DougW8
With us always.
don't blame me. blame the wench.
we're exactly like you, always ending up with more than one bottle on a quest.
Well I am saving up my bottle of Scaldis Prestige de Nuit, until we have time to get together.
Well I am saving up my bottle of Scaldis Prestige de Nuit, until we have time to get together.
Reign game tailgate party on the 30th?
DMAN3474
Prospect
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DMAN3474
Prospect
Night That Never Ends - BevMo! Holiday Beer Festival Los Angeles
Bevmo holiday beerfest on Saturday
BEER LIST FOR TASTING
Abbaye de St Amand
Ace Ciders
Affligem
Alaskan
Alhambra Cervezas
AMADEUS
Anchor
Anderson Valley
Angry Orchard
Arend Tripel
Aspall Cider
Ass Kisser
Ballast Point
Bard's Tale
Big Hurt Beer
Big Sky Brewing - Powder Hound
Blackstar
Blue Moon
Bockor
Bootlegger's
Bosteels
Boston Beer - Sam Adams Winter Lager
Broughton - UK
Brunehaut - St. Martin
Campe
Carlsberg
Chang
Chimay
Coastal Fog
Cold Springs - John Henry 3 Lick Spiker, Bourbon Sipping Ale
Coronado Brewing
Corsendonk
Crabbie's - Hard Ginger
Crispin Cider
Cuvee Trolis
Czech Rebel
Czechvar
Daleside - UK
DEMON
Deschutes
Deus
Eel River
Elephant
Epic Brewery
Erdinger
Estrella
Evans Premium Lager
Firestone Walker
Fischer
Fox Barrel Cider
Gageleer
Gan Bei
Gesundheit
Gezondheid
Golden Road
Goose Island - Matilda, Sofie, Pepe Nero
Gosser
Green Flash
Greene King
Grimbergen
Hangar 24
Henry Weinhards
Haven Brewing
Hoegaarden
Hofbrauhaus
Hopf
Inedit
Inland Empire
IRONDALE
Island Brewing
Jamaica Stout
Jessenhofke
John's Smith
Julius Echter - German
Karl Strauss
Kona
Kronenbourg
Kwak
LA DIVINE
LA GOUDALE
La Trappe
Lagunitas
Lammsbrau Organic - Bavaria
Leffe Blonde
Left Coast
Leireken
Los Angeles Ale Works
Lost Coast
Lucky Buddah
Maes Pils
Man Rock
Meantime - Cranberry Stout
MOA - New Zealand
Moretti
Mort Subite
Murphy's
Nasdrovia
Nectar Ales
New Planet Gluten Free
Ninkasi
North Coast
Okocim - Poland
Omer
Orkney - UK
Oro di Milano - Italy
Oud Beersel
Pietra - France
Prost
Real (craft) Sodas
Redhook
Reutberger
Robinsons - Old Tom Ginger
Rogue
Saison Dupont
Salud
Sante'
Sapporo
Scaldi's
Schneider
Sea Dog
Shipyard
Shocktop - Midnight Wheat
Singha
Speakeasy
St Feuillien - Speciale
Stella Artois
Stone - Double Bastard
Surf Brewery
Terviseks
Tetleys
The Bruery
Tiger
Tomos Watkin - UK
Tona
Tripple Karmeliet
Tusker - Kenya
Underberg
Unibroue
Weihenstephan
Westoek
Widmer Brothers
Williams Bros - UK
Wurzburger - German
Zivjeli
& MANY MORE...
