What are you drinking now?

[JAReeves]

I have moved passed the rage drinking of my insipid holiday beer and moved into the vengeance drinking stage. A retaliatory recipe has been written and the wheels of reprisal are now in motion. Soon, these pusillanimous tropical hops will suffer the ignominy of the garbage disposal and be replaced by the power and glory of C-hops.

These effete tropical hops with their decadent hints of guava, passion fruit, and coy notes of lime shall be smitted and in their place shall rise a behemoth reeking of gas station air fresheners, lemon Pine-sol, and industrial citrus cleaning products!

Mark my words. Vengeance shall be mine!View attachment 754158

Well, someone is in their cups!

 

[JAReeves]

I thought we were done, but it’s only 9pm PST! Thank you @jack13!

 

[Bramling Cross]

Well, someone is in their cups!

Soon, but not yet. I've spent the prior two hours nursing two pils glasses of this tropical swill while plotting my revenge recipe.

Revenge is a dish best served cold....albeit with a slight buzz.

 

[BrewinInPA]

Moet...Happy New Year everyone!

Filet mignon quality at ground round price in this one

 

[buckinin]

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Watching the kids play Mario Cart.

I also played some Mario cart at the request of the kids. (And had a bitburger pils) Man, I’m horrible at video games…. Happy NewYear!

 

[seanjwalker1]

My first time ever having Lindemans Frambois Iambic. A bit sweet but very good ! Happy New Year HBT fam !!!

 

[Bramling Cross]

My first time ever having Lindemans Frambois Iambic. A bit sweet but very good ! Happy New Year HBT fam !!!View attachment 754162

Lindeman's gets a lot of flack from the purist side of the spectrum, but I'll be damned if I know of an outfit that outmatches them at producing a beer with a more vibrant, fresh fruit flavor.

Speaking as a brewer, they're *amazing* beers! I wish more brewers would give them the respect they deserve.

 

[BrewinInPA]

Sam Adams Holiday White Ale

 

[BrewinInPA]

New Years Eve Puzzle Challenge, complete!

 

[pshankstar]

These tonight before the ball dropped. Thanks @CTownBrewer for The Hart bottle, it was damn good!

 

[TwistedGray]

A couple bottles through the day. Night everyone, see y'all tomorrow.

 

[beermanpete]

Happy New Year!

 

[Bramling Cross]

Bells Best Brown, nice choice!

 

[Bramling Cross]

New Years Eve Puzzle Challenge, complete!
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Ooooh, that's a good looking puzzle! So much green and blue and the the one area where you have some right angles is confused by a riot of color. That looks so fun.

How long did it take you?

 

[camonick]

A little Irish toast for the new year.
Sláinte

 

[grampamark]

And another Irish toast. Happy New Year, all!

 

[BrewinInPA]

Ooooh, that's a good looking puzzle! So much green and blue and the the one area where you have some right angles is confused by a riot of color. That looks so fun.

How long did it take you?

Collaboration of 3 adults, 2 teens and 2 pre-teens over the course of 5 hours. 550 Pieces, Cinque Terre, Italy. The challenge was to complete the puzzle before the ball dropped. We failed that, but finished it before 1AM EST.

 

[BrewinInPA]

A couple bottles through the day. Night everyone, see y'all tomorrow.
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That's one hell of a charcuterie board!

 

[BrewinInPA]

My first time ever having Lindemans Frambois Iambic. A bit sweet but very good ! Happy New Year HBT fam !!!View attachment 754162

A good fun way to enjoy the framboise is to mix it 50/50 with Hoegarten's .. thus producing a "Dirty Hoe" .. it's a Philly Tradition! Takes the place of Mimosas at our brunches.

 

[BrewinInPA]

@seanjwalker1... if you have never had a Berliner Weiss, it is a slightly sour white ale usually enjoyed with added fruit syrup, thus producing a concoction very similar to the framboise... you can homebrew a very good Berliner Weiss facsimile using Philly Sour yeast. I like mine with (lettuce and tomata, big kosher pickle and french fried potata) pomegranate syrup.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Collaboration of 3 adults, 2 teens and 2 pre-teens over the course of 5 hours. 550 Pieces, Cinnque Terre, Italy. The challenge was to complete the puzzle before the ball dropped. We failed that, but finished it before 1AM EST.

You put a time limit on it? Nice! That's how I like to do puzzles, few do. Good stuff!!!!!

Glad to hear you finished it and stuck with it past 12.00am.

I dig it.

 

[BrewinInPA]

You put a time limit on it? Nice! That's how I like to do puzzles, few do. Good stuff!!!!!

Glad to hear you finished it and stuck with it past 12.00am.

I dig it.

It was a fun social activity that engaged all ages... people actually put down their smartphones for a change ... especially fun for us since the puzzle was one of my DW's xmas presents and we have both been to Cinque Terre ... even our marginally autism spectrum 8 year old got in on the fun by helping to sort the pieces by color and pattern Plus, this puzzle is flippin' GORGEOUS!

 

[TwistedGray]

Paying for it now, lol...lactose and I disagree

 

[BrewinInPA]

A little Irish toast for the new year.
Sláinte
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Have you ever tried the Caskmates Series? Jameson aged in beer barrels... what more could you want?
https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/en-US/ourwhiskeys/group/jameson-caskmates-series
I like the Stout Edition ... also I HIGHLY recommend a Jameson Old Fashioned with some 50/50 demerara sugar simple syrup, the "Three Wise Men" (peychauds bitters, agnostura aromatic bitters, agnostura orange bitters) and a fresh orange peel twist.

 

[Bramling Cross]

It was a fun social activity that engaged all ages... people actually put down their smartphones for a change ... especially fun for us since the puzzle was one of my DW's xmas presents and we have both been to Cinque Terre

Witchcraft!!!!!!! Witchcraft!!!!!!!!!

I have no clue what a DW is, but it *must* mean Devil Worshiper. You hosted a social enterprise in which teens put down their cell phones, so obviously something supernatural was going on.

I say he's a witch!!!!

Let's weigh him and see if he's lighter than a duck.

 

[BrewinInPA]

Witchcraft!!!!!!! Witchcraft!!!!!!!!!

I have no clue what a DW is, but it *must* mean Devil Worshiper. You hosted a social enterprise in which teens put down their cell phones, so obviously something supernatural was going on.

I say he's a witch!!!!

Let's weigh him and see if he's lighter than a duck.

DW = "Dear Wife" ... She and I MUST have a supernatural connection since she encourages and enjoys my homebrews and likes Adventinus dopple weizenbock

 

[Bramling Cross]

DW = "Dear Wife" ... She and I MUST have a supernatural connection since she encourages and enjoys my homebrews and likes Adventinus dopple weizenbock

Hmmm, a plausible explanation.

Just know this, I have my eye on you.

 

[BrewinInPA]

Hmmm, a plausible explanation.

Just know this, I have my eye on you.

And well you should, kiddo! I am fairly "SUS" Plus, you live in DC so not at all surprised you have a surveillance regime in place.

 

[Bramling Cross]

And well you should, kiddo! I am fairly "SUS" Plus, you live in DC so not at all surprised you have a surveillance regime in place.

Assets are being deployed. Time will tell.

 

[BrewinInPA]

Assets are being deployed. Time will tell.

It also helped that we had a "sninner" menu in which several courses of appetizers were served in lieu of a main course... stuffed crust pizza. hummus and pita, chips with queso fundido, knishes, jalepeno poppers, chinese pot stickers, mini spanikopita, veggie spring rolls, coconut shrimp etc