What are you drinking now?

[Beermeister32]

Twelve Percent Brewing makes this tasty 6% ABV Oktoberfest Märzen. I’m sure there’s a back story there somewhere! Out of North Haven, Connecticut, I have no idea how this can made it all the way to the Left Coast, but it did!

I love it when brewers use the “Oktoberfest” spelling rather than the dullard’s “Octoberfest” spelling. Really gets me in the mood to drink beer!

Small amount of head and lacing, here’s another Oktoberfest that pours cloudy with a bit of murk in the bottom of the can which got transferred to the glass. I wonder if we’re asking a bit much to polish these better, I mean these are Faux German Lagers, not cloudy and murky domestic Amber Ales. Enjoy!

 

[camonick]

One of my favorites. I grew up in Rochester, NY where this is brewed.

My wife was born in Rochester.
OT:
HB pale ale

 

[BongoYodeler]

One of my favorites. I grew up in Rochester, NY where this is brewed.

We have family in Rochester. Plus I went to college in western NY. I've probably consumed more Genny Cream Ale than any other beer over the past 50 years. It's one of my absolute favorites.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Tito's white mai tai and sushi

 

[camonick]

Another HB pale ale

 

[doug293cz]

A warm Flanders Red brewed in 2015 (club project.) Surprisingly good considering that it's room temp, and has been abused in storage for 10 years. Keg was almost empty, and I need it for another brew, but couldn't bear the thought of dumping what little was left.

Brew on

 

[day_trippr]

^Much braver than I am^

 

[doug293cz]

^Much braver than I am^

If you don't see me posting tomorrow, you'll know I made a serious mistake.

Brew on

 

[Remmy]

 

[Rish]

HM strawberry jam mead. Tasty, nice touch of sweet and honey.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Helles

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

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Are you on a wood chopping expedition?

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Found one more in the back of the fridge! Enjoying while working on my long involved retirement letter. Here's what I got so far...
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Boss,
Later!
Me
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PS, where is everyone?

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

My resignation when I hit the lottery



OT: water at the farm

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

PS, where is everyone?

Work... give me an hour
Side note, I got 25 years before I can start writing that letter...

OT .. water, for now.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

My resignation when I hit the lottery



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That made my day! Thanks! That had crossed my mind.

An old Texas dude in his backyard with (practically) unlimited beer and unlimited salt..what can go wrong?

 

[BongoYodeler]

Found one more in the back of the fridge! Enjoying while working on my long involved retirement letter. Here's what I got so far...
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Boss,
Later!
Me
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PS, where is everyone?

Work... give me an hour
Side note, I got 25 years before I can start writing that letter...

OT .. water, for now.

Present.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Work... give me an hour
Side note, I got 25 years before I can start writing that letter...

OT .. water, for now.

But have you thought about the lottery?

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

But have you thought about the lottery?

Sure, but not my thing haha..
Ok, beer time, hb neipa.

 

[Rish]

Tasty zwickelbier

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Sure, but not my thing haha..
Ok, beer time, hb neipa.

I can sell you my lottery "Perfect Number Generator". It's up to 100% perfect every draw guaranteed!

Thinking of you @Remmy with this IPA

 

[Beermeister32]

Another San Diego area brewer, Eppig Brewing out of Vista makes their 6% ABV, 16 ounce tall boy of Festbier, their version indicating “Less malty than a Märzen, more complex than a Pilsner” on the can. Well, I might maybe change that to less “hoppy” than Pilsner. I’ll leave the “complex” to you brewing experts out there!

I’m beginning to sound like a skipping record here, but so many of these West Coast Lagers are suffering from a lack of fining. I feel like I’m walking in the fog, every day! Really, these brews should be crystal clear. This level of cloudiness again makes me think the brew crews aren’t polishing them to the level usually enjoyed by their Teutonic cousins. Maybe they don’t read German!

Other than the cloudiness, this is a tasty Festbier. Not much in the way of head or lacing, and I think this one is carbonated a touch lower than usual. So I’d suggest four tweaks for purists – flavor is fine, work on the fining, bring up the carbonation a half volume or so, head and lacing is nice and needs to be there. A report card for brewers! Prost!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I'm a purist...^^^. This HB IPA is purely awesome with some hop oil added.

 

[Rish]

HB stout

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Really good Schilling / CC collab

 

[Willy]

A blended pour - pre-prohibition lager, way too early - with a freshly kegged Irish Stout.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Festbier from RI

 

[Pehlman17]

This year’s seems hoppier than I remember. Very solid.

 

[beermanpete]

Pacifico

 

[MaxStout]

Margarita with pomegranate juice.

 

[bwible]

Back of the fridge. I just found out they’re not making this anymore. Guess I’ve had it awhile. Can’t find any date on it anywhere. Held up pretty well.

 

[bwible]

My resignation when I hit the lottery



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[BeerNsteadofH2O]

Thursdays are my Fridays, so time to crack open a fresh batch of Citra dry hopped IPA home brew I bottled a week ago- quite yummy and not green at all- time for another!

 

[Beermeister32]

Great to see somebody is paying attention. So right when I was going to give up all hope for my Faux German Brewing project, along comes Three Weavers Brewing out of Inglewood, California. Attention California Lager brewers – This is how you make a Faux German beer!

Volksbier, or “People’s Beer” on these shores is a FANTASTIC 5% ABV Altbier. Yes, I said Altbier, how often does that style crop up around here? Literally “Old Beer” it refers to an old style of Ale originated in Düsseldorf, Germany back, back, back, back in the grungy old pre-Lager days. Still using continental malt and hops, Altbier is darker and coppery in color and is cold conditioned for months, just like the rest of the "distant cousin" Lager beers. Main diff is it’s an ALE, not a Lager! They were Lagering before Lager! This is the way to drink in the 1400’s!!!

Three Weavers lets it all hang out too, rattling off the build sheet right on the can. Premium Pilsner, Vienna, Dark Wheat, Caramunich and Carafa II malts. Hops are restrained, but not listed. I’m guessing maybe Hallertau Mittelfrüh, but in a malt-forward beer like this, most is in the bittering charge, so you have some flexibility there. WLP-029 yeast is used.

Nice head, fantastic clarity, great lacing. Did I say clarity? CLARITY by the keg-full! I can’t say enough about this one, if you are looking for an authentic German Altbier, THIS IS IT!!!! Prost!

 

[firerat]

I was in Florida working and i picked up this Islamorada Pale Ale. An Island Citrus Ale featuring a slight orange aroma with maltiness and slightly hoppy. It is light and refreshing.
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We stop there whenever we head down to the keys. Great little brewery!! Quaint keys vibe all the way!!

HB kveik IPA

 

[Rish]

HM cider

 

[camonick]

HB Irish Red Ale

 

[BongoYodeler]

HB ipa

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

Thursdays are my Fridays, so time to crack open a fresh batch of Citra dry hopped IPA home brew I bottled a week ago- quite yummy and not green at all- time for another!

So.... I finished my second IPA. was settling into my recliner ready to watch home improvement retruns, when the BOSS, very nicely asked me if I could hang the "summer" drapes after I removed the" winter drapes" "this weekend- she KNOWS I want to rottotill the garden tomorrow and put up the critter fence, she KNOWS, I want go trout fishing Saturday morning and get my boat ready to put it in its slip.. so I hung drapes- TONIGHT- lucky for me, she knows how I think, once the last drape was hung, my reward, in the shape of a home brew coffee porter- life is GOOD!

 

[Imhoppy]

A pint of homebrewed all-grain grapefruit IPA in my Titletown Brewery Co. glass. At home.