On Saturday Julie and I hosted our 4th Annual July Fourth BBQ as in previous I spent the better part of the day smoking ribs. The turnout this year topped out at about 28 people which made it the largest group we’ve had. We did eight slabs of ribs and everyone brought a ton of sides so we were good on food and my house is still full of beer.
Side Notes:
After our helicopter tour we took the 10 minute trip over to Munster, Indiana where Three Floyds Brewing is located. I’m a big fan of their Alpha King Pale Ale and the Arctic Panzer Wolf so this was a trip we’ve been trying to do for quite some time. I kept away from the Alpha King since I can get my hands on it in Chicago. I started off with the Panzer Wolf and then I headed down the following list:
Pride & Joy
Dreadnaught IPA
Shark Pants
All of them were great beers but I probably liked the Dreadnaught IPA the most. I threw caution to the wind and tried the Shark Pants which is a Belgian IPA. I’m not a fan of Belgian Ales but this was much different. During our time at the brew pub I was amazed at the amount of people coming in for a beer at the bar and then heading out with a case or two. I’m not sure what Indiana’s liquor sale situation is on Sunday but it seemed like quite a few people were stocking up. I tried to buy a couple Panzer Wolf bombers but they were all out so I settled on a couple of Dreadnaughts.
Three games on the South Side in one week can take it’s toll especially with the weather Chicago has had this past week. On Saturday Julie and I saw the White Sox crush the Dodgers 9-2. The White Sox blew the game wide open in the 4th inning with 6 runs including 2 off an Alex Rios Home Run.
Side Notes:
* The Nacho Helmets are kind of a big deal at White Sox games. Throughout the game we saw a steady stream of people in our section with them. I checked out the vendor station right out side our section and you can see by the images below how long the line was. I’m not sure of the cost but it didn’t seem to matter.
More info on Nacho Helmets are here.
** The view from my seat.
*** If you attend multiple sports events in Chicago you’ll begin to notice that the same beermen work all the venues. I’ve so far noticed vendors at both Blackhawks and Cubs game as well as the White Sox games. Early this week during the White Sox – Indians game I noticed one beerman and I couldn’t place how I knew him and then we caught eyes (yes, I catch eyes with beermen), it turned out he’s the beerman that hangs out directly behind my section at the United Center during Blackhawks game. At this point I’m pretty sure Beerman in Chicago is a full time job.
**** Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 5
Stadium Opened: April 18, 1991
Capacity: 41,432
Attendance: 25,519
Food: 1 Soft Pretzel, 1 Cherry ICEE,
Beer: 2 Miller Lights
Opponent: Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers: W:Buehrle, L: Garland
Miles From Home: 9.6
Ticket Face Value: $14
Seat Location: Section 544, Row 8, Seat 6