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by **deadrose** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:10 pm

gnoff wrote:Tried Pliny the Elder, but not the Younger.

Now that it's booted Westvleteren 12 off the top of the list, it'll be that much harder (I prefer 8 anyway, that's what we have cellared). I haven't tasted it either. Maybe next spring we'll make a road trip to the brewery for release day.

by **deadrose** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:36 pm

gnoff wrote:
PTE has passed Westy 12? Which list?

Yeah, cellared 8 is loads better than 12, any day

Still for price, availablity and price, I'd go for a Rochefort 10, or any of the numbers really, before the Westys

Beer Advocate: http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top

:cheers:

by **WizardBeast** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:52 am

gnoff wrote:OK, so today's brew is done, and cinnamon rolls are made, productive day :)

mmmm! i haven't had a cinnamon roll in probably years! what is wrong with me! don't answer that! :roll:

Website · by **KevinP** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:22 pm

rhiawiz wrote:mmmm! i haven't had a cinnamon roll in probably years! what is wrong with me! don't answer that!

and you thought Rob's wall of text posts were something to behold. Oh boy, where do we even begin......

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:15 pm

Just picked up a bottle of Russian River Consecration. Ale aged in American Oak Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. Sounds interesting at the very least.

:cheers:

by **deadrose** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:39 pm

Mmmm. The Hard Liver festival list is up to 56 barleywines now! http://brouwerscafe.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-hardliver-list.html

One more week - I feel like I should be doing liver calisthenics or something.

:cheers:

by **deadrose** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:05 pm

We're warming up our livers and making our lists of what to try first tomorrow morning. it's a tough job trying to taste that many barleywines, but somebody has to do it! :party:

by **deadrose** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:02 pm

It's usually pretty hard to tell from my notes, as after the first 20-30, my notekeeping deteriorates badly *hic*

:cheers:

by **mooyagi** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:57 pm

The local beer bar just got Pliny the Elder on tap! :givebeer:

by **mooyagi** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:40 pm

And it's closed because of today's tsunami warnings :evil:

Got off my lazy ass and only have sobriety to show for it.

by **tmcasper** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:05 pm

deadrose wrote:We're warming up our livers and making our lists of what to try first tomorrow morning. it's a tough job trying to taste that many barleywines, but somebody has to do it!

The Liver is evil...it must be punished!!!

by **deadrose** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:38 pm

My liver's definitely feeling abused now.

We didn't drink nearly as many different barleywines this year, partly because there were only four of us (and one was driving) instead of the usual crowd, and partly because there just weren't that many interesting things on the list. So after 23 of them, we really couldn't find anything else we wanted to try.

Our favorites of the list were Firestone Abacus, Hood Canal Breidablik, Avery Samael 08, Glacier Brew House Old Woody, Lost Abbey Angel's Share Brandy Barrel, Seven Seas Wheel Chair (though it tasted more like a Belgian than a barleywine), Sierra Nevada Black Barleywine, and Anacortes Old Sea Bass, which took first place. This was the first year there haven't been any bizarre flavors - we've tasted creamy tomato soup with fresh tomato vines, pancakes with syrup, and even cheese in previous years, but this year the closest we got to an unusual flavor was cocoa nibs. Everything stuck pretty close to classic barleywine style, with varying degrees of success.

Anyway, after all that, I need a nap and a few days of green salads. However, we're supposed to go to a chili cook-off put on by a local brewery tomorrow. At least the nap's doable. :cheers:

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:45 pm

Downing a Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter before heading down to the beer bar tonight. I'd let you all know what I try but I plan on having enough to not remember. :lol:

The porter is pretty good but I'm not a big fan of the aftertaste. :givebeer:

by **Heabymetawhunta** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:12 am

Recently bought Big Eye IPA from a store in studio city where they almost never have it in stock, only to have a clumsy friend drop the bottle on the last block on the walk home. Luckily, the next day i went to a friends house in Venice and they had it there :beerwink:

beer win.

Anyways, I'm going shopping today to look for that Jesterking Black Metal Imperial. Also keeping any eye for Maharaja Imperial IPA as suggested by Rhiawizzzzz. Anyother suggestions? i dont like smoked porters, but besides that I'm pretty open minded.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:59 pm

More like red carpet beer guru I'm thinking

by **mooyagi** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:49 pm

Drinking an Old Rasputin. Not bad. Very dark. Thought it would be a bit heavier but I'm not complaining.

by **Heabymetawhunta** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:22 am

Thanks for the suggestions guy! :beerwink:

Had me a racer 5 IPA last night, delicious.

by **mooyagi** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:59 am

gnoff wrote:
Only bad thing:
Getting slightly buzzed on a Sunday afternoon

That's a bad thing?

by **WizardBeast** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:19 am

gnoff wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
gnoff wrote:
Only bad thing:
Getting slightly buzzed on a Sunday afternoon

That's a bad thing?

