What are you drinking now?

[lawdawg]

 

[lawdawg]

Hb pale

 

[Immocles]

HB Vienna Amarillo pale ale. First pull. Not bad at all but I think my inadvertent long dry hop is gonna haunt this beer. Hoping it’s just early though.

 

[BrewinInPA]

First taste of the Feltmanator Doppelbock.

 

[Knightshade]

HB Maple Brown.

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So…is it horrible that I ignored all the words, and started drooling over the glass..and thought, oh..if only that were a pint glass…

 

[Knightshade]

Having fun..comparing this pale ale (which I love, but is damn far away to get on any type of regular basis) to my HB one. Different grain bill, different hops, but whatevs. Same style..and cuzz why not!??

 

[grampamark]

We had supper at our daughter’s house. I had one of these with the tacos. Pretty good local brew.

 

[lawdawg]

Beers are going down like water tonight. No coincidence that's its mostly water with an abv. This water is 7%

 

[BrewinInPA]

The Singleton 12. The Sherry is strong with this one, Lord Vader. Highly recommended on a budget. Any of you home brewers here who have never tried good single malt Scotch, this would be a perfect introduction. It's made from what we all love, high quality malted barley!

 

[hopkincr]

At a conference in SD and have a 5 hour meeting - at least some good beer to get me through.

 

[fourfarthing]

HB Brave Noise

 

[Noob_Brewer]

This makes me want to try my hand at making a NZ Pilsner. This is REALLY good.

 

[orionol73]

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

Found some old sexy in the storage room. I’m shat for names but I’m guessing @TBC from an old FOTD.
2017 bottle of troegenator. So amazing tonight as my girls return home from the east coast.

 

[Hans O. Lowe]

Some mistreated Two Hearted. Lightstruck and has been too warm. Thick layer of sediment on the bottom of the bottle, so I poured like a HB. One of the last two of a sixer from Wal-Mart. I'll never buy there again...

 

[pshankstar]

Why not a TIPA tonight?

 

[BrewinInPA]

One more before bedtime:

 

[lawdawg]

A nice refreshing 5% blonde from Pure Project (San Diego), called Tropical Mist. It's brewed with fresh Valencia oranges, quite nice.

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Been to the bottlecraft in little Italy a couple times. Paid too much for a few plineys but it was worth it. Oddly enough I found some heady topper at a bar in chula vista of all places. Bought all they had. First time trying it and found it on the west coast...and it was fresh. Reminded me of TG fire skulls and money

 

[Pianoman]

So…is it horrible that I ignored all the words, and started drooling over the glass..and thought, oh..if only that were a pint glass…

Twas a wonderful Christmas gift.

Nice Pils.

 

[Pianoman]

Citra Heaven

 

[Chris Cardona]

Honey IPA with local St. Petersburg honey called Kenwood Gold

 

[grampamark]

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Great first post! A quart for breakfast? You’re gonna fit right in here.

 

[bwible]

My very first taste of mead other than my own.

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So how does it rate? I’ve only had maybe one or two in my life that weren’t homebrew. It was a long time ago but I remember the commercial ones I had tasting like any white wine I’d ever had. Really dry, no residual sweetness and no honey flavor. But like I said it was a long time ago. Mead is not really something I see for sale often, even at Total Wine. Unless I’m not looking in the right aisle. It is a big store.

 

[bwible]

At a conference in SD and have a 5 hour meeting - at least some good beer to get me through.
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[DBhomebrew]

So how does it rate? I’ve only had maybe one or two in my life that weren’t homebrew. It was a long time ago but I remember the commercial ones I had tasting like any white wine I’d ever had. Really dry, no residual sweetness and no honey flavor. But like I said it was a long time ago. Mead is not really something I see for sale often, even at Total Wine. Unless I’m not looking in the right aisle. It is a big store.

I grabbed this one at Total Wine on a shelf with the port, sauternes, etc. Was pleased to see a dry variety among the few sweet ones.

It's...ok. Has some body, has some honey character, nice level of dryness, but there's some off flavor I can't put a name on. Nothing truly offensive, but I'm not likely to buy it again.

