What are you drinking now?

[flyangler18]

Dominion Millenium. Not one of my favorite barleywines, but a nice sipper just the same.

 

[Chriso]

Widmer Hefe, and then some Red Hook Longhammer IPA. Store was havin' a 6pk sale on all Red Hook beers, $5.99 each.

 

[DeathBrewer]

i think i'm going to open up an anchor summer beer. i know, i know, it's winter...WTF!!

i bought them because my buddy and i are using them for research on our american wheat...next brew in the BJCP Brew-all!

 

[Brewsmith]

Stone Old Guardian Barleywine 2008

Today was the last day of class for the semester so I decided to break out something special. I have bottles from 06 on up, but I decided on the 08 release anyway. For a beer that's over 11% it is very drinkable, balanced well but still has plenty of hop kick. It will be interesting to do a vertical tasting sometime. Come January I'll have four years. Maybe Jan. 2010 I'll do a 5 year vertical tasting...

 

[thataintchicken]

Kostritzer Schwarzbier.

Found at the local German Deli.
I am in heaven.

Nice folks - awesome German beer selection.

 

[thataintchicken]

i bought them because my buddy and i are using them for research on our american wheat...next brew in the BJCP Brew-all!

I wish you good luck - but I'm gonna win.
muuuhahahahaaaaaaaaa

 

[BrianTheBrewer]

Going to have a few Harpoon Holiday specials tonight, maybe more then a few because of all this crazy snow in Boston...

 

[wizardofza]

Gale's Prize Old Ale - 1992-1993 Vintage

This beer is outstanding, clocking in at over 9%. Pours with slight carbonation, raisiny finish, almost prunish, dry with a slight bitterness from the hops. Get a bit of the heat from the alcohol, but it's not overpowering.

This is definitely a sipper! It's my first Old Ale, and definitely not my last!

 

[Brewsmith]

Firestone Walker's Reserve Robust Porter.

Complex and balanced. Roasted coffee and chocolate notes, bitter with toasty malt and some citrus hops finish. A very solid robust porter.

 

[Brewsmith]

Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale

I was out picking up a couple things a couple weeks ago and saw more bottles of this beer and had to get another one. I love it. I wish I didn't have to wait until next fall to get it again.

 

[thataintchicken]

Arcadia Ales Shipwreck Porter.


Damn.
This is good.

Thanks Secret Santa.

 

[Neunelfer]

Sam Adam's Winter Lager.

 

[9/9]

Thanks again, SS!

 

[enderwig]

An awesome homebrew porter. Man am I glad that I brewed this early, it's great!

 

[no1likesme]

Arcadia ales, IPA. Pretty damed good.

 

[enderwig]

Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale

I was out picking up a couple things a couple weeks ago and saw more bottles of this beer and had to get another one. I love it. I wish I didn't have to wait until next fall to get it again.

I had this years for the first time tonight, and I loved it! :cross:
A lot of people seem to not care for it much, but I would drink it on a regular basis.

 

[Dude]

Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Ale.

Holy Grandma's perfume batman!!!!!! Can't say I like the nose on this beer. Very floral.

It is a nice amber however, with a very strong hop bite to finish.

Interesting beer.
The coolest part about it is the bottle's printing glows in the dark. :rockin:

 

[McKBrew]

Sierra Nevada Fresh Hop, followed by SA Winter Lager.

 

[Dude]

A 1 year old Lump of Coal Winter Stout right now. Good beer. I need to find out who makes this, but I'm too druck and lazy to get up and look.

I started in on Jimmy Beam tonight, so I'm feeling it now. LOL.

 

[BrewinJack]

My own hard cider, warmed in the bottom of a double boiler and let sit so none of the achohal evaporates out... add a cinommin stick and a shot of run, a little carmel... im on number two and i feel like its really christmas

 

[FireBrewer]

Wow!

 

[thataintchicken]

relaxing with New Holland Brewing Dragon's Milk.
courtesy of Secret Santa


Very rich malt-caramel flavor, with tons of oak. almost too much.
this gets better at around 45 degrees.
smooth.
yummy.

