Records Fall...

Danke Schön!

Thanks to all for making WUW your destination event last night... wowza...what a great night with good friends on the river at Flatwater.

by the #'s
Record attendance ... 12!
Record consumption ... 41! (Blue Moons)
The Flatwater staff was so amazed that we ALL drank Blue Moons...and excited that we drank so many too...

see pix HERE

WUW 7/22/09--a special edition

Flatwater
(weather permitting)
arrive: 4:30-4:45
depart: ?

Celebrating 20 years of marriage for Nancy/Brian--who will be in attendance...

WUW 7/15

hmmm ...

Coogan's has $4 pints of Blue Moon this month...

but the weather is nice... time to sit outside...where it all began...?

Flatwater? they have run out of b-moon twice now... hmmm--do they want our business or not?

...may try O'Briens Riverwalk Café soon... they say they have GI 312 Urban Wheat--may be $$$ since it's near Michigan Ave... anyone up for trying it today???

---probably stopping by Caffe Baci for a b-moon or two... 225 W. Wacker/Franklin

let me know your thoughts/suggestions...

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Tried to go to CB...but they no longer have Blue Moon and the so called next wheat/weiss did not pass the Mueller test :)

So, Al and Deno and I walked to Coogan's for the $4 pints of BM...but we ended up going for the good stuff on tap...HPx3!

Saison and WUW-7/15

hmmm....

I read an article in the Sunday paper and am now wondering if it is a new summer drink for me....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saison

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WUW...I've gotten past the 2-week induction of Atkins (no alcohol) and am ready for an HP some place ... suggestions...?

7.8.9--nice date!

where to? Bergie, Elephant, Monks, other?

sadly, lemon water for me again…but not next week!!
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Looks like it's Bergie/17West -- 4:45-5:00 --- should I have one/two? ... hmmmmmmmmmmmm
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7/1/09

Stocks and Blondes ... (shhh...it's a good time to catch and pass MM in the total consumption category, since he won't be drinking--details at the bar)

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WUW-Recap... even though I've previously 'cried-wolf' by saying, "I will be catching the 6:25 train for sure today :)" --I neglected to state it for 7/1, but I stuck to it for the 1st time...had to get home for fireworks w/ Lauren...glad I did.

Despite the water /w lemon for me, (recall it's not about the Weiss, although someone at the table 'should' be drinking one), the WUW forged ahead... Al/Scott/Deno/Melissa/Katie out till 8:30-10--- good times... thanks for coming out!! Heard there was talk of Trouble (the game) and of course FB/Twitter chat...

6/24 -- Millers Pub?

http://www.millerspub.com/

(prices have gone up here and a $1 at Sidebar last week...)

& the Weiss is a flowing!!

A special thanks to all those who came out for the kick-off at the Sidebar and to the 2-newbies-Jim and Katie...hope to see you again. (17)

W-U-W for 6/17

Guten Aben,

Anyone up for a Weiss tomorrow? I've been waiting for the warm weather to arrive and I think it's kind of here...
We can meet anywhere… Bergie, Stocks, Monks, Elephant, bar in my building…
thoughts/suggestions…

I will be catching the 6:25 train...
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LOOKS LIKE SIDE BAR GRILLE (MY BUILDING) AT 5:10 ... C-YA THERE

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.