Dogfish Head 60min IPA. I really wanted to try the 90min but @ $12/4pack I let it pass. The 60min is absolutely lovely though.
right now i'm drinking....
The 60 is good, but the 90 is a lot better. Treat yourself sometime, it's stellar. I had one last night in fact.
Last night:
Full Sail Wreck the Halls
Lagunitas Imperial Stout
Good times.
Full Sail Wreck the Halls
Lagunitas Imperial Stout
Good times.
New Glarus Alt, brewed in 2008. Decided I have too many beers that are "aging" in either my fridge or the basement, so took the opportunity for a "reward" for fixing the toilet.
Beer is good, like an imperial amber, and the 9.5% alcohol has mellowed out a LOT. Definitely tasty, and can't believe that it was sold as a normal seasonal ($6.99/6-pack) back in 2008. I'd LOVE for them to bring this back.....
Beer is good, like an imperial amber, and the 9.5% alcohol has mellowed out a LOT. Definitely tasty, and can't believe that it was sold as a normal seasonal ($6.99/6-pack) back in 2008. I'd LOVE for them to bring this back.....
It's billed as a "Hoppy Holiday Ale". It is delicious.Just the name alone makes me want to try it.
Fresca following a codeine cocktail. <---- not a 'tasty' drool....
<---- not a 'tasty' drool....
Moto Liberty Pinot Noir
The Cheese
The Cheese
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Stout. 
Great Divide Titan IPA
No way! How is it? Do you like that one? How does it compare to other IPA's? Got any pics?
It's actually pretty decent. And I'm pretty hard to please.
Well, I got to the Hibernation Ale.
But that wasn't very smart.
Today started off a bit rough.
Hibernation is awesome. Such a good winter beer. But it does have a habit of making the next morning a little rough
Been drinking a bunch of Fat-Tire lately. Seems to fit EVERY season.
Fixed!
I thought we all agreed that you are not entitled to a beer opinion.Fixed!
I have to be honest, I agree with SS on that one. Fat Tire fvcking blows.I thought we all agreed that you are not entitled to a beer opinion.
No no we all agreed IAB has no opinion, happened when you gave up beer remember.I thought we all agreed that you are not entitled to a beer opinion.
sierra nevada porter .
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Just cracked open the first bottle of my new batch of IPA.... Interesting.
Colour and clarity are bang on what I was aiming for.
The nose is slightly fruity with less of the resinous hop hit I was hoping for.
On the palette first a strange slightly smokey hint to it sort of a charcoal or coal smoke not wood smoke??? Only faint but it's noticeable, dammed if I know where that came from? next coming through was a lil sweet maltiness which gave way to the bitterness from the 12.2 alpha hops I used early on in the brew (green bullet pellets), but then there was a sudden big hole on the palette kind of partway through like an empty spot? hard to explain but that's the closest sounding, And all the late hopping I did seems to had done bugger all... None of the more oily resinous hops flavours and aromas were there anything like what I wanted. Think I'll try doubling the late hopping next time and switch to straight Goldings instead of 50/50 Goldings/Riwaka.
Colour and clarity are bang on what I was aiming for.
The nose is slightly fruity with less of the resinous hop hit I was hoping for.
On the palette first a strange slightly smokey hint to it sort of a charcoal or coal smoke not wood smoke??? Only faint but it's noticeable, dammed if I know where that came from? next coming through was a lil sweet maltiness which gave way to the bitterness from the 12.2 alpha hops I used early on in the brew (green bullet pellets), but then there was a sudden big hole on the palette kind of partway through like an empty spot? hard to explain but that's the closest sounding, And all the late hopping I did seems to had done bugger all... None of the more oily resinous hops flavours and aromas were there anything like what I wanted. Think I'll try doubling the late hopping next time and switch to straight Goldings instead of 50/50 Goldings/Riwaka.
^^
tonight's haul from the lbs (local beer shoppe):
unfortunately did not have a chance to sample. yet.
unfortunately did not have a chance to sample. yet.
Thinking tonight is the night to bust open the 22oz Ruination IPA.........mmmmmmmmmmmm hops.
Earl Grey tea.
Have you had any of the other offerings from 21st Amendment? I only ask cause I've got 2 of their beers available to me locally but I'm more interested in the IPA than the watermelon wheat (barf!!)....tonight's haul from the lbs (local beer shoppe):
unfortunately did not have a chance to sample. yet.
negative. this is the first time i will try anything of theirs. I'll let you know tonight when I crack one. Though I have heard good things about them.
FWIW, I found a beer store recently that has a large selection of beers I've never tried. So every time I go there I get stuff I've never had before.
nice.
just got a gig writing for Sud, Wines & Spirits. gonna be fun researching for my article.
Sierra Nevada Celebration. Not usually a huge fan of SN as I like the taste of hops and not the rip-the-enamel-off-your-teeth bitterness, but this is pretty good. The price is also right up my alley as well ($12.89/12-pack).
I always buy a 6-pack for Christmas dinner. Its gotten to be a tradition despite the fact that my first experience with that beer ended not so merrily.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Torpedo, but their Porter and Stout are both pretty good for the money. Haven't had Celebration, since winter ales like that don't tend to be my thing. If I want a beer to curl up by the fire with, it'll be a RIS.
It's not really a winter ale, it's listed as an "American IPA" on beeradvocate, and that about sums it up. Think dry-hopped IPA, or maybe even just a dry-hopped APA. Thankfully not the "gingerbread-in-a-bottle" that Christmas ales are.
I hear you on the "curling up by the fire with an RIS", but this is slightly more my choice. Now if only they'd bottle it instead of only being available at the brewery...
Tyranena's Barrel Aged Spank Me Baby
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