It's been a good few weeks with beer releases:



and




and I'm getting some of these in the mail today!

I like all three of these... but Ten Fidy is just exceptional. I have an Expedition from 2007 in my fridge. I'll crack it open in February to see how it aged.

I tried the Samichlaus on tap last Christmas and it took me 2.5 hours to finish. So much caramel.

Another one I've been lucky to try... sadly, only about 4 oz.

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Yum. I would have ordered some this year, but it released right around xmas and sold out in a day.

I've been digging the german beer lately.

Frazinkaner Dunkelweisen & Spaten Dunkel to be specific.

I did grab a six pack of Bells Porter the other day. I like Porters OK, but for some reason they seem to be kinda sparse around here. Went to a pretty big liquor store and only found 2-3 porters and the Bells was the only one not a smoked Porter, which I like OK from time to time but that smokey taste in beer gets to be too much pretty quick for me.

the Alaskan Smoked Porter is undrinkable.

Just had this one for the first time:
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It's awfully good!
I still like the St. Bernardus Abt. 12 just a little better, but this one is right up there.

So I only have one of my amazing wisconsin stouts left in the fridge from November (Central Waters, Winter Solstice Stout), and this fucking weather has me in a stouty mood. So I went out and got a sixer of Brooklyn's Black Chocolate Stout or whatever it's called, and I like. I like a lot. It's not better than Central Waters, but it hit the spot. And with 10% alcyhol, I'd crack one open when I got home and nurse it for an hour and a half and be just right.

I need more of the dark stuff.

I've always wanted to try that Central Waters Stout. You should look for the Founders stouts (Breakfast and Imperial are out now but can be hard to find).

The Brooklyn beer I posted above is called Black OPS. It's a 4-month, bourbon barrel-aged RIS. Only 10 cases for all of Chicago. I'm going to crack it open during the Super Bowl.

And, Todd that Rochefort 10 is amazing stuff -- and it's so much easier to find nowadays.

I don't wanna over-hype it, but ... I don't know how to finish this sentence. It's about as good as imperials get, for me anyway. Rich, balanced between sweet and burnt, very complex (lots goin' on in the background), and a great kick.




I'll look, but the selection around here is embarassingly pisspoor.

yes Sculpin is great. my favorite pub had a cask of it on tap a couple weeks ago and will be getting another one in a week or so.

say what! that is my favorite smoked porter, and I love smoked porter!

How much does the Rochefort 10 usually cost? I've been wanting to try it for a while now.l

I paid about $6 for my 11.5-oz. bottle.
That's fine, though because I only drink a bottle a month or so.

to be fair, it was the first smoked porter i've ver tried. i'm not a huge porter fan in the first place, but i've loved everything else Alaskan has put out so i gave it a shot....

from christmas until now:

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a flying dog variety 12 pack

and a bunch of random winter beers from a variety pack

edit, missed a couple:



other than that just a lot of whiskey and gin

I've been drinking a lot of beer lately and this is at the top of the list:

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i was drinking la fin du monde at the bar tonight, which i was surprised they had. i also had a smuttynose ipa.

pretty much just been whiskey for me lately.

except for some dogfish olde school left in the fridge whenever i feel like cracking that out.

Is that worth the price? I want it but it's like $17 for a four pack which I have a hard time justifying.

In Quebec, La Fin Du Monde, Maudite, and Trois Pistoles are all sold at every convenience store and grocery store and they're under 4 American bucks each for a 750 ml. Needless to say, I drank a lot while I was there. Maudite is my favorite but I think most people prefer La Fin Du Monde.

I have a hang-up about not drinking beers that the label looks like I made it on my computer. Apparently, Obner does not share this hang-up.

you shouldn't judge a beer by its cover. or by its name for that matter--a lot of good beers have stupid ass names

I've been digging this lately


I'm sure its been mentioned in this thread somewhere. Good effin beer.

Also, Sweetwater 420 is now available in grocery stores here. Hooray!

it's never even occurred to me to give a shit about this.