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- Bar Fly
- Posts: 624
- Joined: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:16 pm
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Over the weekend in Boston.
At The City Beer Hall in Albany, on the way.
Hill Farmstead Susan
Grimm Psychokinesis
Grimm Forcefield
Modern Times City of the Dead
St. Somewhere Fraternite
Other Half Brewing Crush It! Wai-iti
21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
Around Boston
Trillium Melcher Street
Trillium Artaic
Ithaca Flower Power
Jack's Abby Nitro Smoke & Dagger
Jack's Abby Hoponius Union
Jack’s Abby House Lager
Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker
Silly Stupid Sour
Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin
Founders Dirty Bastard
Allagash White
Harpoon IPA
Sam Adams Summer Ale
At The City Beer Hall in Albany, on the way.
Hill Farmstead Susan
Grimm Psychokinesis
Grimm Forcefield
Modern Times City of the Dead
St. Somewhere Fraternite
Other Half Brewing Crush It! Wai-iti
21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
Around Boston
Trillium Melcher Street
Trillium Artaic
Ithaca Flower Power
Jack's Abby Nitro Smoke & Dagger
Jack's Abby Hoponius Union
Jack’s Abby House Lager
Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker
Silly Stupid Sour
Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin
Founders Dirty Bastard
Allagash White
Harpoon IPA
Sam Adams Summer Ale
At the great lakes retail store:
Swamp juice ipa
Blonde lager
At home from the great lakes retail store:
My bitter wife ipa
Hanlan point coconut coffee porter
Those chocolate covered cherry things Belgian quad
The porter and quad were both great. I wish I didn't live over an hour away from the brewery.
Swamp juice ipa
Blonde lager
At home from the great lakes retail store:
My bitter wife ipa
Hanlan point coconut coffee porter
Those chocolate covered cherry things Belgian quad
The porter and quad were both great. I wish I didn't live over an hour away from the brewery.
You know what I have in my cellar? Dust, I have dust in my cellar.
While making dinner (wine braised grass-fed Mennonite blade steaks):
Stone Coffee Milk Stout, awesome
Chimay Bleu from the case I bought in 2006
Stone Coffee Milk Stout, awesome
Chimay Bleu from the case I bought in 2006
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Stone Double Bastard, really nice. Bold and mellow all at once.
Damn, it reminds me a bit of a serious Belgian Tripel or something with the complex hop flavors, solid body, and marmelade citrus layers. It could be a De Dolle brew of some kind.
I always avoid getting to 'stronger' beers but when I finally do I seem to really enjoy them.
Speak of that time to comb through the cellar!
Damn, it reminds me a bit of a serious Belgian Tripel or something with the complex hop flavors, solid body, and marmelade citrus layers. It could be a De Dolle brew of some kind.
I always avoid getting to 'stronger' beers but when I finally do I seem to really enjoy them.
Speak of that time to comb through the cellar!
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How is that 2006 chimay tasting?
Belgian wrote:While making dinner (wine braised grass-fed Mennonite blade steaks):
Stone Coffee Milk Stout, awesome
Chimay Bleu from the case I bought in 2006
smart boy. 10 year old Chimay's excellentBelgian wrote: Chimay Bleu from the case I bought in 2006
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- Bar Fly
- Posts: 925
- Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:55 am
- Location: Guelph
Over the past few days:
London Pride-my go-to session beer
Great Lakes sunnyside-not a fan of this,so thin and the flavours don't do it for me. I preferred limp puppet
Muskoka oddity-yep,I still hate it....but at least now it only cost a tall boy to re-confirm my thoughts.
Cuvée jacobins-excellent, glad to see it back at the lcbo. Stocked up this time around
Amsterdam homegrown saison-probably one of the best Ontario saison I've had. Very drinkable. However,for the $ I'd rather pay an extra 1-2$ and get GI sofie.....or better yet saison DuPont(sigh)
Bellwoods grandmas boy- outfuckingstanding. Damn near perfection, so drinkable with great stone fruit flavours and funk with a beautiful sourness
Spirit tree draft cider(can)-I much prefer this to the bottled version, but still not my favourite cider
London Pride-my go-to session beer
Great Lakes sunnyside-not a fan of this,so thin and the flavours don't do it for me. I preferred limp puppet
Muskoka oddity-yep,I still hate it....but at least now it only cost a tall boy to re-confirm my thoughts.
Cuvée jacobins-excellent, glad to see it back at the lcbo. Stocked up this time around
Amsterdam homegrown saison-probably one of the best Ontario saison I've had. Very drinkable. However,for the $ I'd rather pay an extra 1-2$ and get GI sofie.....or better yet saison DuPont(sigh)
Bellwoods grandmas boy- outfuckingstanding. Damn near perfection, so drinkable with great stone fruit flavours and funk with a beautiful sourness
Spirit tree draft cider(can)-I much prefer this to the bottled version, but still not my favourite cider
Yeah the dark strong Trappists seem to age very well. I liked it.
Having a Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard, again enjoying it more than I thought. Has a more moderate alcohol than the powerful Double. The hops are less marlelade-y (which I loved) and more piney and grapefruit-pithy, a touch leafy. The oak wood intertwines beautifully, a real balancing act and overall more delicate than expected.
Stone Box rocks! This brewer really doesn't make gimmick beers.
I also found a beautiful spare Erdinger glass, looks like never used. Good Weissbier glass! There's an assortment of wares at Value Village. The one by Leslie has ten little Spearhead tasting glasses, each about one or two oz snifters. Suitable for that rare bottle of muchness you need to share.
Having a Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard, again enjoying it more than I thought. Has a more moderate alcohol than the powerful Double. The hops are less marlelade-y (which I loved) and more piney and grapefruit-pithy, a touch leafy. The oak wood intertwines beautifully, a real balancing act and overall more delicate than expected.
Stone Box rocks! This brewer really doesn't make gimmick beers.
I also found a beautiful spare Erdinger glass, looks like never used. Good Weissbier glass! There's an assortment of wares at Value Village. The one by Leslie has ten little Spearhead tasting glasses, each about one or two oz snifters. Suitable for that rare bottle of muchness you need to share.
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- cratez
- Beer Superstar
- Posts: 2284
- Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:29 pm
- Location: Brantford, Ontario
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At home:
Mill Street Cassis
Mill Street Belgian Pale Ale - to my surprise, a really good take on a US-style, hop-forward BPA. Worth trying.
Mill Street Cassis
Mill Street Belgian Pale Ale - to my surprise, a really good take on a US-style, hop-forward BPA. Worth trying.
Sounds delicious. I never managed to get my hands on the Bastard Box when it came here. Hopefully they bring it back.Belgian wrote: Having a Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard, again enjoying it more than I thought. Has a more moderate alcohol than the powerful Double. The hops are less marlelade-y (which I loved) and more piney and grapefruit-pithy, a touch leafy. The oak wood intertwines beautifully, a real balancing act and overall more delicate than expected.
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
Hope so. Well up next is Stone Depth Charged Double Bastard (with espresso beans, clever visual), maybe to split with my cousin who is of course 'not worthy.'cratez wrote:Sounds delicious. I never managed to get my hands on the Bastard Box when it came here. Hopefully they bring it back.
I think the Double only got better since they began it.
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Folly Imposter Syndrome
Stalwart Brewing Co. - Dr. Feelgood IPA
a very good Ontario ipa.
a very good Ontario ipa.