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RR : Pliny the Elder :dr
RR : Blind Pig :dr
RR : Damnation (new for me)
Sierra Nevada 30th (new for me)

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2 of my Top 5
Pliny and Blind!!!!

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I banged through this lot with a couple of friends last Saturday night, and they were all fantastic! I'm so jealous of you California guys.

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Picked these up in WI while I was there:
2 4 packs of 2011 Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout
NG Apple Ale
NG Raspberry Tart
NG Belgian Red

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Good haul!


Grabbed today
4 bombers of Goose Island King Henry
7 bottles of Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel

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Can't wait to try the Brown Sugga Substitute!!!

Anyone who knows me, knows I don't like the Brown Shugga!!!

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One of my sergeants just dropped off a growler sampler for me....oh, Man, I'm psyched!

Yeti Imperial Stout
Moylan's Dragoon8 Dry Irish Stout
Southern Tier Oat Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout
New Holland Dragon's Milk Stout
Samuel Adam's The Vixen Chocolate Chili Stout

Apparently he pays attention when I talk beer....6 stouts, zero IPAs!! :wo

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Had to travel for the holidays, might as well grab some brews I don't see everyday :tu

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Got a case of Mad Elf and Sam Adams Winter Lager this weekend :tu Mad elf is one of the strongest beers I have ever had!! 12-13% I think?? Crazy good though :tu

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More of a bomb than a haul. Met up with landhoney last night at our Monday night social and he dropped these great beers on me.

Alchemist Heady Topper, Hair of the Dog-Doggie Claws and Bourbon Fred from the Wood, and Avery Rumpkin. Thanks Seth!

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Nice hauls everyone!

That's awesome Tom!

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I'm pretty excited about trying all of them, Albert. :D

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My brother got me a New York sampler 12pk. for christmas. Nice variety
Southern Tier IPA
Southern Tier Phin & Matts extraordinary Ale
Wagner Valley Sled Dog Dopplebock
Lake Placid Ubu ale
He Brew Messiah Bold
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Blue Point Hoptical Illusion
Ithica Apricot Wheat
Keegan Ales Old Capital
Brooklyn Lager
Cooperstown Brewing Pride of Milford
Cooperstown Brewing old Slugger

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My loving wife brought this case home for me tonight!!!

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Would she love me, too? ;)

Very nice, Darrell. Your wife is a keeper.

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We had the Lagunitas Sucks on tap at the last S.H.I.T. herf.
Excellent. :dr

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She is all mine!!!:D

Agreed! The Lagunitas Sucks is excellent!

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Seth is a heck of a guy :tu hope to see you guys around soon!

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Just a small pick-up of some new things, while I went to check on a Hopslam waiting list:

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I may go back tomorrow for a 4pack of Wake-n-Bake which is also new one for me

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Brooklyn Black OPS. Been waiting on this for awhile now.

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:tu:tu

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A few things I couldnt pass up :dr
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Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Ballast Point Victory at Sea

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From a recent trade on Ratebeer.com

2 x Williamsberg Aleworks Cafe Royale
1 x Mother Earth Silent Night

the other bottles were thrown in.

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New Years Haul

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2 x Hales BA Wee Heavy
1 x Hub 7 Grain Coffee Stout

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What did you think?

Someone I know on another forum is the brewer of Friek and he is sending me a 6 pack. It is not distributed in MA. He knows what he is doing when it comes to brewing; that's for sure.

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Red, see you are in c-bus, I'm in worthington/clintonville area off of highstreet. Should meet at a bar for smoke and beer when it gets warmer. I too am in a deep love affair with beer. Any and all I will try and my walls and shelves are overflowing with empty bottles (although recently I have been digitaly recording my adventures.)

I saw a number of photos of very heavy IPA's and different types of porters/stouts and wondered if these types of brews have ever reduced the enjoyment of your smoking experience? In the past a particular milk stout that I have tried thrice while smoking ( I was determined to make it work, lol) affected my tastebuds in a manner that turned the flavor of the stick I had very bitter, almost as if I had skipped through the entire good part and wound up at the end far sooner than I was willing to let go. Similar effects have come from extremely hoppy IPA's as well as chocolate stouts and many porters.

I've found that crisp, bitey Pilsners are by far the most pleasing to my palette when mixed with smoking. I also have really enjoyed the added richness brought to a smoking session by a heavy Belgium ale like Leffe. In particular I have found a Leiny's HoneyWeiss (with lemon) to be a good representation of the weight, gravity, viscousity, and ratio of hops:malt that truly compliment a cigar for my particular palette.

I don't always put so much thought into the beers I drink, and often these ideas are all retrospect. If I've drinking a lot my taste buds go lame and I may as well be drinking a nati' light and smoking a black b/c it's downright wasteful of me to drink/smoke.

Sorry for the long ramble, sitting at work dreaming of a stogie. This site is kinda like the patch for me, it doesn't stop my craving but sure takes my mind off of not being able to indulge rightthis moment. I'll stop now, lol. Later.

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Sadly those aren't all mine in the back. Grabbed a 4 pack of heady, and my limit of 6 more brown than black alchemist/stone/ninkasi collaboration

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Stopped at Binnys today to see if the new Goose Island had been released yet. Nope...but I couldn't leave empty handed.

Avery Mephistopheles Stout x 4
Founders Breakfast Stout x 4
Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout
Central Waters Brewhouse Coffee Stout

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Great haul Tom:tu

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First time I've seen the Mephistopheles, Nate, I am psyched....tonight when I get home from hockey! :al

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It's a big beer that's for sure. You'll enjoy it,, great stout!

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Picked up:
Stone Ruination
Arrogant Bastard
Dundee Festive Ale
Anderson Valley Boont Ale
:tu

Oh and a Molson Canadian :ih

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Fresh Ruination is very good. An expensive double ipa, but one of my favorites from Stone:tu

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$6 for the big bottle, didn't figure it to be too expensive. :tu

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I've paid around $17 for a six pack. I guess buying a bomber isn't too bad.

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The 6 packs are $11.99 (if I remember correctly), but being a first timer, I figured to start with the single bottle. :chr

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16.8% ABV, my beer guy at Binnys dared me to drink two in a half hour. :r

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That's a great price for a 6er.

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Two of those in a half hour would knock anyone down:r

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Challenge accepted :r

I've done 2 Mephistopheles in a row...it was something f*cking awesome x2 :D

They were 2007's too :dr

First aged stout I've had the chance to sample, MUCH better than a fresh bottle.

2x 120 Minute IPA's was worse :lr

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I'm sure you were feelin' good:r

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Oh yeah, That night was a bit of a blur. Especially with the Arrogant Bastard bomber that followed. I'm pretty sure I woke up on the floor somewhere.


It was worth it. :r

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I'm sure your liver would say otherwise:r

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It's busy with the half of bottle of Vodka I just introduced it to :r

Maybe later it'll voice it's disapproval of my actions :D

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Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA 6pk
Lagunitas Sucks Holiday 6pk

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Have you tried Ipswich Oatmeal Stout? They are one of my local favorites brewery and this is a great offering from them.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/162/260

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I actually think I saw that at Binnys yesterday, Moses....so you definitely recommend it?