What are you drinking now?

[camonick]

HB Irish Red

 

[hilljack13]

Couple of hours ago at Gators Grill at Holly Camp in Melbourne, FL:
Crooked Can Brewery (Winter Garden) lager
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But did you get her number??

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

All this talk about PU and stocked up on TH. Haven't seen it in a while. Not as crisp. it gets better with age.

OT: Orange Treat Treehouse

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB Helles, IPA and Rye IPA. They pretty much all look the same...

 

[MaxStout]

Indoors on a rainy day, having a HB ordinary bitter. Just a few bottles left.

 

[Rish]

Carib Brewery Blueberry Pilsner. Decent flavor but not very well carbed.

 

[Rish]

Carib Redstone red lager. Little bit of sweet and caramel, nice maltiness.

 

[Rish]

Carib Scottish ale. Nice and malty, body is a little light for me.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Story time. Couple weeks back did a 4 and then a 5 mile walk and strained my calf. It was feeling much better and really no signs of issues until I was walking...yes walking... out to the car at lunch. Something popped there and I about dropped to the ground. Signs all point to the Achilles tendon but Dr. appointment tomorrow. Anyway, beer...

 

[Beermeister32]

Today I’m turning it down a notch and relaxing with a real German brew, Bitburger Pils.

I guess this is a textbook case on how some of those faux German beers need to be brewed. Here we have a nice and traditional German Pilsner, Hallertau hops, 1516 Reinheitsgebot compliant, a nice amount of head, crystal clarity and good lacing. Most styles need these basics – it’s part of the “fit and finish” you expect in a good solid Teutonic brew! Domestic brewers clue in!

Bitburger has been here before, it is a nice, predictable, 4.8% ABV Pilsner out of Bitburg, Germany. This is what you order next time with your bratwurst and spaetzle…. Ein Pils Bitte!

 

[BongoYodeler]

HB ipa. Why did I ever doubt this beer? Actually turned out pretty good.

 

[jcav]

Home brewed Vienna Mosaic Pale Ale. It is delish!

 

[Dgallo]

my hb’d west coast ipa at 7.6% abv., sitting in @RCope ’s glassware

 

[Rish]

Very tasty Islay single malt. Sweet, smooth, smoke (not as much as the 10 year but definitely there). 40 proof.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

HB ipa. Why did I ever doubt this beer? Actually turned out pretty good.

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Just a few weeks will do wonders! Glad to hear!

Water

 

[camonick]

Today I’m turning it down a notch and relaxing with a real German brew, Bitburger Pils.

I guess this is a textbook case on how some of those faux German beers need to be brewed. Here we have a nice and traditional German Pilsner, Hallertau hops, 1516 Reinheitsgebot compliant, a nice amount of head, crystal clarity and good lacing. Most styles need these basics – it’s part of the “fit and finish” you expect in a good solid Teutonic brew! Domestic brewers clue in!

Bitburger has been here before, it is a nice, predictable, 4.8% ABV Pilsner out of Bitburg, Germany. This is what you order next time with your bratwurst and spaetzle…. Ein Pils Bitte!

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One of the best Pilsners one can consume in my opinion.
OT:
HB Schwarzbier

 

[firerat]

Draft day HB hefeweizen

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Very tasty Islay single malt. Sweet, smooth, smoke (not as much as the 10 year but definitely there). 40 proof.
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Have you tried their yearly release of Cairdeas? Every year is a new variance but they're really good and I wouldn't say similar to their base. It's a good try at a good price. I've been able to get it at crazy prices

OT: rating moms

 

[camonick]

Got my grains weighed out to brew a dunkel sometime this weekend. Now drinking a HB pale ale. This beer is starting to get good.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Decent ipa.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Story time. Couple weeks back did a 4 and then a 5 mile walk and strained my calf. It was feeling much better and really no signs of issues until I was walking...yes walking... out to the car at lunch. Something popped there and I about dropped to the ground. Signs all point to the Achilles tendon but Dr. appointment tomorrow. Anyway, beer...

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Heal fast TP!!!

Treehouse lager

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Hb Czech pils via LUKR side pull.

 

[MaxStout]

Story time. Couple weeks back did a 4 and then a 5 mile walk and strained my calf. It was feeling much better and really no signs of issues until I was walking...yes walking... out to the car at lunch. Something popped there and I about dropped to the ground. Signs all point to the Achilles tendon but Dr. appointment tomorrow. Anyway, beer...

Damn, that sucks. Hope the doc can help and you will be on the mend soon.

 

[Rish]

But did you get her number??

My wife was watching me pretty closely!

 

[Tony B]

My HB Orange Julius, milkshake IPA.
Not as great as I imagined, but pretty decent.

 

[Rish]

Another very good Scotch. Fruity, a little honey, nice.

