The Beer Thread • Page 91

I cracked open a Perrin Big Griz that I managed to find, and this is way too smooth for a 12.5%. Perrin is killing it.

 

Damn dude, just about to leave Bruery. Heading to Bottle Logic after this.

 

aahh, a day off. I'm still at work, hah. If you had any favs today let me know!

 

All the Fruchts were awesome. As was Mash & Grind 2015. Sit at the bar and chat up your bartender, because mine gave me free Chocolate Rain and 2012 White Chocolate which were Society member pours, haha.

 

considering opening one of my 3 dogfish head 120 minutes this weekend. Bought them in like, April or May. I've heard that you either need to drink them fresh or aged a few years-is this a bad "middle" point?

Also a little worried that they might be a little fucked up because they've been in my closet which has probably hovered around 70-78 degrees the past few months.

 

I didn't really like 120 minute. I thought it tasted too syrupy. 90 minute was perfect for me. But I think you should be okay drinking it now.

 

I wouldn't drink 120 fresh. I found this years to be particularly boozy and basically undrinkable to me. Sit on them, though with three you can always crack one and try it out. I poured many at the bar I was working at when we had it on tap for people that couldn't get enough of it. Just wasn't my thing. I've got a bottle aging that I probably won't touch for a few years.

The 70-78 thing shouldn't be that big of a deal, so long as it wasn't exposed to the light. The light will ruin a beer faster than sitting 70-80 degrees -- though that's starting to push the boundaries of temperature. Would prefer to keep it somewhere a bit cooler if at all possible. but mostly it's the light thing.

 

Same thing happened last time we sat there!! Haha. Good intel

 

king julius

 

Really loving the dogfish head punkin ale.

 

Got around to trying deschutes black butte porter and einstok toasted porter. Both really good, but I liked the einstok a tiny bit better. Really smooth. Now I've just got dogfish head Midas touch and high water brewing Stella blue left in the fridge to try. Then I'm gonna have to pick up some more new stuff!

 

I just realized I Haven't gotten the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale yet this year...that's a shame.

I've bought about 10 different pumpkin beers this year already. So far my two favorites have been the Elysian Nigh Owl Pumpkin Ale and the DuClaw Pumpkin Spiced Lager.

My aunt dropped off a 4-pack of Southern Tier Pumking over the weekend. I haven't had it this year yet. (Although I did have a 2-year-old pint in my fridge that I had a few weeks ago...still tasted great).

 

Yes! We are going to be friends. I love the pumking.

Here is the list of all of the pumpkin beers I've drank over the last few years

Ithaca Country pumpkin
Weyerbacher imperial pumpkin ale
Pumking (1st)
Warlock (2nd)
Anderson valley fall hornin
Magic hat pumpkin Wilhelm scream
Buffalo bills pumpkin ale
Saranac pumpkin ale
Iron hill pumpkin ale
Harpoon pumpkin ale
Shocktop pumpkin
Duclay pumpkin lager
Wob pumpkin ale
UNITA brewing company country punk'n
River horse hippo lantern imperial pumpkin ale
Shipyard pumpkin head
Blanche du pumpkin iron hill
Long trail pumpkin ale
Ironhill punktober fest
Saison du gourde iron hill
Iron hill Cinderella carriage
Holly beach pumpkin ale tuckahoe brewing company
Long trail imperial pumpkin ale
Post road pumpkin ale Brooklyn brewery company
21st amendment he said pumpkin ale
Lakefront brewery pumpkin lager (3rd)
Samuel Adams harvest pumpkin
Smuttynose pumpkin ale
Fat jack double pumpkin
Terrapin pumpkinfest
Evil genius trick or treat
Pumpkin pie ale Chelsea brewery
Whole hog pumpkin ale
Blue point supreme pumpkin ale
New holland brewing ichabod pumpkin ale
Dogfish head pumpkin ale
Jacko traveler shandy
Shipyard smashed pumpkin
Schafly pumpkin ale at Louis brewing
Boxcarr pumpkin porter starr hill
Punk in drublic Coronado brewing company
Two roads brewing roads Mary baby
Leinenkugel harvest
Cricket hill pumpkin ale.
Sam Adams pumpkin batch (sucks
Iron hill great pumpkin stout
Iron hill pumpkin stout
Philadelphia brewing company kenz o lantern pumpkin ale
Ballast point pumpkin down
Manyaunk punkin pumpkin
Sam Adams 20 pounds of pumpkin
Ofallon pumpkin ale
Dogfish head punkin 2016

Let me know what ones I need to add

 

Holy shit man...haha. I highlighted the ones I know for sure I've had over the past few years. I've probably had more just can't remember. I used to do 'create your own 6-packs' with individual pumpkin beers every fall and have definitely forgotten all the ones I've had.

How do you track your beers? Do you have an app? I used to use Pintley back when it was free, but now I think it's like $10 or something.

The only other ones I can think of right now are New Belgium Pumkick (last year was really bad, this year is OK. A little too sweet for me. I can drink one or two but anything more than that and it's too much). Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale (I don't even know if they make that anymore. Haven't had it in years. Was probably the first pumpkin beer I ever had like 7 or 8 years ago). I'm sure there are more.

 

I just have a note on my iphone where I track them haha

 

I saw that New Belgium Beer, will def try!

 

They normally release Tour de Fall every fall as well, but I haven't seen that yet this year. I pretty much love all New Belgium beers, but I REALLY didn't care for that Ben N Jerry's they released.

 

Did you make it to the release?

 

Binged way to much the past couple of days and now I have a fridge full of fresh IPAs I'm trying not to drink. First world problems. ughhh

 

You haven't yet had Cigar City's Good Gourd. My favorite (and really the only pumpkin beer I like). Their barrel aged variants from their bottle club are pretty delicious, too (rum and bourbon aged).

If you're looking, you can get it here and have it shipped to you (if your state allows it).

 

I just cannot get into pumpkin beers. Especially when it's still 85. I just wish they would move pumpkin beer season to October-November and that's it. The fact that some come out the last week of July is fucking insane to me. Insane.

 

Yeah, I was actually halfway there when I got the twitter notification that it was KJ. Was soo stoked

 

I like some pumpkin beers. I aged a Southern Tier Warlock for two years, very excited to crack that one open this fall.

 

Mmm

 

I over-pumpkin'd the last two years, like 30+ per year. Definitely going to give it a rest this year, maybe try to find my 2-4 favs from the last few years