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John Krzan wins annual District 9 coyote hunt with 46-pounder

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Warmer temperatures, rain expected this week

<p>A few weeks ago I was sitting at my desk here at the Times Leader when my phone rang. As I answered with my usual greeting, the voice on the other end asked, &#8220;Is this Dr. Time&#8221;? I was taken aback because I had not heard anyone call me that for quite some time. After I quickly gathered my thoughts I answered, &#8220;Yes, it is.&#8221;</p><p>The voice on the other end said, &#8220;This is Jack Stevens and I want to know if you are available to meet up with a few of the WCLH guys on Thursday night at Sabatini&#8217;s Beer Bar in Exeter.&#8221;</p><p>Yes! Absolutely!</p><p>You see, back in my days at Wilkes College, I had a few radio shows on WCLH-FM. I hosted a Wednesday night Progressive Rock Show and a Friday Disco Show as part of Station Express Friday night all Disco format. Yes, I like rock and I like disco, weird but true. The Progressive Rock Show was the first show I ever did and one night after playing Pink Floyd&#8217;s &#8220;Time&#8221; track from The Dark Side of the Moon album I came up with the name Dr. Time. From that point on no one around campus knew me by my real name, only Dr. Time. In fact my 1972 Buick Electra was known as The Time Machine. It was a beast with a huge trunk that fit three people when we went to the drive-in.</p><p>As the week went on I became more excited to meet up with the old radio guys since I had not seen them for many years and couldn&#8217;t wait to rehash old stories. When I arrived at Sabatini&#8217;s and walked through the door I scanned the place looking for my old friends. After a few seconds of searching I heard a voice utter, &#8220;Time, over here.&#8221; There they were, Frantic Fred, The Prince and Jack Stevens. Shortly after I arrived, the final member of the gang Rockin&#8217; Rich arrived and we were back together in all our glory. We told stories of radio station hijinks and our weekly lunch trips to the Pizza Hut smorgasbord.</p><p>It was a great reunion with lots of old stories and some catching up on families, friends and jobs. I have to admit, we all looked pretty much the same after 30 years, just a bit older. We ordered a few beers from Sab&#8217;s great beer menu, myself drinking a Hommel Bier brewed by Perennial Artisan Ales.</p><p><strong>Sight:</strong> As my Hommel Bier arrived I saw a hazy golden and orange color with a nice off white head of about 2 fingers in thickness that settled slowly and remained through several sips. I really liked what I saw so far.</p><p><strong>Aroma:</strong> With my first smell I got the crisp aroma of the Chinook and Columbus hops along with hints of banana. After a few additional sniffs I got tropical back notes of orange, apricot and what I thought was lemongrass. All of these together made for a very interesting earthy aroma.</p><p><strong>Taste:</strong> At first sip, I tasted the orange flavor with a hoppy bite at the end. I also tasted what I thought were very slight hints of chocolate, caramel and citrus zest. After I sat back and relished the flavor I think I may have tasted very slight notes of pine and pepper. A very complex beer with a great taste.</p><p>Overall, I really liked Perennial Hommel Bier. It had a good look, good aroma and a great taste. I recommend that you take a trip to Sabatini&#8217;s Beer Bar on Wyoming Avenue in Exeter to give it a try. They have several great beers on tap along with a beer store stocked with tons of domestic and imported beers. Perennial also brews Abraxas, an Imperial Stout made with cacao nibs, ancho chilies, vanilla beans and cinnamon as well as a barrel-aged 17 imperial stout with cacao nibs and mint leaves and aged for 12 months in Rittenhouse Rye barrels.</p><p>As for the WCLH gang, we will be getting together again soon to regale our memories of the past and to create new memories that will live on for years to come. Maybe one day WCLH will let us all do a reunion show on the air.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Jim McCabe The Beer Meister </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_james.jpg</photo0><caption0>Jim McCabe The Beer Meister </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_Hommel.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Jim McCabe</p><p>The Beer Meister</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p>The Beer Meister is a new column that will appear twice a month in the Times Leader</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p style="text-align: left;">Jim McCabe is an avid beer enthusiast and the circulation manager for the Times Leader.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

The Beer Meister: Dr. Time is welcomed back over a Perennial Hommel Bier at Sabatini’s Beer Bar