What are you drinking now?

[Beermeister32]

I’m liking these blenders quite a bit. Thirst quenching and one heck of a way to extend out the IPA supply!

Today’s blender takes one of our favorites – Bell’s Two Hearted IPA and turns it into a party chugger. One of my daughters is in Michigan this week. They know Bell’s - As a Michigan brew, they’re really excited about Bell’s most days even today in the snow. A great way to make more IPA when you can’t get more on those slick roads!

These super hoppy beers are super easy to successfully modify. This takes a 19.2 ounce IPA with a 7% ABV, cuts it back to 31.2 ounce, (nearly a quart!), 4.3% ABV chuggable brew.

I’m really liking these Bud Zeros – they’re the tonic water mixer of the beer world! This makes this beer so drinkable – similar to Kona Big Wave – a completely drinkable brew but in an IPA format rather than Golden Ale. Try it – You’ll like it!

 

[orionol73]

 

[RevKev]

Dog and myself did the couple mile walk for treatos

 

[Pehlman17]

 

[Rish]

Tall, dark and tasty.

 

[BongoYodeler]

HB imperial stout, brewed nearly a year ago.

 

[RevKev]

Phone and dog are at 3% battery, leaving after Super NOG DIPA.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Just tapped my newest beer, a west coast ipa at 8.93% abv. Hopped with Columbus/strata in boil, whirlpooled with mosaic/strata and then dryhopped with Mosaic t90/cryo, strata t90/cgx, and Columbus lupomax.

Really dig it. Old school character but very bright and saturated.View attachment 863548

Love Strata and Mosiac together

 

[camonick]

HB Irish Stout while tinkering with one of my other hobbies… model rocketry.

 

[Bramling Cross]

The yeast is pitched on today’s ordinary bitter and the brewery is cleaned up. Just one thing left to do today, get 1) blackout drunk, 2) passed out, 3) incarcerated prior to the Niners kicking off tonight at 8.20pm. It's been a lovely long weekend and I'd hate to have it ruined by tonight's butchery.

Carb check on the American Stout I kegged on Friday. It requires some further conditioning time. That’s the final sample of the bitter sitting next to the stout. It'll be ready to roll before the stout hits its prime.

Here's a pour of the Munich lager thing

And my NW-style IPA.

 

[MaxStout]

Stepped outside with a HB oatmeal stout. Deceptively nice with the sun out, haven't seen it in a while. But 18F, so it's a quick beer.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Hung lights outside and drug up the tree from the basement and set it up. After dinner the kids and I will hang ornaments.

I am setting the over /under on broken balls or other ornaments at 4.5.

Until then some egg nog that was left to us at Thanksgiving (thinned out with some bourbon of course). BAH HUM BUG!

 

[Dgallo]

The yeast is pitched on today’s ordinary bitter and the brewery is cleaned up. Just one thing left to do today, get 1) blackout drunk, 2) passed out, 3) incarcerated prior to the Niners kicking off tonight at 8.20pm. It's been a lovely long weekend and I'd hate to have it ruined by tonight's butchery.

Carb check on the American Stout I kegged on Friday. It requires some further conditioning time. That’s the final sample of the bitter sitting next to the stout. It'll be ready to roll before the stout hits its prime.
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Here's a pour of the Munich lager thing
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And my NW-style IPA.
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All stunning brother!!

 

[Bramling Cross]

All stunning brother!!

Very kind of you sir, especially given the quality of the technically challenging IPAs you produce. You brew impressive beers to a very high standard.

Thank you.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Irish Stout while tinkering with one of my other hobbies… model rocketry.
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Oooo, would love to see some of that action!

Chicken today

 

[Bramling Cross]

Oooo, would love to see some of that action!

Me too!

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Dinner done, moving on to decorating time, and a less thick beverage.

Edit: 1st one was broken as I was taking this pic...

 

[Dgallo]

Very kind of you sir, especially given the quality of the technically challenging IPAs you produce. You brew impressive beers to a very high standard.

Thank you.

I greatly appreciate the compliment but I assumed you, you are giving me far too much credit.

Very nice job on your beers!

 

[Bramling Cross]

I greatly appreciate the compliment but I assumed you, you are giving me far too much credit.

Very nice job on your beers!

When you post something, I pay attention. You brew technical stuff that I've never tackled before. It interests me.

 

[Rish]

Nice, refreshing Pilsener.

 

[Beermeister32]

Well I finally built up the gumption to step on the scale this morning. This years’ Thanksgiving festivities have taken a toll on old Beermeister32. I’ve put on 5 lbs this week.

Soooo… I guess all the beer fun is going to be somewhat curtailed, as well as my human food consumption routine. Time to drop this 5, maybe lean into a few more before I’m hit again with Christmas festivities. Joy.

 

[orionol73]

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Helles. Chicken rocked!

 

[Brew_Dude41]

@Beermeister32 , I feel your pain. I am not looking forward to getting back on the Keto bus tomorrow (or the scale to support the need to).
In the meantime here is a final good beer before I spend 3 weeks with seltzers and "yellow fizzy beers".

Btw the under won the "How many ornaments die a terrible death" bet tonight. (Only the one--truly shocked)

 

[camonick]

HB raspberry hard lemonade

 

[BongoYodeler]

Me too!!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Undefeated in the work Pick'em league this week so far. 130pt lead but also #10 in the world! But don't know what that means. Anyway, let's keep the winning streak going.....by picking the Bills.

 

[Rish]

Christmas witbier with coriander and orange peel from up in @T Murph 's neck of the woods.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Aging nicely!

 

[Lampy]

Munich/Columbus SMaSH reminding me that KISS can be a good brewing philosophy.