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So the local establishment within walking distance of work has the LT coffee stout. Pretty good. Coffee aromas dominate, but enough malt backbone to keep it beer. Surprisingly smooth for ~8%. And they charge regular draft prices, so a much better deal than at the brewery. Stopped by LT brewery on the way home from Pico yesterday but the place was a clusterF so I headed on down the road to Harpoon.

Got to Windsor and... Leviathan IPA is back! Had a tasty draft and picked up a case. This stuff is pricey ($10/4 pk + tax + deposit), bought by the case you get one 4 pk "free." Still a few Baltic Porters left if you like that one.
 

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Drinking a Woodstock Inn Brewery Pig's Ear Brown Ale with lunch. More of a novelty that I can get their brews at the packy now instead of having to drive all the way up to NH. :D
 

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meh. My midwestern coworkers think it's the best beer ever. I think it's marketing. But I like beer I can taste after I swallow so who am I to decide?
 

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Any opinions on Leinenkugel's? I have only had the Sunset Wheat and 1888 Bock. I like them because there is no strong bitter after taste ... I am not fond of really bitter brews..

Leiney isn't a bad beer.
Not what I'd call a good beer, either, but drinkable, and generally sessionable.
 

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Trader Joe's seasonal brewed by Unibroue- excellent beverage, especially at only $5. Clearly a Unibroue product, but very, very tasty. Get it now, since all that's available is in stores now. I grabbed 5 bottles on Saturday, after tasting it I shoudl have grabbed 5 cases.
 

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Any opinions on Leinenkugel's? I have only had the Sunset Wheat and 1888 Bock. I like them because there is no strong bitter after taste ... I am not fond of really bitter brews..

meh. My midwestern coworkers think it's the best beer ever. I think it's marketing. But I like beer I can taste after I swallow so who am I to decide?

Leiney isn't a bad beer.
Not what I'd call a good beer, either, but drinkable, and generally sessionable.

Last summer, my wife was really enjoying Leiney's summer beer, the summer shandy, basically a wheat beer with lemonade. Personally I found it too sweet for my tastebuds, maybe 75-80% of the sweetness of a Mike's Hard Lemonade with a slight hoppy finish.
 

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Trader Joe's seasonal brewed by Unibroue- excellent beverage, especially at only $5. Clearly a Unibroue product, but very, very tasty. Get it now, since all that's available is in stores now. I grabbed 5 bottles on Saturday, after tasting it I shoudl have grabbed 5 cases.

+ 1....it was great.
 

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Got to Windsor and... Leviathan IPA is back! Had a tasty draft and picked up a case. This stuff is pricey ($10/4 pk + tax + deposit), bought by the case you get one 4 pk "free." Still a few Baltic Porters left if you like that one.
A case! Yaaaaarrrrrrr, nicely done. Just had a Leviathan Imperial IPA tonight. Soooo good. I think I have one or two more left over from my four pack I bought a month or so ago. Really like to milk those four packs. Hold off until I come and say "yes, today is a day for something special."
 

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A case! Yaaaaarrrrrrr, nicely done. Just had a Leviathan Imperial IPA tonight. Soooo good. I think I have one or two more left over from my four pack I bought a month or so ago. Really like to milk those four packs. Hold off until I come and say "yes, today is a day for something special."
Yeah, I've indulged in three already. It's gonna lose some of that wonderful hop aroma, right? ;)
 

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Picked this up today because Bottle King was out of Long Trail Blackbeary Wheat
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Picked this up today because Bottle King was out of Long Trail Blackbeary Wheat
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Ooh thats a GOOD blackbeary alternative Root! I picked up 1st 1 six and then rather quickly about 3 hours later, a second six of that Sammy brewmaster series the end of Janaury was I was in Boston for a conference with my office - and no I didn't drink all 12 myself in a couple of hours, my hotel room was "the bar" for my office crew before we went out to another bar :) :beer: :)
 

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Ooh thats a GOOD blackbeary alternative Root! I picked up 1st 1 six and then rather quickly about 3 hours later, a second six of that Sammy brewmaster series the end of Janaury was I was in Boston for a conference with my office - and no I didn't drink all 12 myself in a couple of hours, my hotel room was "the bar" for my office crew before we went out to another bar :) :beer: :)
Sure you didn't :p

Thanks Dr. J. The manager at BK told me he got 3 cases, and this was the last six pack until next Thursday, when he should be getting both back in stock.
 
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