What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3545

Thanks - been cooking for a long time. My daughter and her friends call me Cooker lol. I've had that nickname for years - since I used to make pizzas for her and her friends when she was young. I also did all the cooking for the family since my ex couldn't cook shit. They still call me Cooker to this day.

 

Wasn't into craft until 2015, but glad to have enjoyed the OG IPA, one of my favorite WC IPAs.

Was primarily a Jack Daniels drinker from high school (mid 1980s) until 2002. Mostly drank Jack either straight / neat or with Coke until the mid 1990s (switched to exclusively neat or on the rocks) and didn't notice the change from 90 to 86 proof in 1987. Definitely did notice the change from 86 to 80 proof in 2002. Still enjoyed my prior times with the brand, including a trip to Lynchburg.

However, it opened me to exploration where I discovered and enjoyed a wide range of bourbons and whiskeys, beginning with Maker's Mark and Woodford Reserve. One door closes, and if you keep your eyes open, many more may be at your reach.

 

King JJJuliusss
Tree House Brewing Company

 

My bourbon of choice the last few years. Truth is I have not met a bourbon I did not like.

 

Having a fine IPA with my pal...

 

I like most I've tried, but like beer shy away from the sweet offerings, with Jim Beam being the most widely known example.

I was "Maker's Mark" on my mid 2000s drinking team. Number 7 in honour of legendary drinker and ballplayer Mickey Mantle.

Autographed ball was gift from a friend of Mickey's I worked with long ago. He sadly passed over a decade ago, too young. RIP Bobby.

 

Heat Wave
Tree House Brewing Company

 

Waaaayyyy too hot to be outside much at all today. Watered all my nearly dead flowers and plants. Now drinking beer inside with the dogs.


King Sue ~ Toppling Goliath


Summer Sun ~ Matt Berry (Yep, that Matt Berry)

 

Cheers Beer Fam!

Hope you all are having an amazing day so far.

Decided to go with a classic today,
Belching Beaver “Deftones: Phantom Bride,” IPA.

 

This is a Sand City-Other Half collaboration, a superb DIPA, Double Infinity DayDream . Cheers!

 

New Juju. Cheers!

 

Finishing up the Jai Alai after dinner ...



Ribs came out great, the bark was delicious and they had just the right amount of smoke and tug. I added a good layer of finely crushed red pepper in the rub so they had a nice, pleasant spiciness as well. A little slaw and some greens rounded it out.

 

Tonight's Blind Battle Beer Tasting Lineup:

1) Karben4 Midwesty Pilsner (4.4%): A Czech-style pilsner from Wisconsin for flavors of pale malts, adjuncts, corn, and cracker. Bland. More like an American adjunct lager.
versus
2) Alaskan Pilsner (4.8%): A Czech-style pilsner from Alaska with flavors of pale malt, bread malt, light honey and buttery notes. A flat, smooth finish.

3) Falling Knife Hidden Temple (7.3% canned 2/18/22): A NEIPA from Minnesota for flavors of orange citrus, tangerine, pineapple, some plastic hop burn and astringency.
versus
4) Humble Forager Foggy Footpath IPA (8.0% canned 3/24/22): A NEIPA from Wisconsin with flavors of tangerine, guava, peach, and papaya. Complex flavors and a creamy, smooth mouthfeel.

5) Leinenkugal Dark Lager (4.9%): A European Dark lager from Wisconsin for flavors of dark malt, bittersweet cocoa, vanilla cream, and English black malt flavors. Light and clean.
versus
6) Surly Ghost Empire (5.5%): A European Dark Lager from Minnesota with flavors of caramel malt, toasted Munich malt. A rich, sweet malty profile.
(Correctly matched all 3 pairs blind)
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Winners:

2) Alaskan Pilsner: This one has a nice honey bread and buttery flavor to capture the Czech flavors. Maltier and lower carbonation as per usual for the Alaskan brewery. Not bad at all.

4) Humble Forager Foggy Footpath: A couple of older IPAs from the fridge. This one has a nice complex flavor profile, but what makes this beer stand out is the soft, creamy mouthfeel. I've seen them on the shelf. My first IPA from Humble Forager, and definitely won't be my last.

5) Leinenkugal's Dark Lager: This is one of the reportedly better Leinenkugal's beers. Agree that it's a good beer which is often hard for Leinenkugals to do. Enjoyable. Both were good, but Ghost Empire misses the style. Drinks more like a Marzen than a European Dark Lager.

 

Good gawd. Damn good looking ribs.

Cheers

 

Thanks - I have another 1/2 rack for tomorrow. There was a day when I could easily pack away a whole rack but nowadays it's a 1/2 rack. They were also pretty meaty ribs so they were filling. Cheers!

 

Pseudo Sue ~ Toppling Goliath


Another one for the heat.

I Melt With You ~ Modern English

 

Tasty looking ribs.