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[TopsecretWaffle]

Eviltwin brewing imperial biscotti break. Dat coffee stout

local spot just got this in..ill have to grab some

Huge chocolate up front with the coffee coming through as it warmed. Very smooth and there was not an overpowering of barrel age taste that you get with most BA stouts. Drinkability was huge, not boozie at all. Big fan of this and all your beers waffle. Thank you again for the privilege of trading with you. I will gladly do it again when I have something worthy to trade for your west coast deliciousness.

any time brah! glad u enjoyed em!

Been looking for that.

Meanwhile, drank my other bottle of Enjoy By.... COMPLETELY different than the bottle I had last night or the night before. Was actually fukking good. But seriously though, how are two bottles different by night and day and they were both bought at the same store, same batch, everything? Riddle me that...

While drinking that, my roomie wanted to go for beers, so I obliged and hit up my favorite chinese joint next door for the best hunan chicken ever.

Tap list:





Landed me some Enjoy By on tap and was pretty damn good as well. Similar to #2 bottle.

im not gonna say i told u so...

Heard Alesmith is finally going to start bottle dating. Looks like I will be able to buy their hoppy beers again.

sweeet

Nope. California growlers have to come from the brewery themselves. Stone has a location in Pasadena that fills growlers with Stone beer. (edit: I see you know that already, refer back to first sentence)

The link you posted is about allowing brewers to fill unmarked or other brewery growlers. As of now you can only fill a stone growler at stone brewery and an alpine growler at alpine but what they are trying to do is allow you to get an alpine growler filled at stone and so forth.

this is why i have a ton of different growlers. such a hassle.

[spak]

It's beer day and my advisor is outta town...




Wow this is TERRIBLE. The aroma is like fresh cut grass with I think some faint fruits. Tastes like I'm drinking a bucket of metal shavings which is probably from the hops; can find no malt at all... I mean, it almost feels like it's severely overcarbonated, but that's not the case, it's just the hop profile. It reminds me of a beer I've had that was also really badly tasting, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Weyerbacher has gone way downhill this year... Double Simcoe and now this

This is one I would totally agree with you on. There was literally wet grass and hay in the aromas.

[thefleshlight]

My Founders > Your Founders.

(Just finished a Curmudgeon)

Bought some last night. Relax brah

local spot just got this in..ill have to grab some

fuuu

This is one I would totally agree with you on. There was literally wet grass and hay in the aromas.

lies!

[thefleshlight]

Just got home early...




Dude, this stuff is rancid. Smells sweet like a malt liquor or even a drier wine. Tastes about as sweet. It's real fukking funky. I don't like it one bit. Met the drain after two sips. Moved on to this guy.




Kinda decent. To me, it's Backwoods Bastard sans the bourbon. Which I think I've said that if it was without the bourbon it would be g2g. It still has some oak barrel age flavor to it, but not in your face... It's just a bit too big for me atm since it's rather warm for this part of the year. And I'm starving so I think that's changing my stomach for this beer.

[whiskeyboarder]

Just got home early...


Dude, this stuff is rancid. Smells sweet like a malt liquor or even a drier wine. Tastes about as sweet. It's real fukking funky. I don't like it one bit. Met the drain after two sips. Moved on to this guy.


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Kinda decent. To me, it's Backwoods Bastard sans the bourbon. Which I think I've said that if it was without the bourbon it would be g2g. It still has some oak barrel age flavor to it, but not in your face... It's just a bit too big for me atm since it's rather warm for this part of the year. And I'm starving so I think that's changing my stomach for this beer.

I think "kinda decent" summarizes this beer well. I enjoyed it. Totally only a bit above average. Your description is pretty spot-on. IMO.

[ko300zx]

GF just texted me. Barback at her work said he has a Westy 12 and if I stop up tomorrow he'll split it with me. Pretty sure I'm going to have to make that happen.

assbag.

<3

[icetrauma]

Kinda decent. To me, it's Backwoods Bastard sans the bourbon. Which I think I've said that if it was without the bourbon it would be g2g. It still has some oak barrel age flavor to it, but not in your face... It's just a bit too big for me atm since it's rather warm for this part of the year. And I'm starving so I think that's changing my stomach for this beer.

Curmudgean is an Old Ale and Backwoods Bastard is a Scottish Ale. I thought Dirty Bastard was sans bourbon. Beer sounds good to me. BTW, Dirty Bastard is nonbarrel aged.

[Black_Label]

felt bad for a work beer homebrew bro =\ brought in his Fat Tire clone that he primed with brown sugar =\ under carbonated, but tasted awesome. 3 weeks sitting, still needs more time

[TheFugitive]

New Brewery in Chicago

[spak]

New Brewery in Chicago

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Just heard about them recently on BA. Been getting some pretty good reviews on the lineup.

[Vindicate]

Got two evil twin imperial biscotti break today. Store had a few more too. So if anyone wants a trade let me know

I also got the other Midwest beers, founders, bells, three floyds, etc

[TopsecretWaffle]

Got two evil twin imperial biscotti break today. Store had a few more too. So if anyone wants a trade let me know

I also got the other Midwest beers, founders, bells, three floyds, etc

O rly?

[TheFugitive]

Just heard about them recently on BA. Been getting some pretty good reviews on the lineup.

I just put it in the fridge, review coming tomorrow

[ko300zx]

felt bad for a work beer homebrew bro =\ brought in his Fat Tire clone that he primed with brown sugar =\ under carbonated, but tasted awesome. 3 weeks sitting, still needs more time

Irish Red I just did took about 4 weeks to get halfway decent carbonation. At 2 weeks there was absolutely no carbonation at all.

