Official tasting pictures thread

[Wagon Circler]

Flew to SC Friday-Sunday to do this with Buckfutter :

Angry Chair Fionn
Bent Paddle BA Double Shot Double Black
Lift Bridge BA Silhouette
Tree House Sap
2015 Hardywood Kentucky Christmas Morning
Casey Family Preserves - Peach
Schramm's Black Agnes Batch 2
August Schell Apricot Vista
Steel Toe Before the Dawn
Fort George 3-Way
2004 Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws
Tree House Doppleganger
Community BA Legion
3F Oude Gueuze (Beer-mosas)
Boon Mariage Parfait
Brothers Coconut Resolute
1998 Hair of the Dog Fred - Batch 16
Schramm's Statement Reserve
Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock
Russian River Deviation
Mikkeler BA Beer Geek Vanilla Shake
New Glarus R&D Vintage 2015
Hill Farmstead Juicy - Batch 2
Hill Farmstead Flora BBR
Holy Mountain Midnight Still
Holy Mountain Cherry Rye Midnight Still
Holy Mountain Coffee Vanilla Midnight Still
Logsdon Peche 'n Brett
August Schell Starkeller Peach
Schramm's Heart of Darkness
3F Golden Blend
Cantillon Vigneronne
Cantillon St. Lamvinus
Sebago Barleywine
Cigar City Leon
Fremont Brew 1000
Alpine Great
3F Hommage
Upright Jeux d'eau
Perennial BA Sump
Carton Cafe Y' Churro
2014 FFF Portuguese Brandy BA Dark Lord
2013 FFF Bourbon Vanilla Dark Lord
Half Acre Galactic Double Daisy Cutter
2013 Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze
2012 Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise
Fremont Rusty Nail
Holy Mountain Third Nail
Fremont Ancient One
Fremont Smoking Jacket
Bruery Bottleworks XII - Batch 1
Central Waters Andrea Insignis
Mikerphone Imperial Smells Like Bean Spirit
De Garde The Peach
Garagiste Meadery Goober Grape magnum
Hardywood Apple Brandy GBS
Bruery Black Tuesday Reserve
2005 3F Schaerbeekse Kriek
Holy Mountain Gin Table
Burnt Hickory Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout
Holy Mountain Barrel #7
Kane Morning Bell
Cigar City BA Big Sound
De Garde 3rd Anniversary
Central Waters 16
2011 Horal's Mega Blend
Kuhnhenn BA Barleywine
Garagiste Meadery Black Widow
Garagiste Meadery Ponderosa
Holy Mountain Tower of Babel
Holy Mountain Empirium
Trillium Artaic DIPA
Moonlight Meadery Utopian
Central Waters Black Gold
Wicked Weed Red Angel
Cycle Friday
Bullfrog Le Roar Grrrz 2015
2015 Surly BA Darkness
Crooked Stave Bottleworks XVII
Ale Apothecary The BeerMongers
2016 FFF BA Behemoth
Central Waters Seventeen
Schramm's Madeline
Central Waters Eighteen
Upright Heart's Beat
New Glarus R&D Wild Barrel
Holy Mountain Phosphene
Bothers Double Vanilla Resolute
Surly Syx
Alesmith Hawaiian Speedway
FFF Pear Bear
Schneider Weisse Mein Grunes / Wiesen Edel-Weisse
Lindemans Cuvee Rene Kriek
2015 Goose Island Bourbon County Rare
Ale Apothecary Sahalie
Ale Apothecary La Tache
Olde Hickory Omega Point
Girardin Gueuze
Central Waters Cassian Stout
2016 Westbrook Mexican Cake growler
Cycle RareR DOS
2016 Cigar City Hunapuh's
Garagiste Meadery You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
Bothers Drake Scarlet Solstice
Garagiste Meadery Marrakech
+1 Mead I can't read from the pics

6-8 drinkers, 3 days, 106 bottles. No survivors.

If you remember, how were The Anchient One and Smoking Jacket?

 

[Podunkparte]

If you remember, how were The Anchient One and Smoking Jacket?

Surprisingly, I remember almost all of them.

Ancient One was pretty ridiculous. Really nice bourbon character and a great balance between aged, mellow bbomb and fresh. Smoking Jacket was good, not great. The peated whiskey was pretty tame, which I preferred, but overall it just wasn't on the level I'd hoped it would be. Still a tasty Fremont barrel beer though.

