What are you drinking now?

[bailey mountain brewer]

Stopped at Lancaster homebrew so wife and I figured we go to mad chef for lunch.

 

[RCope]

HB Pale Ale with Simcoe (hotside only) Nectaron and Azacca. Mashed high and used some left over Denny's Favorite (Wyeast 1450). FG 1.017. Drinks more like a session IPA despite only 46 ibu's. 4.6%. Really a great beer. Hasn't cleared despite 3 weeks on tap. I'll tell my friends that it is a NEPA. Despite lots of experience, happy accidents still happen ;-).

 

[MaxStout]

Lagunitas Maximus IPA. Very refreshing.

 

[pshankstar]

Did a sous vide method of limoncello last night. Today I strained it and mixed in the simple syrup mix I made. Then coffee roasting time.

 

[Beermeister32]

Wow, another Golden Dragon, beer 5 of 6 – This time a 10.7% ABV Belgian Quad from Brouwerij Van Steenberge, Ertvelde, Belgium, since 1784!

This Golden Dragon isn’t too far off from yesterday’s Golden Dragon. Gulden Draak is a monster of a beer. For all you alcoholics out there, Belgium is your new place of residence!

I’m just not diggin’ these big Belgians. Me liketh a much more drinkable and funeth Pilsner, these things are as heavy as drinking wine and a lot rougher going down. In fact, beer legends are that at some breweries, the "failure" tank was usually called "Belgian beer." Why bother….!

Yesterday’s beer I ended up diluting with Budweiser Zero, it made it a much improved and easier drinking and fun beer IMHO. This one is going the same route… Woof…

 

[Pennine]

Lawn mowing

 

[Rish]

Tasty Irish lager.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Spinning some vinyl for my wife after having lunch at mad chef in Lancaster. Not my genre of music but I respect the artist.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Lots-o-Husker diamond action today. Something to drink to..

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Machine Du Juice. Pretty sure there's a couple of other variations in the back of the fridge. Too much food and grillin' Starting with Green Machine

 

[RCope]

HB Milk Stout..this was brewed last November and split between 2 2.5g kegs. The first keg was tapped in late December and enjoyed by many. This one has been "lagering" since at 37deg. Put the second keg on tap a week or so ago. Not a high abv stout (5.0%) but still significantly better than the first keg. Smoother, I really don't have any other words. So I guess aging even low alcohol stouts may be beneficial. Cheers! RIck

 

[Rish]

Sticking with Ireland. Delicious.

 

[Rish]

Dupe. When will HBT start letting let me delete when I (very rarely) f up?

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Moving to something more my genre, beer ... decent.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Local WCIPA. Similar to Pint House Scorpion Disco but 1/2 the price. My lucky Husker shirt isn't doing any good...

 

[Pennine]

Pizza night, this one fits in perfectly.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Lucky Husker shirt kicked in gear. BB is ahead.

Meh...

 

[Rish]

Bottling leftover of a kinda sorta Italian grape beer. My grandson brought me a couple of beers brewed by Abita that used Sauvignon Blanc juice. I couldn't find white grape juice without sorbates so decided to try purple (Concord). Figured I'd do something just for THOI:

2# wheat DME
1# table sugar
1/2 gallon Welch's Concord grape juice
Distilled water top up to 2.5 gallons

Really get the grape. Tasters basically say it doesn't suck. We'll see how it is when it's carbed. Forgot to get the fg so I'll sacrifice one later to get abv. I'm thinking around 8% which seems about right for the style.

 

[camonick]

Pool table repair/ re-cover project at my dad’s house is complete. Now time for a beer and a game of eight ball

 

[Pehlman17]

Many thanks to my buddy who graciously shared this with me. But it tastes like vanilla extract.

 

[camonick]

HB Schwarzbier

 

[Brewsmith]

Smog City White Peach Saison
A little tart from the peach, but dry like it should be. I’ve had this bottle for about a year or so. They have a new batch on tap in the brewery right now.

