What are you drinking tonight?

[urvile]

 

[lxskllr]

 

[lxskllr]

Sam Adams Ocotberfest

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Sam Adams Ocotberfest

Me three!

 

[Ackmed]

While I had a great time in Oktoberfest, that beer isn't that good. Nor is any beer imo.

Found something I like, so bought a few bottles. I like my liquor neat, perhaps a few cubes of ice. No mixer bullshit. Lots of football, now some gaming.

 

[gorb]

previous few pics:

 

[lxskllr]

Sam Adams Maple Red. Probably followed with some Tullamore Dew I just bought.

 

[Excelsior]

Kirkland Gin and tonic.

 

[vi edit]

I picked up a bottle of this on sale the other day for $35. It's bottled at barrel strength of 118 proof. You'd never know it. A dash of water and this stuff is incredibly smooth. Probably going back and getting a second bottle to warm my belly for the winter months.

 

[lxskllr]

Hendricks gin and half a lime. I wanted to finish the gin to free up space in the freezer. G&T season is now officially concluded.

 

[lxskllr]

Just finished a Sam Adams Honey Rye Pale Ale. It's alright. I'm kind of tired of hoppy beers. I don't want to say I don't like hoppy beers, but maybe I don't; dunno... It seems like hoppy is the default profile for craft(ish) beers anymore. Just tired of it I guess. I really enjoyed the black lager from the autumn sampler. I'd like to get some more of that.

 

[lxskllr]

Tullamore DEW

 

[crashtech]

I disliked IPAs for the longest time, then somehow I got roped into the the spicy bitterness. Now, I think my palate has been wrecked by them, I expect more hops than I get when trying other styles, even old favorites. My bro-in-law- claims your tastes change every so many years; I'm ready to be done with hoppiness myself. It could be that I should take a sabbatical from beer altogether, then start again with less hoppy styles.

 

[gorb]

forgot to post this the other day. got a 7.2 cu ft chest freezer and temp controller recently:

 

[lxskllr]

 

[stargazr]

 

[RLGL]

Good Napa Cab​

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Just finished a Sam Adams Honey Rye Pale Ale. It's alright. I'm kind of tired of hoppy beers. I don't want to say I don't like hoppy beers, but maybe I don't; dunno... It seems like hoppy is the default profile for craft(ish) beers anymore. Just tired of it I guess. I really enjoyed the black lager from the autumn sampler. I'd like to get some more of that.

I disliked IPAs for the longest time, then somehow I got roped into the the spicy bitterness. Now, I think my palate has been wrecked by them, I expect more hops than I get when trying other styles, even old favorites. My bro-in-law- claims your tastes change every so many years; I'm ready to be done with hoppiness myself. It could be that I should take a sabbatical from beer altogether, then start again with less hoppy styles.

Stouts and porters will replace the hops with the subtlety of malt.

 

[crashtech]

Stouts and porters will replace the hops with the subtlety of malt.

Well sure, beers like Black Butte Porter were always my go-to until a few years ago.

 

[lxskllr]

Stouts and porters will replace the hops with the subtlety of malt.

Those are my favorite styles. Guinness was the first beer I really enjoyed. Previously, I just drank beer to fit in at parties, and after, I wouldn't even consider US adjunct beer. My tastes have expanded over time, and I can even enjoy a cheap macro beer as long as it has /some/ flavor, but I still consider Guinness my true love, even if there's others in the style that are technically better.

The one exception to that was draught Murpheys I was getting at the pub for a brief period of time. I don't know if it was a rogue batch, they changed, or what, but it had a very unique flavor of burnt currants. Almost like they went overboard on the malt roasting. After a year or so, it quit tasting like that. Still good, but no different than draught Guinness. I would literally pay $100 for another glass of the old product.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Well sure, beers like Black Butte Porter were always my go-to until a few years ago.

Black Butte Porter isn't a good porter. Try their Obsidian Stout.

 

[crashtech]

Black Butte Porter isn't a good porter. Try their Obsidian Stout.

I found the Obsidian Stout to have a slightly burnt flavor that I seem to be overly sensitive to, it keeps me from enjoying some stouts as well as I should.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I found the Obsidian Stout to have a slightly burnt flavor that I seem to be overly sensitive to, it keeps me from enjoying some stouts as well as I should.

For a much better porter, try Samuel Smith's Tadcaster Porter. Stouts do tend to have a heavier roast. You might also try the slightly winy burn of Imperials or barley wines.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

forgot to post this the other day. got a 7.2 cu ft chest freezer and temp controller recently:

If there were something that would make me want to commit armed robbery of someones house that would be it. God damn that is beautiful. I spy some real goodies in there.

 

[Cappuccino]

I had orange juice today.