state your beer, drinkers

[Astérix]

[DrivenByNeed]

[edwin]

San Diego Beer Week!

[renski]

San Diego Beer Week!

dogfish head at blind lady tonite. Russian river there tomorrow. let's hope for Pliny the younger.

[Aku]

[B-Dawg]

That is a massive photo...

Lately....

1996 Old Ale. Veeeery interesting. Never had oxidation be such a positive contribution to flavor. No carbonation, strong legs, super intriguing cedar flavor dominates. Will seek out again. Good compliment to a brew day

Spring 2008 Stone IRS. Love this beer with some age on it. The 1.5 years did 'er well. Wend well with the brewing of our Imperial oatmeal molasses stout.

Brew day. That carboy houses the "small beer" make from all the sugars (second runnings) still left in the grain after getting the initial imperial stout out. An example is Anchor Brewing's Small Beer they make from the second runnings of their barleywine, Old Foghorn.

Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head's new collaboration brew, Life and Limb. Made with ingredients grown at Sierra Nevada with birch/maple syrup from Sam Calagione's (Dogfish Head founder) family farm. Not amazing, but still a very good solid strong beer.

Anchor's Our Special Ale 2009. Definitely better than last year's, not too shabby.

[B-Dawg]

I will be on a beer mission in SF Wednesday and Thursday. If you're in the area, feel free to hit me up on here

[redgrail]

i'm really itching for some good lambics but all the state monopoly has in Norway is Oude Geuze and Oude Geuze Vieille. Seriously, that's it.

This is why I need to be back in Amurrica ASAP

[B-Dawg]

Not too extensive a selection, but those aren't bad.

From Wednesday/Thursday:

@ Monk's Kettle. A barrel aged doppel bock on nitro. Easily the most lusciously executed nitro I have ever had. Fuck a Guinness.

At Toronado, Aventinus Doppel Bock

Got the first pour of Firestone Walker XIII of the release party. Pays to be down with your bartender.

Stu, Toronado's best bartender bought me a glass of Black Xantus ( bourbonbarrel aged coffee imperial stout (I know it looks the exact same)

Pliny the Elder with a delectable duck sausage from Rosamunde's next door

Copp'd a bottle of Cantillon's Merlot grape lambic, Saint-Lamvinus to go, Thanks to Stu in the backdround for the discount

This morning at 11:30 at Toronado (stayed at my friend's down the street): While I was drinking Black Xantus again Stu kicked down a glass of the 2009 Abyss that wasn't being poured til 6 tonight

Lastly, on my drive home, stopped in a Russian River after calling to confirm that the brewpub only small batch of Supplication (sour brown Belgian ale aged in Pinot Noir barrels with sour cherries) had indeed been tapped.

Also bought a bottle of Pliny that was bottles yesterday:)

[seafinch]

Been listening to Lucero all morning and now I want to drink. But it's much too early. Next best thing, I'll just look at the label of my favorite beer...

[the Repeater]

So happy Celebration Ale is back on the shelves!

[youkinorn2]

HEY B-DAWG

you're a jerk

I'm very jealous.

last night:

Real Ale's seasonal coffee porter. Subtle coffee flavor...I got more dark chocolate up front. Coffee definitely there at the back. Carbonation level was great for me. Mouth feel was thinner than I was expecting, which was a little disappointing given my mood at the time, but could be a good thing if you're looking to drink more than one or two in a sitting. Got more malty (in a good way) as it warmed up a little.

Overall, was a pretty good porter. Definitely won't mind finishing the six-pack (especially since it was on sale for $7).

[ramenhero]

san miguel, red horse, and new castle.

[sofinix]

London Pride and most recently, BIG E SCOTCH ALE!! Fantastic stuff

[Astérix]

[B-Dawg]

Epiphany: When I stopped by Russian River, I bought a bottle of Pliny. I did this because I asked the bartender what the "bottled on" date was on the side of the bottle. It was the day before. I drank this bottle last night. It was better than any Pliny I have ever had on tap.

[B-Dawg]

Tonight, my friend's b-day:

My co-worker who was tending bar insisted on getting in the pic, not knowing, perhaps, that he would appear on the internet, along with Boon Gueuze Mariage Parfait, a blend of 2000, 2001, and 2002 lambics

Batch 002 Consecration, noticeably better than I have ever had this beer on tap. Currants came through more, and the beer was generally more complex and interesting

2007 vintage of The Abyss. Not too different from 2008 and 2009, both of which I have had recently, but what little alcohol burn there was has receded even further, and it's just a bit more subtle and cohesive overall.

[Astérix]

[Icarus]

When in Boston: Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA, brewed today.

To cap a night off:

[kiya]

Mark your calendars: San Francisco Beer Week 10 is set for February 5-14, 2010.

[rome1]

had some Wolaver's Oatmeal Stout for the first time last night, was rather good.

[debaser]

seems like all i've been drinking lately is double bastard and bourbon

[Biff15]

...this is what's doing it for me these days:

[ngbetter11]

noob question.. dont really drink much.. but is there any difference from drinking out of the bottle and pouring it in a glass? cause ive noticed that people pour certain beers in those glasses..

[eean]

^ id assume youre not talking about draft vs bottled.

when you pour a bottle into a glass, its supposed to make the beer taste better as it allows it to mix with oxygen and let the smell of the beer come out so when you drink it tastes better/more like a draft. (like a decanter for wine). personally i dont find any major difference between the two.

my favorite beer lately, Mill St. Organic, semi local

clear and crisp as fuck, but flavorful. has a wierd tequila-like aftertaste that i lovvvveeee

[soonami]

noob question.. dont really drink much.. but is there any difference from drinking out of the bottle and pouring it in a glass? cause ive noticed that people pour certain beers in those glasses..

Drinking a good beer isn't just about taste; the color, clarity (or lack of), head, lacing, etc of the beer contribute a lot to the experience.

However, pouring into a glass also helps in drinking the beer. First of all, pouring allow for the formation of a head that helps release the aromas in the beer which adds to the flavors you taste. The pour also allows the beer to be drunk easier without the extra air and bubbles you swallow drinking from a bottle/can. Also, beer in a bottle that you hold in your hand often warms up much quicker than in a glass.

Pragmatically, some beers like those in 22oz and 750ml bottles are often too big to be easily drunk. Some styles like hefeweizens, in which yeast imparts flavor to the beer, need a glass for good mixing. Similarly, some bottle conditioned beers have a healthy layer of yeast and protein sediment on the bottom, which you wouldn't want to drink and you can avoid by first pouring into a glass to decant.

And then some people just can't hold a narrow cylinder to their mouth and sucking from it...

[B-Dawg]

Well put, soonami.

Stocking up on some Abyss for the cellar with my friend

[soonami]

fuck

/me jealous

[B-Dawg]

Do you not get it out there? I can always proxy you some

[shufon]

Can you proxy me some to China?

Been here for 9 days.. nothing but Snow and Harbin (aka shit) where I am.. switching to whiskey for the next eight months.