What're you drinking right now?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:11 pm

I've got a Youngs Double Chocolate in the freezer, in a matel container, ready for the icebock experiment!

mjohnston · Post by **mjohnston** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:14 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:I've got a Youngs Double Chocolate in the freezer, in a matel container, ready for the icebock experiment!

Dude, good call! Thanks for reminding me. I've got a pile of those in the basement and they're getting a little long in the tooth.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri May 22, 2009 10:51 pm

Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Struise "Black Albert" Belgian Royal Stout

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:06 pm

Had a bunch of stuff at the C'est What fest tonight:
Black Creek Dark Ale
Flying Monkeys Hoptical Illusion
Neustadt 300
Barley Days Summer Light
F&M Maple Red
Mystique Cider
Propeller ESB
Mill St. Peche Belgian Wit
MacLean's Dark Mild (cask)
MacLean's Barleymow Bitter (cask)
Black Oak Oak-aged Double Chocolate Cherry Stout (cask)
Durham Hop Addict (cask)
Mike Duggan #9 IPA (cask)
Grand River Russian Gun Imperial Stout

then came home and had a can of Muskoka Cream ale and a Tankhouse...I think I'm done for the night...

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:33 pm

velovampire wrote:Had a bunch of stuff at the C'est What fest tonight:
Black Creek Dark Ale
Flying Monkeys Hoptical Illusion
Neustadt 300
Barley Days Summer Light
F&M Maple Red
Mystique Cider
Propeller ESB
Mill St. Peche Belgian Wit
MacLean's Dark Mild (cask)
MacLean's Barleymow Bitter (cask)
Black Oak Oak-aged Double Chocolate Cherry Stout (cask)
Durham Hop Addict (cask)
Mike Duggan #9 IPA (cask)
Grand River Russian Gun Imperial Stout

then came home and had a can of Muskoka Cream ale and a Tankhouse...I think I'm done for the night...

That sounds great!

We need something like this in London. I'm sick of having to travel all over the place just to try these beers. Greyhounding all over the province sucks!! It would be nice to have the access many of you other folks do! Don't take it for granted!

Ok, just finished a Headstrong Munich. This is actually very good, sharp and hoppy, with an almost minty profile, and a great buy at $1.80 till tomorrow.

Next, the Icebocked version of Youngs!

mjohnston · Post by **mjohnston** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:42 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:Next, the Icebocked version of Youngs!

Mine's almost frozen

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:50 pm

matt7215 wrote:tonight so far:
tankhouse
church key northumberland
maudite
la fin du monde

+ a homebrewed chocolate stout

i didnt "icebock" this but we can try too at your house tommorow mat

let me know what you guys think of the youngs icebock

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:51 pm

matt7215 wrote:
matt7215 wrote:tonight so far:
tankhouse
church key northumberland
maudite
la fin du monde
+ a homebrewed chocolate stout

i didnt "icebock" this but we can try too at your house tommorow mat

let me know what you guys think of the youngs icebock

Pouring mine in about 5 minutes yo!

mjohnston · Post by **mjohnston** » Fri May 22, 2009 11:54 pm

Mine is sadly not yet frozen. Taking longer than I thought it would.

Magni · Post by **Magni** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:14 am

Had something like 20 new beers tonight at cest what. Can't remember.

Edit: drinking pink lemonade now.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:42 am

Ok so drinking the Icebock style Youngs Stout. it certainly works. I got about 350 ml from the original 500 ml, and I can feel the ABv in my face, it is warming. But I am already blitzed, so that may also be a factor. Who the heck knows!

All hail the icebock style brews!

mjohnston · Post by **mjohnston** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:43 am

Matt, I hate you. After all this time waiting for this thing to freeze, I realize I'm drinking a semi-imperial stout ice cold! Now I have to wait for it to warm! Bloody hell.

Off a 500ml bottle I think I've got about 250 or 300ml. It has retained enough carbonation - lightly carbonated but definitely not flat. Tastes like Young's but a little fuller in the mouthfeel. I'm not sure all the chocolate has been captured but you definitely get a note of it, along with the classic roasty flavours of a stout/imperial. It's a bit hard to call this an imperial... but it's not bad. Enjoyable. Nice side benefit is to eat the "sorbet".

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:45 am

mjohnston wrote:Matt, I hate you. After all this time waiting for this thing to freeze, I realize I'm drinking a semi-imperial stout ice cold! Now I have to wait for it to warm! Bloody hell.

Mine is also very cold, but at this point IO a m drinking for effect! Ahh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Sat May 23, 2009 12:53 am

Made it through at least 15 samples tonight, too tired to bother checking the sheet, but definite highlights were Russian Gun and Amsterdam Spring Bock

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:47 pm

what a day:
youngs double chocolate
Ochakovo Premium Svetloe
creemore springs lager
homebrewed belgian ipa
stone ruination
bud light lime
random trafalger mead (ill ask jesse which one)
southern tier jav-ha
southern tier mocha
southern tier chocolate
three floyds / DFH popskull
pilsner urquel
Southern Tier Cuvée Series 2