What BEER are you drinking? (Part 1)

Beer and Spirits
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I just bought a 750 of this over the weekend at my local bottle shop. He’s had two bottles on the shelf for a month or so, and the price is clearly a barrier for moving them. I got tired of him begging me to buy one, so I pulled the trigger. Looking forward to your notes!

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Duchess de Bourgogne, from a 750-ml bottle. Good stuff. [cheers.gif]

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Tonight it’s Bell’s Best Brown. My second-favorite brown ale (Rush River Lyndale number one).

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Have you had Barley John’s “Wild Brunette”, Brad? Sublime stuff, imo.

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some Tetley’s - Original Bitter right now.

Presently, I am less than 24 hours from making Jorge sorry he ever thought he might want to meet me [snort.gif] ; I’d say we’re approximately 16 hours away from the beginning of an evening full of bad decisions. [diablo.gif]

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This is only half the story! Eddie, you should post the pic. you posted in the CT forum! [drinkers.gif]

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Last week I had the Aloha Beer Red. It is sadly only available in kegs. I will say the beer was fantastic- tasted more like a nut brown with a great nutty finish on it. One of the top non-Belgians I have had in many a moon.

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Aren’t you two in the same room?

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Hopslam (bottled 1/4/13) – I love this beer. That is all.

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Cismontaine Brewing - Holy Jim Falls - Extra Pale Ale, from Rancho Santa Margarita. 500ml bottle. 4.5abv. Hoppy, very crisp and citrusy and quite savory and quenching.
Edit. Disclaimer: We sell this.

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Well, yeah, actually, but she never gives her own beers enough credit.

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Goose Island Matilda
Cigar City/Green Flash Candela

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It was pretty good. It was kinda lost in a sea of hops. I should’ve bought two so I could pay more attention to a second bottle

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Two sounds like exactly the right amount. The guy in front of me at the brewery was raving about it, so I bought six (!). I still haven’t opened one because I’m never craving barley wine. Maybe I’ll open one tonight.

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Janet’s Brown Ale, 7.6 abv. No, I don’t know who Janet is. Followed by a pizza and a Pliny the Elder. Wanted to get one last stop at RRBC before all hell breaks loose on Friday. lol

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Bob, will you be heading over to the pub after all the hype of the 1st weekend passes and all the Dickie wearing beer geeks fly back home ? neener

Cheers…

Bud

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Might try to head over about next Wed.
I was trying to visualize what the line will look like on Superbowl Sunday. Yikes!

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I cannot fathom that scene at all. Beachwood is getting a keg and is doing their raffle again for the fight against Melanoma which I think is just so cool. I’ll get my pint and a great cause will get a few $$$ from me. Being a skin cancer victim this really is a no brainer for us.

Cheers…

Bud

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Not that anyone gives two shits in all reality, but here it is, anyway!

Janet is the late wife of Mike “Tasty” McDole from the Brewing Network (homebrewing/beer geek internet radio). Tasty made a Brown Ale is honor of his wife as a home brewer and the beer won a gold medal at the 2009 National Homebrewers Conference.

Russian River selected the beer to brew for the 2009 GABF ProAm and has been doing it annually ever since. I believe the proceeds to the beer goes to a charity.

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A little three night exploration of some chocolate beers:

Sam Adams Chocolate Bock- Terrible
Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout- Delicious
Rogue Chocolate Stout- had many times, consistently good, less sweet than the Sam Smith.

A couple of Victory Hop Wallop- I think I am just used to West Coast IPA’s.

Birrifico Ducato Verdi Imperial Stout- Reminds me a ton of Guinness Foreign Extra. Tasty stuff.