The Bar Towel

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:12 pm**

Ale Asylum Ballistic IPA
Weyerbacher Insanity

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:34 pm**

had a maredsous blonde with lunch, then a few glasses of our berliner weisse while moving some homebrew into kegs. had a sample of my american wheat with clementines (totally badass) and our "table saison" (also great) as i was putting them into kegs. now i'm relaxing with a pint of dark horse crooked tree ipa. or at least it was a pint when i started, and now it's half gone... might have to go pour another...

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:01 pm**

andrewrg wrote:What were your thoughts on Storm King? I liked it, but found it to be much lighter in flavour compared to other high ABV stouts.

Nose definitely has more hops than what you're used to seeing in stouts. Gives it a grassy, earthy coffee aroma that I like, as it makes it a very "gourmand' beer, going great with BBQ pork.

Mouth is pretty light, high on torrefaction acidity, and an oily yet dry stout. Gives the alcohol room to shine. I like the burn that it brings (I am a whisky lover, so I consider this a plus) and the burnt toast, with a bite of hop at the end.

This is not a polite silky sweet stout. Its a grab you by the chin, look you in the eye and spit hop-coffee in your mouth kinda of beer

. Its an attention hog, extravert, me-me-me kind of beer you drink to forget whatever it is you drank or ate prior.

Not as rich mouthfeel? I don't mind, when it packs a punch like this, without being astringent, or metallic.

I love it, but the harshness always takes me by surprise, especially since I've been drinking so much Blackout Stout, and Fat Dog recently, which are much more mellow on hop presence.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:36 am**

Upright Four
Upright Five
Upright Provisions
Upright Hard Bop Brown
GD Hibernation Ale

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:15 pm**

Last night:

Maui CoCoNut Porter (can) - tasty as always, an excellent sessionable porter with great coconut character
DDC Aphrodisiaque (bottle) - didn't taste as phony as usual
Half Pints Stir Stick Stout (tap) - I like this beer a lot, but I always find a whole pint a bit much
Tankhouse (tap) - undrinkable, sweet, cloying, almost no hop character, definitely an off keg

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:23 pm**

markaberrant wrote:Tankhouse (tap) - undrinkable, sweet, cloying, almost no hop character, definitely an off keg

nope thats just how tankhouse tastes now

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:06 pm**

Box Steam Dark & Handsome. Reaction: meh. A bit roasty, but mostly just light and watery.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:14 pm**

matt7215 wrote:
markaberrant wrote:Tankhouse (tap) - undrinkable, sweet, cloying, almost no hop character, definitely an off keg
nope thats just how tankhouse tastes now

IFBIT.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:29 pm**

matt7215 wrote:
markaberrant wrote:Tankhouse (tap) - undrinkable, sweet, cloying, almost no hop character, definitely an off keg
nope thats just how tankhouse tastes now

hmm... could be, I have not had one in some time. About when do you think the recipe was changed?

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:31 pm**

Nebraska Whisky Barrel Aged Black Betty. A nice change of pace for bourbon barrel aged beers.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:48 pm**

Fuller's Past Masters XX Strong. From a glass labeled "Duvel" found at a thrift shop in pristine condition! Delicious.

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:00 pm**

Nogne Imperial Stout
Older Viscosity

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:57 pm**

Soods wrote:Nogne Imperial Stout

It doesn't get much better than that! Cheers!

Posted: **Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:47 pm**

Mother of All Storms 2011 with my dad. Last beer together before I head back to Toronto.

Posted: **Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:01 am**

big green ipa from wassuchettes?, sierra nevada porter, lagunitas sucks, nogne imperial stout.

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