A friendly place for friends who drink

[geoffey]

Black Angel courtesy of BigPerm. This is fanfreakingtastic.
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[mhurst111]

How did the Select treat ya?

My wife clearly
has bad taste. She married me is all the proof you need.


On the other hand,
there are some AB products I love.

You have my sympathy!

I opened, tasted and poured 4 pumpkin beers so far.

Racked the blonde ale onto mangos finally
.

I read that as maggots and threw up a little in mouth before the pictures loaded.

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[mcbaumannerb]

Three deep into these now.
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[Rhetorik]

That looks delicious

I thought so too. I can't wait for 2 weeks to go by so I can bottle and sample. I used 4lbs of mangos, and will dry-hop with 1oz each of amarillo/galaxy for the last 7 days. I'm hoping the final product stays as clear.

Are those frozen?

Yep. Frozen mango chunks from Costco. I read a bunch of posts about pureeing, boiling 'em, mixing with vodka... and just decided "funk it, I'm just gonna toss them in".

 

[WesleyS]

Yes, I've heard rumors. But It's possible I got an old one. Twas not a good beer to me.

I don't think Romantic Chemistry has been out long enough to get an old one.
I do agree with you, though. It wasn't too enjoyable.

 

[Gavin C]

Well, decent showing for me at the Cherry Blossom Comp, two golds out of three entries, both also sent to NHC and Spirit of Free Beer, so that's a good sign. Rather bummed my Oat Mild didn't place, but I've grown accustomed to bad results with Milds.

While I was there, in addition to judging three flights, Right Proper Diamonds Fur Coat Champaign (Berliner), Denizens Blood Orange Southside (Blood Orange Rye IPA), Perennial Sump (Coffee RIS), and then Franklins Plumpeltartskin (Wild Ale w/ plums).

Home now, drinking seltzer. England came back from behind to beat Germany, two out of three goals were Spurs lads, and no injuries, good showing despite being a friendly that doesn't matter in the slightest. DC United is losing of course. 20 minutes until the Caps (hopefully) clinch the President's Trophy.

I guess that makes a good day.

Congrats on the multiple golds. Wishing you every success in the nationals. Fantastic stuff. Be sure to Show us the bling when you get it Q

 

[ChefRex]

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[allenH]

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First beer of the day. Going to be a late night, 4yo took a 3.5hr nap, waking up at 7. Looks like a movie night tonight

 

[Brizzo]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1459039494.503661.jpgtrykng to kill this keg of IPA so I can lager my Vienna and trying to get ready for tomorrow's festivities now that everyone is in bed

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

If I remember correctly it is tankers that have an issue with apricots. They are another breed.

+1 this

 

[allenH]

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Orange juice

 

[wobrien]

Jai Alai and a friends HB Raspberry Gose which was awesome
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Then this
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Finishing the bottle now
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[Billy-Klubb]

found Founder's Dirty Bastard 12 pack of cans today. had to get it, so I'm having one.

 

[Brizzo]

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Pull from
The keg- a keg shot, it's what men drink

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Having a pineapple non-blonde with burned stuff. Paper plates ftw.

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[banesong]

Commercial Suicide. Love this beer.

No pic, bath time for the short one.

Enjoyed meeting hunter_la5 at Branchline Brewing, albeit for a very, very short time. Interesting brewery, and good to prove that someone DOES exist in the real world, and is not just an AI constructed by or homebrew overlords!

 

[hunter_le five]

...and good to prove that someone DOES exist in the real world, and is not just an AI constructed by or homebrew overlords!

I'm not convinced.

I still think there's a possibility I'm merely a figment of my own imagination.

Pretty sure you were real though.

 

[TheCADJockey]

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Flower Power after a big day. Bought some lilacs to plant and a shepherds hook for bird feeders. And yea. That's it.

 

[Brizzo]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1459042805.163577.jpgnight cap. First Baltic porter ever. Pretty f'n tasty

 

[Zekk]

Party done, pizza ordered. Time for cocktails.

 

[ChefRex]

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Might be a nightcap, brewin' tomorrow:rockin:

 

[mhurst111]

Sorry the Blues spoiled your great day @Qhrumphf . No I'm not - Go Blues!!
Congrats on the two golds.
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This has more bourbon bite than the '13, which is to be expected. Still really good.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Yep. Frozen mango chunks from Costco. I read a bunch of posts about pureeing, boiling 'em, mixing with vodka... and just decided "funk it, I'm just gonna toss them in".

I've used mangos in hard lemonaids. I've found that Brewer's Best Mango extract adds a nice touch in case the frozens don't give enough flavor for you. Just fyi.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I don't think Romantic Chemistry has been out long enough to get an old one.
I do agree with you, though. It wasn't too enjoyable.

Just trying to be nice..

 

[geoffey]

Drinking a Nebraska Brewing Co. Sexy Betty, Brandy barrel aged imperial stout while listening to two Swedish gals talk. Wish the beer was more impressive and therefore distracting. Can't help wondering what the word "threesome" is in Swedish. But I have a feeling I'll never find out.

 

[thatjonguy]

Sorry the Blues spoiled your great day @Qhrumphf . No I'm not - Go Blues!!
Congrats on the two golds.
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This has more bourbon bite than the '13, which is to be expected. Still really good.

How's the cellar cleaning?

 

[mhurst111]

Drinking a Nebraska Brewing Co. Sexy Betty, Brandy barrel aged imperial stout while listening to two Swedish gals talk. Wish the beer was more impressive and therefore distracting. Can't help wondering what the word "threesome" is in Swedish. But I have a feeling I'll never find out.

trekant - you're welcome. Remember, pics or it didn't happen. Also, for everyone else, don't google Swedish threesome in front of your wife...

How's the cellar cleaning?

Slow going, but getting rid of a box of pumpkin beers did help. I think I'm down to around 150 or so bottles

 

[Brizzo]

trekant - you're welcome. Remember, pics or it didn't happen. Also, for everyone else, don't google Swedish threesome in front of your wife...




Slow going, but getting rid of a box of pumpkin beers did help. I think I'm down to around 150 or so bottles

I've never gotten into the pumpkin beer scene. I am good for one pumpkin beer every couple years. Not my thing

 

[1977Brewer]

I'm also a no go for pumpkin beers. But I'm willing to try again. There's a Rumpkin and a Pumpkyn in my cellar waiting for pumpkin season, or until I run out of beer.

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Hobbit Toes 3: The Pellicle Brief

Really crispy. It's all Nelson, super citrusy. No funkiness from the bug, yet. It won't last long enough for it to come back I hope.

 

[ChefRex]

I'm also a no go for pumpkin beers. But I'm willing to try again. There's a Rumpkin and a Pumpkyn in my cellar waiting for pumpkin season, or until I run out of beer.

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Hobbit Toes 3: The Pellicle Brief

Really crispy. It's all Nelson, super citrusy. No funkiness from the bug, yet. It won't last long enough for it to come back I hope.

Looks tasty!