Kepler Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 36 minutes ago, PaulO said: Bock beer can be really good. Agreed. I'm no beer expert but there are several bocks that I really like. E.g., I've never found a beer that goes better with good barbeque than Shiner Bock. If y'all have never had a Shiner Bock with a good beef brisket or pork ribs, you haven't lived! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Spaten and some of the other Bavarian breweries come out with Maibock or lighter colored higher gravity bock beers in the spring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 19 minutes ago, PaulO said: Spaten and some of the other Bavarian breweries come out with Maibock or lighter colored higher gravity bock beers in the spring. I should look out for these more. I'll keep an eye open for new Spaten releases at Spec's, the best beer source here in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 7 hours ago, PaulO said: Spaten and some of the other Bavarian breweries come out with Maibock or lighter colored higher gravity bock beers in the spring. Maibock style beer is very hard to find. It's another German style beer being pushed aside by the IPA craze, unfortunately. Years ago a local Detroit brewer had a great Maibock but it got pushed out of the line up in favor of yet another IPA brew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Out front on a beautiful afternoon listening to college basketball conference tournaments on the radio with a St. Paddy’s appropriate Murphy’s stout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Happy St Patrick's day. This is a black & tan, but it sure doesn't look like one. I'll show myself out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 It’s turned into kind of a dreary and rainy Friday afternoon, but the Stone Enjoy By 04.20.24 Hazy IPA is a bright and juicy fix to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Listening to NCAA Basketball out front with a New Realm Hazy Like a Fox hazy IPA. It’s nice, but after the Stone EB04.20.24, it really doesn’t match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Black and Tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I’m on a bit of a Hazy IPA run, lately. Creature Comforts Hazy IPA yesterday and today with Braves on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 More Hazy IPAs. SweetWater’s this afternoon while relaxing out front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Getting ready for the puck drop GO CAPS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Wicked Weed Perni Haze Hazy IPA to whet my whistle this Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Just fair to middlin’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Ice cold cerveza after cutting the grass here on Cinco de Mayo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Spent three days at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. 85 and sunny everyday with Florida humidity so I drank nothing but this and the regular Heineken all three days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) It poured rain this morning, now the Sun’s out and it’s getting Hot and Humid. This Bud Light Lime is perfect at this moment. Very thirst quenching. It went very fast… Edited May 25 by smokinjoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 5/8/2024 at 9:22 PM, flahute said: Spent three days at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. 85 and sunny everyday with Florida humidity so I drank nothing but this and the regular Heineken all three days. Nice view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I bought a 4-pack of this back in 2020 and I drink one a year to see how it evolves. This is the last one. As the label states, it ages well. Very well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquavite Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Sorry, folks, but I don't drink beer. Can't stand the taste of it. My floor in my first college dorm was known as the "Alcoholic" floor. The slightest excuse for a "Kegger" would result in one showing up in our floor lounge. They were experts at playing 'Thumper." Having participated in one of those Thumper parties, and dealing with the results of it, I decided "Not again." I also had issues with how the longe smelled after one of those parties was done (i.e. the "morning after."). It caused some issues with me and my floor mates (the pressure to participate was great). Eventually, we came to a compromise. During the Winter quarter, instead of a Kegger, we'd play for shots of one's favorite Schnapps or Cordial. Mine was "Grand Marnier." So I played those versions and, eventually, they always let me use Grand Marnier shots instead of having to chug a beer. But no, I never did enjoy the taste of beer. And, to this day, I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted Sunday at 04:06 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:06 AM 5 hours ago, aquavite said: Sorry, folks, but I don't drink beer. Can't stand the taste of it. My floor in my first college dorm was known as the "Alcoholic" floor. The slightest excuse for a "Kegger" would result in one showing up in our floor lounge. They were experts at playing 'Thumper." Having participated in one of those Thumper parties, and dealing with the results of it, I decided "Not again." I also had issues with how the longe smelled after one of those parties was done (i.e. the "morning after."). It caused some issues with me and my floor mates (the pressure to participate was great). Eventually, we came to a compromise. During the Winter quarter, instead of a Kegger, we'd play for shots of one's favorite Schnapps or Cordial. Mine was "Grand Marnier." So I played those versions and, eventually, they always let me use Grand Marnier shots instead of having to chug a beer. But no, I never did enjoy the taste of beer. And, to this day, I don't. I developed a taste for beer long before college. I didn't drink much underage (basically only in the presence of my parents or grandparents) but I always loved the taste of beer that my dad let me sip. I could see that if someone's first exposure to beer was at a college "kegger" then sure I could understand how that could go down the wrong path. That's understandable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquavite Posted Sunday at 09:00 AM Share Posted Sunday at 09:00 AM 4 hours ago, Kepler said: I developed a taste for beer long before college. I didn't drink much underage (basically only in the presence of my parents or grandparents) but I always loved the taste of beer that my dad let me sip. I could see that if someone's first exposure to beer was at a college "kegger" then sure I could understand how that could go down the wrong path. That's understandable. Well, TBH, my first "exposure" was not college. I was raised as a young child by my uncle, and he was a beer drinker, so I'd get sips from him. among other things. Oddly enough, his father was a rep at "National Distilleries." for a time, so there were always a ton of bottles in the house. Oddly enough, this was were I first learned of "Old Grand Dad." It was also my first taste of Rye. I recall, very early, one Xmas morning. It was around 1am. just before "Santa" made his appearance. I sang in my Church Choir. There were actually two choirs separated by gender (Shudders to think what it would be like now). The "Men & Boys" choir would handle the "Xmas Eve" service at 11pm and the ladies, the Xmas Morning service at 9am. Anyway, as my Uncle drove me home at 1am from one of the Xmas eve services, he felt I'd reserved a reward for performing well at the service. So he poured a 1/4 shot of Gin. Wasn't bad. And Gin is one of the few "high proof" spirits I can drink without much risk of a migraine. I just prefer the taste of Bourbon/Scotch etc. But I digress. I was already aware of the taste of beer, before college, but I think what really turned me off of it was the "bombardment" of all those keggers and the resultant migraines that were triggered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM818 Posted Sunday at 01:48 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:48 PM 19 hours ago, smokinjoe said: It poured rain this morning, now the Sun’s out and it’s getting Hot and Humid. This Bud Light Lime is perfect at this moment. Very thirst quenching. It went very fast… This is a pretty epic post. Your “beer range” is remarkable. Don’t tell your Oktoberfest beers they share the same fridge as BL Lime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibsie Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM 18 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: I bought a 4-pack of this back in 2020 and I drink one a year to see how it evolves. This is the last one. As the label states, it ages well. Very well. I love 120 minute. Personally, I find this one better the more fresh it is, but I'm probably in the minority on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM 56 minutes ago, MM818 said: This is a pretty epic post. Your “beer range” is remarkable. Don’t tell your Oktoberfest beers they share the same fridge as BL Lime! Heehee! I know, right! They might dis-own me! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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