what are you drinking right now?

[hertha fever]

i´m enjoying an ice cold miller lite...... o.k. even i couldn´t keep a straight face while typing that.

actually, i´m having my beloved `bernauer schwarbier`.
when i´m done i´m gonna try for the first time a "duckstein weizen".

so, what are you drinking right now?

[ClockworkOrange]

Right now? Diet Dr. Pepper :)

[M.K. Jeeves]

Saltwater, I'm at work having trouble with my ships potable water supply.

[corkybstewart]

The last of the pre-lunch coffee. Now ask what I'm going to be drinking in 2.75 hours and that's a whole different story.

[unkle bik]

"Are you drinking what they're selling?"

(who said that?)

[Vienna Lager]

Some 7-Up right now but when I get home from the office may start with a Golden Belgian Ale then to a Northern English Nut Brown Ale. Also have a Schwartzbier that should be right for consumption so may tap into that or a Vienna lager that has some 'cellar time' under it's belt.

Then again there is a nice Dortmunder that has been aging in my cellar since the first of the year.

[The Alchemist]

Penn Gold, a German-style helles. On tap,at home, after a nice run.

[Vienna Lager]

Yikes!!! '666'

[Wilson]

Flying Dog In Heat Wheat....then maybe another. Nope, for sure another. Stuff goes down too easy.

[corkybstewart]

Ok, now I'm drinking a Three Philosophers. Damn that's a fine drink. And I got a shipment from the Rare Beer Club today, so I put a bottle of Lost Abbey Devotion Ale on ice to drink with dinner.

[Lee]

I'm not drinking anything fancy, just good ol' reliable Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I just bought my first SN that doesn't have twist off caps. Lee

[wortchillergoal]

Pomegrnate Wheat from Saranac. Nice beer from thes folks.

My first thought as I post4ed this had something to do with Monty Python and life can be fine in adult sixty....

[beerboogie]

Hop Devil from Victory and listening to the Blasters

[danno]

Originally posted by unkle bik
"Are you drinking what they're selling?"

(who said that?) Cake, in "Rock 'n Roll Lifestyle", I believe...

oh yeah, I'm drinking a bottle of Aquafina. I'm going to head upstairs, refill it from the fridge, and head to bed...

[corkybstewart]

Now I'm settled down with a very pleasant homebrewed porter.

[ratman03]

North Coast Brewing Co. Red Seal Ale

Reeeeeal good stuff :)

[hertha fever]

Originally posted by The Alchemist
Penn Gold, a German-style helles. On tap,at home, after a nice run.

that´s the first mention of any of the penn beers i´ve seen on here. all are excellent, but as is usually the case, in my opinion, the microbrews flagship brand is the weakest of the lot.
penn now makes a "weizen bock", but i think it´s only available on premises in may.

[chazwicke]

I went to PA yesterday to pick up some beer. I was astonished to find that in one weekend my sixtel of Sunshine Pils was emptied out at the beach. Anyway here is what I got yesterday:

Growlers:
Pikeland Pils - Sly Fox
Pale Ale - Sly Fox
Prima Pils - Victory

Sixtels:
Sunshine Pils - Troegs
Farmhouse - Flying Fish
Pils - Legacy

I'm on quite the pils binge these days. Anyway the Sunshine and the Farmhouse will go to the beach kegerator tomorrow and the Legacy may join the Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale that I have on the home kegerator or go into reserve for the next tap that comes up dry. Tonight after work I hope to enjoy one of the growlers. Probably the Sly Fox Pils. It is excellent.

[BPProb]

St Bernadus ABT 12, and I have a duchesse Du Bourgogne poured and warming up for later :)
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[corkybstewart]

Water. I just came from donating blood and I'm down and out. I always do the double draw and it leaves me knocked way down for the evening.

[SoxyinMO]

Boulevard Pale Ale. Perfect for a hot day!

[skahtboi]

Currently I, too, am drinking water. Last night, however, I was drinking DFH Indian Brown Ale.

[chazwicke]

What did you think of the Indian Brown? I'm in my office right now. 10:30 AM and drinking water. Had coffee earlier. I'm heading to the beach at noon. I'll be drinking Sunshine Pils and Flying Fish Farmhouse there. Last night I drank the growler of Sly Fox Pikeland Pils. It was remarkable. I tried to get a sixtel of it but they were out of it in sixtels. A hoppy pils, but refreshing.

Commercial Description:
Known as Sly Fox Keller when served unfiltered. "An unfiltered 'cellar' version of our Pikeland Pilsner, cloudy and golden in the glass, crisp and dry on the tongue. Brewed with imported German Pils malt and hopped with German and Czech hops."

Gold Medal, GABF 2000; Bronze Medal, GABF 2003. A Northern German style Pilsner brewed with imported German Pils malt and hopped with German and Czech hops. Light in body, light straw in color and dry.

[Seymour]

Shiner 98. A Bavarian Style Amber this year. They'll play hell topping last year's schwarzbier.

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by chazwicke
What did you think of the Indian Brown?

A very nice example of a brown ale.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Seymour
Shiner 98. A Bavarian Style Amber this year. They'll play hell topping last year's schwarzbier.

I didn't know they made a schwartz.






Currently drinking Sunshine Pils. YUM!

[larin1477]

Community ESB...this was a good idea.(Thanks Otis)...my own Brown...my delicious Fuggleberry pie...and i picked up a 4pk of Flying Dog Double dog IPA (cant go the weekend without a good old IIPA)...while I watch the Sox BURY the Yanks!

[corkybstewart]

I'm headed to the kegeratopr for a wit and maybe then a porter.

[ClockworkOrange]

Odell Easy Street Wheat, thanks to Fret. ;)

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by chazwicke
I didn't know they made a schwartz.

!

Shiner 97 was a very tasty schwartzbier. They don't make it anymore. It was a one time offering, last year.

[HarkJohnny]

the last of my RIS (hey, it's cold in my basement!)

[BrewDog]

I just had 2 pints of the GetReal IPA.
I think I'm gonna have a Mirror Pond next.

[Jinja]

I'm drinking a Longhammer IPA.

I got some of the DFH India Brown Ale last Christmas when I was on the East Coast for the holiday. I really enjoyed it, though it made me cry that DFH still doesn't distribute on the West Coast.

Jinja Out

[Thirsty in NY]

At this exact moment it's 8am and I am drinking coffee, but I'm thinking about having my first beer at around 3.

