What are you drinking now?

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Mystery HB.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

A better pic of the hb Czech to show off its clarity, followed by current hb hazy, opposites attract..

 

[Dgallo]

A better pic of the hb Czech to show off its clarity, followed by current hb hazy, opposites attract..
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That’s how I go, clear to hazy to dark lol

 

[camonick]

Prost Dortmunder Lager and Pilsner after mowing the lawn on a 90°F, 90% RH day.View attachment 856090
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I think Prost is my new favorite commercial brewery. I’ve tried all four of the beers in this variety pack now, and they’re very good. It appears that the brewery is pretty confident that they’re brewing these to proper, northern German, style.
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Very interesting to see your can of Pilsner. My “drink like a German” is a gothic font

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Not sure why the 12 year old is more expensive than the 13 but if the state of NH is going to give you a rebate for the more you spend? You get both

 

[day_trippr]

Seems fairly inexpensive at $50. I wish what The Spousal Unit enjoys was that thrifty

Enjoy!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Yea. My friend goes to the UK a lot. I asked him to bring back something nano that we can't get in the US. I forget what he brought back from Ireland in a plastic bottle. I think it was Paddy.. Best friend but sometimes it's an effort Saw this up in NH because I liked the 12.

He did get busted one time trying to bring a bottle onto carry on with a $200 bottle. I told him I would have made a family memory and drink the whole thing before boarding

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Local Whole Foods carried this Equilibrium. Digging the choices now.

 

[tdf]

Kicked the west coast pale keg. This had some keg hops which means the last pour is quite potent. I’ve got another keg waiting to be tapped .

 

[tdf]

The new keg. In 2008 I got a 6 pack of this new fangled Sierra Nevada beer called Torpedo. Upon taking the first sip, I declared “this is the best beer I’ve ever had”.

While we may have moved on from that moment, it sticks with me. This new homebrew is an homage to that era. Lots of piney, grapefruity hops, a nice dose of caramel malt, and a moderate dry hop.

It’s not clear yet but boy does it taste nice.

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Kicked the west coast pale keg. This had some keg hops which means the last pour is quite potent. I’ve got another keg waiting to be tapped .

 

[orionol73]

 

[pshankstar]

Smooth chocolate & coffee, with a slight
barrel character. Not boozy or sweet. Just straight deliciousness!

 

[Rish]

Lastest HM limoncello. Added zest from 5 lemons, 1/3 cup lemon juice to this 4 cup (2 cups 190 proof, water to 4 cups) batch, cut back on the sweetening by about a third. Nice sipper, not too sweet. Not traditional super sweet limoncello liqueur but good to me.

 

[ClaudiusB]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Treehouse off hours. Why do I come during rush hour? Aaah work. Heirloom tomato pie

Great hopped up pilsner. Simcoe citra Texture and DIPA Concert Beer

 

[Drinking Sensibly]

Not sure why the 12 year old is more expensive than the 13 but if the state of NH is going to give you a rebate for the more you spend? You get both

I don't know much about Speyside Whiskies. Usually go for island/Highland but as far as I can see the answer is 12 year old is bottled from a single cask, rather than casks from the same year blended. Single cask means the distiller has come across a cask where everything has come together to make a superior whisky, hence pricier. The top of the hill is single-cask, cask strength.

Glad to see no ice in the glass!

 

[Dog House Brew]

HB Kolsch while canning green beans. Last can run of 15q!! Glad they’re finished for the year.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I don't know much about Speyside Whiskies. Usually go for island/Highland but as far as I can see the answer is 12 year old is bottled from a single cask, rather than casks from the same year blended. Single cask means the distiller has come across a cask where everything has come together to make a superior whisky, hence pricier. The top of the hill is single-cask, cask strength.

Glad to see no ice in the glass!

I'm a different dog. I always get an odd look ordering neat. I'm not much into adding water even on the high octane. If a bottle doesn't describe, it's probably blended. The 13 does have the heat and characteristics of a blend. I do like the 12 more.

OT: Now for documentation review. TGIF

 

[NotSure]

Drinking a HB dark Barleywine bottled in July 2021. 9.0kg Simpsons Maris Otter, 0.25 kg Special B Malt, 0.3kg Weyermann Carafa Sp. 3. 50g of Apollo hops at 60 minutes and 50g of Apollo at 10 minutes for 83 IBU. Used a yeastcake of US-05 of an Amber Ale for yeast. 36 bottles bottled.
Carbonation is really light and could be a bit higher, but it's nice and malty. 9.8% ABV. The aging makes it pleasant.

Hitting some of my aged ones recently since I just made another batch of Wee Heavy and need the space to age it.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Kegging day for me, too. I've taken a stab at reproducing the Paulaner Munich Lager that became my staple beer while I was back in Oregon earlier this year. That stuff really blew me away, so I've decided to try to bumble my way toward something in that orbit. It's hard to tell with all the yeast in the way, but think I'm in the ballpark. If nothing else, it'll be a nice beer.

Fresh off the bottom of the fermenter

 

[NotSure]

A better pic of the hb Czech to show off its clarity, followed by current hb hazy, opposites attract..
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HB Czech, congratulations, you are hired. HB Hazy, I'm sorry, but there were some issues with your urine screening.

 

[Drinking Sensibly]

I'm a different dog. I always get an odd look ordering neat. I'm not much into adding water even on the high octane. If a bottle doesn't describe, it's probably blended. The 13 does have the heat and characteristics of a blend. I do like the 12 more.

If it's statemented (13 years etc) it's not blended, it's vatted. In order to have a consistent product the distillery will put barrels into a vat and bottle from there. The best barrels will produce single cask, the inferior will be blended across years and sold without a statement or go to companies that will blend whiskies from several distilleries to make blended malt whiskies.
https://www.houseofmalt.co.uk/product-category/scotch-whisky/blended-whisky/
Blended whisky is a blend of malt whisky with grain whisky.
https://www.masterofmalt.com/country-style/scotch/blended-whisky/
As far as water goes, if the whisky is more than 40% abv it should have water added, it releases the flavour and aroma. Try an experiment, two glasses of whisky, not a full as your picture, need space in the glass. Add a dribble of water, literally half a teaspoon, to one, swirl, compare, try a little more.
Keeping the thread on track, all this talk of whisky...

 

[Rish]

HB honey malt. Last one.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Cuppa cuppa caffeine zombie !

 

[BongoYodeler]

Back home. HB Ordinary Bitter.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Australian Sparkling Ale with the windows wide open and my neighbor working on the 'Sclade he bought at the police auction a couple months ago. He got it running today and I couldn't be more happy for him!

He's got a nice mix of old dub, raggae, dance hall, and a spattering of hip hop and Go-Go wafting in through my windows. What a perfect evening!

 

[Rish]

Deliciousness!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

HB Czech, congratulations, you are hired. HB Hazy, I'm sorry, but there were some issues with your urine screening.

Uhhh. I mean a hefeweizen without the banana and clove, and with a bunch of fruit forward hops... like this one, horrible pic though, must be from that stuff that messed up my urine sample.

 

[camonick]

A fine Pilsner

 

[orionol73]