What kind of beer is everyone drinking tonight? (4 Viewers)

[Nucular George]

Stone Imperial Russian Stout...tonight is relative, it's only 5:30...but I'm also drinking it in my Sudwerk pint glass from BIF 1!

Hi Tip Top....

We only share vices; not identities. Trust me.

Actually, I should clarify, we share some vices.

"Miami" vices?

He's the Tubbs to my Crockett.

Someone wanna translate this? Because if you read that really quickly, then it comes out as something I think you can get arrested for in Alabama.

Like that list of things you can get arrested for in Alabama is a short list :duelingbanjos:

That's Louisiana yer thinkin' of, son.

 

[Bax]

Stuck at work. Should have been gone hours ago. "Oh, let me do this one last thing before I leave." All hell has broken loose. Beer is going to be so f'n good when I get out of here. I might even stop at 7-11 and pick up a High Life.

Nuthin' wrong with a good case or so of High Life. That's my weekend beer when I go up to my friend's house in MI. My first beer love was the girl in the moon on the can.

Dude, that's Fredrick Miller's daughter, you sicko! Reported to JB!

 

[FatMax]

This day is taking forever.

 

[Nucular George]

Stuck at work. Should have been gone hours ago. "Oh, let me do this one last thing before I leave." All hell has broken loose. Beer is going to be so f'n good when I get out of here. I might even stop at 7-11 and pick up a High Life.

Nuthin' wrong with a good case or so of High Life. That's my weekend beer when I go up to my friend's house in MI. My first beer love was the girl in the moon on the can.

Dude, that's Fredrick Miller's daughter, you sicko! Reported to JB!

So you can set me up on a date then?

 

[Nucular George]

This day is taking forever.

No it isn't.ETA:

Just killed another FFFs P&J. Holy Moly that's a good beer.

 

[Skylord]

This day is taking forever.

I hear that. Shipping and receiving hasn't called me yet about my leaky beer package yet. Even though it says it was delivered, I'm nervous to go down there.

 

[Nucular George]

This day is taking forever.

I hear that. Shipping and receiving hasn't called me yet about my leaky beer package yet. Even though it says it was delivered, I'm nervous to go down there.

Do it!ETA:

You could always go down there to pick it up "for my friend". Use the name Carlton Whitfield. They'll never suspect a thing. Seriously.

 

[Winston Smith]

Kicked it off with a NC Pranqster:

Followed that with a Sam Adams Summer Ale:

Just cracked an Abita 20th Anniversary Pilsner:

 

[Nucular George]

I have no clue what I will follow up my Pride & Joy with right now. Have to go see what's down there...

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[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

 

[FatMax]

Just drank a Smuttynose Robust Porter, courtesy of Tip Top. Very good American Porter. All the roasted qualities that porters are known for, with a bit more coffee kick. Mikey likes it.

The Masala is on ice, biotches.

 

[Winston Smith]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

 

[Tip Top]

Just drank a Smuttynose Robust Porter, courtesy of Tip Top. Very good American Porter. All the roasted qualities that porters are known for, with a bit more coffee kick. Mikey likes it.

The Masala is on ice, biotches.

Sounds like a good night in store.

 

[Tip Top]

Well, I returned to my new favorite liquor store and bought more beer that I don't really need. But how can I turn down a place that still has 2004 Old Stock Ale and tons of other goodies.

 

[FatMax]

Just drank a Smuttynose Robust Porter, courtesy of Tip Top.  Very good American Porter.  All the roasted qualities that porters are known for, with a bit more coffee kick.  Mikey likes it.

The Masala is on ice, biotches.

Sounds like a good night in store.

Yep, but I do have to work tomorrow. Then Sunday I have to make a bit of a road trip. I've got a busy weekend ahead of me.As a side note, I just checkout out my reviews on BA. Out of 120 total reviews, 44 are either American IPA or American Double IPA. It isn't hard to tell what I like.

 

[Tip Top]

Skylord, I see you lurking. Did you pick up the box?

 

[mr. furley]

drank a New Holland Oak Barrel Aged Dragon's Milk

weird beer. smells great, looks good, tastes a little off. pretty sharp flavors. too foamy. wound up getting a 3.8 but the mouthfeel and drinkability were both 3's.

