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I must apologize to all of you loyal FupDuck blog readers: I was on a bit of a mental health vacation for the past two weeks or so. Yes, in that time I traveled to the great state of New Hampshire, drank lots of really, really, really good beer, and also renewed my creative energies. So while DaVe is out of town, I figured I’d pick up the slack and post an article on what is typically an off day for me. I hope we’ll be back on our regular schedule next week. And NO, I have not forgotten about my beer reviews – I have a hell of a back-log that I just need to get off my lazy ass and finally type up… so keep reading; they’re coming.

As I promised several weeks ago, I have a beer bread recipe that is out of this world. Although the ratios of liquid to dry ingredients needs some minor tweeking, the flavor is beyond any comparison to reality – it is just damn good bread. And better still, it has BEER in it!!!

1 ¼ cup warm, flat beer (I prefer a dark beer, especially doppelbocks, because of the complex flavor; most recently, I have used Victory’s St. Victorious doppelbock to very good results; next week I am going to try it with Great Lake’s Octoberfest)
2 tbsp oil (for this recipe, I use canola oil for its neutral flavor)
4 tbsp molases
1 ½ tsp salt
2 cup white bread flour (King Arthur is my brand of choice, as always)
¾ cup dark rye flour
1 ½ tbsp caraway seeds
¾ tsp cumin
½ cup wheat germ
1 ½ 2 ½ tsp active dry yeast

Add these ingredients to your bread machine as the manufacturer recommends. Yields a beautiful 1 ½ pound loaf of bread that may last 15 minutes in my house. Note that the beer MUST BE FLAT otherwise the loaf will split or other crazy things could happen. As with everything: your mileage will vary.

If any of you try this recipe, let me know how it turns out for you. You now have my two best recipes – and they both go well with beer…

So drink more… bread!

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“Ask DaVe” is an advice and Q&A column for all of our readers. I will do my best to answer all of your questions. If you don’t know what to do, if you want my opinion on something, if you want to know something about me, if you just want to know… please write to me at FupDuckTV[at]gmail[dot]com.

James from Fort Benning, Georgia asks: “This summer at a concert, the girl I’ve been seeing got into a argument during the show. Apparently, the girl I was with stepped on another girl’s toe while dancing to the music. The other girl went ape-shit and yelled my friend. A few drunk guys around us started chanting ‘Catfight! Catfight!’ I stepped in and stopped it before it got physical. Everyone around us started booing at me. I’m starting to wonder, should I have let the catfight go on or should I have stopped it?”

Thank you for the question, James. Unfortunately, your catfight choice depends on many crucial factors and you only have milliseconds to properly make your analysis. The wrong decision can have dire effects lasting for years. The right decision can land you in a wonderland that will be heralded by many for years to come.

You should only stop a catfight in a couple situations. If one girl clearly out classes the other, you should step in and stop it. No one wants to see a girl-on-girl total beat down. All it takes is a little blood to start flowing and cheers will quickly turn to cringes. If there is a weapon involved you need to get your girl out of there or if she is the one with the weapon, you need to find yourself another girlfriend. No one wants a dead girl on there hands and long distance dating from prison just isn’t as fun as it sounds.

You should let the cat fight go on if both girls are attractive. You never know, they may end up making out. If they appear evenly matched, you got to let it go on for at least a minute or so. For some reason screaming, hair pulling and clothes tearing often leads to kissing. You never know, they may want to make it up to you some how.

So remember, next time girlfriend is getting into a Catfight, your actions could determine whether or not you have a bi-sexual three way in your future or just an expensive trip to the ER.

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This past weekend, the world lost two great men in the world of entertainment: Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac. Bernie Mac died on Saturday from complications due to pneumonia, and he was only 50. Isaac Hayes died on Sunday at the age of 65, apparently from a heart attack. He was found on the floor next to his still-running treadmill. May they find peace. They will be missed.

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SHOW NOTES – Episode 22

DaVe’s Notes:
BEER -
FUPDUCK STORY –
FUPDUCK STORY –
MUSIC –
MOVIE –

M!dd13m4n’s Notes:
BEER –
BEER –
FUPDUCK STORY –
FUPDUCK STORY -
FUPDUCK STORY -
MUSIC -
MOVIE -

Other topics discussed
Stripper Night coming soon!
Porn Night coming soon!
Mixed Drink Night coming soon!
Pirate & Ninja Night coming soon!

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This summer, I recently took a vacation to Maine. I had a wonderful vacation in the Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport and Casco Bay area of Maine. I particularly enjoyed the wide variety of local micro breweries. Maine has a very active and organized local brewers community. Check out their website that promotes all the Maine Breweries.

On this trip to Maine, I had the privilege of visiting two breweries: Shipyard Brewing Company and Gritty McDuff’s. Although I did not get to visit many breweries, I did get to sample a variety of local beers. If you are planning a beer sampling trip, I highly recommend visiting Maine.

One place that I visited was the Jameson Tavern (1779) in Freeport, ME. Located right next door to the L.L.Bean Store in Freeport, it is the site of the signing of the documentation that created the State of Maine. I ate outside on their spaciously patio, but inside they have a colonial style taproom. Very cool! I enjoyed many beers here while I was traveling.

Dr. Hyde’s Angry Ale (Geary’s Brewing Co.) –
This ale is brewed particularly for the Jameson Tavern. It is very hoppy and has wonderful flavor.

Long Trail Double Bag (Long Trail Brewing Co.) –
This ale was not my favorite on the trip but it wasn’t too hateful.

Here are some of the other beers that I tried and rated on my trip to Maine.
Dogfish Head 60 min IPA –
Old Thumper (Shipyard Brewing Co) –
Prelude Ale (Shipyard Brewing Co) –
Gritty’s Best Bitter (Gritty McDuff’s) –
Sea Dog IPA (Sea Dog Brewing Co) –
Carrabassett Pale Ale (Casco Bay Brewing Co) –

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Beer is simply bread in liquid form. When you cannot drink good quality, tasty beer, why not eat good quality, tasty bread. This recipe took about 2 months of tweaking to get it perfect, and I still occasionally modify it depending on my mood. It is so wonderfully tasty that you cannot really taste that it is unbelievably healthy. Some of you may criticize me for using a bread machine, and I do agree that a bread machine is a bit of a short cut. However, if you like bread as much as I do, and time is limited, the bread machine is a fantastic invention. How else can you get a piping hot, home-made loaf of bread in about 3 hours?

1 ¼ cup warm water
2 tbsp oil (I prefer extra virgin olive oil)
1 tbsp honey (I prefer pure buckwheat honey)
1 tsp salt
¾ cup white bread flour (King Arthur is my brand of choice)
¾ cup whole wheat flour (again, King Arthur)
¼ cup barley flour
¼ cup dark rye flour
¼ cup spelt flour
¼ cup black bean flour
¼ cup vital wheat gluton
1 ½ 2 ½ tsp active dry yeast

Add these ingredients to your bread machine as the manufacturer recommends. Yields a beautiful 1 ½ pound loaf of bread that may last 2 days in my house. Note that the spelt flour and black bean flour are optional. If you cannot find them, just use another quarter cup of rye and barley flour, respectively. I tried using different combinations of spelt, black bean, quinoa, teff, garbanzo bean, soy, and millet flours, and I find that I like this one the best. I did like the millet/spelt combination and the spelt/quinoa combination, too. As with everything: your mileage will vary.

If any of you try this recipe, let me know how it turns out for you. Maybe I’ll even share my beer rye bread recipe, too! It uses double bock!

Drink more… bread!

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