Official tasting pictures thread

[LukeAleTime]

Tasting with MrKennedy, another user (unsure of TB name) and a friend of mine.

Highlights in bold.

Haandbryggeriet - Odins Tipple ('11)
8 Wired - Sultan
Alesmith - Jamaican Blue Speedway
Temple - Temple XII
Hunter Beer co - Barley Wine
Mikkeller - Cognac George
Bruery - Melange
Moa - Imp Stout ('11)
Cavalier Imp Stout ('12)

Feral Sly Fox and Bridge Road Chestnut Pilsner as palate cleansers.

Also MrKennedy I realised we left without chipping in for the pizza - so I owe you next time.

 

[MrKennedy1]

Tasting with MrKennedy, another user (unsure of TB name) and a friend of mine.

Highlights in bold.

Haandbryggeriet - Odins Tipple ('11)
8 Wired - Sultan
Alesmith - Jamaican Blue Speedway
Temple - Temple XII
Hunter Beer co - Barley Wine
Mikkeller - Cognac George
Bruery - Melange #1
Moa - Imp Stout ('11)
Cavalier Imp Stout ('12)
3 Ravens Druid
Modus Operandi Former Tenant Red IPA
Modus Operandi Mofos Petit Saison


Feral Sly Fox and Bridge Road Chestnut Pilsner as palate cleansers.

Also MrKennedy I realised we left without chipping in for the pizza - so I owe you next time.

Was good fun, thanks for the beers!! Added a few more to the list. The other member is Treatise. All good on the pizzas

 

[CommanderofAwesome]

GF BW was a 2012. Held up well.

 

[Dicers]

Evil Twin Ashtray Heart
Almanac Cerise Sour Blonde
Night Shift Ever Weisse 2013
Night Shift Somer Weisse 2013
Night Shift Mainer Weisse 2013
Night Shift Cape Codder Weisse 2014
Cantillon Mamouche 2012
903 Brewing Sasquatch
Jester King Fen Tao
Alpine GREAT 2013
Fiddlehead Hodad

 

[JulianB1]

Solid little share tonight at the launch event for my friends' brewery in a new market.

 

[mjshearer1]

Last night with GRDave and Otis.

 

[markgugs]

I was so hungover after a tasting from last Friday night, I forgot to post the pics. Huge thanks to yeoldepube for hosting AND for cooking up some SICK ribs & pulled pork. Had tons o' fun with acurtis, BenTenison, Jblaze36wv & Fill It or Spill It. We got dr-UNK.

Enjoy our beer pron!

Jblaze36wv & I cheated, and dome'd this Sip of Sunshine while waiting for the cab to take us to Sean's (no drunk driving here!)

Had to wait for Alan to get his ass over, so we sat down for dinner, which went AMAZINGLY well with the entire Abraxas set.

Regular:

Coffee:

BA Abraxas:

BenTenison randalled this Derk Lerd '14 with Unicorn Blood coffee, and it was actually really damned good.

Tactical Nuclear Penguin, yup. The pour you see here was about what I could handle. Flavor wasn't all that bad to be honest.

CD10, this was ******* amazing. Just so damned good. As good as Le Sarrasin IMO.

Bliss of Absence, was really impressed with this too.

Peleg, this was not good. I'm convinced it's an infected beer, but whatever

Everyone goes crazy for the Bu's, but you all need this Desay L'Orange. It's dat good, yup.

Equally surprised by how tasty Chevalier from FFF was too. All of the blueberries.

Oude Quetsche Tilquin, this was ******* amazing, a top 3 beer of the night for me.

TG Naughty Temple, which led to a spirited debate as to whether this was a DIPA or barleywine (I don't care what Untappd or BA says, it's a goddamned barleywine)

Cherry Lambic, perfectly timed to strip the enamel off my teeth

And then...the single worst beer I've ever had, Bruery Cacaonut. This led to an even more spirited debate as to what was more desired as a beer: this or Coors Light (I voted Coors Light). You ever forget about some veggies in the bottom of your fridge? You know that disgustingly soupy rotted juice they produce? That's what Cacaonut tasted like.

Jackie O's Funky South Paw, honestly have no idea, all I know is that it got rid of the taste of Cacaonut.

Terrible picture, but this was a growler of OEC Experimentalis w/ Peaches, and it was delicious.

Hey, what's smarter than a bunch of hammered people opening a huge barleywine as their last beer of the night? Gratitude 2006 was yet another in the series of sick #garageaged brews that I've come up with. And again, it was friggin' amazing! Aged perfectly. In a garage. Take that!

