What are you drinking now?

Brewtopia · Jan 24, 2007

I'm doing a little experiment. I tried a SNCA tonight and noticed it was really harsh. When I first got it I noticed that too, but ones I had after that were less harsh. Well, I cracked another one open from the second case I bought, and it was much less harsh. Very interesting!

Are these all the same vintage? I've got some 2001 & 2004 vintage and I'll tell you, the hops really take a back seat as the beer ages.

Dude · Jan 24, 2007

Brewtopia said:
Are these all the same vintage? I've got some 2001 & 2004 vintage and I'll tell you, the hops really take a back seat as the beer ages.

Same vintage. After my experiment I opened some threads on brewboard and I guess some of the first batches were harsher than later ones. Hmmmm.

skeeordye11 · Jan 24, 2007

I have heard a lot about Fat Tire from New Belgium, both good and bad. I'd like to find out for myself, but unfortunately I'm on the East Coast. Anyone help me out? More than willing to swap east coast brews for it.

Yooper · Jan 24, 2007

I'm drinking Great Lakes Brewery's Elliot Ness- an amber lager. Not so good, really. I like the Burning River, but this tastes like a sour-ish lager with no real finish. Not terrible, just not very good.

Earlier, though, I had good reviews (from my husband) of my one week old Walker's IPA and the Sawtooth Clone. The Walker's IPA is going to be my best beer ever- it's got everything going for it. This one is a great one, Walker, thanks! Only 10 days or so in the bottle- and I know it's going to go too quick. I'll put aside a six pack for the 07 beer swap.

The Sawtooth clone is an ESB with a malty flavor to it. Am I too much of a beer snob now, when I think my own homebrews are better than the commercials that we buy?

Lorena

Brewtopia · Jan 24, 2007

Hop Ottin' IPA - Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Boonville CA. I've always loved this beer but for some reason or another, haven't bought it in a while. Picked up a 6 pack tonight. Medium amber color, huge floral/citrus hop nose, plenty of malt up front giving way to a intense citrusy hop finish. Great beer! "Hop Ottin' bites like a can-kicky bluetail"

jeffg · Jan 25, 2007

Just found a place that carries Celebrator near me. what a good find. There will be lots of littel goat ornaments on my Christmas tree next year.

Brewtopia · Jan 26, 2007

Saison Six. I brewed this for the pemiere of 24 Season Six. This stuff is great IMHO. Straw colored, spicy floral aroma, subtle orange and spice with a very slight hop bitterness in the finish. I am very happy with this beer.

Dude · Jan 27, 2007

Black Marlin Porter.

Holy fright is this stuff good. Quite possibly the BEST porter I've ever had.

A guy on the Greenboard sent it to me, I might have to ask him for more.

Dude · Jan 27, 2007

Magic Hat Jinx. I really like this beer.

the_bird · Jan 27, 2007

Sampling (a week early) my IPA. Carbonation is light, of course, but I like this a lot. TON of hop flavor. Tons and tons of citrusy grapefruit goodness.

drummer3 · Jan 27, 2007

Must be that Cascade hop huh?

the_bird · Jan 27, 2007

Cascade, Amarillo, and Centenial. Huge late hop additions.

drummer3 · Jan 27, 2007

Sounds real close to the IPA I'm making tomorrow

the_bird · Jan 27, 2007

Here's my recipe:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=17549

Brewsmith · Jan 27, 2007

Bird, have to finished off my other beers yet?

I'm currently drinking a sample from my stout. My secondary is completely full, and I still had a pint left over after everything. It's nice and smooth. Only a little roastedness, but in a good way, the Chocolate malt adds a nice depth tto the flavor. It's light enough that I could have a couple pints of this. Can't wait to put it on tap...I'll be drinking that Smoked Porter gone soon if it kills me.

the_bird · Jan 27, 2007

Not yet, just the IPA and the dopplebock so far. I was sick and not drinking much beer for the better part of a week, and I've been hitting my own stuff recently. I'll probably be getting into some of the others (I'm intrigued by the old ale) tomorrow.

Brewsmith · Jan 27, 2007

It's from the leftover grain I had when I tried to do an amber. I asked for 11 lbs of grain, but instead they weighed out 11 kgs!. I took it home, mixed it up well, then weighed out the 11 lbs I needed for the amber then couldn't figure out what to do with the rest. I had 13.2 lbs of grain that had some munich and darker crystal in it. For 5 gallons the gravity was higher, so I just found a style that seemed to fit the grain. It's fairly bitter, but not excessive and a nice amber color, burnt orange or so. I like it. Especially since the grain was free.

Brewtopia · Jan 27, 2007

Orval This is my desert island beer. If I had to choose only one beer to drink the rest of my life, this would be it. Horse blanket nose, slight orange character finshing very bitter with a touch of sourness from the Brettanomyces. This is the beer I want to make!

Brewtopia · Jan 27, 2007

OK now I've switched over to Weyerbacher "Insanity" courtesy of a beer swap with Bird. Wow, this is great. Medium Amber color, very little hop in the nose just a wonderful malty aroma, thick silky mouthfeel, flavor of hops, oak, vanilla, toffee and alcohol all intermingling together quite nicely. I could sip on this all night!

Orfy · Jan 28, 2007

It's Sunday Lunch here.

And I'm on a wonderfull glass of Innis and Gunn Oak Aged Beer. This is some good ****.

