is this happening to anybody else??

[NCASAUmp]

I have a link in my menu bar for: http://forum.officiating.com/softball/

Brings me right here. And since it's in my menu bar on my Mac, I only need to hit Command+4 (since it's the 4th bookmark in the bar), and it brings me straight here, lickity-split.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I have a link in my menu bar for: Softball - The Official Forum

Brings me right here. And since it's in my menu bar on my Mac, I only need to hit Command+4 (since it's the 4th bookmark in the bar), and it brings me straight here, lickity-split.

I sure wish browsers on PC's had a place to put favorites on the menu bar!

Seriously, the problem link was not forum.officiating.com. That one always worked (at least on my decrepit old virus infected sub-par PC... )

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I sure wish browsers on PC's had a place to put favorites on the menu bar!

Seriously, the problem link was not forum.officiating.com. That one always worked (at least on my decrepit old virus infected sub-par PC... )

They do! It's called "Firefox," and it's more secure than Internet Exploder.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

They do! It's called "Firefox," and it's more secure than Internet Exploder.

I have issues with Firefox on my PC......don't know why....but I do.....

Maybe this problem is somehow related to all of the spam that has been popping up.

Poor Bob must be going crazy.....RIP mick.

Joel

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Blue

I have issues with Firefox on my PC......don't know why....but I do.....

Maybe this problem is somehow related to all of the spam that has been popping up.

Poor Bob must be going crazy.....RIP mick.

Joel

Sounds like your PC could use a backup/wipe/reinstall/restore.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Sounds like your PC could use a backup/wipe/reinstall/restore.

Been there........don't know why firefox does not like this computer. I dumped a beer on it yesterday afternoon..........it finally dried out and started this a.m........

Maybe firefox will work now.......

I sure saw some crazy looking code and stuff before it shut off though.......lol

Joel

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Blue

Been there........don't know why firefox does not like this computer. I dumped a beer on it yesterday afternoon..........it finally dried out and started this a.m........

Maybe firefox will work now.......

I sure saw some crazy looking code and stuff before it shut off though.......lol

Joel

Hope you didn't waste a good beer on that.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I sure wish browsers on PC's had a place to put favorites on the menu bar!

Open the link, send shortcut to desktop, drag shortcut down to the left side of the task bar. That's the XP version.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Open the link, send shortcut to desktop, drag shortcut down to the left side of the task bar. That's the XP version.

Thanks, but I guess you missed the intended sarcasm! I like picking on iSheep.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Dakota

...My favorite regional right now is "Two Hearted Ale" (an IPA) out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. A close second is "Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale" out of Cleveland. Both of these should be available at liquor stores throughout the Midwest, at least. My local standby is Summit Extra Pale Ale (St. Paul, MN). If you're an ale man, it is not quite up to the first two, but still very drinkable and a bit less bitter.

Originally Posted by Umpteenth

Unfortuantely, this is not available in the stores here in Texas - well, at least not in North Texas. That's brewed by Bell's, isn't it? It's a very good IPA. I've had other Bell's brews that I've enjoyed, too.

I've had some of the Great Lakes brews, but can't remember if I've had this one, or not. Most of them have been pretty good. Again, we don't see those here.
Aha! We do get Summit Extra Pale Ale! This was my wife's favorite until I brought home Stone Ruination. Now, I have to keep the fridge stocked with enough Ruination for us both!

Yes, the "Two Hearted Ale" is brewed by Bell's.

Thanks for the recommendation on Stone Ruination. My local liquor store carries that, but I haven't tried it. It's from Cali, and I didn't think anything good could come from Cali... I'll have to give it a try.

BTW, does anyone else think the way many of these smaller breweries name their beers is annoyingly too clever? They seem to be in a contest to have the most dangerous name. It's just beer, after all.

[Dakota]

OK, I'm having second thoughts after reading a bit about Stone Ruination.

Warning: ale geeky post ahead. Sorry, but this thread has already been completely hijacked, so ...

If you're into ales, the three on my list earlier in this thread would fall within the range of what is generally called American-style pale ales, which are an Americanized rendition of the traditional English Bitter (what got me started on ales was Marston's Pedigree unpasteruized - or "live" ale from pubs in the British midlands 30 years ago).