 

[Rish]

Have you tried their yearly release of Cairdeas?

I haven't. I usually have to go outside AL to find the best stuff so it's usually just luck when I find something like that. Sounds like something I'd like to try.

 

[MaxStout]

Very tasty Islay single malt. Sweet, smooth, smoke (not as much as the 10 year but definitely there). 40 proof.
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I do miss Laphroaig's 15 year, which hasn't been in production in years. It was a nice, peaty Islay that wasn't the in-your-face phenolic like the 10.

I'll have to check out that Oak Select.

 

[Willy]

Absolutely wonderful HB blonde ale, named Hop Around the Clock. Home run good.

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

Yooper's Oatmeal Stout recipe... very nice!

 

[bwible]

One of these days I'll summon the courage to brew a BoPils, like an Urquell clone. No covering for mistakes in those beers.

If you're ever in Europe, order a pour of Budvar Budweiser. A little slice of pure heaven. You can get it here (called Czechvar, for trademark reasons), but it loses something after the long voyage in green bottles.

I have that coming up for our clubs summer brew challenge. Either a German or Czech Pils. I’m drinking a couple now for “research”

 

[bwible]

“Research” for an upcoming brew

 

[RCope]

Story time. Couple weeks back did a 4 and then a 5 mile walk and strained my calf. It was feeling much better and really no signs of issues until I was walking...yes walking... out to the car at lunch. Something popped there and I about dropped to the ground. Signs all point to the Achilles tendon but Dr. appointment tomorrow. Anyway, beer...

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Plantaris tendon rupture...you'll be fine in about 6 weeks. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[MaxStout]

Trying a Mind Haze Cosmic Crusher imperial hazy, from the Firestone hazy mixpack. Fruity on the nose and palate, lots of pineapple, mango and apricot. For a 9.5% ABV brew, goes down too easy.

 

[RCope]

HB NEIPA "Dank Juice"....appropriately named, Columbus, Citra and Amarillo Cryo. Tastes like drinking MaryJane, in a very

good way. This is the Columbus from @Dgallo 's suggestion a month or two ago. I've learned that if Dom suggests something, it has to be good ;-). Now I have to teach my friends that hops and MJ are from the same distant plant class...

 

[bwible]

More “research”

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Went out for a little fat tire ride and ran into a beautiful healthy black bear in a very residential area.


OT
Really decent dubbel. Went with the large. No frills. All good and a nitro stovetop stout

New! Monastic Time Machine: Boston Wort Processors Collaboration (Belgian Dubbel) 7.9% ABV​

Late last year we were approached by the Boston Wort Processors Homebrew Club who are turning 40 this year, about doing a collaboration beer!! The members came up with this recipe which we scaled from 5 gallon to 100 gallon batch.

Deep Reddish brown ale with a persistent cream color head. Aromas of toffee, fresh baked bread, and fruit leather. Medium body with a touch of warmth. Smooth notes of torched sugar, brown bread, and warming spice. A unique fruity note in the background. This ale finishes smooth and dry.

Cheers to many more years!!

 

[Beermeister32]

Just when I thought my Faux German beer project had met its conclusion, look what I found in the Bierhoard…. One more can of Bavarian Kittens. I must have bought two of them by mistake…. Joy!

What better opportunity to make a blender out of this with the old reliable Bud Zero serving as a mixer. Let’s see, we have 16 ounces @ 5.5% ABV, and 12 ounces at 0% ABV. That makes it 28 ounces at 3.1% ABV into my 28 ounce glass. Just fits!

OK, I’ll just come out and say it. I wasn’t too impressed with this one a few beers back, but with the Bud Zero and the fizz I’m getting from it, this is a more drinkable brew, not quite a Festbier as on the can, but a whole lot more “Festbier-ish!" A bit more translucent too. I say these brews have hope after all! Good chugging !!!

 

[Dgallo]

HB NEIPA "Dank Juice"....appropriately named, Columbus, Citra and Amarillo Cryo. Tastes like drinking MaryJane, in a very View attachment 874126good way. This is the Columbus from @Dgallo 's suggestion a month or two ago. I've learned that if Dom suggests something, it has to be good ;-). Now I have to teach my friends that hops and MJ are from the same distant plant class...

Haha I’m glad it worked out for you. When I opened my bag of that lot, I was so pumped that it was as dank as it was. I haven’t got that really dank Columbus in a a while

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

And a Mechanical Rabbit not over bearing spice

Mechanical Rabbit (Brown Ale) 5.8%​

Carrot Cake Brown Ale is a spiced brown ale brewed with local carrots, warm spices and lactose. Notes of molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, and carrots. This medium body ale with a balanced finish invokes nostalgia of this delicious dessert.