 

[mr. furley]

oops... on to a Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

:drool:

 

[Tip Top]

oops... on to a Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

:drool:

How is that an oops?

 

[FatMax]

oops... on to a Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

:drool:

Really good beer. It's not up there with the elite RIS's of the world, but then again, it isn't an RIS.

 

[Skylord]

Skylord, I see you lurking. Did you pick up the box?

No, missed my window. I never got a call it was here.

 

[Tip Top]

Skylord, I see you lurking. Did you pick up the box?

No, missed my window. I never got a call it was here.

Damn, I am really curious as to what is broken.

 

[FatMax]

I'm getting me a mug this evening boys. Mark my words.

Edited, because someone I managed to #### up one of the eleven words I typed.

 

[Tip Top]

I'm getting me a mug this evening boys. Mark my words.

Edited, because someone I managed to #### up one of the eleven words I typed.

That's only a couple reviews, I don't think that should be a problem. BTW, I gave my first all 5's review on BA a couple days ago.

 

[FatMax]

I'm getting me a mug this evening boys.  Mark my words.

Edited, because someone I managed to #### up one of the eleven words I typed.

That's only a couple reviews, I don't think that should be a problem. BTW, I gave my first all 5's review on BA a couple days ago.

It took me a couple of mintues to realize that you were not talking about a beer, but an establishment. Sweet. I wish I had a good beer store close to me. BevMo is about as good as it gets in Sacramento. They aren't bad, but they are nothing like a good specialty shop.Hey Skylord, I noticed that you revied a Gordon Biersch beer. What the hell happened to that brewery? They used to have some decent stuff a few years ago. I haven't had a beer that I would consider above average from them in a long time.

 

[Tip Top]

I'm getting me a mug this evening boys. Mark my words.

Edited, because someone I managed to #### up one of the eleven words I typed.

That's only a couple reviews, I don't think that should be a problem. BTW, I gave my first all 5's review on BA a couple days ago.

It took me a couple of mintues to realize that you were not talking about a beer, but an establishment. Sweet. I wish I had a good beer store close to me. BevMo is about as good as it gets in Sacramento. They aren't bad, but they are nothing like a good specialty shop.Hey Skylord, I noticed that you revied a Gordon Biersch beer. What the hell happened to that brewery? They used to have some decent stuff a few years ago. I haven't had a beer that I would consider above average from them in a long time.

I walked in for the 2nd time ever today and both owners greeted me by name. Now that's good service. The beer guy knows his stuff and carries great product. I really don't know how they could improve without getting more space in the store.

 

[Tip Top]

FatMax, looks like you didn't like the 10 Years Alt quite as much as I did. I am usually not a huge alt fan and that one I love. Wish it wasn't a one time brew. Speaking of that, I better go buy a bunch before it is all gone.

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

I love the Abt 12.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledee#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

ETA:

Wow. Talk about being PC around here -- they blocked g o o k out of that word. Not like I was talking about North Vietnam or anything. Sheesh.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

I have both written and mental notes. I keep an Excel file here with my current inventory, as well as notes. And I already have a good sense of the beers I really like (GI Imp, any FFFs, etc). I suppose I could rate the ones I truly like on BA. But simply haven't gotten around to it. Plus, not sure what my first review should be.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

I have both written and mental notes. I keep an Excel file here with my current inventory, as well as notes. And I already have a good sense of the beers I really like (GI Imp, any FFFs, etc). I suppose I could rate the ones I truly like on BA. But simply haven't gotten around to it. Plus, not sure what my first review should be.

This really frightens me. Do I really want to know how much beer I have on hand?

 

[mr. furley]

oops... on to a Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

:drool:

Really good beer. It's not up there with the elite RIS's of the world, but then again, it isn't an RIS.

i really like this beer. didn't expect it to have the hop bite that it does.. not harsh, in fact very mild. great stuff. like they took the Racer 5 recipe and made it in to a stout.

 

[mr. furley]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA.  While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledee#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

ETA:

Wow. Talk about being PC around here -- they blocked g o o k out of that word. Not like I was talking about North Vietnam or anything. Sheesh.

read my reviews. it's a bunch of shlock. it's cool to watch as my tastes develop.. even this early they've changed some. will be interesting to see them evolve.

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

I have both written and mental notes. I keep an Excel file here with my current inventory, as well as notes. And I already have a good sense of the beers I really like (GI Imp, any FFFs, etc). I suppose I could rate the ones I truly like on BA. But simply haven't gotten around to it. Plus, not sure what my first review should be.

This really frightens me. Do I really want to know how much beer I have on hand?

I use it to keep track of what I want to send people, or give to friends. It's a standard inventory type sheet I developed. Nothing fancy, just some columns and functions to track how much I have, any new buys, plus any outgoing beers (drinking, trading or giving). You should be well versed in this concept.My current count (before sending any for BIF, trades, giving or BOTMC) is 274 right now. Plus whatever Duckboy sent me (haven't entered that yet). So 281 as of right now. I didn't buy any today, which is an accomplishment for me lately, so that helps I suppose. I also have it broken down into: stored/cellared, cold (fridge), boxed, and outgoing. It's far too detailed for any normal person. But I was off virtually all of the last two weeks. So I had time. I think I have worked a total of almost two days in the last two weeks. And only one full day.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledee#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

ETA:

Wow. Talk about being PC around here -- they blocked g o o k out of that word. Not like I was talking about North Vietnam or anything. Sheesh.

read my reviews. it's a bunch of shlock. it's cool to watch as my tastes develop.. even this early they've changed some. will be interesting to see them evolve.

exactly

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledee#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

ETA:

Wow. Talk about being PC around here -- they blocked g o o k out of that word. Not like I was talking about North Vietnam or anything. Sheesh.

read my reviews. it's a bunch of shlock. it's cool to watch as my tastes develop.. even this early they've changed some. will be interesting to see them evolve.

As Wingnut noted, mine have basically gone 180' from the start of this thread and the BIF thread. I wasn't into hoppy beers then, but can't get enough now. I am wondering where the next evolution will take me. Maybe I can expand my primitive caveman mind.

 

[Tip Top]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

I have both written and mental notes. I keep an Excel file here with my current inventory, as well as notes. And I already have a good sense of the beers I really like (GI Imp, any FFFs, etc). I suppose I could rate the ones I truly like on BA. But simply haven't gotten around to it. Plus, not sure what my first review should be.

This really frightens me. Do I really want to know how much beer I have on hand?

I use it to keep track of what I want to send people, or give to friends. It's a standard inventory type sheet I developed. Nothing fancy, just some columns and functions to track how much I have, any new buys, plus any outgoing beers (drinking, trading or giving). You should be well versed in this concept.My current count (before sending any for BIF, trades, giving or BOTMC) is 274 right now. Plus whatever Duckboy sent me (haven't entered that yet). So 281 as of right now. I didn't buy any today, which is an accomplishment for me lately, so that helps I suppose. I also have it brokne down into: stored/cellared, cold (fridge), boxed, and outgoing. It's far too detailed for any normal person. But I was off virtually all of the last two weeks. So I had time. I think I have worked a total of almost two days in the last two weeks. And only one full day.

It just takes too much time to keep inventory of my ever changing inventory. If you ask me, I can tell you if I have something though. I remember all sorts of things like that sometimes.

 

[3C's]

Stuck at work. Should have been gone hours ago. "Oh, let me do this one last thing before I leave." All hell has broken loose. Beer is going to be so f'n good when I get out of here. I might even stop at 7-11 and pick up a High Life.

ldschool:24oz High Life on the way home.

Stone IPA now.

 

[Nucular George]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledey#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

Yeah, my beer ratings hardly have all the language, but I still like to do it to know what I have had and to be able to refer to later on.

I have both written and mental notes. I keep an Excel file here with my current inventory, as well as notes. And I already have a good sense of the beers I really like (GI Imp, any FFFs, etc). I suppose I could rate the ones I truly like on BA. But simply haven't gotten around to it. Plus, not sure what my first review should be.

This really frightens me. Do I really want to know how much beer I have on hand?

