BlackDog 07:03 PM 04-05-2010
Went out for dinner with my daughter. Had 2 pints of Deschutes Black Butte Porter. This is really a fine porter. If you like porters or stouts, try this for sure.
St. Lou Stu 07:45 PM 04-05-2010
Gonna give a Norwegian Russian Imperial Stout a try this evening.
Nogne O..... anyone ever try this one?
Thoughts?
My first impressions were molasses, caramel, vanilla, and something a little fruity/floral mix.
The floral may have been imparted by my cigar though
:-)
St. Lou Stu 07:47 PM 04-05-2010
Originally Posted by Jbailey:
Alright so first off Vic didn't lie about the Goose Island BC. This is a thick flavorful beer and also the 13%abv doesn't hurt. :-) You can't help but notice the chocolate, coffee and vanilla.
I look forward to comparing side by side with a KBS. Might have to split them with someone else.
I got the South Central GI Bourbon County bought up!
I can only get it in 24oz. bottles though.
:-)
That stuff is good for something from Chicago!
:-)
BeerAdvocate 06:22 PM 04-06-2010
Founders Double Trouble
Beer Doctor 07:55 PM 04-06-2010
Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate:
Founders Double Trouble
:-) Had a 4 pack of this last week. It was great!!!
BlackDog 04:41 PM 04-08-2010
Worked from home today, had furnace issues. Did a side-by-side comparison of Deschues Black Butte and Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald porters.
Originally Posted by :
Visually, both allow a bit of red light in through the glass, but BB may be ever so slightly darker. The head on the BB is ever so slightly tanner too. As the head subsides, the BB is sticking to the wall of the glass more than the EF.
The nose of the EF is maltier. I really don't notice much aroma at all from the BB. The EF smells like malt brewing on my stovetop.
The EF is a bit sharper in flavor. Certainly drier, and a little more astringent. Malt is front and center here. The BB is definitely sweeter, with the coffee and chocolate notes more pronounced. BB has a softer mouthfeel too.
It's a tough call, but personally I give the nod to BB. I'm sure that EF is the more traditional porter, but I find BB to be more complex, and more nicely balanced.
Resipsa 07:27 PM 04-08-2010
Brooklyn Pennant Ale. Nice.
Beer Doctor 10:37 PM 04-08-2010
founders dirty bastard and lagunitas ipa
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Jbailey 10:41 PM 04-08-2010
Originally Posted by Beer Doctor:
founders dirty bastard and lagunitas ipa
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Two good beers for a beer doctor.
:-)
duckmanco 06:32 AM 04-09-2010
Cracked open the first of a 4 pack of Oskar Blues GUBNA Imperial IPA (10% abv 100 IBUs).
Poured into the glass with little carbonation but with a beautiful golden hazy color. Stuck my honker into the glass and....
WEED... and I mean dank weed. Not a hint, not a note, not a similar aroma, this beer smelled like it was dry hopped with marijuana. I smelled it every time I took a sip and while off putting, the beer itself was a monster, and quite tasty.
I thought I was nuts picking up on the bud smell, did a google search and apparently lots of others noticed it too. Weird, but worth a try, even at 4.00 a 12 oz. can.
BlackDog 04:33 PM 04-09-2010
Drinking a Schell's Maifest. A good, but not great, maibock.
St. Lou Stu 08:55 PM 04-09-2010
Had a Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout this evening...
meh, this must be the Bud Light of Imperial Stouts.
Jbailey 09:13 PM 04-09-2010
Some stout from the Great Dane.
Saporro with sushi.
Mudpuppy porter.
Onto a boot of Ale Asylum Hopalicious..
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Beer Doctor 09:34 PM 04-09-2010
Originally Posted by Jbailey:
Onto a boot of Ale Asylum Hopalicious..
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Essen Haus?
kaisersozei 10:02 PM 04-09-2010
Tonight I had an Ommegang Hennepin. Awesome Saison, couldn't get enough of this one!
Guitarman-S.T- 12:17 AM 04-10-2010
My last Founders Breakfast Stout!
Jbailey 01:15 AM 04-10-2010
Originally Posted by Beer Doctor:
Essen Haus?
Yup.
Also a few more and a bottle of Lake Louie Tommy's Porter.
Partagaspete 08:10 AM 04-10-2010
I just found out that the Raging B!t(h by Fying Dog is a seasonal or something and the six I bought the other day was the last at my local.
Time to go searching other liquer shops.
buried hatchet stout - from a can , but poured in a glass
jjon90 10:51 AM 04-10-2010
Drooling Moose
