Malbec night for me. Just a very windy, cold shitty night so I'm hunkered down watching Devil Inside. Seem like a good night for vino and some of the Lady's leftover lasagna.
Saving the Little Sumpin' for tomorrow's eve of football.
Tonight for me in the fridge its some homebrew IPA and a Hop Zombie. I'm waiting for my other IPA to carb up now. It wont be ready until the 15th. Tomorrow is brewday! I'm brewing an Irish Red. I feel like I should be brewing more IPAs tho. I'm a freaking hop head. Can't get enough of the stuff. The thing that makes it hard is I know I could conceivably run out of my only IPA batch before the next one is ready. I'll have to resort to buying some!
I've done pretty well over the Xmas break with not having to buy beer. Now that I have most of the brewing equipment, it has finally gotten to the point where it is a good economical choice to brew beer. It will always be less than $1.50 for a 750ml bottle, sometimes as low as $1.00. That is good value.
Tonight for me in the fridge its some homebrew IPA and a Hop Zombie. I'm waiting for my other IPA to carb up now. It wont be ready until the 15th. Tomorrow is brewday! I'm brewing an Irish Red. I feel like I should be brewing more IPAs tho. I'm a freaking hop head. Can't get enough of the stuff. The thing that makes it hard is I know I could conceivably run out of my only IPA batch before the next one is ready. I'll have to resort to buying some!
I've done pretty well over the Xmas break with not having to buy beer. Now that I have most of the brewing equipment, it has finally gotten to the point where it is a good economical choice to brew beer. It will always be less than $1.50 for a 750ml bottle, sometimes as low as $1.00. That is good value.
That homebrew route is beginning to entice me.....may have to look into that in the not too distant future.
For the meantime though...finishing up a 17 day stint in Kihei, Maui...what a place. Aside from a great visit to Maui Brewing Co, and some solid local brews, the Islands are not a haven for craft brew. However, a trip to Whole Foods this morning, yielded three 22 oz Bombers of Fresh Sculpin!!
I'm a fan of the Ballast Point Big Eye IPA. Haven't had the Sculpin, but I really like the Big Eye IPA . Freaking awesome beer that! I picked that one up on the same day that I bought the Racer 5. For me, the Big Eye was way better than the Racer 5. Personal opinion...
Oh man, Lagunitas Little Sumpin' is very nice. Not my go to Winter beer, but definitely a beer to keep in mind for the lazy hazy days of Summer. A big grilled hunk of halibut springs to mind.
I'm a fan of the Ballast Point Big Eye IPA. Haven't had the Sculpin, but I really like the Big Eye IPA . Freaking awesome beer that! I picked that one up on the same day that I bought the Racer 5. For me, the Big Eye was way better than the Racer 5. Personal opinion...
I've had the Big Eye as well and found it a little too malty for my tastes. Maybe I need to re visit as it is a highly regarded IPA nonetheless. I'm not sure why Sculpin is so hard to find, but if it's fresh, it's got an automatic spot in my Top 10 of all time.
So fellas, are we actually close to a settlement? As much as I love this thread (Best of all time...Yes indeed!), I sure would love to talk some hockey one of these day soon.
Fingers crossed.....
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So for my birthday my wife bought me a few beer glasses as I just have a bunch of regular 16 ounce pint glasses and some Imperial Pint glasses both in size and some with the Royal Seal.
Anyhoo, then I found out that my bro has a case of Pliney the Elder coming into town for me. So I'm pretty stoked about that. I'm curious if another beer type is coming with it or not. So I'll keep you guys posted.
Forgot to mention that I also got a Sam Adams New World, which is sounds like it's a Belgian style tripel. I'm looking forward to that. Plus, Got some Firestone Pale 31.
Forgot to mention that I also got a Sam Adams New World, which is sounds like it's a Belgian style tripel. I'm looking forward to that. Plus, Got some Firestone Pale 31.
I had the New World tripel last week; It was really sweet for a tripel- and really spicy, and pretty strong (you don't taste the 10% and it creeps up on you). A little too sweet for my tastes, but certainly a far from subtle beer.
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So for my birthday my wife bought me a few beer glasses as I just have a bunch of regular 16 ounce pint glasses and some Imperial Pint glasses both in size and some with the Royal Seal.
Anyhoo, then I found out that my bro has a case of Pliney the Elder coming into town for me. So I'm pretty stoked about that. I'm curious if another beer type is coming with it or not. So I'll keep you guys posted.
I feel ya. I'm anticipating my first delivery of twelve Belgians from the beer club my wife signed me for Xmas.
Anyhoo, then I found out that my bro has a case of Pliney the Elder coming into town for me. So I'm pretty stoked about that. I'm curious if another beer type is coming with it or not. So I'll keep you guys posted.
Don't know what exactly Pliney tastes like... can't say the same for jealousy though.
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Finally had me some Red Racer over the weekend (it showed up in my local LCBO) and it is some very good beer. Love the fact it comes in the small cans. I think it will be a regualr beer for me going forward and if it wasnt for this thread I wouldnt have tried it.
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