What are you drinking now?

[camonick]

Black lager from @Section1

 

[Ulisses4677]

 

[beermanpete]

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I knew my comment above would speak to you. I almost @-ed you,but thought you’d be sleeping. Can’t keep up with your schedule.
Did you tell us what you’re building yet, I can’t remember. It looks pro to me.

Welp, prepare for a story.

I switched to night shift for multiple reasons back in late November '22. The guys I worked with were becoming old and useless, management/engineering was inept yet bothersome, nights has a +15% shift differential and it's peaceful with less homo-sapiens roaming around. As a side note, one of the technicians I now work with was the guy that replaced me at Silicon Systems in Santa Cruz back in July 1994 when we moved to Austin. Small industry.

I normally sleep no more than 5hrs anyway so going back to 7pm-7am (I did this shift from 1992-1999) seems like no big deal to me... SWIMBO? Another matter...

The project is an experiment. I wanted a fire feature and LED waterfall feature so giving it a go on a budget. Our plan is to move to Florida for early retirement after the granddaughter we're in care of graduates high school in 4 years. This way I can take these skills and lessons with us. We'll see but either way lessons learned about home remolding.

You can PM me anytime! Found out I'm in a day shift team for a week which will slow me down but hopefully have final pictures in 3 weeks.

Thanks for the inquiry! Hope all is well with you also!

This and some Lemoncello x2

 

[beermanpete]

 

[Deric]

Dinner beers. HB Pliny Inspired WCIPA and a fresh Pliny. Pliny on the left, HB on the right.

HB had 2% C60. A bit more color than Pliny. Overall flavor was very close - my wife and two friends couldn’t tell the difference. I can definitely taste and smell the crystal in the HB (Pliny no longer has any crystal). Next try will be all two-row …

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

HB Cream Ale in what is, probably, a parfait glass. But, for 2 bucks, I wasn’t going to turn down a pair of them. Looks enough like a Hefeweizen glass to call it a beer glass.
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I have some Pilsner glasses similar to that from IKEA.
As for me, coffee.

 

[buckinin]

Abita Jockamo on the Disney Magic!!!

 

[buckinin]

Buffalo trace in a fancy cruise cup.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

 

[AlexKay]

HB Kartoffelbier:

 

[BongoYodeler]

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Fingerpainting?

 

[BongoYodeler]

Still Covid positive but my taste is returning. Trying samples of two HBs that I haven't tasted in a couple weeks.
L. Wee Heavy.
R. Irish Red Ale

Neither one is getting me very excited.

 

[Rish]

Aldi Belgian wheat ale. Too much hop bitterness for the style imho.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

 

[Rish]

HB chocolate milk stout

 

[Bluekat]

 

[camonick]

Our weekly snow storm today. Another forecasted for Friday. I’m getting really tired of driving HazMat on crap roads.
Unwinding with a HB Irish Red Ale,

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Hb kolsch

 

[RCope]

HB Festbier, I know it’s out of season…

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Beer.

 

[fourfarthing]

Catching up

Friday train beer

English bitter

Suarez Porter

Jester King

 

[bwible]

Ropiteau Pinot Noir with air fried bacon wrapped pork, stuffing, and green beans. Awesome dinner.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Go Big Red!! HB Raspberry Hard Lemonade

 

[camonick]

Go Big Red!! HB Raspberry Hard Lemonade

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

Sweet gin Martini and HB 12.5% Mead

 

[grampamark]

Earlier, this,afternoon, HB Cream Ale with lunch at the city house.

Tonight, with oven baked egg rolls at the farm, Cold Smoke.

 

[leedspointbrew]

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Cool. I have a Tank 7 glass, and wondered if there was a beer somewhere to go with it, without ever actually bothering to do research.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Night cap from last night

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

Feeling optimistic today so here I go again with one of my attempted meads.
This time an acacia hydromel, backsweetened with more acacia honey.
Still far from a great mead, but at least this one is fairly drinkable. Also my dear pup decided to join me today.

 

[AlexKay]

Cold IPA, EXP ID-158, first taste. Like the new glass, not as much the new hop:

 

[mac_1103]

What's the new hop and why don't you like it?

 

[wetmk]

HB Festbier, I know it’s out of season…
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Seasons? We don't need no stinking seasons!
I have one sitting in primary. Final gravity sample tasted great. First time I used the 835X yeast. I'll be breaking it out end of May for my son and future dil's wedding shower.

 

[AlexKay]

What's the new hop and why don't you like it?

New hop is EXP ID-158. Descriptors were citrus and stone fruit, plus honey and vanilla. I don’t get those, but maybe instead … butter? (I don’t think it’s diacetyl, which I’m not really sensitive to anyhow.) And maybe some green onion.

I’ve found new hops to be hit or miss. This is a miss. HBC 1019, on the other hand, was great stuff.

 

[mac_1103]

Descriptors were citrus and stone fruit, plus honey and vanilla. I don’t get those, but maybe instead … butter? (I don’t think it’s diacetyl, which I’m not really sensitive to anyhow.) And maybe some green onion.

Citrus, stone fruit, honey and vanilla sound lovely. Butter and green onion not so much. Too bad, especially since it's looks so good.

 

[Rish]

HM salted caramel cider

 

[grampamark]

Earlier, short pour of HB Blonde Ale.

Now, J J Blonde Ale. This was my “reference beer” for the most recent batch of Blonde. I didn’t miss it by much.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

No work outside due to back....when will they have back replacements?

 

[mac_1103]

when will they have back replacements?

They already do. We call them "contractors."

One of my father's favorite sayings - "I need a half a dozen young guys with strong backs and weak minds."

 

[smurfjuicebrew]

Fizzy yellow liquid ...