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[J-Roc]

Bleh, me either. It's still IPA and wheat beer season!

 

Speaking of which, the new Molson Canadian Wheat is rather lovely.

[Steel Samurai]

I <3 CA Cabernet Sauvignon.

 

Yes, that is an actual wine. And it is not terrible for only being five bucks a bottle.

[frogmonkeys]

nehalem bay winery mead. or riesling. or almost anything from them. when I'm done breastfeeding I so will be drinking their stuff. Adam's already agreed that someday when we get married I can have their wines to drink at out wedding.

[Jasi]

They were hosting a wedding there when I went! You should just do the whole shebang right there.

[frogmonkeys]

nah when we had planned it a few years ago we were gonna do coffenbury lake up at fort stevens. the same place my parents got married

[SteveT]

I must say, after spending an hour in cold pool water prepping it to close...Fall Woodchuck was delightful.

[Jasi]

Yes, it's much cooler outside now too! When I wrote that it was still 80% humidity and 90ºF.

 

edit: oh lately I've been drinking a cocktail of gin, soda, and this ginger liqueur called Domaine de Canton with a squeeze of lemon juice. It's pretty darn good.

Edited by Jasi, 07 September 2013 - 05:32 PM.

[Steel Samurai]

I bought a 650 ml bottle of Yeti Imperial Stout beer last night.

 

9% ABV and cost me ten bucks.

 

I'm not sure how I feel about the taste - probably need to drink some more stouts, but.

 

Dear God. For a pint and a half of beer I was fucked. UP.

 

(and by fucked up I mean a little bit tipsy. BUT ON A PINT AND A HALF)

[J-Roc]

You must have skulked it. Stouts are beautiful to me, and I can drink more than my fair share but I find if you down stouts like that you tend to become inebriated rather efficiently.

[Jasi]

ARISE, THREAD

 

 

 

I am drinking a by-now very-out-of-season summer beer by Blue Moon, called "Agave Nectar". I never would have looked twice at it, but the grocery delivery service we use was selling it for $16 for a CASE. A CASE. 24 beers for $16. So I bought it. It isn't bad, it isn't great, and it was ultra cheap. 

 

I just wanted to brag.

Edited by Jasi, 19 October 2013 - 12:39 AM.

[SteveT]

That is quite the deal.

 

Last night was Dundee Oktoberfest for me.  I'm told it's not a "real" Oktoberfest, but I like it.

[Doctor Pogo]

Leinenkugel Oktoberfest.  Pretty damn good for a cheap 'un.  Any Oktoberfest or Marzen-style is pretty much gonna float my boat, though.  October is the best time of year for beer.

[Sir Deimos]

I picked up an expression of Ardbeg I 1: haven't tried yet and 2: can't pronounce. Ardbeg Corryvreckan. It's fantastic. The level of smokey peat is comparable to Lagavulin 16. The consistency is lighter, the flavor is slightly fruitier, and the drink a bit more harsh. Certainly won't dethrone Lagavulin as my favorite Islay single malt, but was definitely worth experiencing.

[Quistis]

Coffee. yay coffee!

[Jasi]

Wiiiiiiiine

 

http://www.wine-sear...noma-county-usa

[SteveT]

Harpoon Winter Warmer. It's a spiced ale, but sadly not that great.

[Jasi]

Damn, I like spiced ales so that's disappointing. What don't you like about it?

[SteveT]

It's just kind of weak. There's not much spice, and the underlying ale is pretty generic.

[Nevermind]

A couple of weekends ago I hit up the Bavarian Bier Cafe and enjoyed some quality German beers by the litre. Hoffenbrau and Lowenbrau, both weiss. Dont really have a taste for dunkel bier.

Also tried a variety of German sausages and pork belly. It was an amazing night of feasting, drinking and merriment all round.

[roswell]

just had this:

 

[SteveT]

I had a friend over.  I also had a craft-your-own six pack with 6 different Winter ales.  We tasted them head to head. 

 

Top two:

 

Southern Tier 2XMAS.

 

http://beeradvocate....file/3818/86626

It's what I was hoping for from a winter beer.  Spiced like a Christmas cookie and nice and malty.  It was kind of like a mulled wine, but with beer.

 

Great Lakes Christmas Ale

 

http://beeradvocate....profile/73/1576

 

Also spiced like Christmas, but not as strongly.  It also tasted of honey, so it was an interesting mix of sweet and spicy.  I liked it a lot.

[Jasi]

Maybe I'll try to pick up the Christmas ale when I go back home to Cincinnati!

[Dizzy]

Watching Star Trek.

Drinking ginger ale.

Holding back the chunks. 

[J-Roc]

Watching Star Trek.
Drinking ginger ale.
Holding back the chunks. 

The second one WAS awful.

[Jasi]

Porkslap pale ale. Really liking this and it was cheap (for NYC). BeerAdvocate gives it very lukewarm reviews but I like it a lot!

[Kisseena]

NyQuil. I'm drinking NyQuil. It's terrible.

 

3/10 would not recommend. 

[Crimson Lego]

I'm drinking coffee so I can finish this philosophy assignment.

[SteveT]

I'm drinking a homebrew that was given out as a wedding favor, crafted by the best man.  I am most pleased.

[Jasi]

That is awesome. Homebrews are a joy.

[Doctor Pogo]

I'm drinking a slightly dirty martini with pickled green tomatoes for the garnish, made with gin distilled locally in Americus, Georgia.