What beer are you drinking now? #1370

Well, the heat of the day has finally cooled and I'm winding down with a fresh new can of Stone Go To. I haven't had Go To in two years and it's surprisingly still as good as I remember it. I still think it's one of the best session IPAs on the market.

 

Good morning @Roguer ! Starting the thread like Boogie Joe the Grinder! Cheers Slainte mhath (slan'che va)

 

Every time I have a Stone beer it's like falling in love with hops for the first time.

 

Omnipollo • Hypnopompa

 

Greetings!

If you still have free time by the time you see this, The Three Judges in Glasgow is a good place to spend a few hours exploring Cask Ale. IIRC it's located on Byres Road. If a bit wider travel is on your agenda there's train service to the Lake District (maybe 2 hrs one way). There's also Edinburgh for a great overnight day trip. If you make it there don't miss seeing the castle. Also, just outside the gates to the castle there's the Whisky Heritage Center (which includes a bar facility in the building so that if you develop a powerful thirst for a wee dram.... But a warning, their selection is so large you may find yourself taking 45 min to make a choice, even if you (and your Wallet) decide to have more than one....

 

Cool.... Where did you find the cans??

 

Wegman's.

 

good morning!

 

Cheers!

 

(from last night, but worthy of a post here...)

...aaand just like that, the journey ended on a relatively high note of the tad too sweet, but best Dark Lord variant I've had yet.

It's been 3 years, almost to the date, since I started going after the Beer Advocate Top 250 and @newbeeraday joined the journey a year into it. We both finished the list together last night. What an incredible journey, having met so many great people along the way, tried so many amazing beers, and enjoyed so many awesome shares. Couldn't have done it without the help of so many people, allowing me to complete the list without having visited a single brewery or attended any beer festival.



Cheers!

 

For a change, my son woke me up this morning. Of course, he should, as he's excited with today being his seventh birthday. This one is the early beer in his honor.

Birthday music for dad

 

Just seemed appropriate . . .



Light yellow with bright white cap and fine lacing. Rich malt and floral hops, very pleasant perfume. Rich malt without being strong or cloying, hint of sweetness with an overall impression of freshness.

Taste: Malt forward with hops singing the high notes. Rich without being heavy, complex without being complicated, malt with a touch of sweetness and hops with a touch of spice. Very clean finish with malt and hops skipping hand in hand all the way. No hint of bitterness in the finish, just a nice, pleasant fading away. Full enough, rich enough, balance hits it right on the mark.

Very pleasing beer suitable for anytime of the year. Just wish I could get it in cans

 

Rise and shine! Gonna be a hot one today in the Cedar Valley, with heat indeces over 100°F. I'm thinking it might be a good day to spend indoors. At the thrift store. What could possibly go wrong?


¡Carpe mañana!

 

Family Values goes great with a little family time.



Also, a couple (literally 2) pictures from our trip to Westbrook Brewery yesterday. Unfortunately, the Mexican Cake bottles were a little too expensive for me, but I got this beaut: Mexican Cupcake, a session strength version of Mexican Cake. If this is any indication of what it's big brother is like, it must be amazing!



Also, some barrels for all you barrel aficionados:

 

Congratulations on completing a quest for which I have neither time nor balls nor money!

 

Good morning BAs! My lowest rating for a Terrapin beer went out this morning:



And I didn't change IMGUR, IMGUR was changed when I logged on yesterday.

 

If you right click on the picture on imgur and choose "copy image address," and then paste that in the image tab, it should work. it's been working for me

 

The carmel really rounds this one out....