What're you drinking right now?

Cale · Post by **Cale** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:37 pm

Finally got to try someone else's homebrew today while dropping off some cash for a hop buy. A coffee porter made with some of my favourite locally available beans, and a mystery hop SMaSH that I've been hearing quite a bit about. Both very nice. A good way to end an afternoon of hard outdoor work on this beautiful day!

John Aitken · Post by **John Aitken** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:24 pm

Sitting at Duggans enjoying an 8 a 7 and a 9! Saw a few other Bar towelers there. Nice place good beer and decent menu.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:25 pm

Had some Cheshire Robust Porter at Gambrinus. Of course, I may be just pulling your leg.......

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:47 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:Had some Cheshire Robust Porter at Gambrinus. Of course, I may be just pulling your leg.......

You're 2 weeks early sir.

Another bottle of Nugget Nectar for me!

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:40 pm

Driftwood Singularity - a real nice sipper, that hides the 11.8% alc real well.

Black Oak Double Chocolate Cherry Stout - this years version has a lot more sour cherry going on. Such a damned good beer. Gotta get me a 24 or 48 shipped over!!

Half Pints 2009 Burlywine - I'm gonna go all Gary on us here, but this appears to be more of a Burton Ale than the much more 'recent' term of Barley Wine. Very warming with a great balance between sweetness & bitter, with a nice drying finish.

Lecocq · Post by **Lecocq** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:53 am

Bought 12 St Ambroise Pale Ale. Tried my first couple last night. Quite "hoppy"....I like!!

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:11 am

Martyn Cornell has done some great writing on Burton Ale and the connection to barley wine, an extra strong ale that is sweet and rich.

Recently I had a Tally Ho 2009 bottling, from Adnams in England, which is similar in style but not as strong, just over 7%, somewhat like Old Peculier. Not sure what to call these, maybe Old Ales. The Tally Ho had that typical perfect balance English ales can get, all raisiny malt with a firm hop bitter underlying. Nothing quite like it here or in the U.S. that I know.

Gary

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:11 pm

Wellington IPA

good stuff!

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:44 pm

Anchor Steam. It has been a while and I forgot how great this beer is. Taste is like a malty pilsener.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:02 pm

Driftwood Fat Tug IPA. Jon, please ensure more of this wonderful IPA comes my way!

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:18 am

Had a great night with a few other Hamilton homebrewers:
-I brought my CDA
-had a brewer's Orval clone (along with a 2007 Orval I brought for reference), a very good match, I almost liked Bill's version better
-Bill's Czech dark lager
-Panil
-Jason's Coffee porter
-Kevin's Christmas Beer, along with his judging notes from the Son of Boneshaker contest
-Scott's lager
and quite a few other nice brews, great stuff guys!

Bearing · Post by **Bearing** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:47 am

NRman and I very much enjoyed yesterday's TBW pub crawl! Tried not to duplicate any draught choices, although by the time we got to C'est What, I stuck to the Crazy Canuck...

Cloak & Dagger : Stratford Common Ale, Durham Hop Addict, Great Lakes 666
Caplansky's : Denison's Dunkel, Duggan's #9
Burger Bar : Granite Hopping Mad, Cheshire Valley Robust Porter
Harbord House : Beau's Winterbrewed, Neustadt 10W30
Victory : Hoptical Illusion, Duggan's #1
C'est What : Mill St. Vanilla Porter, Great Lakes Crazy Canuck Pale Ale, Cheshire Valley Mild, Muskoka Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout

Don't let anyone tell you that Ontario doesn't make fantastic beer! A lot of fun, and great to meet other beer fans... Can't wait 'til September!

notdan · Post by **notdan** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:29 pm

Spent a nice day in Toronto on Friday to see a Royksopp concert at Guvernment. Before and after I had...

De Dolle Extra Export Stout (@ Beer Bistro)
Duggan's Double IPA (@ Duggan's)
Kronenbourg Blanc and Maudite (@ Real Sports Bar)
too many gin and tonics (@ Guvernment)
Durham Hop Addict and Great Lakes Vanilla Porter (@ C'est What)

BooBoo · Post by **BooBoo** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:01 pm

Tree Hophead Double IPA.

I've drank a lot of these in the past few weeks.

boney · Post by **boney** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:47 pm

A quick pint of Smashbomb at The Only Cafe. Then onto Korean BBQ.