What beer are you drinking now? #1160

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  1. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Wookey Jack
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    Xmas eve cheers!
     
    #361 HeartofMiami, Dec 25, 2015
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  2. MattyG85

    MattyG85 Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2010 Minnesota

    Tonight's lineup:

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    #362 MattyG85, Dec 25, 2015
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  3. tasterschoice62

    tasterschoice62 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,949) May 14, 2014 Rhode Island
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Just cause I can- I'm out on the deck again. Popped this beer with my feet up, closed my eyes, and pretended I was in a Florida Christmas for a few minutes...... Ahhh[​IMG]
     
    #363 tasterschoice62, Dec 25, 2015
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  4. Nugganooch

    Nugganooch Grand Pooh-Bah (4,480) Jan 13, 2011 California
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

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    This is incredible
    Merry Cheers BA!
     
    #364 Nugganooch, Dec 25, 2015
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  5. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Coop Ale Works - F5 IPA... Ya know, when in the Sooner state...
     
    #365 TonyLema1, Dec 25, 2015
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  6. TheGent

    TheGent Grand Pooh-Bah (4,235) Jun 29, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Pripps Bla Julol

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    #366 TheGent, Dec 25, 2015
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  7. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    What the h-e-double hockey stick, let's finish Christmas Eve off with a bang. I tried to talk Little O into Christmas BOMB!, but he insisted on the original. This is truly world-class. Enjoy the rest of your Christmas Eve, BA's.

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    #367 ovaltine, Dec 25, 2015
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  8. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Good evening BA, Merry Xmas Eve. 3rd annual holiday cellar cleanse has begun. I brought 5 6 packs of assorted things with me. Starting off:

    Excellent IPA. Flavors of huge apricot, mango, melon, grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, and pine hops; with some moderate honey/toasty/bready maltiness, and herbal/grassy hop earthiness. Good sized pine/citrus rind bitter finish; with lasting hop resins on the mouthfeel with no lingering astringency. Light touch of creaminess as well. Just all around delicious with a ton of great hop complexity!
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    Always amazing. Just have 1 left to drink, then I can get a fresh pack before I go home. Bright hop flavors of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, and pine; with some light honey/caramel/bready maltiness; and a balanced sticky/resinous hop bitter finish. Nice amount of dryness. I think I might prefer this over Head Hunter now for my Ohio IPA favorites.
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    2014 edition, didn't get any this year due to no state distro. WOW!!!! Huge milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, fudge, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, and light coconut. Some noticeable dark fruit/molasses notes are present now as well, that weren't there fresh. Light roast bitterness and bourbon/oak spice; with a bittersweet creamy/silky medium-full bodied mouthfeel. Damn this is fantastic after a year of age now. All of the flavors have better balance/integration, and the mouthfeel feels much more creamy/silky than my review notes state. I hope it reaches distro next year.
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    3 year old Blackout. Tasting really excellent! Big flavors of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, caramel, brown sugar, and lightly nutty maltiness; with some light-moderate notes of raisin, plum, and licorice complexity. Bittersweet balanced finish; with medium-full bodied creaminess and light roasted malt chalky/stickiness in the mouthfeel. A very classic tasting Russian Imperial Stout to the standard English style. Delicious fresh or aged. I re-reviewed this same vintage a year ago, and it is still has a lot of the same complexity it had then. Zero notes of oxidation or other detrimental character.
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    Cheers!



     
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  9. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Pulling from the cellar. '13 WootStout. Wow, this is tasting great right now. Definitely aging nicely. Making dinner and getting ready to wrap presents! Cheers!

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    #369 Beersnake, Dec 25, 2015
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  10. theschmooz

    theschmooz Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2013 Florida

    Nothing says Christmas Eve quite like a nekkid Russian Brown bear. Really enjoying this Nikolai Vorlauf IRS from Funky Buddha's Little Buddha Small Batch Series. Hope all of you have a great holiday, cheers...[​IMG]
     
    #370 theschmooz, Dec 25, 2015
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  11. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
    Society Pooh-Bah

    ... and this one seemed appropriate. Had it at brewery last year as a part of their "full metal jacket" flight, figuring it'd be something to get through (not a huge winter warmer guy). But actually liked it fairly well. So when I saw the bottle around here recently, I said, why not? Plus it was brewed on my mom's birthday (about a month ago).
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    Marley's Lament, Christmas Ale with spices. Spices work really well with this - I'm guessing red ale. Light berry-like sweetness with cinnamon and nutmeg, maybe some clove. Maybe a tad light in body, but that's actually a good thing for me now, right after dinner.
     
    #371 cjgiant, Dec 25, 2015
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  12. DSWeller

    DSWeller Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2015 Iowa

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    FRESH HOP 2015
    CITRA PILS
    BEER STYLE: Single-hopped pilsner
    ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 5%
    CHARACTERISTICS: Bright and citrusy fresh hop flavor in an experimental German-style Pilsner. Brewed with 100% whole cone Citra hops.

    Saw this at the grocery store today. Fantastic take on a Pilsner. Love the Citra Hops in this. Cheers!
     
    #372 DSWeller, Dec 25, 2015
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  13. M-Fox24

    M-Fox24 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,941) Mar 17, 2013 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

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    #373 M-Fox24, Dec 25, 2015
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  14. dianimal

    dianimal Savant (1,006) Apr 18, 2012 California

    Hey! My kids are getting a lot of those same gifts. :slight_smile:
     
    #374 dianimal, Dec 25, 2015
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  15. cjohns73

    cjohns73 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2010 Delaware

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    Some tastings at the in-laws for the Eve. Merry Christmas all!
     
    #375 cjohns73, Dec 25, 2015
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  16. Franziskaner

    Franziskaner Grand Pooh-Bah (5,662) May 27, 2005 Missouri
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    This reminds me of lapsang souchong tea which I have recently grown fond of:
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    #376 Franziskaner, Dec 25, 2015
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  17. stephens101

    stephens101 Pooh-Bah (2,778) May 5, 2006 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah

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    #377 stephens101, Dec 25, 2015
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  18. alexanderplatz

    alexanderplatz Pundit (995) Jul 5, 2015 Kentucky

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    #378 alexanderplatz, Dec 25, 2015
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  19. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Kids went for ice cream and I had my own idea for a NYC dessert
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    Hill Farmstead Twilight of the Idols
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    Hill Farmstead Susan IPA

    Xmas eve cheers (again)!
     
    #379 HeartofMiami, Dec 25, 2015
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  20. Bonna

    Bonna Zealot (672) Apr 20, 2012 Illinois

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    BCBS 2015--one of my favorites!! Merry Christmas and Cheers BA friends!
     
    #380 Bonna, Dec 25, 2015
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