[chazwicke]

Coffee here too.

[corkybstewart]

Back to water. How could I be so thirsty when I drank so much just last night?

[corysdad]

Right now, coffee that I roasted a few days ago. Last night, was Paulaner Hefe-Weisen Natural Wheat (excellent) and Fat Tire amber ale from New Belgium (only ok). Tonite: Optimator and my first ever attempt at all grain brewing, pale ale.

[BrewDog]

Originally posted by corysdad
...Tonite: Optimator and my first ever attempt at all grain brewing, pale ale.

Good luck and let us know how this goes-

[hertha fever]

wow! lots of nice posts for this thread. i´m pleasently surprised.

having a berliner kindl jubiläums pils now (i swear since schultheiss took them over everytime i drink this it tastes different, sometimes good sometimes like piddle water).

shortly moving on to a kilkenny!

[chazwicke]

Flying Fish Farmhouse Ale Vom Foss.

[Seymour]

Right before lunch today, had a Titan IPA, then with lunch (at a local Tex Mex restaurant) had a Negra Modelo. This evening I have St. Arnold Elissa IPA waiting for me. Yum.

[corysdad]

Midafternoon treat- home brewed pale ale. Maybe a bit to bitter for some but malt still comes thru, great hop aroma (Cascade dry hop), nice head and glass lacing. Chill haze I'll have to work on, but all in all, I can't wait to make another. I calculated this beer to be about 5.85 percent alcohol...I think I was right.

[CJ01]

For tonight
SN Celebration Ale
Fouinders Centenial IPA
I also have a few bottles of Sam Adams Lager that may meet their demise tonight.

[corkybstewart]

Duchy Organic English Ale. I'm not even sure where I got it but it's an excellent beer.

[corysdad]

No Optimator tonite. Instead, Stiegel Weizen Gold (one of my wife's favs) and Sprecher Abbey Triple a very nice Belgian golden ale clone.

[wortchillergoal]

Souhtern Tiers Old Man Winter Ale even thought the temp here is still in the 70s.

Then about 12 oz of Middle Ages Druid Fluid, barleywine, as a night cap before bed.

[dparsons]

A nice hoppy APA.

[chazwicke]

Coffee right now

Sitting at the beach watching the light rain that is preceding Tropical Depression Barry and wishing that today was going to be as nice out on the beach as yesterday. I'm wishing that I didn't have to go home today but I'll be back next Thurs.

[SoxyinMO]

Just finished a mug of hot cocoa & am on my way out to build a chicken yard.

[corkybstewart]

I roasted Colombian beans yesterday, I'll have coffee as soon as I get home from the office in 30 minutes.

[beerboogie]

coffee as well

[corysdad]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
I roasted Colombian beans yesterday, I'll have coffee as soon as I get home from the office in 30 minutes.


I blended some Colombian Supremo with a small quantity of a blend that I got for Chrismas. Roasted that Thursday night. Having that right now, very full flavored coffee.

Cork, do you brew coffee in a press?

[barleyburps]

It's ~1040 am, and I am drinking a pale ale that only the brewer should drink. . . .

if the brewer is made to drink all of the mediocre beers he produces, perhaps he will try harder to produce a better drink. . . .

As is the beer I produced which I am drinking now. . .not an undrinkable beer, but not one that makes me want to drink another either.

. . . it's a pale ale with a character in which the yeast is yelling, "I should've been used in a stout!!!!.

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by corysdad
I blended some Colombian Supremo with a small quantity of a blend that I got for Chrismas. Roasted that Thursday night. Having that right now, very full flavored coffee.

Cork, do you brew coffee in a press?

No, I just use a single cup Melita cone. I try to not drink more than one cup per day so this is the best way. Also, I make my coffee very strong, but not nearly as strong as my wife makes hers so this way we customize our coffees. But then again, she screws hers up with milk and sugar. (Retching sound coming from me)

[corysdad]

Wernesgruner pils with lunch and Optimator for midafternoon treat along with a Cubs win. Its about time.

[corysdad]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
No, I just use a single cup Melita cone. I try to not drink more than one cup per day so this is the best way. Also, I make my coffee very strong, but not nearly as strong as my wife makes hers so this way we customize our coffees. But then again, she screws hers up with milk and sugar. (Retching sound coming from me)

My wife likes very weak, I call it flavorless coffee. So she makes hers and I make mine. I would rather use a press but it takes longer and more messin around. So usually its a weekend or day off thing.

[ClockworkOrange]

I use the French press every now and then. Makes a great cup (or three).

Back on topic, a Duck Rabbit Brown Ale. On deck...Founders Red's Rye.

[hertha fever]

Originally posted by corysdad
Wernesgruner pils with lunch and Optimator for midafternoon treat along with a Cubs win. Its about time.

did you bring the wernesgrüner back from germany or do they import it into the states now?

tonight... hasseröder pils followed by a weihanstephaner.

[beerboogie]

at the moment, troegs rugged trail, preceeded by a troegs dreamweaver wheat beer. I did not care much for the wheat beer but I do like most of the troegs products.

[Jinja]

I'm currently enjoying a Sirius - Lagunitas' spring seasonal.

Jinja Out

[barleyburps]

finishing up an excellent homebrewed stout, & trying to decide what to drink next. . .

[corysdad]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hertha fever
[B]did you bring the wernesgrüner back from germany or do they import it into the states now?

QUOTE]

Available at the Aldi grocery stores around here.

[chazwicke]

Last night the line up was:

Coniston Bluebird Bitter
Youngs St. George's Ale
Stone Pale Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone IPA
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone 10th Anniversary
Stone Double Bastard 06
Stone Imperial Stout



Had the Coniston and Youngs before the Stone tasting hosted by brewery co-owner Steve Wagner and the Mid Atlantic rep Scott Sheridan. I enjoyed most of the beers and it was nice to revisit some of them. I had forgotten how well the hops are paired with a solid malt backbone. The Pale Ale will now be available in their entire distribution area. Previously it had been available in their limited home area. I thought it was a nice earthy pale ale. The Smoked Porter was also very nice. Only the slightest hint of smoke. Plenty of chocolate notes and not overdone roasty like so many American porters and stouts tend to be. I liked it a lot. I can't recall having it before. The other that I had not had was the 10th Anniversary.

