What are you drinking now?

[Beermeister32]

Lobkowicz Ležák Premium is another delicious Czech Pilsner in our tour of Czech, Austrian and Swiss beers. Lobkowicz clocks in at a respectable 4.7% ABV using Saaz hops and “hop products,” whatever that is. Stems? Hop oil? Leaves? Roots? Dunno. It is a tasty lager, has a slight Saaz zing to an otherwise mellow malty backbone.

Similar to yesterday’s brew, these Czech Pilsners taste more like an amped up Golden Lager to me, these just have a settled flavor that doesn’t scream out Pilsner. IBU’s probably in the low Pilsner range, SRM definitely darker than most Pilsners out there. Maybe it is the softer water in the area accentuating the mellowness of these brews.

Pivovary Lobkowicz traces heritage back to 1466. Back then I’m thinkin’ pitch-lined wooden kegs - not these scary green bottles. Each time I see green glass, I’m wrapping my head around having to drink a skunker, but none here, thankfully. Maybe those “hop products” are helping out somehow. I know there are special hop extracts used on some American brews to allow shipments in clear glass.

Tasty brew, good to see they’re moving some beer into the States, we’re really thirsty this time of year!

 

[Knightshade]

Doorley’s 12 year rum. Intent was to compare it to Kaniche XO also out of Barbados but…the path was linear vs parallel. Oops.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Local WCIPA with a JD chaser in the middle..

 

[MaxStout]

Cranberry margaritas at home. On my 3rd, he he. My wife and her 98-year-old mother even imbibed.

It's the holidays, live large!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Youngest is 30 and I'm STILL putting together stuff for him (and DiL) for Christmas!

HB 16% Mead seemed appropriate. Mead is slowly improving with time. Or I just need to be toasted before drinking it!

 

[Rish]

Hofbräu Original. Tasty beer!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Hofbräu Original. Tasty beer!
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Anything from them is money!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Many folks probably don't think this is important but what a significant achievement from the human mind. I tend to look forward, not backwards for our species. Crazy speed!!

 

[TwistedGray]

Happy holidays
#workday

 

[camonick]

Sampling some of my offerings before company arrives…
HB Helles

 

[Knightshade]

Hard to find Avery Brewing stuff in my area these days, feel like maybe they retracted a little bit to help sustain themselves?

Visited their taproom back in…2015? and had the Rumpkin on tap and that is by far still my favorite “special occasion” beer. Is it better to pine for the 1 2017 bottle I have left or just enjoy the damn thing and try to figure out how/why to get out to Boulder, CO?

Local WCIPA with a JD chaser in the middle..

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[Knightshade]

So the tasting/comparison session is over, so feel like I should be drinking water for the rest of the night.

Comparing 2 different runs turned into, “Oh…look, I’ve got a couple of rums from Barbados. Seems only fair to compare all of them..”

 

[Rish]

HB honey wheat graf. 10 months in the bottle and flavor is really rounding out, becoming smoother and richer. I guess that means I don't have many left!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Hard to find Avery Brewing stuff in my area these days, feel like maybe they retracted a little bit to help sustain themselves?

Visited their taproom back in…2015? and had the Rumpkin on tap and that is by far still my favorite “special occasion” beer. Is it better to pine for the 1 2017 bottle I have left or just enjoy the damn thing and try to figure out how/why to get out to Boulder, CO?

I search my local Goodwill from time to time and sometimes end up with a winner.

Speaking of winners...

 

[MaxStout]

So the tasting/comparison session is over, so feel like I should be drinking water for the rest of the night.

Comparing 2 different runs turned into, “Oh…look, I’ve got a couple of rums from Barbados. Seems only fair to compare all of them..”

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OK, so which one was your favorite?

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Dessert HB mead, Christmas Eve libations. Happy holidays!

 

[loganklaas]

Another HB RHL from my third kegged batch

. Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

 

[BongoYodeler]

One of the Alesmith Speedway Stout variants.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

My dude didn’t want his, so cheers to him!

 

[loganklaas]

Some Proper Twelve.

 

[bwible]

Presents all wrapped and all the cleaning done. Time to share a Bourbon County 2018 with the mrs. Merry Christmas!

[edit] Held up pretty well. It got lost because I keep hops and yeast in the same fridge with my bottles and cans. They got no place else to go. This was behind a bunch of stuff.

 

[bwible]

So the tasting/comparison session is over, so feel like I should be drinking water for the rest of the night.

Comparing 2 different runs turned into, “Oh…look, I’ve got a couple of rums from Barbados. Seems only fair to compare all of them..”

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Done this in a couple categories, blind. You have to get somebody to pour for you and write down which is which)

- Bourbons Under $20 (Old Crow won for me, it is what it is.)
- Bourbons $20 to $50 (Makers Mark won for me out of what we had)
- Gin (I found I love Tanqueray Ten)

This is a great way to explore and compare side by side and learn what you like and don’t like. Highly recommend.

BTW - I’ve found most of Plantation’s stuff just rocks. The 5 year is a bargain for what it is. Surprised that doesn’t cost double what it does. The Anniversary is fantastic but it gets a bad rap because people think its supposed to be 25 years old. Thats not what it says.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Couldn’t pass it up for $56 Time for the Holiday slow down. Merry Christmas All!

 

[ClaudiusB]

I had a few craft beers tonight.
I am currently drinking homebrew German Pils.

 

[bwible]

Couldn’t pass it up for $56 Time for the Holiday slow down. Merry Christmas All!

Jim Beam makes stuff people don’t know is Jim Beam. Knob Creek is on that list. Great stuff. I tend to buy a bunch of different Beam products.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Bourbon vanilla pumpkin that I brought for my wife's friend to try was actually a hit. Bourbon has faded, esters are popping - not in a bad way. Tastes almost like a Belgian. Another fortunate accident.

 

[MaxStout]

Xmas morning coffee in front of a roaring fire.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I had a few craft beers tonight.
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Merry Christmas! May I ask what company the Santa comes from?
I’m drinking coffee.

 

[buckinin]

Merry Christmas! May I ask what company the Santa comes from?
I’m drinking coffee.

I was just searching to try to find it too! I really like it!

Drinking coffee for now. Will have some Irish Wiskey later. My wife bought me a couple bottles to remember our Ireland trip earlier this year. She also got the kids each a big box of Tayto cheese & onion crisps!

 

[ClaudiusB]

Merry Christmas! May I ask what company the Santa comes from?
I’m drinking coffee.

Merry Christmas to you too!
I received the Santa many years ago as a gift and have the following info about it.