Yeah...
Mostly since I tend to keep a rather short leash (spelling?) on myself, so that I don't drink too much or at bad times.
Drinking when working the day after is always a bad idea, but I kinda figured I've had a very slow weekend (part from working with brewing and stuff), not doing much alcohol, also sleeping loads and well at that, so some early drinking Sunday could be OK as long as I make sure I don't keep doing it so I'll be beer tired tomorrow morning

I drank so much on thursday and friday that i couldn't drink yesterday or today....yikes.

some of what i had included (most were colorado brews):

Boulevard Irish Ale (Kansas City)
Wynkoop Black Pilsner
Great Divide Hades
Allagash + New Belgium Vrienden (brewed with hibiscus and endive)
Dry Dock Doppelbach

by **WizardBeast** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:33 am

gnoff wrote:
rhiawiz wrote:
I drank so much on thursday and friday that i couldn't drink yesterday or today....yikes.

some of what i had included (most were colorado brews):

Boulevard Irish Ale (Kansas City)
Wynkoop Black Pilsner
Great Divide Hades
Allagash + New Belgium Vrienden (brewed with hibiscus and endive)
Dry Dock Doppelbach

:)

the Vrienden was pretty weird, but in a good way. the hibiscus gave it a beautiful reddish tint and floral nose, and the endive made it a bit earthy, and just a little bit of sourness-might have needed a bit more.

by **WizardBeast** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:45 am

yeah, it was fermented with Brett - but was barely noticeable. i think a little more forwardness from the Brett would have been welcome, and in this case with the other flavors going on i don't believe it would have been boring.

by **WizardBeast** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:31 pm

gnoff wrote:
rhiawiz wrote:yeah, it was fermented with Brett - but was barely noticeable. i think a little more forwardness from the Brett would have been welcome, and in this case with the other flavors going on i don't believe it would have been boring.

Could be interesting to try then :)

yeah, if they make any more i'll give it another go!

i'm drinking a mead right now - a mead aged over a year brewed with juniper berries. it's quite nice, but intense.
* 2 parts Orange Blossom honey, 1 part Desert Blossom honey
* Medium Dry
* Fermented with Juniper berries
* 12% alcohol
* Each bottle is dated (Very rare for a commercial mead!)

by **WizardBeast** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:14 pm

gnoff wrote:Damn I feel like crap, might've had half a beer too many last night?

yeah, i was very bad last friday, and very very bad on Tuesday at the beer dinner i went to - had 8 beers on a week night. that wasn't smart, but it was fun, and i took a sick day, i don't normally do that, so i got over the guilt pretty quickly.

gonna definitely limit to 1-2 drinks on work nights now. yikes!

by **deadrose** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:38 pm

We've been welcoming the first signs of spring with Session Black Lager from Full Sail Brewery. Nice and light but still flavorful. We finally broke 15C last week, about a month behind schedule. Yay spring!

by **WizardBeast** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:11 am

gnoff wrote:Brewing my last beer of this brew season, a pale ale with mainly american hops. Will be the birthday present for two of my relatives that celebrate 50 this summer.

aww, the gift of beer, best gift EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well, besides the gift of Gnoff coming to Denver for GABF some year with homebrews in tow.

by **Memnoch** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:00 am

gnoff wrote:I've tried many chili beers, only one has been good.

As I've stated before, I'm not a huge fan of beer. I like some, British ales being my favourites. But I am a huge fan of chili - almost in any form. Today I stumbled on a chili lager in the local Lidl. Seems to be made in Finland. Had to try that one.
I'll open the bottle tonight in sauna and let you know whether it's crap or total crap. :lol:

by **Laura** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:46 am

OMG gnoff - I read that beer list and my eyes totally glazed over and almost rolled back in my head! :shock:

Oh, and since it has been awhile since I sullied the good name of this thread with talk of cheap beer :beerwink:

.....

tub o cheap tall cans of beer at last Sunday's Agalloch gig (Reggie's Rock Club)
That's four and five dollars USD each - about half what you pay at Chicago's House of Blues

by **mooyagi** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:28 am

tyrwoman wrote:OMG gnoff - I read that beer list and my eyes totally glazed over and almost rolled back in my head!

Oh, and since it has been awhile since I sullied the good name of this thread with talk of cheap beer .....

tub o cheap tall cans of beer at last Sunday's Agalloch gig (Reggie's Rock Club)
That's four and five dollars USD each - about half what you pay at Chicago's House of Blues

Even that's way too much for a PBR :roll:

House of Blues out here are also totally overpriced.

by **Memnoch** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:00 am

Memnoch wrote:Today I stumbled on a chili lager in the local Lidl. Seems to be made in Finland. Had to try that one.
I'll open the bottle tonight in sauna and let you know whether it's crap or total crap.

Ok, after a relaxing hour in the sauna (only around 80 Celsius this time) and a bottle of that chili beer I can say it was total crap. The beer itself was very light, pretty much like Bud Lite or something, and there was no chili at all. At least I didn't taste any. Makes me cautious of Lidl's "Habanero Ribs": the beer was rated 2/3 hot and if that was medium hot, well, their idea of 3/3 or extremely hot might not be what I think it is. Disappointed.

by **Laura** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:49 pm

gnoff wrote:
*shudders*

And you even have an avatar with PBR on it, you must be the face of pure evil in disguise!

Oh, yes, the face of pure evil - I like it! :twisted:

Memnoch wrote:
Memnoch wrote:Today I stumbled on a chili lager in the local Lidl. Seems to be made in Finland. Had to try that one.
I'll open the bottle tonight in sauna and let you know whether it's crap or total crap.

Ok, after a relaxing hour in the sauna (only around 80 Celsius this time) and a bottle of that chili beer I can say it was
total crap. The beer itself was very light, pretty much like Bud Lite or something, and there was no chili at all. At least I didn't taste any. Makes me cautious of Lidl's "Habanero Ribs": the beer was rated 2/3 hot and if that was medium hot, well, their idea of 3/3 or extremely hot might not be what I think it is. Disappointed.

Memnoch - is it true there are more saunas in Finland than people?

If memory serves me right, that was said in the Finnish Summer with Turisas dvd! :lol:

by **Memnoch** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:07 pm

^No. There are 5 million of us Finns and probably around 2 million saunas. Every house has one and in most new apartment buildings there's one in every apartment. So yes, we do like our saunas. :lol:

by **Laura** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:57 pm

Memnoch wrote:^No. There are 5 million of us Finns and probably around 2 million saunas. Every house has one and in most new apartment buildings there's one in every apartment. So yes, we do like our saunas.

Saunas!

Well, I must say, I've never known a single soul in my neck of the woods who had a sauna in their own home or apartment - closest I guess is in the townhouse development where my parents live there is a clubhouse with an indoor pool, outdoor pool, work-out facilities, party rooms, and yes! ..... a SAUNA!

There are nearly 3 million people in Chicago and approximately 9.6 million in the larger "metropolitan area". I have NO IDEA how many saunas there are - don't think any statisticians have bothered to keep tabs on the # of saunas here

My hunch, however? ... there is a far less sauna to person ratio here compared to Finland. Just sayin'.... :beerwink:

And now back to the topic at hand.,,
:givebeer:

by **WizardBeast** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:08 am

gnoff wrote:If you have about 15 minutes to spare, this episode on youtube have 2 crazed Englishmen in northern Sweden starting home brewing, in a way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08w34EOToU

i love your new profile pic Gnoffy!

have you had this year's Avery Maharaja yet? it's awesome, and i'm not even one to love "hop bombs". it's just amazing this year. :cheers:

by **WizardBeast** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:24 am

gnoff wrote:
rhiawiz wrote:
gnoff wrote:If you have about 15 minutes to spare, this episode on youtube have 2 crazed Englishmen in northern Sweden starting home brewing, in a way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08w34EOToU

i love your new profile pic Gnoffy!

have you had this year's Avery Maharaja yet? it's awesome, and i'm not even one to love "hop bombs". it's just amazing this year.

Thanks!

Nope, haven't tried the AM in a long time :(

perhaps we'll save one for yoU! if you come to CO to see us, you get all the Avery you can handle...

by **deadrose** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:58 pm

Today we discovered a really remarkable beer!

My sweetie and his closest friend have a habit of buying the strangest ales they can find, to inflict on each other. It started out with just wild ales, but they're hard to come by here, so they started just getting unusual ones. Today's selection included a Brett that we hoped would have some serious wild ale flavor, but it didn't; a Japanese microbrew stout made with oysters, which had a slightly briny flavor; and a new local brewery's flagship product, a dark ale made with shiitake mushrooms.

The shiitake ale was remarkably good. We suddenly had half the party crowding around to get a taste of it, and most of them were rhapsodizing about what they would pair it with, or cook with it. The others were too busy scribbling down the information so they could remember what to buy. The umami-ness was really pretty spectacular!

Link: http://www.epicales.com/beers/terra-saurus

by **Deathbringer** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:21 pm

I just enjoyed my first 6 pack of Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA. It was very satisfying but I'm not sure it was worth the $13 I spent. A similar IPA would have cost several dollars less.

by **Deathbringer** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:33 am

Yeah for a 6 pack.

by **mooyagi** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:09 pm

gnoff wrote:I've only had beers from 4 out of 13 Canadian Provinces :(

Quebec
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Ontario

Hey Marlo, I haven't had any from Alberta, feel like bringing me one to LA?

And you've tried beer from how many US states?

by **mooyagi** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:21 pm

gnoff wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
gnoff wrote:I've only had beers from 4 out of 13 Canadian Provinces :(

Quebec
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Ontario

Hey Marlo, I haven't had any from Alberta, feel like bringing me one to LA?

And you've tried beer from how many US states?

27 out of 51 (ratebeer counts 51, but isn't it supposed to be 50?)

I would guess that it counts Washington DC as #51

by **ShoreSlayer** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:39 pm

As THIS is post 665 in this thread and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with beer, I think it is only fitting that we reserve the NEXT post for Gnoffelzebub :death:

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