Oak aged like no other beer…
No other beer is brewed the same way as Innis & Gunn, or for so long. It's a unique process that marries traditional, highly skilled craftsmanship with a unique modern innovation.

We go deeper into the oak...
After our barrels have been filled with beer, they are locked inside a traditional 'Dunnage' warehouse to absorb the flavours in the oak grain - hints of vanilla, citrus and toffee. This takes a minimum of 30 days.
77 days to mature...
The barrels are then emptied and blended. Maturation then continues for a further 47 days in a 'marrying tun', where the flavours fall into perfect balance.
From chaos comes consistency…
Being a natural process, every barrel matures in a different way and at a different speed, imparting different flavours to the beer inside. We nose and taste the flavour of every individual barrel. Only when we deem it perfect does the beer 'make the blend'.

Oak Aged Beer 6.6%

Tasting Notes:

Colour: Honey
Palate: Luxurious malt and toffee giving way to mellow oak with vanilla
overtones. Balanced by the orange peel citrus character. Warming
Finish: Floral, soothing oak with vanilla more evident, lemon zest. Pour me another!

Yuri_Rage · Jan 28, 2007

Foster's. Australian for BMC. However, the bottles appear to be some of the best available for re-use, save for Grolsch flip-tops.

Posted earlier about a bar I found here that serves Hoegaarden. At least I've had a couple of decent beers this month...

Orfy · Jan 28, 2007

If I'm right The Ausies don't drink Fosters they just spend money on marketing abroad and send the crap outa town!

Yuri_Rage · Jan 28, 2007

orfy said:
If I'm right The Ausies don't drink Fosters they just spend money on marketing abroad and send the crap outa town!

I've heard the same thing. I really don't like the stuff at all, but I do like the bottles - they actually appear to be a bit better than the Sam Adams bottles everyone seems to like.

Orfy · Jan 28, 2007

This is not one of my favorites. I'll give it a go sometime in the future to make sure I've not got a duff one.
WychCraft Tasting Note

"A pale golden potion with delicate red hues, WychCraft has a heady burst of fresh citrus aroma derived from three infusions of Styrian golding hops. A sprig of gentle warming malty flavour finishes with a dry biscuit note and a counterpoise of bitterness."
Jeremy Moss, Head Brewer http://www.wychwood.co.uk/wychwood_wychcraft.htm

Brewsmith · Jan 28, 2007

Red Hook Long Hammer IPA

Supposedly this is their Ballard Bitter renamed. I never had the Ballard, so I can't compare.

The color is a nice golden color. Some hop aroma, but not spicy. Flavor is at first the bitter hops, again not spicy, but a firm bitterness. Then a little carmely sweetness in the back. If you're looking for an over the top IPA, this is ot it. It is very balanced, not very spicy, but still enough to be called an IPA with pride. Think more of the English interpretation. A very nice beer.

Brewsmith · Jan 28, 2007

Now I'm on to another IPA, one of my favorites...

Brudgeport IPA!

Except that it doesn't travel well apparently. It's missing some of the citrus flavors that I love. The hop spiciness is just lacking a little bit. It's not bad, it's just not as good as I know it is.

This is the second time I've bought it down here and been dissapointed. I even made the store open an unopened case just so I could get a six pack that hadn't been sitting on the shelf. Next time I'm in the Portland area I'm stocking up.

Pat in WV · Jan 29, 2007

Not triple fisting, but sampling three different sixers.

Harpoon IPA, Red Ale and Magic Hat #9.

I like all of them, the Red Ale the most...so far.

All are first-tastes...and the Magic Hat was a bit perplexing at first.

Whenever trying new beers, I just grab one (always buy at least two kinds) and taste, before reading label etc. Magic Hat was a fun ride, figured out why it was so fruity when I saw the mention of apricot on the label.

At first I was scared, because my wife liked it...lol.

Harpoon's are nice as well.

Pedro- · Jan 29, 2007

Bell's hopslam. WOW. :ban:

WHAMMY!

This is one brutal brew. Very good, and (though they don't clue you in on the bottle or that sixer carton) it's 10% ABV! :drunk:

Golden amber in color. Slightly hazy, half inch head to start, slim consistent through remainder of glass. Good lacing, slight malty but very dominant hop aroma. Right off the bat biting taste, slightly warm on the palate.

This is one nice brew.

Brewtopia · Jan 29, 2007

Toleration Hambleton Ales, Melmerby, North Yorkshire, England. Man, this is some funky a$$ beer! I like funky beers but this is has got a wierd brown sugar sweetness along with a bitter/green apple sourness. It is a gluten free beer made from sugars. Contains no barley, rye or wheat malt. Ingredients: (as printed on the bottle) Toleration is brewed using water, Challenger, Liberty and Cascade hops, top-fermenting yeast and specially prepared sugars. I'm not sure I can tolerate the rest of this glass!

Edit: I'm 2/3 the way through and it's beginning to grow on me. Still funky but tolerable.

dibby33 · Jan 29, 2007

orfy said:
If I'm right The Ausies don't drink Fosters they just spend money on marketing abroad and send the crap outa town!

Yeup. Same as XXXX (four x, not a swear word).

Marketing has a lot to answer for. Convincing us to buy stuff that we either don't want or need. I say shoot the lot of them lying to the whole of society. If the world was to be a happy place that we were all to get along and have fun then these people need to go. ...rant over.

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