What beer are you drinking now? #3434

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  1. TCgenny

    TCgenny Grand Pooh-Bah (3,555) May 26, 2021 New York
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    Where is the St Pats Guinness perfect pour happening?
     
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  2. Prager62

    Prager62 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,292) May 7, 2010 Colorado
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    Revolution Brewing Double Barrel V.S.O.D. filled 01-04-2018. Still packing a wonderful boozy 17.8% stiff arm!



     
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  3. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    A short pour from Ölōgy - “Fixed Income”, an imperial stout with peanuts, caramel and nougat:

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    True to the flavors…outstanding!
     
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  4. TCgenny

    TCgenny Grand Pooh-Bah (3,555) May 26, 2021 New York
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    All around great post, both super good… Heady is really delic, hard to come by for most, is the legend. Finally a review I understand , more importantly you got your points across in a fun way.. Sip is no slouch, my go to while operating a forklift or dental drill. Cheers!
     
    #24 TCgenny, Mar 16, 2022
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  5. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    The bar owner here has an account with MBC. She told me she asked repeatedly for this keg, which she got - I love MBC on tap - Cheers!
     
    #25 DoctorZombies, Mar 16, 2022
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  6. tolar111

    tolar111 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,094) Aug 17, 2008 New York
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    Right now, I'm drinking the last Bell's Black Hearted

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  7. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    ......enjoying a Penrose Taproom IPA.....gorgeous spring day....some of my lovely brides roadkill skulls.....such a wonderful collection.....
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    ......enjoy what's in yer glass and fills yer ears......
     
    #27 ZebulonXZogg, Mar 16, 2022
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  8. tolar111

    tolar111 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,094) Aug 17, 2008 New York
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    Power's Pub in CP, it's an old Tory Tavern. Probably early evening, haven't gotten the details yet, I've been studying the video
     
    #28 tolar111, Mar 16, 2022
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  9. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    Goddamn it. After over a year of receiving no bites on ISO Heady posts, you’ve convinced me I’m going to just have to drive to VT for a case. I try to forget how glorious Heady is, but there’s really nothing like it.
     
    #29 JayORear, Mar 16, 2022
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  10. Beerspeakspeoplemumble

    Beerspeakspeoplemumble Devotee (371) Sep 12, 2021 Connecticut

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    Nicest day of the year so far in my neck of the woods.

    Taking full advantage by punching out early & procrastinating yard work. Cheers peeps!
     
    #30 Beerspeakspeoplemumble, Mar 16, 2022
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  11. JayORear

    JayORear Grand Pooh-Bah (3,058) Feb 22, 2012 California
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    The other problem here in PA is that hardly anyone refrigerates them.
     
    #31 JayORear, Mar 16, 2022
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  12. TCgenny

    TCgenny Grand Pooh-Bah (3,555) May 26, 2021 New York
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    Place looks great!
     
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  13. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Hello Advocates! Thanks kindly @Roguer for striking up todays thread...and the band played on! I'm tired from 3 late nights in a row but I managed to run 4.1 road miles today OUTDOORS!! 1st time since last Nov. and it was 51F, windy, partly sunny and splashy with lots of snow melt but I didn't get splashed by any vehicles so that's cool. Sooo nice to get off of the treadmill and do some hills in both directions.
    *Right now: Summit Frost Line Rye with Turtle Kitten. This is a very affordable & beautiful brew with a well designed, enthusiastic and handsome citrus rind/black tea bitterness and malt wave that is very easy drinking. Cheers! Keep on smiling!!
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    #33 LesDewitt4beer, Mar 16, 2022
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  14. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Perhaps one day these two breweries (and Treehouse) will drop in Chicago and I can compare firsthand. To me Melrose and this beer are my favorite IPAs, and if I had regular fresh access to either would always be in my refrigerator at all times. Fat Heads would be right up there, but they stop short of our border.

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    Perhaps the lack of early morning activity is due to people getting locked out of their accounts like I was to start the day (notification stated BA received a bounceback email and thus my account was locked). Almost jeopardized my Cal Ripken-esque streak since the outbreak of COVID on WBAYDN. Still have several years to pass his streak count.

    Cues Crowded House

     
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  15. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
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    Citra Dog on Thursday beautiful day. Cheers!

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  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    While I agree that Heady is not what we consider a NEIPA now, I could see an argument being made that it heavily influenced the style. I remember my first pour of Heady having CHUNKS of sediment in it. That being said, it is a divine beer. Second to none.
     
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  17. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I think I agree with literally every opinion you offered.

    -They're not NEIPAs. They're both wonderfully bitter. Lawson's, HF, and The Alchemist produced what I (and many others) consider to more properly be proto-NEIPAs, primarily due to that wonderfully soft mouthfeel, as well as an explosive and fruity hop expression. But the other characteristics we associate with NEIPAs, primarily low bitterness (and later, the absolute murk bombs which took over the style - Heady, again, opened the door, but it looks nothing like what followed), just aren't there. They're Vermont's unique take on WCIPAs (some people even refer to them as Vermont IPAs).

    -Heady is the more complex and rewarding beer, and demands more attention. That said, it makes SoS more of a daily drinker to me. Having more than one Heady in a sitting is a bold move, but having more than one SoS doesn't challenge me in the slightest - even though they clock in at the exact same ABV. I've ended a night with another Heady; it did not end well. :wink:

    -They each have a time and a place. SoS is somehow more "crushable," as discussed. I'm cooking and drinking? I don't want a beer I need to focus on, or take notes for a review. I want a beer that's delicious (which SoS certainly is), but I can grab and take a swig and then go back to cooking without pause. Heady doesn't lend itself to that environment as well.

    I had my first Heady in years (that long already???) at a pub outside Hartford recently (the owner apparently has connections with HF and The Alchemist), and even though it's supposedly been reformulated recently to be more dank, I found it just as rewarding - and challenging! - as ever. A truly phenomenal beer.

    I'm not complaining that I can get SoS pretty much any day of the week, though. :wink:
     
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  18. mickyge

    mickyge Grand Pooh-Bah (4,232) Nov 1, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Hey BAs
    Fortress of Solitude type of day
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    Happy Belated cake days to @Shanex and @ichorNet
    There was some discussion last night about Springsteen’s best album. I keep going back and forth between Darkness and Asbury Park

     
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  19. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Alewerks Irish Cream Spiced Ale
     
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  20. LarryV

    LarryV Grand Pooh-Bah (5,420) Jun 13, 2001 Massachusetts
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    Drinking Troeg's Hop Horizon IPA - the Freshest by date is illegible so I have no idea when this was bottled although I can discern 2022. It tastes pretty good though.

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    I don't have access to Heady, but I think Fiddlehead Second Fiddle is better than Sip of Sunshine. If I see them both, I will always go for the Fiddlehead. Not that Sip is bad, I just prefer Second Fiddle.
     
    #40 LarryV, Mar 16, 2022
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