Wagner said that the Vertical Epic beer series is continuing to improve with age. He says that they sample them and post info on the website to keep everyone informed if one of the years should go past prime. I have several years of the Vertical series but not all. However, an occasional poster here on Realbeer, Beerking, was with our group last night at my table and he has 2 bottles of the entire series so far including the rare 02/02/02. I have a bottle of the one batch Sawyer too. So when the time comes.....I'll be sampling the whole series most likely.

:)

[HarkJohnny]

Originally posted by chazwicke
However, an occasional poster here on Realbeer, Beerking, was with our group last night at my table and he has 2 bottles of the entire series so far including the rare 02/02/02. I have a bottle of the one batch Sawyer too. So when the time comes.....I'll be sampling the whole series most likely.

wow... that's incredible. searching for 020202 is like searching for the Holy Grail.... you're never going to find it! but it looks like you struck gold.

i have 3 bottles each of the 03-06 so far

[corysdad]

Tonite, its homebrewed pale ale.

[dparsons]

Originally posted by hertha fever
wow! lots of nice posts for this thread. i´m pleasently surprised.


Its the kind of thread you can answer 5 times and it will be different each time.

[hmpitags2006]

An IPA that didn't turn out very good.

[fretlessman71]

Sierra Nevada Porter. There. I feel like I'm in the club now. ;)

[barleyburps]

I must be getting near the end of this keg, because this once mediocre homebrewed pale ale is starting to taste really good. . . .

[corysdad]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Sierra Nevada Porter. There. I feel like I'm in the club now. ;)


In the club? why your one of the leaders.




Tonite, Bells Two Hearted Ale.

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by corysdad
In the club? why your one of the leaders.


A figurehead, nothing more, I assure you. Save that designation for Chaz, Steveh, and Hogie. :)

[hertha fever]

pretty much run of the mill stuff for me.

wernesgrüner pils followed by a beloved bernauer schwarzbier.

on a side note:
congrats and good luck pittsburgh brewing!

[beerboogie]

water and plenty of it today

Troegs tonight and plenty of it

[corysdad]

Tonite, Summit Great Northern Porter.

[corkybstewart]

A pint of St. Peter's Old Style Porter. That's it for tonight.

[fretlessman71]

Both porters are wonderful. I've got reviews done in my old porter thread - do a search, you'll find them. :D

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by beerboogie
water and plenty of it today

Troegs tonight and plenty of it

Which Troegs? I'll be enjoying some fresh Sunshine Pils this evening at the beach. I also have Flying Fish Farmhouse on tap there.

Last night was Victory Hop Devil from a growler.

[beerboogie]

oh too cool

I purchased a troegs sample 12 pack and was refering to the rugged trail. although my favorites are the pale ale and the hopback amber. I wish they would have included their oatmeal stout in the sampler instead of the wheat beer.


Sounds like a good time at the beach, enjoy your hop devil, it's my favorite from victory.

[corysdad]

Tonite its a Three Floyds Gumballhead bomber and a half liter of Stiegel Wiesen Gold.

As a side note, my family and I are traveling to the Tampa area tomorrow and would hope to find some of the great beers that are brewed in the eastern states. Wish me luck.

[ClockworkOrange]

Wells Banana Bread Beer followed by an Olde Richmond Batch #11 IPA

[chazwicke]

What do you think of the Wells. I had that brew one evening at GBBF. I'd not want to drink too much of it.

[corkybstewart]

A very nice 2000 Bordeaux.

[BrewDog]

A Deschutes Buzzsaw Brown Ale

[Otis_The_Drunk]

My Smoked Porter, a Get Real ESB and a Hick Town Brown Ale

[Jinja]

I've had a Widmer '07 Pale Ale and a Big Sky IPA.

Jinja Out

[hertha fever]

an interesting treat:
kulmbacher mönchshof kellerbier

an unfiltered lager!
there´s even a note on the label that tells you to lightly shake the bottle before finishing pouring! just like a wheatbier!

[corkybstewart]

Get Real ESB. Very tasty,a little cloudy still, but very damn good.

[threecb]

Brooklyn Summer Ale.

I think I saw wortchillergoal praising this in another thread and I have to agree. It is a really interesting beer that's different from many of the other Summer offerings I've had this year.

[chazwicke]

Sunshine Pils and listening to Adrian Belew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjEfXQ0Qu8

Great day at the beach today.:)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by threecb
Brooklyn Summer Ale.

I think I saw wortchillergoal praising this in another thread and I have to agree. It is a really interesting beer that's different from many of the other Summer offerings I've had this year.

Would you guys recommend this in sixtel? I've not had it this summer. But I'm not sure what goes on the old kegerator next.

[BrewDog]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
Get Real ESB. Very tasty,a little cloudy still, but very damn good.

Mine still has quite a chill haze, too. Strange.

[threecb]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Would you guys recommend this in sixtel? I've not had it this summer. But I'm not sure what goes on the old kegerator next.

I would, totally. I'm really enjoying it. Funny enough, the other beer of the weekend has been Sunshine Pils.

[CJ01]

Arcadia IPA. Actually the first one was half foam even though I poured it very slowly. The beer was also very cloudy. It tasted off so I dumped it. The second one poured clear but it is lacking hops flavor and tastes off.

I'm returning this sixer to Trader Joes. I have some Hopslams to work on now.

[corkybstewart]

Just had a Black Sheep Ale. I kind of thought I was getting a dark beer but what the hell, it was an excellent beer. Now if I didn't have to drive 150 miles one way to get another one I would sit and have another pint.

[cattersley]

Just had a Boddingtons. Very good.

- cattersley.

[barleyburps]

a homebrewed golden export strength lager. just finished off a keg of pale ale
from the same batch.

was outside doing some yard work and came back to find half a dozen gnats on top of my pint (which was sitting on top of my grill). One or two gnats, I would've just removed with my finger, but with this many, i decided to water my tomatoes with the remaining beer.

I have a bottle of Chimay Grand Reserve which has been in my fridge for about 2 months. . . it's starting to call my name. . .

[barleyburps]

Just had a Black Sheep Ale. I kind of thought I was getting a dark beer but what the hell, it was an excellent beer. Now if I didn't have to drive 150 miles one way to get another one I would sit and have another pint.


I've had the Riggwelter Yorkshire Ale and the Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale
by Blacksheep and thought they were both very good beers.

