What're you drinking right now?

velovampire · Post by **velovampire** » Tue May 22, 2012 12:23 am

After a shitty, long workday (no, many of us who work in retail do not get "holidays"), I quickly quaffed a couple bottles of Steam Whistle, then a can of Crazy Canuck, then a bottle of Mad Tom, now a bomber of GLB Karma Citra (mmmmmmmmmmmm), maybe a bomber of GLB No Pants With Miranda Imperial Saison to cap the night? We'll see...

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue May 22, 2012 11:47 am

Last night at home:

Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
Founders Double Trouble

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Tue May 22, 2012 12:00 pm

How was the Big Eye? Got a bottle in a trade recently and curious to get an opinion on it.

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Tue May 22, 2012 3:20 pm

andrewrg wrote: How was the Big Eye? Got a bottle in a trade recently and curious to get an opinion on it.

Considering it's brewed in San Diego and my bottles are only a few weeks old, it's not the bold West Coast hop bomb that I expected. Has a prominent bread crusty/East Coast malt character and the hops are more piney/citric/bitter than tropical and fruity. That said it still has plenty of hop flavour through the middle and a crisp, drying finish that nearly parallels the perfection of Alpha King.

Ale's What Cures Ya · Tue May 22, 2012 11:09 pm

Alpha King. So good. It would be great if Three Floyds expanded distribution to Michigan. I guess I could just move to Chicago.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:57 pm

Commodore Perry
Nugget Nectar
Amsterdam Tempest from 2010 (thanks again!!)
Whatever is on at Only Cafe.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Thu May 24, 2012 9:25 pm

Beau's Festivale
Chatoe Rogue Oregon Single Malt Whiskey (Thanks LCBO!)

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Thu May 24, 2012 11:52 pm

A first taste of some homebrew tripel, needs more time. A bottle of my Janet's Brown clone and a Wild Rose "Hop Smashed In" Belgian IPA courtesy of boney. A nice balance of spice, hops and a touch of sweetness.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Fri May 25, 2012 6:44 am

Belgian wrote: Amsterdam Tempest from 2010 (thanks again!!)

You mean 2011? Was there a Tempest 2010?

sprague11 · Post by **sprague11** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:40 pm

Summit Great Northern Porter - I'd imagine this is pretty close to the porters that appeared in northern Minnesota taverns in the 70's. A bit light, but just enough complexity to keep things interesting.

phirleh · Post by **phirleh** » Fri May 25, 2012 11:55 pm

Finished a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. Mangos, citrus and resiny hops. Good south west coast brew, thanks boney!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat May 26, 2012 12:23 am

JeffPorter wrote:You mean 2011? Was there a Tempest 2010?

Yep I mean 2011.

This Liberty Ale is damn tasty, crisp and fruity.

Earlier had some DDC at Only Cafe - Aphroditiasiaque, Rosée, and a new one called Blanche Neige - a stronger (9.5%) wheat ale loaded with rich, rounded clove and Ceylon cinnamon (or is it Chinese cinnamon / cassia?) It's really a terrible sunny-afternoon beer but I enjoyed trying such a full-on flavored beer (reminding me of the black pepper beer they also make Route Des Épices (Ale Rousse Au Poivre))

ritzkiss · Post by **ritzkiss** » Sat May 26, 2012 12:35 am

2yr old GI NIghtstalker - damn fine bottle on this evening.

boney · Post by **boney** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:00 am

phirleh wrote:Finished a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. Mangos, citrus and resiny hops. Good south west coast brew, thanks boney!

Glad you are liking the beers I sent, Phirleh.

Drinking an Ommegang Seduction. Seductive? Yes. $25 seductive? I dunno....

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Sat May 26, 2012 8:24 am

yesterday @ Beertown:

Mad Tom (tap)
Smash Bomb (tap)

@ home:

Mill St Organic
Mill St Lemon Tea
homebrewed phunky dubbel
Affligem Triple