first pg 2 since stickified

idc ofc, just interested in the base as i think it was very good, its just my take that bourbon can really hide quite a bit of the beer itself. this did make a good pair imo.

im uncertain if big black voodoo daddy can even be considered it's base. i am having a hard time accepting the idea that simply barrel aging a beer for 2 years would insert enough alcohol to raise it from 12.5 to 15...

i guess it is possible though

and are you sure i havent already sent this to you? for some reason i think i did in the very first box i sent you... my you are getting old(er)

wait, bb voodoo daddy is the base? i should have researched myself. yea, you sent that. it was good. but i have no idea how the barrel can do that by itself.

This beer dinner is happening a ~7 minute drive from my house, how did I clearly find out about it until after it was too late to escape work for it?
http://www.tomatoandbasilct.com/wp-content...eer-dinner1.pdf

I will be stopping by after work to try the barrel-aged trooper and citrus sea hag. Hopefully it isn't too expensive, if it is clearly too much I will probably drink too much and crash with a friend who lives across the street and has an extra bed and a few couches.

clearly like I had $75 to spare anyway, but from what I have heard the place is fairly generous with beer (20oz pours of Broooklyn Black Chocolate Stout at $5-7 I think).

- Specialty Beer on Tap: Raging Bitch Belgian IPA, Ithaca Flower Power IPA, Allagash White, BBC River Ale, Steenbruge Belgian Tripel, RJ Rocker Son of a Peach - 6/7/11

- On the Docket: Weyerbacher Verboten and BBC Hefewizen

How have I never been to this place?

i liked raging bitch when i had it

Barrel Aged Trooper?

Yeah, they only make 3 stouts:
Cowbell which is draft/nitro only
BBVD which is a yearly release
Black Magick every 2 years

I'm thinking they probably use BBVD as the base and "imperialize" it by jumping the abv a little. Also BBVD is aged with oak cubes so maybe they take that aspect out and use the barrels

what else did you notice toni

i want more

throwing back a few of the sierra nevada "best of beer camp" brews

woah, changed my avatar on BA and it auto-updated here

how is it? i havnt seen that around these parts

first one was the california common. typical for the style only jacked up a bit with alcohol. nothing I would drink again unless i was in love with Anchor Steam or in the mood for a lawnmower offering

About to fire into the double IPA. I am super excited about this one because when it was first released i nearly came in my panties it was that good

the other 2 are weizenbock and juniper black ale.. they will need to wait for another day

This post has been edited by xstakemx on Wed - Jun 8 2011 - 20:54:21

the dipa was the main one i was interested in ofc, clearly too much into the anchor steam, though i love their porter/barleywine.

what a gay avatar

why did you bother coming back? better yet, make another poop to talk to yourself about it cuz i dont care



dont waste your time, it is a shadow of it's former self at best

So I guess I'm going to get my chance at brewing a commercially released beer!!!

I got into a detailed discussion with the owner of a brewery about the Berliner Weisse style. He asked me for samples of my takes on the style and whichever one he likes the most I get to brew on his system. In exchange for my insight and knowledge about Berliners (as if getting to fucking brew it isn't awesome enough) I also get 2-3 cases of the beer once it's done, a keg of it and a tap handle with my name/beer name.

what the establishment?

also, super mega fucking-a GZ!

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1304/69470

its nb, maybe a bit much on the "belgium yeast" but i guess with a pale there aint much there to really blend with it.

yingling

homebru

babbys first stone RIS
2011 classic release

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/19866/49634

Whole Foods moved in down the street from work so I grabbed some of their featured products today. Got a $50 tip at work today so I had some money to spare and I grabbed some beers that I haven't had. Fairly large selection, a lot of standards, a lot of local stuff, only Elm City and Sea Hag from NEBCO though and the prices on that were high ($10/6pk) when it is usually 8-9 here and 7-8 a bit closer to New Haven.

I grabbed three of their featured products that were a good enough price to drink once, all of them are contract brews.

Copper Bell Lager - solid flavor, drinkable, works well to wash down food. Only costs $8/12pk so I am impressed at that price point. 4.5%ABV 148 calories, and there's a light variety that's 3.9%ABV and 96 calories, I'll try that as a session beer for when I'm broke and it is hot as fuck outside.
http://copperbellbeer.com/

Four in Hand IPA - brewed by Genesee, nothing exceptional in a huge sea of IPAs but it is flavorful, moderately spiced, and a clean brew overall. $6/6pk so it's another good beer to fill out the lineup.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/four-in-hand-ipa/146709/

St. Cloud Belgian White - A bit too heavy on the spices for a lighter flavor, it's like Blance de Chamblay lite left open in a spice cabinet overnight. I'll pass on this one.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/st-cloud-belgian-white/146706/

Also grabbed a bomber of Southern Tier's Back Burner barleywine. clearly going to have that today.

Earlier this week I had...

Brooklyn Summer Ale (canned) - super fresh, another really good summer ale.
Newport Storm Summer Ale (IPA) - fucking awesome, clearly light enough to be a summer session beer, but it tastes really good.

Drinking gin and tonic now, going back to beer after this one. Haven't had it in a while so I grabbed a bottle of gin and some tonic water.

Case of lager almost gone. Donno whats next beer purchase

How is this? A dude sent me this and #4 and I haven't tried them yet

It's a nanobrewery called beaver brewing out near Pittsburgh.
Something interesting he told me this morning is that anyone can approach him about brewing a beer. His website has a thing called "brew school" where you pay like $200 and get the same opportunity that he offered me (except you would have to pay and come up with a brew idea that he approves.)

where are my care packages

Send first or get a mediator.

found awesome stockpile of beer

price

dfh 90 min ipa purch'd
bottle date 5/5/11

comes in a 4 pack

also got another 6 pack of 60 min, bottle date 5/3/11

CAN I GET A FUCKING PIZZA PIE AND IPA UPDATE

This is tonight, almost forgot.

Will need updates OFC.
Anxiously awaiting if "cellar aged trooper" does or does clearly = "barrel aged trooper"

made adam shit his pan­ties with beers
drinking one currently
its delicious

the 90 min 4 pack used to be my night of 4 beers to bed

havent seen a box of 12 beers to that magnitude in quite a long time... anxiously awaiting the opportunity to visit said mystery store

care of Dan, this shit was from 2005.... fml it was also 15.5% abv in a 750ml bottle

and who could forget this little gem? bottled 7 years ago

finished with kicking the keg of imperial stout trooper into a growler for Dan to take home after pouring a glass for each of us.. vn1 and thanks again for providing my homestead with the rarest most fucking awesome keg of beer to date