Bang Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ready for the game! Got a growler full of delicious Helles from Ruddy Duck brewery chilling til kickoff! ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Anyone like Blue Moon? This is currently my favorite beer. I like it on occasion,usually get a pitcher while watching the boats...goes well with pasta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Got a 4-pack of DFH Chicory Stout, a sixer of Foothills Hoppyum IPA, a mixed sixer from Total Wine (with lots of new goodies I haven't tried), AND a sixer of Starr Hill IPA, all for the UFC last night/games today/New Years tomorrow. I think I'm all set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Went to Oxbow Brewery while I was in Maine for Christmas. Small brewery with some very good beers. My favorite was the Saison Noel (Nose: Dark fruit, Date, Fig, Dark Cherry, suggestions of potporri, dried flower, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cedar, lemonpeel, pepper, pine, rose hip, lemon balm, maybe a whisp of pipe tobacco, licorice Taste: Medley of drk fruit, complex spice and earthy grain, warming alcohol with suggestions of tobacco and scotch) which I had tried at a bar in Maine last year. My brother and I each bought a bottle of Oxtoberfest to take home with us- $20 a bottle! We opened his up and the family tasted it and we were disappointed- realized it was a sour ale and it was aged in a riesling cask . Many of my family members agreed that it tasted like band-aids, while others tasted citrus. Accidentally left my bottle up there (at my grandma's), so maybe it will taste different after a little bit of aging. Beers at the brewery were all good, though, so we will definitely be returning on our future trips to Maine. A new tradition is born! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) New Years beer was my 2 year old Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head collaboration the Life & Limb. American Strong Ale brewed with maple & birch syrup. Color is extremely dark. Black with a slight brown outline against a light. Aroma is pretty much all maple and birch syrup. A very sugary, candy-like aroma. Almost wanna pour this over some pancakes. Flavor takes me completely off-guard. Wholesome earthy/citrus hops come over the top, while a deep, charred, roasted, charcoaly malt fills the back end. Dark chocolate and the syrups are also humungous. This beer is an imperial ipa/imperial stout hybrid, holy mackerel. The aging process most likely did the malt some good in this beer. I was going for the syrup flavors improving, but got more than I bargained for. That said, the finish on this beer is a little on the "plastic" side. The hops are absolutely delicious, but it does seem like they were meant to be a little fresher . Such a soft body on this beer, like the classiest pillow. This is what I call a unique beer. Happy New Year beer heads! Edited January 1, 2013 by d0ublestr0ker0ll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELskins Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Twin Lakes Pale Ale out here in north Delaware. Best around. Locally Brewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Heineken Dark with a bottle of Elijah Craig 12 year small batch bourbon. Heineken Dark is a VERY good mass produced brew. Yum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Ok. I need you guys' help. Where can I order Tennents at online. The one place I've found so far is in Austrila. :doh: I got turned onto Tennents last week at The Pub down in Orlando. It's now neck n neck with Fat Tire as my favorite beer right now. Runner up is the Creeper IPA brewed here from Fat Daddy Brewing & served at a place here called Growlers. Don't think they have distribution though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins561 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Ok. I need you guys' help. Where can I order Tennents at online. The one place I've found so far is in Austrila. :doh: I got turned onto Tennents last week at The Pub down in Orlando. It's now neck n neck with Fat Tire as my favorite beer right now. Runner up is the Creeper IPA brewed here from Fat Daddy Brewing & served at a place here called Growlers. Don't think they have distribution though. I will ask my beer store guy, he has been able to find and deliver almost every American micro I have asked for, not sure what he can do with imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 http://www.saintarnold.com/beers/divine_12.html nice old ale , have to try it again after it ages more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I bought a 6 pack of this today. I like their sense of humor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) I bought a 6 pack of this today. I like their sense of humor! I love the description Lagunitas gives: This sad holiday season we didn’t have the brewing capacity to make our favorite seasonal brew, the widely feared BrownShugga’ Ale. You see we had a couple of really good years (thank you very much) and so heading into this season while we are awaiting the January delivery of a new brewhouse we are jammin’ along brewing 80 barrels of IPA and PILS and such every 3 hours. A couple of months back we realized that since we can only brew a mere 60 barrels of Shugga’ every 5 hours, that we were seriously screwed. For every case of Shugga’ brewed, we’d short 3 cases of our favorite daily beers. It’s a drag. This year, we brewed something that we think is also cool and brews more like our daily brews. The new brewhouse will help insure this kind of failure never happens again. It’s a mess that we can not brew our BrownShugga’ this year and we suck for not doing it. There is nothing cool about screwing this up this badly and we know it. Maybe we can sue our own sorry selves. There is no joy in our hearts this holiday and the best we can hope for is a quick and merciful end. F*@& us. This totally blows. Whatever. We freaking munch moldy donkey butt and we just want it to be all over...So this substitute beer is a ‘Cereal Medley’ of Barley, Rye, Wheat, and Oats…. Full of complexishness from the 4 grains, and weighing in at 7.85% abv, Then joyously dry-hopped for that big aroma and resinous hop flavor. I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. :whoknows: Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had. Edited January 6, 2013 by d0ublestr0ker0ll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I love the description Lagunitas gives:I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. :whoknows: Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had. I've got some Brown Shugga in my fridge right now, one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I love the description Lagunitas gives:I had a six pack of Brown Shugga' a couple months ago. :whoknows: Stuff is among the best beers I've ever had. I've got some Brown Shugga in my fridge right now, one of my favorites. While it's not my favorite style, it's still pretty damn good. My wife likes the Sumpin' Sumpin' they make as it's very citrus/piney. Looking forward to trying the 'Sucks' for football today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Having a can of "Sneak Attack" from 21st Amendment. It's a Saison style farmhouse brew that hits the spot with yeasty, buttery beer flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Picked up a 6 pack of Saranac Red IPA. Dusty, citrusy, piney, bready, caramelelelely. But all not so much...a typically light offering from Saranac. This isn't one of their better beers either, but it again passes for how damn cheap it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Sam Adams Cream Stout tonight...also have a 2 year old bottle in the cellar. Might pop it open today or tomorrow to compare fresh and aged flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night. WOW. You've been talking about that bottle for years now. I feel nostalgic towards it Your day tomorrow is already made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 WOW. You've been talking about that bottle for years now. I feel nostalgic towards it Your day tomorrow is already made! LOL! Tell me about it! I didn't crack it open yet, because me and the boys schedules have been conflicted. I'll open it when we both can sit down, kick back and savor it. Hopefully this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it's great! Edited January 24, 2013 by HOF44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it great! Bottles are often times a gamble. I've gotten to the point now where I only look at the draft list at restaurants. The only time I'll switch it up is if it's a place with bad beers on tap but decent stuff in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Gonna open my last bottle of Heavy Seas Below Decks, from 2007, and share it with my son tomorrow night. Wait, is that the cabernet beer? I just tried this a few weeks ago Edited January 24, 2013 by Skinz4Life12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I finally had Fat Tire on tap last night and loved it. It was chili-cheese dogs and beer at the Vienna Inn. I had tried fat Tire in the bottle and it was ok, but on tap it's great! The majority of beers are better on tap. With the exception of the beers that are meant to be aged, nothing beats a brewery fresh beer, right out of the keg. Bottles are often times a gamble. I've gotten to the point now where I only look at the draft list at restaurants. The only time I'll switch it up is if it's a place with bad beers on tap but decent stuff in bottles. Same here. Wait, is that the cabernet beer? I just tried this a few weeks ago No. The 2007 was produced when they were puttign it in 12 oz bottles and selling it by the 4-pack. A few years ago, they started to only offer it in 22oz bombers. A couple of years ago, they started to brew it in a couple of different ways, including aging it in barrels that held either bourbon or caberneat. I love the Bourbon aged Below Decks. I don't care for the the stuff brewed in the cabernet barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 tried the St Arnolds Winter stout....bland and unremarkable a lightweight in the style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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