 

[camonick]

HB Raspberry Hard Lemonade

 

[Rich_O]

Taihu brewery in Taipei, interestingly Taiwans biggest craft brewery. This is their World Beer Cup IPA gold in 2023. Somewhere between a NEIPA & West Coast IPA (mid coast?). Who cares, tastes great. 6%, buckets of Mosaic, one more please barkeep!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Another day of diamond action with the same lucky shirt as yesterday. Guess I'll be alone in the media room.

This is a nice variety pack.

 

[camonick]

Stubby

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Driveway beer.. thats not cocaine on the pavement... just cornstarch, dont ask.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

This is more than a couple years aged, still tasty.

 

[Bramling Cross]

With a hefe brewed earlier today, I'm putting my feet up with a glass of Panther Piss while I wait for the keg washer to do its thing so that I can keg a proper German pils. I forgot how easy it is to brew a hefe (provided it lauters without drama). I was kinda bored for want of anything to do during the boil.

 

[loganklaas]

Belgian Dark Mild. I’m liking this one.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Belgian Dark Mild. I’m liking this one.

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That looks and sounds tasty and I'm curious to know more about it, loganklaas. Am I right to assume it's a dark mild grist with a Belgian yeast? I could sure see that working (and being a great way to build up cell counts for something big).

 

[Rish]

Very nice Pilsener

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Did the history tour guide for some friends visiting with their kids. Lived here forever and never done Battle Road where the Redcoats retreated. A nice ten mile trek on bikes out and back

5 minutes of sunshine at Bloody Angle

And the packy just around the corner from the Old North Bridge had this. Provisioned

 

[pshankstar]

These while making dinner. I might have to follow @TheDudeLebowski and have a can of Trilliums Detachable Face.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Cheers to the BB team!

 

[Beermeister32]

Here is beer #6 of 6! A HEFTY 12% ABV Imperial Stout from Brouwerij Van Steenberge!

Gulden Draak Imperial Stout is a BIG beer. This is an excellent brew, no cutting it back with my Bud Zeros! Hilariously, the label states “Contains 4X More Malt Than A Lager.” Again, that’s one of those statements that really flies in the face of us beer lovers, maybe it’s designed for newbies. How about Samichlaus Lager, a 14% ABV Doppelbock, originated by Hurilimann - and now brewed by Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg in Austria? That’s a Lager, probably with MORE malt…. Take that!

I'm still trying to figure out why there needs to be a 12% beer. I guess some people really like stiff alcohol drinks. For me, beer is usually a spritzy, lighter, friendlier drink. If I drink a bunch of these, I'm going to be face down singing in the ditch in no time!

The alcohol notes really do come through on this beer. It’s a bit thinner I’d say than other heavy stouts like Old Rasputin for example. Some Belgian breweries use sugar to up the ABV, I wonder if that might be the case here. It does thin out the body a bit. It seems like there is high booze content here.

Well, That’s all Folks! Enough of this Belgian trip, not my cup of tea… err… Beer. I could really use a tasty and hoppy San Diego IPA about now… Proost!

 

[MaxStout]

Spent part of the day on a small landscaping project.

Time to relax with some Mind Haze Brain Melter.

 

[loganklaas]

That looks and sounds tasty and I'm curious to know more about it, loganklaas. Am I right to assume it's a dark mild grist with a Belgian yeast? I could sure see that working (and being a great way to build up cell counts for something big).

Yes, it was a Belgian yeast (BE-256). First time I’ve used that yeast.

 

[buckinin]

Indy 500 today with my son! And we went to the Little 500 short track race in Anderson, IN last night.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Before I opened this local brew I had a few swallows of an HB Belgian blond that’s been sitting in a small keg for around 7 months definitely past it prime as its a bit oxidized, diluted it with water and dumped it by the mulberry tree.