ahhh...finally!

at 7:46 pm, I popped open the 1st Mueller Wheat...and by 8:16 it was gone...

very tasty...a light unfiltered wheat, but good...five more to go...gotta make them last!

10.01.08 update: Scott had one last w/e and I gave Paul and Dad one to try ... only 2 left now---ugh!

it's here ... Mueller Unfiltered Wheat!

A big thanks to Dana's father for driving up from Springfield, Mo. with a 6-pack of the Mueller Unfiltered Wheat...now we look forward to getting our hands on the Hefe-Weizen too.

WUW '08 Special Edition ... A Great Success

Well, what a great celebration of Weiss we had last night! (22nd floor~patio of the Tribune Tower)

A special thanks to Denise for hosting the event...what a venue!

Let's start with the details...




Weiss Beers consumed:
6~Ayinger Brau Weisse
12~Hacker-Pschorr Weissbier
6~Hofbrauhaus Weissbier
6~Schneider Weisse
6~Weihenstephan Kristallweissbier




Food consumed:
11 grilled brats
only 10 buns...hmm (oh, Al is on that low-card diet :)

toppings:
garden-fresh and very fragrant onions
garden-fresh tomatoes
spicy mustard
Berghoff sauerkraut

sides:
large soft pretzels w/ mustard
Berghoff potato salad
7 or is it 5 layer cookies
& 'invisible' guacamole and chips...yum


Notable quotes:
"I had beer delivered to my cube. A career highlight!"
"hey, is that Corky over there?"



Thanks to all who attended: Denise, Al, Amy, Bernice, Jim, Martha, Melissa and Tanya
And thanks to those who brought something to share...it was all so good.






SEE MORE EVENT PICTURES HERE



Hope to see you all next summer for WUW 2009!

(some asked if they could donate to help pay for the beer/food...a donation of $15-$20 is good...see Denise or Marty)

The 2008 WUW #'s are in...

First off, a big thanks to all those who came out this summer to join in the 2nd annual Weiss-Up Wed. summer-celebration...especially Scott, Al, and new comer Denise, as well as new-comers Dave, Martha, Melissa and Bernice.

15 evenings of visiting Weiss-serving spots (same as last year)
11 establishments visited, a few new spots this summer
7 or so Weiss/wheat/white/whit beers sampled
169 total glasses of Weiss consumed (more than double the 80 from last summer)
over 40 total hours gathered together to share a slice of life over a Weiss!

Last official WUW of the summer 8.27.08

meeting at Side Bar Grille in the LaSalle~Wacker Building (sha, my building) and they have HP on tap...should have spent all summer down there!!

http://www.sidebargrille.com/

Welcome to the world...

Joel Scott VanDerAa, born 8/21...a day late for his 1st WUW ... but he'll learn and catch-up.

WUW for 8.20.08

where to hold one of the final WUW's?

drinkers choice ... send me your thoughts please.

Let's say Bergie ~ 4:30ish to 6:00ish

hmmmm....

8.27 WUW?

OR

9.03

(by invitation only...)

WUW for 8.13 -- back to HP on tap

I'll be at Miller's Pub for one or two (4:30-6:00) to enjoy a Hacker-Pschorr vom Fass...feel free to stop by...looks to be a smaller crowd (me) since the regulars are not going to be around.

I really NEED that true German Weiss on tap...no more Blue Moon or other whit/wheat/white imitators this season. :)

8-6-8 Wrap-up

Welcome newbies Lisa, Amy and Kirk...thanks for joining the WUW movement!

A very nice venue, beers not too too $$... 7 peeps and many Blue Moons consumed until the tap had issues AGAIN...same thing happened last July...ugh.

A new twist to the evening was a show-&-tell... Deno waited until the WUW faithful had gathered and then showed us a new book release, The Secret For Caregiver Success in which she is featured on the back cover with her review comment...just below Alan Thicke. Well done Deno!

Topics discussed:

Christkinlmarket in the Loop

Museumsuferfest in Frankfort

Oktoberfest in Munich


Berghoff Oktoberfest

8.06.08 WUW

hmmmmmmmm ... where to?


How about Flatwater

WUW 7.30

...let's say Caffe Baci on Wacker and Franklin ... outdoor seating and Blue Moon on tap.

---- evening update ----

another small but entertaining WUW evening... the temp and breeze were so nice on Wacker this night.

3 peeps with 11 Blue Moons...

