New Beer Sunday (week 423)

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  1. malty

    malty Savant (1,144) Dec 16, 2003 Michigan

    Good morning good people,

    Light rain with chirping birds mixes with the typing sounds of an iPad currently. Everything is awakening and will settle into a forecasted windy and mostly cloudy 50F here in Mid-MI. We've experienced a true start of spring since last Thursday ushered in glorious sunshine, the first motorcycle ride on Friday, a local brewpub visit yesterday, and various west Michigan growler fills in between. And I haven't even bought an Oberon.

    Took a short trip to Grand Rapids, MI (Beer City, USA) Thursday to grab a bite and a couple pints at HopCat. Their Rosemary Chicken Salad wrap and their Zuggsptize (sp?) Hefe (brewed on site) made for the official inaugural brewpub combo of this beautiful spring weather. Headed over to Founders for a FRESH Reds Rye (yes, I will always call it 'Red's Rye') and chatted with a cool couple from Chicago who were visiting for the KBS release. None for me, thanks. I'll bypass the craziness and procure a fair share from long-time retailers from years past. Perrin was my last stop, where Charlee the bartender custom mixed me some delicious brews. I was so impressed that I had her fill a couple growlers of her impressive blends. Gotta love G-Rap! Funny, the whole time I was there, I never saw an Oberon.

    Friday was great getting my Moto Guzzi, and my wife - her Harley, out of storage and jacking our first ride of 2013. Sunny and chilly. Very chilly. Chimay White and Orval helped remove said chill and also dull the pain of my MSU Spartans loss. Short's Hopstache is on the shelves and very tasty. Oberon is on sale at Meijer for $7/sixer. No thanks.

    The wife and I are hosting Easter lupper (lunch-supper) and will be rooting on the last Big Ten team. I don't know if I'll be able to fit in a new beer if I open my fresh growler of Red's Rye. My family (still) are not craft fans, so ill have to take down 64 oz. all by myself. Not that anyone has to twist my arm. As for you all, I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous holiday with family & friends, along with fresh craft brew and spectacular food. If not all, at least one or two of the aforementioned components. And if, to keep with the splendid NBS spirit, it involves a NEW beer, please tell us all about it - AFTER you've drunk it. Maybe it will be a Short's Hopstache? Maybe a Founders KBS. But I doubt it will be an Oberon :slight_smile: Good day and good drinkin'.

    In the undying spirit of craft beer,

    malty
     
    #1 malty, Mar 31, 2013
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  2. Aaron58

    Aaron58 Zealot (641) Dec 16, 2007 Massachusetts

    I have quite a few new ones just waiting to be opened today. We host a little "lupper" ourselves, and I am chilling the Bruery Saison De Lente for dinner. Really looking forward to it. This will be my 2nd Bruery beer. As the day goes along, I may crack into a FW Reserve Porter as my cigar brew on the porch as its a nice day out there.
     
    #2 Aaron58, Mar 31, 2013
  3. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    I, too, have some new beers to me lined up, thanks to a trade.:slight_smile:
     
    #3 Bitterbill, Mar 31, 2013
  4. PatriotsRule

    PatriotsRule Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2012 Massachusetts

    Trying lost abbey's inferno ale this fine Easter, followed by abcs from jack's abby! Cheers!
     
    #4 PatriotsRule, Mar 31, 2013
  5. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Happy Easter, believers and nonbelievers :wink:!
    Sunny time, LI reporting in. Beautiful day - comfortably cool, mostly sunny...
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    No better way than to start the day with an Allagash Curieux...
    2013 bottling. Hope you don't mind me slipping this one through the net - it's new to me this year...
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    As I updated my review, I realized that this beer never slips. Allagash has created an amazing drink here. It's right up there with Westmalle (*cue angel chorus*) and Karmeliet, but I tend to think of it differently because its been barrel-aged (*cut to: rowdy angelic choir*). So good... Delicious, boozy, pale fruits forward. An indulgence for sure.

    My wife picked up People, Hell and Angels, a recent (posthumous) Hendrix "album" for me this Easter (yes, we give each other Easter baskets... lol).
    So I'm pairing my Curieux with a little bit o' Jimi this fine Easter Sunday morning...

    Let 'er rip!

    BTW, neither of these tracks is on the album - its just where the album led me...:slight_smile:

    Peace!
     
    #5 Greywulfken, Mar 31, 2013
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  6. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    #6 Bitterbill, Mar 31, 2013
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  7. manutdfan

    manutdfan Initiate (0) May 25, 2012 Florida

    Like many people today, i will be drinking the Iron Throne while watching Game of Thrones tonight, got a fresh growler of Abner for the daytime
     
    #7 manutdfan, Mar 31, 2013
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  8. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hello and Happy Easter fellow NBS'ers. Getting some outside cleanup done, a burnpile and general grab what the winds blew while drinking from a growler that is just the definition of local goodness. I am inside now for a moment, trusting the brisk wind hasn't caught the pile and lit the woods, haha. Hope you also have a Great American Beer in your glass. Cheers!

    Kroovy, baby


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  9. NiceTaps

    NiceTaps Pooh-Bah (2,138) Nov 21, 2011 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    New American IPA Easter Sunday ******

    Greetings and Happy Easter!

