The Bar Towel

Last night I had a Dogfish Head White Squall. A very nice DIPA that was unfiltered.

lagerale wrote:Last night I had a Dogfish Head White Squall. A very nice DIPA that was unfiltered.

My favourite DFH beer! A dry-hopped, unfiltered version of the 90 min.

kwjd wrote:

lagerale wrote:Last night I had a Dogfish Head White Squall. A very nice DIPA that was unfiltered.

My favourite DFH beer! A dry-hopped, unfiltered version of the 90 min.

I had never heard of this, but when I saw it in the store (Total Wine), I had to try it. Funny, the lady at the cash, proobably around 55, gave it two thumbs up. The staff are given tastings every so often to get familiar with their products.

I think I'll buy a few more tonight.

Brought a friend to Duggans for a few 16 ouncers. Asian Lager and wings both well-received, and I also tried the new Heller Bock of some kind, which was strongly alcoholic and I think would age well in bottles. Love that place!

I'm having a bottle of matt7215's Amber Ale with red wine yeast and Brett B. This has mad funk to it! It's like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, P-Funk and the Ohio Players are having a party in my mouth!

phirleh wrote: It's like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, P-Funk and the Ohio Players are having a party in my mouth!

That's not something I want to picture.

phirleh wrote:I'm having a bottle of matt7215's Amber Ale with red wine yeast and Brett B. This has mad funk to it! It's like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, P-Funk and the Ohio Players are having a party in my mouth!

I've had the pleasure of having a couple of Matt's beers, and I've been really impressed. I particularly liked the Belgian session ale, and I'm looking forward to the brett innoculated one. We have some fantastic home brewers in this province who put most of our breweries to shame, and it begs the question of why can these guys make good stuff at home, but a lot of the pros can't in a brewery?

What I'm drinking - not beer. Two and a half days down, forty three and a half to go.

(sigh)

Belgian wrote:

phirleh wrote: It's like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, P-Funk and the Ohio Players are having a party in my mouth!

That's not something I want to picture.

True, but its from a purly "musical" perspective! I'm currently reading the Anthony Kiedis bio Scar Tissue, so I got some funk on the brain. The beer though, has a great Orval flavour to it. I've never tried any other beers that used Brett B, but that's one of the things that gives Orval its "love it or hate it" taste (I for one love it)

thanks for the kind words guys! glad youve enjoyed the brews.

right now im enjoying and aventinus

had some excellent Michigan beers last night: Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock, Kuhnhenn Tenacious Cassis and Jolly Pumpkin La Roja.

today its just homebrew ipa... maybe some Brooklyn BCS later on.

matt7215 wrote: right now im enjoying and aventinus

an i'm enjoying and Weihenstephaner Dunkel!

earlier - opened a few bottles 4-year-old Trois Pistoles, people felt it was rounder and smoother tnan the fresh sample. That beer rocks.

Thanks to my trip to Vermont, I'm enjoying some hoppy goodness tonight...

- Stone Ruination IPA (amazing IPA, was surprised to realise it's 7.7%)
- Dogfish Head India Brown Ale (tastes like Corporal's Bitter Brown... but a bit better)
- Southern Tier Unearthly IIPA (haven't had too many imperial IPAs, so I can't speak from a ton of experience, but I'm really liking this one)

-Brewdog Storm: A rare misfire. Sometimes whiskey cask aging doesn't work. This is one of those times.
-Raasted Grillol: A nice, well balanced APA from this Danish brewer.
-Raasted Imperial Stout: Complex and massively bitter.

Last night I enjoyed some:
Brooklyn-schneider-hopfen-weisse
Brooklyn Monster
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid

So far....

3F Robert The Bruce
Black Oak Double Chocolate Cherry Stout
Dale's Pale Ale