This page is dedicated to
all those who eventually must sit down, relax, and enjoy a beverage, and some literary
brain candy ... once in a while. As much as we love to travel and explore, our staff also
has a keen, and diverse interest in brewing and mixology. Some of us brew, (Obsessively /
Religiously); while others merely enjoy the experience as Lounge Lizards. The Foam
Ranger's Lounge caters to connoisseur of ALL sorts...
You might find yourself
mesmerized by all the spinning eyes ... spinning eyes ... spinning eyes ... or maybe some
of the other hijinx, but don't worry it's all better now. Stay seated. Have someone bring
you a beverage. Ready? Of course you are...
Brain Candy Menu
VIRTUAL PUB:
Virtual
Brewery Tour Glimpse into
the Land of Fermentables, Sorry no tastes...yet! Trailmonkey goes in, around, and through
breweries & pubs around the world; and here's a glimpse of what the primates saw...
Yeasty
Beasties made simple... The
Wyeast, "Official" descriptions and characteristics summed up simply.
Floculation, Attenuation, and tolerances; plus more.
Carbonation Techniques
The basics of adding CO2 to your beer.
Covering: bottle conditioning, spunding, krausening, and force carbonation (Two methods).
Pass gas in a friendly way!
Beer Trivia Our listing of utterly useless, but amusing quotes relating to beer,
brewing, and the likes... As well as general beer trivia and lore IE:(
Where does Bock come from... &
An Analytical View Of
Consuming Beer ). And finally, some beer related
sound
bytes/clips.
The LOUNGE:
Get
Stuffed, Some common, and some not so common martini
recipes & accessories. If you like it without malt or hops, this is your place to
experiment. Always shaken, not stirred!
Mondo
Exotica, The swingin'
island sounds guide...Or..."Music for a space age bachelor pad", and then
some... Check out the tunes for yourself with audio clips from some of the finest of the
genre from yester-year through to today's hot artists.
FROTHY EVENTS:
Great Taste of the Midwest '98, (Madison Wi.) The Midwest Trailmonkey staff goes on a little foamy
foray! A large turn out of like-minded curmudgeons, and great brews made for a serious
EVENT! (Also contains archived '97)
CBS Picnic and Rib, Salsa, & Chili Fest '98, Chicago Beer Society crowns a new Ribking
for the up coming year's tour of Mall Openings, Hardware Conventions, and Crazed In-house
Inventors functions. Meet the man and some of his dry rubbed fanatics! This is one of the
greatest club events C.B.S. does for it's members, and a few of the Trailmonkey staff were
there for the gorging.
