What Beer Are You Drinking Now? #3115

Discussion in 'The Bar' started by mschrei, May 1, 2021.

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  1. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (5,137) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    After 7 AM cst on a Saturday and there’s no thread yet? OK. Guess I’ll start it off then. Got my daughter’s first communion in a few hours. Wish I had one of Evil Tein’s Jesus beers to mark the occasion, but my first Hardywood will have to do.
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  2. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    @mschrei, I will drink some cake for your celebration!
     
  3. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,827) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    Good morning BAs! Thank @mschrei for unlocking the doors this morning. Chores done...coffee time - FBS:

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    Bottled 3/11/21. Poured at 53°. Delish.

    The dog walk earlier was pleasant enough, but now it’s just hot and sultry, so I’m enjoying my break indoors. Our monthly bottle share is this afternoon, and I have errands to run beforehand. I hope to rejoin y’all then, but I’ve found it difficult to post in real time given the liveliness of the moment... Cheers and have a great Saturday!
     
  4. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,419) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAS! Off to a sunny start today after the rain and wind of the last two days - was on the road for an unplanned run to Dulles and Alexandria then back up to Elkton and Lancaster. Got home late enough last night to miss round 1 of the IPA cyberfest, so I'm starting a bit late.

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    OK, I guess, but a distance below SoS - rating 3.74, rDev -10.7%.
     
  5. HammsMeASAP

    HammsMeASAP Pundit (931) Jun 14, 2012 Minnesota

    Dortmunder from Lupulin Brewing.

    Very solid.

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  6. Act25

    Act25 Pooh-Bah (2,965) Nov 8, 2010 New Jersey
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    Red Imperial Ales Race for Leadership (drinking Chaz 1 now)

    Chaz 1 | Carton | 6% | Atlantic Highlands, NJ
    4.5
    /5 rDev +3.2%
    look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
    1st Review. 4-28-21. At brewer. Outstanding, and as intense as a strong bronze ale like Bastard or a chewy cabernet wine.
    a) Darkened end of the red brown burnt umber spectrum with a dense lasting ringing cloud cover khaki head.
    s) Malt, cedar, wood shavings, skin, tannins.
    t) All the above rolled up into a big reefer adding wood-smoke, medicine cabinet, pine, spruce, juniper, black bread.
    f) Chewy without being sweet, finale peppers and smokes nicely.
    o) Sits up on the podium of Carton collaborative creations. “I know that.”

    Nugget Nectar | Troegs | 7.5% | PA
    4.4

    This may be best-in-USA Imperial IPA. 7.5% but calm, mellow, warming. Let this beer warm to open up. I needed to go back and taste against other favorites like Stone and the very different unfiltered seaside Ipswich.
    12 oz poured into a .5 L cylinder.
    A: Clear, copper, amber with nice 2 finger white head with great lacing and lots of lasting retention.
    S: Great nose. … fruity, piney, cedary, grapefruit, cigar box… . fresh. Powerful. let it warm.
    T: Almost a 5! Nice balance of sweet, toasty malt and fresh, oily hops that explode with flavor. Bitter, piney, fruity, dry. Nugget Nector is apt name.
    M: Good weight and body. bitter and dry. Smooth and clean. Well carbonated, clean. Class IPA feel.
    O: Agree with others this beer is World-class. Hop presence is strong. A benchmark beer.

    G’Knight | Oskar Blues | 8.7% | NC/CO
    4.3

    Try 24! Upped G when I return to rate it.
    One of my favorites, as no one seems to get the round body as right as either Oskar, Stone, or Green Flash.
    A: Poured from a 16 oz can into a Leffe chalice. Great off-white head that retains and laces nicely. Pours clear, deep , original amber color with a finger of white head. A looker
    S: First, earthy hops, next grapefruit and pine. Kind of like an uber Dales Pale Ale with malty sweetness finish. The hop first, citrus second, malt sweetness third. Nice. As sure as a traffic light.
    T: Lovely alternation of sweet malts and piney hops. Complex, but not messy. Original and novel, a big beer. The alcohol nicely masked, even tho doubles are not my thing. Pine hop, citrus, malt sweet. Green, Yellow, Red.
    M: The body is full, syrupy, weighty. A great food or after dinner beer, great end of evening beer, not an appetizer. great with sauces, meats, cheeses, even dessert. Nice finish without being cloying.
    D: A great DIPA. It’s malty and sweet, bordering on Scottish. Well done.

    Honorable Mention: Lagunitas Lucky 13 Mondo Large Red Ale, Great Lakes Nosfertu, Green Flash Hop Head Red.
     
  7. GrumpyGas

    GrumpyGas Grand Pooh-Bah (4,579) Apr 7, 2009 Illinois
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    Spring time and beer, and maybe a julep later.
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  8. REVZEB

    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Second maple smoked beer in as many weeks and both have been great. Love the combo as the smoke tempers the maple beautifully
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  9. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    1,666? Hmmm....
    Morning-appropriate coffee stout with some morning-appropriate metal? 'k
    :heavymetal::angry::triumph::heavymetal::fire::beers:

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  10. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Breakfast beer and second cuppa joe.....after an earlier hike with Emma, cleaning the house, laundry washed and hanging up in the sun to dry.....ahhh, nice! Some boating in order this afternoon and perhaps splashing the Hobie cat for the season!

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    breakfast with baby!!

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    crank that shit up....



     
  11. BEERMILER12

    BEERMILER12 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,725) Sep 11, 2010 Maine
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  12. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Good morning, advocates!

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  13. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,735) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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  14. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    Today's weather in Titletown, USA, is supposed to be amazing!
     
  15. meanmutt

    meanmutt Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Feb 6, 2012 Ohio
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    Good morning BA's! At Highgrain Brewing Co. drinking an Aurora Norwegian Table Ale...

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    Cheers!
     
  16. TommyG22

    TommyG22 Zealot (649) Mar 26, 2021 Wisconsin

    Let's hope some of that weather comes this way. I'm 2 hours to the South of you. Cloudy, windy and 50. I did a 20/20/40 bike ride today. It was 20 miles, in 20 MPH winds and 42 degrees. Going to hit 30MPH winds this afternoon.

    Burned off enough calories to have a fun BA night tonight.
     
  17. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    A-a-ron possibly leaving town? Say it isn't so!!! Peace...
     
  18. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    This one should be interesting.

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  19. Cashbail

    Cashbail Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2019 New Hampshire
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    Fully vaccinated and back at the bar...my friend Jeff’s very nice Belgian Pale Ale: Pale New Day.

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  20. meanmutt

    meanmutt Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Feb 6, 2012 Ohio
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    Highgrain Brewing Co. Brook... A Robust Porter.

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    Cheers!
     
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