What are you drinking now?

That's a nice stew you've got going there. Sort of looks like a beef bourguignon to me. I happened to have made myself a big ol' crockpot of chili yesterday...

Southern Tier 2X Double Milk Stout





Very smooth with a slight roasted malt flavor coming through at the end.

Schell Chimney Sweep. Wow. This brewery has great stuff mostly. Beers I would drink again and again. It reminds me of a mildly smokey porter/oktoberfest lager.

Alesmith Speedway Stout

JesperX said:

Nuh uh, You didn't misspell it enough =).

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Yeah,didnt catch the Lukcy bit,my bad. Good eye. Think Im inspired enough to pick up a second bottle as opposed to yesterday,when I was not as inspired.

weirdboy said:

That's a nice stew you've got going there. Sort of looks like a beef bourguignon to me. I happened to have made myself a big ol' crockpot of chili yesterday...

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You must be classy, i thought it looked like beanie weenies!

I bought SN Celebration and since then I've gotten in the holiday spirit in a major way. Why? 6.66% ABV tastes like candy. Especially after my Victory Brewery hoppy expedition. Celebration is going to be my standard for the next couple of months.


Google Sierra Nevada Celebration images. Not sure how they tie it in.

I'm drinking a SN Celebration right now!

weirdboy said:

That's a nice stew you've got going there. Sort of looks like a beef bourguignon to me. I happened to have made myself a big ol' crockpot of chili yesterday...

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Yum. Love crock pot chili. This was just a simple beef veggie soup w/barley. Portabellas always seem to find a way into every soup we make, especially beef soups. Turned out quite epic.

NordeastBrewer77 said:

Yum. Love crock pot chili. This was just a simple beef veggie soup w/barley. Portabellas always seem to find a way into every soup we make, especially beef soups. Turned out quite epic.

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Nice. I've been making a lot of this this last few autumnal weeks: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/beefstewwithdumpling_87333

....and variations. No 'shrooms there but plenty of swede (rutabaga) and suet (animal fat).

Trying to find the perfect beer to compliment.

Had some big hoppy and some widmer milk stout while brewing my own choclate milk stout. Cleaned the kettles with some lagunitas wilco tango foxtrot and now ending the night on my own esb...cant get enough of this stuff

Wasn't it you that mentioned these guys awhile back NE? This stuff is good. An actual balanced west coast IPA, a rare find.

jonmohno said:

Yeah,didnt catch the Lukcy bit,my bad. Good eye. Think Im inspired enough to pick up a second bottle as opposed to yesterday,when I was not as inspired.

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I've been keeping my eye out for Lukcy, I've had Double, Oaked, and of course the original but haven't seen the blend yet.

Cracked a 750 of La Fin Du Monde for tonight. Its been a while since I've had this one but it's an old favorite. Still great. Picked up some Maudite and another Unibroue 17 Grande Reserve to Cellar so I can open bottle number one next weekend. I'm gonna keep grabbing bottles of it until it disappears.

Ok, second pint of the night:

Homebrew wheat IPA.

iambeer said:

Trying to find the perfect beer to compliment.

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That stew and dumpling recipe looks stellar, I'm gonna have to make that! I'm a total hop fiend, so adjust to taste, but I find things like black IPA and hoppy porter go great with beef stews/soups. Doppelbock and Baltic porter if you're looking for a lager. Basically, anything I'd use a little of in the rue will go well with the meal.

Ok, this is one epic IPA. I got a 4 pk in a trade and this is the last can. I really hope that I can get me another 4 pk before it's all gone. It's delish.

Mmmhmmm......

This is a good one..

Ninkasi Sleigh'r Dark Double Alt. Fast becoming one of my favorite winter releases.

Plenty of clear liquids... bronchitis sucks.

Last night was one Homebrew a pale, then the bridgeport beervana mix pack
a hop czar, a kingpin double red and a winter warmer ebenezer all very good

Una Mas

StoutMeister said:

Last night was one Homebrew a pale, then the bridgeport beervana mix pack
a hop czar, a kingpin double red and a winter warmer ebenezer all very good

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Hop Czar is great... love that stuff.

MMMMMMMMMM homebrewed pumkin stout. first brew using my new cereal killer grain mill.

sierra nevada celebration ale 2012. So good! 2 more in the fridge

As I prepare to bottle my Kiwi Pale Ale. This could pass for German if not for the very slightest hint of hop flavor.

Backwoods Bastard... When I arrive home.

Maine Beer Co. - Lunch

This beer is 2nd only to Heady Topper. It's delicious.

Them Krauts make some damn good beer.

My first AG brew!

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My first AG brew!

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Which is? How did it turn out?

Harpoon Chocolate Stout

Green Flash West Coast IPA. Never had one before and when I saw $10 for a 4-pack I thought it was a little steep. But now.... mmmmm, I get it. Hoppy. Liquid. Gold.

Guiness Foriegn Stout. Not bad, but better than BMC, barely...

My first brew in almost 10 months, a Gingerbread Brown Ale. First tasting to see how it's progressing after 7 days in the bottle. Definitely needs a couple more weeks as I had assumed, though it seems to be on it's way to being pretty good.

Before that, my last bottle of Founder's Porter. Dark, rich, and sexy indeed!

Had a liter grolsh filled with this from the Bent River Uncommon Beverage Station drive-thru ,in the Quad Cities.

jonmohno said:

Had a liter grolsh filled with this in a drive-thru Beverage Station,in the Quad Cities.

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Ahhhh another quad citian!!!

Love me some bent river

Espresso porter

Ah, my old friend Badfish. 'Twill be a sad day when ye are gone.

my Horehound BDS a/k/a Hellhound Ale.