moxie................life, liberty and the pursuit of
on july 9th tnef2fp representatives (the carosi family) converged on lisbon falls to celebrate the oldest continually carbonated beverage in the country- MOXIE..... dubbed the 'official soft drink' of maine, the festival will feature a moxie chuggin' contest, a moxie recipe contest, a 5k road race and a huge fireworks display.............. this is the 27th annual moxie fest..... the carosi family will be proud guests of THE NEW ENGLAND MOXIE CONGRESS, a loose-knit band of moxie zealots who promote moxie's continued availability and its distinctively different taste..... (these guys fricken rock......!) our day began with us having to get all of the heritage hog meats smoked for our weekend barbecue....... heather lynn got up extra early to get the berkshire pig's ass, ribs and maine raised barnyard chicken breasts in the smoker and loaded with organic applewood to start the 6-8 hour smokin' process....... we got the meats out of the smoker at 3:45 and headed to lisbon falls 56.8 miles away..... having to be at the festival by 6pm to volunteer we stopped at THE MOXIE MUSEUM...... this mecca of all things moxie is ran by curator frank anicetti- the godfather of moxie............ off to the fest......... tucked away in a mcdonald's parking lot mainer's came together to celebrate their inherited soda-pop of choice..... (MOXIE)..... even though moxie has not been made and or bottled in new england for years the devotion to the beverage is deep-rooted....... the day was sweltering and yet breezy by maine standards, we searched over the crowd for a sip of cold refreshing contentment, nothing...... we began to yearn for a taste of the beverage elixir that we are here celebrating, but for hours we could not get our sweaty hands on a drop.......... then- there it was, the trademark orange, a can dripping with condensation and perspiration at a damn hot dog cart across the street............. heather lynn headed out to retrieve us a steamed natural casing frankfurter from shield's and a fricken can of that nose-stinging elixir with historic links to America's carbonated beverage; past, present and future........ remembering that we must consume these commodities in-order to protect their place in gastronomic history........ the hot dog could have been left at the three-wheel cart....... I can't wait to fill zanders bottle with this old-fashioned 'beverage moxie nerve food'........... can you imagine a 1yr olds reaction to a bottle full of moxie........ needless to say I wouldn't put anything that is not certified organic in my sons growing little body..... instead we indulged in our first moxie of the day..... wow, wow, woah............. having tasted moxie for over 25 years now I can't say that I have enjoyed one as much as july ninth, the year 2o1o....... the first can left me beggin' for more, the complex mix of tropical gentian root, wintergreen and carbonation with a root beer-esce flavor profile make this elixir very distinct and the consumer twisted at the reminiscent flavor of historic new england........ the hot dog sucked, by the way....... tnef2fp would like to thank- rosie bradley, director of all things moxie . debra wagner, moxie press core photog . pastor jonathan jones, volunteer coordinator and laurel dutton, moxie booth manager......... ........drink moxie new england........
on july 9th tnef2fp representatives (the carosi family) converged on lisbon falls to celebrate the oldest continually carbonated beverage in the country- MOXIE..... dubbed the 'official soft drink' of maine, the festival will feature a moxie chuggin' contest, a moxie recipe contest, a 5k road race and a huge fireworks display.............. this is the 27th annual moxie fest..... the carosi family will be proud guests of THE NEW ENGLAND MOXIE CONGRESS, a loose-knit band of moxie zealots who promote moxie's continued availability and its distinctively different taste..... (these guys fricken rock......!) our day began with us having to get all of the heritage hog meats smoked for our weekend barbecue....... heather lynn got up extra early to get the berkshire pig's ass, ribs and maine raised barnyard chicken breasts in the smoker and loaded with organic applewood to start the 6-8 hour smokin' process....... we got the meats out of the smoker at 3:45 and headed to lisbon falls 56.8 miles away..... having to be at the festival by 6pm to volunteer we stopped at THE MOXIE MUSEUM...... this mecca of all things moxie is ran by curator frank anicetti- the godfather of moxie............ off to the fest......... tucked away in a mcdonald's parking lot mainer's came together to celebrate their inherited soda-pop of choice..... (MOXIE)..... even though moxie has not been made and or bottled in new england for years the devotion to the beverage is deep-rooted....... the day was sweltering and yet breezy by maine standards, we searched over the crowd for a sip of cold refreshing contentment, nothing...... we began to yearn for a taste of the beverage elixir that we are here celebrating, but for hours we could not get our sweaty hands on a drop.......... then- there it was, the trademark orange, a can dripping with condensation and perspiration at a damn hot dog cart across the street............. heather lynn headed out to retrieve us a steamed natural casing frankfurter from shield's and a fricken can of that nose-stinging elixir with historic links to America's carbonated beverage; past, present and future........ remembering that we must consume these commodities in-order to protect their place in gastronomic history........ the hot dog could have been left at the three-wheel cart....... I can't wait to fill zanders bottle with this old-fashioned 'beverage moxie nerve food'........... can you imagine a 1yr olds reaction to a bottle full of moxie........ needless to say I wouldn't put anything that is not certified organic in my sons growing little body..... instead we indulged in our first moxie of the day..... wow, wow, woah............. having tasted moxie for over 25 years now I can't say that I have enjoyed one as much as july ninth, the year 2o1o....... the first can left me beggin' for more, the complex mix of tropical gentian root, wintergreen and carbonation with a root beer-esce flavor profile make this elixir very distinct and the consumer twisted at the reminiscent flavor of historic new england........ the hot dog sucked, by the way....... tnef2fp would like to thank- rosie bradley, director of all things moxie . debra wagner, moxie press core photog . pastor jonathan jones, volunteer coordinator and laurel dutton, moxie booth manager......... ........drink moxie new england........