What beer are you drinking now? #2817

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  1. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    You do enough to help this old Luddite...Thanks, and enjoy your seaside travels...girlfriend go with you?
     
    #41 DoctorZombies, Jul 7, 2020
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  2. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    You're just getting old, Dave.
     
    #42 lordofthewiens, Jul 7, 2020
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  3. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Switching to something lighter.
    Some lunch, then the pool. Remember when our mothers would make us wait an hour before swimming after eating? Or am I just showing my age?

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    #43 lordofthewiens, Jul 7, 2020
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  4. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    No problem, and yes she is. We have been together for too long for me to just leave her on the pier...

    You don’t have to be old to be senile, I had « forgotten » I purchased my new phone online during a drunken stupor; and wondered who and why someone was sending me a package from Luxembourg, where I literally have no friends to speak of...
     
    #44 Shanex, Jul 7, 2020
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  5. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    I know, I know, one day at a time...:sunglasses:
     
    #45 DoctorZombies, Jul 7, 2020
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  6. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    We belonged to a pool in the 60s/70s and absolutely remember Mom admonishments to wait one hour after eating before getting in the water. Good Times!
     
    #46 DoctorZombies, Jul 7, 2020
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  7. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    @Justonemore91 did me a service today. He said: "Hunter, I want you to drink some beers without knowing what they are."
    I haven't done a blind tasting in so long. I love this idea, because maybe it will allow me to reevaluate the whole process of tasting beers.
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    So, initial thoughts are NEIPA. I'm thinking it's in the 7.5% abv range, possibly higher? The mouthfeel is insane; extremely creamy. When done right, there's only one other brewery I can think of that has ever had that bubble gum yeast thing in their profile. Equilibrium. Yeah, I'm probably going to be wrong, but everyone will find out soon enough.
    Side note: The gf just said: "I will eat my shoe if this isn't Equilibrium."
    Either way, this is so tasty; juicy; layered; balanced; mouth-coating. Much love, brother!!!
    Still drinking, but time for the reveal...
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    Holy freakin' shit. Blown away, advocates. The gf was better at guessing the abv range than me, but we are both mystified at the outcome. This is Other Half's version of Trillium's Fort Point Pale Ale, which clocks in at 6.6% abv. The Hunter says the following about blind beer...
    LAAAARRRRRGGE!!!
     
    #47 TheIPAHunter, Jul 7, 2020
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  8. RedhawkPoke

    RedhawkPoke Pundit (976) Jan 30, 2017 Oklahoma
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    American Solera
    Single Malt Distraction

    Had this one last September when it was released. Seemed to have smoothed out a touch. Really chocolatey while cold. Barrel becomes more up front once the beer warms.
     
    #48 RedhawkPoke, Jul 7, 2020
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  9. HoppingMadMonk

    HoppingMadMonk Grand Pooh-Bah (5,208) Mar 3, 2017 New Jersey
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    Alementary low earth orbit oatmeal stout[​IMG]
     
    #49 HoppingMadMonk, Jul 7, 2020
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  10. Justonemore91

    Justonemore91 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2018 New York
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    I never had it when it was in bottles but I thought it was excellent. Seriously I savored every sip of that beauty. I'm glad you're enjoying it as much as I did cheers
     
    #50 Justonemore91, Jul 7, 2020
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  11. Justonemore91

    Justonemore91 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2018 New York
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    Fuck yeah we need more blind beers in our lives cheers
     
    #51 Justonemore91, Jul 7, 2020
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  12. lordofthewiens

    lordofthewiens Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,225) Sep 17, 2005 New Mexico
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    Me too.
     
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  13. Kb024

    Kb024 Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2015 California
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    Bitburger/Sierra Nevada Triple Hop'd Lager 5.8%. First time trying this. I like it. I might like Summerfest a little more because it's more crisp but this is good. And it's 50% off.
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  14. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    Blind tasting #2. I see what you did right here, @Justonemore91. This concept is incredible. Again, obviously something in the NEIPA style. The look is phenomenal, given the style. White grapefruit on the nose; a bit of lime zest. Creamy as a MFer. Fully coating, so delicate. This time I'm thinking the beer is in a lower abv range, but I'm probably wrong. I am thoroughly enjoying this beer, and so is the gf. Cheers!
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    And now, time for the reveal...
    What are the odds that I would grab another foiled wrapped iteration of Fort Point? This is the DDH version. I never would have guessed it. Good lawwwd! Peace.
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    #54 TheIPAHunter, Jul 7, 2020
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  15. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    Finished this before I got around to posting. Now drinking this:

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    Goldilock's Revenge a smoked imperial stout aged in brandy barrels. Decent but the smoke seems a bit artificial, like liquid smoke.
     
    #55 AdmiralOzone, Jul 7, 2020
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  16. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    At a friends home. He is watching his weight and pouring “a fine Pilsner beer” Lite Beer from Miller. This beer is not all that bad, slightly malty a bit of hops, refreshing but not a “fine Pilsner” by any stretch of the imagination.
     
    #56 dennis3951, Jul 7, 2020
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  17. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    Seriously who makes an indoor brat cooker? Nice beer though, one of the few good things coming out of Minneapolis these days.
     
    #57 AdmiralOzone, Jul 7, 2020
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  18. SawDog505

    SawDog505 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,922) Apr 9, 2010 New Hampshire
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    [​IMG] Some more local greatness, so glad I checked in on this one. They have gotten it dialed in. One of my best store options hands down.
     
    #58 SawDog505, Jul 7, 2020
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  19. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    Austin Street Brewrey -- Succinct (with a tip of the beer mug to @SierraNevallagash for the sample)

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    3.79/5 rDev -2.3%
    look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

    Dark and opaque brown body; dense and creamy head, sculpted and sticky. Barely any aroma; a faint touch of sweetness and cocoa. Nice subdued dark sweetness; cocoa and a bit of milk chocolate; a touch of vanilla; slightly bitter but not too much. Medium body; smooth and glassy; silky; some dryness yet has a velvety sweetness throughout.

    This schwarzbier hits the spot. There is nothing overboard here. Everything is pretty well balanced throughout. The only negative is a lackluster aroma, but the look, taste, and mouthfeel hit on all cylinders.

     
    #59 beergoot, Jul 7, 2020
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  20. VABA

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