Kill shot (minus Cacaonut, which was hopefully buried in the backyard, never to be spoken about again)

The lineup:
Lawson's Sip of Sunshine
64oz growler Ballast Point Sculpin (unpictured)
Perennial Abraxas
Perennial Coffee Abraxas
Perennial BA Abraxas
Three Floyds Dark Lord 2014 randalled with Unicorn Blood coffee
De Struise Kabert (unpictured)
Brewdogs Tactical Nuclear Penguin
Hill Farmstead CD10
Grassroots Brewing Bliss of Absence
Hill Farmstead Peleg
De Garde Desay L'Orange
Three Floyds Chevalier Bertrand du Guesclin
Plan Bee Chocolate Rye (unpictured)
Brasserie Gueuzerie Tilquin Oude Quetsche Tilquin a L'Ancienne
Toppling Goliath Naughty Temple
Upland Cherry Lambic
Big Alice 0097 Kiwi Belgian Ale (pictured)
The Bruery Cacaonut
Jackie O's Funky South Paw
OEC Experimentalis w/ Peaches (Ximenez barrels)
Funkwerks Tropic King (unpictured)
OEC Experimentalis w/ Peaches (Zinfandel barrels)
East End Gratitude 2006

Whew!

 

[bathroomlaughter]

sara is lucy blue. vin lee was the highlight of the night for me.

 

[user 306349]

poker night with friends. my fav was Vanilla ANTEAD, hands down. Full Sail Top Sail mini vert was pretty interesting, always nice to see how solid local shelfies do with age.

 

[Jaminjohnson]

Not pictured lambic wise is '04 3f Og magnum and 06 cantillon kriek

Didn't take a picture of the 30 beers opened after the lambics

Favorites we're probably
DQ
99 screen print
50th ann
A&T
02 OGV
Blauw

Not in any particular order ^^ but if I had to pick a top pick I'd go either 99 or DQ

 

[GODFROMANAL]

Some of this weekend's deep-cuts ended up as kitchen décor

 

[demmons]

Football Sunday, Eagles lost but we were drunk. Win, win.

Beware of the Springhouse Blood Lust (this the rum barrel variant) its turrible.
I am also 2 for 2 with infected bottles of BA Muy Bonita. Going to have to mail this bottle back to the brewery in hopes of a replacement. Cracked the wax and it sprayed everywhere. Sulfur fart foam just flying around the kitchen, perfect.

dbawdbawdbaw with the drainpour and sluggo with the commentary.

 

[bdogg1]

Tasting on Friday nght....

 

[jmgrub]

sara is lucy blue. vin lee was the highlight of the night for me.

How was the carb? First bottle nearly took one of my eyes out when I exerted the slightest upward pressure on the cap. Lost half the bottle, but what I was able to salvage was fanfuckingtastic.

 

[bathroomlaughter]

How was the carb? First bottle nearly took one of my eyes out when I exerted the slightest upward pressure on the cap. Lost half the bottle, but what I was able to salvage was fanfuckingtastic.

it had been in the fridge for a couple weeks leading up to opening it. i was prepared for a battle for my life but there was not even a little gushing.

 

[ThreeFishes]

2012 and 2014 BA Big Sound, 2012 was much better.
Plan Bee was very nice!
Coconut Bochet was my favorite of the night.
Tequila Barrel Mexican Cake was nice, tequila in the nose, but not in the taste.

 

[jlira]

Besides the Utopia the best was probably the 2012 eclipse old Fitzgerald.

 

[tectactoe1]

Because Ataraxia won't leave me alone until i post it...

Seriously, though, huge thanks to him for making this happen. always wanted to try the series side by side, never thought i'd be able to get all four bottles in a single trade though.

M&C 1: Very nice start to the series. robust, delicious, full of whiskey, wood, chocolate, fudge, vanilla, & plenty of nuances. A bit of smoke & char. I'd put this a short rung or two below Damon, which i consider to be my personal HF "stout" of reference.

M&C 2: Wow. My personal favorite of the series, & I would put this right on par with Damon for my favorite HF stout. Adds a smoothness that makes it seem like a slightly more refined version of #1. A little more inviting up front, more residual sweetness, a hint maple & brown sugar. Finishes like a Lindt 86% cacao bar covered in whiskey & brown sugar drizzle. Amazing stout.

M&C 3: A good stout, but quite a step down from the first two. More char & dark fruit than the others, & the barrel aging comes off a little "rougher", both in the form of mildly fusel alcohol notes & a more tannic finish than is necessary. All in all, still a drinkable, tasty stout, but nowhere near the league of the first two.

