What beer are you drinking now? #700

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  1. Kal

    Kal Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2012 England

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    #141 Kal, Sep 20, 2014
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  2. ocgasman

    ocgasman Crusader (400) Dec 29, 2013 California
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    Stout tasting last night with @TTC. My first time with DB Huna and it lived up to expectations, BOTN for me. Prop, BA Biscotti Break, and Mex Cake were also stellar. HF M&C and Hardywood Gingerbread Stout were major disappointments. M&C tasted infected.
     
    #142 ocgasman, Sep 20, 2014
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  3. jzeilinger

    jzeilinger Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,847) Dec 4, 2004 Pennsylvania
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    Sibling rivalry, one gets new clothes and now another has to have some also. Kids. :rolling_eyes:

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    In the Beer Garden listening to the master do his thing on the acoustic. :grimacing: (Sure wish I had a fraction of his chops!! :flushed:)

     
    #143 jzeilinger, Sep 20, 2014
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  4. mbeerdino21

    mbeerdino21 Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2013 New Jersey

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    This is a stock/file photo here cuz I'm locked in a life and death struggle with a growler of this monster. Thank god for the 2 great noon games. Settling in for a quality slate of late afternoon/night games. Hope I can stay conscious long enough to enjoy them. Won't bother you with anymore posts unless I break into something different. Enjoy your Saturday all. Cheers.
     
    #144 mbeerdino21, Sep 20, 2014
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  5. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Absolutely; that's not something I'd really considered. In my review, I pointed out that it's not quite a "stale cardboard" degradation of hops that I'm used to; but there is a prominence to the caramel malts, and not in a great way, that implies staleness.

    The wood is a great insight, as this implied staleness isn't making the beer undrinkable by any means, but it's just slightly off-putting (I also think of other wood-aged IPAs where the flavor may be familiar, but more agreeable - such as Burton Baton). Hence, I'd definitely like to try it fresher, and see if there's a difference; at 46 days, with this kind of IPA, I can't imagine it's significantly degraded, really.

    Thanks for the feedback!
     
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  6. Kword55

    Kword55 Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2013 New Jersey

    Moving on to the hoppy stuff now. Society & Solitude #7 in the new glass. I love the way the color pops. The beer is pretty damn good as well, lots of big citrusy hops. I just love Saturdays :rolling_eyes:

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    #146 Kword55, Sep 20, 2014
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  7. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
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  8. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

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    Gonna pop some stuff from this box I found on my doorstep, from @IrishColonial. Haven't tried Bible Belt, Bomb! or King Henry before. Excited about the KH.
     
    #148 Mantooth, Sep 20, 2014
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  9. PickleBucket29

    PickleBucket29 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 Illinois

    It's good to see the hometown brewery make WBAYDN!
     
    #149 PickleBucket29, Sep 20, 2014
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  10. shadyside

    shadyside Maven (1,270) Feb 27, 2011 Georgia

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  11. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Me, too- now that you put it that way :slight_smile:. Can't wait to see what you think.
     
    #151 TongoRad, Sep 20, 2014
  12. rpbuckeye

    rpbuckeye Pooh-Bah (2,825) Mar 29, 2011 Ohio
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    #152 rpbuckeye, Sep 20, 2014
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  13. slarrage

    slarrage Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Massachusetts

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  14. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    No problemo.

    Their theory is that the original beer would have had a touch of that character because the vats would be unevenly lined with pitch, and a small portion of wood would make contact with the beer. What they are doing these days is utilizing a hopback of sorts, stuffed with oak staves instead of hops. I find it's kind of a nice undercurrent if you know it's there.
     
    #154 TongoRad, Sep 20, 2014
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  15. TooGood

    TooGood Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2014 Minnesota

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    B. Nektar Kill All the Golfers, just fantastic all the way around. Love Caddyshack and this liquid in my glass! Cheers.
     
    #155 TooGood, Sep 20, 2014
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  16. BlueRogue

    BlueRogue Initiate (0) May 1, 2011 Maine

    I was planning to stop at Tributary Brewing on the way down to Boston yesterday to get a growler of the wet Hop Harvest they just put on Thursday night, but there wasn't enough time. So I drove down earlier today for it and stopped into Portsmouth Brewery for a couple of beers first.

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    Now I'm home drinking my Hop Harvest growler and watching the Michigan game. Tributary's fb page says it's brewed with fresh Centennial hops from Moxie, WA.

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    #156 BlueRogue, Sep 20, 2014
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  17. LagerCognoscenti

    LagerCognoscenti Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2013 England

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    A nice grapefruit tasting English (American style) IPA .
     
    #157 LagerCognoscenti, Sep 20, 2014
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  18. handcrafty

    handcrafty Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2013 Texas

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    From the release today. ****1/2/***** (Best Batch Yet)
     
    #158 handcrafty, Sep 20, 2014
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  19. aleckpa

    aleckpa Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2010 North Carolina

    These finally showed up in North Carolina. I don't know why, but these bottle make me laugh out loud. I know if other breweries were to make these, they'd charge at least $10+, whereas this was $7 and change. Anyway, this Florida-Bama game is pretty good, and hopefully it stays close (I don't care who wins, just want a good game). Cheers y'all!

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    #159 aleckpa, Sep 20, 2014
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  20. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    One thing I can't deny: it's an absolutely perfectly beautiful beer. I can't imagine a beer with a better overall appearance (although there are a handful of other beers to which I've given a perfect 5.0 in the category).

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    It may not show from any of my pictures, but it's a fantastic looking beer. (That pic was taken a good 8-10 minutes after topping off the head; that's how good the retention is.)
     
    #160 Roguer, Sep 20, 2014
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