What beer are you drinking now? #2241

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  1. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Amazing batch this year. Aromas and flavors of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty dark roasted coffee, caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, cream, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coconut, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, and peppercorn. Light herbal, peppery, roast, char bitterness; and cinnamon, bourbon, oak spiciness on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full body. Very creamy, silky, velvety, rich amazing mouthfeel. Light sticky spice, chalky char/roast, oak tannins, and increasing dryness. No acrid/astringent flavors. Mildly increasing warmth of 10.8% and cinnamon spiciness; no barrel booziness. Dangerously smooth sipping. This is even better than I remember when I reviewed it 2 years ago. Pretty much perfect balance of rich malts, cocoa, coffee, spices, and barrel presence/integration. A lot silkier/velvety, and not as drying on spices. 4.35
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  2. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    This is some strong juice, a delicious IIIPA from the Veil, courtesy of @vabeerguy! Thank you, sir!
     
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  3. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah

    [​IMG] Had this last week before we went skiing and had a great day, so lets do it again. Great coffee stout, cheers all and see you all much later.
     
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  4. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Amazing as always. Aromas and flavors of huge raisin, plum, fig, cherry, date, pear, red apple, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, brown bread, and light clove/peppery yeast spice. Light peppery yeast/oak tannin spice on the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-plus bodied. Very smooth, creamy, silky, slick in the mouthfeel. Light spicy yeast/tannic oak dryness, never cloying. Incredible balance between the barrel and classic quad complexity. Minimal warming ABV, no barrel booze. Well attenuated and not overly sweet. One of my favorite BBA Quads of all time. Got my first 2018 pack last week, but still have a few 2017 around. I bought a lot of it last year, but also traded a lot of it away lol :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:.
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    Cheers



     
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  5. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    I started this morning with juice. Now it is time for coffee!
     
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  6. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Elvis juice - an American IPA from Brewdog and a cross post from NBS... go browse it for more thought and if you don’t want to ; your loss :wink:

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  7. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Insane NEDIPA as always. Aromas and flavors of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, and light pepper/pine hops; with moderate wheat, biscuit dough, light honeyed malt balance; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium-full bodied creamy, bready, grainy wheat/oats in the mouthfeel. Slight hop stickiness, with a touch of increasing lingering bitter dryness. Zero hop astringency. Dangerously drinkable for 9.3%, minimal warming ABV. One of the absolute best in the style I've had, smoothness is unmatched. Pure citrus/tropical fruit juice hop flavors, with a touch of dankness. Never overly sweet/heavy feeling on malts for the ABV; perfectly balanced. Super soft mouthfeel. Old Nation definitely has the best MI NEIPAs.
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  8. Spaten454

    Spaten454 Maven (1,496) Aug 23, 2012 Texas
    Society Trader

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  9. JoeBloe

    JoeBloe Pooh-Bah (2,051) Nov 16, 2007 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    I've been working 6 days a week lately with no end in sight - enjoying my buddy's home-brewed imperial porter (12% !) - this might be the extent of my xmas decor this year - fuck it !
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  10. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    Taste is of floral, spicy hops well integrated together. I also get a bit of grapefruit zest and something that tastes like peach blossoms smell. Fairly complex and these flavors blend well together. Just a small amount of bready malt but enough to offset the hops somewhat.
    A Pale Ale that another brewer might well call an IPA, which is just an observation on my part. It is a well crafted brew however labeled.
     
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  11. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Good morning, all! Alaskan Smoked Porter, vintage 2017. This is my 111th style tick. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em!

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    4.37/5 (rDev +5.3%)
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
    Crossposted from NBS.
     
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  12. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    Grillin' 'deez brats at 'da Lambeau Field, quick, once. 'Dose people here from Georgia sure look cold!
     
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  13. LifesAnesthesia

    LifesAnesthesia Pooh-Bah (1,602) Dec 17, 2014 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Cigar City Cubano Espresso - such an incredibly good brown ale
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  14. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Enjoying this excellent offering
    From CH Evans
    Cheers all
     
    #14 SABERG, Dec 9, 2018
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  15. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hey Sunday BA's

    Went to 39th Annual Tuba Christmas here in downtown Akron yesterday afternoon - always fun and festive! And some (dreaded) shopping afterwards and a dinner stop at Lock 15 Brewery

    Finishing up the Baby...short pour

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    Lake is frozen over pretty well - even on my channel with some moving water

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    lots of brass instruments!

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    the geezer and his chica

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  16. LongTaco15

    LongTaco15 Savant (1,200) Feb 4, 2016 Illinois
    Trader

    Mornin’ BA! Starting out with a Lumberjack Breakfast. This beer is incredibly good. The coffee and maple are spot on and not overpowering.
     
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  17. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Super special thanks to @thebeers for this one. What an amazing BB RIS, full of flavors yet surprisingly drinkable at 16.6%. Love it. Thanks for this, man!

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    #17 The_Kriek_Freak, Dec 9, 2018
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  18. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah

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  19. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Yeah, recycled pic, and yeah, one of my usuals - but I need coffee with my beer. Long day of work again. Ugh. Still...at least it's a Hotbox. cheers! Go Bears! Oh wait... the Rams? Shit.
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  20. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    My review #1500 coming to NBS via this.

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    Perennial's Coffee Abraxas.
     
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