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Fruity beer and rivet banging

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Lemon beer!

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Top skins are all prepped and dimpled and ready to rivet. Got baggage floor access panels fabricated today and floors riveted in. I realized that my seatbelt brackets are not installed, and I'm missing two of them! I'm going to need to order a couple and get them installed before I rivet in the aft seat pans.

I'm actually surprised at how quickly I'm running out of parts... I may need to go ahead and order the finish kit. Like, maybe this week!
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Post by captain_john »

Way to go Ian!

I have been making good progress lately on my finish kit and am running out of parts as well!

I will be ordering my engine around Halloween!

...should be a nice Christmas gift for myself!

;) CJ
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Looking good! Keep it up, it is worth it!
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Lemon beer? Wow, Chad gets around *snicker*

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You got that right! Summer Shandy is where it's at! 8) 8)
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Post by painless »

Hey, leave Chad alone about the Summwr Shandy. It's an official Rivetangers certified beer. It passed field tests at OSH this year. Officially STC'd. :mrgreen:
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Yep... it's an ideal summer RV building libation :D
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Yes,

The Shandy is probably one of the best beers you can get out there in OSH, but that isn't saying much!

Every year I am disenchanted with the lack of fine ales in that region.

Aside from the Fox River Brewery, you really CANNOT get a decent, hoppy, bitter India Pale Ale!

I really enjoy the Indian Pales and there isn't a single brewery that makes one on a marketable scale!!!

Anyone who has had a Harpoon IPA knows what I mean. Harpoon is truly the quintessential IPA.

Next year I will bring a case with me for everyone to sample.

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If you want great IPA's, San Diego is your destination. Open invitation to anyone who gets out here and wants to go sample the local brews -- Stone Brewing is my fav.
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Post by Pittsbuilder »

Sweetwater IPA here in Atlanta is pretty spectacular... But Summer Shandy really is an awesome refreshing sweaty airplane building kinda beer. 8) :beer:
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Post by captain_john »

Bruce, Stone is awesome!

Their Arrogant Bastard Ale suits me to a "T"! hahaha

;)

I am always up for trying a Sweetwater!

MAYBE... next year at OSH we should specify one night for Hometown Ale sampling!?!

Hmmmmm?

We could meet at somebody's camper, have a few and yuck it up a bit one night?

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Post by painless »

Outstanding idea CJ! I'd be all in for that. We should keep that idea on the burner for next year. :drink:
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...and it's cheap and easy! (Just like me!)

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captain_john wrote:...and it's cheap and easy! (Just like me!)

:lol: CJ
Can't argue with you there...... :lol:

Trouble is, I'm starting to think brats, chips, cheese curds...... So much for easy.....

After all, you can't have a beer in one hand and not have a brat in the other when you're in Wisconsin d'air hey..
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I have yet to sample a hot cheese curd.

All the times I have been to OSH, people hve told me to go to the cheese haus and have a hot curd... and how they squeak in your teeth (so they tell me).

Maybe that should be on the list too!?!

:? CJ
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Oshkosh 2012 is on my to do list. This year got derailed due to my wife getting a total knee replacement.

Hometown beer bash? I'm in!

Unlikely that I'll be flying by then :(
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Post by painless »

Man CJ, I feel like I've failed you. No cheese curds yet?? Thats like going o Maine and not having any lobster!

Flying into the show, big Vans bash, the Otter, and now a beer bash. How many days until Airventure 2012??? I'm stoked!
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Post by Pittsbuilder »

Sounds fantastic... I'll definitely bring the Sweetwater!
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Post by captain_john »

mmmmm...

Lobstah!

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