What are you drinking now?

[camonick]

HB bitter from @Section1

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I live!!!

Celebrating with Lemoncello

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Hot tub in the snow is gooood

 

[Dog House Brew]

Cold beer while it’s -2°. My 15” of snow now condensed to 4”+2” of ice. Thursday @ 25° will feel like a heatwave!!

 

[day_trippr]

Oooh. Thanks for remind me - we have a copper run in the garage ceiling that's a bit susceptible to icing up if I don't set the bathroom faucet it's heading to a drippin', and we'll be in negative °F digits shortly here...

Cheers!

 

[MaxStout]

It was -18F when I got up yesterday. This morning it's 21 above. Single digits predicted for tomorrow, then back up to 20s for the weekend and upper 30s early next week. This thermal rollercoaster is crazy.

Having my morning joe. Home-roasted Chiapas Mexican, med roast.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Pint of my Budvar clone, it’s been lagering for 3 weeks so thought I’d try one. Really nice lager but it’s not Budvar.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

It was -18F when I got up yesterday. This morning it's 21 above. Single digits predicted for tomorrow, then back up to 20s for the weekend and upper 30s early next week. This thermal rollercoaster is crazy.

Having my morning joe. Home-roasted Chiapas Mexican, med roast.
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Got some chiapas on my last order of beans, haven't roasted them yet but excited to give them a shot. Medium roast is our usual.

 

[MaxStout]

Got some chiapas on my last order of beans, haven't roasted them yet but excited to give them a shot. Medium roast is our usual.

If it's anything like the beans I bought, it'll yield a nice, warm cup. It's one of my favorites, but my local supplier, Mill City Roasters, is out of it. Sales guy said they get it in a few times a year.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Hitting 50F now...that was a close one unlike Florida's 9in of snow.

HB Nut Brown

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

From Black Rocks, Marquette Michigan. A great Yooper beer!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB WCIPA... my Sunday, so need to numb up.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

January has been 12+hrs/days 7 days a week. Ill take a large margarita por favor.

I need to do consulting again

 

[Beermeister32]

Weltenburger Kloster, since 1050. This is one “big bad beer,” and I mean “bad” in a good way! It’s a Big Boy!

7.3% ABV, Asam Bock is a Dunkler Dopplebock, or Dark Double Bock. Weltenburger Kloster is the World’s Oldest Monastery Brewery, just 10 years younger than Weihenstephaner’s 1040, and located about an hour North of there. Reminds me a bit of Weihenstephaner’s Korbinian Dopplebock, 7.4% ABV. Not saying they’re preaching the same Gospel, but there’s a lot of similarity here!

It's another beer with big dark esters – I’m picking up raisin, plum and dark fruit, a big presentation, malty and Continental hopping which is both balanced and restrained. Weltenburger’s Asam Bock has this style nailed! This is a great end of the evening beer. Some are sippin’ Brandy by the fire, some their Cognac. Nah, buncha wimps. For me, it’s Dunkler Dopplebock!

 

[Rish]

 

[camonick]

This is good

 

[hilljack13]

Calling it a mixer night, but not mixing together

 

[camonick]

Weird

 

[Rish]

HM cider, 6.3%. Tasty.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Night cap

 

[BongoYodeler]

RHL. I had to move my keezer a bit, so this is not as clear as it should be. Still tastes fantastic though.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Just finished kegging a dry Irish stout, time to relax.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Many more more night caps from Treehouse. Variants et Juice Machine

 

[Knightshade]

Decided to pick up this crowler from Pizza Port solely based on the name alone. I’ve made much more questionable decisions, this was NOT a bad one.

 

[tdf]

HB Fizzy yellow beer. Yum

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Found a random lollipop... autocorrect keeps fixing it, I give up.

 

[MaxStout]

Hazy PA at a local brewery.

 

[TwistedGray]

At America's Westernmost Brewery...great photo, oops

 

[MaxStout]

At America's Westernmost Brewery...great photo, oops
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Kauai Island Brewing?

 

[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