I have another bottle if anyone is looking. Smoking Jacket, not Ancient One, sadly

 

[sluggo1]

 

[Beastrsbrew1]

 

[rrrjjj]

Nice little share with a friend I haven't seen for awhile

 

[zookerman182]

Verdict?

 

[Wino1]

First time ever charter fishing. Literally just dragged this 10lb lake trout in.

East Bay, Traverse City, MI

Beer: Alter Ego (in hand)

 

[trickytunadicky]

 

[BoatsAndHoes]

Farewell share for my two favorite people

 

[thatguy2014]

Not bad for a last minute Tuesday night share.

 

[regularjohn]

Farewell share for my two favorite people

 

[PHBoiler]

WWE Draft party last night went from 4 people to 9 over the past two days somehow. It got a little crazy for a Tuesday.

Mosaic Sylph from Deciduous is delicious. Tropical fruit.
Melcher was top notch for Trillium.
Bourbon Dark Lord was sweet sweet bourbon motor oil. I like Dark Lord, so I thought it was rich and tasty.
2012 Foune was still full of apricot. Super dry and like biting fresh fruit.
WoL Anchorage 2016 is fantastic. Light, grassy, and fruity with plenty of Brett and hints of white wine.
That Oxbow Farmhouse Pale is nothing like BAFPA. Tasted like a hefeweizen. Weird.
Black Note 2016 is the first version of that beer I really enjoyed. Super roasty with coffee notes.
I wish Bouket was cheaper because I'd love to drink that beer all the time.
2013 Assassin delivered on the hype for me. Balanced barrel and stout with lots of maple notes.
The 2013 Hopslam gushed like crazy. It was hilarious. Did not taste that one myself.

 

[BadJustin]

Chouffe and I got drunk tonight.

 

[lawson74]

It was a small tasting but one I have been greatly looking forward to. I provided the B2 and a buddy provided his only bottle of B3. I was surprised at how different each one was. The B2 was more aggressive and in your face. More bitter and lots of bourbon. But still amazingly delicious. The B3 was smoother. Easier to drink. Less boozy despite the Abv. Whiskey was there. But the mouthful just coated your whole mouth with complexity. b3 was great to enjoy.

 

[blackgnome1]

Good times over the weekend, had a share in honor of El Glutton 's birthday

 

[JimmyWimms]

Best friend/BIL hit the quarter-century mark and we made sure to treat him well.

 

[spewlanders]

It was a small tasting but one I have been greatly looking forward to. I provided the B2 and a buddy provided his only bottle of B3. I was surprised at how different each one was. The B2 was more aggressive and in your face. More bitter and lots of bourbon. But still amazingly delicious. The B3 was smoother. Easier to drink. Less boozy despite the Abv. Whiskey was there. But the mouthful just coated your whole mouth with complexity. b3 was great to enjoy.

I'd really like to add a batch 1 and set up a full vertical tasting. The batch 2 is congac barrels though, correct? Did you think it gave off a more 'bourbon' profile? Either way, looking forward to doing it someday. Did you prefer one over the other or just enjoy them in different ways?

 

[lawson74]

I'd really like to add a batch 1 and set up a full vertical tasting. The batch 2 is congac barrels though, correct? Did you think it gave off a more 'bourbon' profile? Either way, looking forward to doing it someday. Did you prefer one over the other or just enjoy them in different ways?

I don't know why I said bourbon. I was drunk when I wrote that I think. Hehe. Cognac flavor is what I meant. I preferred the B3. I felt it was smoother but just as complex.

 

[tbub18]

Nice little Sunday tasting yesterday with matt_6 MikeG lyoung8

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Opened up a few bottles last night with imperialking while watching Deadpool on the outdoor projector.

Off Color Tooth & Claw
Off Color / Side Project Corybrantic
B Nektar Whiskey Barrel Aged Zombie Killer
B Nektar Gin Barrel Aged Necromangocon
Sahtipaja Out of the Blue

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Panorama shot from a tasting last night with a bunch of TB folks (SeaWatchman fear025 trickytunadicky rmalinowski4 yeahnatenelson imperialking) and a bunch of fun bottles.

