What are you drinking?

[palinurus]

How is the Ayinger? Have some in my fridge waiting for me.

I'm a fan of Ayinger MarzenFest.....good with some grilled brats....

 

[palinurus]

Picked up som Cigar City Jai Alai. Really one of my favorites. Tonight or tomorrow.

 

[mango4]

How is the Ayinger? Have some in my fridge waiting for me.

I really liked it

 

[ACamp1900]

So, do I want to try this? I don't know if I want to commit to sixer of this. Is it like boozy pumpkin pie? Or what?

yes

 

[pkt77242]

I found a 22oz bottle of Alpine Nelson today in AZ. Needless to say it came home with me.

 

[pkt77242]

Now drinking the Alpine Nelson. Just a great beer.

 

[Jackalope1977]

Shorts MMMkay.

 

[NDinMich]

Great Divide BC Yeti Chocolate Oak Aged Imperial Stout.

thanks for the Ayinger feedback boys!

 

[mango4]

Great Divide BC Yeti Chocolate Oak Aged Imperial Stout.

thanks for the Ayinger feedback boys!

That Yeti is my favorite of the Yetis. So smooth

 

[zelezo vlk]

Anybody ever try Deschutes Obsidian Stout?

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[pkt77242]

Anybody ever try Deschutes Obsidian Stout?

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I haven't had it in a while but from what I remember:
For a standard stout (not imperial or RIS or barrel aged) it is one of the best of its style.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I haven't had it in a while but from what I remember:
For a standard stout (not imperial or RIS or barrel aged) it is one of the best of its style.

So you're saying that I should jump on it at 7 dollars a sixer?

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[pkt77242]

So you're saying that I should jump on it at 7 dollars a sixer?

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indubitably

 

[bkess8]

Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale

 

[CincyDamer]

Schlafly pumpkin. 1 of the only pumpkins I enjoy.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Firestone Hoppy Pils
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Extra

 

[ACamp1900]

Local red wines with the wife...

 

[zelezo vlk]

Local red wines with the wife...

Fairly common grapes?

 

[ACamp1900]

Fairly common grapes?

Bottle of local Chianti and bottle of local Merlot ( unless I missed a joke, idk)

 

[zelezo vlk]

Bottle of local Chianti and bottle of local Merlot ( unless I missed a joke, idk)

Nah, no joking.

I certainly hope that it was just a Sangiovese, and California is not insulting the name of Chianti now. I've had some pretty decent Cali Sangioveses, but none that can hold a candle to the Tuscan offerings.

 

[ACamp1900]

Eh, it said Chianti on the bottle... It was very good for just 20 bucks

 

[zelezo vlk]

Eh, it said Chianti on the bottle... It was very good for just 20 bucks

Eww. I love Sangiovese, but that's just rude of the producers.

 

[pkt77242]

Firestone Hoppy Pils
Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Extra

No Deschutes Obsidian Stout?

 

[zelezo vlk]

No Deschutes Obsidian Stout?

I'm picking a couple 6 packs up tomorrow. I'm waiting until some people who owe me money pay me back.

 

[pkt77242]

Eh, it said Chianti on the bottle... It was very good for just 20 bucks

For some reason I thought that the term "Chianti" was protected. Even if it isn't I am surprised that a California winery would use that term.

 

[zelezo vlk]

For some reason I thought that the term "Chianti" was protected. Even if it isn't I am surprised that a California winery would use that term.

Oh it 100% is. In fact, if I remember correctly, it may be the oldest protected name for wine in the world or Western Europe. But some Cali wineries find that protected wine names are dumb and unAmerican. I grimace everytime I see a label of "California Champagne". Just label it Sangiovese...what's the big friggin' deal.

 

[pkt77242]

Mother Road Tower Station IPA. Kind of local as it is brewed in Flagstaff in Northern Arizona. Pretty good with grapefruit, some peach and white grape. Also the can is interesting because the top peels off so that it can double as a pint glass if you don't have glassware.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Mr. pkt, I've heard that Arizona doesn't have a ton of good craft beer. Is that true?

 

[pkt77242]

Mr. pkt, I've heard that Arizona doesn't have a ton of good craft beer. Is that true?

Generally speaking yes. Outside of couple of breweries, most of craft breweries are really new and thus still finding their feet. Dragoon makes a very good IPA (88-90), and San Tan brewery has some good special beers (but their standard beers are very very average) such as Fat Alber (Imperial brown ale brewed with smoked apples, brown sugar, and toasted oats, and a fair amount of hops), KiloHop IPA, Count Hopula, and Night of the Living Red) and Mother Road makes a few ok ones.

Ok, that is a long winded way of saying that the craft beer scene here is subpar but improving.


ETA: That is brewed here, we get a ton of good Cali beers and some Michigan beers since we have so many transplants.

 

[pkt77242]

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