Official tasting pictures thread

[matt_6]

patm1986 came over on Saturday night for cake, sausages and mosquito bites.
The growler in the back was mislabeled- pretty sure it was Harlan.

 

[patm1986]

patm1986 came over on Saturday night for cake, sausages and mosquito bites.
The growler in the back was mislabeled- pretty sure it was Harlan.

mosquitoes were def highlight. biting well right now.

 

[Resuin]

Tonight's tasting:

Highlights included Trillium's offerings, Moscatel DL, LiL and Imperial Hop Bu!

 

[SocalKicks]

Tasting from this past weekend with amk, PeelBacks, JonathanAmes, LSUPT, and others.

BVDL lived up to the hype and stole the show for me. Block 15 is legit, Assassin was fantastic, and Dinner was delicious.

 

[bahnfire]

Tonight's tasting:

Highlights included Trillium's offerings, Moscatel DL, LiL and Imperial Hop Bu!

Someone has been hanging onto a Triple Sunshine this long? Part of me thinks thats criminal considering how awesome it was fresh, but obviously people can do with their beer what they wish. Regardless, I'd still be interested to know how it was.

 

[jmgrub]

Just a casual Thursday night with some generous friends:

Izzy
2011 Block 15 Golden Canary
Brett Venture 2 w/ Lacto
KH
Diabetic Shock

 

[BusinessSloth]

This past Monday

Was the chick on the counter also part of the tasting?

Fun little tasting with Photekut and others (not on this site), thanks JR!

Highlights for me were Beat b6, Atrial, Nocturn (which was a surprise and on par with AR), and WWB Batch 60, which I swore was fruited. We'll have to do it again.

This is what I've been saying. Nocturn is a fantastic blackberry sour. I may rustle some jimmies, but I love it more than Atrial Rubicite. Atrial on cask blows Nocturn-in-a-bottle completely away though. If you ever make it down to Jester King for Atrial, definitely get it on cask! I'd imagine it's like having Fou Foune from a bottle, and then on cask. So juicy.

 

[Resuin]

Someone has been hanging onto a Triple Sunshine this long? Part of me thinks thats criminal considering how awesome it was fresh, but obviously people can do with their beer what they wish. Regardless, I'd still be interested to know how it was.

Have there not been multiple releases? My friend actually did an IP trade for it yesterday. It was really good, amazing that it is over 10% ABV (you'd never guess from the taste) - really nice and hoppy. Kind of what I expected - like a bigger version of Double Sunshine. I'll definitely want to have some more! If it's old, that would surprise me, as it tasted pretty fresh.

 

[bahnfire]

Have there not been multiple releases? My friend actually did an IP trade for it yesterday. It was really good, amazing that it is over 10% ABV (you'd never guess from the taste) - really nice and hoppy. Kind of what I expected - like a bigger version of Double Sunshine. I'll definitely want to have some more! If it's old, that would surprise me, as it tasted pretty fresh.

Only been released once, Memorial Day weekend. So yeah it's definitely not fresh. But in glad to hear you enjoyed it!

 

[Resuin]

Only been released once, Memorial Day weekend. So yeah it's definitely not fresh. But in glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Crazy! I'm glad I didn't know that (in case it would affect my mindset). It definitely has lasted well!

 

[mjshearer1]

Last night with GRDave and others. The winner for me was the BA Big Sound. I feel dirty saying this, but I'm pretty sure it's better than Backwoods. The Sucre was number 2. The unexpected surprise last night was the Oud 15. Excellent sour.

 

[Calcifer]

Had a pretty decent share last night, nothing too big...

Highlights were VSB, BA Abraxas, CBS, GNVP, and Atrial Blend 1. Everything was fantastic though (aside from BA Cherry Stout which I didn't really care for).

Pretty awesome that my Untappd unique #'s 999, 1000, and 1001 were CBS, VSB, and BA Abraxas. Cheers!

 

[Michigan1]

Honey tasting with Naegerbomb and Ken at Schramm's

Thanks for the education, guys!

