i found my favorite oktoberfest beers at two different beverage centers over the weekend. i don’t make a lot of money, but really can’t bring myself to drink the loser beers leftover from the oktoberfest tasting party last month. what the heck are we going to do with those awful brews? time to scour the cookbooks.

the oatmeal cookies turned out great and are stored away next to the locally made chorizo (on the enclosed back porch and out of mae’s reach), the herb french bread is on its final rise while deez nutz are cooling. i found a great recipe for spiced nuts and decided to rename and make them while revisiting the chronic. tomorrow i have to make soft pretzels, but i can’t find that trusty old recipe. i’m thinking of trying something new and making hard pretzels instead. i hope the answer will come to me in the morning.

i think the oktoberfest taste test is going to be a blast. i’m not sure how everyone is going to fit into this apartment though. with enough beer, i bet no one will notice how cramped they are.

i’ve decided to taste test as many oktoberfest beers as possible this season. i haven’t figured out the best way to do that yet. my original plan was to profile one beer a week, but the oktoberfest season is so short and there are so many beers to tackle. in the spirit of alex and cati’s wine taste-off, i thought we could host an oktoberfest taste-off here at chez skfl/nene. since we were the winners of that taste-off, i think it’s our responsibility to carry the torch and because i like to put my own flare on things, why not completely change the main beverage. how rude!

i sampled two of the four beers pictured above. one rocked me and the other made me mad with its predictable flavor. wanna guess which ones? once a rating system is worked out, i will get going on some reviews. and then there is the issue of daylight and proper photos. the above photo was taken right when i got home from work, before the beer went into the freezer for a quick chill. by the time i sat down to drink and eat dinner, it was dark out.

i need to figure out and make some sort of a light tent. it’s a good thing i plan on using up all of that vacation time after my job ends on the 21st. craft projects and drinking! oh wait, i could do the drinking and photographing during the day! okay, i obviously have some more things to work out. is anyone else wondering why i’m spending so much money on beer when i will be without a paycheck in a few weeks? eek!