What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #2711

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  1. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Have a good Monday. I got a nice 12 hour sleep last night, as I was awake for over 24 hours prior to that with my new HDD and other stuff. Hoping to be a regular day of gaming and other things. Hope I get a job call back today since I applied to some over the weekend. Got a bit of snow since I've been asleep. Should be getting some more today according to the radar.

    Surly Abrasive. Amazing as usual this year, glad they are in the state now. Aromas and flavors of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness. Good sized pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; balanced creamy/bready malt and sticky/resinous/rindy hops in the mouthfeel. Moderate increasing resin dryness; minimal lingering hop astringency. Fantastic Citra showcase. Supper juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. Would get another pack if still around.
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    Cheers

     
    #1 superspak, Mar 23, 2020
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  2. Jasonja1474

    Jasonja1474 Savant (1,100) Oct 15, 2018 Tennessee
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    @superspak good luck on the job hunting. I can only imagine how hard it is right now but I know it’ll work out.
     
    #2 Jasonja1474, Mar 23, 2020
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  3. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Amazing NETIPA as usual this year. Aromas and flavors of huge tangerine, white grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, pepper, and pine hops; with moderate wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honeyed malt balance; and herbal, floral, grassy hop earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation, and medium-plus body; very creamy/bready/grainy malt and some sticky hops in the mouthfeel. Slight resins/rinds, increasing bitter dryness, no hop astringency. Mildly increasing warmth of 10.08%. Dangerously smooth/soft, not aggressive. Amazing Citra, Chinook, Crystal hop profile. Super juicy and fairly dank hop complexity; balanced creamy/bready wheat/oat backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. Hope they keep releasing it in the future.
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    Cheers

    Working on learning this on my 8 string right now.
     
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  4. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Day off and I am in charge of kids doing at home schooling, first of many. Cheers
     
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  5. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] This stuff 10 days old is awesome.
     
    #5 SawDog505, Mar 23, 2020
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  6. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    Portion control because let's face it, it is a bit early.
     
    #6 The_Kriek_Freak, Mar 23, 2020
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  7. rudiecantfail

    rudiecantfail Pooh-Bah (1,927) Aug 9, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I'm having a Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. I was excited for this one. It's a cherry bomb. The aroma is overwhelming cherry candy. The palate is dominated by cherry candy flavor, but it isn't as overwhelming as the nose. It's really a one trick pony and that trick is cherry. There's some faint wheat in the taste, but not enough to even identify it as a wheat beer.
     
    #7 rudiecantfail, Mar 23, 2020
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  8. Scotchboy

    Scotchboy Pooh-Bah (2,990) Dec 7, 2010 Idaho
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    Good luck with the kiddos at home!
     
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  9. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    “Decided” to take some time off. Crappy cold and rainy day out there, so a little brunch beer seemed a comforting thing to do.
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    This follows the norm: the beers are better on their own versus mixed.
     
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  10. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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  11. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    So I was scheduled to retire May 1st, and found out Friday that it would be my last day (boss asked me if I'd like to leave early). Didn't really think about it this weekend, but not having to go in this morning and here I am on a Monday morning drinking a big beer. As @TheIPAHunter would say Larrrrge. Mrs. Ozone (the PBR drinking wife) still at work braving the elements. Pretty sure she knows the condition she'll find me in when she gets home. Cheers.
     
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  12. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Well, the timing here for you is near perfect, so happy retirement @AdmiralOzone !
    Stay safe, keep drinking great beer, and see you around here... more? Cheers!
     
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  13. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    I’ve been spending the last couple of days of forced lockdown doing various chores and more chores. We are still only allowed to go out for errands, medical appointments or those that work in very essential fields for the country. Having a local pale ale, cheers all.

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  14. scream

    scream Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2014 Wisconsin
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    Congrats on your retirement and enjoy !
     
    #14 scream, Mar 23, 2020
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  15. AZBeerDude72

    AZBeerDude72 Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2016 Arizona

    Congrats!! :beers:
     
    #15 AZBeerDude72, Mar 23, 2020
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  16. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (5,137) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    First day working from home. Coffee to start it off.
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  17. ElGabRyan

    ElGabRyan Initiate (0) May 10, 2013 New Jersey

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  18. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Enjoy your retirement! I'm sure enjoying mine.
     
    #18 lordofthewiens, Mar 23, 2020
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  19. JoeBloe

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

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    One thing I've noticed in our quarantine is a shortage of tofu, of all things. Except for us vegans, who the hell eats that stuff? Whatever, there is none to be found in Las Cruces.
    Consoling myself with the baby while I wait for the pool guy to come fix the heater.

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    #20 lordofthewiens, Mar 23, 2020
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