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Forgotten Boardwalk – Craft Brewery

January 3, 2016 by originalcyn Leave a Comment

One Posing with the Forgotten Boardwalk Tap Room Signevening in 2015 Dave came home with a new craft beer called Funnel Cake by Forgotten Boardwalk. Its’ style is a cream ale. It was smooth and creamy with a hint of vanilla. I liked the light, sweet beer because it was so different from what I was drinking. It was the first cream ale I had tasted in a long time.

During a trip to South Jersey, Dave and I stopped by the tap room with another beer connoisseur friend. It was delightfully decorated with nuances from the Jersey Shore Boardwalk including a skeet ball game and distortion mirrors. After taking a tour of the facilities, we stepped up to the bar and took a sampling of several different beers. My samples included:

My List of Beers I tried at Forgotten Boardwalk Tap Room

My List of Beers I tried at Forgotten Boardwalk Tap Room

  • Funnel Cake
  • What the Butler Saw
  • Round Trip
  • #19

Since I had already tried Funnel Cake I knew that I would love it as it had become one of my favorite go-to-beers. The tap room had two versions, CO2 and Nitro. There is only a subtle difference between the two. Cans come in CO2 version and kegs come in both CO2 and Nitro. The Nitro is a bit creamier and blends the flavors together, however, I still love Funnel Cake in a can. (Click here to learn more about the difference.)

What the Butler Saw was equally enjoyable. It is classified as an undressed wit brewed with spices. As a wit lover, I was thrilled to find another one great option.

Round Trip is a hoppy saison. If you like a hoppier beer, this is definitely a good choice. Along my craft beer journey I have started to appreciate beers along this line but I realized during the tasting how far I still have to go.

#19 is saison farm ale that I can’t remember that much about except it was very hoppy. I am not sure if it was a one off beer or if they have released by another name. All I know was it was way to hoppy for me to get through the sample.

UPDATE: Since our adventure to the tap room, Dave and I have discovered Morro Castle. It a great smokey porter which successfully balanced out the various flavors in the beer. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good porter.

I am also thrilled that I have been able to find my favorites distributed on a more regular basis as it was difficult to find them in Northern NJ in the summer of 2015.

 

 

Filed Under: Adventures, Culinary Tagged With: adventure, Beer, Bucket List, Craft Beer, Forgotten Boardwalk, NJ Beer, Woman, Women

Start of a New Year – 2015

January 1, 2015 by originalcyn Leave a Comment

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

~ Oprah Winfrey

It is the start of 2015. 2015 Happy New YearSo what is in store for this year?

Walking in the woods, belly dancing at various events, improving my health and wellness, visit histroical locations and the list goes on. I'll be sharing my 2015 adventures with you.

I'll record stories of my adventures and childhood memeries. I'll share my favorite artists, photos and inspirational quotes. I'll write about hisorical locations and people of interest. 

I wish everyone a Happy and Healthy 2015. Let the Adventures Begin!

 

Filed Under: A Little of This, Adventures, Be True To You!, Bucket List, Culinary, Drinks, Food, Historical, Leisure, People, Places, Travel, Uncategorized, Various Tagged With: adventure, Bucket List, dream, historic, journey, places

Challenged to Run My First 13.1 Miles

May 14, 2013 by originalcyn Leave a Comment

il_fullxfull.316791627If you knew me as a child or young adult, you knew that I was never much of a runner. I loved to hike, walk and be outdoors but I was never into running. In June 2010 a friend met me with a challenge to complete a half marathon in October 2010 (Divas Run in Long Island).

A half marathon is 13.1 miles, a distance I knew I could walk easily. The key to get the sparkly medal of completion is I had to finish wtih a time under three and a half hours. After all, wasn't it the medal the whole reason I entered the race to begin with or was it the pride of finishing the race?

Over the next few months, I trained by walking and running around my neighborhood. I ran at least four times a week during the months leading up to the race. I even splurged and purchased my first pair of "running" shoes from Road Runner along with the proper running clothes. I wanted to look like I was a runner, not just someone out for a walk. I was also told that a key factor to succeeding was to have shoes that were comfortable and supportive for the distance of the race.

The months flew by and race day came. I made the several hour trek from NJ to Long Island with my friends. I had done everything I could to prepare for this day. What I wasn't ready for was how many people were going to be there. Over a thousand men and women came to run. It was a mix of seasoned runners and beginners (just like me!).