I use it to keep track of what I want to send people, or give to friends. It's a standard inventory type sheet I developed. Nothing fancy, just some columns and functions to track how much I have, any new buys, plus any outgoing beers (drinking, trading or giving). You should be well versed in this concept.My current count (before sending any for BIF, trades, giving or BOTMC) is 274 right now. Plus whatever Duckboy sent me (haven't entered that yet). So 281 as of right now. I didn't buy any today, which is an accomplishment for me lately, so that helps I suppose. I also have it brokne down into: stored/cellared, cold (fridge), boxed, and outgoing. It's far too detailed for any normal person. But I was off virtually all of the last two weeks. So I had time. I think I have worked a total of almost two days in the last two weeks. And only one full day.

It just takes too much time to keep inventory of my ever changing inventory. If you ask me, I can tell you if I have something though. I remember all sorts of things like that sometimes.

Well, the hardest part was the original inventory. Then it's just a matter of keeping the receipts and remembering to enter anything new. I plan to keep that up until I get my BIF box sent, and a few other trades and gifts out the door. After BIF, BOTMC, gifts and trades, I'll be down to around 145 by my count. So I have a bunch of stuff to get out of here. And I still have 6 more bottles to pick up tomorrow to finish up on BOTMC.

 

[Tip Top]

Damn these St Bernardus corks in the 750mls don't want to come out.

 

[Nucular George]

Damn these St Bernardus corks in the 750mls don't want to come out.

Just do the "John Belushi in Animal House" trick and break the top off then drink it. Works every time.

 

[Winston Smith]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA.  While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Glad you dug it. While Abt 12 tends to be pretty consistent quality-wise, occasionally you get a bottle that is so good it makes you want to rip your face off. I got one of those, and with it, a new avatar

 

[Winston Smith]

Damn these St Bernardus corks in the 750mls don't want to come out.

oh ########

(no st. bernardus tonight)

 

[Winston Smith]

Damn these St Bernardus corks in the 750mls don't want to come out.

And for my $, there is no finer buzz than that acquired after knocking out a 750 of Abt 12. Always puts me in a nice, sleepy, tranquil bliss

 

[Skylord]

Going for the Beermann's. Review to follow.

 

[Nucular George]

Damn these St Bernardus corks in the 750mls don't want to come out.

And for my $, there is no finer buzz than that acquired after knocking out a 750 of Abt 12. Always puts me in a nice, sleepy, tranquil bliss

DFH 120 did that to me that one time I tried to finish it in under 30 minutes.Getting......very......sleepy.......

 

[bakes]

Just got home and cracked a 60 minute IPA. While this isn't a bad beer at all, I think I am growing out of it.

I can't even get it, much less grow out of it. Send all of your remaining stock to me

Winston,Just finishing one of the beers with your avatar on it. My first St. Bernardus Abt 12 actually. Pretty good. I like the caramel, malty falvor quite a bit. It's got something else going on I can't quite place, but it mostly lives up to the hype of its rating.

Do you not rate anything? Or are you on Ratebeer?

I don't rate yet. I want to explore a little more and then get into rating. Plus it gives me an excuse to buy more beer later. It's all about pacing yourself... "Well, Honey, I have to buy it because I need to rate the beer."

Just practicing. Plus I don't have all that fancy-schmancy gobbledee#### beer talk down yet. And don't they IP ban you if you don't use a certain level of snobbery in your review on BA?

ETA:

Wow. Talk about being PC around here -- they blocked g o o k out of that word. Not like I was talking about North Vietnam or anything. Sheesh.

read my reviews. it's a bunch of shlock. it's cool to watch as my tastes develop.. even this early they've changed some. will be interesting to see them evolve.

As Wingnut noted, mine have basically gone 180' from the start of this thread and the BIF thread. I wasn't into hoppy beers then, but can't get enough now. I am wondering where the next evolution will take me. Maybe I can expand my primitive caveman mind.

Mine has evolved over the past 25 years or so - yeah, I got in on the beer geek IPO. Here's my evolution in rough terms:Used to love malty German brews and found IPAs just bizarre - but then, at the time (early 1980s) the primary IPA available was Ballantine IPA, which was a hop monster (!) and aged in oak. Yes really. Then I went through a "bigger is better" malt bomb stage and avoided hops entirely. Then Belgium arrived and drained my wallet. That ended about the time I discovered SNPA and found that Middle Ages IPA was REALLY good on cask. Any more it's just "what am I thirsty for?" with no rhyme or reason.