These ales (APA's and bitters) are generally top out at 45 IBU (hop bitterness) and 5-7% alcohol by volume. Summit EPA is 45 IBU and 5.3% ABV. Great Burning River is 45 IBU and 6% ABV. Bell's Two Hearted Ale is an IPA, and therefore should be a bit hoppier and higher in alcohol, which it is, at 7% ABV; the brewer don't list the IBU of this beer, but it tastes hoppier than the Summit and one beer review site estimated it at 60 IBU, another as "not quite a DIPA" which would be about the same. Anyway, this range (45 - 60 IBU) is what tastes best to me.

Stone Ruination is 100+ IBU maybe as high as 130, falling into the Imperial IPA range (or West Coast ale, or "extreme" ales), which gives me pause. I'm not sure I could seriously enjoy an entire 6 pack. Maybe I'll see if I can find it on tap around here first.

Here is a list of APAs available in Texas (source link below) that should be more to my taste on the IBU scale:

• Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Ale
• Great Divide Denver Pale Ale (DPA)
• Lagunitas Dogtown Pale Ale (the author's second-favorite of this list)
• Kona Brewing Fire Rock Pale Ale
• Full Sail Pale Ale
• Independence Pale Ale (Austin, not Philadelphia)
• Left Hand Jackman’s American Pale Ale
• Anchor Liberty Ale
• Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale (the author's favorite of this list)
• Samuel Adams Boston Ale (not the Boston Lager)
• Santa Fe Pale Ale
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (a classic of the style)
• Stone Pale Ale
• Summit Extra Pale Ale

Source... Dallas Examiner Drink American, drink a pale ale - Dallas craft beer | Examiner.com

Of this list, I've only tried 2 (Summit and Sam Adams... as he notes, the ale, not the lager). Maybe I'll try the Stone Pale Ale rather than Stone Ruination.

[Dakota]

Well, I stopped by the store yesterday intending to buy a Stone ale of some kind. Geez, that stuff is expensive! I passed for now... maybe it'll go on sale. I bought some Alaskan IPA instead (it was on sale). Not bad.

Still looking for the American equivalent to Marston's Pedigree Bitter (the last remaining brewery using the Burton Union brewing method) "live" ale from the cask. Even the bottled Pedigree (when you can find it) is not the same, as it has been pasteurized for greater shelf life.

American ales tend to have hyped up the hops more than the English counterparts.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by Dakota

OK, I'm having second thoughts after reading a bit about Stone Ruination.

Warning: ale geeky post ahead. Sorry, but this thread has already been completely hijacked, so ...

If you're into ales, the three on my list earlier in this thread would fall within the range of what is generally called American-style pale ales, which are an Americanized rendition of the traditional English Bitter (what got me started on ales was Marston's Pedigree unpasteruized - or "live" ale from pubs in the British midlands 30 years ago).

These ales (APA's and bitters) are generally top out at 45 IBU (hop bitterness) and 5-7% alcohol by volume. Summit EPA is 45 IBU and 5.3% ABV. Great Burning River is 45 IBU and 6% ABV. Bell's Two Hearted Ale is an IPA, and therefore should be a bit hoppier and higher in alcohol, which it is, at 7% ABV; the brewer don't list the IBU of this beer, but it tastes hoppier than the Summit and one beer review site estimated it at 60 IBU, another as "not quite a DIPA" which would be about the same. Anyway, this range (45 - 60 IBU) is what tastes best to me.

Stone Ruination is 100+ IBU maybe as high as 130, falling into the Imperial IPA range (or West Coast ale, or "extreme" ales), which gives me pause. I'm not sure I could seriously enjoy an entire 6 pack. Maybe I'll see if I can find it on tap around here first.

Here is a list of APAs available in Texas (source link below) that should be more to my taste on the IBU scale:

Source... Dallas Examiner Drink American, drink a pale ale - Dallas craft beer | Examiner.com

Of this list, I've only tried 2 (Summit and Sam Adams... as he notes, the ale, not the lager). Maybe I'll try the Stone Pale Ale rather than Stone Ruination.

Sweet Tom.....Thank you......I live in a fairly rural area, but am within 35 miles of the larger cities........my city is not small.......it just has no specialty stores. The closer you get to Houston, you can get pretty much get what you want.

I just have not had many suggestions as to what to get........now I do.

Thanks again.

Joel