I've made one wine strength mead so far and I find it to be more enjoyable than the one I bought. That said, my experience with mead really is virtually nil.

 

[bwible]

I grabbed this one at Total Wine on a shelf with the port, sauternes, etc. Was pleased to see a dry variety among the few sweet ones.

It's...ok. Has some body, has some honey character, nice level of dryness, but there's some off flavor I can't put a name on. Nothing truly offensive, but I'm not likely to buy it again.

I've made one wine strength mead so far and I find it to be more enjoyable than the one I bought. That said, my experience with mead really is virtually nil.

Me too. I’ve made 3 or 4, mostly using 2 pounds per gallon so I guess those would be considered hydromel? 1.065 ish to 1.000 is about 8.5% so still respectable strength. I’m gathering I need to sorbate and back sweeten with a little more honey to get the character. I have a Joe’s Ancient Orange mead going now, that seems interesting, like it will be different from the others I’ve made. I’m mostly a beer guy I only dabble in mead once in a while.

 

[grampamark]

Garage beer.

 

[buckinin]

Doing all of the tourist stuff in Chicago that we never did when we lived in the area. Sky deck yesterday and Museum of Science and Industry today.

One cool thing about this trip is that we’re staying in a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home. I’ve read it’s one of the only (or maybe only) that’s available as a rental.

 

[TwistedGray]

Not pictured - guiness, amber something, guiness and cider

Pictured - saison

 

[jcav]

Home brewed Baltic Porter after 3 months of lagering. Wow is this smooth as silk or what! Very happy with this one! It has a lot going on with tons of malt and dark fruit, caramel, toast, and anise notes. It is also roasty without the burnt roast. This is a treat to have on tap!

 

[grampamark]

HB Blonde while getting ready to grill some steaks and fry some shrimp.

 

[bwible]

HB Lager

 

[hopkincr]

Back at Mission. DDH Pink Boots WCIPA. Dry hopped with Pink Boots Society hop blend(?). They have a special a pint and a 6-pack to go for $15. I get hosed in Omaha a 4-pack is $15 by itself! Leaving tomorrow, but not until 5 pm so might be able to get one more brewery. Days the Padres aren’t in town Petco Park is open to walk around.

 

[bwible]

Back at Mission. DDH Pink Boots WCIPA. Dry hopped with Pink Boots Society hop blend(?). They have a special a piñata and a 6-pack to go for $15. I get hosed in Omaha a 4-pack is $15 by itself! Leaving tomorrow, but not until 5 pm so might be able to get one more brewery. Days the Padres aren’t in town Petco Park is open to walk around.
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I was just reading about this hop blend. My local brewpub just brewed theirs. What is it like?

 

[hopkincr]

It’s a pretty mild hop. It’s a solid hop for a West Coast, but don’t notice anything spectacular. I really like this brewery.

 

[bwible]

It’s a pretty mild hop. It’s a solid hop for a West Coast, but don’t notice anything spectacular. I really like this brewery.

What I read said:
“This year’s blend consists of Idaho Gem, HBC 630, Talus, Triumph, and Loral. The expected brewing values are 12.5% alpha with expected aromas of citrus, sweet aromatics and berry.”

 

[loganklaas]

What I read said:
“This year’s blend consists of Idaho Gem, HBC 630, Talus, Triumph, and Loral. The expected brewing values are 12.5% alpha with expected aromas of citrus, sweet aromatics and berry.”

I brewed a hazy pale ale 10 days ago with those hops. It was the monthly Craft Society kit from Craft A Brew. I dry hopped with them this morning. I’m kegging it this Saturday and am eager to taste it!

 

[grampamark]

After dinner beer. HB Brown

 

[loganklaas]

HB Belgian Pale Ale.

 

[hopkincr]

What I read said:
“This year’s blend consists of Idaho Gem, HBC 630, Talus, Triumph, and Loral. The expected brewing values are 12.5% alpha with expected aromas of citrus, sweet aromatics and berry.”

That seems right. Really good beer