What beer are you drinking now? #3741

Felt very confident going in that the Cowboys would roll by at least 10 points over the Bucs. Here is a toast to knocking out the GOAT

Enjoying a lovely Saison from Zebulon Artisan Ales on this fine 60-degree day south of Asheville.
Cheers!
Tom

 

Enjoying this one immensely!

 

Avery Brewing Co. -- Only One Ping
Russian imperial stout
ABV: 13.6%; pouring temperature: 47.1 ℉; bottling info: OCT 24 2022 PRODUCTION 76 Bourbon Barrels
Source: local purchase
Auxiliary vices: Evan Williams -- Black Label; Padron -- 1964 Series: maduro corona



4.12/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark, clear brown body, opaque in the glass; dense, sculpted head, light tan in color. Rich, malted grain nose; cocoa; a mild note of cherry in the distance; earthy sweetness. Outstanding flavor; semi-sweet chocolate with a dollop of cherry flavor; cocoa; mild sense of whiskey. Heavy mouthfeel yet also soft and pillowy.

Mellow with a boozy kick succinctly describes this beer.

 

never easy
peace

 

Making some white sauce for chicken pot pie.
Enjoying Coffeehouse Porter
from our very good friends at
Berkshire Brewing
Do good
Be well

 

Good afternoon, advocates. Listening to the pundits speculate on Brady's future while I enjoy this hoppy beer from Russian River. Cheers!

 

...playing the archtop tonight, listening to jimmy bruno. man i love his playing. salud BAs! xoxo!!

...i post this one often, but i love his solo, comes in at the one minute mark.

...and this album is great all around. and who doesn't love nostalgia in times square.

 

Not bad, but too expensive. My local place loves to price gouge too, so that doesn’t help. Beachwood 8Buffalo Bourbon:

 

Dang, Are you on Tuesday or Monday time? Over here east of The Appalachians, on The Piedmont Plateau, it is foggy, rainy, and 49F. It's a classic Piedmont Wedge. Colder air trapped up against the mountains and a warmer air east. It can persist for a few days on occasion. I cannot say "poor Tom Brady".

 

1) Drekker Morning Ritual (6.4%): A Coffee Stout from North Dakota with flavors of smooth chocolate, roasted coffee, bittersweet cocoa and lactose. Smooth and malty.
versus
2) Third Space Mocha Java Porter (7.0%): A Porter from Wisconsin with flavors of roasted coffee, cocoa, and bitterness. Dry and thin. (mismatched the two beers blind)

Winner:
1) Drekker Morning Ritual:
Coffee Stouts are hit or miss for me. Too much coffee and not enough sweet malt to balance the coffee astringency can ruin them and drink like wet coffee grounds. That's what Third Space does to me here. Drekker has just the right amount of coffee flavor with sufficient lactose and malt to tame some of the coffee notes. I usually don't drink this style unsure of whether I'm going to find a nice Stout or wet coffee grounds.

 

It is a great thing to behold and to be part of. Cheers.....

 

Really enjoying this blueberry lambic style from pFriem. Cheers!

 

Work day done and enjoying a Danger Beach IPA on the porch in the 72 degree sun......

 

A very late, little lunch after an excursion into the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont!
Cheers!!



16 ounce can.
Canned 01/11/23.

Moderate pour yields a 3/4 inch tan head over a black body with very sticky, sheeting lacing.
Holy sheets!

Nose of dark roasted malts and dark chocolate.
As it warms it smells of all the chocolates!
Yowza!

Taste is dark, bitter chocolate and finishing with bitter, unsweetened chocolate.
As it warms it becomes more roasty.

Feel is very nice; (think light cream.)

Overall, what an utter joy to drink this and so glad I have seven more cans
as I can't get out there as much as I'd like since my days off are Hill's days off.
You better get out there before they're sold out (cuz you ain't gettin' none of mine!!!)


Cheers!!!

 

...nothing concrete in the works at this time, but I hope to someday meet up with @Shanex...Mrs. BeerGoot and I both have passports (we've never used), and me, having lived in (then circa late 1980s) West Germany for five years (with two trips to Paris and a neat volksmarch in eastern France) along with Mrs. BG's desire to visit France - well, never say never...

 

What a game last night can't believe Brady choked that hard! Hope everyone is doing well. Drinking Green City by Other Half Brewing canned on 12/21/22.





Cheers!

