What are you drinking now?

[BongoYodeler]

Galaxy Quest, a 5% session ipa at Apogee Brewing.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Märzen

 

[Rish]

Clean, crisp Dutch style Pilsener.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Is that anything like Oranjeboom?

 

[Rish]

Is that anything like Oranjeboom?

I haven't had (or seen) that one. I'll have to look for it. Seems to be similar in style from what I've read.

 

[Rish]

HB gingerbread brown ale.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I would say Oranjeboom is like Heineken, but it has more flavor. They pushed it in the US for a while, but I think they quit making commercials.

 

[tdf]

Homebrew hazy pale ale

 

[Beermeister32]

This Hazy Beer craze has roots going all the way back to the first beer drinkers, the Sumerians. Back in the day, beer was made by taking loaves of Barley bread made with Dates and Honey. Toss them into clay pots full of water and splash a little Wine into the mix, and wait a week – You’ve got Hazy Beer by the bucketful .. err… Potful!.

So murky was this proto-beer that the ancient Sumerians would take long straws to drink the clearer brew from the top, and keeping away from the yeasty, muddy, trubby, crud going on down near the bottom. One thing’s for sure – it was Hazy!

Sierra Nevada needs no introduction here – Aside from Anchor, really this is the crew that made craft beers an everyday thing here in California. Still, the Hazy Craze hits all breweries it seems and Sierra is no different.

Hazy Little Thing IPA – Great tasting 6.7% ABV. I noticed this beer poured like a Westie until the bottom of the can where a lot of the murk resides. Just like the Sumerians! Once that’s in the glass it’s a murkster. Tasty though!

Big Little Thing IPA – At 9% ABV, this beer supplanted a lot of the Malt Liquor in the gas station left side cold locker. It’s really tasty and really popular, sold everywhere around here currently and really hides the booze. This is an easy drinking 9-percenter, hard to see the Hobos drinking IPA though…! Enjoy!

 

[MaxStout]

I would say Oranjeboom is like Heineken, but it has more flavor. They pushed it in the US for a while, but I think they quit making commercials.

I remember the radio spots around the early '80s. "O-ran-je-boom-de-ay..."

I think I bought some once back then. Decent Euro-lager, IIRC.

 

[Bramling Cross]

The Branding Iron? We've stayed in Clinton, OK a few times on the way to San Diego. Not bad eats, IIRC. Stayed at the Days Inn.

Taqueria Fresnillo, was quite good, really friendly, glowed with the pride of family ownership, and cheaper than fast food. I’d be a regular if I lived there!

 

[Bramling Cross]

Tonight’s installment of “Edible Things I Found Across the Street From the Super 8” sees a return of enchiladas and Negra Modelo. The Super 8 is a generous provider and I am grateful.

Tomorrow, I get to pour a pint of my beer.

 

[pshankstar]

These tonight.

 

[Brewsmith]

All the Homebrew at the moment is barleywine and imperial stout, so I’m going through the archives to go through other things I have.

2021 Anchor Christmas Ale with the Joshua Tree on the label. It holds up nicely as a porter and the spicing is subtle. Like the vintages of the Bigfoot that I have, this also seems to peak around two years or so and then slowly get sweeter and more out of balance as the hops drop out and it ages. This is really nice

 

[TwistedGray]

...vacation

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Homebrew Munich Dunkel

 

[Remmy]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Free Guinness before golf sim at the club. New taps! X2

 

[grampamark]

Bayern Märzen

 

[MaxStout]

I spent a good part of today cleaning out some unused stuff from the crawlspace. I found this plate, a bona fide item from Prohibition. My wife's paternal grandparents were strict teetotalers and had it bolted to their car.

I might have to attach it to my beer fridge. I should find a "Repeal the 18th Amendment" plate, put them side by side and let 'em fight it out.

A little irony as I pour a beer...

With both fermenters lagering, my pipeline is on hold until maybe mid-March. I only have about 40 bottles of HB in the fridge right now. First world problems. To hedge my bets I bought some beer at Total Wine, including this old favorite of mine. Maybe not the finest porter but it takes me back 15 or so years when I could get a bomber of it at the store for about $2.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I spent a good part of today cleaning out some unused stuff from the crawlspace. I found this plate, a bona fide item from Prohibition. My wife's paternal grandparents were strict teetotalers and had it bolted to their car.

I might have to attach it to my beer fridge. I should find a "Repeal the 18th Amendment" plate, put them side by side and let 'em fight it out.

A little irony as I pour a beer...

With both fermenters lagering, my pipeline is on hold until maybe mid-March. I only have about 40 bottles of HB in the fridge right now. First world problems. To hedge my bets I bought some beer at Total Wine, including this old favorite of mine. Maybe not the finest porter but it takes me back 15 or so years when I could get a bomber of it at the store for about $2.

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That plate is in excellent condition!

I’m sipping coffee, running a pump to get the water out of my crawl space while simultaneously thawing a chicken for dinner.

 

[wetmk]

A HB Tripel before heading out to a niece's wedding.
Picture stinks...the beer came out great.

 

[hopfenstopfen]

Juicy double. Fiddlehead seems like a go-to. Thanks @fourfarthing!

 

[BongoYodeler]

HB Coconut Milk Stout

 

[balrog]

A @Miraculix classic English Ale, from a friend

 

[Rish]

HB wheat sour

 

[Beermeister32]

Kona Brewing Company, since 1994, has their nifty Gold Cliff IPA for us IPA hounds. At an easy drinking 7.2% ABV, this is one very chuggable brew – and check that clarity! This IPA shimmers like fine cut crystal, it is that clear! Slight Pineapple flavor too… Great job!

Now about that can – Portland, Oregon and Portsmouth, New Hampshire? Lanai and Mahalo reference? Liquid Aloha? Huh?

Seems that many of these brews, through company buy-outs, takeovers, or contract brewing end up getting made elsewhere. Portland Oregon – Known for Liquid Sunshine, now Liquid Aloha!!

Good beer, you will like. Chug!!!!

 

[corkybstewart]

This is the first green chile beer I've ever completely enjoyed.

 

[loganklaas]

Another good beer at Gem State Brewing. I was really impressed with how well balanced it is.

 

[Rish]

Belgian Wit. A little coriander and orange, just a hint of clove. Tasty.