Sandgropers, Case, 2008, Yada Yada

[Guest Lurker]

The swap beers, including some with a free gift. Some excellent efforts on labels this year.

 

[Guest Lurker]

The swapping system was demonstrated with stern warnings on the methodology to be adopted.

 

[Guest Lurker]

..and yet still, people got confused, and had to return extra bottles to the pool.

 

[Guest Lurker]

The deep fried vegetarian options, including tofu pressed into the shape of a pheasant, with a little wing and a drumstick.

 

[Guest Lurker]

Socialising after the swap, including Captain Sensible in his shiny oil proof action hero outfit.

 

[Guest Lurker]

Highlight of the night, the turkey as fried by Corporal Sensible, under direction from the Captain. Corporal did his impersonation of a manual PID, and it took some calibration to understand the overshoot when going for max flame to bring the temperature back. 5.5 kg turkey, cooked in 45 mins, crispy on the outside, moist, tender and completely cooked on the inside.

 

[Guest Lurker]

Of course a turkey on its own isnt going to feed 30 people, so the bbq was going as well.

 

[Guest Lurker]

And deep frying was ongoing including battered oreo cookies, battered mars bars, pork sausage, little fishies, spring rolls, crumbed camembert etc

 

[bonj]

Good to see some crazy frying action happening!
Also good to see the WA swap has developed its own identity.... deep frying anything that isn't nailed down. Hmm.... beats inflatable sheep... jury's still out on the pig on the spit though

 

[Vlad the Pale Aler]

Excellent performance by the Captain and crew, it just keeps getting better each year.

Does anyone know the outcome of the taste off between the murky ovoid object fluid and the JS Golden?

 

[recharge]

Thanks Simon for hosting a great case swap.
And thanks from my brother in law Ray to everybody for great night and tasty beers and food.

Look forward to starting the beers on Xmas day.

Regards
Recharge

 

[Guest Lurker]

Also a huge thanks to Ant. Someone else had control of the camera, so I didnt get photos of the fresh, unobtainable here, US beers, but it was a spectacular tasting flight.

 

[mika]

My photo contributions for this years swap.
And my apologies to everyone I didn't say goodbye to before rushing to catch my taxi.
And my heartfelt thanks to GL and Mrs GL for running a wonderful swap, no dodgy drunk renditions of Khe San and no blow up sheep or roasted pigs, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[mika]

To keep the vegetarians happy

 

[mika]

Is it really ?

Yep, it is.

Only a bit of drizzle really

 

[mika]

The man of the hour

 

[mika]

The NASA FTW !

Yumm !

 

[barfridge]

Fantastic day as per usual Capt'n (and don't forget Mrs Sensible). Great company, amazingly gourmet food (not everything was deep fried), and of course the beers were up to their usual high standard.

I seem to have left a glass tray behind, it's blue and divided into 4 sections. When would be a good time to come and collect it? Before Mrs Fridge realises it's missing would be a bonus

 

[Guest Lurker]

I seem to have left a glass tray behind, it's blue and divided into 4 sections. When would be a good time to come and collect it? Before Mrs Fridge realises it's missing would be a bonus

On further investigation I have your blue tray, also
A cheese knife
A squarish white platter
A rectangularish white platter
Mikas case
Deebees case
Witwonders case

I am around outside work hours and here over Christmas, give me a call to collect.

 

[ant]

Looks like a great session folks... although I'm a bit concerned how malnourished the turkey appears (you call that a turkey? Looks more like a chicken! Hell, we cooked up a 22 pounder between 6 of us for Thanksgiving...). Glad the US beers made it in fair shape (next US delivery will be the last, so put your orders in...), and looking forward to partaking in next years swap.

I think you could step it up with the fryer GL, and start breading stuff before frying it. That way you can do chicken fried bacon and the like. h34r: