What're you drinking right now?

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:14 am

Tasting last night:

Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Goose Island King Henry
Pelican Mother of All Storms
Upright Flora Rustica
Lawson's Fine Liquids Session in the Rye
Green Flash/Founders Linch Pin
Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer
Founders Frangelic Mountain Brown
The Bruery Otiose

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:51 am

boney wrote:
Torontoblue wrote:Little EBGA gathering to sample more wares:

Noble Pig Brewhouse George's ESB
Moon Under Water Pub & Brewery Blue Moon Bitter
Pike Place Brewery Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA
Hoyne Brewing Devil's Dream IPA
Driftwood White Bark
Fort Garry Kona Imperial Stout
Hoyne Brewing Dark Matter
Moon Under Water Pub & Brewery Tranquility IPA
What was your impression of the Mpon Under Water Stuff?I seem never to make it to the brewpub when on the island.

The Blue Moon Bitter reminded me of how Tankhouse used to taste way back when it had a nice hop bite to it. The IPA seemed to be an English interpretation of the style and came across as nicely balanced. Would by the bottles if I saw them around.

liamt07 · Post by **liamt07** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:07 pm

andrewrg wrote:Tasting last night:

Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Goose Island King Henry
Pelican Mother of All Storms

Which was the best? Always wanted to try any of these

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:22 pm

liamt07 wrote:
andrewrg wrote:Tasting last night:

Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Goose Island King Henry
Pelican Mother of All Storms
Which was the best? Always wanted to try any of these

KH was clearly the winner. They were 3 very different beers despite being the same style.

KH - smooth, well integrated bourbon and oak flavours.

AD - Whiskey barrel aged (the others were bourbon) and the overall taste was quite different than the other two. Definitely #3 for me.

MOAS - The base beer was very sweet compared to the other two and the barrel flavours were much less pronounced. A little hot compared to the other two. My second favourite.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:28 pm

Ayinger Brau-Weisse, the little picture on the cap and bottle is a reference:
"The best thing about Munich is the road to Aying..."

By the way I may be staying in Aying a night or a few, and maybe some other brewing towns as well that are within close S-Bahn reach of Munich, when I next visit my Cousine who lives in the city.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:41 pm

Belgian wrote: By the way I may be staying in Aying a night or a few, and maybe some other brewing towns as well that are within close S-Bahn reach of Munich, when I next visit my Cousine who lives in the city.

I loved Bavaria... definitely recommend Andechs. I really liked my brunch at Weihenstephaner, but there's not much to do there.

Spending a night in Bamberg (we stayed at Spezial) would certainly be at the top of my list. GREAT little town, with many breweries.

Soods · Post by **Soods** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:23 pm

Sculpin IPA
Serpent's Stout
Mo Betta Bretta
Ten Commandments

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:44 pm

Saison Dupont
Schneider Hopfen Weisse
Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin

electroluminescent · Post by **electroluminescent** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:33 am

Last night, Wellington tap takeover at The Casbah, hit up samplers of the entire Welly line (minus the dark) plus

Boot Chuck IPA
Pepperazzi

Then off to The Ship with Cale, Steelback and the ladies for

Sawdust City Golden Beach
Cameron's Sirius Wheat Ale
Cameron's RPA

Pretty good for a Thursday in the Hammer.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:20 pm

Derek wrote:
Belgian wrote: By the way I may be staying in Aying a night or a few, and maybe some other brewing towns as well that are within close S-Bahn reach of Munich, when I next visit my Cousine who lives in the city.
I loved Bavaria... definitely recommend Andechs. I really liked my brunch at Weihenstephaner, but there's not much to do there.

Spending a night in Bamberg (we stayed at Spezial) would certainly be at the top of my list. GREAT little town, with many breweries.

Thanks. Would like to do those other Munich stops (my Cousine used to live a bike-ride away from Kl. Andechs, but I never made it ithere yet.)

Bamberg is amazing to visit (did 3 day-trips) and I might overnight there on your & others' good word on it. Without time restraint and relatives in tow, I'd get in some serious beer sampling, as Josh Oakes did when he stayed there for days.

You really do forget how amazing and pretty south Germany is unless you go back often - it's so worth it!
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Today I'm having Wehenstephaner Kristall, one of the best tasting filtered wheat beers in the world. Prosit!

Soods · Post by **Soods** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:57 pm

Today:

Speedway Stout
Speedway Stout w/ Paupau New Guinea Coffee Beans
Speedway Stout w/ Vietnamese Coffee Beans (cask) maybe my favorite beer ever!
Speedway Lil' Devil
Ballast Point Wahoo Wheat
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
Ballast Point Pale Ale
Ballast Point Bourbon Barrel Piper Down Scotch Ale

NRman · Post by **NRman** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:09 pm

@ashleys in Ann Arbor prepping for tomorrows michigan summer beerfest in Ypsi. 60 brewers 555 beers. =8-o
Two hearted
Huma lupa
Bells black note. WOW just WOW
And many more

Sites set on jolly pumpkin and blue tractor.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:45 pm

NRman wrote:@ashleys in Ann Arbor
Huma lupa
Bells black note. WOW just WOW

They had Black Note on tap???

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:35 pm

Hops and Robbers
Beau's Festivale
2009 GD Old Ruffian
2007 DFH Palo Santo Marron

NRman · Post by **NRman** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:33 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
NRman wrote:@ashleys in Ann Arbor
Huma lupa
Bells black note. WOW just WOW
They had Black Note on tap???

YES!!!

First and only keg they had and it was ....... kinda mind boggling. $6.50 for 10-12 ozs. Great stuff!