callmeox Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Starting the season with a Yuengling Oktoberfest.Not sure how it stacks up against the others...been years since I've tried this style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Well I'm ringing in the season in style with a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Damn this good, soooo good! It's sweet and malty, thick and gooey with a perfect barrel pickup of creamy vanilla and a finish that takes me to a Kentucky whiskey warehouse. Boozy in a good way at 15%, and perfectly balanced. I'm gonna need to find a BIG bourbon to follow this guy up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFerguson Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Cold bottle of Great Lakes Oktoberfest to wash the dust down. Always on my pick up list when the season rolls around for it. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtoys Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 another good one from New Belgium also bought a fall variety pack from Sam Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelturtle1 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I had a fantastic trifecta of Oskar Blues today started off with Gordon, then had a Dale's and finished with a Deviant Dales.. 3 mighty tasty beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clingman71 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Hoppin' Frog BORIS the Crusher, excellent RIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegoz Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Well I'm ringing in the season in style with a Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. Damn this good, soooo good! It's sweet and malty, thick and gooey with a perfect barrel pickup of creamy vanilla and a finish that takes me to a Kentucky whiskey warehouse. Boozy in a good way at 15%, and perfectly balanced. I'm gonna need to find a BIG bourbon to follow this guy up.I keep kidding myself that beers like F-W Parabola, CW BBS and Founders KBS are just as good. But then I crack one of these open and I'm reminded that BCS really is in a class by itself. I love that they distributed so much more of this in Chicagoland this year compared to last. And I now have a four-year vertical bunkered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 A couple of Founders Centennials, super fine IPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Sam Adams October Fest and Goose Island Nut Brown Ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dogfish Head Burton Baton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAINWRIGHT Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Founders Breakfast Stout,I love a good stout on these crisp autumn evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcg9779 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Sweetwater Festive from 2011 last night. Not too bad, but has lost a little flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Great Lakes Oktoberfest for me tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clingman71 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Goose Island Minx and Southern Tier Oat, both excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectic1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Widmer Brothers Pitch Black IPA...rich toasty malt with Cascade and Alchemy hops give this one a GREAT balance and complexity! I love the Pacific NW for their beers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I keep kidding myself that beers like F-W Parabola, CW BBS and Founders KBS are just as good. But then I crack one of these open and I'm reminded that BCS really is in a class by itself. I love that they distributed so much more of this in Chicagoland this year compared to last. And I now have a four-year vertical bunkered!I liked this last one more than the last few I tried. I had a 2010 on tap that had been in keg for about two years, and it was almost unbearably chalky. I've had a few others aged in bottle for a few years, and I liked them, but I have found that they get thicker and gooier over time, and I really liked the texture this fresher bottle offered. The keg-aging thickened it more than bottle aging in the same time period, but if I can control myself, I'll try to drink the remaining bottles of my 4-pack every 6 months over the next year and a half to see if I find a sweet spot.I've long stayed away from stouts in general, but I think they're growing on me and I intend to experiment with stouts barrel-aged and otherwise this coming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I had a couple of Arcadia HopMouth on the way home today accompanied by a tomato cheesy avacodo sandwich,...hmmm, I could also post this on the "sandwich" thread and increase my post count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Finally scored the Oskar Blues Old Chub Scottish Ale which I'll be drinking tonight while watching football, but last night was the tail end of a Hofbrau Oktoberfest twelve pack. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Picked up a six of Goose Island Harvest Ale. I'll crack one open for football tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcg9779 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Went with a Pumking last night. My favorite pumpkin beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Oskar Blues Old Chub kills! I'm really digging this brewery. Has anybody had their Pils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAtomic Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Oskar Blues Old Chub kills! I'm really digging this brewery. Has anybody had their Pils?Unclebunk,I've had the Oskar Blues Pils. Here's what I wrote about it at the time, from somewhere in the depths of the "What Beer Are You Drinking Summer 2012" thread:"Bought a 6-pack of Oskar Blues "Mama's Little Pils." After one can, I'm underwhelmed. It's definitely not bad, but it falls into a middle ground between the crispness I like in Czechvar and the cloying, corny sweetness I don't like in cheaper offerings like Simpler Times Pilsner (hey -- at 50 cents a can it was worth a try). Basically, the Oskar Blues has no defining characteristics. Plus, it's got a pretty funky finish and aftertaste."My opinion didn't really improve after finishing the rest of the 6-pack. I guess I just like a crisper, less sweet Pils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectic1 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Oskar Blues Old Chub kills! I'm really digging this brewery. Has anybody had their Pils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebunk Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Unclebunk,I've had the Oskar Blues Pils. Here's what I wrote about it at the time, from somewhere in the depths of the "What Beer Are You Drinking Summer 2012" thread:"Bought a 6-pack of Oskar Blues "Mama's Little Pils." After one can, I'm underwhelmed. It's definitely not bad, but it falls into a middle ground between the crispness I like in Czechvar and the cloying, corny sweetness I don't like in cheaper offerings like Simpler Times Pilsner (hey -- at 50 cents a can it was worth a try). Basically, the Oskar Blues has no defining characteristics. Plus, it's got a pretty funky finish and aftertaste."My opinion didn't really improve after finishing the rest of the 6-pack. I guess I just like a crisper, less sweet Pils.I've had their Pils and quite honestly I wasn't impressed with it. I've had Dale's Pale Ale, Deviant Dale's, Good K'night, Gubna, Old Chub, and Ten Fidy and I've really enjoyed them all...the Pils was the only one that was a miss for me.Thanks for the info, boys. I think I'll steer clear of the Oskar Blues Pils for the time being and see if I can find the Gubna and Ten Fidy. So far, all I'm seeing on the shelves is the Dale's Pale and the Old Chub, with the nod going to the DP. Now, on to the Half Acre beers and more Revolution Porter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronWF Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I had a few Old Chub last night watching da Bears show excellent progress towards world domination. I was a little disappointed with the beer. I had heard it compares well to Founder's Dirty Bastard, but that wasn't the case for me. The OC was much sweeter and a good deal less hoppy. Next stop: revisit Robert the Bruce.I had some 3 Floyds Zes Zes Zes and Rye'da Tiger the other night. The ZZZ is a golden, bready Belgian-style ale with a scrumptious hop finish: super fresh, nuanced and well-balanced. The Rye'da had a nice rye bite in the body with a gushing hop finish. Very tasty, though I would have liked a bit more carbonation to break up the nectar-y texture of it - may have been a bad bottle top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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