 

[DrPhunk1]

I hosted a small gathering at my house last night. Highlights were the BA Abraxas, the Sinners 09, and King Sue. Had a couple decent homebrews that aren't pictured as well. The Orange Scorpion was just stupid...

 

[drbenzo1]

Hosted a DL vertical at my place yesterday with some homies and it turned into a great bottle share! Most of these guys are TBers I think, but I don't now their names here... In attendance I can tag was zbeetleman and 7 others. Cheers!

And the Grand Coovee!

 

[Michigan1]

Hosted a DL vertical at my place yesterday with some homies and it turned into a great bottle share! Most of these guys are TBers I think, but I don't now their names here... In attendance I can tag was zbeetleman and 7 others. Cheers!

And the Grand Coovee!

 

[drbenzo1]

Not sure if I'm hung over or now have diabeetus

 

[Dicers]

Wednesday is steak night.... this fun occurred!

Alaskan Freeride APA
Columbus IPA
ThreeFloyds Big Tiddy Assassin
Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter
Three Floyds Space Station Middle Finger
Buffalo Bayou Figaro Figaro Figrao Fiiigaaaro
Hill Farmstead Nordic Saison
Southern Star Black Crack
Cigar City Tocabaga Road (Not Pictured)

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

Small weekly tasting group. Oude Tart was the stand out.

 

[Resuin]

Just finished a (very fun) blind IPA tasting with 10 beers. I was surprised and pleased that I managed to get all 8 correct that I had tried before, but flipped the 2 I hadn't tried (Jack's Abby Rye IPL and Coronado Islander IPA - hard to pick out-blind beers you haven't had...). Here are the 10 in order of my preference, picked blind:

1. Trillium Double Dry Hopped Congress Street (stood out, well above the rest)
2. Jack's Abby Hoponius Union
3. Night Shift Whirlpool
4. Bear Republic Racer 5
5. Ballast Point Sculpin
6. Night Shift Morph
7. Coronado Islander IPA
8. Jack's Abby Session Rye IPL
9. Founders Devil Dancer
10. Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

 

[Adam Jackson]

3 of us last night

and we watched 4 arnold movies. Pretty damng good night.

 

[Adam Jackson]

Tonight:

 

[thechrislife]

Last night:

 

[markgugs]

Absolutely EPIC share yesterday, in an amazing setting (inside/outside rooftop party space in a posh lower Manhattan high-rise apt. building). Cheers to the old and new friends alike I got to hang out with yesterday! And huge thanks to pa1414 for hosting, and awesome times were had with farnold, Roze, nathanmiller, franch & ceight, caseyk, dar482, Wolverines66, and everyone else!

Day started off innocently enough...

decided to move the party outside, because, duh

that's when things rapidly got out of control...

holy fuckballs, Special Herbs lives up to the hype! thanks box_social for getting me the chance to try (and share) this one!

someone decided it would be a good idea to start busting out the big stouts (or porters, whatever). the day began to get hazy...

...and this is pretty much where I started my decline

no idea what this beer even is, but thanks to Casey we got to drink it (it's the retired Heretic by The Alchemist btw)

quick "palate cleanser"

to be cont'd...

 

[markgugs]

(cont'd...) with farnold Roze nathanmiller pa1414 franch ceight caseyk dar482 Wolverines66 ....

and then there was this...holy ****, just amazing

was blown away by this too, all fudgy & chocolatey & marshmallow-ey and ****

but honestly, this one took the cake. a 2007 Dark Lord, that we found in my garage about 2 months back. you can see my original writing on the wax...DL Day was 4/29/2007, I acquired the beer in trade on 5/25/2007...then managed to forget it was in my garage . Anyway, IT WAS ******* GOOD. I'M TALKING REAL GOOD (seriously, look on Untappd from yesterday; no one gave it less than 4/5). Like a glass of toasted coconut/marshmallow/milk chocolate soup. No soy sauce at all. Thank god I have another

At this point I missed a LOT of the beers being poured. I had to pick & choose my battles...

