Turkey Day Beer Lists

Stocked up on some standards- Celebration, Lunch and Sip of Sunshine (of course), but I have some NBW beers for the 4-days from Schilling, Tox and OEC.

 

Celebration is always a Thanksgiving beer while smoking a turkey but this year I am mixing in a Pliny for pres and Molotov cocktail (BA stout by by mcilhenny).

 

What would REALLY hit the spot would be Saizone Bretta from Logsdon!

 

Earlier today while attending a BCBS event with some buddies the craft beer bar had Pliny for President on tap and I ordered a couple of glasses of this beer. My first time drinking this brand and I am a BIG fan!!

Cheers!

 

Pregame: Guinness Fonio Stout

Football Games& post dinner: Westmalle Dubbel

Postgame: Boulevard 35th Anniversary Ale

 

After work and then T-Giving dinner, my son and I will have a 2013 Dogfish Head Olde School, then we will move on the a Firestone Walker.

 

awesome! It’s different this year. Lower abv and more dry hops. I saved 1 can for tomorrow. I am a big fan as well!

 

I picked up a Hardywood variety pack with different versions of their Gingerbread Stout. I also grabbed another case of Celebration.

 

I am hosting 60 people in So. Cal, so whatever it is, it will be quite a lot

 

Visiting Cantillon so whatever is on offer there :-)

 

Dinner is at my house - my wife and me and my three adult kids plus their plus one, plus the father of my middle son’s girlfriend who I have never met (my son invited her for dinner since my other two kids are bring their significant others, but that would leave him on his own for Thanksgiving so he will be here) plus a friend of my wife and her brother who is a pilot and has a layover so that should make a full table.

Now concerning the beer: pre-meal will be Dupont Avec les bons Voeux, main will be Tilquin Oude Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne and desert will be Gouden Carolus Cuvée van de Keizer (dark). That is what I’ll be drinking at least.

Also available: if anyone wants a “normal” beer there will be Moonlight Reality Czeck, if they want a dark “normal” beer there will be Moonlight 9 5/16 °P, if they want an IPA there will be Sierra Nevada Celebration since Thanksgiving is like a … celebration, and if they want to try something “not too hoppy” there will be Unibroue La Fin du Monde. Then if this doesn’t work out there is always the beer fridge to scour through.

I wish everyone a wonderful day.

 

Heh, I brought Celebration and Fin du Monde to our election night viewing party; one of the two would be appropriate for anyone. However, we agreed to drink whichever was to taste rather than outcome. To my surprise, Celebration was the most popular (several folks didn't want "too hoppy' beers) and Fin du Monde was drunk but not enjoyed. These are two of my favorites, but the spicing in the Unibroue may not be as egalitarian as I thought.

 

and even the good ones are bad there

 

This is the plan



My last Bells 35th Anny Expedition Stout Reserve from 2020

 

My Turkey Day lineup! Gotta go light since I’m working Friday and Saturday!

 

Loved that one, one of my favorite stouts ever.

 

Yorkshire Stingo. After that, I'll just improvise until I need a nap.

 

from left to right:
pre-dinner beer, dinner beer, after dinner beer

 

One of the desserts is chocolate lava cake, so I am pairing it with Chapman Brewing's Super Fudge Pastry stout and Alesmith Speedway Imperial Stout Ricky Road edition....because too much chocolate is never enough.

 

Toss up... 7 Moons Red Blend or year old Allagash Cureaux. Any advice.