What're you drinking right now?

jprime · Post by **jprime** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:02 am

Last 2 days in New Orleans:

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale
NOLA Hopitoulas IPA
Crescent City Black Forest
Crescent City IPA
Crescent City Red Stallion
Crescent City Pilsener
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
Albita Amber
and some hoppy beer from a Texas or Utah brewery, started with an S

it was Squatters Hop Rising Double India Pale Ale - excellent beer.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:18 pm

jprime wrote:Last 2 days in New Orleans:

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale
NOLA Hopitoulas IPA
Crescent City Black Forest
Crescent City IPA
Crescent City Red Stallion
Crescent City Pilsener
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan
Albita Amber
and some hoppy beer from a Texas or Utah brewery, started with an S

LA is probably one of the worst states from a beer distribution standpoint. I was there a few years ago and visited Crescent City as well. I enjoyed their stuff.

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 6:46 pm

Denison's Weissbier (canned as sold by LCBO). Creemore Bock draft at Six Pints. Hops & Bolts IPL at Six Pints. All fresh with excellent flavours. The bock seems at a peak, had it a couple of times over the winter and it is rounded, rich and candied, similar to bock I had in Germany a few years ago. The Denison's is as good or better than the wheat beers on that trip.

A few days ago at Bar Hop, Oast Sochi Imperial Stout aged in an ice wine barrel. Thin-bodied, tasted like a regular dry Irish stout just stronger. The ice wine effect was great but the beer needs to be richer, IMO.

Gary

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:24 am

Tonight at Bar Hop:
Amsterdam X House Ales Rip & Run (draught)
Beau's Wag the Wolf (draught)
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA (draught)
Rodenbach Flanders Red Ale (draught)

jprime · Post by **jprime** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 10:31 am

Last night in Gulf Shores, AL

Fairhope (Take the) Causeway IPA - draught
New Belgium Snapshot - draught
Prairie Artisan Ales Puncheon - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Birra - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Ale - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Merica - bottle

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:47 am

jprime wrote:Last night in Gulf Shores, AL

Fairhope (Take the) Causeway IPA - draught
New Belgium Snapshot - draught
Prairie Artisan Ales Puncheon - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Birra - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Ale - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Merica - bottle

Prairie has quickly become a top 5 brewery of mine. Their saisons (as you tried above) are fantastic. Their stouts are amazing too. I haven't tried 'Merica yet but I hear great things about it.

If you come across Bomb! or any of the Noir series, I highly recommend picking them up.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:38 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
jprime wrote:Last night in Gulf Shores, AL

Fairhope (Take the) Causeway IPA - draught
New Belgium Snapshot - draught
Prairie Artisan Ales Puncheon - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Birra - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Prairie Ale - bottle
Prairie Artisan Ales Merica - bottle
Prairie has quickly become a top 5 brewery of mine. Their saisons (as you tried above) are fantastic. Their stouts are amazing too. I haven't tried 'Merica yet but I hear great things about it.

If you come across Bomb! or any of the Noir series, I highly recommend picking them up.

+1, and dont skip Standard, their cheapest and most wonderful blonde ale... highly reminiscent of Russian River Redemption!

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:57 pm

Last night with J343MY and JB84:

Nickelbrook Winey Bastard (tap @ Bent Elbow)
Great Lakes Thrust
Evil Twin / Sante Adairius Joey Pepper
Evil Twin Torst Front Room
Evil Twin Torst Back Room
De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis 666
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
Barncat Artisinal Ales Flanders Red
Barncat Artisinal Ales Russian Imperial Stout
Amsterdam Sour Cherry Imperial Stout
Mikkeller/Three Floyds Hvedegoop (Malaga Wine Edition)
Evil Twin Even More Jesus Port
De Molen Rhythm & Blues
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Great Lakes Simple Porter

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:09 pm

Been drinking wine more than beer recently, but today I cracked open a year old

Le Temps Noir by Half Pints. This is still, hands down, one of the best barrel aged beers I've drank.....and it's Canadian!!!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:07 am

Dominus Vobiscum Saison - puffy Orval-like head offers citrus, super nice dry/off-dry Saison with spicy phenols, some sharp bretty funk, long pale fruit and lingering hop dryness over the finish. Class act!!

Good to be aging bottles to try 'fading' the sweetness a little, bring out the haunting subtle flavors.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:36 am

Torontoblue wrote:Le Temps Noir by Half Pints. This is still, hands down, one of the best barrel aged beers I've drank.....and it's Canadian!!!

Agreed on all accounts. Shared a bottle on the weekend, still drinking like a champ. I have one more bottle left.

Still remember my first sample, I had to immediately text Rudge the following, "really disappointed with Le Temps Noir, not sure how you screwed it up so badly. Can I get some more?"

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:21 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:Prairie has quickly become a top 5 brewery of mine. Their saisons (as you tried above) are fantastic. Their stouts are amazing too. I haven't tried 'Merica yet but I hear great things about it.

If you come across Bomb! or any of the Noir series, I highly recommend picking them up.

I have several merica if you needed one.

On the way to indy, will be hitting a couple local pubs tonight if our timing is right.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:26 pm

sprague11 wrote:
TheSevenDuffs wrote:Prairie has quickly become a top 5 brewery of mine. Their saisons (as you tried above) are fantastic. Their stouts are amazing too. I haven't tried 'Merica yet but I hear great things about it.

If you come across Bomb! or any of the Noir series, I highly recommend picking them up.
I have several merica if you needed one.

On the way to indy, will be hitting a couple local pubs tonight if our timing is right.

Would love one! We can talk when you get back. Enjoy your travels.

Edit: forgot to say THANKS!!! (*shakes head at self*)

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:18 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:Prairie has quickly become a top 5 brewery of mine. Their saisons (as you tried above) are fantastic. Their stouts are amazing too. I haven't tried 'Merica yet but I hear great things about it.

If you come across Bomb! or any of the Noir series, I highly recommend picking them up.

I was able to get a take home bottle of Bomb! at Jester King last month. Also had Prairie Noir on tap at a sausage joint in downtown Austin... definitely worth the hype!

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:04 pm

2009 Cascade Bourbonic Plague, 12% sour ale - might be one of the best beers I've had in a while, hints of spice still and vanilla, dark fruits with heavy dashes of cherry, light roasted malts, dry finish, drinkable at that weight. Yum.

Followed by a home-brewed chai stout that pales in comparison...