What BEER are you drinking?

Rochefort Trappistes 8.

Chimay White and Blue Cap - in a world of hopped beers, forgot how great Chimay is.

Left Hand Brewing Co. Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout

Elysian Brewing Co. Dragonstooth Stout (Imperial Oatmeal Stout)

Goose island pere Jacques & pepe nero

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Originally posted by T Dub:

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Originally posted by DirtySouth:
IPA Tasting tonight about to kick off in 30 mins:

Bells HopSlam
NoDa Brewing Hop Drop n Roll
Southern Tier 2XIPA
Foothills Jade IPA
Ballast Point Scuplin
Green Flash Green Bullet
Lagunitas Sucks
Brew Kettle White Rajah

I am certain another one or two will show up from the other 2 guys coming over.

What was the outcome? What were the favorites?

Could possibly be that we had 3 North Carolina judges out of 5 total judges, but the NC offerings won.

The final tally's looked something like this, although the fine details really are faded (top 3 are definitely in order).

Foothills Jade (#1 by 4 of 5 judges)
NoDa Hop Drop n Roll (#1 by other judge, and # 2 by 3 of the 5)
HopSlam
Sculpin
Westbrook IPA
White Rajah
Sucks
Three Floods Alpha King (although not an IPA)
Stone IPA
Southern Tier 2XIPA
FullSteam Hula Hoop RyePale Ale (another NC IPA, but unanimously, it brought up dead last)

May have missed one or two, but I captured most.

This was fun and we will be doing it again after a significant glassware purchase in the near future. It was surprising, because I think all of us wanted Hopslam to win after all falling in love with it last year. I was really anticipating Sucks to do better being that I have been drinking that steadily over the past month.

Last Green Flash did not get opened as somehow it got mixed up with a bunch of stouts over on the other side of the fridge.

Probably doing stouts here next month.

Already have:

Westbrook Mexican Cake
Westbrook Orange Bliss
Founders Breakfast Stout
Founders KBS (last years)
Bell's Expedition Stout
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night
Goose Island BCS
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

Any others I need to get my hands on for this???

I drank my last 2 Terrapin W-n-B last week, but could find more. Very similar to FBS though.

Been sharing what my son offers. Last couple of weeks:

Pliny the Elder
On The Wings Of Armageddon
Spencer Trappist Ale
Heady Topper

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Originally posted by dinwiddie:
Been sharing what my son offers. Last couple of weeks:

Pliny the Elder
On The Wings Of Armageddon
Spencer Trappist Ale
Heady Topper

Your son is quite nice to you!!!

2 x Two Brothers Night Cat, on cask.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Rochefort Trappistes 8.

I'm pretty much off beer, but this is one of the few I would still drink. Love this beer.

Spent the day at Beer Mecca with TPEwindrinker drinking Pliny the Younger

The hype... worth every sweet sticky hoppy sip!

A well spent 6 hours on our feet waiting in anticipation!

Bell's Hopslam

VM

I recently tried a Bell's Hopslam. It is a double hopped IPA with a 10% ABV. It is a great beer, but will get you inebriated rather quickly.

Trappistes Rochefort 10

New Glarus Stone Soup

Lagunitas Sucks
Oskar Blues TenFidy Imperial Stout

Maudite

St. Ambroise Pale Ale

Greenbush Brewing "Distorter Porter" from Sawyer, MI.

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Originally posted by dinwiddie:
Been sharing what my son offers. Last couple of weeks:

Pliny the Elder
On The Wings Of Armageddon
Spencer Trappist Ale
Heady Topper

Where do you get Pliny the Elder? We cant get it in minnesota.

Been drinking mostly MI beers while on vacation up in Boyne:
Dark Horse Brewing Crooked Tree IPA - pretty nice, although I think it's a bit less interesting or hoppy than I'd like
Short's Chatterbox - liked it when I first had it at lunch with a burger, but had another bottle last night and was less impressed
Bell's Smitten Golden Rye Ale - found this to be easy drinking, but nothing spectacular
New Holland Monkey King - only got a sip of this, but am intrigued to try more. Too bad I never saw it before being up here, or at least never noticed it.
Oddside Ales Hop Gobbler - never heard of this brewery before out of Grand Haven, but I enjoyed this beer.
Saugatuck Brewing Company Pathfinder - this was OK.
Also had a couple from Greenbush Brewing Company at dinner a couple nights ago - I think it was the Mammoth, which is their Winter Weizenbock. I liked it enough to have 2.

I also picked up a couple six-packs of Bell's Hopslam, since I missed the boat on release in Chicago and haven't seen it anywhere else. I definitely overpaid for it, but oh well.

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]Where do you get Pliny the Elder? We cant get it in minnesota.

Russian River brews aren't distributed outside CA but it makes for good beer trading.

Highwater Campfire Stout. I'm usually not a huge fan of stouts in general, but I really like this.

Also, Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat.

Dogfish Head - Piercing Pils

Had a couple of Heineken's from cans with my Taiwanese BarBQ for lunch. That's a pretty good pairing actually.

Yesterday on tap:

Two Brothers Polar Vortex Dunkel
Two Brothers Midwest Death Metal Russian Imperial Stout, aged in whisky barrels, with espresso. Surprisingly balanced tasting, really nice. Not overdone like 3F's Dark Lord, for my tastes.

Rogue Brewery Dead Guy Ale

Fulton The Ringer.

Founders Breakfast Port......OUTSTANDING at 55 degree cellar temp. A second choice would be Empyerean Dark Side Vanilla Porter.

Innis & Gunn Oloroso Cask

Deschutes Red Chair NWPA.

Me likey!

Tsing Tao.

Odell Lugene Milk Chocolate Stout

Double Mountain IRA and Vaporizer.

Live a Rich Life (a Belgian-style double IPA from Three Floyds). Named for a former brewery employee who passed away.

Was shocked to find several cases of bombers at the Lincoln Park (Chicago) Whole Foods. This is outstanding stuff.

First purchased about two years ago when I visited the brewery in Munster, IN. At the time it was being sold at the brewery only, and I liked it then too. Good for sharing.

I'm seeing more and more Three Floyds available on Chicago shelves lately. Either the brewery expanded, they changed distribution patterns, or both.

Had a New Holland The Poet Oatmeal Stout last night at the club. Pretty nice, and actually paired nicely with some beef tips.

Bell's Hopslam (tap)- delicious IPA.

Ommegang Abbey Ale

Koshihikari echigo... Excellent beer.

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Bell's Hopslam (tap)- delicious IPA.

Wow, where did you find that on tap???

I also enjoyed a couple Hopslams today, from bottle.

Had Ommegang Hennepin last night.

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Originally posted by EB Wine:
Bell's Hopslam (tap)- delicious IPA.

Wow, where did you find that on tap???

I also enjoyed a couple Hopslams today, from bottle.

Had Ommegang Hennepin last night.

Lillie's Q on North in Bucktown- great BBQ by the way if you haven't been.