What beer are you drinking now? #4030

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  1. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Good day all!

    Storm Ciarán is currently battering north west France and southern England. A wind gust of 207 km/h (128miles per hour) has been recorded in Britanny overnight. So far no tree has fallen on my car. Ooof.

    Drinking Trappistes Rochefort 8.

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    Cheers.

     
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  2. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...hang in there @Shanex...high winds (many times around 120 - 160 kph / 80 -100 mph) happen too frequently, many times with significant tree damage...
     
    #2 beergoot, Nov 2, 2023
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  3. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Thanks! Despite being a bit of a heavyweight I almost flew away while getting out of the car with my errands. Safely home for now.
     
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  4. Jack_14

    Jack_14 Pooh-Bah (1,682) Nov 2, 2019 Italy
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    Good morning ladies and gentlemen,
    this week I got the news that a great friend of mine will have a son in April, so yesterday I invited him home to open one of those bottles where he expects a happy event to open them.

    Cascade Brewing (Portland, US) - NECTARINE DREAM 2019 -Blend of Blond Ales Barrel Aged with peach nectarines (7.5%)

    Second and last 50 cl bottle. that I had in the cellar (where it was stored in the right way).
    Lot still brewed by the legendary Brewmaster Chris Crabb, before the sale of the brewery.
    It is a blend of Blonde Ales (Belgian-style beers) that have spent more than 18 months in oak barrels and foudres and which have had a further 5 month fermentation on top of fresh peaches, nectarines.
    The label reads: "He followed a method used in making wine to maintain the purest expression of nectarines."
    A recommended consumption date is not indicated on the bottle.

    As soon as it is opened, it smells of peach jam and a soft, rounded woody note.
    When poured, it does not foam and is a bright, shiny orange colour.
    In the mouth, a medium-bodied beer which releases a full flavor of peach pulp followed by an evident acid note (almost of peach yoghurt), but whose astringency is rounded and dampened by a valuable woody note which smoothes out any angularity that fruit tends to give to beer.
    The drink is tasty and valuable: the peach flavor is dominant, the inevitably acidic note is tempered by a rounded woodiness that dampens the tartaric flavor and leaves room for the taste of peach pulp on the palate.
    Tongue not dehydrated.
    Wonderful balance.
    Of a Blonde Ale, this beer retains only the firmness of the body and a light underlying sweetness which you notice when the beer further tempers its temperature in the glass.

    It will never be there again, but it was a privilege to drink such a beer: a masterpiece, in my opinion.

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    Sláinte !
    cheers !
     
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  5. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...for us along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, it's generally those downslope winds that get furious...
     
    #5 beergoot, Nov 2, 2023
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  6. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Very HHHazyyy
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  7. DavyJonesXXX

    DavyJonesXXX Pooh-Bah (2,848) Aug 6, 2021 Texas
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    Cheers y'all!

    Pecan Porter 6.3% - 512 Brewing Company
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  8. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Queen Julius
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  9. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Cuvée des trolls which apparently has a new label…

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    #9 Shanex, Nov 2, 2023
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  10. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Andromeda
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  11. RaulMondesi

    RaulMondesi Grand Pooh-Bah (5,343) Dec 11, 2006 California
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    If anyone wants to know what a real West Coast IPA, this is it:
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    #11 RaulMondesi, Nov 2, 2023
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  12. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,745) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    Bitburger Winterbock at the end of a day working from home.
    The storm @Shanex mentioned is now here too. This beer pairs nice with the weather.
    Cheers
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    #12 Beer-Panda, Nov 2, 2023
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  13. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Alter Ego Pineapple
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  14. MadMadMike

    MadMadMike Grand Pooh-Bah (3,465) Dec 11, 2020 France
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    My Friends from The VB!

    2022 Big Bad Baptist Reserve.,.
    Cheeeeerrrrrrza!

    Bags are packed, heading to MIA Airport in a minute.

    Destination: Toulouse, France.

    Will you wish us well, please?

    Dime.,.

     
    #14 MadMadMike, Nov 2, 2023
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  15. Gkruszewski

    Gkruszewski Grand Pooh-Bah (5,859) Nov 1, 2013 New York
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    Double Shot 4th anniversary - maple
    Tree House Brewing Company
     
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  16. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Dropped the 4-pack in the garage but it survived

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  17. Beer-Panda

    Beer-Panda Pooh-Bah (2,745) Mar 27, 2016 Netherlands
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    Bon voyage !
    Cheers
     
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  18. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Never have been to Toulouse, but I’ve been to France. I even live there. Enjoy the journey!
     
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  19. eppCOS

    eppCOS Grand Pooh-Bah (4,570) Jun 27, 2015 Colorado
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    Bon voyage, Mike! This one's for safe travel, mon ami.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ops5WjepXL4
     
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  20. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    Trinity Brewing Co. -- Soul Horkey Ale
    English-style harvest ale
    ABV: 5.5%; pouring temperature: 43 °F; canning info: n/a
    Source: local purchase

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    3.7/5 rDev +1.9%
    look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

    Honey amber body, clear; fair carbonation; thick, frothy head, persistent; spidery fingers of foam lace the glass. Interesting estery aroma; peach, apple, and allspice. Mild sour apple taste; ripe peach; dull, papery malt backbone; some lactic acid tanginess. Medium-light body; a bit thin and watery; very light dryness.

    Without knowing the canning date for this beer, I have to wonder if it's a bit oxidized with some of flavors. It's not super bad per se, does have a certain unique, almost green apple aspect to it, but whether this is intended or not, it's hard to say. The can also seemed a bit over-carbonated when popped open.

    Pouring temperature: 43 °F; canning info: n/a
    Source: local purchase

     
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