M&C 4: Infection slightly present, as there was a bit of black cherry & prune-like tartness... But I'll go ahead & blow everyone's mind when I say that I still preferred this to M&C 3. The tartness wasn't in the realm of vinegar or acetic acid, rather it reminded me of a less-tart, more mellow version of Tart of Darkness, only with a mild chili pepper kick towards the end. The chilies were almost unnoticeable at first, but definitely added a bit of warmth towards the end of the glass. I know it was unintended, but the Dark-Tart stout was actually a nice departure from the rest of the series, although this is still far down from the quality of the first two.

And of course, the master blend. (Somewhat) equal parts of MC 1 through 4. If this was an actual beer in the series, it would rank right in the middle for me. Not as great or well-defined as 1 & 2, but more complex & refined than 3 & 4.

Thanks again, Alex. Can't wait for M&C 5

A couple other beers from this night, although picture snapping didn't last for very long, lol...

 

[Ataraxia1]

M&C 4: Infection slightly present, as there was a bit of black cherry & prune-like tartness... But I'll go ahead & blow everyone's mind when I say that I still preferred this to M&C 3. The tartness wasn't in the realm of vinegar or acetic acid, rather it reminded me of a less-tart, more mellow version of Tart of Darkness, only with a mild chili pepper kick towards the end. The chilies were almost unnoticeable at first, but definitely added a bit of warmth towards the end of the glass. I know it was unintended, but the Dark-Tart stout was actually a nice departure from the rest of the series, although this is still far down from the quality of the first two.

But in all seriousness, I guess being the only owner of the MC4 before arriving on your doorstep + proper storage meant curbing the potential gushing and infection I've been hearing about

You should have opened the BG&E with those MCs because MC2 had some BG&E in the blend (I think)


Eagerly awaiting report on Flora blueberry and Flora

 

[PeelBacks]

good time last night with wscaffe SocalKicks LSUPT JonathanAmes


Highlights for me were the Cigar City Stouts, Nicene, Kiwi, Pride, & Ken Schmidt Mint Chocolate Stout, not to say any of the other beers were bad though. Nice to meet you Prescott! Thanks for the Florida brews!

 

[wscaffe]

good time last night with wscaffe SocalKicks LSUPT JonathanAmes


Highlights for me were the Cigar City Stouts, Nicene, Kiwi, Pride, & Ken Schmidt Mint Chocolate Stout, not to say any of the other beers were bad though. Nice to meet you Prescott! Thanks for the Florida brews!

Thanks for the hospitality Will. Everyone was extremely friendly and I had a great time! That Pride was amazing. Hopefully we can grab a couple of beers before I fly out tomorrow evening.

 

[Adam Jackson]

Small tasting last night in Stowe VT

Tommy & Julien @ Prohibition Pig.

 

[Dicers]

Tonight's tasting
Cigar City Good Gourd
Cigar City Good Gourd Almighty
Cantillion Cuvee Saint Gilloise
Victory Wild Devil
Stone W00tStout 1.0
Clown Shoes Pecan Porter
Fantome Printemps
Funky Buddha Blueberry Cobbler
New England Brewing Company Sea Hag
Armadillo Greenbelt
De Ranke XX Bitter
Prairie Pirate Bomb
Armadillo Brunch Money

 

[TDBuck]

Seriously need more De Garde in my life. And really need to work on my photo skills.

 

[user 306349]

nice afternoon for sportings and dranks. Maker's Fidy and Feral Vinifera were best of show, IMO. ******* dingers, bro.

 

[BusinessSloth]

nice afternoon for sportings and dranks. Maker's Fidy and Feral Vinifera were best of show, IMO. ******* dingers, bro.

How was the 3S?

 

[user 306349]

How was the 3S?

botanical nose and oaky golden taste. good, but certainly not worth what people are asking for it (based on taste)

 

[air]

botanical nose and oaky golden taste. good, but certainly not worth what people are asking for it (based on taste)

I did like 3s though I'm with you. Right now, The Archer is so far my favorite from De Garde. Still chasing The Lily someday...

This happened last Friday at Our Mutual Friend with a bunch of good/new friends. Most don't post on TB, but here's some... balesfc MrCuvee Sethzilla Gene Shteiven acurtis

Standouts: The Archer, Plan Bee Precious was like an apricot in my mouth, and Grimm Bros Bookends: A Story of World Beverage, also really liked Bruocsella

 

[trickytunadicky]

A beautiful ******* label... On an Oktoberfest.

 

[BusinessSloth]

2-man tasting. We got REKT.

Thanks to me, mdillon86, Photekut, OakedCanuck, and Compton25 that all contributed towards this fine evening.