I was out of town without the second brain (i.e. laptop) over the weekend, hence no clean desk report. I was in Oakland, California for the 20th Anniversary party for the Celebrator Beer News journal. More specifically, I was helping out with a silent auction that raised funds for the California Small Brewers Association (CSBA).

While there, I tried a couple of beers. My favorite by far was from the Duvel booth. It was a sour stout–I’ve never had anything like it and I should dare to hope to have it again =).

Which is saying something as I haven’t been much of a beer drinker in my years. That must have come across to the auction coordinator, Tom McCormick (also the Director of CSBA). At one point, probably in response to my ignorance of the brewery names he was talking about, he asked, “Do you like beer?” pause… “I like goodbeer,” I replied, thinking about the kegs of nastiness that flowed freely during my college days. His response, “That was the correct answer.” Booya!

To wrap up the clean desk report, today I spent all of 5 minutes at my desk, and the second brain is downstairs for some tech logistical issues, hence a super clear desk.