What beer are you drinking now? #2286

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  1. jzeilinger

    jzeilinger Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,847) Dec 4, 2004 Pennsylvania
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    'Bout time this classic landed in the Lehigh Valley. This year's batch is total cred and better than last year's, IMO.

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    :beers: !!
     
    #121 jzeilinger, Jan 24, 2019
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  2. mickyge

    mickyge Grand Pooh-Bah (4,232) Nov 1, 2014 Massachusetts
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Cheers BA’s
    Something I’m very well versed in
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    and that just having a few beers on weekends, not so much!
     
    #122 mickyge, Jan 24, 2019
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  3. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Great Vienna lager. Great rocky head retention/spotty soapy lacing. Aromas and flavors of big lime, citrus peel/zest, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and light nutty/roasted malts; with light herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hops. Light herbal, floral, grassy, zesty, peppery bitterness; and lime tang/tartness on the finish. Medium carbonation/body; creamy/bready/grainy malts; light sticky hops, citrus tang/acidity, and chalky roast in the mouthfeel. Lightly increasing lingering bitter/tart dryness, no astringency. Very clean lager flavors, minimal fruity/yeasty notes. Very flavorful, pretty refreshing, 5.5%. Just as impressive as the base beer, but less bitter/drying. Great balance of juicy/vibrant limes and clean Vienna malt complexity; with solid earthy hop presence/balance. Very well made style example as expected. 4
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    Cheers

     
    #123 superspak, Jan 24, 2019
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  4. puck1225

    puck1225 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,585) Dec 22, 2013 Texas
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Strange Land Brewing (Austin, TX) Entire porter - thank goodness some still make a straight up porter.
     
    #124 puck1225, Jan 24, 2019
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  5. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I suspect @TheIPAHunter made a road trip to your neck of the woods...:stuck_out_tongue:
     
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  6. Beerbadger55

    Beerbadger55 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2017 Wisconsin

    Switched over to 3 sheep’s cashier hammer. Afternoon/evening at the virtual BA bar is the best. Cheers BA’s!
     
    #126 Beerbadger55, Jan 24, 2019
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  7. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    A re-visit with Bell's Hopslam...much better from my first experience (which was okay) back in April 2017...



    4.37/5 rDev -2%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

    Revisited 01-22-19

    Unique can data: 23950 PKGD 17:32 011419 001375

    Original ratings: 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.75 3.75

    This year's version still looks awesome, the head especially is dense and sticky. Powerful hop aroma; plenty of fruit aromas: pineapple, pear, strawberries. The taste follows along the lines of the aroma with sweet fruit flavors; a noticeable alcohol presence that blends well with the fruit sweetness and hop bitterness. Heavy body with a soft, velvety quality; boozy warmth sitting beneath some fine residual sugars; an extraordinary blend of sweet and dry on the palate.

    This is a vast improvement from my first experience in 2017. Damn, but this is a fine monster...

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    Unique can data: 17142 PKGD 13:50 012317 130655

    Beautiful deep gold color; thick, sculpted, sticky head. Earthy scent; some old citrus rind and pine elements; some malt sweetness buried deep. Cereal grain malts with a big hop bitterness; faint esters. Heavy body; some mild coarseness to add bite to the feel; mostly dry finish.

    So, a little old perhaps for an IPA...thought I had reviewed this a few weeks earlier, but apparently that review got lost in the ether...this is a pretty good IPA overall, it's just too bad that I chanced upon this lone six pack only a few weeks prior in late March (sitting atop numerous sixes of Bell's Expedition Stout). I would hope that a fresher version would deliver more of the aroma and taste that others in previous reviews have raved about. As I recall, my initial (lost) impressions and review were similar to this one. Well, sometimes you takes what you can gets...

     
    #127 beergoot, Jan 24, 2019
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  8. rpbuckeye

    rpbuckeye Pooh-Bah (2,825) Mar 29, 2011 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    Fresh batch on the shelves in Ohio. Yes please.
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    #128 rpbuckeye, Jan 24, 2019
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  9. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Indeed it is. I hear it will he a year round beer soon.
     
    #129 PatrickCT, Jan 24, 2019
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  10. RaulMondesi

    RaulMondesi Grand Pooh-Bah (5,343) Dec 11, 2006 California
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I had some decent IPA options and I decided to go with Brouwerij West Picnic Lightning. Great Haze right here, BA’s. Now I just please ask the beer Gods to get @JayORear package to him safely:

     
    #130 RaulMondesi, Jan 24, 2019
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  11. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Nice steak. Happy Birthday! Enjoy your evening.
     
    #131 PatrickCT, Jan 24, 2019
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  12. LarryV

    LarryV Grand Pooh-Bah (5,420) Jun 13, 2001 Massachusetts
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    So my friend Barbara was supposed to come over this evening but she's down with a bad cold. That means I drink the beer I had put aside for us to enjoy.

    ** Bad Haiku alert **

    I love a good stout
    Is that what life is all about?
    A shame to go without.

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    #132 LarryV, Jan 24, 2019
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  13. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    One more then calling it a night. Going with an old favorite:

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    Sierra Nevada Narwhal (2017)

    Cheers and good night, BAs!
     
    #133 Roguer, Jan 24, 2019
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  14. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Another Founders CBS with some college ball.
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    Cheers.
     
    #134 PatrickCT, Jan 24, 2019
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  15. jzeilinger

    jzeilinger Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,847) Dec 4, 2004 Pennsylvania
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Numero-el-two-o.

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    :beers: !!
     
    #135 jzeilinger, Jan 24, 2019
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  16. vabeerguy

    vabeerguy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,245) Sep 21, 2015 Virginia
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I have not busted your balls in awhile. How are you doing my friend?
     
    #136 vabeerguy, Jan 24, 2019
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  17. Troutbeerbum

    Troutbeerbum Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2016 Maine

    Battery Steele Flume. Can't seem to get off the stuff. Tons of great music and beers here tonight. @LarryV with the Animals and Buffalo Springfield. Back at you @PatrickCT


    @LarryV

     
    #137 Troutbeerbum, Jan 24, 2019
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  18. joe1510

    joe1510 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,522) Aug 21, 2006 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    Boozebaggin' it.

    Hopslam.

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    #138 joe1510, Jan 24, 2019
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  19. jzeilinger

    jzeilinger Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,847) Dec 4, 2004 Pennsylvania
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Happy Birthday!
     
    #139 jzeilinger, Jan 24, 2019
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  20. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    All is good. Going to post tomorrow pics of the Imperial Brown my buddy and I brewed last month. You good?
     
    #140 DoctorZombies, Jan 24, 2019
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