What are you drinking now?

[MaxStout]

Cranberry margarita.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Shopping at treehouse

Today's my Friday!!! Vintage pours for everyone. Chocolate chocolate chocolate

My buddy bartender says he likes Brownie better. I disagree. 4.5 and 4.75 on untapped. It's a great world where friends can disagree and still have mutual respect.

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Brownie - Vintage PourStout - Imperial​

12.6% ABV
Brownie is an Imperial Stout created from select bourbon barrel-aged stout aged 12 to 24 months and then conditioned upon chocolate and coffee. The resulting beer is absurdly delicious, carrying a medium-full body with rich notes of brownie batter, bourbon chocolate fudge, tootsie rolls, coffee liqueur, and pleasant pervasive notes of medium-toast oak. It’s depth of character is only possible with time, patience, and careful stewardship. A product over two years in the making, we are immensely excited for you to enjoy it!


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12th Anniversary Stout - Vintage PourStout - Imperial​

16% ABV
For our 12th Anniversary Stout, we dug deep into our barrel archives for select stand-out barrels representing our program's best efforts. This blend contains a single five year old expression of Truth blended with a different thread of Truth that was double-barreled and aged for over 24 months. At Tree House, we believe incremental gains in quality, structure, and complexity are infinite in the art and science of crafting our barrel-aged beer, and our 12th Anniversary Stout represents our current progress. As our barrel program matures, so too do the quality of our offerings. This stout represents the best of our efforts to date, and yet the best is still to come. Take a moment to celebrate with us - we hope you enjoy it as much as we

 

[Rish]

After a couple of hours at the ophthalmologist this afternoon, this dunkel tastes even better than it usually does.

 

[camonick]

 

[bwible]

HB Irish Red Lager in one of those glasses I should use more while cooking dinner. Going to be meatballs.

 

[TwistedGray]

Still napping

 

[beermanpete]

Shotgun Wedding brown ale.

 

[Beermeister32]

Here’s another leftover from my family’s "Holiday Booze Tasting Event" over Facetime. We really had a great time, eight of us spread out across the country all drinking identical wine, beer and cider drinks. The great thing is we were able to try each other’s favorites, like this great tasting 6.1% ABV cider from Golden State Cider, Healdsburg, California, a favorite of Beer-Loving Daughter #2!

Some of my very first batches were cider. Before I delved head-first into the brewing process, I ran a number of fermentation test batches using store-bought apple juice. It turned out so well that I jumped into brewing – later to hit a brick wall with chlorophenols that nearly ended my beer efforts. No fear though, I finally figured it out!

In the early years of our country, apple cider was actually the top alcoholic beverage – Apples and fruits being available here, not much whisky and only limited heavier ale or porter production. Everyone could make cider, and that’s what they drank. Sipping this refreshing Golden State Mighty Dry Cider, I can see why. Even though I’m primarily a beer drinker, there’s a lot of similarities!

Fizzy, light, refreshing and a moderate amount of alcohol, these aren’t “too” different from some lighter lagers and ales I’ve had except for the apple flavors of course. They maybe share a 75% commonality with beer, and would have been at a time before lighter refreshing lagers were available - and people just needed something light to drink with family and friends. It’s easy to see why the founders were so taken by the stuff!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

@TwistedGray enjoy island time! You are on the island I want to visit next.
It’s flipping cold outside so I’m taking this and sitting by my electric “fireplace”. it’s better than none.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Curiosity Eleven dipa

 

[bwible]

@TwistedGray enjoy island time! You are on the island I want to visit next.
It’s flipping cold outside so I’m taking this and sitting by my electric “fireplace”. it’s better than none.
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We just had this. Its my wifes new favorite beer

 

[bwible]

HB Vienna Lager. I marked this recipe to brew again for our club’s Octoberfest this year.

 

[Rish]

Had to go downtown today so took the opportunity to stop by Hop City and look for new-to-me beers. This Ommegang bourbon barrel aged amber ale caught my interest. Black cherry and orange, 12%. Lots of bourbon barrel, which I like, subtle orange, cherry that comes through on the retronasal, full body, not boozy. I'm liking the heck out of it.

 

[hilljack13]

Shotgun Wedding brown ale.

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From Kentucky right? I bought a can of this in Lexington last year, thinking this is the same.

 

[beermanpete]

Yes, from Kentucky. This made by Country Boy Brewing in Lexington.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

The coffee in a shiny new mug

 

[Dog House Brew]

I like this one, less one dimensional.

