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mcfrank

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distantmantra said:
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Hanging out in my garage.
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Nice
 
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Minus_Me

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It seemed like you spend a lot more than that. I spend way more than that, and that doesn't count the money I spend on home brewing and wine making.
 
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distantmantra

Member
I definitely spend a lot more certain months, but then I go a while without buying anything at all.

I brew with buddies, so we split the cost between five people.
 
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Cr0wn0

Member
distantmantra said:
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Hanging out in my garage.
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How is cerasus? We're supposed to get that and peche soon.

Got to try hopslam today. I am someone that normally just can't do IPA's, but this one is the best I've had. Local place had abyss on tap, got a growler full for 20$. Interested to see how it's aging since I have a few bottles I'm saving.
 
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sharkmuncher

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Pretty convinced that Odell make my favorite porter, with Ska's Ten Pin being a close second. Firestone Walker, Deschutes and Anchor, which all have really, really highly regarded porter, all seem to have something just a bit off that I don't particularly enjoy. With Anchor, its the amount of carbonation, which I think is too high, not sure about the other two though.

(Also, beer cheese soup from last night on hot dogs for lunch today. Yum.)

Edit: might as well through in the recipe
recipe said:
1 small potato
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped carrot
4 tbsp butter
5 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dry mustard (or a decent squeeze of brown or Dijon mustard)
12 oz beer (I like a "beery" American Lager, like PBR, or a nice moderately hopped pale ale, but most styles should work)
1 cup chicken broth
1-1.5 lb grated cheese (a nice extra sharp cheddar works well)
1 cup heavy cream or half and half
Tabasco to taste

Saute potato, onion, carrots and celery in butter until tender. Stir in flour and cook on low heat until soft - 3-4 minutes. Do Not Brown
Stir in Paprika, Mustard, beer and broth.
Cook over low heat another few minutes until smooth.
Add cheese, bring to a boil and simmer 5-10 minutes.
Remove from heat, fold in cream and add Tobasco.
Serve with popcorn (or hot dogs!)
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Bigfoot

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What is everyone's Top 5 fav beers at the moment? I'm looking for some new beers to try.

Mine (in no particular order):

La Fin du Monde
St. Bernardus Abt 12
St-Ambroise Apricot Wheat Ale
Innis & Gunn
St. Ambroise Pale Ale
 
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distantmantra

Member
No real order:

Fremont -- The Sister Imperial IPA
Hair of the Dog -- Blue Dot Imperial IPA
Logsdons -- Seizoen Bretta
Boneyard -- RPM IPA
Boneyard -- Hop Venom Imperial IPA
Russian River -- Temptation

My list is six. Deal. ;-)
 
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DimmuBurgerKing

Member
distantmantra said:
No real order:

Fremont -- The Sister Imperial IPA
Hair of the Dog -- Blue Dot Imperial IPA
Logsdons -- Seizoen Bretta
Boneyard -- RPM IPA
Boneyard -- Hop Venom Imperial IPA
Russian River -- Temptation

My list is six. Deal. ;-)
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Haha. Nothing wrong with that. Sounds like a nice six-pack, anyway.

Top 5 is gonna be hard, but I'll post the first five things that come to mind at the moment. No particular order:

Stone Arrogant Bastard
Unibroue Maudite
Stone Russian Imperial Stout
Lagunitas Sucks
Ayinger Celebrator
Avery The Reverend (#6 to match mantra's precedent ;P)

This time of year, I can easily substitute Double Bastard for Arrogant Bastard, but I love all of the above.
 
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Dynamite Ringo Matsuri

Member
La Fin Du Monde
Old Rasputin
Schlafly pumpkin ale
Firestone Double Jack
Schlafly Irish Extra Stout

I'm a total sucker for that pumpkin ale. Firestone I preferred to the Hopslam, but Hopslam was just insanely drinkable for such a high gravity beer and had a heavenly nose. The Reverend might topple one of these choices but I haven't tried it yet
 
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thespot84

Member
sharkmuncher said:
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Pretty convinced that Odell make my favorite porter, with Ska's Ten Pin being a close second. Firestone Walker, Deschutes and Anchor, which all have really, really highly regarded porter, all seem to have something just a bit off that I don't particularly enjoy. With Anchor, its the amount of carbonation, which I think is too high, not sure about the other two though.

