The Bar Towel

not a cask like you enjoyed jimmay, but Smashbomb nonetheless at its Waterloo debut at the Kickoff! Well done to the Monkeys once again!!!!

Hope there is some left of each (SBIPA and MBW) at Volo as we can make it til thursday.

hopocalypse, hopocalypse, and more hopocalypse. i never get tired of this stuff.

Last night, it was:

Brooklyn Lager
Bells Oberon
Bells Amber
Bells Pale Ale
Bells Two Hearted
Bells Porter
Bells Kalamazoo Stout
Bells Special Double Cream Stout
Bells Consecrator Doppelbock
Brooklyn Local 1
Brooklyn Local 2
Central City Red Racer IPA

markaberrant wrote:Last night, it was:

Brooklyn Lager
Bells Oberon
Bells Amber
Bells Pale Ale
Bells Two Hearted
Bells Porter
Bells Kalamazoo Stout
Bells Special Double Cream Stout
Bells Consecrator Doppelbock
Brooklyn Local 1
Brooklyn Local 2
Central City Red Racer IPA

That's one hell of a night. What did you think of the Porter and the Double Cream Stout? I found a very off-putting taste in both and could not even finish the bottle in either case. The Kalamazoo and Two Hearted are excellent though!

TheSevenDuffs wrote:That's one hell of a night. What did you think of the Porter and the Double Cream Stout? I found a very off-putting taste in both and could not even finish the bottle in either case. The Kalamazoo and Two Hearted are excellent though!

I have always loved the Kalamazoo and fresh Two Hearted. I had never tried the Porter or Double Cream before last night. I thought they were both good in their own right, and the Double Cream is very unique and complex (I got a lot of soy sauce and cherries), but I far prefer the Kalamazoo.

The Brooklyn 2 was by far the worst beer of the night. I've tried it before, and it is just a really lame dark belgian. My comments on the flavour were "missing in action."

Just bought some:

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Wychcraft

Saranac Pale Ale.

I wasn' t gonna get the Saranac but I couldn't find any of the Great Lakes Pumpkin.

Just finished a Stone Arrogant Bastard and I am about to pour a Pelican Tsunami Stout...

Edit: Finished things off with a Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin. Too much spice in this one for my liking...

Bavaria

tried the wychcraft tonight. not horrible, but does not warrant another purchase for me. Definitely picked up some of the diacetyl others have mentioned. Having a fresh 10 Bitter Years now. Great Stuff.

markaberrant wrote:The Brooklyn 2 was by far the worst beer of the night. I've tried it before, and it is just a really lame dark belgian. My comments on the flavour were "missing in action."

Yeah Radek Kliber also mentioned the Local 2 kinda sucked. Local 1 was great IMO.

That's it for me, not going to buy the Local 2!! (But if I ever see a Black Ops... just maybe. It's bloody expensive because it's slightly rare.)

Timmy wrote:Just bought some:

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel

Wychcraft

Saranac Pale Ale.

I wasn' t gonna get the Saranac but I couldn't find any of the Great Lakes Pumpkin.

Is this near you?

74. ST. CATHARINES 420 VANSICKLE ROAD
VANSICKLE & FOURTH (905)
685-8000 Sep 22, 2010 45

Karl Strauss Belgian Trippel. At my desk, from a growler brought back from the brewpub. Very reminiscent of Uni LFDM, but even sweeter. I could see this becoming quite cloying beyond a half pint. I like it though, quite aromatic with plenty of yeast derived spiciness.

Last night:

10 Bitter Years
Bells Hopslam
Hannenberg Pils
Pils Urquell
Brewdog Hardcore IPA
Brewdog Punk IPA
Brewdog 5 am Saint
Brewdog Trashy Blonde
Brewdog Sink the Bismark
Brewdog Tactial Neuclear Penguin
Brewdog Tokyo


Phhhweeeeeeeeeeeeeeewww

Last night at the Victory (5oz samples and a few half pints too)
Beau's - Gose, Festivale (Cask) and Sticke
Nickle Brook - Marzen, Maple Porter, Trillium Pale (Cask) Unique Kriek (Cask)

The Gose really was the highlight but the Sticke was a close second and the Trillium and Marzen were very drinkable as well.

SteelbackGuy wrote:Last night:


Bells Hopslam

I had a Hopslam about 2 months ago and found that it was well past its prime. I can't imagine what yours would have tasted like given that it is about 9-10 months old at this point.

What did you think?