Bevmo holiday beerfest on Saturday
BEER LIST FOR TASTING
Abbaye de St Amand
Ace Ciders
Affligem
Alaskan
Alhambra Cervezas
AMADEUS
Anchor
Anderson Valley
Angry Orchard
Arend Tripel
Aspall Cider
Ass Kisser
Ballast Point
Bard's Tale
Big Hurt Beer
Big Sky Brewing - Powder Hound
Blackstar
Blue Moon
Bockor
Bootlegger's
Bosteels
Boston Beer - Sam Adams Winter Lager
Broughton - UK
Brunehaut - St. Martin
Campe
Carlsberg
Chang
Chimay
Coastal Fog
Cold Springs - John Henry 3 Lick Spiker, Bourbon Sipping Ale
Coronado Brewing
Corsendonk
Crabbie's - Hard Ginger
Crispin Cider
Cuvee Trolis
Czech Rebel
Czechvar
Daleside - UK
DEMON
Deschutes
Deus
Eel River
Elephant
Epic Brewery
Erdinger
Estrella
Evans Premium Lager
Firestone Walker
Fischer
Fox Barrel Cider
Gageleer
Gan Bei
Gesundheit
Gezondheid
Golden Road
Goose Island - Matilda, Sofie, Pepe Nero
Gosser
Green Flash
Greene King
Grimbergen
Hangar 24
Henry Weinhards
Haven Brewing
Hoegaarden
Hofbrauhaus
Hopf
Inedit
Inland Empire
IRONDALE
Island Brewing
Jamaica Stout
Jessenhofke
John's Smith
Julius Echter - German
Karl Strauss
Kona
Kronenbourg
Kwak
LA DIVINE
LA GOUDALE
La Trappe
Lagunitas
Lammsbrau Organic - Bavaria
Leffe Blonde
Left Coast
Leireken
Los Angeles Ale Works
Lost Coast
Lucky Buddah
Maes Pils
Man Rock
Meantime - Cranberry Stout
MOA - New Zealand
Moretti
Mort Subite
Murphy's
Nasdrovia
Nectar Ales
New Planet Gluten Free
Ninkasi
North Coast
Okocim - Poland
Omer
Orkney - UK
Oro di Milano - Italy
Oud Beersel
Pietra - France
Prost
Real (craft) Sodas
Redhook
Reutberger
Robinsons - Old Tom Ginger
Rogue
Saison Dupont
Salud
Sante'
Sapporo
Scaldi's
Schneider
Sea Dog
Shipyard
Shocktop - Midnight Wheat
Singha
Speakeasy
St Feuillien - Speciale
Stella Artois
Stone - Double Bastard
Surf Brewery
Terviseks
Tetleys
The Bruery
Tiger
Tomos Watkin - UK
Tona
Tripple Karmeliet
Tusker - Kenya
Underberg
Unibroue
Weihenstephan
Westoek
Widmer Brothers
Williams Bros - UK
Wurzburger - German
Zivjeli
& MANY MORE...
good lord, how am I going to drink all of that stuff?
LOSTcauseZERO
Darkside
Drinking it isn't the hard part. Finding it is.
Anyways, I had a seasonal from Hangar 24 last night. it was called;
It wasn't a bad brew at all, even with ingredients I've never had in a beer before.
The Continental
Prospect
Hahaha anybody go to this? Would love a review
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daxx
Lurker
I'm preparing for my Stone Vertical Epic tasting on 12/15.
I have the 03', 05', 07'-12' years, and I'm going to continue with tasting of other beers I have in my collection. It should be a good time.
Since the amount of beer is extremly limited (and I want everyone to get a decent buzz) I'm pre-gaming the tasting.
Here's the tasting so far-
To start things off I'll probably start out with a bottle for each person of the first two beers (well, maybe close to a whole bottle...)
Staropramen - Czech Republic - ligh, mild malty flavor with honeycomb aftertaste
Leffe - Belgium- very light wheat beer with flavors of clove and banana
03' Stone VE- malty, molasses and caramel, hints of coriander, trace of grains of paradise, candy sweetness, some sherry-aged notes, tart wheat, some oxidation
05' VE- Chocolate toffee, some dried fruit, anise, chocolate roastiness, dark wheat, fig, raisin, coffee, sherry, leather
07' - Ginger, very floral, some citrus, a little botanically bitter, sweet, spices, hint of yeast
08' - Nice hop bitterness, citrus, strong spice, malt candy sweetness, tropical fruit, piney
09' - Chocolate, fruit, hints of vanilla, mild oak, orange
10'- Hops, bitterness, citrus, fruit, wine grape flavors, yeast characters (had this one a while back and it was wonderful)
11' - Chile peppers, cinnamon, malt sweetness, caramel, fruit (had this one too, but wasn't impressed)
12' - Intense cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice with banana esters dominate up front. Hints of citrus arrive mid-palate, while molasses notes persevere in the finish along with a very nice dark-roasted malt dryness
Irish Death - Iron Hose Brewery - last time I had it I was **** faced, but I remember it was great LINKY for beer info
Throw in a few Omegang beers...
last two to really finish people off
Old Guardian - Stone- It's a barley wine, so will you really be able to taste anything after all the other beers?
Stone Double Arrogant - just to **** with people
Is it too much?
btw, all Stone VE tasting notes were copied from stonebrewing.com
I have the 03', 05', 07'-12' years, and I'm going to continue with tasting of other beers I have in my collection. It should be a good time.
Since the amount of beer is extremly limited (and I want everyone to get a decent buzz) I'm pre-gaming the tasting.
Here's the tasting so far-
To start things off I'll probably start out with a bottle for each person of the first two beers (well, maybe close to a whole bottle...)