2 week pour.

[spak]

Irish Red I just did took about 4 weeks to get halfway decent carbonation. At 2 weeks there was absolutely no carbonation at all.

2 week pour.
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Yea some yeasts are better than others at carbonation. Assuming that's the Irish red strain from white labs or whatever. Cali Ale usually gets me at a good point after 2 weeks easily(but still needs a bit more time to fully be at the top of carbonation). The Belgian strains are also pretty fast. I just cracked the Dunkel I bottled 12 days ago. Fairly well carbed but still needs time. Nice stuff

[thefleshlight]

Curmudgean is an Old Ale and Backwoods Bastard is a Scottish Ale. I thought Dirty Bastard was sans bourbon. Beer sounds good to me. BTW, Dirty Bastard is nonbarrel aged.

Dirty Bastard SUUUUCCCKKKSSSS.
Curmudgeon is SO much better.

Meanwhile, went to go see a friends band play. Enjoy By on tap for $5 a pint and Sucks on tap for $4.50 a pint. I had one of each and a Sucks in the car along with an All Day IPA in the car. Sub $10 tab ftmfw

[TopsecretWaffle]

^mirin

nom nom nom

[icetrauma]

Dirty Bastard SUUUUCCCKKKSSSS.
Curmudgeon is SO much better.

Meanwhile, went to go see a friends band play. Enjoy By on tap for $5 a pint and Sucks on tap for $4.50 a pint. I had one of each and a Sucks in the car along with an All Day IPA in the car. Sub $10 tab ftmfw

Founders is rolling out on 4/8 with kegs and bottles in May. Texas is getting some good breweries! Most recent acquires Ballast Point last year and so far Firestone-Walker and Founders this year.


Edit........any beer bro's have the Habanero Sculpin? If so how was it and send me some damn it!

[TopsecretWaffle]

Edit........any beer bro's have the Habanero Sculpin? If so how was it and send me some damn it!

pretty much can only find it on tap at the brewery..its not great

[Vindicate]

O rly?

Yesss

[TopsecretWaffle]

currently drinking..

not as good as G'knight or tenfiddy

fridge looking j00cy

[TerpMuscle]

^^^Stone did a russian imperial this year? Is is just the normal stuff?

Any of you Cali fukkers see the Stone Old Guardian or Smoked Guardian?

Anyone had that Rhising Vines DFH? Saw it today for $12.99, wasnt sure if it was any good.

[ko300zx]

Yea some yeasts are better than others at carbonation. Assuming that's the Irish red strain from white labs or whatever. Cali Ale usually gets me at a good point after 2 weeks easily(but still needs a bit more time to fully be at the top of carbonation). The Belgian strains are also pretty fast. I just cracked the Dunkel I bottled 12 days ago. Fairly well carbed but still needs time. Nice stuff

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Yeah plus the cold crash right before bottling didn't help any either. I think I used 1056 yeast.

So I went out and bought a 10 gal Blichmann today. Got everything to make a wort chiller too. Was in a good mood walking out with everything.

Hop on the highway to go home and a boom, rock cracks my windshield. Good mood denied.

Trying the westy 12 in about an hour. Hopefully that turns things back around.

[thefleshlight]

Any of you Cali fukkers see the Stone Old Guardian or Smoked Guardian?

I literally JUST got home from a bar that had both on tap. Didn't try either

[swingracex]

Anyone had that Rhising Vines DFH? Saw it today for $12.99, wasnt sure if it was any good.

was not impressed at all not even a little bit...was pissed i spent that much on it

[TheFugitive]

New Brewery in Chicago

This stuff tastes like dirty grass

[TheFugitive]

I'm not sure how I feel about Great Lakes Alchemy DIPA

[spak]

My full night of ratings:

Started off with one I have been sitting on because of ratings; an impulse buy last year. Aromas and taste have most of what I expect in a non-soured kriek, but executed very badly. Unpleasant, and extremely difficult to sip on. Drank about 1/4 the bottle and dumped the rest.


Very nice Pale ale! Extremely drinkable and the Nelson/sorachi hops are great here with a nice profile of lemon/peach/orange zest/mango/pineapple with good malt balance.


Damn nice IPA! This is a great example of the "east coast" style for the most part. Tons of tangerine with pineapple, orange zest, lemon zest, and good balance of caramel and bready malts. Hoppy, but still nicely malt balanced. So drinkable.


Pretty solid. A bit too fruity from yeast with a moderate chocolate, toast, molasses, and smokey flavor that is fairly robust. Needs more robustness and roasted flavor.


WOW. HUGE pumpkin flavor with fantastic balance of robust roasted flavors with a great spice balance. This is fuking awesome, tons of complexity and great mouthfeel like I expect in an imperial stout. Dark chocolate, pumpkin, cocoa, roasted malt, cinnamon, nutmeg, toast, dark bread, brown sugar, ginger, light clove, molasses, and light roasted earthiness in the flavor profile.


Homebrews and Monk on netflix is coming up next for me.

[Nomsayin]

I'm not sure how I feel about Great Lakes Alchemy DIPA

I love almost everything Great Lakes puts out, especially the Crazy Canuck.

[TheFugitive]

I love almost everything Great Lakes puts out, especially the Crazy Canuck.

I've been spoiled by West Coast IPA's