What beer are you drinking now? #3758

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  1. AzfromOz

    AzfromOz Pooh-Bah (1,999) Aug 22, 2020 Australia
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    Yay, it's Friday, and my 670 Karma Points and I decided we needed a beer to reflect the generally shitty weather we're experiencing here right now. We have near-record cold snaps and maximum temperatures seven to ten degrees C below the average daily maximums for the continent that's usually on fire - literally - at this time of the year.

    Thus, I present Stratus by Bentspoke Brewing from Canberra. Stratus clouds usually offer shitty, drizzly, snowy weather, and while we're actually bedecked in cumulonimbus travelling straight up from Antarctica just now, there's no Cumulonimbus beer at the local bottleshops, so Stratus it is!

    So welcome to the weekend BA, may your Karma be high, your temperatures higher and your cruise meter set to Barry White lowness.

    Cheers!

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  2. KevinJohnson2

    KevinJohnson2 Pundit (903) Jul 8, 2013 Michigan
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    Technically from yesterday so I’m cheating here but opened some bangers with a few friends.
     
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  3. Ozzylizard

    Ozzylizard Grand Pooh-Bah (5,713) Oct 5, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Good day BAs! Thanks @AzfromOz for having the first beer from today's thread! It's currently 10 F (-12 C) and it snowed overnight for an accumulation several flakes deep - I left tracks when I went after the paper.

    Today's New Breakfast Beer:

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    Very refreshing, particularly for a year-old beer stored at room temperature. Rating 4.02, rDev -2.2%.
     
  4. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (4,495) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
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    A long few days
    Lots of trains,
    This now
    Stories later
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  5. TwentyDimes

    TwentyDimes Crusader (470) Feb 17, 2013 Massachusetts

    Happy Friday BA's!
    Starting a bloody cold day with a...
    Allagash From Maine, With Love #23: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout with roasted Ethiopia Guji Dimtu coffee

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    Cheers! :beers:
     
  6. champ103

    champ103 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,230) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    @ChicagoJ

    Didn't get a chance to respond before yesterdays thread got closed. For Southern Yankee, I always go to the Crafthouse on Alabama. I'm a strict inner looper as they say ha, no way I would go all the way north to FM 1960 to their brewery. The Crafthouse is just a restaurant/bar though. They don't brew there, just their satellite tap room, or whatever you want to call it. They just brought back the cherry brown. bruin on tap (its not exactly a Flemish sour, but really close), as well as their Belgian Quad so they probably just didn't have a chance to update their online menu. Its a great place, just a little expensive, though they do happy hour and specials throughout the week. A pizza and two pints for like $25 I think is pretty good deal on Tuesday's, every once in a while they do break even bottles of good Bourbon, so its like really cheap Buffalo Trace products on occasion. Other things like that.

    Anyway, if you ever come to Houston let me know, I'll take you around :sunglasses:

    I'm off today, but probably having beers with a friend later, not sure if I'll be checking in here then, but will see...
     
  7. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,244) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    TGIF advocates, starting it with an Italian macro - Peroni in an Italian restaurante.

    They had other options but when I’m invited for the uncles birthday I just keep it low key.

    Steak and fries do the trick, too.

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    Sláinte!

     
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  8. mschrei

    mschrei Grand Pooh-Bah (4,681) Jul 4, 2014 Illinois
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    Working from home again, and drinking something perfect for the subzero day here. Happy Friday.
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  9. Dr_Bahmbay13

    Dr_Bahmbay13 Pooh-Bah (1,605) Mar 10, 2013 Michigan
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    Old Nation Brewing Co.
    10.1 %abv.
    50ibu
    Canned 1/24/23
    *Commercial description
    Introducing MI, MI, MI, an extraordinarily drinkable triple NEIPA. It's loaded with sweet pineapple and mango aromas which carry throughout. Peach, orange mimosa, and a piney hop bitterness with fresh bread notes on the solid malt back bone.

