What beer are you drinking now? #925

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  1. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    I've noticed ramps getting a lot of attention around here lately... :astonished:
    Coming soon? "What Ramp Are You Eating Now?" :stuck_out_tongue: lol
     
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  2. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    nice and hearty start to the Sunday. Cheers BA

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  3. Highbrow

    Highbrow Pooh-Bah (1,770) Jan 7, 2011 California
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  4. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    Usually only do NBS on Sundays, but was cleaning up the beer fridge a bit and this was sitting in the back since November. I loved it when purchased, so grabbed it out, and the addition of #properglassware made it photo-worthy. But who to share it with...
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    ... the photo, not the beer-someone called dibs already. Cheers and hope to see some of you on NBS later!
     
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  5. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Good morning, BAs, and happy New Beer Sunday!

    As I guessed, I didn't get a chance to post my FW BA Horizontal from last night, so I'm going to bend the rules a little bit and post what I was drinking last night. (But I have a beer lined up for NBS, so I'll be back quite soon!)

    The fight was a little disappointing, but the beer was not. We had our regular beer trio, plus a couple extra friends to help out. I swapped styles each round, to try to assist in keeping palates relatively fresh (plus water and great food help).

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    1 - Double DBA

    This was beautiful as always, and was a clear favorite with one drinker.

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    2 - Velvet Merkin

    A little fizzy, but very smooth.

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    3 - Abacus

    Probably the most impressive beer for the couple who had never had any of these brews. Then again, they really liked everything, so.... :stuck_out_tongue:

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    4 - XVII Anniversary

    At this point, you can see I'm leaving some folks behind. :flushed: Don't worry; every person got to try every beer, but I wanted to keep the pour pace up to time the finale with the headline fight.

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    5 - Stickee Monkee

    This might have been my favorite of the bunch, at least after aging at least a year. It was probably the smoothest overall, despite being one of the highest in ABV.

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    6 - Parabola

    The boxes have piled up, the bottles are lined up, the fight is...really disappointing. But the beer is not. Even with a year, I still think this brew is a little "hot," so I'm thinking that's just part of the character of Parabola. Year-old Parabola seems as hot as fresh BCBS to me.

    So after all that, I think I was most pleasantly surprised by Stickee Monkee. Everything aged - granted, only a year - quite well, with only the barest hints of oxidation on a couple brews (you really had to look for it). Of all the stouts (or stout-based, in the case of XVII), I think Parabola was the best, but Merkin represented itself quite well. XVII seemed much richer and more chocolatey fresh and on tap; the barleywine components seemed to come through much more in this bottle.

    I think, on this night, with a year or more on each, I'd rank them approximately: Monkee, Abacus, Parabola, DDBA, Merkin, XVII. It was a great night with great food and beer and sports, even if the fight didn't live up to the hype.

    Cheers, BAs; be back in a second with what I'm drinking now, and I thank you for indulging me. :grinning:
     
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  6. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    ....and drinking now, as promised:

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    Mort Subite Kriek

    I'm a sucker for Kriek.

    Happy Spring, BAs!

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    #26 Roguer, May 3, 2015
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  7. MasterPenguins

    MasterPenguins Pundit (985) May 16, 2014 North Carolina

    Always gotta drink at least one fresh!

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    Best batch right out of the gate by a land slide! FFF has obviously done some tinkering with the recipe this year, and dialed back the sweetness pretty substantially! Don't get me wrong though it is still crazy sweet when it comes to an RIS.

    Cheers!!!
     
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  8. ptrck_nl

    ptrck_nl Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2015 Netherlands

    Double Bastard

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  9. Hopportunistic

    Hopportunistic Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2013 North Carolina

    Good Sunday morning, BAs... Hit the bottle store yesterday and found a Ruination 2.0, which my liver has been itching to sample. While I liked the original, this is delicious, too. I doff my chapeau to Stone, a brewery which never seems to fail to deliver the goods. Cheers !!!!!!



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  10. Boca-X

    Boca-X Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Missouri

    Wedding was a blast yesterday...nursing my excess with something light today while I wait for the 1:00 game.

    Cheers to your Sunday BA!

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    This spin is dedicated to Greywulfken :wink::sunglasses:

     
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  11. Prager62

    Prager62 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,292) May 7, 2010 Colorado
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    Cappuccino Stout from a mason jar while potting some flowers for the patio. Proper motivation on a gorgeous Sunday morning!

     
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  12. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Having a Floridian from Funky Buddha.
    Nice treat from my travelling spouse.
    Cheers
     
    #32 SABERG, May 3, 2015
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  13. spacecake9

    spacecake9 Pooh-Bah (2,202) Apr 26, 2014 Illinois
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  14. belvedere86

    belvedere86 Pooh-Bah (1,716) Apr 1, 2013 Belgium
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    Cheers BA!

     
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  15. mabermud

    mabermud Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2006 Washington

    Growler of Alpine Brewing, Nelson...
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  16. Mantooth

    Mantooth Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2011 North Carolina

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    Time to start drinking. Happy Sunday, geeks.

     
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  17. cookiequiz

    cookiequiz Savant (1,119) Apr 15, 2013 California

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    manna from heaven
     
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  18. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    A little farmhouse Sunday action.

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    Cheers!
     
    #38 lambpasty, May 3, 2015
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  19. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Well, finishing and reviewing my Gluttony - a really great big beer...
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    Actually a pretty outstanding ale (<-- review) - not surprising coming from Midnight Sun...
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    Some eats to accompany that second pour...
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    Bacon-wrapped shrimp... :sunglasses:
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    Hey, it's called "Gluttony" not "Temperance" :rolling_eyes: lol :stuck_out_tongue:

     
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  20. beerserks

    beerserks Crusader (458) Oct 19, 2010 Texas

    Prairie Apple Brandy Barrel Noir. So damn good.
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    Cheers everyone!!
     
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