tanstaafl2 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Clueby said: Came straight from Founder's site.. https://foundersbrewing.com/latest-news/2017/2018-update-backwoods-bastard-and-breakfast-stout-to-be-year-round/#more-87064 Hope its ok to link that from here? Hopefully a good thing indeed. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Guy I work with just opened, along with two other guys, a craft brewery. Only been open for a couple of weeks. Stopped by one night and had a flight of 3. First was Decapitated Monkey, which I only ordered because of the name. Think it was an IPA. It was good. The second was called Tun Tavern Hoppy Ale. Liked this one better. It had a citrus finish. The third was called Hey Porter, which was of course a porter. It had an unsweetened cocoa finish. It was my favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I've really enjoyed the few Sixpoint brews I've had, so was excited to try this bourbon barrel aged brew from them. It's porter aged with cocoa husks and coffee. Not bad and a decent price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Huzzah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 IS EVERYONE OKAY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPPSmoker Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I stopped by Bell's on Friday. They were celebrating their annual Eccentric Day. The put out a killer taplist for this event every year and provide free food all day long. But I took a pass because in order to get in, one must be dressed eccentrically. I just didn't want to screw around with it. I stopped by because they always release their annual Eccentric Ale each year on Eccentric Day. Not too bad. It weighed in at 13.7% and it had a bitterness that I did not take too. I will let the other bottles rest in the cellar a few years to see if the bitterness fades off. As a bonus, they had bottles of Whiskey Barrel Cherry Stout at their General Store. These bottles will only be sold on site. Not much barrel to this beer. I enjoyed it more when I quit sippin' it like a barrel aged stout and started drinking it like a pale ale or kolsch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 IS EVERYONE OKAY? Had a nitro draught of this Friday, tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 6 hours ago, HoustonNit said: Had a nitro draught of this Friday, tasty. First time having it? I've never tried nitro. Must be something nice. whenever I am on the fence about buying a stout I usually turn to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 First time having it? I've never tried nitro. Must be something nice. whenever I am on the fence about buying a stout I usually turn to this. It's been a while. I almost always go for anything nitro when it's available at a bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: It's been a while. I almost always go for anything nitro when it's available at a bar. I'm kind of the opposite. I think it makes most beers taste flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'm kind of the opposite. I think it makes most beers taste flat. Interesting I should clarify, usually only for stouts/porters. They generally don't have much foam anyway and I like creaminess it adds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Southern Star Black Crack. Stout aged in bourbon barrels. Not bad, but hard not necessarily "crack". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On December 10, 2017 at 2:17 PM, HoustonNit said: It's been a while. I almost always go for anything nitro when it's available at a bar. On December 10, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Government Beard said: I'm kind of the opposite. I think it makes most beers taste flat. Seems worth re-linking this great article Postal Grunt originally posted earlier this year: http://allaboutbeer.com/man-invented-nitro-guinness/. Nitrogen inhibits the expression of flavor and aroma (but I still like it) Anyways, last night I drank a Padadox Skully #52, a "wild sour golden ale with nectarines and apricots aged in wine barrels". Nicely tart with some apricot flavor. Pretty decent but probably won't buy another bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Seems worth re-linking this great article Postal Grunt originally posted earlier this year: http://allaboutbeer.com/man-invented-nitro-guinness/. Nitrogen inhibits the expression of flavor and aroma (but I still like it) Anyways, last night I drank a Padadox Skully #52, a "wild sour golden ale with nectarines and apricots aged in wine barrels". Nicely tart with some apricot flavor. Pretty decent but probably won't buy another bottle. Wow a fascinating article. I'm not sure it inhibits flavor, certainly changes the texture. Also the Padadox Skully sounds phenomenal. If there was beer I had to choose for my next pour this would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 12/9/2017 at 8:24 PM, Government Beard said: IS EVERYONE OKAY? I picked up the barrel-aged version recently. I'm looking forward to trying it but it may sit for a while as I have some other barrel aged stouts that I will probably drink first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I picked up the barrel-aged version recently. I'm looking forward to trying it but it may sit for a while as I have some other barrel aged stouts that I will probably drink first. Just got one as well didn't care for the price. I may open at Christmas or open hold for a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 People make a deal about this in Houston. Good but nothing to get super excited about. Need west coast beer and Texas bourbon selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I picked up some more today...a 4 pack for $35...so I opened one up tonight. It's the first 2017 I've had. It's a sweet one. Think I still prefer KBS. I don't have a snifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I picked up some more today...a 4 pack for $35...so I opened one up tonight. It's the first 2017 I've had. It's a sweet one. Think I still prefer KBS. I don't have a snifter. Better than my glassware at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 23 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: Better than my glassware at this point. "Glass"ware. Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, meadeweber said: I picked up the barrel-aged version recently. I'm looking forward to trying it but it may sit for a while as I have some other barrel aged stouts that I will probably drink first. 5 hours ago, HoustonNit said: Just got one as well didn't care for the price. I may open at Christmas or open hold for a year. Keep posted on when your crack these. North Coast is a good brewery and I'd like to hear your thoughts. Edited December 13, 2017 by Government Beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 5 hours ago, HoustonNit said: People make a deal about this in Houston. Good but nothing to get super excited about. Need west coast beer and Texas bourbon selection. We get by well enough here on the bourbon but yeah Texas is overall better. Thank god I get to travel a bit or I'd be limited to southern CA. on the beer, yeah, we are spoiled here although distribution has picked up. When I was in Boston the groceries stores had a lot of California beer in them. San Diego and Portland have the best beer scenes overall in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Ok beer, yeah west coast probably the best but east coast Dogfish from Delaware is great. The 120 is fantastic, the world wide stout might be the best barrel aged stout and I'm really liking this.Imperial Stout, Syrah grapes and oak barrel aging, really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/12/2017 at 6:33 AM, meadeweber said: I picked up the barrel-aged version recently. I'm looking forward to trying it but it may sit for a while as I have some other barrel aged stouts that I will probably drink first. Keep me posted. Curious to hear your thoughts/notes. new can from BNS. Only had this from a bottle. Really tasty. Definitely recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Beard Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, HoustonNit said: Ok beer, yeah west coast probably the best but east coast Dogfish from Delaware is great. The 120 is fantastic, the world wide stout might be the best barrel aged stout and I'm really liking this. Imperial Stout, Syrah grapes and oak barrel aging, really good. Love the glassware sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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