What are you drinking now?

[TBC]

 

[davidabcd]

So good! I've had it from 1994!

So mine was 14 years old. Yours? If you had it recently then...whatever the math is. I knew ZERO about it prior. Find out it's good for up to 15 or 25 years it gets better?
Easily the oldest beer I drank by about 12 years!
I can't really give it justice but there were what I perceived to be chocolate notes and the smoothness was ridiculous.
Edit: Here's how cool my wife is: she heard me fawning and gushing about it and started to see where it could be purchased. There are some places in Michigan, I believe. I'll have to check.

 

[orionol73]

I had the 94 a few years back so maybe it was around 18 years. I also had a 92 only a few years back that was about 22 at the time

Edit: Beer has changed a few times and totally different brewers and brewery are making it these days. I've never seen it on the shelf but what I had I know was purchased in the Northern Metro suburbs there. I believe @TheDudeLebowski found some of this years out East

 

[davidabcd]

I had the 94 a few years back so maybe it was around 18 years. I also had a 92 only a few years back that was about 22 at the time

Edit: Beer has changed a few times and totally different brewers and brewery are making it these days. I've never seen it on the shelf but what I had I know was purchased in the Northern Metro suburbs there. I believe @TheDudeLebowski found some of this years out East

My wife was genning me in on the history afterward via the internet. She was excited that I was so enamored with it. I don't get that fired up about most any beer--not like I was over the T.H. I would never believe that a beer could be that good had I not experienced it myself.
At 22 years, that's incredible. What would be nice is to compare at increments of however long.

 

[brandtrepair]

Anothet one from @SailorJerry. He doesnt know about this one tho

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

HB Shoulder Length Blond.

 

[pshankstar]

Last one for tonight.
Liquid Symphony by Triple Crossing. Their white pizza is pretty darn good too!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Me too last one...HB Hefe..[emoji6] But then FB is coming on

 

[orionol73]

Hb Belgian Pale

 

[Gravelscratcher]

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[fourfarthing]

HB ESB

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

My wife was genning me in on the history afterward via the internet. She was excited that I was so enamored with it. I don't get that fired up about most any beer--not like I was over the T.H. I would never believe that a beer could be that good had I not experienced it myself.
At 22 years, that's incredible. What would be nice is to compare at increments of however long.

@orional73

They just started increasing/ramping up distribution to the US. They had some luls in production through the years. Their website is pretty good on describing their story thomashardyale.com. Plus they had some limited production thru the years.

A friend from Georgia had mentioned that he heard good things about them. So I put them on my watch list. I believe I had seen it before but being British and barleywines they're not that sought after. All of a sudden on Twitter I started to see places around here didtro'ing it. I'm guessing they do it during the holiday season. They're at an incredible price from $6-10.

I was lucky to get one final bottle of each vintage 2017, 50th Golden Anniv and Tenn whiskey at one store. I tried the Golden and I'm going to cellar the other two. If I see more I'm going to clear the shelves.

Here's my untapped review of the Golden.

Soft silky mouthfeel. Booze without the heat. Leather/tobacco/honey/candied fruit. Whiskey sipper

 

[FoxPaw]

Tree is almost finished, been up for 25hrs, time to crash

 

[mullet6577]

Laser Raptor from @pshankstar. Wife asked if it was some sort of zombie duck on the can. She put her glasses on soon after

 

[davidabcd]

the Golden

Yours is the home uniform and mine was the away jersey (football reference with the dark jerseys for home games).

 

[RevKev]

Flight of 11% barrel aged variants... Been a while HBT my bad

 

[davidabcd]

Tree is almost finished, been up for 25hrs, time to crash View attachment 600117

How is anyone not going to "Like" that? Your set dresser for the photo should have at least set out a beer even if it were to be just a prop.

 

[j1laskey]

@orional73

They just started increasing/ramping up distribution to the US. They had some luls in production through the years. Their website is pretty good on describing their story thomashardyale.com. Plus they had some limited production thru the years.

A friend from Georgia had mentioned that he heard good things about them. So I put them on my watch list. I believe I had seen it before but being British and barleywines they're not that sought after. All of a sudden on Twitter I started to see places around here didtro'ing it. I'm guessing they do it during the holiday season. They're at an incredible price from $6-10.

I was lucky to get one final bottle of each vintage 2017, 50th Golden Anniv and Tenn whiskey at one store. I tried the Golden and I'm going to cellar the other two. If I see more I'm going to clear the shelves.

Here's my untapped review of the Golden.

Soft silky mouthfeel. Booze without the heat. Leather/tobacco/honey/candied fruit. Whiskey sipper

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I like aging barely wines too [emoji6]

 

[Gravelscratcher]

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[j1laskey]

At The Veil for a few samples.
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I’ll bar hop with ya.

First stop The Veil. Cherry Lime Lambz

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I like aging barely wines too [emoji6]

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Let's whip it out! This is "organized" for me. I recently found a 2009 box of several lost BCBS, Samichlaus and Bernardus abt12.

And now for Rare Barrel before the game

 

[j1laskey]

Let's whip it out! This is "organized" for me. I recently found a 2009 box of several lost BCBS, Samichlaus and Bernardus abt12.

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I spy some Mott the Lesser .......

 

[fourfarthing]

HB Brett Saison

 

[SailorJerry]

@brandtrepair beer stealer!

 

[orionol73]

HB Brett Saison

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I’ll get to that soon!

Tap water from the great white north

 

[fourfarthing]

I’ll get to that soon!

Tap water from the great white north
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I forgot that you had one!!! The bubble gum from the Belgian (EDIT nope, French...) yeast really woke up recently.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Auntumble Mead, BlueBerry 14% version

 

[fourfarthing]

Auntumble Mead, BlueBerry 12% versionView attachment 600132

12% is Gecko Strong

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

12% is Gecko Strong

Sorry 14%...

 

[WBB]

Tired Hands...