 

[HM-2]

Verdant Putty 2025

Popped into my local craft shop and discovered it's released day for Putty. This is an annually brewed 8% DIPA by Verdant (originators of the Verdant yeast strain and one of the best hazy brewers in the UK).

Azacca, Galaxy and Mosaic both hot side and cold side. It's pretty wild. Like hop soup.

 

[beermanpete]

Old Fashioned at Blue Grass airport in Lexington.

 

[beermanpete]

Cougar Bait American Blonde Ale by Country Boy.

 

[bwible]

HB Pre-pro Lager

 

[BongoYodeler]

Latest kegged HB, a “clean out the freezer” ipa. First time using hop hash, (4oz Ekuanot in the whirlpool/ hop stand). Came out a little dark due in part to Munich and crystal 15 in the grain bill, but doesn’t appear to be oxidized.

 

[MaxStout]

HB ordinary bitter, getting a little clearer.

 

[Rish]

Innis & Gunn single malt oak barrel aged Scottish golden ale, 6.6%. Haven't seen this before. Malty, a little vanilla and toffee, oak, some sweetness, nice smooth mouth feel, lower carbonation. I really like it.

 

[CDS]

I thought I should make a historic brew to go with this cool Ben Franklin stein I got at Christmas so I brewed a batch of Poor Richard’s Ale. Just opened it today and am quite pleased with it! I’d make this again.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Just admiring

 

[Rish]

Finishing off the hard green tea. I'll probably do another batch of this.

 

[camonick]

 

[camonick]

HB Vienna lager
Quality sample…
I only have 2 bottles of this left now and will be sharing them with a couple guys I just learned do some homebrewing near me. I’m going to meet them next Thursday to do an exchange and tasting.

 

[Beermeister32]

I’m in the mood for something weird, and there’s not much weirder than Fruit Force! Delicious and fruity and a super high 9.5% ABV. This is a completely different IPA, crazy high ABV, totally fruity, I’d love to see the hop build sheet on this!

Today it’s a blender with the best beer mixer, Bud Zero. That dials this down to a super-drinkable 4.75% ABV. A sixer of this Fruit Force and you’re Bluto for the evening. Chug!

 

[day_trippr]

New Belgium is pretty open about their brews.

https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/voodoo-ranger-fruit-force/

BUT...there's some scuttlebutt regarding that particular beer that it has a bunch of (artificial?) flavorings added. I guess they were serious about the "fruit punch" thing

Cheers!

 

[buckinin]

 

[pshankstar]

It’s been a week. Crazy busy at work and then had to go car shopping ASAP as our old car decided it was time to send her out to pasture.
Came home with a 2025 Palisade and enjoying this gem to celebrate back into car payments.
Thanks @TheDudeLebowski for this beer!

 

[ClaudiusB]

Cheers!

After a couple of hours at the ophthalmologist this afternoon, this dunkel tastes even better than it usually does.
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What a waste of money, your pictures are still out of focus.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Nut Brown for a little night cap

 

[tdf]

Russian River -tion tap takeover at Obrien’s here in San Diego. Russian River and Obrien’s have a history that predates the brewery and it’s great to have this as a yearly event.

The Flanders Red was a standout as well as one of my favorites, Perdition. Perdition is a “Biere de Sonoma” in the Bier de Garde tradition.

Bring Back Brewers Gold was quite a surprise as well - lots of notes of a modern hazy.

 

[hilljack13]

Finishing off the hard green tea. I'll probably do another batch of this.
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Recipe? If I'm not having a beer, I'm having green tea.

 

[leedspointbrew]

View attachment 867586View attachment 867587I thought I should make a historic brew to go with this cool Ben Franklin stein I got at Christmas so I brewed a batch of Poor Richard’s Ale. Just opened it today and am quite pleased with it! I’d make this again.

Where'd you get the recipe for it?

 

[CDS]

Where'd you get the recipe for it?

I used this: http://www.benfranklin300.org/etc_article_ale.htm and made a BIAB version in brewfather: https://share.brewfather.app/t8zWyDoyXVJgzQ

 

[Mr. Vern]

Having a “smoke” while troubleshooting a 1975 pinball.

Anyone prefer to save a pint for post-work reward? I’ve changed my brewing to drink during cooldown, but this feels like a winter garage beer.