What are you drinking right now?

One of two good breweries in NH. Although new breweries are popping up all the time, of the ones I've had from NH it's really just Smuttynose and Stoneface. Are you on the west coast? asking because didn't think they distributed there. I think Stoneface is only in NH, maybe VT. They were at the microbrew fest in Boston in June. Told the guy they should distribute to NY and NJ.

Just had Don't Sneeze, a collab between Magnify and Barrier, 8% double IPA with lupulin powder.

 

Cigar City Good Gourd, one of the best pumpkin beers, does not feel like anything close to 9.6% abv. Think Southern Tier Pumking is better but this is very good.

 

Star F*cker, a double dry hopped kolsch from Sole Artisan. It's pretty good. IMHO Sole Artisan hasn't lived up to the hype. They were gypsy brewers and were highly touted, but now have a brewery in Easton, Pa, hometown of former heavyweight champ Larry Holmes. My buddy is about 10 minutes from the brewery so he usually goes once a week when they have can releases. Had about five or six different beers from them and none have been real special. None have been bad, just was expecting a little better.

 

Yeah I'm in Cali but the beer was part of a birthday present pack that many MIL ordered online. So I think that company found it. I enjoyed it.

 

Met a couple from New Hampshire when I was up in Maine. They were in Maine drinking for a reason. They were not impressed with NH's craft scene.

 

Any of the surrounding states have a lot better breweries. ME: Bissel, Allagash, Maine Beer VT: Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Lawson MA: Treehouse, Trillium, Nightshift

 

Had the day off Monday, so Sunday night featured a trio of beers from the always excellent Kern River Brewing.

 

I tried seven of the nine when I was up that way ... missed Treehouse and Nightshift.

 

Nice pull!

 

From 'Ale' to 'Zymurgy': 8 Words About Beer : Porter & Stout

 

Bell's Porter.
Robust porter. Enjoyable.