Gonna need a lot of alcohol this NFL season
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Weihenstephaner is at it again – making these perfect brews – this time their delicious and tasty Dopplebock “Korbinian”, alternately labeled as a Dunkles Starkbier, or “Dark Strong Beer”. It is Dark; it is Strong! it is a Double Bock.... er... Dopplebock!
Beers like this have a place in history – Calling beer “Liquid Bread” isn’t too far off the mark – monks going into periods of fasting were never far from big, heavy, boozy, calorie-laden brews just like this – makes fasting sound delicious!
Korbinian is a real treat – if you are able to get your hands on this brew, it is a 7.4% ABV giant of a beer – super malty, but not a malt bomb. Just a big heavy malty presentation with balanced Continental hops. This is a boozy, big beer. Dark bready flavor with plums, raisins and dark fruit hints abounding – you’re not going to be needing much dinner with one of these, my bread roll and this half liter and I’m good for the evening. Well, maybe one more huh? Prost!
Beers like this have a place in history – Calling beer “Liquid Bread” isn’t too far off the mark – monks going into periods of fasting were never far from big, heavy, boozy, calorie-laden brews just like this – makes fasting sound delicious!
Korbinian is a real treat – if you are able to get your hands on this brew, it is a 7.4% ABV giant of a beer – super malty, but not a malt bomb. Just a big heavy malty presentation with balanced Continental hops. This is a boozy, big beer. Dark bready flavor with plums, raisins and dark fruit hints abounding – you’re not going to be needing much dinner with one of these, my bread roll and this half liter and I’m good for the evening. Well, maybe one more huh? Prost!
Toppling Goliath, Double Dry Hopped King Sue. Man, this is delicious.
You dunked on the color, though! For me, that's always the hassle with both of those beers. This year I'm not screwing around, it's full cheat mode for me: I purchased some Sinamar.
Some ordinary bitter
And now onto some Belgium funk
A nice little Flanders from @orionol73
And a Belgium stout. I find this little thing very interesting. Kinda RIS with Candi and a little funky Belgium yeast. Was trying to age this but....
A nice little Flanders from @orionol73
And a Belgium stout. I find this little thing very interesting. Kinda RIS with Candi and a little funky Belgium yeast. Was trying to age this but....
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Castle Cream Ale, from Castle Danger Brewing.
Lazy martini.
orionol73
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More West Coast IPA!
Last night’s Friday Jr beverage. HB Cream Ale
HB Mountain Double IPA, 8%. Cryo Centennial, Cryo Citra, and tonnes of Strata cold side. Fermented at 32°C with two packets of WHC High Voltage, which is amazing stuff.
It's now lost the slightly weird mintiness it initially had. Looking forward to bringing a couple of bottles to my local Hzb club next Sunday.
It's now lost the slightly weird mintiness it initially had. Looking forward to bringing a couple of bottles to my local Hzb club next Sunday.
We're spending a week in Auvergne, the volcanic region of France. We ate at a restaurant across from our hotel and the beer was excellent. I started with their "amber" that was more of a hazy IPA. My wife had a very hoppy, citrusy IPA that she loved. I finished with the 60's Cops, kind of an imperial IPA. My sister had a couple of the draft blonde beer. All of them are local beers.
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I'm drinking the usual stuff while I madly search for threads about the WY Thames Valley strain. My goal for the '24 UK brewing season is to go back and reexamine UK strains that aren't T. Taylor or Fullers.
I remember using this strain in the 90's and thinking it was quite good. Frankly, I was brewing swill back then so anything that didn't require a preemptive buzz prior to consumption was considered "as good as commercial beer." Those notes were a few PCs ago and written in ProMash, maybe even spiral ring notebooks.
Anyway, most of the threads are old and useless, so I pitched it at 64F an hour ago into Ron Pattinson's '71 Boddingtons clone and I'll just set the fridge at a generic UK 68F/20C then let it rise to 72F/22.2C at half-gravity and see what happens.
Ordinary bitter (fined, but not crashed)
Australian Sparkling Ale that I really should've cold crashed and fined--but I'm experimenting, so this kinda stuff is going to happen.
I remember using this strain in the 90's and thinking it was quite good. Frankly, I was brewing swill back then so anything that didn't require a preemptive buzz prior to consumption was considered "as good as commercial beer." Those notes were a few PCs ago and written in ProMash, maybe even spiral ring notebooks.
Anyway, most of the threads are old and useless, so I pitched it at 64F an hour ago into Ron Pattinson's '71 Boddingtons clone and I'll just set the fridge at a generic UK 68F/20C then let it rise to 72F/22.2C at half-gravity and see what happens.
