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    Worst beer ever drank...

    I love 3 philosophers! It's a great beer. It's a blended kreik and quad, so you get a bit of cherry in it. It's a richly complex beer, and one of my favorites! Ommegang makes the best Belgian-style beers outside of Belgium, for my money (and perhaps some of the better Belgian-style beers even...
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    Fitness/Health Questions

    There's a school of thought that says that eating often increases your metabolism. I haven't seen much scientific evidence to support that, however. The other group that does it often are serious weightlifters. They are trying to gain weight, though, and they mostly do it because it's hard...
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    Anyone take Herb Supplements?

    Fish oil and a multivitamin (costco one-a-day knockoff). Fish oil is alleged to have a whole bunch of positive health benefits, and really no major side effects in healthy people. Multivitamin is just a "catch all" in case I don't get everything I need from my diet alone (which is really...
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    Fitness/Health Questions

    IMO, the small meal thing is a myth. If it helps you eat right, great. If not, don't feel obligated. It's sort of a pain in the butt. There really hasn't been much science to prove it out one way or another, that I'm aware of. As long as you're getting what your body needs, and the...
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    Fitness/Health Questions

    For me, it was portion control, slowing down when I ate, and like you said, keeping track for a while to see how far off the mark my diet usually was. Then I made a point of planning out my meals for the day, at least for breakfast and lunch. Knowing what I had set out for the day helped me a...
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    Louie Premiere

    Yeah Louis is a real comic's comic. I'm not surprised he's getting a lot of help. I was amused. It definitely needs some polish, but I think he could have a winner. Some background music to set the mood ala Curb Your Enthusiasm might be good. Some of the scenes just didn't "move" very well...
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    Water To Top Saylorville Spillway Thursday

    Flood risk in Des Moines spawns dam dispute | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register Pretty good article about it in the register today. The upshot is that levels are maintained to create a balance between flood protection for urban and agricultural users, according to a management...
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    Louie Premiere

    I am! Love Louis CK. His drunk tweets were hilarious a couple of weeks back.
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    Summer Beer Thread

    And speaking of the devil, this showed up at the Hy-Vee on Fleur and McKinley: Midas Touch Golden Elixir - Dogfish Head Craft Brewery - BeerAdvocate
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    VHS to DVD

    My camcorder lets me input via composite and output to a computer via firewire. Then you can just use some video capture software from there.
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    US35 Des Moines to Kansas City

    There's construction, but what are you going to do about it? The alternatives are all way worse. It's not that bad, though.
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    Fitness/Health Questions

    The 305 has a built in heart rate monitor (well you have to put the strap on your chest, but it works with the 305). Despite what it may sound like, the "fat burning zone" thing is kind of a myth in terms of burning fat. Keeping your heartrate down there DOES burn a higher percentage of fat...
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    Fitness/Health Questions

    Running nutrition is a tough call. It somewhat depends on what cardio shape you are in and where you are trying to run. If you're doing any sort of reasonable cardio (>70% max heart rate), you're going to need carbs to keep going, regardless. Less than that, and your body can use fat as it's...
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    Summer Beer Thread

    There's a ton of DFH beers that we don't get here, though most of them are seasonal or limited run. Raison D'Etre and Raison D'Extra, Punkin, Burton Baton, Black and Blue, Olde School, Theobrama, Aprihop, Chicory Stout off the top of my head. I don't know if we'll get all of them, but I've had...
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    Summer Beer Thread

    He is simply awesome. I also have a lot of respect for Jim Koch and Boston Beer. Those guys make some pretty good beer, and have done a great job of keeping that "small brewer" ethos, while becoming the largest American brewery. During the hop shortage a couple of years back, they sold their...
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    Jail Time for Fireworks?!

    Actually, it was Spencer. Spencer On Fire: Why Fireworks Are Banned In Iowa It's stupid, reactionary legislation. There are fireworks warehouses all over Missouri and the state hasn't burned to the ground. I grew up around fireworks in Indiana. They are like anything else - potentially...
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    Homemade wine

    No, that's a still. Moonshine is awesome, but it will kill you, or at least make you go blind, if you mess it up. No worries about that with wine or beer, which is why wine and beer is legal to make in most states, but most prohibit the distillation of liquor.
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    Summer Beer Thread

    Many people consider it the finest IPA in the world. It's a really, really good beer. I don't think it will put you on your ***, though. Certainly not any moreso than other hundreds of IPAs :D It's one of my favorite session IPAs. Has anyone seen it around IA yet?
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    Worst/Crappiest beer you've ever had

    Consistency is the bane of every brewery. The most amazing thing about the big macro breweries, to me anyway, is how consistently they brew a product with such a delicate flavor profile. American light lagers are actually very difficult beers to brew consistently, and the big guys do it with...
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    Summer Beer Thread

    Hey not saying I don't enjoy a good Shandy, just saying it's not really beer :D Just like I secretly don't mind those bud light clamato things. That's a horrible admission to make, but they are pretty refreshing on the golf course....
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