit and oddly deep prosetry (…it’s like prose but it’s like poetry…) on the Lagunitas bottles, and we wonder, “How do you say Eschew?!”

    On a side note, Jen had an imperial IPA in Denver, “Jagged Mountain Triple Bypass” coming in at a whopping 450 IBU, and an almost impossible 14.5% ABV. Very sweet.  Kind of syrupy.  But delicious.

    Beware Jen’s big sneezes in the midst of the IBU conversation.  They are loud and they are abrupt, and if you’re wearing headphones it might be less than a pleasant experience for you.

    The Music:

    “Get Out of Denver” by Bob Seger
    “Rocky Mountain High” by John Denver
    “I Can Read Your Mind” by R.J. Heid

    We present to you, “Get In to Denver.”

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