What are you drinking now?

[HM-2]

Driving That Train - DEYA x Beak.

This is a pretty strange one.

It's described as a "Bright DIPA", weighing in at 8% ABV. The grist is basically Pilsner malt with a touch of wheat for body, and it's been fermented with a very clean West Coast style yeast. But it's also very low bitterness- I'd guess maybe 20-30 IBU- but extremely heavily dry hopped with tropical fruit forward varietals. It's somehow got a rich mouth feel that you'd normally associate with a high FG hazy, but quite a crisp finish.

Overall tastes like a hazy/juicy IPA with decent body, yet an almost IPL-style "snap". I cannot for the life of me figure out how they've made it!

 

[Willy]

A very young batch of English Ale - just 1 week out of the fermenter. In colder weather - English Ale and Stout rule.

 

[TwistedGray]

Kauai Island Brewing?

Yup Yup - down in Kaola or however it's spelled

 

[TwistedGray]

A cooler full of edibles and booze - vacay all day day

 

[randal-c]

My homebrewed “Reiner’s Helles” - since traveling to Germany a number of times I can always tell when an American brewer has actually had real fresh Helles or just read the description.

 

[MaxStout]

Yup Yup - down in Kaola or however it's spelled

Very cool. We were there 2 years ago, stayed at Waimea. We liked the brewery, sat outside and watched the feral chickens that ran all over the place.

If you have time, check out the nearby coffee plantation. Cool tour.

 

[TwistedGray]

Very cool. We were there 2 years ago, stayed at Waimea. We liked the brewery, sat outside and watched the feral chickens that ran all over the place.

If you have time, check out the nearby coffee plantation. Cool tour.

Yeah, you guys stayed at the cottages. They were on the coin flip list of places to stay.

Which coffee place, lol? Also, I cannot physically drink coffee, by my wife can so she'll enjoy it.

We're in Koala (sp)

 

[MaxStout]

If you're at Koloa, you're not far away. It's Kauai Coffee Co., just a few miles east of the brewery. They have a tasting room and sell roasted coffee. If you want to take the tour, you might need to make reservations in advance.

https://kauaicoffee.com/

Yeah, we were at the Waimea cottages, though the beach wasn't as nice, due to the nearby river that empties into the ocean. Not polluted, but it makes the water brown in the area.

There are some nice public beaches about 10 miles west of Waimea. And of course, the canyon to the north is a nice drive with lots of cool hiking trails and a neat waterfall.

 

[TwistedGray]

Mas - while CEO takes a nap

 

[TwistedGray]

If you're at Koloa, you're not far away. It's Kauai Coffee Co., just a few miles east of the brewery. They have a tasting room and sell roasted coffee. If you want to take the tour, you might need to make reservations in advance.

https://kauaicoffee.com/

Yeah, we were at the Waimea cottages, though the beach wasn't as nice, due to the nearby river that empties into the ocean. Not polluted, but it makes the water brown in the area.

There are some nice public beaches about 10 miles west of Waimea. And of course, the canyon to the north is a nice drive with lots of cool hiking trails and a neat waterfall.

Yeah I searched 'Kauai' in HBT and saw your posts after I had narrowed it down. We wanted a walk-to beach and ended up at Kaihuna Plantation (popular for the 60+ crowd which is great because my wife identifies with them, and they're quiet). Literally walk down path from the room to the beach, and the beach is good enough for us...no complaints!

Noted on the caffeine stop ...also plan to do the rum tour, and we'll likely find our way onto a catamaran for a dinner cruise at some point. No rush, no cares, aloha, whatever happens happens and whatever doesn't doesn't ...I think that's the edibles talking

 

[MaxStout]

Cranberry margarita.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Shopping at treehouse

Today's my Friday!!! Vintage pours for everyone. Chocolate chocolate chocolate

My buddy bartender says he likes Brownie better. I disagree. 4.5 and 4.75 on untapped. It's a great world where friends can disagree and still have mutual respect.

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Brownie - Vintage PourStout - Imperial​

12.6% ABV
Brownie is an Imperial Stout created from select bourbon barrel-aged stout aged 12 to 24 months and then conditioned upon chocolate and coffee. The resulting beer is absurdly delicious, carrying a medium-full body with rich notes of brownie batter, bourbon chocolate fudge, tootsie rolls, coffee liqueur, and pleasant pervasive notes of medium-toast oak. It’s depth of character is only possible with time, patience, and careful stewardship. A product over two years in the making, we are immensely excited for you to enjoy it!


