What beer are you drinking now? #3376

Sweetwater ipa

 

This is a helluva good urhell! Prost!

 

Bearded Iris Rise & Shine

 

@Knapp85 attack tonight and watching IU basketball right now. This first one is new from Two Rivers, in fact so new, it's not even bottled yet. (It pays to have connections at the brewery ) Here's a Passion Fruit Gose with the world's most exciting bottle label ...



And right now / real time? A brand new Barrel Aged offering from our local brewery.





... and the DJ is taking requests tonight so spinnin' some vinyl as requested by @Knapp85 :



Monday night prost! !!

 

Blind as this pig after a day of work at the computer screen doing course revisions and sexy new assignments. Ack.
Beer o clock finally.
Cheers, my fellow swine!

 

Wife is from a big basketball family, so I’m enjoying this while we’re watching the local girls high school team play tonight:

 

Ok next up is this tasty NEDIPA.

 

Another "last of", finishing off the 6-er.

 

So damn good. This is from my last visit. 10/29 canning. One of their best brews IMHO.

 

Did you say Urkel?

 

Had my first ever of these, just my second ever Fat Head's. Really enjoyed it though preferred Fat Head's Head Hunter for a more expansive taste profile. Still a great beer!

Fat Head's Alpha Ambush



Full review in the New Beer Weekend thread.

 

reminds me of sharing some Tilquin w/Mirabelle Plums yesterday

 

Interstellar Burst. A DIPA brewed by Triple Crossing.

spicy chili on a cold night works for me.

 

It was! Gave it a quick parboil in white wine before brining overnight in buttermilk. Here's the photo:

 

Calendar material, Cheers!

 

Next up is Ghost in the Machine, the french onion soup aroma is fantastic! The chef's Molson Canadian creeped in between my beer and bottle.....

I feel like these guys are really good musicians and funny as hell.......

 

Tonight's Blind Battle Beer Tasting Lineup:

1) Brau Brother Old 56 (4.2%): A light American lager from Minnesota with flavors of crisp pale malts, potato starches, and stale crackers. A smooth, malty finish.
versus
2) Bud Light (4.2%): A light adjunct lager from Anheuser with flavors of pale malts and adjuncts. A crisp finish.

3) Lagunitas IPA (6.2%): Their flagship IPA from California this IPA has flavors of grapefruit, pear, green fruit with a slightly sweet stonefruit finish.
versus
4) Lagunitas Stereohopic V3 (7.2%): An IPA from California that is brewed with Citra and Nectaron hops for flavors of mandarin orange, tangerine, and yellow peaches. Some pine.
(mismatched these two blind)

5) Sam Adams Winter Lager (5.6%): A Bock from Boston that has flavors of citrus and spices of orange peel, cinnamon, and ginger spices over a bready malt body.
versus
6) Breckenridge Christmas Ale (7.1%): A Winter Warmer from Colorado with flavors of woodsy molasses, scotch, and brown sugar. Subtle and earthy.
(2 of the 3 pairs correctly matched blind)
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Winners:

1) Brau Brother Old 56: This one has a distinct potato starch flavor, but a smooth malty finish which is nice. A malty lager.

4) Lagunitas Stereohopic V3: This one has more orange citrus, pine, and bitterness. Sweeter, but also more bitter and west-coast in my opinion. Lagunitas IPA seemed tart.

5) Sam Adams Winter Lager: This one has a nice toasty bread and citrus spice flavor for such a smooth finish in Sam Adams fashion. When it comes to malty lagers these guys rarely disappoint.
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Have you tried Lagunitas Stereohopoic V3, and do you think it is better than Lagunitas IPA?
Have you tried Sam Adams Winter Lager or Breckenridge Christmas Ale and which did you prefer?

 

I had one about two weeks ago and agree with your assessment.