What are you drinking?

[Cackalacky]

I am presently in bourbon and bacon heaven.

 

[pkt77242]

Okay, my fine whisky brethren. I have a decision to make. So, the bday party is coming up, and I'm trying to figure out what Scotch to buy.

Here are the finalists, and their approximate pricing:

Macallan 15 Fine Oak - $130
Macallan 17 Fine Oak - $290
Macallan 18 - $270
Macallan 18 Fine Oak - $270
Macallan 21 Fine Oak - $700ish

The 15, 17, and 21 are at this store right by my house. Their stuff is priced high, but he always has cool stuff. 15 Fine Oak is one of my all-time favorites, and I had 18 at last year's party. I want something different.

I can get 18 Fine Oak (which I've never had) for less than the 17 Fine Oak at my local store. I could also go crazy, and pick up the 21 Fine Oak. I don't know if the 21 is worth that price.

What would you choose?

I would vote for the Macallan 18. I like my Macallan in the full throttle sherry version.

 

[SonofOahu]

I would vote for the Macallan 18. I like my Macallan in the full throttle sherry version.

I ended up purchasing the Mac 18 Fine Oak, since I've never tried it. It was lighter than the Mac 18. I think I enjoy the full-bodied Mac 18, more, as well.

Finally opened my Zacapa Centenario XO. That was a great rum. It may be the best rum for a cigar: thick mouth-feel, sweet, and super smooth. Really nice drink.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Buffalo Bayou Lenin's Revenge, a Russian Imperial Stout to prep for Lent

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[ACamp1900]

Had a Ballast Sea Rose Tart Cherry Wheat last night... it's like a much better version of Sam Adams Cheery Wheat and more of a sour. It was pretty good.

 

[SonofOahu]

Had some Whistlepig 12 and Templeton 10, this weekend. Good stuff.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I've been told by the Seminarian that as today is the feast of the Chair of St Peter, and I am still a Latin rite Catholic, that feasting is appropriate and therefore I'm having some wine. Bota Box Nighthawk blend, which is not at all bad.

Also my heater broke again so I could use this to help with the 50 degree temp in my place.

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[Bluto]

Pure Project Milagro Stout. Nitro to boot. Fantastic. Imagine Murphy's with a more complex chocolate and coffee flavor profile. Amazeballs good!

 

[NDdomer2]

 

[ACamp1900]

This could go in the grind my gears thread too but:

Wtf happened to Ballast Point's Thai Chili Wahoo?? I haven't seen it anywhere in a long while, that's a very good chili beer, was BOs cheapest beer and really the only BP offering that was worth the price imo. I've been craving it and haven't seen it anywhere in months...

I hope they didn't discontinue it,... or maybe it's seasonal?

 

[SonofOahu]

Tried two Italian beers, for the first time: Peroni and Moretti. Not my usual cup of tea, but they were refreshing. I probably won't make it a habit.

Finished up my bottle of Zacapa XO. I could definitely make that a habit.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

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Every time I pour a beer properly at a family gathering, one of my relatives will rib me with: "Ah, the perfect pour..." or "Like a little beer with your foam?"

This is how you drink beer without feeling gross and bloated afterwards.

 

[zelezo vlk]

My buddy won the opportunity to buy 12 beers from Jester King's cellar and says I can join in

Jester King Brewery: Jester King 2018 Cellar Release

Decisions decisions...def getting Foudreweizen '15 tho

 

[Whiskeyjack]

My buddy won the opportunity to buy 12 beers from Jester King's cellar and says I can join in

Jester King Brewery: Jester King 2018 Cellar Release

Decisions decisions...def getting Foudreweizen '15 tho

That's a good start. I'd probably pick up at least one of the '13 Boxer's Revenge, and then load up on the '16 Atrial Rubicite, Aurelian Lure, and Montmorency v. Balaton.