7.23 WUW wrap-up

simply put ... g o o d ~ t i m e s !!

a smaller group gathered at the dark-Monks to toss back some 9oz HP Weiss...oops that's 1pint and 0.9oz... a total of 14 comsumed by three attendees...not too bad (but remember, it's not about the beer)

things overheard at WUW...

~'he's the Weiss-President of the company' (vs. Vice-Pres)

~race car driver, professional bike-racer, award-winning novelist

~he's the Weiss-Master-General

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orders are now being taken for Weiss-Up ball caps...very stylish...
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Al will be doing some recon on Plymouth's this week to determine if it is Weiss-worthy...let's hope so...a roof top Weiss would be nice.

WUW~7.23.08?

where oh where to go...?

Monk's? --- MONK'S IT IS...H-P IN BOTTLES AND BLUE MOON ON TAP...SEE YA THERE

Bergie (again)?

near the Tribune?

other?

WUW 7.16 Wrap-UP

A record crowd! 11 peeps and at least 25 drinks...

Thanks to ALL...!










WRAP-UP SO FAR ...

WUW for 7.16.08

We'll be meeting at Stocks & Blondes this week and having a Leinie's Summer Shandy ~ Weiss Beer with lemonade ~ hey, that's a RADLER (& they're one SALE too)

~review of Shandy just in..."...I find that the Summer Shandy tastes a little like Lemon Pledge once you get to the end of it..."...that's a-no-gooda~ THANK GOD THEY HAVE OTHER VERY GOOD WEISS AS WELL.

I'LL BE THERE BY 4:30!

WUW for 07.09.08

where to this w e e k?

The suggstion is Coogan's on Wacker Drive...appears that they have HP and Blue Moon on tap...we'll see about that...it's been a weird/wacky start to WUW '08 with few things going as planned... :)

as usual, I'll be there at about 4:35pm.

----evening update~Weiss total was 9, errrr, I mean 11----

A very special welcome to WUW 'virgins', Mr. Dave V.S. and Martha!!!
it was great to see new faces and share a cold tall Weiss with you both...even if it was only a 1/3 of a Weiss, Ms. Martha :) ~~ yes, they did have HP and BM on tap...no beer surprises for the night, just nice a surprise of new Weiss'ers. hope to see ya out there again this summer... (can we look forward to Fiesta First Friday?)

WUW for 7.02

Shall we meet at Caffe Baci on Wacker~ they have an outdoor seating area ... more HP on tap.

----evening update----(6 total Weiss consumed)

well, we were let down again...almost every single WUW outing in '08 has brought surprises...wtf.
but we 'roll' with it... instead of the HP on tap, it's now Blue Moon...that's the surprise, but we still drink it!--duh. As I asked the bartender 'gal' about the change, she says to me, 'it looks like you were about to tear up'...well maybe I was damn-it! it's WUW and I wanted a HP on tap... she really thought I was going to break-down...if the 'surprises' continue, I might just break into tears soon :) :(

6.25.08...back to a 'traditional' WUW

I'll be at Miller's Pub for one or two (only!!) to enjoy a Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier vom Fass...feel free to stop by.

----evening update---- (weiss total ~6~)

eeeeerrrrrrrrr...no Paulaner this year...replaced with Hacker Pschorr on tap...and the price went up 50cents...no real complaints (other than all the tourists :)

6.18.08--WUW gets underway in a BIG way...

... time for a tall HP Weiss at Elephant & Castle on Adams tonight ...

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Wowza! ... new records were set on many fronts tonight...

We welcomed new comers Denise and Bernice to their first WUW...

We reviewed last years 'minutes'/totals --total hours spent at WUW '07 was over 28 hours, with a total of 84 drinks enjoyed.

As for WUW tonight, it lasted past 9:30, with an all time high of 23 Weiss' enjoyed!...let the Weiss flow all summer!

PS: we're all looking forward to 'possibly' enjoying a Mueller Hefe Weizen... (update...this may not happen--damn)

PS2: quotes from the evening....

a. "I don't like it." ~Al in reference to the Deno date situation

b. "I love your hat." ~Kelly in reference to my orange Mr, O hat

gearing up for WWII

No that's not World War II...it's Weiss Wednesday II...coming soon.

Last night-5/19/08, I met imformally for the preview of WWII with Sods...had a few Bergie Solstice Wit to get things started. We plan to get started after Memorial Day...maybe the 28, but for sure 6/4 at the Sox game!