What beer are you drinking now? #4858

La Trappe was one of the first beers in my craft journey, and was amazed by the difference in the Belgians vs. the AALs + Guinness in my life until that point. Need to buy more Triples and Quads once I clear my cellar/refrigerator and have some space and need. One less beer to worry about with this cellar pull.

Lagunitas Willettized (2020)



Full Cellaruary take linked here. Bottom line, minimal no coffee, but do not get much fresh either. Glad this is my last one of the vintage or any kind from this brewery, now shuttered here after the free property tax rebates expired.

 

Ayinger Winterbock
Ayinger Privatbrauerei

 

Good day BAs! Thanks @Shanex for opening the Bar!

Today's New Breakfast Beer:



KBS Caramel from Founders Brewing. 4-pack of 12 fl oz bottles from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. Picked up 05/02/26, $ 22.00/$ 0.458/fl oz. On room temperature shelf at distributor, stored at 40 F at home. Reviewed 06/02/26, review 3686.
Final impression and summation: 4.25 Uncredited label art, basically the standard KBS label. Oddly, the bottle is slightly misshapen, being flattened on one side. The aroma and flavor are both what I expected, except for the ending bitterness – kind of unexpected for a caramel-added brew.
Rating 4.14, rDev -2.1%
Of all the variants of KBS I've managed to find, the original, unadulterated version is still my top-rated. We'll see how the next iteration stacks up.

 

Ayinger Maibock
Ayinger Privatbrauerei

 

Happy Friday BA's! It's sunny and 50 degrees this morning in NWCF, Lawson's Double Sunshine.

Just got home from National Parts Depot. It's a tribute to Smokey and the Bandit today. Burt Reynolds was a frequent visitor there when he lived in Jupiter FL. The NPD car collection is over 150 cars many with less than 100 miles on them, a shot down row 1.

 

We got a sample can of this from our rep.. This is delicious.

 

The always timeless Czechvar (Budvar). And yes, I still have my Christmas decorations up.

 

On the road, stopped in Albany for lunch at Fidens. Starting with a super dry stout

 

Happy Friday BAs

Another cold snowy day here - kinda tired of this winter....was watching some videos about the 2025 Raid Erie, a small boat gathering on the western basin I had hoped to attend....ah well. perhaps this summer!

 

I'd love to try the one. Not sure I've even seen it. How does it taste?

 

That one sound great! Did it live up to the description?

 

It's a great beer, I've had it before a few times.

The honey is most definitely there but not overly so.

 

sounds great! It’ll likely never be exported, but it’ll give me something to look for on my next trip!