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Does Bruce know you stole his beer?

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Rogue Dead Guy Ale

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Drinking a Schell's Maifest while slow-cooking pork ribs on the grill.

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Saturday evening, Deschutes Inversion IPA.

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...0424001910.jpg

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The Vanilla Bean Dark Lord and Oak Aged Dark Lord were fun to try.

Both beers were great, I leaned more towards the VBDL. There is nothing that tastes like this beer. It was thick chocolaty and the vanilla didn't overpower the DL one bit. When I was getting close to the bottom of the glass you could see the small dots of the vanilla bean.

Still wish I got some KBS on tap and never heard if the Canadian Breakfast Stout ever came out.

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Sam Adams Summer Ale.. very nice

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Injuries suck. :mad:

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You were missed my friend.

Next year!

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Absolutely. :tu

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Drinking a Dark Horse "Plead the 5th." This is an awesome RIS.

I'm thinking a trip to Southern MI is in order to do some "quality control inspections" at Founders, Dark Horse, and Bells. All three are within 100 miles of one another. Plus, it's only 2-3 hours from there to the Shack Herf. That would be an awesome trip. :tu

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Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut Down Ale. YUMMY YUMMY:dr

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stone sublimely self-righteous ale

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'09 DFH WWS



Man, if this stuff wasnt so pricey it would be a regular in my rotatio

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Hoegaarden Blonde. Nothing like I have had before.

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Lately it's been Negra Modelo, Sam Adams Boston Lager, Magic Hat variety pack, Guiness Draught, Legend Porter (local micro brew here in Richmond, VA)

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Its that Legend's Brown Ale that steals the show out of Legends line up IMO. Love that stuff. Negra is a good time too.

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Having a New Belgium Ranger IPA. It's OK. New Belgium makes other beers that are much, much better than this one. I only wish they sold their beer in MA.

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Legend Brown is quite tasty. I'm also a fan of Brooklyn Brown.

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Black Boss Porter and a Unibroue La Fin Du Monde (got a couple of them from some lady who I gave a cigar to her husband at the DLD)

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tried a Chimay red out of the 3 bottle set with the glass (on sale for 14.99 at World Market, had to)

def. my first foray into Belgian beer of any kind, and as a change from all the IPA's and IIPA's, not bad, interesting fruit flavors, like mild apple or orchard fruit, which I am assuming is from the yeast. Can't wait to try the white and the blue next.

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I'm drinking another Deschutes Black Butte porter. I've probably had a case of these since they hit MN last month.

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Bells Expedition Stout. I love this beer. Dark Lord Day put me on another RIS kick.

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Albany Ale in hogsheads......

http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2...whattheheckwas

This is da **** with some age on it, :r

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Three Philosophers
Founders KBS
Goose Island Bourbon Stout
Lake Louie Warped Speed Scotch Ale
Ale Asylum Ballistic IPA

Drinking I am!

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Drunk u be!

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Feeling fine and no Buzz.

Might grab something later.........not sure what yet.

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Brown's Whiskey Barrel Aged Porter out of a fresh growler.

Outstanding. Just took a Gold at the New York Tap Fest, and the brewpub is on my way home, :banger

Bourbon, vanilla, oak......mmmmmm.

All out of a rather small porter at only 6% abv.

This is the perfect alternative for when I want that bourbon/vanilla taste but don't want to get blastet by a BCS or KBS.

I would call this thin, except it has a ton of flavor. So, I'll say the body is light and drinkable, and the flavor is :tu

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That sounds like a great drink Vic. :tu

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It is, but there's something off putting about the thinness of it. It doesn't drink like a porter, more like a brown ale.

I'm not much on sticking within style guidelines, but the thinness bothers me for some reason, even though it's really flavorful.

I think what it is it seems CHEAP to me. It's a fairly low ABV (just under 6%), and the body is thin. Pulling on my homebrew background this says, low O.G., which says not much malt in the mix.:)

Or I don't know, maybe I've just gotten so used to BCS, KBS, Nightstalker etc that everything in comparison seems thin, LOL

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I got a favorite that fits that bill too.

John Henry 3 Lick Spiker Ale. It's an ale but with a bourbon/smokey flavor. It's not thick like a stout or porter. I don't think it's cheap cause it's $11.99 a six pack (:r) which is still cheaper than KBS. It's from Cold Springs MN and could be a daily favorite.

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I can get that if I want to drive about an hour away here:


http://www.halftimebeverage.com/brow...eek/2,470.html

They also have the Sn 30th on tap, which might be interesting.

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I was going to grab a bottle of SN 30th today but my shop was out.

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I'm having a Wychwood Hobgoblin while watching the Giants game.

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Drinking a Great Divide Hercules DIPA.

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Lower mash temp and/or use of sugar in the beer will thin out the body as well. Usually a lower mash temp makes for a more 'drinkable' beer that has a lower final gravity, drier and less malty sweet. Of course there is such a thing as too dry/thin. :tu

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I didnt know that about the lower mash temp, that could explain it as the beer isnt particularly sweet.

Wouldnt using sugar have a tendency to increase the abv while keeping the body light though? The abv on this is below 6%

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Yes it would, at 6% ABV it's unlikely they used sugar though, my guess is its just a lower mash temp. You really only use sugar in higher ABV beers that you want to finish drier. Like most Beligians, high ABV and a lighter body (versus, say a barleywine of similar ABV) is achieved by mashing low (very fermentable wort, to yield a dried beer) and using sugar (also to 'dry out' the beer, as sugar is nearly 100% fermentable it will add alcohol without adding much body/sweetness/maltiness in the finished beer, like adding more grain instead to boost the abv would).

I'm not saying there's no way they used sugar, just that its not likely for the abv and the style. Anything is possible though.....:tu

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Going to have Founders Double Trouble this weekend.
Gonna have to watch how much though, last time these just seemed to flow down way too easy:r

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Drinking a 21st Amendment "Monk's Blood."

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Tonight's lineup is a KBS followed by an Old Raspy..... all to complement a '05 Upmann PC.

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Nice Tim.

Had a Founders Porter for lunch. Was thinking about having a Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout.

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So what do you think of Sammy Smith beers?

I've only ever had (aka only remember) their RIS and it was meh.

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Just drinking a Dark Horse "One," a very nice oatmeal stout.

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I'm going to pop it now. It's my first one and I've heard a lot about this Oatmeal Stout.

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First of I thought this SS OS was going to be a bit thicker then it is. It's got some good flavor and well see what happens when it warms up a bit.

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Tall boy Bitburger tonight. Good stuff.

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I'm a fan of their Oatmeal Stout, but most of the rest aren't all that great. I agree with your assesment on the RIS.

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The guy I work with loves it. He poured me a little and I have to say I liked it alot.

Drinking DFH 90.

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It's not bad. I wouldn't mind compering it side by side with some other oatmeal and cream stouts.

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I gotta admit, Boris the Crusher was alot better. That maybe the best OS I have had in my limited experience.