What beer are you drinking now? #4904

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  1. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    That's 29 July 2026 for @beerloserLI and @JackHorzempa :beers::beers:
     
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  2. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    Machine House - Special Bitter

    Holy crap, is this good.
     
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  3. runbirddrinkbeer

    runbirddrinkbeer Pooh-Bah (1,722) Oct 24, 2009 Florida
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    Nena is 66?!? Jesus, All the early MTV acts from 1981–82 must be pensioners now, lol.
     
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  4. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    G'day all!

    I'm sipping on this Triple IPA from Original Pattern. Canned February 10th, acquired through Good Times Oakland. Nice "beast".

    Prost!
     
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  5. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Well, at least for the cans they have an easy to read dating thing.

    Yesterday I took one bottle of Victory Dirt Wolf from the sixpack holder. They used to provide dates on the front bottle label but apparently no more. There was black ink on the shoulder of the bottle which was very difficult to read. I held that bottle up to the light and twirled it around a couple of time to read this bottle had a best by date of February x, 2026. I put that bottle back in the holder and placed the sixpack back.

    This occurred at my local Wegmans supermarket. The beers there used to move very quickly with most often fresh beer. I wonder if the local Wholesale Distributor 'dumped' old product on them.

    Cheers!
     
    #25 JackHorzempa, Mar 24, 2026
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  6. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...finished taxes (Federal return already has been accepted)...if anything is conducive to an after-task beverage, doing taxes rates near the top...

    Elevation Beer Co. -- Montanya
    Horchata spiced imperial porter aged in rum barrels
    ABV: 10%; pouring temperature: 40.6 °F; canning info: 02132026
    Source: local purchase
    Auxiliary vice: Col. E.H. Taylor -- Small Batch

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  7. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Or the store rcvd "a deal" on it. It does set the wondering wheel in motion.
    Similarly, one of my fave little stores has some super fresh product and also some woefully expired stuff as well.
    I'm beginning to think that the small batch fresh beer there is hand-dropped off by the breweries (more so local beers) as they are simply bypassing the distro boys.
     
    #27 LesDewitt4beer, Mar 24, 2026
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  8. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    I have read more than a couple of posts by BAs reporting that they purchased beer at brewery taprooms for to go purchases to find out that when they got home those beers were not fresh. Based upon these readings I check the dates on the beers at the taprooms. And if a brewery chooses to not date their beers I just put them back in the beer refrigerator; no dates = no sale.

    Cheers!
     
    #28 JackHorzempa, Mar 24, 2026
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  9. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    I can vouch for this. Even at brwry taprooms if you grab some to go check the date!
     
    #29 LesDewitt4beer, Mar 24, 2026
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  10. Victory_Sabre1973

    Victory_Sabre1973 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,445) Sep 15, 2015 Minnesota
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    Might be the closer today.
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  11. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    What did this beer taste like? What are the defining features of a "Austrian style Export Lager"?

    Have you ever had another beer branded as "Austrian Export Lager"?

    Cheers!
     
    #31 JackHorzempa, Mar 24, 2026
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  12. LarryV

    LarryV Grand Pooh-Bah (5,420) Jun 13, 2001 Massachusetts
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    Having a MBC Another One IPA ..

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    Made some sauce today - still simmering for dinner ..

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  13. Chickenhawk9932

    Chickenhawk9932 Pooh-Bah (2,855) Jul 19, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    Morning Dew
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  14. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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  15. brewskis

    brewskis Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Jun 8, 2012 Indiana
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    Sam Adams Brick Red Amber at Green Dragon Tavern. Supposedly this is only served in Boston. It’s solid.
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    Hill Farmstead Edward APA (Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe) at Warren Tavern. Ripe navel orange, juicy ruby red grapefruit, tangelo, citrus peel, floral, resinous pine. Fantastic.
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  16. Reef

    Reef Pooh-Bah (2,613) Dec 2, 2016 South Carolina
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    NOT A BEER
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    but I'm hydrating after riding my bike around Kerrville and Center Point.

     
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  17. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Time for a Stroh's !!!
    Drinks nicely from a Kolsch glass.
    Cheers!
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    #37 LesDewitt4beer, Mar 24, 2026
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  18. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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  19. zotzot

    zotzot Grand Pooh-Bah (5,352) Feb 22, 2015 Vermont
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    Wanted to return to favorite
    Also, it was basically sunny today after a bunch of gloom,so I thought this was appropriate

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  20. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...post-tax prep and filing afternoon...the federal return was accepted earlier and just got word the state return has been accepted...beer is now more celebratory than anything else :grin:...

    OCC Brewing -- Love / Hate Imperial Black IPA
    Imperial black India pale ale
    ABV: 9.1%; pouring temperature: 52.3b°F; crowler info: 3-19-26
    Source: brewery

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    3.95/5 rDev 0%
    look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

    Very nice reddish-brown pour, clear yet near opaque in the glass; incredibly huge head, light khaki color, dense, frothy and semi-creamy texture while leaving thick, sticky sheets of foam inside the glass. Faint yet pleasant and balanced nose; aOVn amalgamation of dark, sweet wort with a kindly estery and herbal scent. Dark grain base; mellow, earthy sweetness with a moderate to high bitterness; low-key zestiness with some grain char phenols. Medium-heavy body; dense and silky feel; smooth and slick.

    Who ever heard of an imperial oatmeal black India pale ale? Certainly not me. Personally, I rather like this creation. It certainly has the smoothness and richness of oatmeal in the feel. The smell is surprisingly low-key. The taste is there, combining elements of a bitter double IPA with creamy richness of its dark malt base and the addition of oatmeal that seems to tame the potential harshness of dark grain char. A weird beer that actually works out.

     
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