Hullaballoo

Hops are potentially fatal to dogs.

I was brewing an ESB this weekend and dropped about 1oz of hops on the ground. I had extra hops so I kicked the dropped ones into the rocks. Later that day my 1 year old lab mix dug them out of the rocks and ate some. Two hours later she was panting heavily and acting generally sick. By the time we got her to the vet her temperature was too high for their thermometer to read (so at least 108 degrees). We found the links below which provided the recommended treatment and were able to find some of the necessary drugs in Littleton.

It looks like she’ll be ok but she is spending her second night at the vet tonight.

I’m trying to decide whether the ESB will be called. It will be either:

“ESB 2350” <–Where $23.50 will be about the cost per bottle for the brew

or

“Hot Dog ESB”

So don’t let your dog eat hops.

http://www.bme.ogi.edu/~ericwan/DOG/hops.html

http://www.fallbright.com/HopToxicity.htm

   
    A female police officer arrests a man for drunk driving.
   
    She tells the man, “Sir, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you.”
        
    The drunk says, “Tits”.
    

I have a big stack of old Zymurgy magazines from the ’90s if anyone wants them. 

Otherwise – in the trash they go…

Gregorio

Jim and I are looking for help pouring Rockyard beers at the Craft Lager Festival @ Manitou Springs Sunday Aug. 14th and 15th. Sunday has been covered, but we still need help on Saturday’s pour session with Jim Stinson.

…if you can help on Saturday please let me know.

What you get:

-Free Festival Entry, Free Rockyard t-shirt

Cheers,

-Kjell Wygant