[ClockworkOrange]

Originally posted by chazwicke
What do you think of the Wells. I had that brew one evening at GBBF. I'd not want to drink too much of it.

It certainly tastes just as the label states. I agree, had one bottle and that was enough for the session.

[Xdredo]

Just finished mowing the lawn and popped one of the wife's Heinekens. About to fire up the grill for a Beer-In-The Butt Chicken. Heinekin works great for that:D

[hops99]

Last night:

Fantome Strange Ghost
Lakefront Cherry Lager
3 Floyds Rabid Rabbit
3 Floyds Gumballhead

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by hops99
Last night:

Fantome Strange Ghost
Lakefront Cherry Lager
3 Floyds Rabid Rabbit
3 Floyds Gumballhead

Have not heard of the Rabid Rabbit before. What style and how was it?

[hops99]

Saison, and very tasty.

[BrewDog]

I just had a few more of the GetReal ESBs and the GetReal IPAs.

[wortchillergoal]

Harpoon Hibernian Ale

Middle Ages Druid Fluid

[Malt O Meal]

Had a Sierra Nevada Summertime Ale earlier today after finishing a fifty-plus mile bike ride. Boy is it hot now here in TX!

Grilled burgers for the boys this evening and I had a Full Sail Amber with those. Drinking another SN Summertime right now and will have a Bridgeport Blackstrap Stout before heading off to bed.

[corkybstewart]

We just had a big party, lots of beers, I'm winding down with a cold Get Real WSB

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by Malt O Meal
Had a Sierra Nevada Summertime Ale earlier today after finishing a fifty-plus mile bike ride. Boy is it hot now here in TX!

Grilled burgers for the boys this evening and I had a Full Sail Amber with those. Drinking another SN Summertime right now and will have a Bridgeport Blackstrap Stout before heading off to bed. I don't mean to be pedantic, but certainly you mean SN's SummerFEST, which is a Lager, right? Only reason I'm saying something is that you had me very excited for a second, thinking that SN had a new beer out for me to try... :D

[fretlessman71]

About to have a pint of Fort Collins' Imperial Porter just as soon as it warms to drinking temps, and then toddle off to beddie-bye. :)

[dparsons]

A Paulaner Salvator (Dopple Bock). Mmmm.

[SoxyinMO]

A Boulevard Bob's '47 Munich style lager.

[Thirsty in NY]

Cascade/Fuggle homebrew.

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by Thirsty in NY
Cascade/Fuggle homebrew.

What kind of beer is it, and how is it? I don't think I've ever tasted that combo.

[Thirsty in NY]

Heh. I must admit, it is a bit odd. I used up a buch of leftovers for this one. Basically an amber pale ale with earthy fuggles bitterness and citrusy cascade flavor and aroma. It's not the worst I've made, but it's not the best either. I was shooting for a light to medium session beer and I over-hopped it. It's ok, but I'd lighten up on the hops if I did it again.

[barleyburps]

just finished a thirsty dog old leg humper, followed by an atwater dunkel. . . the thirsty dog was decent, the atwater slightly less so. . . now I'm back to drinking my homebrew. . . which (in my opinion blows both away). . . .

[corysdad]

Checking in from Palm Harbor Fla. So far I've tried Brooklyn East India Pale Ale, North Coast Acme Pale Ale, Flying Dog Snakedog I.P.A. and Konig Ludwig Wiessbier.

[chazwicke]

Last night:

Beer Dinner at Pizza Paradiso

All drafts.

Before Dinner:

Hennipen
Wells / Youngs Bombardier

Beer Dinner - Clipper City Heavy Seas Line:

Small Craft Warning Uber Pils
Red Sky at Night Saison
Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Loose Cannon - From Cask!!
Below Decks Barleywine
Loose Cannon - From Cask
Loose Cannon - From Cask
Loose Cannon - From Cask

Thanks Tom C. and Greg for a great time!!

[n0rmann]

Currently, I'm working, but last night I decided to treat myself and drank a 2003 Dogfish Head World Wide Stout.

[corkybstewart]

I'm working too, that means I'm drinking crappy Fogers. Last night I never got around to opening a beer, tonight will be different.

[hertha fever]

yay!
the wife took off to frankfurt till saturday and the boy is with my in-laws at the baltic sea till saturday! oh taste buds, how i envy you (oh liver how i pity you)!
tonight, my beloved bernauer schwarzbier, followed by a schöfferhöfer weizen!
tomorrow or thursday, i´m going to a brewhaus here! the specialty of the month is a dunkle weizen!

[The Alchemist]

Just finished power washing my fence around the pool(day 2)and after a quick dip in the pool, I am relaxing once again with a Penn Gold. It is a great thirst quencher. This keg is about done, hopefully I will be able to get a keg of Kaiser Pils next. Later, I plan to have my homebrewed Belgian Strong Golden Ale to put me to sleep with.

[Jinja]

I'm drinking some Rogue Monk Madness at the moment, and we got some Mothership Wit (New Belgium) and some Wailua (sp?) Wheat from Kona to try in this summer weather.

Jinja Out

[corysdad]

Devilrays, Padres ballgame tonite. At Tropicana Field enjoyed Dunedin Brewing Piper Pale Ale.

[chazwicke]

Baltika Original Dark Beer #4 - chocolaty

Monchshof Schwarzbier - the Black Pils also a fine brew.

[corysdad]

Optimator with lunch and DFH 60 later.

[fretlessman71]

Fort Collins Imp. Porter Ice Cream Float. MMMMMmmmm.... :D

[dparsons]

A Get Real ESB.

[hertha fever]

freiberger pils....

followed by berliner kindl bock.

oh, what the hay....

followed by a bernauer schwarzbier!:D

[n0rmann]

I had a 32 ounce jug of Magic Hat Braggot last night. Best magic hat project I've ever had.

[De Hooter]

Corky,

"Rare Beer Club"?

Please tell me that there really is a Rare Beer of the month club.

I might even start believing in Santa Claus again!

[corkybstewart]

Originally posted by De Hooter
Corky,

"Rare Beer Club"?

Please tell me that there really is a Rare Beer of the month club.

I might even start believing in Santa Claus again!
There is, in fact on realbeer's homepage there's a link to it. But Santa ain't cheap.

[chazwicke]

Last Night:

Greal Lakes Conway's Irish Ale
Oaken Barrell Gnaw Bone PA
St. George's Porter

[buckrogers71]

Earlier Absolute Mandarin and tonic
Now: UFO Heffy

[chazwicke]

Sunshine Pils with Indian food. Nice pairing.