...because I looked like this. Oh heeyyyyy. just a Soigne magnum, nbd

was shocked at how much I enjoyed this one. ISO!!!

and finally, the only way to end a share like this one...thanks Pat!!

the (partial) graveyard...

that's literally only about have the bottles...just couldn't get it together to add any more lol

Pretty sure we went through these, and I guarantee I've still missed some that were opened (I bolded my personal highlights)

Toppling Goliath King Sue
Columbus Bodhi
Evil Twin Sour Bikini
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek (2011 sticker)
Cantillon 50N4E
Perennial BA Fantastic Voyage
Upright Special Herbs
Hill Farmstead Abner
Cascade Blueberry Ale
Westbrook Mexican Cake (growler)
Hill Farmstead BA Everett
Perennial BA Sump
Alesmith Speedway Jamaica Blue Mountain
Voodoo The K13
Freetail Woodicus
Cascade Sang Royal
The Alchemist Heretic
Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise (2011)
Upland Blueberry Lambic
Boneyard Hop Venom
Bullfrog Le Roar Grrrz Druiven
Central Waters Sixteen
Three Floyds Dark Lord 2007
Southampton Imperial Russian Stout (2014)
Hill Farmstead Vera Mae
Jester King Provenance Lemon-Lime
Hill Farmstead Brother Soigne (magnum)
Sante Adairius Saison Bernice
Sante Adairius Nonna's Blend #6
The Bruery Melange #9
The Bruery Grey Monday
Bacchus Lilith
Cantillon Fou' Foune 2012

Beers that I know were there, but I didn't drink:
Heady Topper
Hill Farmstead Harlan
Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze (2009)
The Bruery Black Tuesday
Cycle RareR DOS
Cigar City Big Sound
Cigar City BA Big Sound
Carton SS2014 Yirgacheffe
The Brew Kettle White Rajah
The Rare Barrel On The Shoulders Of Giants
Sante Adairius Brackish
De Garde Cornelio Nunez
Jester King Biere de Miel
New England Brewing Attempted Redrum
New England Brewing BA Imperial Stout Trooper
Lawson's Sip of Sunshine
Lawson's Knockout Blonde
Lawson's Super Session
Avery Rufus Corvus
Jester King Boxer's Revenge
Tired Hands Handfarm

and probably more. ok, going to go die now

 

[MEW1]

Great first tasting with jriggins6 and friends:

KBS vertical (2012, 2013, & 2014):

 

[markgugs]

Great first tasting with jriggins6 and friends:

KBS vertical (2012, 2013, & 2014):

beer of the night?

(All answers other than 'Le Sarrasin' will be deemed incorrect and disregarded}

 

[ThreeFishes]

Last night's get together:

Also opened, but not pictured East End Flatitude 2011, Copper Kettle Mexican Chocolate Stout, Funky Buddha Apple Brandy Barrel Muy Bonita.

The highlights for me were the 2008 sticker Lou Pepe Kriek, Opuntia, El Cid, and Arthur.

The Apple Brandy Muy Bonita tasted good, but the bottle was a gusher and it smelled like ass. Serious farts in a bottle.

The Mexican Chocolate Stout was also a gusher, had the aroma of burnt plastic, and burned the throat when consumed. Everyone drain poured this one. I have to believe this was a bad bottle, and I will seek this one out to try again.

 

[GetchaPull]

The Mexican Chocolate Stout was also a gusher, had the aroma of burnt plastic, and burned the throat when consumed. Everyone drain poured this one. I have to believe this was a bad bottle, and I will seek this one out to try again.

I got a bottle recently as an extra, I'll bring it this weekend.

 

[MEW1]

beer of the night?

(All answers other than 'Le Sarrasin' will be deemed incorrect and disregarded}

Man... I'm particularly indecisive. Track 8, Funky Gold Mosaic, and Le Sarrasin were my top 3. At various points of the night, each one of these was my "beer of the night."

EDIT: I'm pretty decisive about my least fav though... that was definitely NS Cape Codder Weisse.