    No abv whatsoever!!!! All tropical juice, pineapple, mango, citrus,ruby red grapefruits,
    A crusher for 10 percent, no gut bomb feelings either or burning. This could be world class if the world tried it. A ➕️ grade all day long.
    Also the smell is Big , Bold , NEIPA
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  10. Ocalafox

    Ocalafox Grand Pooh-Bah (3,897) May 17, 2016 Florida
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    Happy Friday BA's! Overtime, chores, shopping done. It's wet and windy 56 degrees, nothing compared to what a lot of y'all are going thru. Wicked Weed Dr. Dank, and it surely is. Taste is a cross between grapefruit peel and fresh mulched grass, the nose has a hint of weed.
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  11. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,881) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply! Your Fish n Chips looked excellent, so I'd probably go with that option. Would definitely let you know if I was headed down there, there are so many great places you feature in your posts. Hopefully one day, you'll go beyond Champaign to visit Chicago. :sunglasses:

    I originally planned on having a beer later today. However, I just wasted an hour with Dr. Evil's Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois and their "system error" of four and counting bogus COBs. Hopefully this beer selection will let me return to golden slumbers.

    As stated yesterday, today's beer is inspired by @champ103 's excellent Thursday album selection.

    Mikerphone / More Collaboration Barrel Aged Vanillanoize

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    PS - That steak frites is making me hungry @Shanex

    Not getting hassled, not getting hustled.....




     
  12. MadMadMike

    MadMadMike Savant (1,144) Dec 11, 2020 Florida
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    Good Day BAVB!

    Adding a fresh tasty Stout from the Extreme Beer Box to the platter of protein pancakes and eggs, in place of the usual cup of organic decaf.,
    Cheeeeeeeers!

    Gonna take a ride out to Sanibel Island to see how the rebuilding process is coming along 4 months after Hurricane Ian laid down its destruction.,.

    Dime in the jukebox for your listening pleasure.,

     
  13. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,670) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    G'day all!

    It's finally going up in the 40s today and there's a lot of melting going on.

    The beer I'm having is, imho, the best new beer to come from Rogue in years. I'm going to have to review it again, well just change some numbers, to give it the credit that it deserves. The only "complaint" that I have is that it doesn't come in 16 ounce cans but rather 12 ounce slim cans.

    Prost!
     
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  14. DoctorZombies

    DoctorZombies Grand Pooh-Bah (5,806) Feb 1, 2015 Florida
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    Back at my house, watching a locksmith replace knob lock and cut door/install a deadbolt on front door…23° and sunny…drinking FBS:

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    From my cellar, pored at 50°. Bottled 3/12/21. Good, but not vibrant coffee like fresh.

    Sitting in the dining room chatting with the door open - brrrrr! Full day - lunch uptown, take kid brother for some cardiac testing, then dinner party tonight with friends from HS/college. Cheers and have a great day from South Charleston WV!
     
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  15. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,201) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Hey BA's - happy frosty Friday - 16 windy degrees here on the north coast - zero with the wind chill - freakin' cold for sure! Not certain Emma and I will venture out for a walk this afternoon - we will see - dreaming of warmer weather, blue skies and water, and lots of sailing in a few months!

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    mmmm, quite tasty - ordered this a while back from BrewDog in Columbus, when I ordered some NA brews of theirs - this is a nice coffee stout, and goes down easy for 8.5% abv

     
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  16. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Pooh-Bah (2,538) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    Happy Friday BA's. Lunch beer!

    This is a nice little brewery way down in South GA (Valdosta). If you are ever making the trek down I-75 from Atlanta to FL, be sure to stop in and check them out. They do a number of beers well, including a solid Marzen in the fall and they use some locally grown ingredients, which I always appreciate. This one is Southern Isles Tropical IPA 6.5% ABV. Features Azaaca, Citra and Lemon Drop hops. It's an IPA the way I like them. They did a good job of selecting the three hops. It delivers nice citrus & tropical fruit aroma as well as a herbal/minty note on a firm malt backbone. The bitterness is notable but not palate destroying. It's a nicely balanced beer for an American IPA. It's not going to wow you like a Tropicalia or Stone IPA but it does invite you to have that 2nd one. Let's make it a great Friday at the VB. Cheers!

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    This entire album is really smooth. But of course, it's Miles Davis.

     
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  17. wannabekraut

    wannabekraut Initiate (90) Aug 7, 2022

    Tonight going with a pale ale from Lonesome Oak Brewing in Braunschweig, DE, and then am going to have a Rothaus Tannenzäpfle with my dinner. Best pils in Germany in my opinion. Great little pale ale, super fruity with some hops, and a totally unexpected brewery to have in Germany [​IMG]
     
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  18. TwentyDimes

    TwentyDimes Crusader (470) Feb 17, 2013 Massachusetts

    Enjoying a bright and crisp Notch Kölsch Style Ale.