    It looks like I'm in early today thanks to this beauty: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1199/58914/?ba=NiceTaps

    I wanted a sessionable IPA for Easter so I could enjoy the day and the beer w/o feeling the effects. All Day Ipa found me this holiday and I'll find a place for it in the beer fridge, it's a keeper.

    As for the weather here at the Jersey Shore, it's just more of same drawn out long Winter-like Spring; cool, cloudy, rain on the way later today.

    Cheers!
     
    #9 NiceTaps, Mar 31, 2013
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  10. LampertLand

    LampertLand Grand Pooh-Bah (3,163) Nov 2, 2011 Canada (BC)
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    NEW IMPERIAL MILK/SWEET STOUT

    Happy Easter NBS and it's a lovely day here on the Canadian side of the PNW , warm almost 60 F,
    mild wind , pleasant day to be outside enjoying a beer on the patio while enjoying a great weekend so far , tried a couple of brews this weekend and only one new beer among them to report on ,
    Salt Spring Is. Ales 'Creme Brulee Imperial Vanilla Stout'
    my take http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4724/91840/?ba=LampertLand
     
    #10 LampertLand, Mar 31, 2013
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  11. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Really interesting one!
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    #11 DrStiffington, Mar 31, 2013
  12. GRPunk

    GRPunk Pooh-Bah (1,841) Apr 5, 2007 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    New Coffee Stout from the Great Lakes State

    Spring Break!!! Ooouuuwww!!!

    West MI is sporting semi-cloudy skies with temps on the mid-40's.

    Having a great Easter. Went up the Lakeshore for a family Easter Egg Hunt and lunch. Got in a decent run. Time for fun with the kids in the yard. Now on to a tasty brew from TC before wrapping up the night with a marathon catch-up of "Girls" (semi-guilty pleasure) with my awesome wife.

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16503/46331/?ba=GRPunk

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    Thanks to all who keep this great thread running every week!
     
    #12 GRPunk, Mar 31, 2013
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Greetings fellow NBSers! A bright, sunny, warm day here in the Fourth Corner with temps pushing 70. It's Opening Day for our National Pasttime, the long darkness is over! The Astros move into the AL West this year, almost guaranteeing that local 9 won't be last this year. And my friemd is in Alaska for roller derby, so I get to spend a couple days with my "nephew", the Mastiff/Rottweiller mix, we've had a good walk so far, with more ahead of us.

    My first entry is a nice little Pils from a regional brewery that's finally starting to show up around me with some regularity:http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22536/83243/?show_hads=N

    On a side note, I would like to thank all of you for comments and notes of support last week, they were all much appreciated.
     
    #13 BBThunderbolt, Mar 31, 2013
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  14. mecummins

    mecummins Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2012 Illinois

    It's finally a sunny, warmish, windy day here in Chicago. Really a lovely Easter Sunday to spend with the nephew & family. We're eagerly awaiting the arrival of my niece (although I think my poor SIL is more egars than any of us for the kid to be born.).

    We're doing a family bottle share and my contribution was Spiteful's Burning Bridges.

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30454/89018/?ba=mecummins
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    #14 mecummins, Mar 31, 2013
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  15. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    NEW FRUIT BEER SUNDAY​
    Greetings, fellow NBSers,​
    It's 65 degrees on a bright, sunshiny day in the largest city between Seattle and Minneapolis. As I was up quite late last night, I happily slept in today, took my time eating a late breakfast and tackled some chores. Making some headway, I decided it was time for a beery reward - a canned collaboration between Maui Brewing Co. and Dogfish Head:​
    I seem to have liked it more than most. While I admit to usually avoiding fruit beers, I found it a refreshingly different beer. Now for a local IPA growler!​
     
    #15 woemad, Mar 31, 2013
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  16. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I swung by my friend Justin's house earlier with my nephew Gunner, and he took a break from yard work and we split this bottle. Neither of us were impressed in the least, and I'm wondering how this mess gets such high scores here on BA. If you need proof of grade inflation in ratings, this beer is it: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/56842/?ba=beertunes
     
    #16 BBThunderbolt, Mar 31, 2013
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  17. mixed_master7

    mixed_master7 Initiate (0) May 16, 2012 Florida

    Hello NBSers!

    Started the day off with this before/during dinner. Nice to see BA Bigfoot finally in stores around here:

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    And of course ill be opening my Iron Throne during the premiere tonight.

    Edit: beer on the left is the first taste of my homebrew imperial stout before it hits secondary.

    Cheers!
     
    #17 mixed_master7, Apr 1, 2013
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  18. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    #18 BBThunderbolt, Apr 1, 2013
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  19. mrhartounian

    mrhartounian Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2009 Massachusetts

    Started with a bomber of Love Buzz, then a founders imperial stout. Finishing up with this.....

    http://imgur.com/SmrGmFW



    Ahhhh Bigfoot (2011)
     
    #19 mrhartounian, Apr 1, 2013
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  20. JoeyBeerBelly

    JoeyBeerBelly Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2006 New York

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    Happy Easter and Happy NBS to all...​
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    Spent Easter with family and had a very nice time on a fairly nice day here on Long Island.​
    I drank ginger ale and water until just a little while ago when I opened this beer...​
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    CHEERS!​
     
    #20 JoeyBeerBelly, Apr 1, 2013
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