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ChicagoWhiteSox 02-22-2011 07:40 PM

Re: What beers are you enjoying?
 
Bell's Hopslam

awsmith4 02-22-2011 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox (Post 1181811)
Bell's Hopslam

Me too!

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-22-2011 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by awsmith4 (Post 1181815)
Me too!

I have maybe 2 bottles left, and that's it till' next year. It sucks.
How about you?

awsmith4 02-22-2011 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox (Post 1181818)
I have maybe 2 bottles left, and that's it till' next year. It sucks.
How about you?

Same, two bottles. However I have more Founder's Double Trouble and its a formidable substitute IMHO

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-22-2011 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by awsmith4 (Post 1181823)
Same, two bottles. However I have more Founder's Double Trouble and its a formidable substitute IMHO

I agree, Double Trouble is great as well.

awsmith4 02-22-2011 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox (Post 1181833)
I agree, Double Trouble is great as well.

We still have a good bit on shelves here, I think I will pick up more this weekend. I also think I will follow Gerard's lead and brew a clone

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-22-2011 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by awsmith4 (Post 1181839)
We still have a good bit on shelves here, I think I will pick up more this weekend. I also think I will follow Gerard's lead and brew a clone

Have you seen Founders Imperial Stout?

awsmith4 02-22-2011 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox (Post 1181845)
Have you seen Founders Imperial Stout?

Very limited this year but I was able to pick up a 4er

kaisersozei 02-23-2011 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by awsmith4 (Post 1181839)
We still have a good bit on shelves here, I think I will pick up more this weekend. I also think I will follow Gerard's lead and brew a clone

After 7+ days of active fermentation, I racked to secondary yesterday and added 24 oz honey. The beer was sitting at 1.021 and tasted great. Formed another nice head of krausen overnight and it was percolating away. Will keep it in the secondary for about a month, dry hopping along the way.

If you do this, I would highly recommend harvesting the yeast from one of the Hopslam bottles. Bell's says you can harvest from their Amber Ale or substitute Wyeast California I, but there's something different about the actual Hopslam yeast. I can't describe it, but the beer tastes very very good. I'm excited. :banger I salvaged some from the primary, and if I could figure out a way to ship some to you without risk, I'd do it. Probably easier to just grow your own.

awsmith4 02-23-2011 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei (Post 1182303)
After 7+ days of active fermentation, I racked to secondary yesterday and added 24 oz honey. The beer was sitting at 1.021 and tasted great. Formed another nice head of krausen overnight and it was percolating away. Will keep it in the secondary for about a month, dry hopping along the way.

If you do this, I would highly recommend harvesting the yeast from one of the Hopslam bottles. Bell's says you can harvest from their Amber Ale or substitute Wyeast California I, but there's something different about the actual Hopslam yeast. I can't describe it, but the beer tastes very very good. I'm excited. :banger I salvaged some from the primary, and if I could figure out a way to ship some to you without risk, I'd do it. Probably easier to just grow your own.

Growing my own sounds like a fun new challenge :tu

kydsid 02-23-2011 10:01 AM

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i had a bottle of brooklyn black ops last night. it was great. and quite nearly got me bombed
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newcigarz 02-23-2011 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox (Post 1181818)
I have maybe 2 bottles left, and that's it till' next year. It sucks.
How about you?

I have 14 bottles left. :lv

kaisersozei 02-23-2011 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by newcigarz (Post 1182430)
I have 14 bottles left. :lv

And I appreciate that it could have been 16 :tu

newcigarz 02-23-2011 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei (Post 1182434)
And I appreciate that it could have been 16 :tu

If I knew I was gonna luck into another six pack, it would've been 12. :D

stumm729 02-23-2011 05:21 PM

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Another World Wide Stout. One for me, and one to age. Delicious!

newcigarz 02-23-2011 07:34 PM

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Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence. Thank-you Albert! :tu

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-23-2011 07:45 PM

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On tap tonight:
Bells Hopslam
Guinnessx2

JPH 02-23-2011 08:19 PM

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Had some dogfish head 9O minute IPA a few days ago... Hard to get a better IPA IMO... Although I'm yet to try the 12O minute bc they don't sell it in Ohio for some reason but next month I'll be in Nashville then Aspen and will check the stores out there...

innova 02-23-2011 08:51 PM

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Lindemans Pêche Lambic, nice change.

cobra03 02-24-2011 08:01 AM

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Enjoyed a Wychwood Hobgoblin Dark English Ale last night.

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-24-2011 05:35 PM

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Goose Island Honker's Ale

newcigarz 02-24-2011 06:17 PM

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W-n-B, Yum!

Jbailey 02-24-2011 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JPH (Post 1183092)
Had some dogfish head 9O minute IPA a few days ago... Hard to get a better IPA IMO... Although I'm yet to try the 12O minute bc they don't sell it in Ohio for some reason but next month I'll be in Nashville then Aspen and will check the stores out there...