47014_1667122957338_8325906_nI walked to the back of the pack to find my pacer and grew even more excited with anticipation of running this event. It wasn't long after I arrived that I heard  the horn blast, signaling the commencement of the race. I anxiously waited until the sea of runners before me set off onto the course. It seemed like it took a long time for the pack to move, allowing the 14-minute mile pacer to start towards the starting line. Upon crossing that line, I started running my first marathon.

I started getting nervous because although I knew the time limit was a critical part of the race although, I wasn't prepared for the short yellow bus following close behind the last runners just waiting to pick up those who couldn't make it. I started really pushing myself to distance myself from the bus so I wouldn't become one of those who had to climb on board.

Within the first two miles I lost my my original racing buddy in the crowd, but I slowly learned that racers make fast friends during the race. I found a group of women who were walking/running at my pace and we decided to run the marathon together. Strangers became friends as we spent the next three hours encouraging each other through the course. Around mile nine, I started to struggle wondering if I had anything left to get me the next few miles to the finish line. Not only had my new found friends cheered me on, but I heard cheering coming from the sidelines. The words rang loud and true for me. "You are over halfway there. Don't give up now!" These people didn't know me but they knew that a kind word could boost a person's spirit and help them get to the finish line.

At mile twelve, I was met by spirited volunteers passing out tiaras and boas. Mainly high school kids, they chanted that there was just over a mile to go. "Don't give up now, you have come too far," one said to me as she handed me my tiara and boa. The excitement from the kids helped to recharge me and I was ready to take on the last bit of the marathon.

The final stretch of the race meandered thru a park walking path lined with total strangers cheering you on. I got emotional during the last tenth of a mile, I  looked to the sidelines to see fellow racers who had already finished cheering for me to finish. They cheered the loudest because they knew what it had taken for me to get to this moment in time.

I crossed the finish line and was greeted by local firemen who presented me with the sparkly medal I had just earned. I finished my first race in three hours and twenty-two minutes.

Since then, I have finished a total of four half marathons, and I plan to finish a lot more, but my first will always be my most memorable.

Filed Under: Adventures, Bucket List, Various Tagged With: Bucket List, challenge, dream, half marathon, running

My Bucket List

April 6, 2013 by originalcyn Leave a Comment

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According to the Urban Dictionary, a Bucket List is a list of things to do before you die. It comes from the term “kicked the bucket”.

In 2007 I saw a movie called the Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It told the story of two terminally-ill patients, one a blue-collar family man and one a shrewd business man, who went on an adventure fulfilling a bucket list. This list was about doing, seeing and experiencing life before they died. Their list contained witnessing a miracle, skydiving, seeing the Great Wall of China and driving a sports car.

Shortly after seeing the movie I started creating my own bucket list of things I wanted to accomplish, see, do or experience before I die. On the list are items like:

  • See the Taj Mahal, Aurora Borealis and Grand Canyon (there are many more locations on the list)
  • Stand in my family’s town of origin (at least the one attached to our name sake)
  • Swim with dolphins
  • Watch wild horses run
  • Get over my fear of snakes
  • Inspire and motivate others

Since then I have added a few other such as learn to bell dance, become a public speaker, and write a book (or two). It seems that my list grows everyday as I continue to learn about new things and places.

I have also started to realize that even as my list grows so does the number of amazing and breath-taking things I have already done. These include:

  • Walking on Henry VIII grave (During my trip to Europe with Granny, my dad’s mom, after I graduated college)
  • Standing in Stonehenge (During my trip to Europe with Granny after I graduated college)
  • Watching a North Atlantic Right Whale breach out of the water (During a family trip to Cape Cod/Provincetown)
  • Learning where my family’s surname,  Moricz de Tecso, came from (Meeting my Hungarian family and hearing the historical stories.)

These are a few items I have already crossed off. My goal with this blog site is to share my adventures in hopes of inspiring others to live their lives to the fullest.

“Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.” ~ Les Brown

 

Have you wanted to start a bucket list but needed help getting started, check out http://bucketlist.org/ or google for ways to start dreaming.

Filed Under: A Little of This, Culinary, Leisure, Travel Tagged With: adventure, Bucket List, dream, dreams, historic, journey, places
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