What're you drinking right now?

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:44 pm

I had a Brother Thelonius tonight that I think was from late 2012. To be honest, I wasn't thrilled with it. It came across a little too malty without the complexity or depth I expect from the better examples of the style.

cfrancis · Post by **cfrancis** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:48 pm

Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:38 pm

cfrancis wrote: Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!

Of all the impy stouts I've had, this one's my favourite. It's neither rare nor revered in the beer geek world (as compared to other examples), but to me it approaches perfection. Looking forward to visiting the brewery later this year.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:23 pm

it's also very well priced. And one of the few imperial type beers that is still sold in 6-packs

cratez wrote:
cfrancis wrote: Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!
Of all the impy stouts I've had, this one's my favourite. It's neither rare nor revered in the beer geek world (as compared to other examples), but to me it approaches perfection. Looking forward to visiting the brewery later this year.

cfrancis · Post by **cfrancis** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:45 pm

cratez wrote:
cfrancis wrote: Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!
Of all the impy stouts I've had, this one's my favourite. It's neither rare nor revered in the beer geek world (as compared to other examples), but to me it approaches perfection. Looking forward to visiting the brewery later this year.

Exactly, no one really raves about it because of it's availability and the conservative price.

Definitely going to seek it out again when I'm back down south.

rejtable · Post by **rejtable** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:50 pm

cfrancis wrote:Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!

Count me in on it being a favorite.

Wizard Wolf from Bellwoods for me tonight.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:52 pm

Draak 9000 and Goudenband tonight for me

The liefmans was legit, had higher hopes for the 9000 though

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:34 am

Over the last two nights at home:
Muskoka Detour Session IPA
Great Lakes Beard of Zeus
Mill Street Distillery Ale
Cameron's Rye Pale Ale

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:48 pm

spinrsx wrote:Draak 9000 - had higher hopes

Have you noticed nearly all new Quad or Abt styles are either disappointing or offer nothing original - people say Trappe is the same as this only better. (Trappist Achel Extra is an exception in more recent years.)

cfrancis wrote:Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!

Absolutely a winner, it's a beer of some regard whatever people say (and some people say they dislike Dark Lord so popularity isn't everything.)

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:04 pm

drinking the regular draak from 2012 lcbo winter release - holding up very well.

Lecocq · Post by **Lecocq** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:29 pm

Waterloo IPA
Crazy Canuck

Read lots of negative reviews of the Waterloo but picked up a single can to quench my thirst and curiousity. This really wasn't too bad! Quite suprised actually. I know its not a big "hop bomb" by any means but a very decent tasting brew. Would buy again.

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:35 pm

Last night at home and The Bent Elbow:

Bells Hopslam
Kuhnhenn Raw Barleywine
Clown Shoes Bombay Berserker
Amsterdam Fracture (bottle @ Bent Elbow)
Black Oak Triple Chocolate Cherry Stout (cask @ BE)
Dieu Du Ciel Aphrodisiaque (tap @ BE)
Carnegie Porter
Sinebrychoff Porter
De Molen Hemel & Aarde Wild Turkey BA
Kuhnhenn Aldebaran Belgian DIPA

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:57 pm

Mad & Noisy Hops and Bolts, from the can. In this one, unlike the draft tasted recently at a Firkin, I get a sulphury-like background taste, similar to that in Creemore Lager.

I wonder if the draft is brewed downtown at Six Pints and the canned stuff out at Creemore where presumably there is a canning line, and if so, whether the yeast used downtown is different for that version.

Gary

Soods · Post by **Soods** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:15 pm

Muskoka Winter Jack
Amsterdam Double Tempest

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:26 pm

cratez wrote:
cfrancis wrote: Victory Storm King in light of today's weather. Very underrated beer. This is awesome!
Of all the impy stouts I've had, this one's my favourite. It's neither rare nor revered in the beer geek world (as compared to other examples), but to me it approaches perfection. Looking forward to visiting the brewery later this year.

Agreed! I'll be asking my parents to bring me some of this back from Florida this spring.

Oast House Porter at lunch,

Followed by Harry Porter with dinner and a Fracture afterwards.