What's your favorite Beer?
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It will be bitterly cold here until at least February, plenty of time to enjoy dark and heavies. Though I do enjoy my share of bigger brews year round
Yup. But all the badass xmas ales come in December.
Agree about heavy abv all year, strong saisons, trippels and barley wins for summer nights.
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A friend of Julie's was having a surprise birthday party, so we went to Austin for almost 24 hours. I managed to work in some beer purchasing, despite the best efforts of Chase Bank. Here's what I picked up.
New Braunfels Brewing Co. Shiva's Tears
New Braunfels Brewing Co. Shiva's Wrath
New Braunfels Brewing Co. Mexican Cannon
Ranger Creek Purple Rhine
5 Stone Pompous Monkey
Prairie Brett C
Prairie Funky Gold Mosaic
Jolly Pumpkin Forgotten Tales Of The Lost Gypsy Blender
Urban Family Brett Baby Cakes
Jester King Provenance (Lemon & Lime)
Jester King Fen Tao
Jester King Vulgar Affectation
Jester King La Vie En Rose
Jester King Provenance (Orange & Grapefruit)I think I may be developing an acquisition problem. I'm not drinking as fast as I'm buying…
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I didn't know it, but Julie's friend lives about 10 minutes from the brewery. We stopped in after the party, just so I could buy a few bottles. I'd like to go back and actually look around, drink something on draft, maybe relax a while and get a pizza from the place next door. No telling when we'll be back in Austin, though.
And yeah, I'm excited about my two bottles of Fen Tao…
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If you ever get the chance to make it back into town let me know, I'd love to join!
It's really a great way to spend the day, Texas hill country and tons of great beer. And the pizza at Stanley's is pretty good too. My girlfriend always scoffs at going because every time I have a weekend off that's how I want to spend it! -
Mmmm I do love a good barleywine. Of late I have had a few, Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot, Arcadia Cereal Killer, and Bells Third Coast.
Tonight I am having the afore mentioned Hemp Rye. A nice light bodied brew with a fairly tart finish. This would be a great beer in hotter months, possibly as a session beer, for those that can hold up.
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It's far from perfect, but it has some very intruiging characteristics!..
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/birrificio-del-ducato-la-prima-luna/129476/
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Gents, looking for recommendations for something similar to this, that isn't made by a global conglomorate, I like it as a winter tipple.
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Well, i am from near London…. The home of stout!
However this one is strong, slightly sparkling and quite sweet.
It has flavours of roasted nuts, coffee, cola.Most stouts are around 4-5% abv, but this hits the spot at 7.5.
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Almost at Imperial ABV levels then. Most of the Scandi brewers have stouts and impy stouts that would fit the bill. Do you have any spesialist stores near you that have websites?
My fave boozy, Imperial Stout at the mo is by Boulevard Brewery, and comes from their Smokestack Series. Nøgne do a good one as well.
