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Always enjoyed this one from Dogfish. Great collector style bottle and an excellent Double American.

****.

This past Sunday, I had the great fortune to check out a new craft beer bar in mid-town. Here are the beers I tried in descending order from "party in my mouth" to "this is beer?":

1) Buffalo Bayou, Secessionist 5, Double IPA, from TX, ABV 9.1%
Usually, once a beer gets over the high 8's to low 9's in alcohol volume, it tastes like rubbing alcohol to me. Sorry y'all, I just can't hang. But, this one was so damn tasty. Very strong, but somehow managed to lessen the "bite" common in most IPAs, if that makes sense.

2) Dogfish Head, Punkin Ale, from DE, ABV 7.0%
I almost put this one below Brooklyn, but because I just happen to be in the mood for something like this, it really hit the spot and therefore gets to be number 2 on my list. This one could be dangerous...the kind of beer that tastes so pumpkiny and spicy that you might forget it had a decent alcohol content and just throw em back all night long.

3) Brooklyn, Oktoberfest, from NY, ABV 5.5%
The point of going to this bar was to try new beers, and yeah, I've had this one before, but couldn't resist getting another. An excellent Oktoberfest beer. Not as good as Sam Adams, imo, but a close second.

4) Stone, Sublimely Self Righteous, Black IPA, from CA, ABV 8.7%
Pretty sure this is the last one I drank, and so I'll admit that at this point in the night, I only ordered this one because I liked the name. Didn't even pay attention to what I was getting. I don't do super dark beers. Stouts and porters are usually a no go. This one was right on the edge. I took one look at it and knew I wasn't going to be able to drink it. However, I was pleasantly surprised when it went down pretty smoothly and didn't taste like mud. Of course that could be because I was drunk. Guess I'll just have to go back and try it again!

5) Ayinger, Oktoberfest, from Germany, ABV 5.8%
Hmm...almost fruity and very, very mild. I wish I'd had this one first, because then it probably would have tasted better. After drinking the Brooklyn, the Dogfish head, and the Buffalo Bayou before this one, it just tasted like beer flavoured water. Something better suited to summertime drinking me thinks.

6) Karbach, Rodeo Clown, Double IPA, from TX, ABV 9.5%
I'd had this beer before Sunday also, and hated it. Tasted like battery acid then and still does.

I'd recommend all you beer aficionados out there try the Secessionist 5 and the Self Righteous if you ever happen upon it. Obviously, Stone is going to be a little more accessible than the Buffalo Bayou.

Cheers!

Vodka and grapefruit juice while jamming to The Gathering by Testament.

number 1 sounds quite good

number 2 is quite good

gonna have to look for number four

great post :)

this has been in my belly the last few days
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by far one of the most unique pumpkin ales i've had....it literally starts with a blast of ginger....like as if you were drinking a ginger beer, then into a all spice pumpkin flavor....and right back into the ginger induced heat

beyond yum

I think I have a taste aversion to pumpkin flavored beer. I used to love it but it usually makes me gag now. Had too much of it, methinks.

Tonight I'm on..
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^Great beer.

For me, Summit Extra Pale Ale. Still the best english pale ale I've ever had.

my friend loves that stuff along with dead guy ale.

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If you don't know this beer you suck. :P

Football today so beer it is. Grabbed a case of Sam Adams.

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one word: grapefruit. i'm in love bros, this time for reals.

water with a lil lemon

Try Surly Furious if you get the chance. Best IPA I've had to date.

84 heinke hill of grace and it is ooooooook

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Imported from China. Ended up getting drunk off a few of these + cola & whiskey. Honestly, the best thing about this beer is the bottle it comes in. Pretty watery and not a whole lot of texture, but at least it goes down smooth and is super easy to drink.

nothing :(

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so dank.

Simtra Triple IPA. HMMM Simcoe hops.

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Figuring on two tall boys taking me to the promiseland.

30 pack-o-Busch

..well most of it anyway.

:yeah: Hell yeah Wisconsin brews!

you know it sun, wisco beer all day. after work yesterday we all went out to a few bars and ****ing tied one on. one of our cooks is on a weeklong trip to Ireland until next thursday, so the night included 2 shots of Jameson, 2 Guinness, gin and tonic, a few of these guys:

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as well as a few pitchers of this:

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An Arnold Palmer. Pink lemonade and Southern sweet tea. I'm drinking it in a mason jar to complete the Redneck feel to it all.

Sounds kickass. My night was considerably mellow but I did have this bad boy waiting for me when I got off work.

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Now I'm relaxing with a glass of Famous Grouse. A little melted ice in the glass = perfection.

I've been moonshining lately and am getting ready to distill an interesting tea based concoction I've conjured up. Tons of sugar and long fermentation time means this stuff will hit you like a brick.

Damn you and your Three Floyds close proximity. I'd trade two stones for that Alpha King. :mad:

coffee

not a red solo cup lmao

lol its morning ... so its appropriate :)

God I miss Conan. I don't have Cable, so he is lost to me. ****ing Leno.

Nahhhh. That's for fratties. I live acreage with two dogs, five cats, and too many humans. We have woods in the back. Deer, coyotes, and various small critters are pretty typical. It's gotta be a mason jar.

Don't even get me started. Although one cool thing about his being on cable now is everything is way more low profile, I regularly talk to some of the writers and staff on Facebook.

oh i see..

The bottle is very cool. It's a shame about the taste.

The Chimay is gorgeous though. I had a couple of the red ones last night.

In others news, this is the drinks menu for the place I am going to tonight for my birthday. Happy birthday to me (on Monday)!

I gotta say, Craig Ferguson is a great replacement though. I love how he doesn't even interview his guests, just talks about random things and hits on the women.

I do like Craig, and Jimmy Fallon is pretty awesome now that he's found his groove.

Wow, damn fine selection! Happy birthday, we're only a few days apart. Oktober for the win!

Cheers man. When is yours or has it been?

The only thing I would really change about that menu is I would love for the pub to also stock some Oktoberfest beers. It doesnt seem to get any of them in but it is still a damn fine bar. I love the place.

is a "pitcher" different there than it is here?

seems really cheap and the fact that "hard" mix drinks would come in such a large quantity

Flying Monkeys beer is great stuff. I haven't had it in so long! They used to have all kinds of Wizard of Oz themed beers too, I think.