[corkybstewart]

I just bought a Spaten Pils. Hopefully it's been taken care of on its journey here but I'm not very optimistic. After that a few assorted homebrews I guess.

[chazwicke]

Switched to Flying Fish Farmhouse.

[BrewDog]

GetReal IPA.

[corkybstewart]

Left Hand Blackjack Porter

[Malt O Meal]

Yes, pedantic fretlessman71

It was a SN SummerFest , which is a lager not an ale. I did mis-type.


Tonight was a Chimay Grand Reserve at dinner. Later had a Pete's Wicked Ale and finally an Anchor Porter. Nothing exotic, but all good.

[chazwicke]

It's been a long while since I've seen any Petes beer's. Not that I have looked. Who makes them now? Wonder if Pete is still in the chocolate business.


Coffee right now

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Fort Collins Imp. Porter Ice Cream Float. MMMMMmmmm....

Oh lordy, that sounds good right now with the 93+ degree heat & 99%+ humidity.......

Just finished my very own American Pale Ale; only two left :(

and, yes, it's early but I was up at 0500 working on the blasted chicken yard.

'Bout ready for a nap now!

[fretlessman71]

Originally posted by chazwicke
It's been a long while since I've seen any Petes beer's. Not that I have looked. Who makes them now? Wonder if Pete is still in the chocolate business.


Coffee right now
You bet he is. I can get his chocolate at Whole Foods 'round here... and boy are they ever good!

Better than the beer his (old?) company is making these days, anyway.... :p

[hertha fever]

schultheiss pils..
with a kielbasa sandwich and a plate of pierogies.
think i´m a little homesick today. :)

[Robo]

New Beligium Trippel and Abbey with bacon-wrapped scallops and filet mignon.

[corkybstewart]

Lost Abbey Devotion. I was going to cook filets on the grill but we're having a hell of a thunderstorm-very little rain so far, but lots of lightning and wind.

[ontap78]

Right now, I'm having a porter I make using Mexican chocolate. Later it will be a Scottish wee heavy and maybe a cherry mead. Happy Father's day to me.

[chazwicke]

My son took me to Gordon Biersch for dinner. Had the Czech Lager and the Schwarzbier. Brought growlers of both home and we're polishing off the Schwarz right now.

[wortchillergoal]

Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout. See my post in tasting notes. Happy Fathers Day to all my fellow dads.

[DecoJuicer]

Something new for me. Lindemans Framboise Lambic.

I was at my local paint shop a few weeks ago, and I was talking to the fellow who knows all about their beers and always give great recommendations, and he gave me a free bottle of this. He told me to try it on a nice hot night and come back and tell him what I thought.

This being my first ever Lambic(I took a sip of the Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic, but I really hated it), I was pleasantly surprised. This is fantastic. It's not something that I would drink all the time, but it sure is a nice change of pace.

In fact, I need a refill.

[barleyburps]

just opened a Chimay Grande Reserve, which I've had in my fridge for some time now. I was not expecting the cork to hit the ceiling. . .I've seen champagne bottles with less openning pressure.

A very fine brew. . .not as effervescent as I expected, nice and mellow, going down very easy.

[barleyburps]

just finished the chimay bottle. . .I'll have to pick it up again sometime. . .

[corkybstewart]

My wife and I had a bottle of Chimay last night with our barbecue chicken.

[n0rmann]

I went old school last night with Ballantine. I felt like it was 1977 again, even though I was 3 in 1977.

[chazwicke]

Too bad it wasn't the Ballantine Burton.;) In 77 I was 20. Drinking age was 18.

[hertha fever]

a bottle of red stripe (yes, seriously)
then a bottle of anchor liberty!

[corysdad]

I had a Summit Maibock with a hamburger and salad tonite.

[DecoJuicer]

Great Lakes Holy Moses

For an encore, I will be pouring a bottle of Hennepin in about 2 minutes.

[BrewDog]

Tonight at our brewing club meeting it was:

Snoqualmie Falls International BadAss - (nice malty "no style" Blonde ale. A mix of British malt, Czech hops & American ale yeast )
Ommegang Hennepin - guest tap
Snoqualmie Falls Summer Beer - nice CAP
Snoqualmie Falls Copperhead Pale Ale - my fav local Am. Pale Ale

And a tiny taster of Brewdog's GetReal IPA.

[Jinja]

Flying Dog Double Dog.

Jinja Out

[Malt O Meal]

after mowing the lawn this evening, I had a Victory Hop Devil while eating some wings.

Now, I am having an Arrogant Bastard Ale.

[catman]

Nothing right now, but later I will be enjoying Highland's Gaelic Ale or Black Mocha Stout. I picked up 2 cases of each in Asheville last month.

[chazwicke]

Tuesday evening I had

Bells Two Hearted on cask
Bluegrass Brewing Raspberry Hefe on cask(?)
Bluegrass Brewing Hefe
Bluegrass Brewing Pale Ale
Bluegrass Brewing Bourbon Stout
Bells Two Hearted on cask
Bluegrass brewing Bourbon Stout

And I think there was another Bluegrass beer somewhere in there.

It was a protional Bluegrass Brewing event obviously. I thought they had guts putting a raspberry hefe on the firkin. Never seen anything like that on really. And it worked. I'm not a big hefe or American fruited beer fan and I would not necessarily seek out any of thier beers. They are all good but nothing sets them above or out from most of the other beers available in the DC metro area. I am glad they are trying to expand into this area though. They were very nice guys and I wish them the best. As usual, The food and service at Rustico was impeccable.

[steveh]

And Bell's Two Hearted on cask. :D

S.

[n0rmann]

Since I'm going to a Mexican restaurant for the 18th going away party for a coworker in the last year this evening, I'm guessing I'll be going for Negra Modella. Last night I went with Brooklyn Brown and DFH 90 minute IPA -- you know, similar beers.:)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by steveh
And Bell's Two Hearted on cask.

S.

You know, I could have been content with that alone.;)

[corkybstewart]

Water. I went home for lunch, my wife has 3 brothers and a sister in law over for a month. The wife is drinking Santa Margherita Pinot Grigiot, one brother is dring Ricard and water, one Crown Royal on the rocks, and the sister in laws and the 3rd brother are drinking my porter. At least they aren't bashful about serving themselves.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
my wife has 3 brothers and a sister in law over for a month. .

