What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3944

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  1. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAs! The rain is beating on my roof and it looks like I'll be spending another day in the garage.

    Today's New Breakfast Beer is New To Me but was a Rare Beer Club selection from Hoppin' Frog back in 2018:

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    Bourbon Barrel Aged BORIS BUFF – from Hoppin’ Frog. 12 oz bottle picked up at the brewery (Rare Beer Club from 2018). In reefer at store, purchased 02/08/23, $ 12.73 (Including tax), $ 1.06/fl oz. Reviewed 08/08/23 (Review 3145). Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
    Undated bottle. Stored at 34 degrees at home. Served at 59.7 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature was 63.5 degrees F.
    Appearance – 4.
    First pour – Deep Brown (SRM 30), barely translucent.
    Body – Black (SRM 40), opaque. Under direct light, same. When rear lite, same.
    Head: Small (Maximum 0.8 cm, aggressive center pour), copper, high density, quickly contracting to a 0.15 cm crown and no cap.
    Lacing – None.
    Aroma – 4 – Very weak roasted malt and bourbon. No yeast, no hops. No ethanol (9.4 % ABV according to the label).
    Flavor – 4.25 – Begins slightly sweet but basically BORIS. No yeast, no hops. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. Moderate gastric burning but otherwise very smooth.
    Palate – 4 – Full; creamy; soft carbonation.
    Final impression and summation: 4 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated container) Does the picture on the label hint at the origin of the barrels or is it totally spurious? I’m not a connoissseur of bourbon and am sure I miss many nuances, but at five plus years old, this is getting long in the tooth (Do buffalo get long in the tooth?). Not bad as a one-off but overpriced as a routine drinking beer.
    Rating 4.1, rDev -5.3%
     
    #1 Ozzylizard, Aug 8, 2023
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  2. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Good day @Ozzylizard while assumed fairly good, many people have been complaining about steep prices of Hoppin’ Frog or another one “Clown Shoes”. Both might have been available online to me but for over 25€ a bomber I passed on them.

    Drinking 3 Monts:

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    Cheers.

     
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  3. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    25 euros a bomber seems pretty steep to me as well - must be the shipping. Around here (about 100 miles from the brewery) they're about 12 $ a bomber and 4-6 $ for most of the 16 fl oz cans. When I'm in Germany next summer maybe I'll bring you some if we can schedule a meet.
     
    #3 Ozzylizard, Aug 8, 2023
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  4. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Key Lime Pie Gose
    Westbrook Brewing Co.
     
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  5. Peach63

    Peach63 Pooh-Bah (2,442) Jul 17, 2019 New York
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    Thanks for the kick off @Ozzylizard . Constant rain in my neck of the woods too. :angry:

    So, drinking a fairly decent Italian Lager.

    Peroni Nastro Azzurro.

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  6. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Tripel Karmeliet - cheers all and Ozzylizard I appreciate and take the offer, we’ll see what we manage by then.

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    Cheers!
     
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  7. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    King JJJuliusss
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  8. tolar111

    tolar111 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,094) Aug 17, 2008 New York
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    Drinking Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter IPA, I have to dedicate this one to @EdmundExley because for some strange reason when this beer was a regular offering, he was able to consume a fair amount of it in France. In fact, he probably was its most frequent poster

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  9. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Morning, BAs!

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    #9 Roguer, Aug 8, 2023
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  10. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    This both makes me happy and sort of sad, as I really love this one indeed. As I said then I was probably this guy buying it several times a week until it completely vanished from our shelves.

    At some point I was doing the same with SNAPPY, or before with Duvel etc.

    Thanks for the dedication and thought, cheers!
     
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  11. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Wonderful kickoff this morning @Ozzylizard ! You and the cooler house after a nice 60s windows open evening led me to this selection.

    Revolution Cafe Deth (2020)

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    A few words about this version in comparison to 2019 enjoyed July 20th were posted in the Cellar Review Thread. For our WBAYDN audience, this is on point, coffee strong and wonderful, held up well, strong as bull, as good as I could imagine.

    Two from Squeeze on this wonderful Tuesday.



    Squeeze Black Coffee in Bed
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2mV9JktrE&pp=ygUTYmxhY2sgY29mZmVlIGluIGJlZA==
     
    #11 ChicagoJ, Aug 8, 2023
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  12. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Blueberry Muffin
    Great Notion Brewing
     
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  13. BeerVikingSailor

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

    This finally landed in NE OH - damn tasty festbier collab- wish the store had 12 pks, I will be buying more of this!

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    #13 BeerVikingSailor, Aug 8, 2023
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  14. cbcrunch

    cbcrunch Grand Pooh-Bah (4,783) Jan 21, 2012 Wyoming
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    Good morning Advocates
    Enjoying an excellent IPA on a beautiful Tuesday.

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    Two Hearted from Bell's. :beers:
     
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  15. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Dogs have been walked. Time for my morning coffee.

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    #15 lordofthewiens, Aug 8, 2023
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  16. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,745) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    Westvleteren 8.
    Officially available in shops in Belgium a the Netherlands since some time now.
    Cheers

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  17. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Green
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  18. MadMadMike

    MadMadMike Grand Pooh-Bah (3,555) Dec 11, 2020 France
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    Hot damn tamale, Ahab!
    Excessive heat warning in Miami calls for cooling refreshment and indoor sports. Cheeeeeers!

    Headphones on, Porcupine Tree in.,

     
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  19. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,315) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    BAs! Thanks @Ozzylizard for 3944. Today I gotta go uptown to get downtown and when I get downtown I gotta go uptown. Sounds like a song! So, just returned from a 25 mi bike spin. 8.5 paved, 5+ on dry single track horse trails and 11+ crushed gravel. I gotta run on those single trax. Lots of hills & shade. Anyways, I'm going to absolutely devour some brews today and paddle around in it in a big canoe. We'll start with 3 Floyds Gumball Head American Wheat Pale Ale. Cheers!
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    #19 LesDewitt4beer, Aug 8, 2023
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  20. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Very Yellow
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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