What beer are you drinking now? #1575

Discussion in 'The Bar' started by SawDog505, Feb 11, 2017.

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  1. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Starting today with my favorite local Breakfast Stout. This thing smell like a pot of coffee the second it is cracked. Cheers All!
     
  2. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Morning BA's

    Remembering my Dad, who passed away on this day 31 years ago from cancer....miss you pops!

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  3. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    Double Mountain • Bourbon Chaos - Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

     
  4. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Good morning BA, have a great Saturday! Got some overtime work to do from home this weekend to meet some goals for Monday morning, will be splitting it up between today and tomorrow. I'll be happy once everything gets straightened out. I got 2 extra programs piled onto me last month. I'd rather not work on the weekend, but extra money is okay with me. I have been basically doing the work of 2 people for the last month and a half.

    Amazing DIPA! Glad I keep finding more singles of this. Flavors of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, papaya, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, and pine hops; moderate honey, light caramel, and lightly toasted biscuit malt sweetness; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, and peppery/spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium-plus bodied; balanced sticky/resinous hops and grainy/bready malt creaminess in the mouthfeel. Increasingly drying resin finish; minimal hop astringency. Just flat out incredible. Insanely bright and dank on hops; nice malt backbone without being sweet. Nice mix of earthy, citrusy, and tropical hop varieties.
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    Incredible batch this year. Flavors of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, cream, nutmeg, chile pepper, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, toasted brown bread, and light char. Light roast/spice/charred bitterness on the finish. Medium-full bodied; great creamy/silky mouthfeel, with some light sticky/chalky roast/spice notes as well. Lightly increasing dryness. Zero pepper heat. Balance is pretty much perfect between spices and stout flavors. Made sure to grab 2 6 packs this year. There might be some stil lingering around, will grab more if I see it.
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    Awesome Russian imperial stout, 2015 batch. Flavors of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, caramel, toffee, molasses, and light smoke/char malt; with a bit of raisin, prune, fig, date yeast fruitiness. Light vanilla, nutty, and herbal/spicy hop notes. Bittersweet balanced roast/char finish. Full bodied creamy/silky mouthfeel; a bit slick with some light chalky roasted dryness. Warming but smooth finish. I should get this more often, really classic tasting RIS all around. Older vintages sit on the shelf all over the place around here.
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    Revisiting this review after over 5 years, finally have access to the Fantome stuff again. This is fantastic! Aromas and flavors of big lemon, orange, peach, apricot, strawberry, pineapple, pear, apple, white pepper, clove, citrus peel, hay, straw, floral, grass, and funk; with some honey, cracker, bready malt balance. Moderate peppery yeast spice and light acidic/tangy tartness on the finish. Medium bodied; balanced bready/grainy malt, yeast/spice stickiness, and light acidity in the mouthfeel. Fairly crisp and refreshing. This wasn't as mind blowing as my 2011 review would indicate, but this is still incredible all around. Amazing yeast complexity and balancing malt character; while still remaining nicely drying, spicy, tart, and funky; despite having fairly modest carbonation. 4.3
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    Cheers

    New Mastodon album out next month, going to be amazing.


     
  5. kell50

    kell50 Pooh-Bah (2,334) Jul 25, 2007 North Carolina
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    Last night's damage with @qcbrewer. (Forgot to submit last nite)

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    Cheers BAs.
     
  6. Prager62

    Prager62 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,292) May 7, 2010 Colorado
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    Picked this up last night at the grocery store for $10.99. Release #73 is tasting thicker and more barrel forward than past batches I've had. I may have to go back and grab another. Time to get some things done around the house. Cheers to the weekend!

     
  7. dszok

    dszok Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2015 Pennsylvania

    I'll never turn down a vacation, but it's always nice coming home to your own bed. Cheers!

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  8. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Singlecut Eric More Cowbell with breakfast, getting ready for Six Nations rugby viewing at Tir Na Nog in Philly
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  9. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    Good morning, BAs! Saw that this was going to be my 4500th post. How have you guys dealt with the inanity for 4500 posts???
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    Oh? There's an ignore feature? Things are starting to make sense...

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    Feels like it's been a while since I did an early Saturday morning coffee stout. Definitely been a while since I had Rise Up R.I.S. from Evolution, inspired by the Lot 3 I had before Thursday's Caps game. This is a nice coffee beer, grab it if you get a chance!
     
  10. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    Great post man and picture! Cheers
     
  11. Barnoloid

    Barnoloid Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2015 Illinois

    Happy Saturday BAs!

    A fun weekend is on tap. Having friends over for our occasional 'Bad Movie Night' later. We've done quite a few but this time it is a classic of the B movie world - 'The Room'. I just finished reading The Disaster Artist and can't wait to rewatch this top notch cinematic masterpiece to pick up on the green screen cityscapes and mercurial directing work.

    To warm up for the day I am doctoring a 2015 KBS with a swirl of Blis BBA Maple Syrup. The old homemade CBS light version! Given that the coffee has fallen off a bit this is a little bit of a sweet kick to proceedings.

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    I am still lamenting the loss of my beloved KBS glass but I know a new one is in my near future

     
  12. Grupatre

    Grupatre Zealot (602) Sep 13, 2014 Michigan

    Last day of vacation !!![​IMG]
     
  13. Blackop555

    Blackop555 Pooh-Bah (1,706) Dec 12, 2016 Michigan
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    Drank one a week since this batch came out. Amazing how it has changed since less than a week old
     
  14. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Snow predicted the next 3 days, probably another foot or more coming, so I will milk this tasty treat the next few hours. Going to play in the snow with the kids in a little while. A rare day that we have nothing to do all day.
     
  15. 77apm

    77apm Pooh-Bah (1,844) Nov 10, 2013 Illinois
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    A little OJ to start the day here. Just got home from work to an Iowa care package on my doorstep, gonna be a great day indeed!
     
  16. RonaldTheriot

    RonaldTheriot Grand Pooh-Bah (3,749) Aug 11, 2008 Louisiana
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  17. CanConPhilly

    CanConPhilly Grand Pooh-Bah (4,421) May 17, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Happy Saturday, BAs! Didn't make it to Tired Hands this week, so subbing some shelf ipas into the rotation. Starting with this 9-day old pricey (but tasty) son of a bitch.
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  18. drunkenmess

    drunkenmess Pooh-Bah (2,668) Mar 27, 2015 Michigan
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    Morning juice today before getting things started.

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    Any one who can get ahold of this stuff wont be disappointed. Nice hidden gem getting alot of buzz around MI


    Also love their bottle style. Reminds me of olde school medicine bottles :wink:

    Cheers Geeks!
     
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  19. Lingenbrau

    Lingenbrau Grand Pooh-Bah (4,853) Apr 9, 2011 Oregon
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    Cheers to BVS Sr.! I'll have my first (much, much later) in your honor.
     
  20. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    [I failed. Do not like this. But last night had a Melvin Hubert Pale Ale, then a Bell's Two Hearted, moved on to the VERY tasty Fremont Lush IPA and then came full circle back to a Melvin 2x4. yummy. Now carry on with the winning drinking in live time. Nods in apology. I suck.]
     
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