Nice hauls everyone!

That's awesome Tom!
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I'm pretty excited about trying all of them, Albert. :-)
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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. :-)
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She is all mine!!!:-)

Agreed! The Lagunitas Sucks is excellent!
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Seth is a heck of a guy :-) 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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That's a big bump for Heather my friend:-)


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Brooklyn Black OPS. Been waiting on this for awhile now.
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:-):-)
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A few things I couldnt pass up :-)
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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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