I have recently discovered the glory that is The Flying Saucer a beer emporium that only Texans and Kansas Citians might know about. They have over 300 beers on tap or in bottles from all over the globe, some of which are pretty hard to come by. From this astronomical list of tasty adult beverages I have consumed.
All of which have been exceptional. My goal is to drink three new beers each week until I have tried at least 200 if not all beers they have listed on their menu.
there is one in nashville. the place was incredible! rogue hazelnut brown nectar is so amazing on draft!
Last night at Bogart's I had a Plymouth gin and tonic (on the house ) Plymouth gin is rapidly climbing up my list of favored gin. It doesn't quite beat out Citadelle for me, but it's right up there at #2. Very tasty.
Up here in victoria there is a homemade Gin (Victoria Gin). It's made by one guy with 8 small distilleries and it's fantastic. Of course I haven't tried any being underage and all *shifty eyes.* But if you're seriously into gin I might find a way to send you a bottle.
Last night a friend and I hosted a beer tasting for our beer loving nerd friends. 12 people got to share the following, in no particular order:
Cispin Cider - The Saint
Southern Tier - Creme Brule Stout
Sam Adams - Black and Brew
Sam Adams - Chocolate Bock
Founders - KBS
Heavy Seas - Greater Pumpkin
3Floyds - Dark Lord 2010
3Floyds - BrooDoo
Rockmill - Oak Cask Aged Tripel
Listermann - Smoked Bock (flat again!)
Hoppin Frog - Doris the Destroyer
Dogfish Head - Burton Baton
Dogfish Head - Shelter Pale Ale
Brouwerij Huyghe - Fruli
Great Lakes - Christmas Ale
Great Lakes - Blackout Stout
Homebrews:
Bavarian Hefeweizen
Cherry Wheat
Apple Cinnamon Cyser
Bourbon Vanilla Porter
Redneck Red
Stone's Ruination Clone
Chocolate Orange Stout
Extra Special Bitter
The Hopping Frog Naked Evil and the Framboise were the two highlights of the evening for me. The Naked Evil might be one of the best bourbon barrel barleywines I've come across, and the Framboise was a tart, fruity lambic with amazing flavor.
The homebrews were really good, probably better than the majority of commercial offerings. The cherry wheat, hefeweizen, and apple cinnamon were both made by my "pupil", and they were amazing.
I got to try the Naked Evil at a tasting and I agree. It is definitely the best barleywine I've had to date. The same tasting had a barrel aged Boris Royale by Hoppin Frog, which had to be the top beer at the event. Too bad it's damn impossible to get even this close to the brewery.
It would involve a pilgrimage, but if I find out when it's released I'll add it to the calendar. My co-host would drop everything to get that beer again.
2.5. I have been wanting to go to Brew Kettle as well (I want to learn about their brew on premise operation), so if I do that and throw in a Great Lakes tour it'll be worth a weekend.
Soon, a whiskey barrel aged Winter Warmer from Rahr brewery in Ft Worth, TX:
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oni_delsDrunk French CanadianMontréal, Québec.Icrontian
edited December 2011
i'm (always) drinking when i play tf2 (and pretty much any games), usually i go local beer to support economy and because we (province of Quebec) have over 50 microbreweries and they all are pretty fuckin amazing...
but usually in drinking bitter red ales: 'cause i like my beers like my women: Red with character.
or just "average" beer like:
Grolsch
Newcastle
Alexander Keith
Sleeman
(and so on...)
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there is one in nashville. the place was incredible! rogue hazelnut brown nectar is so amazing on draft!
Home made or dispensary purchase?
This site is seriously dangerous to my bank account.
Up here in victoria there is a homemade Gin (Victoria Gin). It's made by one guy with 8 small distilleries and it's fantastic. Of course I haven't tried any being underage and all *shifty eyes.* But if you're seriously into gin I might find a way to send you a bottle.
Tried Traquair's Jacobite Ale for the first time, tis good stuff.
Cispin Cider - The Saint
Southern Tier - Creme Brule Stout
Sam Adams - Black and Brew
Sam Adams - Chocolate Bock
Founders - KBS
Heavy Seas - Greater Pumpkin
3Floyds - Dark Lord 2010
3Floyds - BrooDoo
Rockmill - Oak Cask Aged Tripel
Listermann - Smoked Bock (flat again!)
Hoppin Frog - Doris the Destroyer
Dogfish Head - Burton Baton
Dogfish Head - Shelter Pale Ale
Brouwerij Huyghe - Fruli
Great Lakes - Christmas Ale
Great Lakes - Blackout Stout
Homebrews:
Bavarian Hefeweizen
Cherry Wheat
Apple Cinnamon Cyser
Bourbon Vanilla Porter
Redneck Red
Stone's Ruination Clone
Chocolate Orange Stout
Extra Special Bitter
I went to a tasting last night too. The stuff I had:
Apocalypse Cow by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Barrel Aged Naked Evil Belgianesque Barleywine by Hoppin' Frog
Berserker Imperial Stout by Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout by Epic Brewing Co.
Bottleworks XII by The Bruery
Bourbon Barrel Warmer by Upland Brewing
Death By Hops by Olde Hickory Brewery
Everett by Hill Farmstead Brewery
Framboise by Brouwerij Boon
Grand Cru by AleSmith Brewing Company
Green Peppercorn Tripel by The Brewer's Art
Gueuze Cuvée René by Brouwerij Lindemans
Imperial Milk Porter-Stranahan's Whiskey Barrel Aged by Cigar City Brewing
Imperial Russian Stout (2008) by Stone Brewing Co.
Lood en Oud IJzer by Brouwerij De Molen
Parabola (2010) by Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Parabola (2011) by Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Posca Rustica by Brasserie Dupont
Provisions Series: Imperial White Orchid by The Bruery
Silent Night by Mother Earth Brewing
Sinners Blend 2009 by The Lost Abbey
Wachusett Imperial Pumpkin by Wachusett Brewing Company
Whiteout Wit Bier by Anchorage Brewing Company
Winter Woods by Cisco Brewers Inc.
XV Baller Stout by Three Floyds Brewing Company
The Hopping Frog Naked Evil and the Framboise were the two highlights of the evening for me. The Naked Evil might be one of the best bourbon barrel barleywines I've come across, and the Framboise was a tart, fruity lambic with amazing flavor.
I got to try the Naked Evil at a tasting and I agree. It is definitely the best barleywine I've had to date. The same tasting had a barrel aged Boris Royale by Hoppin Frog, which had to be the top beer at the event. Too bad it's damn impossible to get even this close to the brewery.
http://www.vanislandbrewery.com/Default.aspx
Anything by these guys. 100% Local, so you know it's gotta be good.
It would involve a pilgrimage, but if I find out when it's released I'll add it to the calendar. My co-host would drop everything to get that beer again.
So delicious. So, so delicious.
Holy Molly this is amazing. It is all that I hoped it could be. Tastes like a Shirley Temple. I can't wait to try it as a Vodka mixer.
So good.
but usually in drinking bitter red ales: 'cause i like my beers like my women: Red with character.
or just "average" beer like:
Grolsch
Newcastle
Alexander Keith
Sleeman
(and so on...)
I feel the same way, so I'm interested in his opinion of that brewery.