Yikes!, How are you holding up? Some of my family and inlaws I could take visiting for a long time, some I could take for minutes or hours only.

[corkybstewart]

They are all great people, but there is one brother I plan on exacting some revenge for all his shitty comments over the years on the quality of my spoken French. Which is admittedly poor when I'm sober but I'm sure is fluent after a few glasses of wine.
None of the 4 speak any English, but they do enjoy eating and drinking, and 3 of them have never been to the states before. We've got a beach house for a week, then up to Lynchburg VA for a couple of days to see friends, and then back to NM.

And if they start to bother me I can always go to work in Texas for a few days.

[steveh]

Originally posted by chazwicke
You know, I could have been content with that alone.

Since you listed it twice, I figured as much! ;)

S.

[threecb]

Drinking the last of the subpar Otter Creek White Sail Ale. Stopped at the paint store on the way home to stock up with "crossover" beers for a weekend bbq party:

Butternuts Heinneweisse
Stoudt's Pils
Victory Helles
Bluepoint Toasted Lager
Saranac Summer Sampler
Magic Hat #9

oh, and for me,
Brooklyn Summer
and a couple bottles of Brooklyn Local 1
(if you can get this, get it. It's worth the $8 for a 750ml)

Hopefully that's a good enough summertime mix for the crowd...

[Seymour]

My sister and BIL are bringing their SIX (:eek: ) kids out to visit this week. I'm headed to the paint store today to stock up. The local right now is stocking:

Titan IPA
Denver Pale Ale
Victory Hop Devil
Victory Prima Pils
Rio Blanco Pale Ale
Full Moon Rye Pale Ale
Fireman no. 4 Golden Ale
Widmer Broken Halo IPA
Widmer Drop Top Amber
Full Sail Pale and Amber

And I have a few odds and ends already in the fridge:

SN Porter
Shiner 98
St. Arnold's Summer Pils
SN Summerfest

And I still have a couple sixers of Anchor Bock and Hofbrau Maibock I've been greedily hoarding since the spring.

The house may be overrun by galloping hordes of rugrats, but at least us adults will be fortified.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Seymour
[B]My sister and BIL are bringing their SIX (:eek: ) kids out to visit this week.

Sir, you have my deepest sympathies.

[dparsons]

My first "tester" of my Slam Dunkel! batch. Mmmm. I do like this brew.

[zoom6zoom]

Today it's Bill Madden's Molotov Hoptail IIPA (via growler from the brewpub), paired with sweet and sour shrimp.

[barleyburps]

a very pale ale brewed with only 2 row pale malt, northern brewer, and hallertau hops. I brewed this on 7/16/06, and bottled it on 7/19/06. O.G. 12%brix.

this beer is as good as it was 10 months ago: good clarity, nice carbonation, mellow and crisp at the same time. . . .I wish all of my pale ales turned out this good.

[BrewDog]

Yesterday it was my Orange Blossom Special Honey Hefeweizen.

[Seymour]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Sir, you have my deepest sympathies.

Eh, it's not so bad. I'm sitting here right now sipping on a cool one, watching some of the older ones build "tents" in the living room. The cacophany is deafening; still, I grew up in a big family, so it brings back memories. They're good kids.

The Hofbrau was absolutely outstanding. I'm gonna have another with supper later tonight.

[beerboogie]

Amish Four Grain Pale Ale by Lancaster Brewing Co.

I wish I kept it in the fridge longer but it goes down nice.

[Xdredo]

Lagunitas Imperial Red Ale bomber. Yikes!

[hooky]

A bomber of Ruination, preceeded by a couple of Goose IPA's.

[DecoJuicer]

I just got home from work and now I'm drinking a Bell's Oberon.

[hertha fever]

Originally posted by beerboogie
Amish Four Grain Pale Ale by Lancaster Brewing Co.

I wish I kept it in the fridge longer but it goes down nice.

now that sounds interesting.

hasseröder pils tonight.

[corysdad]

Last night it was Big Sky Moose Drool that was brought back from S. Dakota by a good friend.

[chazwicke]

Flying Fish Farmhouse last night. Also, the wife used a bomber of Gumballhead to cook with.

[fretlessman71]

I hope you could taste the subtleties in the beer, in the food then! Man... must have been some meal. :)

These days I've been into Kapuziner Bavarian Hefeweizen. Local paint store has pint bottles on sale for $1.49, and it's terrific stuff!

[barleyburps]

homebrewed rye lager on draft. . . excellent beer, but next batch I'll have to add some caraway seeds. . .

[corysdad]

Tonite it's Boston Beer Co. Samuel Adams, Honey Porter.

[chazwicke]

Margueritas

[CJ01]

Homebrewed wheat. Not bad.

[Seymour]

Just polished off another Shiner 98. Man, that beer's really growing on me! I need to stock up before it's gone for good.

[chazwicke]

Burning River Pale Ale

[buckrogers71]

Had a Yuengling, now a Victory Whirlwind. Just put a 1/6 of Flying Fish Farmhouse and a 1/6 of Victory HopDevil into the meister.

Life is good.:)

[beerboogie]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hertha fever
[B]now that sounds interesting.

well you got me thinking about the 4- grains and Hop Hog also by Lancaster Brewing Co.

The Hop Hog sells as an India Pale Ale and the 4- grains sells as a Pale Ale. Both are very drinkable.

The Hop Hog which I prefer seems more like a well balanced pale ale, while the 4-grains reminds me more of a lager. The Hop Hog goes down smoother and has a bit of a hop spice, which I find not to be over powering.

The 4- grains seems to bring out more malts than hops in it's taste, which is why I think of it as a lager rather than a pale ale.

I'm not a beer expert but I hope this helps and will lead people to search for these fine beers.

[corysdad]

Tried Boulevard Wheat on tap tonite. Not very good imo. The bartenders were serving this beer in a frozen pint glass with no head didn't help.

[wortchillergoal]

Middle Ages Swallow Wit.

[dparsons]

I've had both my American Pale Ale and Champagne Wheat brews. Tart and refreshing for a hot summer day.

[EBW]

I'm drinking my Emperor Pale Ale that I made recently.

[barleyburps]

SNPA

Just finished a Presque Isle Pilsner by the Erie Brewing Co. I must say, a decent beer.

