A New Beer Thread

You have to develop a taste for sours. Don't try to go from Budweiser to a lambic.

Just bought a box of Stone Ruination IPA 22 ouncers. I could drink it forever.

 

I got a Williams Brewing beer kit for Christmas last year and have made 3 batches this season. The first was a American Pale Ale, the second a fantastic English Mile Ale and now I am almost done with a Russian Imperial Stout. Merry Christmas to me!

 

Having the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout while watching the games. Quite tasty if a little strong.

 

Did a side-by-side of the Founders CBS and KBS on Saturday. Now that was a beer-drinking experience. The CBS is sublime stuff and worth every penny to try once. You could really taste the subtle differences between the two.

Thoroughly ruined the rest of the beer over the weekend!

 

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LOVE GI Sofie...I could drink it every day.

Cascade makes some absolutely killer stuff. Loved their Cuvee du Jonguelier.

Was just at the Ithaca Brewing pub a week ago, made a special trip two hours out of the way to meet a buddy. Love their sour Brute (Mrs Fly said once it smelled like lemons and dirty sweat socks...yum).

 

I've got both in my fridge right now.

In fact, I've got a couple of 2010 KBS, some 2011 and a bottle of CBS. That'd be quite a triple vertical. I could still grab some regular Breakfast Stout too and make it into a four-way, but I might die.

 

Ugh, you people stop talking about CBS already. It just reminds me that I couldn't get any.

 

Yeah, that's good stuff.

have some in the fridge now. The local Whole Foods carries a lot of their beers -- in 4 packs.

 

It was tough to get. The only reason I got my hands on even one bottle was because I'm a regular at the beer store 2 minutes down the road, so the owner said he'd hold one for me as long as I could pick it up on the release day. That seemed fair to me.

Of course, I've already had it on draft twice, and a friend brought a bottle to a tasting, so it's not like it'll be anything crazy new to me. But it is a really amazing beer. Adding bourbon and maple syrup to the already great Breakfast Stout definitely takes it to another level.

 

I wasn't able to find any, but a friend's brother got his hands on four bottles through luck and trades. He generously shared a bottle with me on Saturday.

 

A guy at the beer store I like told me it's being sold on the "black market" (as he called it) for 50 bucks a bottle.

 

Genesee recently came out with a Heritage Classic 12-pack ($6.99 at Wegmans!) with the old barrel bottles of Genny, Cream Ale and 12-Horse Ale.

Boy, that took me back to high school. And the commode.