What beer are you drinking, Spring 2013

[Clavius]

Having a Chimay Red tonight after getting off work. Been a long time since I've had the Red. Definitely as good as I remember it.

[Clavius]

Chimay White (Cinq Cents) tonight:

[WAINWRIGHT]

Must be a Trappist vibe going around,as for I had a Chimay Blue this evening to start things off.

[P&MLiquorsEric]

had a 2012 bcs while grilling a steak. Then some Orin Swift Abstract and now contemplating batch 9000 or 10000 from bells..

[stevegoz]

Had an FBS and a KBS back to back tonight. Makes the differences between the two beers rather stark, and the FBS seem like Guinness. So much more chocolate, coffee and (of course) barrel in the KBS. I'm a KBS fan boy, mos def.

[Bryan]

^^^ The KBS is delicious. I picked up two bottles of Great Divide's Oak Aged Yeti last night that I'm saving for dinner tonight

[thiemb]

Watching some baseball and enjoying a Pipeworks Citra Ninja. Very tasty.

[Beer&Bourbon]

Had a Mad Tree PsycHOPathy (Cincy local) at the ballpark from a can while we beat the Nationals. We had some gorgeous weather today with lots of sunshine in the lower 70s; perfect beer/baseball weather.

[hectic1]

Pulled out a Half Acre Daisy Cutter canned on 3/29/13...love that beer!

[Beer&Bourbon]

Pulled out a Half Acre Daisy Cutter canned on 3/29/13...love that beer!

That's my favorite pale ale. I'm more fond of that than Zombie Dust (which seems to be the midwest's favorite pale). Make them send some to Ohio (or KY or Indy or somewhere I can get it more easily).

[P&MLiquorsEric]

That's my favorite pale ale. I'm more fond of that than Zombie Dust (which seems to be the midwest's favorite pale). Make them send some to Ohio (or KY or Indy or somewhere I can get it more easily).

Dark Horse has a citra single hop ipa coming in a couple weeks in a mixed 12 pack.

Also Against the Grain will be brewing Citra Ass Down again soon. They are going to bottle this one but most of the bottles are heading overseas.

[tanstaafl2]

A somewhat impromptu beer sampling with a few friends last night included a range of beer styles that were tasted.

Lagunitas Bavarian Style Doppel Weizen

Brooklyn Brewery Silver Anniversary doppelbock lager

Ommegang XV belgian style strong dark ale

Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout aged in Wild Turkey barrels

New Holland Blue Sunday Sour 2013 vintage oak aged wild ale

and the hit of the night (not too surprisingly) which was Founders Backwoods Bastard

All were good. The Blue Sunday Sour was not the most sour beer I have had but it is definitely a category that is an acquired taste. The Ommegang was a very nice representation of a good trappist style dark ale. Would like to try it next to a Chimay blue. The Anderson Valley Stout didn't really seem to get too much from the barrel aging that I could taste and didn't really hold a candle to the Backwoods Bastard which was all bourbon-y goodness on the front end without the power of alcohol at the back.

The Lagunitas and Brooklyn lager were very pleasant surprises and quite enjoyable.

We also tried the 21st Amendment Lower the Boom Barley Wine (which is a bit too hoppy for me for a barley wine style).

We also had the Bruery Three French Hens, Four Calling Birds and Five Golden Rings and few other odds and ends at the table (including a Samichlaus doppelbock at 14% that I look forward to trying!) but decided to save them for another night.

[stiffchainey]

Bought some Samuel Adams Boston Lager and a bottle of Fullers IPA today. Never had, will check. (Brandnew english shop opened here in Bonn, lots of stuff from the US, too!)

[unclebunk]

That's my favorite pale ale. I'm more fond of that than Zombie Dust (which seems to be the midwest's favorite pale). Make them send some to Ohio (or KY or Indy or somewhere I can get it more easily).

Love 'em both, myself. But I certainly understand the sentiment. You need to come to the next South Loop Binny's get-together and load up!

