What beer are you drinking now? #1911

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  1. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Good Morning BA, have a great Saturday! Looking like another bitter cold windy day out there once again, after the brief heat wave we had 2 days ago.

    Havent had this in 4 years. Excellent amber ale. Flavors of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, orange peel, pine, and light pepper/ginger; with moderate caramel, toasted bread malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop/spice earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus peel/grassy bitterness and light ginger spiciness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body. Creamy/bready malts and some sticky hops/spice in the mouthfeel. Slight resin/rinds, increasing bitter/spice dryness. Never astringent. Mild increasing ginger spice heat on the finish. Very drinkable. Just as good as I remember. Balanced C hops and dark/bready malts; with pleasant ginger spice presence that isn't overdone. Delicious. Been buying a lot of Revolution since we got them in the state. Just got the newest Hero IPA 12 pack.
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    Always incredible stuff. They dropped the price by 2 dollars, so I picked up a fresh 6 pack last week. Aromas and flavors of huge bright grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, and pine; with some honey, light caramel, lightly toasted bread malts; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Good sized pine, citrus rind, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body and moderately crisp finishing. Balanced grainy malts and sticky/resinous/rindy hops/fruit in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing resin/rind dryness, no hop/fruit astringency. Quite aggressive, but easy drinking. Same amazing hop profile of the base beer, with huge vibrant grapefruit zest presence. Love it just as much as regular sculpin for the most part, but the aromas are definitely more impressive. Will get a pack of the base beer when I finish this off for sure.
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    Incredible as always. Flavors of huge grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, and light pepper/pine hops; with wheat, biscuit, white bread dough, light honey malt balance; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Very mild pine, grassy, citrus peel bitterness on the finish. Medium-full bodied; bready/grainy wheat/oat creaminess and light hop stickiness in the mouthfeel. Slightly increasing bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Very dank and juicy hops, with perfect malt balance. Never overly sweet/heavy. Super easy drinking. Glad to have this as a year round available beer. They stopped making Boxer for some reason, but it will be back soon under some other name. It's amazing how many outstanding local NEIPAs we have now, I have plenty of favorites that I rotate through. And it all happened in a single year's time. This one has been seeing batch improvements since I first had it earlier last year. This one is tasting exceptionally soft on the mouthfeel than the first few batches. Definitely need to get another pack, this is always in the fridge now.
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    This is fantastic! Bought 3 2017 bottles a couple months ago, split a case with a few people. Aromas and flavors of huge caramel, toffee, brown sugar, molasses, brown bread, raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, cherry, sherry, apple, bourbon, and toasted oak; with lighter notes of leather, tobacco, chocolate, vanilla, and coconut. Light herbal bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness against sweetness on the finish. Very full bodied creamy/slick and lightly syrupy mouthfeel; touch of oak tannins and dryness. Insanely smooth sipper, minimal warming 14%. Zero barrel booze at all. This is definitely way smoother and less boozy than when I reviewed a 1 year aged bottle in 2015, which is surprising. Still not completely blowing me away, but it's an amazing English Barleywine all around. Perfectly balanced fruity yeast, sweet malts, and bourbon barrels. My reviews reflect that I was more impressed with the base beer actually. Will still gladly buy more next release. English barleywines are my favorite style, and this just completely hits the spot. Very well worth the price.
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    Cheers



     
    #1 superspak, Jan 13, 2018
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  2. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (5,137) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    Couldn't fall back asleep after dozing off on the couch for a while. Don't have to work today, don't have much to do, so I figured I might as well get up and drink a Chicago area beer while I build some Chicago buildings. But if I don't get a nap sometime today, I'm probably going to start looking like Vlad.
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    #2 mschrei, Jan 13, 2018
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  3. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    #3 JouerAvecLeFeu, Jan 13, 2018
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  4. drunkenmess

    drunkenmess Pooh-Bah (2,668) Mar 27, 2015 Michigan
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    Chocolate for breakfast?

    Mother wouldn't approve...:pensive:
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    Seriuosly tastes like fudge brownie.

    Waiting for the cable guy to show up:confused:



    CHEERS:beers:
     
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  5. Snowcrash000

    Snowcrash000 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,041) Oct 4, 2017 Germany
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    The missing link between Pilsner and Pale Ale. All in all this is surprsingly good, especially compared to Störtebeker's other offerings. At 1€ per 0,5l bottle, I might even buy it more often.

     
    #5 Snowcrash000, Jan 13, 2018
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  6. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Temperatures in the 50s and heavy rain have done a job on the snow pack. We're heading into another cold snap, so by tomorrow everything will be ice.
    Today is quarterly tax payment day for me. God, I hate writing those checks! Something to look forward to, however is CBS Day at York River Landing.

