Well, Memorial Day Weekend is over and a great break from the grind, but now I am back at it and swinging hard.

The beers turned out amazing, though a bit over carbonated from the trip up there. Had to pour them slowly or I got nothing but head. I think the Surly Furious was my favorite, but everyone else seemed to enjoy the Honey Weizen more, go figure.

The weekend itself turned out amazing. Had great company and decent weather, though it was very windy for the first couple days. The high fire danger in the area also made it a bit more stressful than years past as we had to be extra careful with the fire when we were able to have it (once the wind died down). But even with the small handful of not-so-great aspects of the weekend, it was still one of my favorite years so far, especially getting to break in the new tent.

The new tent is HUGE. I swear it could almost fit my car inside. It is rated as an 8-person, 2-room instant tent and it lives up to that and more. We were able to fit 3 air mattresses in the tent and still have plenty of room to move around. I would say we could fit 10-12 people pretty easily if we don’t use the air mattresses. It also only took about 5 minutes to setup and take down. Seeing as how this was the first time using the tent I have to say, that’s pretty damn good!

So yeah, overall it was a great weekend with great friends, family and beer. Who could ask for a better Memorial Day Weekend?

And to all the veterans, alive or dead… thank you for all that you have and continue to do for this country that allows people like me to have such amazing weekends. You are true heroes.

-Cheers.

Borbosha