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    • C
      cander49
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      Popped 2 of my better bottles this week in celebration of a new marathon PR for me and a successful marathon debut for my wife.

      This was great, though I have another en route and won't open it for some time. The funk seems like it'll ne exceptional with age.
      (relative's table cloth, not mine!)

      Speaking of age, popped one of these dusty twins from 2004. Unbelievably complex funk with notes of cheese, grassy hay, stone fruit, pepper, and green veggie, all without any oxidation whatsoever.

      Finally, from 2 weeks ago, the best gueuze I've ever had, a Hanssens from 2010. Hanssens is so underrated that I got a stash of these at $20 a 750! Tasting wise, the funk was massive and dominated by blue cheese notes, which is probably my favorite note in a beer. Aftertaste was of apricots and yogurt. Insane. Really fun to drink with my wife and a friend alonfside a comparatively fresh 2016:

      We're hosting a stout night in a few days, and it'll probably be a bit ridiculous.  😉

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      • SeulS
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        I'm gonna call you Grandmaster Funk…

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          cander49
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          If I could only drink beers with cheese funk for the rest of my life, I'd be super happy.  😃

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          • SeulS
            Seul
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            Smell > taste.

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            • AetasA
              Aetas
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              The new table is great and creates wonderful reflections E.

              @cander49 Congrats on your PR. Very unique way to celebrate this with a cheese funk beer!

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              • neph93N
                neph93
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                New for me. Tasty stuff although it’ll suit me best when the sun is out and the temperature is in positive double figures.

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • emceeQE
                  emceeQ
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                  @cander49:

                  If I could only drink beers with cheese funk for the rest of my life, I'd be super happy.  😃

                  I'm right there with ya!  I'm super jealous of the selection you were drinking…


                  Some more Cascade.  This one has cherries and noyaux in it, and really shows how Cascade is just as much a fruit processor as a brewery.  The noyaux is the nut inside the apricot pit, and is super labor intensive to get out.  After the apricot is processed the pits have to be dried for an extended period of time before they can be carefully cracked open to get the tiny noyaux kernel inside.

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                  • ChrisC
                    Chris
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                    So what does the noyaux add? Is it similar to apricot?

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                    • emceeQE
                      emceeQ
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                      It add’s a really nice nutty/amaretto/marzipan character you wouldn’t otherwise get

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                      • ChrisC
                        Chris
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                        Interesting.  I'll have to cross my fingers and hope I can find a bottle…

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                        • AppfaffA
                          Appfaff
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                          One of my clients works at the taproom of our local brewery, and brought me this.

                          They have been getting pretty aggressive with their Sour selection and they keep getting better and better.

                          This was pretty solid - not on par with most of the larger craft breweries, but nice to enjoy a local beer that’s somewhat decent.

                          Incidentally, a party we were going to Saturday evening was right next door to the same brewery, so we stopped in and I got their new “Juicy IPA” - it was damn good.

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                          • SeulS
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                            Lotsa coco lotsa coffee… I love this beer...

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                            • SeulS
                              Seul
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                              @Aetas:

                              The new table is great and creates wonderful reflections E.

                              I forgot to respond to this… Well, it's not much of a response... It's just that my dad called the brewery, and asked whether it was possible to purchase a screened table... We had visited a couple of months prior to that, and sat at one drinking a fresh Oerbier... I would've never even thought about asking, y'know... But the fucker got it done!.. And they said it was a first, as they'd never sold 'm to bars, and I was the first to get one!.. It was still wrapped up in their attic...

                              In short: it ties the room together. I absolutely love it. My dad's the best. #fanboy out

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                              • SeulS
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                                Second best Fantôme beer out there?..

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                                • Matty123M
                                  Matty123
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                                  My brother, who is a beer fiend on the level of @Seul, Had my parents ship him
                                  Beer from Civil Society Brewery in Jupiter Florida. They are on vacation. So thanks to Mom, Pop and Josh for the beer.  I’ve had it before, because as I’ve stated my brother is a junky and has had them ship beer on many occasions. 

                                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                  • SeulS
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                                    I still don't get the appeal of drinking from jars…

                                    Pohjala's excellent baltic porter with black currents... Result?.. RESULT!..

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                                    • SeulS
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                                      Remind me to never buy US IPAs again in €urope…

                                      From l to r, canning dates:

                                      6 Oct 17
                                      Batch 001 (never sounds promising)
                                      14 Feb 17 (!)
                                      No date
                                      13 Nov 17

                                      €uro IPAs don't fare much better… This expired Feb 14 2018...

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Seriously solid…

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                                        • ChrisC
                                          Chris
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                                          My wife just texted me to let me know the grocery store has Tart of Darkness, from The Bruery.  It's quite possibly my favorite beer, and it's not consistently stocked around here.

                                          Things like this are why she's awesome.

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                                          • Haddtoo 555H
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                                            @Chris

                                            I know exactly what you’re talking about….I liked being single but I love being married.

                                            madmonday's retired….I'm just tired.

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