powpig2002
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SHIPYARD barley wine style ale. never had the style before. like. any suggestions?
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HD333
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Having a Long Trail IPA while waiting for pizza. I always overlook their IPA, not bad.
jaywbigred
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Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot is a barley wine I love.
Had a Harpoon IPA draft for the first time in a long time this weekend and enjoyed it.
Also had Yards Brewing Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale which Yards claims is made from a recipe Jefferson had his wife use twice a year to brew beer. It was pretty generic tasting, but did pack a nice 8% punch into that taste. Not bad.
Also had our local brew pub's take on a Belgian Tripel. I liked my first 3 sips, but as it opened, it started to taste too much like artificially flavored bananas. I have this same issue with Long Trail Heffe, I wonder what ingredient sets it off?
drjeff
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Southern Tier Imperial Creme Brulee Stout
Maybe it was the context in which I was drinking this: end of the work week, just made the relatively heavy traffic Friday of President's weekend drive upto VT, I hadn't had dinner yet (but was looking at some fresh out of the oven Chocolate Chip Cookies that had me thinking dessert
:lol: ), but this brew really worked for me! (and I gotta thank mountsnowfish for making a not so subtle facebook suggestion of this brew a few weeks ago :lol: )
I'm usually not a big fan of either sweet or syrupy beers, but for this one I will make an exception. The pour gave a nice thick, creamy head ontop of an almost black colored brew. The aroma (atleast for my nose) had strong vanilla and a slightly more subtle coffee undertones. The consistency was a bit on the syrupy side, not quite as thick, but similar to Hershey Chocolate syrup. Taste wise, my taste buds didn't have much of a problem with the creme brulee name. It had that vanilla/coffee/carmel flavor, with a mild hoppy finish. A dessert in a glass, and at 10.0% ABV, the bomber bottle I had of it likely packed about as many calories as many a dessert! I liked it enough that I went back a couple of days later to the store where I bought it and bought 3 more bottles
This beer won't be for everyone (hoppy IPA lovers need not apply), but for a change of pace, when you're craving some dessert in a glass, this is a worthy brew IMHO
Maybe it was the context in which I was drinking this: end of the work week, just made the relatively heavy traffic Friday of President's weekend drive upto VT, I hadn't had dinner yet (but was looking at some fresh out of the oven Chocolate Chip Cookies that had me thinking dessert
:lol: ), but this brew really worked for me! (and I gotta thank mountsnowfish for making a not so subtle facebook suggestion of this brew a few weeks ago :lol: )I'm usually not a big fan of either sweet or syrupy beers, but for this one I will make an exception. The pour gave a nice thick, creamy head ontop of an almost black colored brew. The aroma (atleast for my nose) had strong vanilla and a slightly more subtle coffee undertones. The consistency was a bit on the syrupy side, not quite as thick, but similar to Hershey Chocolate syrup. Taste wise, my taste buds didn't have much of a problem with the creme brulee name. It had that vanilla/coffee/carmel flavor, with a mild hoppy finish. A dessert in a glass, and at 10.0% ABV, the bomber bottle I had of it likely packed about as many calories as many a dessert! I liked it enough that I went back a couple of days later to the store where I bought it and bought 3 more bottles
This beer won't be for everyone (hoppy IPA lovers need not apply), but for a change of pace, when you're craving some dessert in a glass, this is a worthy brew IMHO
powpig2002
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rogue maierfest lager. sign said $1.99. woman said only special marked bottles. $6.09. took it anyway. worth $1.99. don't think $6.09. had a gritty's Abrams at abrams. goddamn good beer. cream ale? serving wench said only available at mt. highly recommended
powpig2002
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lbs had 22oz magic hat#9 for 1.99. you know a few followed me home
powpig2002
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found 3 bottles of blithering idiot today. i'm took your word and it had better be good. gotta wait til the weekend tho.
powpig2002
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liking the barley wine. blithering idiot - good stuff. have a 22oz heavy seas below deck for tonight. even bad is drinkable
powpig2002
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below deck:beer: worth buying couple more
jaywbigred
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Nice.I always keep some on hand in case I want to go low volume.
jaywbigred
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Had a Stone IPA draft at the Valley View Saloon near Mt. Snow. Long time since I've had it, even longer since draft...still a delicious beer.
My buddy/beer guy has been pushing an Oregon brewery called Full Sail lately. He brought a 12 of their apparently famous "Session Lager", a six of their LTD 04 Limited Edition lager, and a 22 oz. bottle of their Bump in the Night Cascadian Brown Ale.
The Session Lager was decent, very drinkable, though I would probably not spend microbrew dollars on this, or most other lagers, very often.
The LTD 04 was marketed as the "single malt of beers." I dunno if I would go that far. It tasted not that different than their Session lager, imo, just a little more balanced and with more ABV.
