Final weekend -

Saturday was the big birthday bash. Kids running around, bouncing in the bounce house, grill, and just hanging out with our friends. Germany would have been much more enjoyable if we had found this nice family earlier on. We were pretty isolated for nearly a year, and we are ready to get back to the states. We stuck around at the party to let the boys play for a while one last time (and to help pack up the moon bounce).

I drank / tasted (partial cup) too many beers that day and had a wicked headache by 3 PM or so. Maybe I mixed too many different things? These were my last stash and were from everywhere (Poland, Germany, Belgium, France).

Sunday was our last trip to Legoland. I think they will miss us, since we seem to buy Legos every time we go. This time I finally realized what the German sign in the store said: the special parts I had been looking for for 25 years are kept behind the counter! So we bought about $30 worth of tank treads and chain linkages, assuming Drew and Ellie will grow into more technical stuff in the future. They have a building room and Drew was able to make a motorized car and a motorized windmill by following the plans with only a little supervision. Andi's dinosaur, however, never made it to fruition.

Hoegarten Speciale - Very, very good. Andi says: Smoothe and wheaty.

Lösch-Zwerh - Some aftertaste - Andi says: bitter.

Augustiner Edelstoff Exportbier - Good initial tast but bas aftertaste.

Chimay Peres Trappistes Tripel - Tastes very strong but only 8%. Ok.

Abbaye Abdij du val-dieu tripel - Odd but decent.

Bere Damien - Bugelflasche - Yucky, bubbly. Andi says: sediment is disturbing, not desirable. DNF.

Trappist Rochefort - Not bad. Randall says: a little chocholaty. Andi says: bad smell, but sweet. A "beerdonay" (like chardonay).

Bitburger Preimium Bier - Plain. Ok. Andi says: Tastes like beer. Cook with it, drink with it, sweat with it, a beer's beer.