What beers are you enjoying?

[BlackDog]

Went out for dinner with my daughter. Had 2 pints of Deschutes Black Butte Porter. This is really a fine porter. If you like porters or stouts, try this for sure.

[St. Lou Stu]

Gonna give a Norwegian Russian Imperial Stout a try this evening.
Nogne O..... anyone ever try this one?
Thoughts?

My first impressions were molasses, caramel, vanilla, and something a little fruity/floral mix.
The floral may have been imparted by my cigar though

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Jbailey

Alright so first off Vic didn't lie about the Goose Island BC. This is a thick flavorful beer and also the 13%abv doesn't hurt. You can't help but notice the chocolate, coffee and vanilla.

I look forward to comparing side by side with a KBS. Might have to split them with someone else.

I got the South Central GI Bourbon County bought up!
I can only get it in 24oz. bottles though.

That stuff is good for something from Chicago!

[BeerAdvocate]

Founders Double Trouble

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Founders Double Trouble

Had a 4 pack of this last week. It was great!!!

[BlackDog]

Worked from home today, had furnace issues. Did a side-by-side comparison of Deschues Black Butte and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald porters.

Visually, both allow a bit of red light in through the glass, but BB may be ever so slightly darker. The head on the BB is ever so slightly tanner too. As the head subsides, the BB is sticking to the wall of the glass more than the EF.

The nose of the EF is maltier. I really don't notice much aroma at all from the BB. The EF smells like malt brewing on my stovetop.

The EF is a bit sharper in flavor. Certainly drier, and a little more astringent. Malt is front and center here. The BB is definitely sweeter, with the coffee and chocolate notes more pronounced. BB has a softer mouthfeel too.

It's a tough call, but personally I give the nod to BB. I'm sure that EF is the more traditional porter, but I find BB to be more complex, and more nicely balanced.

Brooklyn Pennant Ale. Nice.

founders dirty bastard and lagunitas ipa
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[Jbailey]

Originally Posted by Beer Doctor

founders dirty bastard and lagunitas ipa
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Two good beers for a beer doctor.

[duckmanco]

Cracked open the first of a 4 pack of Oskar Blues GUBNA Imperial IPA (10% abv 100 IBUs).

Poured into the glass with little carbonation but with a beautiful golden hazy color. Stuck my honker into the glass and....

WEED... and I mean dank weed. Not a hint, not a note, not a similar aroma, this beer smelled like it was dry hopped with marijuana. I smelled it every time I took a sip and while off putting, the beer itself was a monster, and quite tasty.

I thought I was nuts picking up on the bud smell, did a google search and apparently lots of others noticed it too. Weird, but worth a try, even at 4.00 a 12 oz. can.

[BlackDog]

Drinking a Schell's Maifest. A good, but not great, maibock.

[St. Lou Stu]

Had a Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout this evening...
meh, this must be the Bud Light of Imperial Stouts.

[Jbailey]

Some stout from the Great Dane.
Saporro with sushi.
Mudpuppy porter.
Onto a boot of Ale Asylum Hopalicious..
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Onto a boot of Ale Asylum Hopalicious..
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Essen Haus?

[kaisersozei]

Tonight I had an Ommegang Hennepin. Awesome Saison, couldn't get enough of this one!

[Guitarman-S.T-]

My last Founders Breakfast Stout!

[Jbailey]

Originally Posted by Beer Doctor

Essen Haus?

Yup.
Also a few more and a bottle of Lake Louie Tommy's Porter.

[Partagaspete]

I just found out that the Raging B!t(h by Fying Dog is a seasonal or something and the six I bought the other day was the last at my local.

Time to go searching other liquer shops.

buried hatchet stout - from a can , but poured in a glass

Drooling Moose