What BEER are you drinking?

Fuller's ESP with a crazy large dish of fish 'n chips.

Fireman's Brew Redhead Ale

Tonight:

Stone TBA
Bell's Hopslam
Sierra Hoptimum

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Originally posted by Ekoostik:
Tonight:

Stone TBA
Bell's Hopslam
Sierra Hoptimum

Those are some big boys! I know the Sierra clocks in at about 10.4%!!!

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Originally posted by BRR:

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Originally posted by Ekoostik:
Tonight:

Stone TBA
Bell's Hopslam
Sierra Hoptimum

Those are some big boys! I know the Sierra clocks in at about 10.4%!!!

Yeah, it was one too many for sure.
TBA is 7%
and the other 2 were 10+

I cant wait until someone figures out how to get all the flavor of these types of beers into a session brew.

Had a dry hopped Pale Ale from Founders with diner tonight.Has to be the best ale i've ever had.Only the second time my local liqour/beer store was able to get this particular selection from Founders in 2 years.

Beer during office hours??? Yes because I'm the boss here! LoL

Btw Im tasting the new Loverbeer ale flavored with Freisa d'asti must

Good old Sam Adams last night. Been a long time.

All on draught:

* Moylans Tippery Pale Ale
* Deschutes Obsidian Stout
* Laughing Dog Anubis

The Maylans is a deep gold color, fairly clear with a short head. Nose of flowers and hops. Flavors of orange peel, lemon and a hint bitters. Good.

The Deschutes is black color, opaque with a good head. Nose of espresso and dark cocoa. Flavors of dark chocolate, coffee and a hint bitters. Very good to excellent.

The Laughing Dog is black color, opaque with a good head. nose of Nestle Quik and coffee beans. Flavors of chocolate covered peanuts and coffee. Good to very good.

^^^^^Deschutes is one of my top brewpubs where everything I tasted was excellent when visiting there.

Last night a 32OZ Anchor Steam on tap then a pint of Lagunitas IPA.

Friday all on draught:

* Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA
* Dogfish Head Burton Baton
* Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti

The Houblon is light gold color in the glass, slightly opaque with a good head. The nose is fruit, flowers and hops. There flavors are lemon peel and bread. Short finish though. OK.

The Dog Fish is dark copper color in the glass, slightly opaque with a decent head. The nose is apricots, flowers and malt. The flavors are peach, malt and a hint bitters. Good to very good.

The Great Divide is black color in the glass, opaque with a moderate head. The nose is firmely dominated by espresso and chocolate. Bold flavors of double espresso, dark baking chocolate and bitters. Very good.

Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter.

Tommyknocker Maple nut brown

Unibroue La Fin du Monde

Dogfish Head 90 minute.

Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Deschutes Red Chair NWPA

I was down in Houston for a weekend wedding and had enough Shiner Bock to drown a cat. Pretty decent stuff.

Surly Cynic

Getting crazy with Google's domain verification! I just needed this voluptous Birrificio Montegioco Draco...a 11%vol Barley Wine aged 18 months in oak barrel.

I've heard of Maine artisan beers. Can anyone from the US address me to some good producers for a first timer experience with american beers?

Campfire Dunkel Weiss on tap at Two Brothers.

Someone left a six pack of Longboarder in my fridge and so far its unclaimed.

Rock Bottom Red Ale in the terminal at Denver International.

ommegang art of darkness

Lagunitas IPA

Guinness, from a can, at a fund raiser last night.

Guiness. Haven't enjoyed a pint in a while. Forgot how rich, creamy and roasted it is.

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Originally posted by wineOCD:
Guinness, from a can, at a fund raiser last night.

Wow, this is weird. I only saw your post after I posted mine. My Guiness is also from a can, a pack of four I bought Friday afternoon.

Good taste.

Founder's All Day IPA, great stuff! New this year to bottle and only 4.7%, but a great hoppy bite!

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Originally posted by vinosnob:
Founder's All Day IPA, great stuff! New this year to bottle and only 4.7%, but a great hoppy bite!

vinosnob, where have you been hiding?

Last Tuesday all on draught:

* Breckenridge Lucky U IPA (CASK)
* Leinenkugels Big Eddy Wee Heavy
* Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

The Breckenridge is light copper color in the glass, cloudy with no head. Nose of lemon peel and pine scent. Strictly bitters on the palate. OK.

The Sierra is cherry color in the glass, clear with a very nice head. Nose of grass, lemon and cherry. Flavors of cherries, a bit on the sweet side with a heavy does of bitters on the finish. Big beer. Good to very good.

The Leinenkugels is cherry color in the glass, fairly clear with a medium head. Light nose of cherries with a bit of herbals. Flavors of cherries and caramel. Good to very good.

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Originally posted by vinosnob:
Founder's All Day IPA, great stuff! New this year to bottle and only 4.7%, but a great hoppy bite!

I've been looking for this. Really excited about a sessionable IPA.

Franconia Kolsch

If I had known before ordering that this was from Dallas I would not have ordered, but it was absolutely delicious.

Why is Dallas such a wasteland for breweries?

Guinness.

Three Floyds Gumball Head

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Originally posted by NolanE:
Why is Dallas such a wasteland for breweries?

Local zoning laws. However, that's changing as we speak. Dallas is working on an ordinance change that'll allow more breweries to open easier and quicker. It has gotten better though. Deep Ellum, Franconia, Rahr, Ass Kisser plus a few big chain on premise places like Gordon Biersch, BJ's, Humperdinks and Uncle Bucks. Lot's more beer bars as well.

Never had Deep Ellum, but Rahr & Sons make terrible beer.

What have you tasted from Rahr? They make a ton of stuff that only sees retail at certain specialty stores. Usually you have to get it at a beer emporium.

I've tasted most of what's available at retail in Houston. I figure if the quality of their flagship beer, Ugly Pug, is so bad that it says a lot about the rest of their beers. But I haven't had many seasonals or keg-only brews, if any.

Good point.

Ugly Pug isn't exactly stellar. Agreed.

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Originally posted by Bruce Hayes:

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Originally posted by wineOCD:
Guinness, from a can, at a fund raiser last night.

Wow, this is weird. I only saw your post after I posted mine. My Guiness is also from a can, a pack of four I bought Friday afternoon.

Good taste.

Thanks...
you too

When the wine list stinks or is non-existent, Guinness is my go to beer.