Staropramen - Czech Republic - ligh, mild malty flavor with honeycomb aftertaste
Leffe - Belgium- very light wheat beer with flavors of clove and banana
03' Stone VE- malty, molasses and caramel, hints of coriander, trace of grains of paradise, candy sweetness, some sherry-aged notes, tart wheat, some oxidation
05' VE- Chocolate toffee, some dried fruit, anise, chocolate roastiness, dark wheat, fig, raisin, coffee, sherry, leather
07' - Ginger, very floral, some citrus, a little botanically bitter, sweet, spices, hint of yeast
08' - Nice hop bitterness, citrus, strong spice, malt candy sweetness, tropical fruit, piney
09' - Chocolate, fruit, hints of vanilla, mild oak, orange
10'- Hops, bitterness, citrus, fruit, wine grape flavors, yeast characters (had this one a while back and it was wonderful)
11' - Chile peppers, cinnamon, malt sweetness, caramel, fruit (had this one too, but wasn't impressed)
12' - Intense cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice with banana esters dominate up front. Hints of citrus arrive mid-palate, while molasses notes persevere in the finish along with a very nice dark-roasted malt dryness
Irish Death - Iron Hose Brewery - last time I had it I was **** faced, but I remember it was great LINKY for beer info
Throw in a few Omegang beers...
last two to really finish people off
Old Guardian - Stone- It's a barley wine, so will you really be able to taste anything after all the other beers?
Stone Double Arrogant - just to **** with people
Is it too much?
btw, all Stone VE tasting notes were copied from stonebrewing.com
U
UnholyGoalie
Lurker
Is it too much? Depends on your motivation. If the goal is to get isht-faced, no, it's not too much. If the goal is to taste and appreciate all the beers, then IMO it's way too much. Also depends on how many people will be tasting and if you have food/snacks to palette cleanse and fortify.
It's your tasting so run it how you wish. But if it were me:
Start off with the Vertical Epics and go down the line. Crack bottle 1 (I like my beers on the warmer side so leave them sit out for about 20 mins before cracking), taste, everyone take notes if they wish. Talk about it. Move on to bottle 2 and so on. Palette cleanse when needed. Cheese, crackers, charcuterie work well. Have a pitcher of water to rinse out tasting glasses in between bottles. Once you've gone through the vertical then think about cracking open some extra bottles. Depending on who's tasting, by this time their taste buds might be exhausted so keep that in mind before cracking open bottles you've been saving for a tasting.
Just my .02.
It's your tasting so run it how you wish. But if it were me:
Start off with the Vertical Epics and go down the line. Crack bottle 1 (I like my beers on the warmer side so leave them sit out for about 20 mins before cracking), taste, everyone take notes if they wish. Talk about it. Move on to bottle 2 and so on. Palette cleanse when needed. Cheese, crackers, charcuterie work well. Have a pitcher of water to rinse out tasting glasses in between bottles. Once you've gone through the vertical then think about cracking open some extra bottles. Depending on who's tasting, by this time their taste buds might be exhausted so keep that in mind before cracking open bottles you've been saving for a tasting.
Just my .02.
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daxx
Lurker
We have 7 people at the tasting, so I'm anticipating 3oz pours for the VEs. For the others it's probably more. S-faced will probably happen without the Omegangs, so I could scratch them off the list.
It is a bit ambitious...
It is a bit ambitious...
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UnholyGoalie
Lurker
I'd say hit the VE's first since those are the ones you really want to focus on first. No sense destroying your palette before you can get to the beers you really want to focus on. After the VE's are done, then hit up whatever you think would be good.
I may have posted this pic in this thread before. This is what we blew through at a tasting I hosted. By the final third our palettes were done and we were pretty sloppy.
I may have posted this pic in this thread before. This is what we blew through at a tasting I hosted. By the final third our palettes were done and we were pretty sloppy.
DougW8
With us always.
Eureka Burger in Claremont is tapping 12-12-12 for their Steal the Glass night next Wednesday. Try the beer and keep the glass. They said they will also have some of the earlier releases dating back to 7-7-7 on tap as well. The event starts at 6pm.
Eureka Burger
Eureka Burger
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daxx
Lurker
Pretty cool! Unfortunately I won't be able to make it.
Good news though, the Stone company store in Pasadena has the 121212 tapped as I type, and it's yummy. They're going to have the 111111 on tap soon too. I bought two bottles of the 12 and a double arrogant to kill people's palate at the end.
Good times!
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daxx
Lurker
Agreed on the 10 and 11. We'll see how the turned out.
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UnholyGoalie
Lurker
Somebody may have posted about it earlier but Knee Deep's Simtra is a really good DIPA that's flying under the radar.
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daxx
Lurker
I recommend that I drink this beer and eat these fries.
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