 

[Dude]

I had a Schlafly 2008 Imperial Stout today...it knocked my socks off. Thick, sweet and rich. Wonderful beer. It would be even better next year I think...might go pick up another.

 

[Ize]

I had a Schlafly 2008 Imperial Stout today...it knocked my socks off. Thick, sweet and rich. Wonderful beer. It would be even better next year I think...might go pick up another.

That is a good beer. :rockin: Honestly, I've alway been really pleased with Schlafly's brews.

Hope you had a good Christmas man!

Ize

 

[thataintchicken]

last bottle of experimental batch #0608 wildflower honey cream ale.

damn. need to make this again.

 

[Nikobrew]

2 row, chocolate malt, honey and more cascade then any one beer needs

 

[thataintchicken]

2 row, chocolate malt, honey and more cascade then any one beer needs

I can only imagine.
My college roommate had a friend that had access to fresh hops from Mt. Angel Oregon ( his home town ).

We had the most wicked IPA's ever.

 

[thataintchicken]

cleaning out the BeerFRIDGE in preparation for the kegerator conversion.

Full Sail Wassail.
Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale.

Holiday Spice Apfelwein and Robust Porter soon to be on tap. :rockin:

 

[Jaybird]

1/2 gallon of Dead Guy Ale
Just finnished a Victory Golden Monkey Tripel! Good GOD that $H!T is KILLER. @ $9 bones a bottle it better be!!!!
JJ

 

[Saccharomyces]

Enjoying a Full Sail Wassail after bottling our first ever wine kit (sampling of the leftovers was very good btw). Man, this stuff is great, I really like it!

Earlier I had a Bad Elf, which is just a high gravity bitter afaict. not fancy but it was good, one of my many liquid gifts from SWMBO this year. :rockin:

 

[thataintchicken]

Enjoying a Full Sail Wassail after bottling our first ever wine kit (sampling of the leftovers was very good btw). Man, this stuff is great, I really like it!

Cool. I did a Syrah Kit this year. Should be bottled on Tuesday ( my next day off ).

The Full Sail Wassail is great. Not Hoppy at all. Just Yummy.
I have tried many Holiday brews this year. Widmer Brrr is favorite, followed by Jubelale and then by Full Sail.

 

[beerjunky828]

I am currently having an Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. Very, very nice. up next a left-hand smokejump porter, followed by a dogfish head chicory stout and then i am calling it a night.

 

[AnonyBrew]

I am in a small Texas town on the way home. The only thing I could find is Bud American Ale, so that's what I'm drinking.

 

[enderwig]

Leffe Belgian Blonde. It's not to bad. Kinda reminds me of Biermunchers SWMBO Slayer.

 

[beerjunky828]

ok so i changed plans and opened the chicory stout as i was finishing the rasputin. mixed 1 part chicory stout to 1 part rasputin and it is very good

 

[nealf]

I am drinking Victory Old Horizontal... Old Horizontal - Victory Brewing Company - BeerAdvocate

 

[Nikobrew]

I can only imagine.
My college roommate had a friend that had access to fresh hops from Mt. Angel Oregon ( his home town ).

We had the most wicked IPA's ever.

It's a lot of fun to stand in front of a keggle with a pound of hops in your hand.. even if you dont use it all.. "I'll just throw some more in"

 

[nowise]

Had some Sierra Nevada Stout for the first time earlier. Wow, impressive hop presence in a stout! All around complex and delicious brew.

 

[flyangler18]

Pliny the Elder, courtesy of Heinz57 in the 08 HBT SS. Me likey. Me likey lots. :rockin:

Review and tasting notes here.

 

[thataintchicken]

Pyramid Snow Cap Winter Warmer.

I really hope this is a just a bad bottle, as it tastes highly oxidized.
It's making me not even want to drink beer tonight.

update:
Bad Bottle it seems. Second bottle was much better, but still lacking... something.
I'm not sure what it is about it... but this beer doesn't do it for me.