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    #6 lordofthewiens, Jan 13, 2018
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  7. Jlabs

    Jlabs Pooh-Bah (2,682) Nov 11, 2013 New York
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    Good Morning and Happy Saturday BA!
    on tap today is a beer id been looking forward to trying for awhile..High West Barrel Aged Victory at Sea by Ballest Point Brewing..worth the wait as its kust as fantastic as the regular victory at sea, and at $17 4/pk didnt break my bank..cheers!!
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  8. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Concord Craft Beer Coffee Stout, brewed with coffee 6 minutes from my house. Easy drinking and roasty 9.3% ABV. We lost a lot of snow yesterday.
     
    #8 SawDog505, Jan 13, 2018
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  9. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good morning BAs! Well, it's eight o'clock in the morning and the usual crowd checks in! Paraphrased for your enjoyment. We actually got some snow last night, about six inches and still coming down, so the lake effect snow from Lake Erie penetrates the sunny south of NW PA for the first time this season. Today's New Breakfast Beer:



    Disappointing overall. Definitely a sour but beyond that pretty unremarkable. But so was Victory's Red Thunder until it had aged a year or three. Maybe I'll pick up a couple to age.
     
    #9 Ozzylizard, Jan 13, 2018
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  10. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (5,137) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    I originally put this in the six pack I gave my godfather for Christmas, but then I replaced it for a Sierra Nevada Celebration. The things we do for our relatives. On the plus side, drinking it in between sips of the Vlad makes the Vlad even roastier.
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    #10 mschrei, Jan 13, 2018
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  11. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    More rain is moving through today, and winter will again push this far south as temps drop into the 50s, so I took the dogs for a very long walk. Home now with my breakfast beer:



    I finalized my travel arrangements last night...Pliny the Younger will be released on my birthday this year; I’ve always wanted to attend...any bar mates going? Cheers from formerly warm and sunny St. Pete!
     
    #11 DoctorZombies, Jan 13, 2018
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  12. Bluecrow

    Bluecrow Grand Pooh-Bah (3,501) Jul 16, 2012 New York
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    B'fast Melvin! Happy weekend!
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    #12 Bluecrow, Jan 13, 2018
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  13. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    I have a good supply of this beer, but this particular bottle was given to me by my friend @scream. Thank you sir!
     
    #13 GreenBayBA, Jan 13, 2018
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  14. BIGPOPPAS

    BIGPOPPAS Maven (1,347) Aug 5, 2016 New Jersey

    GOOD NFL PLAYOFFS FOOTBALL MORNING TO ALL OF MY FELLOW BREW COMPADRES !!!

    So jacked today to see my Eagles later on that I’m starting the day off with a tasty powerhouse release from Ballast Point :slight_smile:
    Praying that the Eagles can find a way to finish out this season without our boy Wentz .
    No mistakes, power football and defense and maybe it can still happen :slight_smile:

    Love love love this Hi Westie Victory at Sea release from BP .
    My review says it all as this porter is outstanding in every way for me !!!

    Hope you all enjoy the games and brews today ...
    Peace !!









     
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  15. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    Remember? Remember when music came on a flat disc? Remember when you first started getting into better beer? Remember when music came 20 minutes to a side, but in full detail? Remember when WBAYDN would get to 20 pages? Remember when a certain BA would have to forge through those 20 pages to find interesting glassware? Remember?



    Well, we do...
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    ...and maybe you can, too! Join us next month for another triple theme day, just because maybe we can relive all of the above.

    *Be sure to remember the date!

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    Anyhow, we have the GF's friend in town this weekend. She's not a beer drinker, really, but I figured I'd attempt to be hospitable.
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    *Just kidding, if you've hung around the virtual bar long enough, you know we'll plug this thing often enough in the upcoming weeks. And some of you will still forget :wink:
     
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  16. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I have a tremendously busy day ahead of me. I'm going to need some liquid encouragement to get in gear.

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    Lagunitas Willettized

    Cheers!
     
    #16 Roguer, Jan 13, 2018
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  17. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    You're not deducting your beer expenses? :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #17 russpowell, Jan 13, 2018
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  18. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Happy Saturday Everyone! Back in Germany and enjoying one of these from Jackie O's. So much coffee! One of my favorites! This has be the best way to get over jet lag :stuck_out_tongue:. Cheers!

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  19. BeerVikingSailor

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

    Quite a temperature contrast over the past few days, and ice and snow and blustery winds...I may dig out my cross country sticks and go out later....but first, some hydration

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    #19 BeerVikingSailor, Jan 13, 2018
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  20. RonaldTheriot

    RonaldTheriot Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Aug 11, 2008 Louisiana
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    A wonderful pale ale!
     
    #20 RonaldTheriot, Jan 13, 2018
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