I would love to try the 120min as well Jeremy. So far everyone I've talked that has tried it prefers the 60 and 90 over it.

Some of my favorite IPA's are local to the Madison area from Ale Asylum (Ballistic and Satisfaction Jackson). Right now Ballistic is out and it great fresh!

cort 02-24-2011 08:12 PM

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This was actually pretty tasty:tu

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...ket_37204_.jpg

yourchoice 02-24-2011 08:27 PM

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The wife took the kids to a cheer practice, so I went out for dinner. :) A salad for dinner, and to drink with it, on draught...

Great Lakes Commodore Perry IPA
Chimay Red

Ohhhh, a good dinner!

After I got home, a Nugget Nectar to finish off a wonderful Thursday! :tu

kaisersozei 02-25-2011 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Jbailey (Post 1184206)
I would love to try the 120min as well Jeremy. So far everyone I've talked that has tried it prefers the 60 and 90 over it.

That speaks for me, too. The 60 & 90 are more true to the IIPA style, which I really enjoy. The 120 is just.... extreme beer.

joeobx 02-25-2011 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Cort (Post 1184247)

Try mixing half and half with a good chocolate stout......:dr

jmsremax 02-25-2011 10:33 AM

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I had a Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout last night.....pretty good stuff :D

Blindjimme 02-25-2011 10:41 AM

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Victory Hop Wallop last night.

scoop 02-25-2011 01:16 PM

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Bells Hopslam

W.B. 02-25-2011 01:21 PM

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Some 09 D.H. 120 a friend shared, yummy.

Sauer Grapes 02-25-2011 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbailey (Post 1184206)
I would love to try the 120min as well Jeremy. So far everyone I've talked that has tried it prefers the 60 and 90 over it.

Some of my favorite IPA's are local to the Madison area from Ale Asylum (Ballistic and Satisfaction Jackson). Right now Ballistic is out and it great fresh!

120 is fantastic. It's just not fair to compare to 90 min, as they are apples and oranges. 90 min is amazing, one of the best IIPAs out there. 120 minute is almost a hop flavored liqueur due to the sweetness and alcohol content.

Different animals all together, but both fantastic in their own right.

If I make DLD, I'll bring a bottle of aged 120.

landhoney 02-25-2011 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by scoop (Post 1184955)
Bells Hopslam

I thought Tony had bought all that up. ;):r

BigCat 02-25-2011 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stick (Post 1181142)
I tend to agree, although if you see any of their Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter I think it's worth picking up. Kinda pricey (around $5/ 12 oz IIRC) but that's for a 12% baltic porter. I thought it was tasty, although it definitely can use some time to mellow - lots of whisky flavors right now.

My favorite porter is the Edmund Fitzgerald by Great Lakes. "Shipwreck" Porter sounds like it has potential! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep my eyes open.

newcigarz 02-25-2011 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by landhoney (Post 1185039)
I thought Tony had bought all that up. ;):r

:sl;)


About to have one less of them right now. :noon

cricky101 02-25-2011 06:30 PM

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A couple Sam Adams Noble Pils and a couple homebrew Irish stouts

awsmith4 02-25-2011 08:31 PM

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Ayinger Ur-Weisse

Tasty :)

yourchoice 02-25-2011 08:38 PM

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I'm enjoying a very nice find tonight, 21st Amendment Monk's Blood. Recommended by the "beer guy" at my store. Fantastic!

ChicagoWhiteSox 02-25-2011 10:44 PM

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I had some Honkers Ale and Two Hearted tonight.

icehog3 02-26-2011 12:24 AM

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Guinness, Guinness, Guinness. :)

Lumpold 02-26-2011 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cort (Post 1184247)

Awesome aroma from that beer! Bannoffee :D

Jbailey 02-26-2011 10:31 AM

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Ale Asylum Ballistic on tap. Yummy!

Blindjimme 02-26-2011 10:37 AM

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Great Divide Old Ruffian Barleywine. Very good!

Jbailey 02-26-2011 11:18 AM

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Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout.

mosesbotbol 02-26-2011 12:28 PM

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Anderson Valley - Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

HollywoodQue 02-26-2011 01:00 PM

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Bud Light Lime

cort 02-27-2011 03:50 PM

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Todays lineup..

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...-18-23_250.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...-24-01_954.jpg

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...-20-34_773.jpg

awsmith4 02-27-2011 03:51 PM

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Nice choices Lisa! BTW I LOVE the Klein bottle opener :tu

I am having Founder's Double Trouble

Jbailey 02-27-2011 07:05 PM

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Goose Island Pepe Nero.

St. Lou Stu 02-27-2011 07:07 PM

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Fresh Schlafly Coffee Stout from a growler.


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