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Prize Old Ale (2001) It's a bottle-conditioned old age from 2001. They have these all over Rochester, NY right now in various vintages (2001-2010) for about $5 to $6.
This one has no carbonation, and very port-like. Strong fig/date/raisin aroma taste. Goes down really smooth.
This one has no carbonation, and very port-like. Strong fig/date/raisin aroma taste. Goes down really smooth.
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Over the last week at home:
Beau's Farm Table Märzen
Unibroue Blonde de Chambly
Great Lakes Brewing Lake Effect IPA
Unibroue Chambly Noire
Smuttynose Finestkind IPA
Unibroue Éphémère Poire
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout
Unibroue Maudite
Sandbanks Estate Reserve Baco Noir VQA
Beau's Farm Table Märzen
Unibroue Blonde de Chambly
Great Lakes Brewing Lake Effect IPA
Unibroue Chambly Noire
Smuttynose Finestkind IPA
Unibroue Éphémère Poire
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout
Unibroue Maudite
Sandbanks Estate Reserve Baco Noir VQA
"Bar people do not live as long as vegan joggers. However, they have more fun." - Bruce Elliott
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at bar hop peter st. yesterday:
left field resin bag
collingwood winter ale
sawdust city foma
muskoka charlotte's web tripel
stone city juggernaut (aka bourbon disguised as a stout lol)
great lakes lake effect
now enjoying flying monkeys' acadian groove
left field resin bag
collingwood winter ale
sawdust city foma
muskoka charlotte's web tripel
stone city juggernaut (aka bourbon disguised as a stout lol)
great lakes lake effect
now enjoying flying monkeys' acadian groove
Somebody bought the Unibroue Holiday Six Pack...cratez wrote:Over the last week at home:
Beau's Farm Table Märzen
Unibroue Blonde de Chambly
Great Lakes Brewing Lake Effect IPA
Unibroue Chambly Noire
Smuttynose Finestkind IPA
Unibroue Éphémère Poire
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout
Unibroue Maudite
Sandbanks Estate Reserve Baco Noir VQA
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Right now at New Limburg:
Blond
Petit Blond
Dubbel
Tripel
Black Sheep Milk Stout
More detailed report to follow, but overall I'm impressed.
Blond
Petit Blond
Dubbel
Tripel
Black Sheep Milk Stout
More detailed report to follow, but overall I'm impressed.
Arrogant Bastard, I believe this is an October vintage. The boasting on the label is funny, wow a beer with taste!!
I am holding on to / ageing the others in the Bastard box, particularly the oaked double bastard because I think fresh it wasn't all that balanced and could use some maturing.
I might give the Espresso another half a year or more too, given the mixed reviews of this newer beer.
The Double Bastard I will get to soon as it's pretty good.
I am holding on to / ageing the others in the Bastard box, particularly the oaked double bastard because I think fresh it wasn't all that balanced and could use some maturing.
I might give the Espresso another half a year or more too, given the mixed reviews of this newer beer.
The Double Bastard I will get to soon as it's pretty good.
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While putting up the Xmas tree
Golden beach pale ale
Sam smiths winter welcome
Sam smiths impy stout-excellent stuff, really nice smoky undertones. It's a bit thin though, no where near the body of their oatmeal stout
Golden beach pale ale
Sam smiths winter welcome
Sam smiths impy stout-excellent stuff, really nice smoky undertones. It's a bit thin though, no where near the body of their oatmeal stout
Over the weekend:
Bellwoods Monogamy Centennial
Rainhard NosBeeratu Black IPA
Rainhard Refuge IIPA
Les Trois Mousquetaires Reserve Noel
Frankenmuth The Hef Hefeweizen
Great Lakes/Amsterdam Life Sentence IIIPA.
Bellwoods Monogamy Centennial
Rainhard NosBeeratu Black IPA
Rainhard Refuge IIPA
Les Trois Mousquetaires Reserve Noel
Frankenmuth The Hef Hefeweizen
Great Lakes/Amsterdam Life Sentence IIIPA.
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Today while watching football:
Great Lakes Brewing Canuck Pale Ale
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Right now:
Amsterdam & Great Lakes Life Sentence IIIPA
Great Lakes Brewing Canuck Pale Ale
Unibroue La Fin du Monde
Right now:
Amsterdam & Great Lakes Life Sentence IIIPA
Yes indeed! I enjoy every beer in the pack except for the Poire, which has an artificial / overly perfumey aroma.CA_in_VA wrote: Somebody bought the Unibroue Holiday Six Pack...
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I was in the mood for something Belgian yesterday following a weekend visit to New Limburg and cracked one of my last remaining Gouden Carolus Tripels from the LCBO release a couple years ago. It's about two months beyond it's best before date. Still drinking decently, but some of the flavours seem diminished and it is starting to become overly sweet tasting as tripels tend to do when they sit for so long. My advice to anyone still sitting on bottles is to drink them soon because I think it's clear that they're in decline. I'm always guilty of holding on to bottles longer than I should. I think it stems from a fear that I won't be able to get a particular beer again any time soon (or at all). Gouden Carolus is one of my favourites and I've been waiting patiently for it to return.
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Cracked into my penultimate Dupont Bons Vieux on the weekend during an early Christmas dinner. Just a fantastic beer, wish I had bought more, and hoping the LCBO brings it back.
I shared one of those with Murphy a while back. It really doesn't get much better than that magnum for a beer to plop down in the middle of a dinner table. It even goes well with most foods.Masterplan wrote:Cracked into my penultimate Dupont Bons Vieux on the weekend during an early Christmas dinner. Just a fantastic beer, wish I had bought more, and hoping the LCBO brings it back.
Outlaw '2 Lane' Pale Ale
Maclean's Luck and Charm Oatmeal Stout
No idea if the Outlaw beer was named correctly - wasn't on Untappd and they don't appear to post a list anywhere, but it was an acceptable pale. Maclean's was delicious - best of theirs that I've had.
Mainly just really pleased to have somewhere in my small town offering something vaguely interesting!
Maclean's Luck and Charm Oatmeal Stout
No idea if the Outlaw beer was named correctly - wasn't on Untappd and they don't appear to post a list anywhere, but it was an acceptable pale. Maclean's was delicious - best of theirs that I've had.
Mainly just really pleased to have somewhere in my small town offering something vaguely interesting!
Christmas can be fun for adults too.
Last night it was Saison Julie from Aschaffenburg, Germany and Delirium Tremens Nocturnum.
Tonight it'll be Samuel Adams Imperial Stout.
Last night it was Saison Julie from Aschaffenburg, Germany and Delirium Tremens Nocturnum.
Tonight it'll be Samuel Adams Imperial Stout.
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Red Racer Gingerbread Stout on a quite Christmas Eve with the family.
I liked it, but for me it's the type of beer that one is enough for the season.
I liked it, but for me it's the type of beer that one is enough for the season.