My Beer Debts May Be Coming Due
I realized today that at long last all of my promises to buy beer, may finally be collected upon. I have been actively developing software and participating in the Director community for more than 15 years and in all that time I have eagerly thanked fellow developers - with the idle expression - "Hey - when i meet you, I owe you a beer!" I have been graciously invited to speak at this years Game Developers Conference (GDC) and now that the appointment approaches - I realize that the beers I owe far outweigh those that I may have earned.
So I'm clearly thinking a lot now about beer. Where in San Francisco will I find cheap beer? How cheap can it be without causing further offense? How much beer can we 40 something developers really drink? And a host of other beer related nonsense.
A friend heard my concerns over beer and offered me a recipe - for beer bread. I don't really cook, so i have no idea what beer bread is exactly. But i can presume that making beer bread might be both an amusing pastime and a potentially addictive micro-game. So I thought i could at least spread the recipe for beer bread. The tax for sharing said beer-bread batter recipe? A beer of course.
*Beware the forward slash ;)4 cups flour 2 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 HALF can of beer
Mix ingredients, pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 375 for 70 minutes. Remove and cool.
I asked my friend if the bread was any good and he claimed it was 'yummy.' Apparently more so if you use a dark beer. In fact, recent studies suggest that beer is quite good for you. Though I'm not sure that substantial quantities of beer are recommended.
When I was in Bangalore, my friend Vivek Pai introduced me to Kingfisher Beer. I was immediately in love with the brew and knew that I would now be forced to find a US distributor for this wonderful fluid. A little web search and voilà - i was able to order a case. But I have no plans to bring it with me to GDC. ;)
Comments
Great topic. Alas, another reason to regret missing GDC this year. I hope you'll share your slides here after the show!
Posted by: Drake | January 24, 2008 2:59 PM
Sounds good, but is that 12 cans of beer or 1/2 can? Because 12 cans sounds like a lot for 4 cups of flour! :D
Posted by: Butch | January 24, 2008 9:14 PM
Believe it or not the Toronado on Haight at Fillmore is one of the cheaper places to buy beer. Most of the local craft beer is $3.50 or $4.00 a pint.
Posted by: John Foster | January 27, 2008 3:14 PM
hehe... I live in the land of beer!
If you're ever in Belgium, I'll buy you one or two!
:)
http://www.belgian-beer.net/
Posted by: Wim Wouters | January 28, 2008 5:39 AM
The Place for beer around Moscone is Thirsty Bear. They have more than 10 of their own brew on tap. Didn't have the time to taste all last year so maybe you can help in a few week's time? :D
Posted by: Sulka Haro | January 30, 2008 1:42 PM