Bokkeyreder (sp?) Riesling & Muscat lambic
Niels homeblended raspberry lambic
Peppercorn Saison (?)
Off Color Jerkbird
SeaWatchman Wedding Blend (3 years of Cantillon lambic and 2014 Fantome Saison)
Jester King Petite Prince
Dupont / Lost Abbey Deux Amis
Buckledown Grapefruit Belt & Suspenders
Off Color Barrel Aged Dino'Smores
Boon Cuvee Lamikstoempers
Half Acre Barrel aged Rainbow Rye
5 Rabbit Cacoa
Jester King Saison (?)
Peach Beer (?)
Black Heath Meadery (?)
Three Floyds French Vanilla Militia
Breakside Bellweather
Modern Times Apricot Gose (?)
Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
Homemade Bochet
Funk Factory Door Kriek

 

[trickytunadicky]

Panorama shot from a tasting last night with a bunch of TB folks (SeaWatchman fear025 trickytunadicky rmalinowski4 yeahnatenelson imperialking) and a bunch of fun bottles.

Bokkeyreder (sp?) Riesling & Muscat lambic
Niels homeblended raspberry lambic
Peppercorn Saison (?)
Off Color Jerkbird
SeaWatchman Wedding Blend (3 years of Cantillon lambic and 2014 Fantome Saison)
Jester King Petite Prince
Dupont / Lost Abbey Deux Amis
Buckledown Grapefruit Belt & Suspenders
Off Color Barrel Aged Dino'Smores
Boon Cuvee Lamikstoempers
Half Acre Barrel aged Rainbow Rye
5 Rabbit Cacoa
Jester King Saison (?)
Peach Beer (?)
Black Heath Meadery (?)
Three Floyds French Vanilla Militia
Breakside Bellweather
Modern Times Apricot Gose (?)
Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
Homemade Bochet
Funk Factory Door Kriek

Peppersorn Saison is from Theee Stars.
Black Heath bottle is Maplelline why can't you be blue
Modern Times is Fruitlands Apricot

 

[wolfman1201]

Panorama shot from a tasting last night with a bunch of TB folks (SeaWatchman fear025 trickytunadicky rmalinowski4 yeahnatenelson imperialking) and a bunch of fun bottles.

Bokkeyreder (sp?) Riesling & Muscat lambic
Niels homeblended raspberry lambic
Peppercorn Saison (?)
Off Color Jerkbird
SeaWatchman Wedding Blend (3 years of Cantillon lambic and 2014 Fantome Saison)
Jester King Petite Prince
Dupont / Lost Abbey Deux Amis
Buckledown Grapefruit Belt & Suspenders
Off Color Barrel Aged Dino'Smores
Boon Cuvee Lamikstoempers
Half Acre Barrel aged Rainbow Rye
5 Rabbit Cacoa
Jester King Saison (?)
Peach Beer (?)
Black Heath Meadery (?)
Three Floyds French Vanilla Militia
Breakside Bellweather
Modern Times Apricot Gose (?)
Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
Homemade Bochet
Funk Factory Door Kriek

Jester King is the Beachtimez Sportzketball

 

[Noots]

Small little tasting with two buddies last night. The homebrew on the end was fire.

 

[TheJB]

 

[JulianB1]

Sour Fest 2016 with brother_kenneth, bmh_the_1legend, ygtbsm94, and a bunch of other fine Virginia folks.

 

[tikk]

Sour Fest 2016 with brother_kenneth, bmh_the_1legend, ygtbsm94, and a bunch of other fine Virginia folks.

Dat Seagrams!

 

[ygtbsm94]

Sour Fest 2016 with brother_kenneth, bmh_the_1legend, ygtbsm94, and a bunch of other fine Virginia folks.

Quite the Kill shot!! Thanks to Kenny for hosting another superb Sour Fest.

 

[PHBoiler]

Whenever one of us bottleshare peeps has a new baby, we try and bring out some quality stuff to celebrate at our local bottleshare spot on Wednesday nights. A number of fantastic beers. Backyard is amazing and jammy right now. That vanilla Midnight Still is a marshmallow. Fantastic beer. Pinot du Fermier is bright, tart, and crisp. The cascade hopped Arthur is one of my favorite HF saisons now. The R&D Vintage 2015 is as good as your top tier Belgium gueuze blends. Raspberry Soak is so dry and fruity. Light and wonderful with a salad. French Toast tastes like french toast if you're into that. Spice Wars is a nutmeg bomb. Blueberry Flanders has mellowed some but is still a very tart but very good Flanders. Kentuckley is pretty bourbon forward with some solid coffee roast. Outskirts is a diabetes abomination. That was the only dud.

 

[lawson74]

A pretty serious tasting last night. Lots of great bottles. Hard to nail down a favorite. The 08 Midnight Sun Venus, Royal Oil, and the Framboos were probably my favs.