[barleyburps]

Boy. . .that didn't take long. . . I'm now drinking a Smithwicks ale. . .

Even though it's 9:00 am on a sunday morning, by my work schedule this is friday evening, so I have no reservations about downing a few. . .

[corysdad]

Todays lawnmower beer was a Franziskaner and the midafternoon treat while watching the Cubs loose, SN IPA. Both teriffic.

[BrewDog]

SNPA & Redhook Longhammer IPA. I'm feeling very hoppy today.
:D

[nwcw2001]

I have a 3-way goin at my house!!

I am being bounced between my Wit, Trippel and Quad

Life is good at my house!

'Course it was better a week ago when I had the Dubbel in the mix!

John

[fretlessman71]

Had a Flying Dog In Heat Wheat with lunch @ GF's house. GF had a Kona Wailua Wheat. It's a pretty darned cool girl that is willing to discuss the pros and cons of a vigorous pour! :D

[wortchillergoal]

Brooklyn Summer Ale which has to be the best tasting session beer I have ever poured into my glass.

Nice choice for a GF there Fret.

[Malt O Meal]

Tonight it is St. Bernardus Abt 12. It has been in my fridge for a couple months and I couldn't stand it any more. Had to bust it open.

[barleyburps]

homemade sweet stout

[corysdad]

Wernesgruner with dinner tonite.

[Mill Rat]

A Guinness foreign extra stout that I bought at their "storehouse" brewing and advertising museum/bar/gift shop/tourist trap in Dublin and stashed in my luggage back to Chicago.

[dparsons]

A really tasty Tripel.

[hertha fever]

Originally posted by corysdad
Todays lawnmower beer was a Franziskaner and the midafternoon treat while watching the Cubs loose, SN IPA. Both teriffic.

that´s funny. i was having a berliner pilsner while listening to the pirates win! ;)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Mill Rat
A Guinness foreign extra stout that I bought at their "storehouse" brewing and advertising museum/bar/gift shop/tourist trap in Dublin and stashed in my luggage back to Chicago.

How was it?

[n0rmann]

I had a Blithering Idiot barley wine last night, as well as a Bam Biere and my first gluten-free beer, Toleration.

[steveh]

Was hoping to find a Paulaner Helles for dinner accompaniment tonight, had to settle for a Franziskaner Weizen with the Greek-style shrimp my girlfriend "threw" together. Mmmm.

S.

[corysdad]

Franziskaner here also but with bbq chicken and a couple of Dakota hotdogs.

[BathroomBrew]

Christian Morlien OTR

[steveh]

OTR?

I remember when we could get fresh Moerlein here in the Chicago area, it was one of those good regionals at a time when there were few good beers to be found on the shelves.

S.

[Robo]

I'm about to fire up the grill. I plan to start with a homebrew bitter then move on to a Schlafly No. 15 and an O'Fallon 5 day IPA.

[hertha fever]

budweiser(budvar), bernauer schwarzbier, and holsten pils. and now for something completely different.........

[n0rmann]

Tonight, it will be one of three new gluten free beers from Belgium -- Green's Discovery Amber Beer; Green's Endeaveor Dubbel Dark or Green's Quest Tripel Blond.

Kind of interested to see how belgian styles taste made without any barley or anything like that.

[steveh]

Had that promised Paulaner Helles. Interesting beer in that it has about the softest mouth-feel of any beer I've had. A biproduct of double decoction mashing.

Unfortunately, I didn't find it as satisfying in the melanoidin malt flavor I got from the Hofbrauhaus Helles I had 2 nights ago. Sort of a slight tangy, almost sour hop flavor in there too (bottled last month).

But nothing to turn me away, still a nice drink. I have another for tomorrow to compare.

S.

[corysdad]

Wernesgruner Pils with left over bbq chicken. No hotdogs.

[chazwicke]

Last night:

All on draft

Festina Peche
Festina Peche
90 Minute
120 minute
Black and Blue
Festina Peche.

Rustico glass giveaway. Good to see Insidious Rex and Thez there as well as beer writer Greg Wiggins. Thanks Chris and Greg for another nice evening at Rustico.

Festina Peche
Availability: Summer

Release Date: June 1st each year

New in 2007!

A refreshing neo-BerlinerWeisse fermented with honest-to-goodness peaches to (get this!) 4.5% abv! Because extreme beers don't have to be extremely boozy! Available in 4-pack and draft during the sweaty months.

Sadly, there are only two breweries left in Berlin still brewing the BerlinerWeisse style which is characterized by its intense tartness. There were once over 70 breweries in Berlin alone making this beer! In addition to fermentation with an ale yeast, Berliner Weisse is traditionally fermented with lactic cultures to produce its acidic or green apple-like character. It is delicately hopped with a pale straw color and served as an aperitif or summertime quencher. To soften the intense sourness, Berliner Weisse is traditionally served with a dash of essence of woodruff or raspberry syrup.

In our Festinal Peche since the natural peach sugars are eaten by the yeast, the fruit complexity is woven into both the aroma and the taste of the beer so there is no need to doctor it with woodruff or raspberry syrup - open and enjoy!

"In a market where summer seasonal offerings have all become same-y and overdone, Dogfish Head offers us something different." The Alstrom Brothers, Beer Advocate

4.5% abv

12 IBU

Festina Peche has approximately 160 calories per 12 oz. serving.

Food Pairing recommendations: Grilled chicken or fish, salad.

Glassware recommendation: Pint

[catman]

I picked up a six-pack of Anheuser-Busch's new gluten-free Redbridge Lager at the Market Street grocery in Colleyville, TX. It's really not a bad brew. I like it better than anything else of their's that I have drank. Was wondering if anyone else had tried it and what they thought.

[n0rmann]

I had it the other day actually, part of my gluten-free beer tasting plan -- I've had the Red Bridge, Ramamp Passover Honey Ale, Lakefront's New Grist, Toleration and Green's Belgian Dark Dubbel.

They're all OK, with the Belgian being the best. It's not as full-bodied as a typical Dubbel and a little sweeter, but it's actually pretty good. I'm having the Tripel tonight.

I think once you get used to the sorghum taste, it's not bad.

I actually like Red Bridge more than Budweiser.

[CJ01]

Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA. Homebrew wheat.

It's a little early but my brother was over to help me pick up my new/used freezer.

[corysdad]

Tonite it's Spaten Okto. Yum, I'm glad it's available year round cause I enjoy it year round.

