What're you drinking right now?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:35 am

Tonight is my first ever Nevada brewed beer in Tenaya Creek Hop Ride IPA.
My girlfriend brought back some Nevada goodies from her recent trip.

I have one to share as well!

kafercrazy · Post by **kafercrazy** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:26 am

at St. Veronus...
Saison Dupont
DeDoelle Oerbier

at home...
Publican House Special 45 wheat ale
PH House Ale
PH Square Nail

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:42 am

Hop Ride was alright, but I found it to be a bit lacking both in rye and IPA levels of bitterness

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:04 am

At Bellwoods:

Fruit Helmet
Petal Pusher Belgian Pale Ale

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:52 am

Last night at home:
Creemore Springs / Zum Schlüssel Collaboration Altbier
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
Double Trouble Hops & Robbers

SteelbackGuy wrote: Tonight is my first ever Nevada brewed beer in Tenaya Creek Hop Ride IPA.

How was it?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:56 am

cratez wrote:Last night at home:
Creemore Springs / Zum Schlüssel Collaboration Altbier
St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
Double Trouble Hops & Robbers

SteelbackGuy wrote: Tonight is my first ever Nevada brewed beer in Tenaya Creek Hop Ride IPA.
How was it?

I liked it quite a bit. It`s 7% but feels like it is 10 in terms of body.
Very fruity, juicy and fresh, with a high bitterness. I noted a bit of a metallic hit on the finish but it didn`t really detract. Definitely worth picking up.

I have two more bottles plus I got two bottles of Hop Box, and Gordon Biersch IPB. Probably trying one of them tonight.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:44 pm

icemachine wrote:Hop Ride was alright, but I found it to be a bit lacking both in rye and IPA levels of bitterness

Hey, fair enough. To each their own!
In fairness, nowhere on the packaging does it mention the addition of rye, or the use of rye in any way. That might be why you found it lacking in rye. Kinda makes sense.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:09 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:
icemachine wrote:Hop Ride was alright, but I found it to be a bit lacking both in rye and IPA levels of bitterness

Hey, fair enough. To each their own!
In fairness, nowhere on the packaging does it mention the addition of rye, or the use of rye in any way. That might be why you found it lacking in rye. Kinda makes sense.

Was pretty sure the bottle I had referred to it being a rye beer, but I may be mistaken.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:45 pm

icemachine wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:
icemachine wrote:Hop Ride was alright, but I found it to be a bit lacking both in rye and IPA levels of bitterness

Hey, fair enough. To each their own!
In fairness, nowhere on the packaging does it mention the addition of rye, or the use of rye in any way. That might be why you found it lacking in rye. Kinda makes sense.
Was pretty sure the bottle I had referred to it being a rye beer, but I may be mistaken.

Here the description from ratebeer.com:

"This beer is brewed using 2-Row, wheat, Vienna and caramel malts and is hopped with Summit’s for bittering and flavor and Ahtanum for aroma. This IPA was also dry-hopped, meaning hops were put in the fermentors and serving tanks to give a big citrus and spicy aroma, with Ahtanum, Challenger and Chinook hops. Our IPA is an American style IPA that has a high amount of bitterness but is well balanced and very drinkable."

My bottle has a different description, which is a little more tongue-in-cheek, but does not mention rye either.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:48 pm

I'm probably confusing it with the Red Ryder, there is a lot of that week in Vegas where the details remain hazy...

liamt07 · Post by **liamt07** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:34 pm

Split the following with a good friend last night:

New Albanian Elector
Bellwoods Fortune Cookie Tripel
Ommegang Aphrodite
Howe Sound Pothole Filler

boney · Post by **boney** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:25 pm

liamt07 wrote:Split the following with a good friend last night:

New Albanian Elector
Bellwoods Fortune Cookie Tripel
Ommegang Aphrodite
Howe Sound Pothole Filler

How was the Aphrodite? I've got a bottle I haven't cracked into yet.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:36 pm

Tonight at Bryden's, in celebration of the fact that my girlfriend and I are now residents of the Big Smoke:

Great Lakes Brewing No Chance With Miranda (cask)
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA (draught)

SteelbackGuy wrote: I liked it quite a bit. It`s 7% but feels like it is 10 in terms of body. Very fruity, juicy and fresh, with a high bitterness.

Sounds tasty! Seems like it's pretty hard to come by too, only 30 ratings on BA.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:01 am

Drinking '08 Moueix St-Emilion, earlier picked up a bottle of Barley Days Oak Aged IPA Royal George Blend.

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:37 am

Half Acre/Three Floyds Mutiny and the Mollusk Oyster Stout: Blech.
DDC Herbe de Detourne
Cascade Sang Royal