What beer are you drinking now? #4877

Good afternoon BAs! A post brunch beer - “Happy Cow” WCIPA by Daft Cow Brewery, Alachua, FL:



Malt forward with bitter pine. Solid for the style.

Another lovely sunny day…we should hit mid 70s this afternoon. Cheers and have a great day y’all!

 

Shooting practice ran long so lunch is late. Grilling a ribeye with Jai Alai in hand.

 

Right then. My ceiling contractor contacted ystrdy and is here now doing the install. It's too cold outside for me to do anything so it truly is time for a beer. I hope to go pick up some more tmrw at a couple of places. I've got some cool new/old stuff picked out but for now....keeping it local with a Drastic Measures Stupid Good HIPA 6.3%
Cheers!

 

Tiki Wheat from Galveston Island Brewery. In a Naked Iguana Brewery glass. That’s next. At the Black Pearl in Galveston.

 

Ribeye with bacon wrapped asparagus and a WW Freak of Nature DIPA for lunch.

 

Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a black IPA with squid ink by Stoke Haus. I got barbecue with a friend to catch up since he was out of town for a while. Incredible beer, roasty, dank, piney, with a lot of coffee. It reminded me of a great espresso tonic with a smoothly bitter, sweet finish. Definitely a fresh take on black IPA, which feels like it has few standouts and is just a novelty style.

 

The Goose Island Barrel House
Bourbon County Brand Chocolate Praline Stout

 

Off early and a beautiful afternoon, 70* and Juicy Monkey IPA. CheersVB!!

 

Life is good, apparently we now get distro in Virginia, I mean Total Wine has it!



Cheers!

 

Cheers!

 

Happy Wednesday BAs! Today marks my 20th anniversary as a member of BA. I considered opening a big bottle of something special, but I have shit to do this evening, so maybe later. For now, this glass of Cowbell's Absent Landlord Kölsch will have to do. Cheers!

 

Back at it ba. Big difference a few hours makes. From more shit snow to sunshine and god damn rainbows.

Congress street, ipa (galaxy, columbus), trillium,

 

Those apparently went down fast, lol. Cheers!!

A buddy of mine who loves Heady topper, traveled to Vermont with us to the Stowe area for a marathon(in New Hampshire) in 2014, he drank three of those down lightning fast on an empty stomach at the hotel bar, and I glanced over at him and he was literally, physically _green_.

 

Staying upstairs and outa the way...and trying not to annoy my wife (which is impossible), who is in & out of meetings online 12 hrs a day. Can't tell if or when she's talking to or at me. Time for another beer dammit. Junkyard Country Toad HIPA 6.5%
New rock n roll stage name: I. Cantrell Watt
That's right up there with Ida Brown Lovecraft

 

Naked Iguana Brewery’s Local Lu’aua Pale Ale. In a Galveston Island Brewery glass. Lol

 

1) Back Channel Zero (5.25%): A Czech Dark Lager from Minnesota with flavors of dark malt, cocoa, light roast. Smooth.
versus
2) Arbeiter Nacht Rider (4.9%): A Schwarzbier from Minnesota with flavors of dark chocolate, grains, smooth cocoa. Clean. (Correctly matched the two blind)

Minnesota dark lager battle. First is Back Channel Zero. A Czech dark lager. Dark grains, cocoa, light roast. Bready and smooth. Excellent Czech dark.
Next is Nacht Rider. Similar, but more dark grains, dark fruit, roast in German Schwarzbier fashion. More flavor overall here, but not as soft. Both excellent representations of the styles and among the best I've had this season. Comes down to preference of style, but slight win to Arbeiter Nacht Rider.
Winner: Arbeiter Nacht Rider

 

I do a pretty decent job of it myself and i can tell how well by how fast the cat's tail is swishing back and forth
Getting into a Ralphius imperial stout aged in Fiddler Bourbon Barrel/J. Reiger Bourbon Barrel acquired while up in @jzeilinger Pennsyltucky country last September. This brings a nice chocolate vibe from the malt base, and the barrels primarily bring a woody accent that balances this big brew nicely. Always a pleasure to have some Ralphy - rated 4.2.
Cheers!
Tom