What are you drinking now?

[RumOnTheDocks]

That's the cruel thing about our hobby, isn't it? It viciously kicks you in the teeth at every opportunity...but always leaves you with a compelling reason to keep doing it.

Couldn't have put it better myself. I have to say, if it keeps giving me such good, compelling reasons, I more than welcome the occasional kick in the teeth.
Plus it sure helps to share the ups and downs with a great community, cheers to you all.

 

[Rish]

HB wheat ale

 

[TBC]

You have to love pickle juice!!! Basically drinking sour pickle brine. I love pickles but this is a one and done type.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

MBC Lunch. Indian Summer!

Bissell Brothers gin barreled saison

 

[Rish]

Very nice tripel. Smooth, full mouth feel, malty, a little sweet and spice. 9% abv that is hidden. I like it!

 

[orionol73]

 

[Beermeister32]

Tonight I have the honor of escorting Reissdorf Kölsch to the sampling desk, another fantastic favorite from Cologne, Germany. When they made Kölsch, this is the beer they were thinking of. Light fruitiness on the front end like the Früh Kölsch I had a few beers back, but I’d say drier on the finish. Really a great beer. Brewed by Privat-Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf, since 1894.

This 5.2% Kölsch starts life as an ale as all Kölsch beers do, and then is lagered in the cold. The extended lager period really matures the beer and gives it a super-clean finish - you would swear it is a lager, but it isn’t. Front end fruitiness dissipates by the third glug, and nothing but clean brew after that. 1516 beer purity law too, great news.

Half-finger foam, fantastic lacing, low IBU’s and protected from UV damage by a 500 ml aluminum bomb shelter, I get really turned on by that! Wish the rest would wise up!

 

[lawdawg]

 

[Dog House Brew]

Very nice tripel. Smooth, full mouth feel, malty, a little sweet and spice. 9% abv that is hidden. I like it!
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Me too

 

[lawdawg]

 

[camonick]

HB NEIPA

 

[WesBrew]

Heading to the pub room for a beer.
… HB RYE IPA and watching HEAT.

 

[camonick]

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My uncle lives in Santa Fe… I really should make a point to go down and visit him sometime.

 

[pshankstar]

Mosaic then Citra, both good but I prefer Citra hops.

 

[orionol73]

 

[lawdawg]

My uncle lives in Santa Fe… I really should make a point to go down and visit him sometime.

Santa Fe is a cool town. Lots to do here and lots of good beer and food. Big fan!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Pataskala Red IPA clone

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

A little something from last evening, I was pleasantly amused by the head on this one.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Day #2 #2 Lunch

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Looking like the last day of pool season has arrived. 6.6%er

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Santa Fe is a cool town. Lots to do here and lots of good beer and food. Big fan!

Briefly looked at there for retirement, well outside of town a bit. Visited our son and girlfriend several years back but man was it dry. Affected us within a day or two. Son's girlfriend was suffering so they ended up on the Oregon coast.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Briefly looked at there for retirement, well outside of town a bit. Visited our son and girlfriend several years back but man was it dry. Affected us within a day or two. Son's girlfriend was suffering so they ended up on the Oregon coast.

Yeah, the older I get the more I'm bothered by climate. Dry? Nope. Cold/snow? Nope. High humidity? Nope. Can't do any of those.
I'm good where I am, but it comes at a cost for sure.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Here’s the 1.039 ordinary bitter that I kegged on Monday. It’s all of ten days old.

UK ale: for those times when you want to appear competent.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Just back from a trip to Florida and I need a beer. Black Rocks brewery, Barbaric Yawp, sooooo good after a long day. Good flight, just a drag of a day.

Didn't find any barrel aged beers but I wasn't traveling about everywhere looking.

Had a few good ones on trip though.

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

Continuing with my trend of stronger beers as the temperature drops. Today I'm enjoying a nice 7.7% Weihenstephaner Weizenbock.

 

[orionol73]

 

[Bramling Cross]

Continuing with my trend of stronger beers as the temperature drops. Today I'm enjoying a nice 7.7% Weihenstephaner Weizenbock.

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Damn, I had no idea they looked like that! I just sorta assumed hey were bigger dunkleweizens, shivered, and left it at that.

You've got me thinking. That could be an excellent February beer.

Thank you, sir!

 

[Rish]

Very tasty hefe

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

Damn, I had no idea they looked like that! I just sorta assumed hey were bigger dunkleweizens, shivered, and left it at that.

You've got me thinking. That could be an excellent February beer.

Thank you, sir!

My absolute pleasure.
I'd certainly recommend giving it a try. I've only had a few up until now, but I'm definitively a fan.
Might work well as a February beer, one could argue you could try it even sooner though.

P.S. Nice avatar.

 

[BongoYodeler]

HB Kolsch

 

[Rish]

HB Scottish ale. Tasty.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Apparently sloppy pours are my new thing now..

 

[orionol73]

 

[loganklaas]

HB NEIPA while brewing a Vermont Maple Porter.

 

[Beermeister32]

PakaPramen Beer, a Czech favorite, brewed by Nova Paka Brewing, Czech Republic. PakaPramen comes in at a bashful 4% ABV. Advertised as a traditional Czech beer, I’m not going as far as a Pils, but it certainly is hoppier than a Helles. This beer uses Saaz hops, I’m picking up a slight spiciness to the hop presentation here. Fizzier than usual, great lacing in the glass.

Not to be the ever present beer nag, but again, I’m picking up some skunking on this beer. I’d call this one a quarter-skunker. I know you brewers want to make the home team proud, but much of your noble efforts are being wasted by the clunks in the supply chain.

So once again, I’ll make the plea, please package this in cans or in very dark (Ayinger-dark) glass bottles. There’s just too much UV hitting the beer in this light brown glass by the time it reaches us parched beer drinkers in sun-roasted Cali. Takes away all the fun, Dudes!

 

[orionol73]

 

[Bramling Cross]

I know you brewers want to make the home team proud, but much of your noble efforts are being wasted by the clunks in the supply chain.

Preach it, brother! Preach!!!!

As someone that worked his way through college in the supply chain by working on a beer truck, you have no idea how corrupt and inefficient the supply chain is.

I don't know how many times I uttered the phrase, "Seriously, is that legal?"

 

[camonick]

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Apparently sloppy pours are my new thing now..

 

[camonick]

HB chocolate porter