The Bump in the Night was very interesting. I am not sure I would run out and buy some, but it was very complex. Personally, I find beers with signature/different yeasts to be the most complex and interesting, but BitN did it without much yeast flavor. It is dark and smells malty to me. It certainly tastes like a malty ale at first. But somehow they manage to throw on to the back end an IPA flavor that is great and suprising. I think it has 60+ IBUs, and the Cascade flavor is there. Kind of a fun beer to try to dissect.
Troegs Nugget Nectar continues to be a hit with everyone who tries it, though I am trying to slow down how quickly my stock is going!
My buddy/beer guy has been pushing an Oregon brewery called Full Sail lately. He brought a 12 of their apparently famous "Session Lager", a six of their LTD 04 Limited Edition lager, and a 22 oz. bottle of their Bump in the Night Cascadian Brown Ale.
The Session Lager was decent, very drinkable, though I would probably not spend microbrew dollars on this, or most other lagers, very often.
The LTD 04 was marketed as the "single malt of beers." I dunno if I would go that far. It tasted not that different than their Session lager, imo, just a little more balanced and with more ABV.
The Bump in the Night was very interesting. I am not sure I would run out and buy some, but it was very complex. Personally, I find beers with signature/different yeasts to be the most complex and interesting, but BitN did it without much yeast flavor. It is dark and smells malty to me. It certainly tastes like a malty ale at first. But somehow they manage to throw on to the back end an IPA flavor that is great and suprising. I think it has 60+ IBUs, and the Cascade flavor is there. Kind of a fun beer to try to dissect.
Troegs Nugget Nectar continues to be a hit with everyone who tries it, though I am trying to slow down how quickly my stock is going!
jaywbigred
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Had a Stone IPA draft at the Valley View Saloon near Mt. Snow. Long time since I've had it, even longer since draft...still a delicious beer.
My buddy/beer guy has been pushing an Oregon brewery called Full Sail lately. He brought a 12 of their apparently famous "Session Lager", a six of their LTD 04 Limited Edition lager, and a 22 oz. bottle of their Bump in the Night Cascadian Brown Ale.
The Session Lager was decent, very drinkable, though I would probably not spend microbrew dollars on this, or most other lagers, very often.
The LTD 04 was marketed as the "single malt of beers." I dunno if I would go that far. It tasted not that different than their Session lager, imo, just a little more balanced and with more ABV.
The Bump in the Night was very interesting. I am not sure I would run out and buy some, but it was very complex. Personally, I find beers with signature/different yeasts to be the most complex and interesting, but BitN did it without much yeast flavor. It is dark and smells malty to me. It certainly tastes like a malty ale at first. But somehow they manage to throw on to the back end an IPA flavor that is great and suprising. I think it has 60+ IBUs, and the Cascade flavor is there. Kind of a fun beer to try to dissect.
Troegs Nugget Nectar continues to be a hit with everyone who tries it, though I am trying to slow down how quickly my stock is going!
My buddy/beer guy has been pushing an Oregon brewery called Full Sail lately. He brought a 12 of their apparently famous "Session Lager", a six of their LTD 04 Limited Edition lager, and a 22 oz. bottle of their Bump in the Night Cascadian Brown Ale.
The Session Lager was decent, very drinkable, though I would probably not spend microbrew dollars on this, or most other lagers, very often.
The LTD 04 was marketed as the "single malt of beers." I dunno if I would go that far. It tasted not that different than their Session lager, imo, just a little more balanced and with more ABV.
The Bump in the Night was very interesting. I am not sure I would run out and buy some, but it was very complex. Personally, I find beers with signature/different yeasts to be the most complex and interesting, but BitN did it without much yeast flavor. It is dark and smells malty to me. It certainly tastes like a malty ale at first. But somehow they manage to throw on to the back end an IPA flavor that is great and suprising. I think it has 60+ IBUs, and the Cascade flavor is there. Kind of a fun beer to try to dissect.
Troegs Nugget Nectar continues to be a hit with everyone who tries it, though I am trying to slow down how quickly my stock is going!
powpig2002
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heavy seas loose cannon hop 3 ipa - very good. didn't know i liked hoppy beer. so what is it about arrogant bastid i find too strong? still learning about GOOD beer
marcski
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I still go back to my old standby....the Long Trail Double Bag. IMHO, nothing is as smooth and yummy with such a nice punch.
Bad news for dogfish head fans in RI: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/dishing/2011/03/dogfish_head_pu.html?p1=Upbox_links
powpig2002
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better them than me.
marcski
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Having a Berkshire Brewing Co. Brown Ale with lunch at the mighty Catamount. Pretty yummy...kind of like a porter.
And I saw OSHA checking out the conditions of the magic carpet this am.
And I saw OSHA checking out the conditions of the magic carpet this am.
powpig2002
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irish car bomb? sounds interesting to an irish catholic. info?