Ordinary bitter (fined, but not crashed)
Australian Sparkling Ale that I really should've cold crashed and fined--but I'm experimenting, so this kinda stuff is going to happen.
Lampy
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Homemade grape juice wine with a touch of honey to sweeten.
Real deal dark lager. Nice and malty, very tasty.
After a bit of procrastination spent writing utter BS on HBT, the brewery's all cleaned up and dried off. Time for a celebratory glass of jasmine rice lager. It's starting to pull some yeast off the bottom, I'll miss this one.
I think most people love Heineken. I’ll say one thing – I love Heineken too – in cans! My last half rack of Heineken green bottles had the end bottles by the hand-holes light struck and skunked. The beer that received light through those handles didn’t meet expectations. The rest of the half rack was fine.
So here we go, the endless green glass controversy. Hey at least the big stuff in green cans is protected!
Today, I’m chugging this Dutch bliss from my official 1939 Heineken Steen. Notice I didn’t say Mug, Jug, Stein, Maßkrug, Bierkrug, Tankard, etc. I’m politically correct in a Dutch way, let’s call it STEEN! I looked it up!
It really is incredible when you get fresh beer from a great big can. If they had chugworthy aluminum cans back in 1873 when Heineken was starting up, I’m sure they would have used them. Great Bier! Proost!
So here we go, the endless green glass controversy. Hey at least the big stuff in green cans is protected!
Today, I’m chugging this Dutch bliss from my official 1939 Heineken Steen. Notice I didn’t say Mug, Jug, Stein, Maßkrug, Bierkrug, Tankard, etc. I’m politically correct in a Dutch way, let’s call it STEEN! I looked it up!
It really is incredible when you get fresh beer from a great big can. If they had chugworthy aluminum cans back in 1873 when Heineken was starting up, I’m sure they would have used them. Great Bier! Proost!
Tasty Schilling
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Some Chinese rice wine left from bottling. Seems a little less sweet and tart than it was a few weeks ago. Tasty.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA.
HB Hefe.
I just finally finished moving the American Strong to a small keg for force carbing and just 3 “test” bottles of yeasty bottom of the fermentor dregs.
I just finally finished moving the American Strong to a small keg for force carbing and just 3 “test” bottles of yeasty bottom of the fermentor dregs.
Dgallo
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Thanks man. It’s a solid beer so I’m not upset at all but just not the competition beer I hoped it would be. I guess the one good take away is I now know what to adjust to turn this base into either style. I targeted 18 SRM if that helps you in anyway to hit the color for yourself
HB American Wheat
orionol73
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Peaty Jones
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Couldn't get focus on both the can and the sunset so here's both.
A bit controversial commercial lager here but for some reason i like this. The taste is a bit dull after a sip of whiskey but it was much better before it. On my mind this is quite balanced beer. I've heard criticism, but they're usually from sources that lobby for small breweries.
Flight at a small place with 20 taps
Kolsch
Out back with a refreshing drink, a rum breezer. Dark rum, Domaine de Canton, and whatever juice you like. Mine has mango tangerine.
Followed by a G&T.
Clean, crisp, nice flavor and aroma, easy drinking. I don't remember having a Helles before so don't know how this is to style (I would imagine pretty spot on given the brewery) but I like it!
From the Great Northwoods. Old school haze flavor
I had to laugh when I found this tucked away behind some bottles on a bottom shelf. One of my very early ciders made from Aldi apple juice with Cote Des Blanc yeast with some lactic acid added, 7.1%. Put in a Dr. Pepper bottle (don't be too hard on me) on 04/15/2020. It actually held up pretty well. Smooth, hints of raisin on the nose and palate, a touch of acid. I really didn't expect it to be any good but I kinda like it. Last one, btw.
HB NEIPA
“They got a motel by the water and a quart of Bombay gin…”
Trying out a new Italian restaurant tonight - and drinking some Pizza Port Chronic Amber Ale!
This pint came off the bar’s tap - I suspect this was a substitution. I’ve had Chronic Amber a number of times, this pint’s color seems off and has a fruitiness about it - almost like a Samuel Smith ale. Otherwise a good brew, just different than what I’m used to. Cheers!
This pint came off the bar’s tap - I suspect this was a substitution. I’ve had Chronic Amber a number of times, this pint’s color seems off and has a fruitiness about it - almost like a Samuel Smith ale. Otherwise a good brew, just different than what I’m used to. Cheers!
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Variation on a Margarita.
2oz Pensador Espadín Joven mezcal
1oz Cointreau
1oz lime juice
Bar spoon agave syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
1 dash 20% saline solution
2oz Pensador Espadín Joven mezcal
1oz Cointreau
1oz lime juice
Bar spoon agave syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
1 dash 20% saline solution
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