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Bobsy
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Post by Bobsy »

StevenThrasher wrote:Grape Smirnoff
You sir, are a braver man than I.

Post Road pumpkin, DDC péché mortel and DDC paienne. For those who haven't had paienne, its brilliant and should be hunted down and devoured like white truffles.

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Post by El Pinguino »

Pumpkin weekend here. It's gonan be my like it or not decision weekend. I'm mixed about these Pumpkin beers. I liked the first one I had - Dogfish, but didn't really enjoy the first Citrouille I had, but enjoyed the second one a bit more.
I've now picked up a Great Lakes pumpkin and a Post Road as well for Pumpkin weekend.

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Post by lister »

Fuller's 1845 with Italian proscuitto and Beemster XO cheese. Yum.
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Post by shintriad »

Southern Tier IPA, which has gotten a bit flat and syrupy in my fridge. I'm starting to think the reason I like Dogfish 60 so much is because it keeps really well. The higher carbonation keeps it alive for a good long time.

Haven't seen it in a while, though. Maybe I'll encourage my local to order some more. It's just up the street from Cooper.

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Post by Jon Walker »

Fullers 1845 & Adnams Strong side by side. Interesting comparison...the Adnams holds up really well but the Fuller's still edges the contest IMHO.
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Post by StevenThrasher »

Bobsy wrote:
StevenThrasher wrote:Grape Smirnoff
You sir, are a braver man than I.
I can stomach the Smirnoff ICE when I don't want to start on beer, but the grape (and all the other fruit flavoured ones) are obscenely bad. I bought a six pack never having tasted it and have only made it through 2 in 4 months.

I have a big problem with all the 10% imperial stouts and Belgian quads. I can and too often do drink them like 5% beers and get smashed very quickly. They are deadly tasty and full of alcohol

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Post by tuqueboy »

Bobsy wrote: For those who haven't had paienne, its brilliant and should be hunted down and devoured like white truffles.
but, but, how do you shave a beer over a plate of pasta?

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Post by SteelbackGuy »

Tonight:


TO start, a westmalle tripel in my new westmalle glass.

Then with apps ,Ironstone Obsession Symhony from California (way to sweet, I can see why the ladies like it).

With dinner, Tedeschi Amarone Della Valpolicella 2004. A crazy big ass red with prune, wood, fig and smoke.

Finished dinner off with Graham's 20 year old port and dark chocolate.
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Post by Torontoblue »

Had a quite night in and just managed to have:

Surly CynicAle
Avery's Ale to the Chief
Rogue Double Dead Guy
The Duck & Rabbit Milk Stout
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Barrel Aged Oak Aged Yeti (48/470)
Lost Abbey Angel's Share in Oak Barrels
JW Lee's Harvest Ale in Calvados barrels
and the nightcap was a
2008 Dark Lord

I certainly slept well after that lot and it definitely eased my back pain :P

Thanks to Viggo & Denver.

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Torontoblue wrote:Had a quite night in and just managed to have:

Surly CynicAle
Avery's Ale to the Chief
Rogue Double Dead Guy
The Duck & Rabbit Milk Stout
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Barrel Aged Oak Aged Yeti (48/470)
Lost Abbey Angel's Share in Oak Barrels
JW Lee's Harvest Ale in Calvados barrels
and the nightcap was a
2008 Dark Lord

I certainly slept well after that lot and it definitely eased my back pain :P

Thanks to Viggo & Denver.
Note: this is posted at 9:34 AM, a full four hours before he woke up. :lol:

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Post by Bobsy »

Torontoblue wrote: and the nightcap was a
2008 Dark Lord
Talk about over-icing the cake!

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Post by devonsleigh »

Sunday night started off with a bottle of Grasshopper, and ended with a bottle of Unibroue 16 and Unibroue 17, with a dinner of southern fried chicken and cornbread in between.

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Post by grub »

hmmm...lets see if i can remember everything from my extended weekend...

fri:
minneapolis town hall fresh hop 2008 (tap)
minneapolis town hall barrel aged rubicon wheatwine (tap)
surly oak aged cynic (cask)
lift bridge pioneer pale ale (tap)
surly coffee bender (tap)
tyranena hop whore (tap)
surly darkness 2008 (tap - first keg of the year)

sat:
EDIT: great lakes barrel aged blackout stout (bottle)
surly oak aged bender (cask)
surly coffee bender (tap)
surly bender (tap)
surly oak+cedar aged smoke (cask)
surly smoke 2008 (tap straight from the brite tank!)
barley john's dark knight returns (tap)
goose island ipa (bottle)
minneapolis town hall fresh hop 2008 (tap)
minneapolis town hall masala mamma ipa (tap)

sun:
surly darkness 2008 (bottle)

mon:
lake superior sir duluth oatmeal stout (bottle)
barley john's dark knight returns (tap)
barley john's old eight porter (tap)
surly bender (tap)
summit extra pale ale (tap)

i <3 mn.
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Post by esprit »

had Corona with a lime wedge, Corona with a lemon wedge, Corona with a blood orange wedge and Corona with a turnip wedge.. the last was the best...can't beat those root vegetables in the fall...

velovampire
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Post by velovampire »

grub wrote:tyranena hop whore (tap)
Would love to see an importer submit this to the LCBO, if for nothing else than a good laugh at the board's reaction. If a pink elephant and a bunny rabbit get the kibosh, what would happen in this case? And if it somehow made it through the screening process, they could shelve it next to the John By bottles...someone up there's gotta have a sense of humour, right? Right? (Don't answer...)

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