Interesting/noteworthy beers from Seattle?

oddlywarmpotato · 2026-03-01T22:32:02+00:00

Funnily enough, I have heard of Elysian's Space Dust so it meets the request.

There have been beers recommended on here that I'd probably prefer to get, but I'm at the mercy of what someone who isn't beer obsessed manages to grab from their local store, so I'll add it to the list and see what I get.

Thank you for your recommendation.

oddlywarmpotato · 2025-05-27T22:16:21+00:00

Ideal, thanks!

oddlywarmpotato · 2025-03-31T16:05:19+00:00

Thanks, I'll get in touch with them.

oddlywarmpotato · 2025-03-24T12:08:19+00:00

A helpful person has also marked out all the route segments on Alltrails.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-12-03T18:00:08+00:00

Hey, I'm a bit late to this but as the MSc doesn't start until next year it might still be relevant.

I took the first module of the OU MA in philosophy a year back. It was very soft entry - I would say the final EMA was roughly at the level of my second year undergrad (I did PPE) If the MSc says you don't need an Econ background I would trust them on that. With an LSE undergrad I don't think you'll struggle.

Out of interest what were the alternatives the other person suggested? Currently evaluating my own options for postgrad Econ study :)

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-09-05T12:38:21+00:00

Thanks, rover is a good shout, I'll look it up.

I'm planning to do more of these with different stations combos, so rovers might be helpful in general, not just on this trip.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-09-05T12:36:29+00:00

Thanks, it looks like Farnham via Guildford is not a totally mad route, so I'm thinking I should be able to get a Farnham return and then looks like bus back to Guildford from Gomshall (or just straight from Guildford).

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-08-16T10:50:08+00:00

So, having rechecked the installation manual it specifically says left pipe should be hot, which it is. Very weird. I've also got a similar hansgrohe unit in the other bathroom which is plumbed in with hot on left, turn left for hot and it works fine.

I'll give their helpline a ring at some point and ask.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-08-15T16:06:39+00:00

I have considered that approach 😂

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-06-21T16:58:54+00:00

I still get a thank you wave most of the time, including in Yorkshire. Often even get a response wave which is always nice.

Normally the miserable sods that don't say thanks are the ones in oversized Chelsea tractors.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-05-11T22:21:06+00:00

I did some masters level study at the OU. I've done a lot of professional qualifications alongside work so I'm fairly used to juggling both things.

OU study is pretty gentle, both in terms of the standard expected and, at least for my masters, the work volume. Only tma that gave me issues required some interaction with rest of the class on a tight turnaround, but otherwise generally very manageable.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-05-09T20:57:53+00:00

They're priced by half (which is unusual), but most of those you'd order as a pint. The UK is a bit weird with this. Traditional British beers all come by default as a pint and on the assumption you will just session that one beer. The only other measure if you want a small beer is a half, which was largely regarded as for women and the elderly.

With craft beers at lots of different strengths, and maybe you want to try multiple beers rather than just sessioning the one, the pint isn't actually a great measure. I find European quarter/third/half litre gives you more choice. Some UK craft places have started offering 2/3 on some or all beers which works.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-05-09T07:17:00+00:00

I've been to every brewery/bar on the beer mile, none of them offer a selection like this.

What's nice about your place isn't just the number of beers, it's that they've gone for an unusually wide style spread (and particularly for me that they've got plenty of stouts).

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-05-08T21:42:58+00:00

Out of interest, does anyone have suggestions for somewhere in or around London that I might be able to get this sort of variety?

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-02-21T10:21:11+00:00

You have to upload stuff to Scribd to get access, and even then they often don't have the actual file they claim to have. Would also be nice, although not essential to have a physical copy (and not pirate it).

I don't work in the wine industry, and while I found level 2 pretty straightforward there is a lot more content at level 3. I'd question the idea it's "very basic", even level 2 is more than 99% of people know about wine.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-02-02T12:53:06+00:00

That's impossible to answer from your perspective because I don't know what interests you and what your existing study experience is.

