What are you drinking now?

[OleBrewing]

a Paulanar's octoberfest. although it is very good, i think Schells version out does it for me. Summit as has a very great octoberfest as well. Lienenkugel's is pretty good lighter profile than others.

have yet to try Sam Adams they seem to vary from year to year.

my favorite time of year with malt richness choices.

 

[Beermeister32]

I’m drinking one of my daughter’s favorite styles this evening, Kölsch. Actually, while we do have Kölsch here in the US, it is a protected name in the EU I read, having to be brewed in and around Cologne. Früh Kölsch is a delicious beer, brewed since 1904 Cölner Hofbräu Früh, Cologne Germany.

Taste is crisp and clean like a lager, however Kölsch starts life as an ale. It is then cold lagered like any other lager beer, giving it many lager-like characteristics. I’m picking up a miniscule amount of fruitiness on the front end, gone by gulp #3. Clean and crisp, lemony-yellow color, 1516 Reinheitsgebot beer purity law compliant, medium carbonation, nice amount of head and fantastic lacing. At 4.8% ABV, you can knock back a few of these without bothering the neighbors.

This beer reminds me of a lot of low IBU Helles lagers I’ve had the honor of guzzling. Too bad I can’t guzzle this beer, because it comes in these pitiful and inadequate little 11.2 ounce sampler baby bottles. C’mon, WE IS BEER DRINKERS!!! You might as well sell this with a rubber nipple on the end, I can down this thing in 3 gulps!!!!! 500 ml minimum, PLEASE!!! Otherwise fantastic! Go buy some Früh Kölsch, you will be impressed!

 

[pshankstar]

2010 Dark Lord bottle tonight with my good friend & neighbor. He got promoted at work and we celebrated with this tonight.
Thank you to another good friend who gave me this bottle as a thank you for bringing back some Russian River beer this summer for him.
WOW this stout held up so well!!

 

[orionol73]

 

[Chris Cardona]

HB Neipa. Citra Simcoe Cascade with Strata added into the DH. Maybe too many hops, but wanted to try something different View attachment 830123

Thanks! It has a little more bitterness/bite than I was going for, but the flavor/mouthfeel is great. I think I prefer a max of 3 hops in this style. Usually just 1 or

Thanks! It has a little more bitterness/bite than I was going for, but the flavor/mouthfeel is great. I think I prefer a max of 3 hops in this style. Usually just 1 or 2.

Did you add hops during the mash, boil, or just dry hopped?

 

[wepeeler]

Did you add hops during the mash, boil, or just dry hopped?

Last 3 min of boil, whirlpool and DH.

 

[Rish]

Marzen brewed in Lower Alabama. Nice level of malt a little hop bitterness, a little caramel on the back.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

HB blueberry wheat that I brewed for hubby and Oktoberfest for me.

 

[orionol73]

 

[Rish]

Delicious oatmeal stout! I really like this.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

More delicious Other Half funk from @pshankstar with some Trader Joes blue cheese, crackers and TNF.

 

[MaxStout]

Delicious oatmeal stout! I really like this.
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That's the one I measure all others against. If I could brew an oatmeal stout half as good...

 

[Bramling Cross]

I’m drinking one of my daughter’s favorite styles this evening, Kölsch. Actually, while we do have Kölsch here in the US, it is a protected name in the EU I read, having to be brewed in and around Cologne. Früh Kölsch is a delicious beer, brewed since 1904 Cölner Hofbräu Früh, Cologne Germany.

Taste is crisp and clean like a lager, however Kölsch starts life as an ale. It is then cold lagered like any other lager beer, giving it many lager-like characteristics. I’m picking up a miniscule amount of fruitiness on the front end, gone by gulp #3. Clean and crisp, lemony-yellow color, 1516 Reinheitsgebot beer purity law compliant, medium carbonation, nice amount of head and fantastic lacing. At 4.8% ABV, you can knock back a few of these without bothering the neighbors.

This beer reminds me of a lot of low IBU Helles lagers I’ve had the honor of guzzling. Too bad I can’t guzzle this beer, because it comes in these pitiful and inadequate little 11.2 ounce sampler baby bottles. C’mon, WE IS BEER DRINKERS!!! You might as well sell this with a rubber nipple on the end, I can down this thing in 3 gulps!!!!! 500 ml minimum, PLEASE!!! Otherwise fantastic! Go buy some Früh Kölsch, you will be impressed!

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Thanks for showing that picture! I'm really surprised by how dark it is and it's a huge relief to me because the Kolsch that I brewed this spring with 1lb of dark Munich tasted fantastic but, to my mind, was too dark. Mine was much lighter than that.

Thanks to you, I have a new locked recipe!

Thank you.

 

[j1laskey]

A mixed wild ferment that I brewed back in May 2020.

That horse blanket is a nice clean funk now. These bottles are special

 

[grampamark]

HB Mosaic Blonde.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Now that I've passed a bunch of tests, I decided that I could take a small glass and fly 3/4 of the way around the world. I skipped the Ordinary bitter.

Helles

Panther Piss Super Dry

And brown porter in a small pils glass because it’s my brewery and it’s damned pretty.

I really need to put some gas on the lagers, that's some sorry head.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Fizzy yellow liquid ...

As someone that has dedicated nearly four years to the perfection of fizzy yellow swill, I assure you it's all about drinking what you like.

Relax and enjoy that swill, sir!

Let me tell you, it takes some doing to do it right.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Can you guess? Hop water.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Gotta be Heart

 

[Bramling Cross]

HB NEIPA
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I will talk smack about that style all day, but you'll never hear me running down the brewers that can actually brew it.

That's a handy bit of brewing, sir. My hat is off to you.

Drop dead gorgeous.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

After a 15hr day and about ready to have a mini BD for the grandson 9th. Little trooper is still going strong!

 

[Mike875]

Recently tapped my Marzen and the glass is from my favorite local brewer's Ocktoberfest last year.

 

[grampamark]

View attachment 830335Can you guess? Hop water.

Wynonna Judd.

 

[pshankstar]

Thanks @CrookedLaker while watching some TNF after more late nights.

 

[orionol73]

 

[Bramling Cross]

Wynonna Judd.

Thanks! That was driving me crazy.

 

[pshankstar]

Fruit juice to call it a night.

 

[camonick]

I will talk smack about that style all day, but you'll never hear me running down the brewers that can actually brew it.

That's a handy bit of brewing, sir. My hat is off to you.

Drop dead gorgeous.

Thank you.
That beer is a bit of a challenge. I enjoy it as well as the lagers I brew

 

[camonick]

I think I’m going to brew my Dunkel recipe this weekend if I can find the time

 

[Deric]

HB WCIPA thing while cleaning new kegs. One has an F’d up out post ….



Edit to add: MoreBeer sending a replacement keg.

 

[fourfarthing]

Train beer from yesterday. Hey @Dude Lebowski I found them down here finally

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Train beer from yesterday. Hey @Dude Lebowski I found them down here finally

Nice! They expanded dist once they created the new barn. It use to be one of those unique experiences when you had to visit the old barn. Ratty door and you may fall thru the old flooring waiting to order.

The new barn looks really nice tho. A nice trade off plus expanded dist.

 

[loganklaas]

HB NEIPA. Cheers to the weekend everyone!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

TGIF. Cellar time! 2020

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Nitro cold brew happy coffee day.

 

[Rish]

Old 31 Brewing Cascade pale ale. Like the hops in this.

 

[loganklaas]

HB Brut IPA

 

[Rish]

Old 31 Back Road Amber. It's okay.

 

[orionol73]

 

[Rish]

Old 31 honey brown ale. Pretty tasty.