 

[zelezo vlk]

That's a good start. I'd probably pick up at least one of the '13 Boxer's Revenge, and then load up on the '16 Atrial Rubicite, Aurelian Lure, and Montmorency v. Balaton.

He just told me we're limited to 6 primary fruited beers, 1 magnum, and 1 small format special release.

Damn, we actually gotta plan this

 

[Whiskeyjack]

 

[ACamp1900]

Me trying to figure out what happened to Wahoo.....

 

[zelezo vlk]

ABW Heavy Machinery Double IPA is as good as ever. Amazing stuff.

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[pkt77242]

Over the past few weeks I have really hit the local breweries hard.
Pueblo Vida Baseflow
Pueblo Vida Nebulous
Tombstone Mosaic Single Hop
Tombstone All Aboard the Hype Train
Tombstone Double IPA
1912 Random Voices from a Secret Raccoon
1912 Say Again Your Last
Shop and Modern Times Collab, Bingo Bango Bong

Also
Modern Times Orderville
Modern Times Booming Rollers
Modern Times Blazing World
Stone Exalted
Lagunitas Sumpin' Easy

 

[pkt77242]

Guinness 200th anniversary Export Stout. I had high hopes for this based on the reviews but it is just ok.

 

[pkt77242]

Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar with some Boulevard Rye on Rye.

 

[ACamp1900]

The new Rose Gose from Anderson... pretty good.

 

[NEIIrish]

Cellar cuvee 11 from Jackie O’s last night, plus a bunch of Michigan beers. Just finished a s’mores stout from shorts for lunch, it was decent

 

[Fbolt]

Delirium Tremens last night at the Delirium Cafe.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Buddy just had his first kid so I'm watching his dog. Sierra Nevada Know Good IPA before taking the guy on a walk. Decent stuff but not worth looking for.

Later I'm having an Irish Car Bomb milk stout and a Double Dry Hopped IPA by Rentsch a pretty good (and cheap) brewery outta Georgetown.

I'm gonna post the list or pic of the JK haul from yesterday later.

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[zelezo vlk]

Got to hold little Rome, that was awesome

Celebrating the feast of St Joseph with a Stone Virtuale IPA. Not the greatest of seasonals but solid.

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[zelezo vlk]

Buddy just had his first kid so I'm watching his dog. Sierra Nevada Know Good IPA before taking the guy on a walk. Decent stuff but not worth looking for.

Later I'm having an Irish Car Bomb milk stout and a Double Dry Hopped IPA by Rentsch a pretty good (and cheap) brewery outta Georgetown.

I'm gonna post the list or pic of the JK haul from yesterday later.

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The Irish Car Bomb milk stout was actually really great. The DDH from Rentsch was also pretty dang good too. Both are too pricey to buy again, but good to maybe keep an eye on at a bar.

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[Whiskeyjack]

Hosted a small party on Sunday evening. Drank a lot of good stuff: Goose Island's Madame Rose; North Coast's Old Stock Ale; Gulden Draak; Weihenstephaner Vitus; Four Roses Small Batch, etc.

But the highlight was The Bruery's Cuivre:

The traditional seventh anniversary gift is copper, so we’ve named our 7th anniversary ale “”Cuivre”” which is “copper”” in French.

Cuivre is our seventh anniversary ale, loosely brewed in the English-style old ale tradition using our house Belgian yeast strain and then blended using the solera method. A portion of each of our anniversary ales is saved in our barrels and blended in with the next year’s production, providing more complexity and depth of character that comes with age. Layered with complex flavors of dark fruit,vanilla, oak, and burnt sugar, Cuivre is a robust ale, surely the perfect beer to mark this major milestone.

One of the best beers I've had in a long time. Highly recommended.

 

[mango4]

Had a Pecan Porter from one of my favorite breweries in South Dakota after work. Now a Hopslam. Probably a Grain Belt to finish off the night.


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[pkt77242]

Modern Times Fraxos IPA
Modern Times Orderville IPA
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
Booker's
Glenfiddich Project XX