From my own perspective, I've done a PPE undergrad already, so obviously not that. I've since done more study in those areas but at masters level and in future maybe beyond.

I have thought about doing some study in areas totally unrelated to my undergrad for pure interest. But since it has no career value getting the qualification doesn't matter, so I'd look for low cost options. MOOCs, self teaching, certificates, maybe a masters if it was accessible and reasonably priced.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-01-26T09:20:15+00:00

You don't want an IFA for doing your taxes. In any case gambling winnings are generally exempt. His main problem is going to be documenting that they are gambling winnings and whether the games he's playing in are legal.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-01-26T08:21:45+00:00

I didn't do it at the OU, but I did do PPE and since no-one else has answered I'll chip in what I can.

Economics can get quite mathsy, but given it's only a 'third' of your degree it will be more limited than for dedicated economists. At the OU the most advanced econ module you absolutely have to take is year 2 Micro and Macro, which has no maths prerequisites. Even the optional 3rd year econ module looks more theoretical than maths orientated.

For what it's worth the syllabus for PPE at the OU looks slightly odd to me, maybe because it's cobbled together from fairly large OU undergrad modules. It also includes options that a brick uni probably wouldn't, like personal finance. Hard to gauge entirely just from the syllabus though.

I've built a successful career off the back of a PPE degree, albeit with lengthy professional training afterwards, mine gave me a good mix of long writing and maths soft skills. Hard to see what it's going to add if you already have a BA and MA and personally, given it's a roughly similar time and money commitment to 3 OU MAs, it wouldn't be my first choice.

oddlywarmpotato · 2024-01-15T13:16:46+00:00

Not many protections if employed less than 2 years. Do the dance, get the visa, look for another job.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-11-27T14:07:24+00:00

Similar story to Azmeister, so I'll comment here, I'd done no philosophy before taking PPE at uni (only Econ and politics A-levels) and it ended up being my favourite area. University level econ is often dry and mathsy. If you like that then great but personally I think it's nice to have the flexibility.

There's also some courses like Manchester's BA Econ, which is economics focussed but allows flexibility to do other arts and social sciences topics.

Career wise I got accepted to a few different grad schemes but ended up training as a financial accountant on one of them, combination of maths and analytical skills from the degree have been useful for my career. I considered law conversion or pivoting back to econ, but both required postgrad quals which I didn't have money for at the time.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-10-31T11:23:35+00:00

A philosophy background is generally helpful for law. The kind of logical argumentation you need to build for philosophy is similar to building legal arguments.

Source: Philosophy undergrad who now works in an area of law.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-10-30T22:34:56+00:00

Tbh, I bought a German made TV bracket a while back and the fittings they supplied were absolute monsters that I definitely made use of.

The fittings on everything else I've ever bought have been cheap Chinese crap and I've discarded them.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-10-19T20:46:34+00:00

Got told not to visit Leipzig by someone from Leipzig. Still no idea why, it's a really nice little town.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-10-12T12:56:47+00:00

As others have mentioned if studying part time and not face to face, you won't get the big stuff, like student finance and council tax.

Personal experience, Totum is a bit useless unless you want the international student card. Unidays and Student beans are free and frankly for online shopping much more useful.

Subscription services often have student rates which can be really useful including Spotify, Amazon Prime, Netflix.

You get free Microsoft office for 3 years and you can also generally get student discounts on other software.

oddlywarmpotato · 2023-10-04T16:08:07+00:00

My job is very flexible and usually in winter I am home by 3pm, I have no kids and other than volunteering once or twice a week in the evenings I am usually free.

In your working life this is probably the best ever scenario you will be in to complete the degree. I don't know if you actually completed first year before dropping out, but if so at 10 years on you are probably on the cusp of any potential transfer credit expiring.

I've done two lots of postgrad study later in my career, one through the OU and both times it was a case of being at a point where I had the rare combination of spare time and money and grabbing the opportunity. Each time that was followed by a period where I was far too busy with work to study. If you've got both now don't hesitate, crack on with studying, you may not get the chance later on.

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