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    Cheers! :beers:
     
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  19. Ocalafox

    Ocalafox Grand Pooh-Bah (3,897) May 17, 2016 Florida
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    Lunch is leftover pizza and a Tripping Animals Anarchy Fuel DIPA......
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  20. ATL6245

    ATL6245 Pooh-Bah (2,538) Aug 16, 2018 Georgia
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    My lunch ended up being the IPA. That left over pizza is looking mighty good right now. :joy:
     
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  21. budsNpils

    budsNpils Pooh-Bah (2,032) Aug 6, 2021 Texas
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    TGIF.

    Cheers y'all!

    Spaten premium lager
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  22. TwilightBeerCareer

    TwilightBeerCareer Pundit (869) Feb 13, 2021 Illinois

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    Just finished my daughter's taxes, eating a pretty healthy lunch with a Leinenkugel's Honey Lemon Light. I tend to use a little bit much dressing, knocking the health factor down a peg.
     
  23. LesDewitt4beer

    LesDewitt4beer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,114) Jan 25, 2021 Minnesota
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    Howdy folks! Thanks @AzfromOz for opening up 3758. Stay warm in that cold snap yer havin' there. The warmup here starts tmrw with temps moving up to about 35F. That'll be a 40 to 45 degree rise in actual air temp not including wind chill. That's right, it's shite. Beer is the word that I heard so Portage Chatter Chatter Czech Pils is the buzz. Chatter Chatter Pilz Pilz. Another absolutely stunning home run beer from Portage. Cheers!
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  24. augustgarage

    augustgarage Pooh-Bah (2,175) May 20, 2007 California
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    Taking a vacation day, though mostly to catch up on errands/chores/repairs. Cheers!

     
  25. GrumpyGas

    GrumpyGas Grand Pooh-Bah (4,121) Apr 7, 2009 Illinois
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    Out on the water with some local FLA beers.
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  26. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,409) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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    Cheers!
     
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  27. Hinda65

    Hinda65 Maven (1,470) May 7, 2017 Utah
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    Thats a badass version of one of their greatest tracks..I dig the acoustic, not sure how I missed that album, I'll order it up this weekend. Great post!
     
  28. MadMadMike

    MadMadMike Savant (1,144) Dec 11, 2020 Florida
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    Right on! Cool album all the way through.,. you’ll dig it. Cheers!
     
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  29. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,409) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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  30. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Savant (1,004) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Thoughts? Rankings? GIVE US PEASANTS SOMETHINGGG!!!
     
  31. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,325) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Humble Forager Smells Like a Humble Adventure impy stout
     
  32. tolar111

    tolar111 Pooh-Bah (2,938) Aug 17, 2008 New York
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    Drinking The Lost Abbey Nobe Tendencies

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    Union College got woke and is discontinuing the usage of its nickname, The Dutchmen

     
  33. VABA

    VABA Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,409) Aug 8, 2015 Virginia
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  34. The_Kriek_Freak

    The_Kriek_Freak Grand Pooh-Bah (4,271) Aug 18, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    I'm sorry.... I couldn't help myself. :grinning:
     
  35. budsNpils

    budsNpils Pooh-Bah (2,032) Aug 6, 2021 Texas
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    More spaten for now. I plan on going on a beer run tonight or tomorrow.

    Cheers y'all!

    Spaten premium lager
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  36. tolar111

    tolar111 Pooh-Bah (2,938) Aug 17, 2008 New York
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    Don't let @Beer-Panda see that one
     
  37. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (4,273) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Fundamental Observation
    Bottle Logic Brewing
     
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  38. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,201) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Brrr, still damn cold here, esp. with the strong wind! Staying put the rest of the day - and having a few beers....why not?

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    didn't remember this being 7.7% abv and DDH last year, but perhaps it was - it is good!
     
  39. KevinJohnson2

    KevinJohnson2 Pundit (903) Jul 8, 2013 Michigan
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    Rye BBT is a perfect beer for me... Absolutely love the Rye spice but it's so well balanced and smooth. KBBS Reserve or whatever it's called was phenomenal. I've only had regular KBBS once so hard to compare the two but this one seemed more barrel forward than I remember the regular. Both Bramble and Vanilla Assassin were super fun and enjoyable but a notch below the other two.

    Cheers!
     
  40. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,337) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    That's OK. I sometimes feel the same. Not including myself of course :slight_smile:
    Cheers
     
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