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12th Anniversary Stout - Vintage PourStout - Imperial​

16% ABV
For our 12th Anniversary Stout, we dug deep into our barrel archives for select stand-out barrels representing our program's best efforts. This blend contains a single five year old expression of Truth blended with a different thread of Truth that was double-barreled and aged for over 24 months. At Tree House, we believe incremental gains in quality, structure, and complexity are infinite in the art and science of crafting our barrel-aged beer, and our 12th Anniversary Stout represents our current progress. As our barrel program matures, so too do the quality of our offerings. This stout represents the best of our efforts to date, and yet the best is still to come. Take a moment to celebrate with us - we hope you enjoy it as much as we

 

[Rish]

After a couple of hours at the ophthalmologist this afternoon, this dunkel tastes even better than it usually does.

 

[camonick]

 

[bwible]

HB Irish Red Lager in one of those glasses I should use more while cooking dinner. Going to be meatballs.

 

[TwistedGray]

Still napping

 

[beermanpete]

Shotgun Wedding brown ale.

 

[Beermeister32]

Here’s another leftover from my family’s "Holiday Booze Tasting Event" over Facetime. We really had a great time, eight of us spread out across the country all drinking identical wine, beer and cider drinks. The great thing is we were able to try each other’s favorites, like this great tasting 6.1% ABV cider from Golden State Cider, Healdsburg, California, a favorite of Beer-Loving Daughter #2!

Some of my very first batches were cider. Before I delved head-first into the brewing process, I ran a number of fermentation test batches using store-bought apple juice. It turned out so well that I jumped into brewing – later to hit a brick wall with chlorophenols that nearly ended my beer efforts. No fear though, I finally figured it out!

In the early years of our country, apple cider was actually the top alcoholic beverage – Apples and fruits being available here, not much whisky and only limited heavier ale or porter production. Everyone could make cider, and that’s what they drank. Sipping this refreshing Golden State Mighty Dry Cider, I can see why. Even though I’m primarily a beer drinker, there’s a lot of similarities!

Fizzy, light, refreshing and a moderate amount of alcohol, these aren’t “too” different from some lighter lagers and ales I’ve had except for the apple flavors of course. They maybe share a 75% commonality with beer, and would have been at a time before lighter refreshing lagers were available - and people just needed something light to drink with family and friends. It’s easy to see why the founders were so taken by the stuff!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

@TwistedGray enjoy island time! You are on the island I want to visit next.
It’s flipping cold outside so I’m taking this and sitting by my electric “fireplace”. it’s better than none.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Curiosity Eleven dipa

 

[bwible]

@TwistedGray enjoy island time! You are on the island I want to visit next.
It’s flipping cold outside so I’m taking this and sitting by my electric “fireplace”. it’s better than none.
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We just had this. Its my wifes new favorite beer

 

[bwible]

HB Vienna Lager. I marked this recipe to brew again for our club’s Octoberfest this year.

 

[Rish]

Had to go downtown today so took the opportunity to stop by Hop City and look for new-to-me beers. This Ommegang bourbon barrel aged amber ale caught my interest. Black cherry and orange, 12%. Lots of bourbon barrel, which I like, subtle orange, cherry that comes through on the retronasal, full body, not boozy. I'm liking the heck out of it.

 

[hilljack13]

Shotgun Wedding brown ale.

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From Kentucky right? I bought a can of this in Lexington last year, thinking this is the same.

 

[beermanpete]

Yes, from Kentucky. This made by Country Boy Brewing in Lexington.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

The coffee in a shiny new mug

 

[Dog House Brew]

I like this one, less one dimensional.

 

[HM-2]

Verdant Putty 2025

Popped into my local craft shop and discovered it's released day for Putty. This is an annually brewed 8% DIPA by Verdant (originators of the Verdant yeast strain and one of the best hazy brewers in the UK).

Azacca, Galaxy and Mosaic both hot side and cold side. It's pretty wild. Like hop soup.

 

[beermanpete]

Old Fashioned at Blue Grass airport in Lexington.

 

[beermanpete]

Cougar Bait American Blonde Ale by Country Boy.