What're you drinking right now?

lagerale · Post by **lagerale** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:26 pm

Derek wrote:Actually I was flipping back & forth... but finally tired of both.

Same for me, but I was drinking a Rogue hazelnut brown...pretty good stuff, the beer that is.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:07 am

I had a Baltika tonight, mostly to help give me a better perspective on Russia and foreign issues of course.

I managed to watch most of both debates somehow, and in all honesty, I think the Canadian was by far and away the more entertaining one. There was too much mutual ass-kissing in the vice presidential debate. I like the 'lets sit around a table and yell at each other out of turn' style the Canadian debate had

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You tell 'em Gilles!

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:19 am

Sake　from a beer vending mahine in kyoto. Best beer I`ve had since being here is　Minoh double IPA from a town outside of Osaka.

Here`s one for you lcbo hateres - chimay blue and rochefort 10 are readily available at department stores, yet I have no bottle opener.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:02 am

Just use your teeth. It works for me when there's no other option. Your back mollers (sp?) are pretty strong!

tupalev · Post by **tupalev** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:57 am

Just use your teeth. It works for me when there's no other option. Your back mollers (sp?) are pretty strong!

Ah, to be young again

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:51 pm

Bobsy wrote:Sake　from a beer vending mahine in kyoto. Best beer I`ve had since being here is　Minoh double IPA from a town outside of Osaka.

Here`s one for you lcbo hateres - chimay blue and rochefort 10 are readily available at department stores, yet I have no bottle opener.

use the sharpest edge you can find eg. desk, table

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:34 pm

matt7215 wrote:
Bobsy wrote:Sake　from a beer vending mahine in kyoto. Best beer I`ve had since being here is　Minoh double IPA from a town outside of Osaka.

Here`s one for you lcbo haters - chimay blue and rochefort 10 are readily available at department stores, yet I have no bottle opener.
use the sharpest edge you can find eg. desk, table

if outside - a park bench, stone pedestal etc

Bic lighter

can pry up edges with a knife, scissor, key or coin...

lagerale · Post by **lagerale** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:04 pm

Bobsy wrote: chimay blue and rochefort 10 are readily available at department stores, yet I have no bottle opener.

....or you can just buy a bottle opener!

old faithful · Post by **old faithful** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:55 pm

At Abbott On The Hill tonight, an 11% ABV strong version of Gouden Carolus called 2007 Cuvee Van de Keizer, a most impressive raisiny chocolately dram (is the only word) of beer.

Also, a citric wheat beer called Margriet, also Belgian. Both from Roland and Russell I believe. The height of quality.

Gary

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:05 am

old faithful wrote:At Abbott On The Hill tonight, an 11% ABV strong version of Gouden Carolus called 2007 Cuvee Van de Keizer, a most impressive raisiny chocolately dram (is the only word) of beer.

There`s another great beer I saw today.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Adversity is obviously no limit to a bartoweller who wants his beer. I think I`ll have a rochefort 10 tonight. Went to some good temples and the shogun`s palace today, and sandwiched in a stop at a sake/beer brewery to escape the heat. 3 beers - a kolsch, alt and schwarz. They love their German styles. Interestingly, they also classify a pint as about 390ml, which certainly helps if you want to try a range of styles and not get hammered.

Hope everyone had fun at C@est What. The beer list looked awesome.

Jan Primus · Post by **Jan Primus** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:18 am

Had a few St Ambroise Oatmeal stouts last night...an awesome beer which I have taken for granted.

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:46 pm

Watching some football, and enjoying an Nogne O #100. The brewer claims the barley wine label on the bottle was a typo, and the beer is really a DIPA. Well after my pour of the beer, i have to wonder what it is. It looks like a porter but smells like a mix of a DIPA, and a heavily hopped and heavily malted barley wine. Very interesting beer.

Roland + Russell · Post by **Roland + Russell** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:50 pm

robinvboyer wrote:Watching some football, and enjoying an Nogne O #100. The brewer claims the barley wine label on the bottle was a typo, and the beer is really a DIPA. Well after my pour of the beer, i have to wonder what it is. It looks like a porter but smells like a mix of a DIPA, and a heavily hopped and heavily malted barley wine. Very interesting beer.

Glad you are enjoying Nøgne Ø.
We just signed Nøgne Ø last week and are planning to bring two of their beers here around New Year. More details coming soon.

Cheers,
R+R

robinvboyer · Post by **robinvboyer** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:05 pm

R & R again comes through with a stellar signing!! Congrats!

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:29 pm

Westmalle Dubbel. I really love this one, the red wine aspect to it is really nice. Everything in it works really well in my view. Very happy it's available in this release, and I can't wait to get the gift pack with the glass fairly soon too!