What beer are you drinking now? #657

Here's another from the Straub Sunshine Sampler-


Pretty nice. The aroma is actually fantastic, but the palate is really muted somehow. Good effort, I suppose, but it is definitely the weakest in the pack. (Overall, though, the Pilsner absolutely kills, and the 1872 Lager is uniquely delicious, so it's all worthwhile).

Here's Anton Newcombe dealing in wisdom-

 

LAGUNITAS - Night Time. Tastes like sage with a hint of onion. Just as horrible as ALESMITH IPA. Good god.

 

Daddy's beer, the wife's homemade kombucha tea,

Stone IPA, the picture does not do justice to the beer

 

Stone Quadro Triticale. Not bad, but different than any of the few other quads I've tried. Also, I guess I need to invest in a camera. I'm lovin all of these pics!

 

My go-to Kolsch. This beer is always delicious and fresh


Fresh Citra. Outstanding and juicy hops.


Got a few left from my last family visit, still awesome. More coming when I visit on Labor day weekend.


Dont really care about seasonal shift. Best American brewed O-fest ever.


Fresh Lagunitas IPA. Simply awesome for availability and freshness now that Chicago exists. Just over 2 weeks old here. I love Lagunitas across the board.


Cheers

 

This is my first drain pour. $4.75 down the DRAIN!!! Gross!!!!!

 

I have to agree, I like my coffee stouts with a little more heft, but this is a great session stout. It is a well made beer.

 

*whistles innocently*

 

Trying to recover from a LAGUNITAS - Night Time drain pour with MAINE BEER COMPANY - Mean Old Tom.

 

1/2 growler of Carton (NJ) 077XX IPA and a 12oz Yeti Imperial Stout ( and 2 shots of Leroux blackberry brandy )
and I am out for the Count!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I got out my real camera (an old Kodak Z712IS, a battery hog but I love it) and took a few shots of the DT - liked this one a lot:

 

Drinking this mean guy as well. Giving it a 4.25. To me it's like a little brother to Ballast Point Victory at Sea. Very good and big on the vanilla notes which I love! Not quite the level of Victory at Sea, but very close!
Cheers ya'lls!

 

Photoshop visual trickery!!!

 

I agree for what it is, it is very well made. My main criticism is what it is. Certainly glad I had a chance to try it. Good to hear from a fellow coffee stout lover

 

OK, so not actually drinking right now, but I just finished these two fine pils within the last half hour. A head-to-head.
The Crisp had a best by date of May 8 2015, the SN Summerfest a bottled date of May 15 2014. Really enjoyed them both. Thought the SN was truer to style though, thought the Crisp was a borderline IPL. Did Sixpoint use any noble hops in this one? Not quite a Mass Rising, but veering down that road.

 

MEAN OLD TOM!!!

 

I just gave it a 4.25 too. Crazy. They make some of the best beer I have ever had.

 

I managed to put down 3 of those GD Hercules snifters in about an hour and a half. And I made friends with this whole wedding party, there was a rehearsal dinner ending as I got there---it was great, they were so awesome, and maybe it's the 10% talking but......between that and everything we've gone through lately, all I could think about was this....