What beer are you drinking now? #1449

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  1. barflybastard

    barflybastard Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Feel guilty--both for initiating this thread two days running and for drinking so early, but infants torpedo sleeping patterns and I'm thirsty. This morning's beer is apropos, because son's middle name is Drago (after great grandfather), which translates to "precious" or "dear one" in Croatian, not "dragon," but whatever. Cheers.


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  2. ClavisAurea

    ClavisAurea Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008 New York

  3. ClavisAurea

    ClavisAurea Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008 New York

  4. ClavisAurea

    ClavisAurea Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008 New York

  5. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Good morning BA, have a great Saturday! Been up early for a while, had a lot of laundry to do today. Last week someone was hogging all the machines literally all day Sunday, so I had to skip a week. Good thing I have unlimited work shirts haha. Got some work to do today from home; we had some escalated deadlines for Monday when I left work yesterday, so I have to double check some reports. Good thing I have a laptop.

    Beer this morning:

    Amazing Gose as always. Flavors of big sour cherry, lemon, lime, green apple, wheat, cracker, coriander, sea salt, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice sized fruity/lactic sour finish; balanced cherry/lacto acidity, salinity, and light grainy wheat creaminess in the mouthfeel. Highly drinkable despite higher acidity. I wish this was year round. So much fantastic sour cherry flavor for the low ABV. Down to my last 4 pack, but I can still grab some more in some places; and I will.
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    My go-to English styled American porter. Big robust and complex flavors of milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, and light coffee/nuttiness; with restrained plum/apple English yeast fruitiness and light-moderate herbal hops. Balanced herbal/roast bitter finish; with an awesome creamy/silky mouthfeel. An all around incredible beer every single time, one of the best year round beers out there IMO. Just got a fresh 6 pack earlier this week. I should always have it around.
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    Awesome red IPA! Flavors of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, orange peel, light pepper, and pine hops; with moderate caramel, honey, spicy rye, and toasted bready sweetness; with herbal, floral, and grassy hop earthiness. Moderate pine/rind/spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium bodied; sticky/resinous mouthfeel with some grainy creaminess; a touch of honey slickness. Light-moderate increasing resin dryness; no lingering hop astringency. Super juicy and pretty dank on the hop character. Feels like Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, and Columbus; huge fan of this hop profile. Will definitely pick up again while it’s still around as a seasonal; we have plenty left.
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    This is insane! I got this from a friend recently. Flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, coconut, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, toasted oak, tobacco, and charred grain; with some light raisin, cherry, fig, date fruit notes. Moderate char bitterness and bourbon/oak spice on the finish. Full bodied creamy/silky/slick mouthfeel; with some balancing sticky/chalky roast and barrel notes. Increasingly drying finish from spicy bourbon/oak. Very warming, but not all that boozy. Absolutely enormous on barrel flavors. Pretty much a perfect balance between pure bourbon and imperial stout. I've only had this one other time 2 years ago. Still just as amazing as I remember. Wow. I need to get another Sucaba soon, because that one is on my top 5 all time best beer list when I reviewed it.
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    Cheers



     
  6. dszok

    dszok Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Not usually a huge fan of pumpkin beers, but never had a BA rendition. I really like this, the barrel cuts the pumpkin flavor to a very desirable level.

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  7. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Good morning! Looks like a perfect fall day to do some yardwork.
    Some tofu scramble to start, with everyone's favorite breakfast drink.

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    Mrs Wiens and I had dinner with @SomethingClever last night at York River Landing. Always good to see Dave.
     
  8. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,920) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    Wish I had more of these, last can of this really tasty breakfast beer. Laundry time for me too @superspak :stuck_out_tongue:

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  9. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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  10. SomethingClever

    SomethingClever Grand Pooh-Bah (4,871) Feb 22, 2013 Ohio
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    Had a great time as per usual, thank you for dinner:slight_smile: and the copious amount of beverages I drank. :flushed::rolling_eyes: I didn't get thrown out this time though:stuck_out_tongue:.
     
  11. Highbrow

    Highbrow Pooh-Bah (1,770) Jan 7, 2011 California
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    V@S so far for me this morning. exciting afternoon yesterday. @mschrei wonder what will happen today. :slight_smile:


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  12. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    After reading @BSiegs nice side-by-side, I was a little nostalgic for doing one myself. So I took his "lesser seasonal :wink:" and mimicked his vertical review:

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    Look: The '15 and '16 both grew the same size head atop their near black bodies, bot the 16 looked a little thicker, and definitely lasted a little longer.

    Nose: The '15 has a nice roasty nature to it, but is balanced in that roast aroma being malt-based and coffee-based. The '16 has considerably more coffee aroma and is a little stronger overall. Sort of no surprise here.

    Feel: The '15 has a light carbonation with a slightly more than medium body. The '16 is about the same, but a little smoother and a tad less dry.

    Taste: Much like the nose, the '15 seems to have a little more bitterness from the roasted notes, and the specific coffee notes seem to be part of the roasted makeup. The '16 is a tad sweeter tasting, like a very lightly sweetened coffee. The '16 tastes more like an "adjusted beer" where if you just handed me the '15 - I'd probably assume it was a regular stout than one with coffee added.

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    I do believe the '15 was in the fridge for most of the year - at least for the last few months. I do have some '15 cellared, but it may be time to bring them out. I believe I like the newer version more - at least today that is true. Thanks @BSiegs for revitalizing my desire to do a side-by-side. Cheers, all!
     
  13. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Happy Saturday BA's

    Another day, another pumpkin!

    Going to get another hike in today....weather is cooler but nice, breezy!

    Stay hydrated out there peeps!

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  14. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Hi.

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    I am going to spend the entire weekend in my pajamas. Cheers!


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  15. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    I'd still tell everyone it means "Dragon" - no boy wants be "Precious" - think of the future opportunities for bullying!
     
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  16. RonaldTheriot

    RonaldTheriot Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Aug 11, 2008 Louisiana
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    [​IMG] 5% alcohol. Brewed in Ukraine.

     
  17. cbcrunch

    cbcrunch Grand Pooh-Bah (4,783) Jan 21, 2012 Wyoming
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    Morning...

    Last night at Delmonico
    Rapid City, SD

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    Chimay Tripel

    Have a great weekend!
     
  18. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Good morning, BAs!

    I had one of these from the can last night, and thought it was delightful. Giving it a proper review today on a fresh(er) palate.

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    Broad Brook Brewing Jigawatts DIPA

    Cheers!
     
  19. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good morning BAs! It's a dark, rainy Saturday here in NW PA - I just felt some distant thunder - so I guess it's a good thing I mowed the yard yesterday. Mrs. Lizard and I were considering heading down to the Lancaster county/Bucks county area for a couple of days but it looks like I'm going to be helping my son with a bathroom project at his house for the next week instead. The joys of retirement - just sitting back and contemplating my next project and the one after that and the one after that and the one after that, ad infinitum.

    Today's New Beer Saturday brew:

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  20. Lingenbrau

    Lingenbrau Grand Pooh-Bah (4,853) Apr 9, 2011 Oregon
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    My OCD is going INSANE right now! You really couldn't straighten those bottle caps :angry::angry::angry:? :wink:
     
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