A friendly place for friends who drink

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Hah.. it just so happens I have a small collection of accidental pickup glassware from friends. Not asked for, for the record. Just prince of thieves type gifts.

The first shelves in my cabinet are accidental pick ups lol. The top shelf I keep the good stuff. The really pretty ones I have downstairs above all my equipment and beer collection.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Rapp opens at 3, the have a gold medal winning Gose and are only a few miles away I believe.

I plan to hit them wednesday. Dont want to be too trashed. Saw so many wrecks on the bridge and an as$hole going 80 on the median. Im just coming back to cycle only for monday. Might stop by

 

[allenH]

Hopefully they hold out on it until sometime on May 21st. I would ditch my family for a tapping of that and that will be the next time I'm down that ways.

The only time I went there they had a Whiskey BA imperial rye stout on that was ridiculous.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Just a friendly reminder for any interested friendly friends...

I'm only accepting entries for another 2.5 hours or so. Super easy contest. Super cool box of beer. Nothing to lose.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=7455908&postcount=23403

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Just a friendly reminder for any interested friendly friends...

I'm only accepting entries for another 2.5 hours or so. Super easy contest. Super cool box of beer. Nothing to lose.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=7455908&postcount=23403

Nice.

Having another beer.

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[joshesmusica]

Nice.

Having another beer.

Is that a mason jar? What style does science say is supposed to be best in a mason jar?

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Is that a mason jar? What style does science say is supposed to be best in a mason jar?

Yep and Anything of course. Tea, beer, pickles. Lol

 

[iijakii]

Only hipster beers, so saisons and IPAs.

 

[Psylocide]

I've found that mason jars work best for sours. That way you can just put the lid on and huck them in the garbage without it spilling out all over in your trash can.

 

[ChefRex]

Looks beautiful........................in the summer

 

[Hello]

@thecadjockey
Pierce-Arrow Museum
Because when I was in Utica someone close to me talked about going because they had rad old cars and bikes.
The end.

 

[BGBC]

Might be jumping the gun since we've already had a QOTD, but when soaking wood in alcohol to be added as an eventual adjunct, what are people's preferences for amount of time in the alcohol? And do you like to add the booze or just the wood?

In my current case, it's a med toast American oak spiral soaking in rum. I'm planning to add it to a bochet mead at some point.

 

[Psylocide]

Might be jumping the gun since we've already had a QOTD, but when soaking wood in alcohol to be added as an eventual adjunct, what are people's preferences for amount of time in the alcohol? And do you like to add the booze or just the wood?

In my current case, it's a med toast American oak spiral soaking in rum. I'm planning to add it to a bochet mead at some point.

Soaked chips for a week in whiskey.

I've only done it once, but dumped everything in. If I hadn't, the whiskey flavor wouldn't have been as pronounced as it was. I'm glad I did.

 

[WesleyS]

Friendly Friends, I thought of this over the weekend and figured someone here might enjoy it.
I've got this bottle of RBC: Irish Breakfast Ale and want to send it to someone who can't get it.

If you're interested in winning this bottle (and a few other RBC favorites),
I've got a quick contest that will run from now until I leave work at 5pm EST (or until people DGAF):

- Be a friendly friend
- Post a picture of anything City of Buffalo related
- Tell me why you like the picture, the place, thing, or person in the picture
- It doesn't have to be a picture you took
- One entry per person
- People I've sent beer to previously will have a minor handicap, only because I'd like to get RBC to someone new.

I'll choose a winner by the end of the day, if there is interest.

It might be a good idea to tag me if you want entered. I don't get all quote notifications, but I keep a close eye. If you don't see your name and you posted, let me know. If you don't see your name and you posted something that didn't fit the few, very simple rules, you lose

Entered:
Beermeduffman / drainbamage / mcbaumannerb / sompls / psylocide / helly / breezybrew / bgbc / zekk / joshesmusica

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It should be obvious why this picture is awesome. But, I like it because
A) Snow
B) Snow
C) Epic amounts of snow
D) It makes me glad I don't live where I have to deal with that much snow
E) And it's related to football, or whatever it is the Bills attempt to play.
@thecadjockey

 

[TheCADJockey]

Pierce-Arrow Museum

I did a design proposal for a brewpub to go directly across the street from Pierce-Arrow in an old building. It was an awesome project but the sale never went through and they purchased property elsewhere. Don't blame them, the building was in tough shape. Pierce has rad cars though, for sure. Best way to describe it.

@bgbc - Whatever @Psylocide did to his whiskey saison, definitely worked if you want a big punch of that flavor. It was powerful, in all the right ways.

 

[m00ps]

Dude, fibonacci spiral?!
but without the hot chick slinging her wet hair back

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Might be jumping the gun since we've already had a QOTD, but when soaking wood in alcohol to be added as an eventual adjunct, what are people's preferences for amount of time in the alcohol? And do you like to add the booze or just the wood?

In my current case, it's a med toast American oak spiral soaking in rum. I'm planning to add it to a bochet mead at some point.

