What are you drinking, right now?

Hey VA! Same beer! - 'cept I splurge on the good stuff in the bottle!

Well that pic was from the internet (or else the can would say "Imported"), but I did buy cans this time. I keep mugs in the freezer for such occasions.

It just may be working. Weather man says BIG snow coming our way. I'm upstream in the weather track from you (Washington state) and I can smell the snow flakes allready! Hell, friggin' New Orleans has snow for Christ sakes, were due already!!!!

It's lights out and lips up for me - shall be deep and white tommorrow!

Yes it did work, it's dumping in town, and to celebrate:

Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout. The stress is gone ...

I'm a bit of an insomniac and have issues with falling asleep, so, I drink Sangria as a medicine to put me to sleep. Even that doesn't do the job well and all the time... especially if I have had a meal shortly prior to the Sangria. Sometimes, the sugar in it wakes me up at midnight too. But, as far as taste goes -- it is my favorite wine: Carbonated, natural and sugary. I don't drink anything else.

Roxy Rolles amber from Magic Hat - Great way to start 09!

Yuengling Lager. My default beer.

Mike

jonnie Walker Blue and woundering if I can stay as warm on the outside

Nice choice. I just shared a pitcher over at the local hill. Enjoyed it. Got a ride home too.

Theakston's Old Peculier Yorkshire Ale




Very complex and delicious malt, different from guiness but at least as complex with nice hoppy notes (fuggles).


The power of Old Peculier should never be under-estimated! A dark, strong beer Old Peculier is justifiably famous for its rich and complete character, its sheer strength – and for being a beer with a long history.

Short Notes (Cyclops definition)

See: Deep dark ruby
Smell: Fruity, mellow, warming
Taste: Rich, full-bodied, malty

Tasting Notes

The beer that made Masham famous!
A rich, dark, smooth-tasting beer with an unequalled flavour. Brewed using the traditional Fuggle hop, Old Peculier is our best known beer and has a large and enthusiastic following all over Britain and around the world.

Viking,

That sounds like a beer that I have to make. Thank you for the excellent post. I'll search the net for a recipe and make that the next beer I brew. Let you know how it turns out in 3 to six months.

fom

A "cleaning of the fridge" pictorial DR (drinking report)

With dinner (leftover chili):


After dinner



later last night*:






*The cosmo mix was purchased as an experiment, they suck. But I like vodka and I was trying to get the misc. leftovers out of the fridge this weekend, so it was far game last night

Get a bottle and give it a try first. The malt might be difficult to duplicate, it has it has almost a nutty nose with really interesting smoky caramel notes that could be hard to get out of a canned malt. The ruby color is not a misnomer in the tasting notes. The focus on malt is very unusual, since most US microbrews focus on hops over malt.

I used to sell analysis systems to the maltsters of Yorkshire, so I got to sample a lot of product back in the late 80's. If you really like beer you should consider a real ales tour of Yorkshire. Real ales or cask conditioned beers have live yeast cultures in them and as a result do not travel well beyond 100 miles or so. They are definitely worth a trip.

A great plus is that Yorkshire is extremely scenic. Great viking ruins in York (Jorvik) itself, which is always a plus . It's also where the Bronte sisters based Jane Eyre so you can try sell the trip to your wife on this aspect, rather than the fact that you plan to hit every pub on the road:

http://www.realalepubs.co.uk/area.asp?aid=3

Viking,

It might surprise you what a diversity of taste one can get out of a home brew through the use of specialty grains. Right now I'm drinking a clone of Workie Ticket, a bitter from the Newcastle area. Not sure if it tastes like the original but with a nose of malt and vanilla with a bit of chocolate thrown in and a palate that starts with a powerful balance of malt and hops and slides into a truly nutty malt finish with strong hints of citrus this beer presents all the complexity one can hope for. From your description of Old Peculier I have the expectation that I will end with a beer that is equally complex but with a different balance of aromas and flavors.

I'm putting this on my beer to try list for those times when I'm out of Utah and can find a decient selection of beer but untill then I do what I can to sample the incredible diversity made possible by the combination of grain malts, hops, water and yeast.

Fortunately, my wife understands that wherever we go sampleing the wares of the local craft breweries is at the top of my list of things to do and when we get to England much of our eating/drinking will occur in small pups supplied by smallish local breweries.

fom

Gaymers original cider.

Road trip!

Fris vodka with a Foster's bitter chaser.

Triple distilled danish good.

Johnnie Walker Blue same old same old for me.
I noticed Ritchie-Rich likes scotch so Im having one for him also. (only a good guy would give away a shot of blue)

A double of The Macallan, 15. Straight up, no H20.

LOL...mmm scotch.

Last of a Laphroiag 15.

Talisker Distillers Choice is up next!

Contemplating....

I've got some more Rasputin, vodka, tequila (had a margarita with fajitas already), spiced rum.

I'm thinking something with some Southern Comfort though


EDIT: SoCo and Moxie. really interesting mix...

Whitbread Pale Ale

Just finished a Heinie doing some test regression runs here @ work. (don't tell the boss - ah what the heck I'm in on the weekend who cares

Rasputin again

Man, it looks like that might go down a little rough...

I think he meant Pabst Blue Ribbon...

I know...