What're you drinking right now?

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:29 pm

Wild Rose IPA (draught)
Alley Kat Black Dragon Warrior Hop DIPA - no aroma whatsoever from the hops, and the bitterness was to out of balance for me. It just stripped my taste buds and that's all I got. I guess Warrior hops don't make a good single hop DIPA?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:36 am

Couple Pints of Hoegaarden at WEGZ last night, celebrating the forced retirement of a couple guys from the office.

G.M. Gillman · Post by **G.M. Gillman** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:09 pm

Doppel-Hirsch and the Schloss Eggenberg Doppelbock Dunkel, to compare them.

Doppelbock, and bock for that matter, are styles I rarely essay, partly due to a relative lack of suitable examples, partly to being enured to the predominant Anglo-American styles especially (for dark beers) porter and stout.

However, seeing these products on the shelves, and noticing they are within 3 months from bottling (give or take), I thought I would try them. In the past, I've been disappointed with bocks and double bocks 6 months old or more, I've encountered these often in the States and there is (to me) always a characteristic staleness to them that turns me off.

Not these two from LCBO, they are fresh-tasting and first-class products. The Schloss is a bit sweeter but both share that typical coffee/dry molasses taste good bock has. Celebrator has always been my favourite but these two are as good I'd say, with a little more emphasis on the coffee notes.

Great beer style, deservedly famous, and potent!

Gary

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:26 pm

Westmalle Tripel (to unlock the Trappist badge on untapped) on side note. Anyone using an iPhone or iPod on here? Just recently under every post where the PM button usually is there's been Derek's profile picture. At least on my iPod.

phat matt · Post by **phat matt** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:37 pm

Drinking a deviant dales ipa. canned 03/16/12. nice copper color with long last head. Funky earthy hop nose with slight pine notes. funky earth and toffee notes and mild bitterness. Interesting brew.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:38 pm

TheBeeraholic wrote:Westmalle Tripel (to unlock the Trappist badge on untapped) on side note. Anyone using an iPhone or iPod on here? Just recently under every post where the PM button usually is there's been Derek's profile picture. At least on my iPod.

It's a new app where every PM has to at least mention Derek in some way...

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:55 pm

JeffPorter wrote:
TheBeeraholic wrote:Westmalle Tripel (to unlock the Trappist badge on untapped) on side note. Anyone using an iPhone or iPod on here? Just recently under every post where the PM button usually is there's been Derek's profile picture. At least on my iPod.
It's a new app where every PM has to at least mention Derek in some way...

YOU'VE UNLOCKED THE iDEREK APP! You're now a true beer GEEK!

Kidding of course... that's whacked.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:38 pm

Abbaye Des Rocs Grand Cru
St. Feuillien Grand Cru

-- at the Only!

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:19 am

Last night at home:

Anchor Liberty Ale
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
Southern Tier Un*Earthly

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:04 pm

Mad Tom, probably less than a month old and dammit I'm proud of this Ontario-made West Coast IPA.

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:59 pm

Listening to the Blue Jays season opener and sipping on Muskoka Cream, King Dark Lager, Crazy Canuck and Mad Tom. Nice afternoon.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:39 pm

Mill St. Original Organic. Next up Nickel brook Organic Lager. Then I've got some Mad Tom's chilling for tonight.

Streets · Post by **Streets** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:49 pm

Nugget Nectar.

Huge thanks to Electroluminescent!

NRman · Post by **NRman** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:05 pm

@ Gambrinus
Enjoying the legend while it lasts
Cheshire Valley Robust Porter +++++
Smashbomb - fresh and Ex

Thank you Milos!!!

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:19 pm

A buddy's homebrew RIS, very nice, and now a Nickelbrook Headstock, saw it at the LCBO today.