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There’s a green tadpole in my beer!
Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven
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HH at a new Tap Room I had forgot about, under my Resistol 3X felted edge. Full service patio welcomes pipes & cigars. Enjoyed some ice cold Big Sky Moose Drool Brown & Malty Ale.
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Excellent. Thanks for sharing Jack. I would definitely order Moose Drool Brown Ale if nothing else but for the experience of such a cool named beer. Was it worthy for hunting down?
Yesterday evening Surley Controled Chaos IPA (West Coast IPA) was choice for an eveningwalkabout. This is a dry citus West Coast IPA with a touch of bitterness. I did like it.
Physically tired tonight and totally enjoying my "normal" Surley Supreme (crisp and citrus) pilsner beer.
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It's widely distributed & available here in bottles & cans; never seen it on tap. Same thing with their India Pale Ale. The Drool has a nice roasted Malt taste & easy drinking yr around @ 5% ABV. Nice mouth feel without being too thick. It would pair well with a strong cigar with a dark wrapper or even a light Connecticut Shade wrapper & let the beer dominate.
I saved this chart rating an agave harvest & the numbers are not important. I circled the flavors that I like in a Tequila & soon realized with a little "plug & play" with a few other descriptors the chart could be used for other complex beverages. To sub for agave & black pepper I might add smoky, nutty, malty in my circle. For Speyside Single Malt I would want dried/fried fruit.
What would your chart look like?
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Jack I do not have as much experience but I will contribute.
Pepper, Citrus, Minerals, Earth, Flowers and fruit. Having a shelf with many different bottles I can have smoky, malty, dark earth, and cherry options. More often than not I choose on a whim and not necessarily a taste sweet spot.
An example recently was my choice to sip a Yami 12 after having a beer socailly. The Japanese whiskey provided a fruity ending after have some sour IPA's.
At some point I should start doing comparison pours.
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That sounds like the kind of place that could end up a regular stop
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They missed their chance having a slogan like:
"The Drool is cool!"
I'm thinking so too Alan.
Who knew?
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Back to the Tap Room under my Dunlap Supreme 4X for some Smithwicks Irish Ale. Smooth & easy drinking at 4.5% ABV. More of that good malty flavor.
Then a Boulder Beer Shake Chocolate Porter desert beer @ 5.9%. Every time I've had a chocolate desert beer it always makes me think it might be good in front of a tv snacking on white popcorn or popped Milo. By itself drinking one is definitely enough.
Then a Boulder Beer Shake Chocolate Porter desert beer @ 5.9%. Every time I've had a chocolate desert beer it always makes me think it might be good in front of a tv snacking on white popcorn or popped Milo. By itself drinking one is definitely enough.
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Headed out earlier to the veranda of Hurricane Manor with a double pour of Ardbeg Oogie. Such a fine Scotch Whisky & my 1930's Stetson Nevadan No.1Q deserve a fine Art Deco era glass. Such a fine Islay Single Malt!
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Toast to all! Busy last three days so I am catching up on posts.
Here is a collage of "liberties" I took this weekend. (top l-bottom right: Surley Supreme, Founders Agave, Omni New England Pale Ale, coffee, and Founders All Day IPA.
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Here is a collage of "liberties" I took this weekend. (top l-bottom right: Surley Supreme, Founders Agave, Omni New England Pale Ale, coffee, and Founders All Day IPA.
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Home just a bit ago and I am not feeling inspired. A Surley Delicious (pilsner) is my go to. A "beer" walkabout is relaxing.
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As long as you're not feeling expired.
Back on Sat on my way to the Tap Room I stopped in a place I hadn't been to in a couple of yrs. just as I remembered, mostly house beers. With my Dunlap Supreme 4X.
Great names for those beers. Hope they tasted as good.
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They do. I acquired a taste for the malty at a young age when I switched to Colt .45 Malt Liquor.
Based on your OP you must be a home brewer?
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Chocolate and porter, sound perfect.
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Out for HH I chose my Resistol SA 5X & Odell Brewing's 90 Schilling Amber Ale on tap.
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The 90 Schilling Amber must be high quality as it bears the 90 Shilling label.
(Historically the Scottish were taxed high quality beer 90 shillings.)
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I had heard that or read that before somewhere as to how it came to get its name. I've drank 90 Schillings before & enjoyed it but it's not real common here. There is a local franchise pub operation with 5-6 locations around & they have it. Now it's at the Tap Room as well. If you find it you should try it.
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GC started their holiday growler $6.00 refills a day early this holiday so I took a couple growlers in & had a couple of their Northern Ales while there. Still under my Resistol Ft. Worth for the day.
