German know how to party

Germany.... the epicenter of beer.... I just discovered one of the most amazing inventions for all of mankind. A german party keg bike. Get 10 to 16 of your friends, 20 pounds of wienerschnitzel and a keg of beer and you have one rocking german party.
For 15 euros per person, it kind of sounds like a deal. In lame Philly, you can get a DUI for riding your bike drunk, not really sure how or why, but in germany.... they welcome drunk biking.
Check it out:
http://www.partybike.de/main.php?lang=uk

hops hops hops

Well, it's early september and the smell of hops is in the air. Why is that, well it's hop picking time. I myself live in the city, but even here, anything is possible. I have two hop plants growing our back in my parking lot and the hops look just about ready. These plants are just in their second year and already one of them exploded and grew a lot of hop cones. At this point I am going to pick them, dry them, brew with them and then drink the results! mmmmmmm.....hoppy beer. You can't get a fresher, hoppier brew then when you use your own home-grown hops. Anyway, here are some pictures of my hops out back. You will see that they grow to 25-30 feet high. I can't wait to brew.
Cheers,
Dan