(Also, beer cheese soup from last night on hot dogs for lunch today. Yum.)

Edit: might as well through in the recipe
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Odell's pale is tied for my favorite along with mirror pond. Everything the make is god-tier.
 
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elitehebrew

Member
I've definitely delved into the beer world in the past few years and one of my "go to" beers is Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale...9% of pure amazing taste..
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Malvolio

Member
Of the beers that are available to me right now:

Bell's Hopslam
Revolution Eugene Porter
Three Floyds Gumballhead
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Founders Breakfast Stout
 
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elitehebrew

Member
Hellsing321 said:
I'm building a bar in my basement and I'm wondering if you guys know any good places to buy different style beer glasses for cheap?
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Step 1: Find a local bar become chummy with them.
Step 2: Walk out with glasses on a regular basis


haha It works for me I have a collection of over 20 glasses now. Some branded glasses some just basic no brands.
 
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sharkmuncher

Member
Hellsing321 said:
I'm building a bar in my basement and I'm wondering if you guys know any good places to buy different style beer glasses for cheap?
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Many bars will have a "pint night" or similar where you pay a bit extra for your first pint, discount pints for the rest of the night and you get to keep the glass. You end up with a whole bunch of glasses before you know it.
 
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Johnz

Neo Member
Anybody been to Pisgah brewery in North Carolina?

I went to college about a mile from the place...Coming up in the world. They got featured on Food Network recently..

Also got to try this one recently...A nice batch..flavorful dark..My type of beer.

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DimmuBurgerKing

Member
Never been to Pisgah, but Foothills is such a great brewery. I grew up in Winston-Salem, and I still visit frequently. I always make a point to stop by the brewpub downtown whenever I'm in the area. Have you had their Sexual Chocolate? It's a nice imperial stout and given how much you seem to like People's Porter, I think you'd enjoy it. It's their winter seasonal, available starting in February.

Seeing Double is a good double IPA, too, if you like those. Goes great with a plate of those fish and chips.
 
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Johnz

Neo Member
DimmuBurgerKing said:
Never been to Pisgah, but Foothills is such a great brewery. I grew up in Winston-Salem, and I still visit frequently. I always make a point to stop by the brewpub downtown whenever I'm in the area. Have you had their Sexual Chocolate? It's a nice imperial stout and given how much you seem to like People's Porter, I think you'd enjoy it. It's their winter seasonal.

Seeing Double is a good double IPA, too, if you like those. Goes great with a plate of those fish and chips.
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I've had sexual chocolate actually...it's very good. At Pisgah ironically.
 
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Yaboosh

Super Sleuth
PG2G said:
I do, haven't really developed a taste for the more... interesting cheeses though. Why do you ask? It better not taste like cheese haha
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I think it has a definite cheese like quality, much like many of the Belgian blond sours. Doesn't seem to bother most people though.
 
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mcfrank

Member
I spent way too much today

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3x Logsdon Peche and Brett
2x Ballast Point Victory at Sea
Ommegang Abbey Ale
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Rodenbach
Rodenbach Grand Cru

I think I need to take the month of Feb off from buying beer unless the Lost Abbey puts out their Red Poppy.
 
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PG2G

Member
mcfrank said:
I spent way too much today

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3x Logsdon Peche and Brett
2x Ballast Point Victory at Sea
Ommegang Abbey Ale
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Rodenbach
Rodenbach Grand Cru

I think I need to take the month of Feb off from buying beer unless the Lost Abbey puts out their Red Poppy.
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Where did you end up finding the Peche?
 
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PG2G

Member
mcfrank said:
Whole foods in Pasadena. I randomly stopped on the way home from work and they had about 6 bottles left.
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Nice, maybe I'll stop by El Segundo on the way home tomorrow and see if they have anything good. I didn't know they actually got the more rare stuff in places like that.
 
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mcfrank

Member
PG2G said:
Nice, maybe I'll stop by El Segundo on the way home tomorrow and see if they have anything good. I didn't know they actually got the more rare stuff in places like that.
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I think it is a store by store thing. There are 2 in Pasadena and 1 has an amazing selection and the other has the selection of a 7/11
 
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