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Calabaza Blanca - this is one citric beer, I knew it was a wit with bugs when I purchased it, but I wasn't expecting a nearly lemon concentrate flavour
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drank another "winter is coming". still tasting fucking awesome. glad i still have a bunch left!
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Last night at Volo (all draft)

GLB Saison du Pump - Lovely blend of flavours.. I'm going to have to pick up some bottles
Liberty Village Gosebuster - Great name but this was a bust for me. No salt, no tart, no nothing. Was looking forward to this after really enjoying LTM's gose this summer.
DDC Disco Soleil
GLB Limp Puppet
House Ales Park Bench (ISA) - I liked it a bit better than Limp Puppet
Forked River Holy Hand Grenade (Quad) - Standout of the night, very complex, lots of wood character but no mention of it being barrel aged.

Later on at Crest ...

Granville Island Hefe - not bad
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just had a pour of fresh hopped EPA on cask at home, lovely stuff

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Over the week at Isaiah Tubbs Resort for a work conference:
Mill Street Belgian Wit (draft)
Barley Days Wind & Sail Dark Ale (draft)
Steam Whistle Pilsner (draft)
Mill Street Tankhouse Ale (bottle)
Barley Days Scrimshaw Oyster Stout (bottle)
Collective Arts Rhyme & Reason XPA (bottle)
Mill Street 100th Meridian Organic Amber Lager (bottle)

Was shocked to find such a decent craft beer selection at the resort bar, but the rooms are straight out of Hotel Hell! :lol:

Last night at beerbistro and Amsterdam BrewHouse:
Victory Headwaters Pale Ale (bottle)
Samuel Adams Octoberfest (draft)
Central City Red Racer IPA (can)
Amsterdam TBW Farmhouse Ale (draft)

Right now:
Amsterdam Boneshaker IPA
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Post by JeffPorter »

Very fresh can of Thrust!

And it's hard not to get caught up in the vote, so...

small oz of Talisker 10yr.
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Post by Belgian »

cratez wrote:Over the week at Isaiah Tubbs Resort for a work conference:
Was shocked to find such a decent craft beer selection at the resort bar...
I found the short list of picks at Blumen Garten in Picton okay, with Innis and Gunn oak aged on tap. Really good dining spot, very fair prices.

Now a Creemore Kellerbier. I still like.
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Post by S. St. Jeb »

Was at an event at Nickelbrook tonight.

Sampled:

Cause and Effect
Pissed Off Pete's Pumpkin Porter
Green Apple Pilsner
Naughty Neigbour
Equilibrium ESB
Uber Berliner Style Weiss

Enjoyed all. Green Apple was the surprise. Tried it many years ago and felt it too strong in the apple. Found it was more subdued tonight. Mind you, it was a sample, not a whole can.

Also enjoyed the ESB more than the cans I bought last spring.

Later on, had Stonehammer Pilsner at Pepperwoods. This is good beer!

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Last night at The Black Squirrel in Washington, DC:
Elysian Savant IPA (draft)
Perennial The Last Word (draft)
BrewDog & Oskar Blues Shipwrecker Circus (sample)
Oakshire O’Dark:30 Cascadian Dark Ale (draft)
Sun King Wee Mac Scottish Ale (can)
Belgian wrote: I found the short list of picks at Blumen Garten in Picton okay, with Innis and Gunn oak aged on tap. Really good dining spot, very fair prices.
The conference I mentioned is held at Isaiah every couple of years, and their food is terrible, so I'll keep this place in mind!
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Post by G.M. Gillman »

Samuel Smith Organic Pale Ale (very fresh, strong toffee note typical of this brewery), Chimay Rouge (tall bottle, very bready-yeasty/clove-tasting), Creemore Oktoberfest Lager (nice but I find all the Creemore beers very similar).

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Last night with J343MY and JB84:

Barncat Wetcat
Barn Door Monster Mash
Barncat Sour Stout
Bellwoods No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Bruery Tart of Darkness
Barncat Lucent
HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2009
HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2011
HORAL's Oude Geuze Mega Blend 2013
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout
Westbrook Gose
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Yesterday at Regional Food & Drink Washington DC:
Boulevard 80-Acre Hoppy Wheat Beer (draft)
Peak Organic Hop Harvest Oktoberfest (draft)
New Belgium La Folie Sour Brown Ale (draft)
Tröegs Hop Knife Harvest Ale (draft)

Now off to Scion Restaurant for some brunch and a Schlafly Kölsch :)
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At Scion Restaurant, Birch & Barley, and Church Key:
Schlafly Kölsch (draft)
Hill Farmstead & Blaugies La Vermontoise (4oz sample)
Dominion Hop Mountain Pale Ale (4oz sample)
Perennial Peach Berliner Weisse (4oz sample)
Mad Fox Defender American Pale Ale (draft)
Prairie Artisan Ales Birra (draft)
2013 Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne (bottle)
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Post by kevinlater »

red racer ipa from the can. never disappoints

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2 year old home brew porter, got some real nice vinous notes to it
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