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Mark C 10-19-2008 06:33 AM

Re: What beers are you enjoying?
 
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Originally Posted by Stick (Post 18655)
Had a Great Lakes Brewing Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout (Blackout Stout aged in oak bourbon barrels, ABV: 9.0%, IBU: 85) at the brewery the other night, yum.

I like oak aged beer, gonna have to keep an eye out for this one.

Old Dominion makes a really good oak aged stout also, give that a shot if you happen to see it!

macpappy 10-19-2008 09:50 AM

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Chilling and waiting for game time:

Nostradomas Belgian Brown Ale.
Eel River Triple Exultation
Eel River Raven's Eye
Aventinus Wheat Doppelbock

Smoke of choice today: Taboo Twist

ToddziLLa 10-19-2008 09:55 AM

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Great Lakes Oktoberfest.

VirtualSmitty 10-19-2008 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark C (Post 20010)
I like oak aged beer, gonna have to keep an eye out for this one.

Old Dominion makes a really good oak aged stout also, give that a shot if you happen to see it!

Definitely look for that Innis and Gunn I mentioned in my first post. It was barrel aged and tasty :dance:

qwerty1500 10-19-2008 11:11 AM

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Seldom venture far from my beloved gin martinis. However, we were in an Irish pub in Boston last weekend and the wife ordered a Black and Tan for me. Loved It! "Great Taste, More Filling."

Now I'm thinking that I need to buy some Guinness and Harps, disfigure an old kitchen spoon and try it again.

macpappy 10-19-2008 04:40 PM

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IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED EEL RIVER'S RAVEN'S EYE THEN STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND GO FIND SOME NOW AND TRY IT.

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

THAT IS A SURPRISINGLY GOOD BEER.

Okay, We've sampled Aventius Dopplebock, Nostrodamus Belgian Brown Ale and Unibroue Epherma (spelling bad). After the Aventius and another dark beer I can't remember, the Epherma was like drinking dirty water.

Then we moved to the Raven's Eye. DAMMMMMNNNNNNN! That will knock something into the dirt. It's 11 percent alcohol. (okay, maybe it was the all the other beer we had first). But you cannot see through this beer.

AD720 10-19-2008 05:45 PM

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It's Ephemere. If you are only into heavy, dark beers I'm not surprised you don't like it. I think it is great - refreshing and bubbly and the green apple flavor is subtle but very nice.

If you want to give Unibroue another shot try the Trios Pistoles or the Chambly Noire.

macpappy 10-19-2008 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AD720 (Post 21080)
It's Ephemere. If you are only into heavy, dark beers I'm not surprised you don't like it. I think it is great - refreshing and bubbly and the green apple flavor is subtle but very nice.

If you want to give Unibroue another shot try the Trios Pistoles or the Chambly Noire.

Yeah. Well you try spelling it after the other ones we drank (Aventinus, Raven's Eye, Triple Exhultation, Bellhaven Wee Heavy). Not to mention the Beck's Dark, Paulenar and Abita Pecan Ale we had before we started hitting the heavy stuff.

I've had the Trios Pistoles and the Unibroue 17 and a couple of their other brews. They are all good. I agree the Ephemere is probably an excellent beer for an early afternoon before you've had anything heavy. But we went from the beer to medium rare new york strip steaks and grilled onions and mushrooms...

tnip23 10-19-2008 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AD720 (Post 21080)
It's Ephemere. If you are only into heavy, dark beers I'm not surprised you don't like it. I think it is great - refreshing and bubbly and the green apple flavor is subtle but very nice.

If you want to give Unibroue another shot try the Trios Pistoles or the Chambly Noire.

In all fairness the ephemere never had a chance after the beers he started with. without a serious palate cleansing it would be hard to taste the ephemere after those brews.

macpappy 10-19-2008 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tnip23 (Post 21094)
In all fairness the ephemere never had a chance after the beers he started with. without a serious palate cleansing it would be hard to taste the ephemere after those brews.

Actually we were using clean glasses and rinsing with chilled water between beer. But we probably were kinda numb by the time we reached the Ephemere. (neither of us were driving tonight anyway._

livwire68 10-19-2008 06:08 PM

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Just drinking some spaten oktoberfest, and dunkelweizen (gordon biersch) and not Impressed by the (gordon biersch) marzen

Sauer Grapes 10-19-2008 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by macpappy (Post 21099)
Actually we were using clean glasses and rinsing with chilled water between beer. But we probably were kinda numb by the time we reached the Ephemere. (neither of us were driving tonight anyway._

I think he was talking more about your palate being destroyed for a while after the other beers so your taste would be off for the other.

AAlmeter 10-20-2008 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty (Post 8926)
oh c'mon Adam, no Genny cream ale!? :dr:D

That's only for special occasions

Skywalker 10-20-2008 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei (Post 5673)
My go-to's are Sierra Nevada Pale Ale... and just tried my first Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale! MMMMMM :chr

This is good stuff!!! I picked up a case last week and it is almost gone!!!

We had a limited Harvest Ale Chico Estate this year... brewed with local hops grown in Chico.
:tu

Scottw 10-20-2008 03:20 PM

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Yesterday it was heineken.

mikeyj23 10-20-2008 03:54 PM

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Boddington's Pub Ale

kfish 10-20-2008 04:23 PM

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Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale

Magma 10-20-2008 06:37 PM

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As of this month..

Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Sam Adams Octoberfest
Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen
Franziskaner

VirtualSmitty 10-30-2008 09:46 AM

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Stopped at he liquer store last night and picked up some Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale and some Anchor Steam. Haven't had the OBD in a long while, mostly buy the robust porter. I had forgotten how good it was!

Skywalker 11-05-2008 03:01 PM

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Started drinking the Sierra Nevada Celebration this week!!! Big change from the Harvest but good!!!:tu


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