What beer are you drinking now? #4510

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  1. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Greetings and good Sunday all!

    Brooklyn Lager… haven’t had a (good) lager in a while and this hits the right spot this morning:

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    Killing me softly… needed a quiet tune to pair this beer:

     
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  2. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] This stuff will jump start my Sunday nicely. Cheers all.
     
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  3. MutuelsMark

    MutuelsMark Grand Pooh-Bah (5,787) Jan 23, 2015 Kentucky
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    Probably have asked this before, if so, please forgive my horrible memory. Are there many US beers available in France, or do you have special deliveries from here?
     
    #3 MutuelsMark, Feb 23, 2025
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  4. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Many? Nah, at least not enough for my taste and thirst but we do find some of those Brooklyn beers, this one or Defender IPA quite easily in many supermarkets chains.

    We have a handful of proper beer stores in a 20 kilometers radius from where I live and basically none has any of what I’d love to find. Not asking for treasures like TreeHouse, BCBS or The Bruery beers, but even Sierra Nevada or Founders, which are found elsewhere in Europe is too much to ask apparently. Those stores focus on French or locally brewed beers.

    Stuck with some good ones left here, Brooklyn and Lagunitas in particular, the rest are gonzo. Cheers.
     
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  5. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    May still go out for beers after the Sox game later today, but don't want to put up any other new to me beer to rate against this one, one of my all time favorite beers based on a decade of rating.

    Spiteful Brewing Double Barrel Aged Hostile Harry (2024)

    4.91/5 rDev +5.8%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

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    Full review linked above, full New Beer Sunday #1044 take, our 20th Anniversary of the thread, linked here. This is tied for my highest score ever. Just an amazing experience I'm stretching out for as long as I can.

     
    #5 ChicagoJ, Feb 23, 2025
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  6. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] 7.4% and very tasty.
     
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  7. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Chimay brown ale…

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  8. scott451

    scott451 Pooh-Bah (2,694) Apr 2, 2009 Canada (ON)
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    Wizard Of Gose - Lemon & Lime from Bandit Brewery

    Decent if you like sours.
     
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  9. TwentyDimes

    TwentyDimes Pooh-Bah (1,676) Feb 17, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Good Sunday BA's! Thanks @Shanex for getting us going again.

    It's a change of pace this time, Asahi Super Dry "Dry Crystal" with roasted pork rice and a side of curry fish balls, pork skin, and turnip.

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    Cheers! :beers:
     
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  10. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAs! Thanks @Shanex for opening the bar!

    Today's New Breakfast Beer comes from @Whyteboar and BSBIF #2:

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    Final impression and summation: 3.75 (After deducting 0.25 point for an undated personal container) I detect little to no fruitiness that would be typical of a barleywine. This brew is not unpleasant, just not what I was expecting.
    Rating 3.85, rDev -2.8%

    (Although, after spending a lifetime as a lab rat, I have great empathy for the mice depicted on the label!)
     
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  11. TwentyDimes

    TwentyDimes Pooh-Bah (1,676) Feb 17, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Dragon's Back Pale Ale by Hong Kong Beer Company is quite nice, a touch tropical but dry with good dose of hop bitterness, no confusion.

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    Cheers! :beers:
     
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  12. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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    Cheers!
     
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  13. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    Riding some back roads in Maine on the Peloton, while trying to offset some of the calories I have consumed over the weekend so far. And since I'm on it, why stop drinking? Human Robot Rattan will do.
     
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  14. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Good morning, BAs! Corned beef hash and fried eggs for four, along with some Tree House:

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    Moment of Patience

    Cheers!
     
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  15. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Great morning beer, but I had to split it, and it's not going to pair as well with the finished product as some juice ...

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    Tree House Oasis

    Cheers!
     
    #15 Roguer, Feb 23, 2025
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  16. TheBeerbarian

    TheBeerbarian Pundit (775) May 29, 2014 California

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  17. Danmullens1

    Danmullens1 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,848) Mar 24, 2012 Wisconsin
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    Making Pico with The Wolf – Mexican Hot Chocolate. Have a great Sunday, BAs! :beers:
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    #17 Danmullens1, Feb 23, 2025
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  18. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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    Cheers!
     
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  19. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Hold On To Moonlight 7.9%.
     
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  20. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,217) Aug 18, 2014 Greenland
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    Riding in some park in England while drinking this tasty brown ale from Montana. Not sure whether this is different (and in what way) from the other brown ale from Big Sky, Moose Drool. I found this one to be more complex.
     
    #20 The_Kriek_Freak, Feb 23, 2025
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