[fretlessman71]

Kona Wailua Wheat again. Good stuff - benefits from a good hard pour, too. :)

[steveh]

Originally posted by corysdad
Tonite it's Spaten Okto. Yum, I'm glad it's available year round cause I enjoy it year round.

Hacker-Pschorr is the only Okto available year-round (BA has it backward) -- if that's even true anymore, because I don't even see that around. I'm guessing you found last year's Spaten -- though it holds up well.

S.

[chazwicke]

Here is a groovy little Spaten item on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spaten-Beer-Neon-Bar-Light-Vintage-Rare-Nice_W0QQitemZ330146695532QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4055Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A little pricy but a neat neon.

[steveh]

I'll stick with my 600th Year of Brewing T-shirt I received from an importer contact back in 1997 (hey, this year is 610). Wore it to the Oktoberfest, where no one seemed to care Spaten was 600 years old. Chump change to Europeans.

S.

[hertha fever]

Originally posted by steveh
I'll stick with my 600th Year of Brewing T-shirt I received from an importer contact back in 1997 (hey, this year is 610). Wore it to the Oktoberfest, where no one seemed to care Spaten was 600 years old. Chump change to Europeans.

S.

:D

i have to say i´ve been quite surprised at the attitude of the germans, regarding the history of the beers they drink. i´ve brought up numerous times the "first brewed in year" of the beer someone was drinking, and was met with an uninterested shrug.
i can´t explain why this is, but have often wondered about it myself.
the only remark i´ve ever heard from someone was when they saw the "since 1436" mark on a wernesgrüner bottle. he said "oh, older than the reinheitsgebot." but that was the end of it.

sticking with the thread....
berliner kindl pils

[n0rmann]

Since I lost my wallet and I am waiting for a new driver's license in the mail, I'm stuck only drinking the beers I have at home -- I can't buy any for a couple of days. I may have a bottle of Horny Devil or Three Philosphers tonight.

[darylM]

I keep drinking my batch based on Corky's Happy Wife recipe. Good God its good!!

[hooky]

I'm brewing 10 gallons of it tomorrow.

Berghoff hefe with lunch today.

[corysdad]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Here is a groovy little Spaten item on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spaten-Beer-Neon-Bar-Light-Vintage-Rare-Nice_W0QQitemZ330146695532QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4055Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A little pricy but a neat neon.

Yep, that is kinda cool and would look good hanging in my basement but I think I'd rather have a hundred bucks worth of Spaten products in stead.

Tonights ale is the Flying Dog classic Pale Ale.

[chazwicke]

Last night Clockwork Orange joined me at the old beach homestead and we supped many brews. Primarily Flying Fish Farmhouse and Troegs Sunshine Pils from the kegerator as well as several Great Lakes bottles such as Dortmunder Gold and Burning River. We also cracked open a bomber of Dogfish Head Fort bottled last November 13. I enjoyed meeting him and talking beer. Thanks for the Rare one off Scratch beers from Troegs, and the Founders Kentucky Breakfast and Rubaeus. I hope you made the trek home OK with that case of brew. If you're back down in a few weeks, lets do it again.

[Seymour]

Been in a bit of a rut since my fambly left last weekend. I sent all the good beer with them for the most part. All I left for myself in the fridge was the St. Arnold's Summer Pils. Tasty, but I'm ready for something else. 'Course, I DID hide the Anchor Bock and the Hofbrau Maibock, so that's sitting in a dark corner just waiting to be tucked lovingly into the fridge...

[Beerisgood3]

Brooklyn Summer Ale is my current beer on tap. Picking up a local micro-pilsner tomorrow.


Now i have a question. I'm very new to the micro brew world. As such, i'm not yet accustumed to identifying the flavors in beer. I basically can only say if i like it or not, or it's too heavy, or too light. I'm completely unable to say, "I really like the hoppy back, with the slight floral whatever the hell."

I was wondering if some of you could help me with techniques on how to do this. Also, can someone that has had the Brooklyn Summer Ale identify the flavors in it? To be honest, i don't know what the "Hoppy" flavor is, or what the "bitterness" is, or what the "malty" flavor is...etc in beer. Like i said, all i know is if i like it or not. Soooooo, can one of you identify the flavors in this Brooklyn Summer Ale, so i know what i'm talking about? It has a unique smell that i can't identify, and a unique after taste that is almost plant-like, again, i can't identify it. Oh, and what does the "lacing" on the side of the glass as the foam resides signify?

Help this beer noob out.

[ducke]

I am sitting here about to drink my last bottle of home brew Draft. A extremely hoppy draft I called.
"Ducke's Demented Draft" :D

[steveh]

Originally posted by hertha fever
i´ve brought up numerous times the "first brewed in year" of the beer someone was drinking, and was met with an uninterested shrug.


Good beer taken too much for granted. I'm starting to have that problem...after 30 years.

Allagash Wit and Paulaner Helles tonight.

S.

[steveh]

Originally posted by Beerisgood3
Help this beer noob out.

Take a look at this thread for a start:
http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15242

BTW -- Brooklyn Summer is I.D.'ed as an English Pale Ale at BeerAdvocate, follow the links at the above thread to the BJCP site and look up the Pale Ale style for description and characteristics.

S.

[hooky]

I'm brewing, so I'm drinking my Bavarian Princess Wiess for luck.

Last night was some wheat wine and a bomber of Stone's Old Gaurdian with SWMBO.

[corysdad]

With lunch very last bottle of homebrewed pale ale. With dinner Flying Dog Pale Ale.

[barleyburps]

homebrewed rye lager. . . .

[wortchillergoal]

Once again the Brooklyn Summer Ale followed Saranac Imperial IPA.

[Malt O Meal]

after the girlfriend went home, had a bomber of Rogue's Shakespeare Stout. As with most of the other brews I have listed here before, this was first time to try Shakespeare Stout. Quite a tasty, yet not overpowering stout. Has to be up there on my top 3 American stouts I have had.

[dparsons]

A very nice APA.

[darylM]

Had a Fransburger Dunkel.

[corysdad]

Lunch, Optimator.

[n0rmann]

Tonight, I'm looking for something to celebrate with -- a criminal case I've been writing about for four years has been solved. It's good to have some closure. I haven't figured out what yet.

[darylM]

Originally posted by corysdad
Lunch, Optimator.

Your lunch was a beer? ;)