It really varies depending on how much spirit impact you want. If I mainly want the wood, I'll soak in vodka for a day (to sanitize it) and drop the wood in by itself. If I want bourbon flavor in the beer, I'll soak it for a couple of weeks and then add some of the bourbon as well. I just threw a piece of oak that's been in Elijah Craig for probably six months now into my wee heavy (mostly because I need to impart flavor quickly since I want to enter this beer in my home-brew club competition on 4/6)

 

[Zekk]

It really varies depending on how much spirit impact you want. If I mainly want the wood, I'll soak in vodka for a day (to sanitize it) and drop the wood in by itself. If I want bourbon flavor in the beer, I'll soak it for a couple of weeks and then add some of the bourbon as well. I just threw a piece of oak that's been in Elijah Craig for probably six months now into my wee heavy (mostly because I need to impart flavor quickly since I want to enter this beer in my home-brew club competition on 4/6)

This makes me feel good about my plan for my RIS. I have 1 oz medium toast oak chips in ~4 oz of Dead Guy Whisky. Been sitting for 2 weeks, going to sit for another 2 weeks. Probably going to toss all except an oz or two of the whisky in.

 

[Rhetorik]

Dude, fibonacci spiral?!
but without the hot chick slinging her wet hair back

No idea what you're talking about. I just love Benny the Bull.

 

[thatjonguy]

@TheCADJockey

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The Original Anchor Bar

It probably goes without saying why I love this photo so much. Wings and beer are natural companions like chocolate and peanut butter, eggs and bacon or steak and potatoes.

If they weren't so horrible for my health I would eat them everyday.

Plus celery and blue cheese? Mmmm.

You lucky bastard for living in the hometown of the wing.

 

[TobyG]

Friendly Friends, I thought of this over the weekend and figured someone here might enjoy it.
I've got this bottle of RBC: Irish Breakfast Ale and want to send it to someone who can't get it.

If you're interested in winning this bottle (and a few other RBC favorites),
I've got a quick contest that will run from now until I leave work at 5pm EST (or until people DGAF):

- Be a friendly friend
- Post a picture of anything City of Buffalo related
- Tell me why you like the picture, the place, thing, or person in the picture
- It doesn't have to be a picture you took
- One entry per person
- People I've sent beer to previously will have a minor handicap, only because I'd like to get RBC to someone new.

I'll choose a winner by the end of the day, if there is interest.

It might be a good idea to tag me if you want entered. I don't get all quote notifications, but I keep a close eye. If you don't see your name and you posted, let me know. If you don't see your name and you posted something that didn't fit the few, very simple rules, you lose

Entered:
Beermeduffman / drainbamage / mcbaumannerb / sompls / psylocide / helly / breezybrew / bgbc / zekk / joshesmusica / chefrex / wesleys / hello

I like that he scored me points in Fantasy Football.

 

[m00ps]

Only hipster beers, so saisons and IPAs.

 

[iijakii]

Hey I didn't say anything negative about thems.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Might be jumping the gun since we've already had a QOTD, but when soaking wood in alcohol to be added as an eventual adjunct, what are people's preferences for amount of time in the alcohol? And do you like to add the booze or just the wood?

In my current case, it's a med toast American oak spiral soaking in rum. I'm planning to add it to a bochet mead at some point.

With a spiral I would say the more time the better. I would also leave it out to the elements in some sort of container, that way the wood will actually breath in the liquid with the temps. Chips would be quick, cubes I would still say maybe a few weeks. Staves would be bit longer because its more surface area.

 

[m00ps]

Hey I didn't say anything negative about thems.

Nah, I just felt my jeans tighten 3 sizes though. Of course, even in a place like Portland, you must be the cock of the walk with that beard. Mucho hipster cred. I can feel the irony beckoning me all the way from here to ask where you sourced your clothes from

 

[iijakii]

Nah, I just felt my jeans tighten 3 sizes though. Of course, even in a place like Portland, you must be the cock of the walk with that beard. Mucho hipster cred. I can feel the irony beckoning me all the way from here to ask where you sourced your clothes from

Hah! Portlandish though, so I am clean shaven and too fat to wear any skinny jeans.

 

[BGBC]

With a spiral I would say the more time the better. I would also leave it out to the elements in some sort of container, that way the wood will actually breath in the liquid with the temps. Chips would be quick, cubes I would still say maybe a few weeks. Staves would be bit longer because its more surface area.

Interesting thought about open container. I have it sealed, filled to the top because the spiral was floating so it's now fully submerged. Assumed it would still pull in some liquid and I would have to top it off at some point.

 

[joshesmusica]

Hah! Portlandish though, so I am clean shaven and too fat to wear any skinny jeans.

Noooo! Stop! You're ruining everyone's image of what you actually look like!







Great, now I'll never be able to go back to picturing you as a drunk, old, japanese guy. (you are japanese right?)

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Beer a 3 daughters before heading to cycle again

 

[DisturbdChemist]

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