What're you drinking right now?

electroluminescent · Post by **electroluminescent** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:42 pm

Les Brasseurs du Hameau Thuya Occidental

Brought a couple of bottles of this back from the Xmas week Montreal trip, drank the first right away and the second tonight, it seems to have changed quite a bit between the two bottles. This is my third cedar beer and is completely different from the other two, more herbal and subtle than the Hitachino or Cigar City cedar beers, all my QC friends hate it but I think I'll be grabbing another few bottles on the March trip.

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:11 pm

Torontoblue wrote:
saints_gambit wrote:Nukie Brown.

Why? I plan on picking a fight later and then ordering a curry. That's why.

No, no, no, no, no................you don't have a curry with a bottle of Dog.........you have a doner kebab....or as the Scots do, a deep fried doner kebab.

Well maybe I'll just have a pint of Cotswald Old Ale and stare wistfully at the countryside.

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:20 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
markaberrant wrote:side by side tasting:

1 year old Old Rasputin
2 year old Old Rasputin

The 1 year is the better of the two. Firmer roast, and brighter dark fruit. The 2 year is more of a dusty chocolate, the overall flavours seem muddled, and the booze is playing a bigger role. Interesting to say the least.
Very interesting. And unexpected. I thought this one aged quite well...

The 2 Year Old could be in a 'transitional' stage. The batch that arrived in Alberta a couple of months ago is super fresh. For my nose & palate, I'm getting a lot more hop aroma and flavour, and also bags full of cinder toffee, more than one would expect in a RIS, especially compared to previous Rasputin.

Anyway, for tonight it's been:

Rogue's Santa's Private Reserve
Fire Mountain's Steam Fired Stout
Brewster's Blue Monk Barley Wine

grub · Post by **grub** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:49 pm

founders old world brown porter. tasty!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:31 am

Black Damnation.

I recently picked up a Rasputin as well and really enjoyed it. More than I have in the past (I wondered if my taste was changing).

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:14 am

Torontoblue wrote:
TheSevenDuffs wrote:
markaberrant wrote:side by side tasting:

1 year old Old Rasputin
2 year old Old Rasputin

The 1 year is the better of the two. Firmer roast, and brighter dark fruit. The 2 year is more of a dusty chocolate, the overall flavours seem muddled, and the booze is playing a bigger role. Interesting to say the least.
Very interesting. And unexpected. I thought this one aged quite well...
The 2 Year Old could be in a 'transitional' stage.

I am thinking the same thing, and meant to mention that last night. I tried a 2 year old Storm King last year and felt the same way. I will revisit all of them again in the future...

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:32 am

Last night enjoyed and slowly drank a Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout.

heebes · Post by **heebes** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:10 pm

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:14 pm

Belhaven Scottish Stout - Decent, but I don't think it'll be a repeat buy

A Pannepot to go with Fish Chowder. Thinking it would be interesting to make a bouillabaisse with this as base for the stock.

electroluminescent · Post by **electroluminescent** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:50 pm

La Barberie Riveraine des Fêtes

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:51 pm

Ithaca Thirteen
Ithaca LeBleu
St. Bernardus 8
Duyck St. Druon de Seaborg

A pleasant visit to the 'Flo.

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:52 pm

Black Creek Porter, while watching Portlandia, not too bad at all.

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:24 pm

Bells Third Coast Old Ale while educating my fiancee on the finer points of Whitnail and I

"an expert on bulls you are not!"

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:22 am

Tonight at The King Edward Restaurant & Pub:

F&M Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout (draught)
Fuller's ESB (draught)
2 x Fuller's London Porter (cask)
Wellington Arkell Best Bitter (bottle)
Wellington Special Pale Ale (draught - Thanks Rich!)

And I didn't even get around to the Hacker Pschorr Dunkel Weisse on tap. Funny how this place was overlooked in the recent Food & Drink write-up on the 'best beer bars in London,' as it's easily the second best spot in the area. Any mention of the top spots in London is incomplete without coverage of The King Eddy. Perhaps this will be corrected in future issues of the magazine. Anyhow, I'm feeling no pain right now - thanks for another great night Rich!

boney · Post by **boney** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:14 am

DFH Bitches Brew.