[stiffchainey]

Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout aged in Wild Turkey barrels

Sounds awesome! How was the taste?

[tanstaafl2]

Sounds awesome! How was the taste?

As a Stout it was fine. But I did not get a lot of barrel influence in it such as was the case with the Backwoods Bastard for example, which admittedly is a heavy Scotch Ale and not a stout and also a damned fine beer to begin with!

Overall I think it was probably the least impressive of the ones we tried compared to expectations going in. Which is not to say it was bad by any means.

[bigtoys]

been liking rye IPAs

[MyOldKyDram]

Found a new brew around here today, Little Hump Spring Ale, by Highland Brewing Co in Asheville NC. Pretty decent little APA.

ETA: It also scored me a badge on untappd, NC Beer Month woohoo!

[Beer&Bourbon]

I can't get enough of hoppy beers right now. I had Hoppy Poppy from Cellar Dweller (new OH brewery) at a benefit last night. Drinking James tonight. It's a black IPA from Hill Farmstead. Lots of citrus hops on the nose with just a hint of roast. The flavor has more roast, but overall it takes a backseat to the citrus hops with grapefruit peel and some resinous bitterness. Full bodied and well balanced. I'm not a big fan of black IPAs, but this is certainly one of the better ones I've been able to try. (Unfortunately I had growlers of Edward first and while good, this pales in comparison to Edward - one of my favorite hoppy beers so far from HF.)

[hectic1]

Spilt some beers with some of the neighbors before moving onto some bourbon. We drank a bomber of 3 Floyd's Arctic Panzer Wolf, Lagnitas Sucks, and some Half Acre Daisy Cutter. A good DIPA/IPA/Pale Ale beer night!

[HighInTheMtns]

Sounds like a fun night, Bob.

I have drunk a few Three Floyds Zombie Dust over the last couple days thanks to a fellow SB.com member. You guys have some great beer in the Midwest.

[Beer&Bourbon]

Opened a number of brews for a buddy's birthday yesterday. Mostly peach sours - Peche n Brett, Fantasia, Sour in the Rye Peach - then Fou'Foune from Cantillon, a homebrew mango sour. Finished with a few bigger brews - Hill Farmstead Birth of Tragedy (BB porter with coffee and honey) and Before the Dawn (Rye barrel aged american black barleywine). Enjoyed the Birth of Tragedy, but was amazed by the Before the Dawn; beautiful aroma with caramel and vanilla balanced with toffee and sweet roast, smooth barrel character with no apparent heat (from a 13.7%) and a great mix of barrel, sweetness, and roasted notes in the flavor. I don't know how difficult this is/was to acquire, but if you see it anywhere, I recommend picking up a bottle or two.

[P&MLiquorsEric]

Opened a number of brews for a buddy's birthday yesterday. Mostly peach sours - Peche n Brett, Fantasia, Sour in the Rye Peach - then Fou'Foune from Cantillon, a homebrew mango sour. Finished with a few bigger brews - Hill Farmstead Birth of Tragedy (BB porter with coffee and honey) and Before the Dawn (Rye barrel aged american black barleywine). Enjoyed the Birth of Tragedy, but was amazed by the Before the Dawn; beautiful aroma with caramel and vanilla balanced with toffee and sweet roast, smooth barrel character with no apparent heat (from a 13.7%) and a great mix of barrel, sweetness, and roasted notes in the flavor. I don't know how difficult this is/was to acquire, but if you see it anywhere, I recommend picking up a bottle or two.

[Beer&Bourbon]

I know. I see that I wasn't clear. The Hill Farmstead beer was Birth of Tragedy; it was very good, but I know that it's not easy to come by.

I was actually recommending that people pick up the Before the Dawn, which is produced by Steel Toe brewing in Minnesota. I gather that they're relatively new since someone mentioned that this was their first or second barrel aged brew. It was a great beer that I'd love to have again. It's ready now, but could certainly be held in the cellar for a couple of years as well.

[Clavius]

Just cracked open a Rochefort 8. The stuff is amazing. Really looking forward to trying the 10 later.