 

Hey Dick,
Thanks for sharing a bit about NC weather quirks! Had a brief light rain shower at 2:15 and within a half hour it was gorgeous while i was out chatting with a neighbor. Tom is the GOAT but man he needs to understand when to say when!
Cheers!
Tom

 

Nothing like a great blue. Cheers, sir.

 

Cheers Virtual Bar Flies and armed aliens!

 

Oof, ok, errands/chores, done, student meeting done.
A little tired, but hey... beer waits for no one.

Another start on a 4 pack of Pipeworks Forest Fauna.

As you know, I'm fond of this beer. Cheers!

 

Happy Tuesday Advocates

Nothing like a bright crispy ass pilz to brighten up this dull Tuesday:

Cheers!

 

1) BlackStack DDH Loud 755 (7.55% no canning date): A NEIPA from Minnesota with Citra, Azacca, Galaxy, Amarillo, Mosaic & El Dorado for flavors of zesty orange and lime citrus, orange juice, and green apple.
versus
2) Phase 3 Unchecked Imagination (7.8% canned 10/31/22): A NEIPA from Chicago with Citra & Motueka for flavors of orange citrus, zesty lime, juicy w/ mild grassy bitterness, and sweet apple. (Correctly matched both blind)

Winner:
2) Phase 3 Unchecked Imagination:
BlackStack combined two of their favorite NEIPAs for this one. Some zesty orange juice, lime, and juicy green apple flavors.
Phase 3 take it home here. Tons of tropical pineapple, green melon, and sweet apple. Incredibly smooth and creamy. Phase 3 has become among the top Chicago breweries for IPAs and they're still growing on me.

 

Beer, book, and courtyard time with the pupper. Saint Arnold Amber in the glass. Still working my way through this great book by Orhan Pamuk.



Moe says HI to everyone

 

G'day all!

Cold and snowing again in Casper.
I'm enjoying another Crowler from Mountain Hops Brewhouse. A straight up Stout.

Prost!

 

Is this the setup you thought I'd have earlier to celebrate our Cowboys win? @The_Kriek_Freak

Cheers y'all!

Rational Behavior DIPA - Odd Muse Brewing Company
WT Rare Breed

 

White Elm ¡Cocorrado! BBA imperial Stout, 13% ABV. Pours black with a one-finger light-brown head that dissipated quickly and left no lacing. Nose is strong coconut, chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, and light bourbon. Taste follows plus faint pepper burn, bourbon stronger, moderate sweetness, slight bitterness, lingering coconut taste. Decent smooth mouthfeel, overall outstanding. I'm not usually a coconut fan, but this is good.

4.31/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

We had an ideal winter day, sun, light wind, temp in the upper 20's, so some snow/ice melting today. Unfortunately we have the next storm hitting mid-day tomorrow, looks like 6+ inches. Luckily just fixed the snowblower, hope it holds out until I get a new one.

 

Hey beer peeps

Back from my trip north - another boat enters the "Boathaus" stable.....these great deals just seem to find me, what can I do?

Another new brew as well.....this one a rather flat shandy (lemon ginger) from BrewDog, that was brewed in association with Pelotonia, to raise funds for cancer research etc



the new addition - called a "Cats Paw Dinghy" - just under 13 ft long, with simple sprit sail rig, also can be rowed etc....guy I just bought it from was a preofessional boat builder....will not need much work really in the spring - glued lapstrake construction...he threw in 2 books, the original plans from WoodenBoat magazine (which cost $60), tons of hardware, oars, and anchor, 3 life vests etc







hell, the sail alone or the trailer are worth more than I paid for the whole outfit....score!!

 

The sun is setting…a beer on the patio before I feed the dogs:



Cheers and have a great night y’all!

 

That is much better!

 

Always a great way to kick off a Tuesday. Cheers all.

 

Nice score indeed! Looks like a cool boat,

 

Damn fine Imperial Black IPA right here!!
Cheers!!!

 

Next up is a Turbulence NEIPA from Swamp HEAD Brewing. Heading out to grill a small piece of sockeye salmon before long.

 

Hello Moe

 

Cheers BA! Keeping it simple at the moment.

 

Time to fire up the clippers and cut my hair back. ZG Conehead IPA. Final can of it... Chip chop this chimp. Cheers!!

 

Shower beer, Crispy boi lager

 

PtE. What else would you expect these days? Peace...

 

I agree, though I haven't had the Third Space. I preferred Morning Ritual over FBS. As you said, the coffee doesn't steal the show, which is the problem with many coffee stouts.

 

My bad!

If we win next week I'll have something lined up for a win. If we lose I'll still be drinking it..