Beer (and beer pics!)

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#5,006
Tried the Sam Adams Noble Pils last night and it was a nice lager. A little more crisp than Harp but along the same line of flavor. Got a couple of Rouge Brutal Bitters for tonight.
 
#5,007
#5,007
Need a new cheap daily jam so I tried Session dark lager. Turned out pretty good for a lager, and I feel alright the next day. And it's about the same price as Hamms/Ranier etc.
 
#5,008
#5,008
Stone "Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale" (formerly known as Stone "11th Anniversary Ale," but they decided it was too good to let it go after the limited Anniversary run.) - I didn't have it when it was the Anniversary Ale, but I tried some of this on Reds Opening Day Monday afternoon (followed by quite a few other beers I had already had before, but that's a different story...) and it was quite good. Somehow manages to have a strong presence of both malts and hops in both it's aroma and taste, and yet neither cancels the other out the way you might expect. Pretty dark in color, with a light brown-ish head, it looked quite nice in the glass and tasted even better. Stone still has yet to let me down.
 
#5,012
#5,012
Couple of buddies of mine (twin brothers) are turning 30 tonight, and both are bigger beer nuts than I. We've spent a collective $150 on bottled beer. Ish is about to get epic. Pics will be up tomorrow when I stop feeling like hell.
 
#5,014
#5,014
Damn... So, recap of last night.

I remember all of it, but I rightly shouldn't have. I didn't eat a lot yesterday, I'd be willing to bet a pretty large majority of my calories came from beer. LOL

Here's the rundown of what was had...

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Rogue John John Ale. Dead Guy aged in Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey barrels. We also had some Dead Guy Whiskey on hand. Extremely good stuff for the under $50 range. The beer tasted about like what you'd expect it to, if you've ever had Dead Guy. 7%abv range if I remember right.

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Trappistes Rochefort 10. Small bottle, heavy hitter. Got a smokin' deal for this guy. $6 at a market near my house. 12oz. This is widely regarded as one of the better beers in existence, and for good reason. 11.6% abv. Damned tasty. Has all the tell-tale fruit tastes of Trappist ale, but magnified and perfected.

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Brother Thelonious Belgian-Style Abbey. This one was later on. I don't really remember what it tasted like. LOL

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Speedway Stout. I think I wrote about it before on here, you can look for those pics. Hey Guinness, I'm happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but Speedway Stout is one of the greatest stouts of all time. OF ALL TIME. 12% but hardly boozy, chocolate and coffee in abundance. Basically a traditional stout, but the flavors are turned to 11.

And the coup de grâce...

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Fantôme Spéciale De Noel farmhouse style Belgian.

Oh. My. God. The bottle popped and foamed like champagne once we got the cork out (had to run the corner store for a cork screw).

For the rest, I'll quote the review of NeroFiddled on BeerAdvocate.com:

It was hard to pour with alot of effervescence that brought up the yeast and a full head. It eventually dropped to a thin lid, and then just a big-bubbled collar, but overall it held fairly well and left some very nice, wide swatches and tiny islands of lace. The robe beneath was a cloudy, reddish chesnut with glowing orange and amber highlights.

The nose is sweet with a touch of cola; candyish and doughy malt that's touched by caramel; licorice; sweet tarts; dripping, juicy fruits (some tart, some not); wood; and earth.

In the mouth it's lightly tingly (accented by its spiciness), medium bodied, and more airy as it warms (... a lot of the effervescence is released at the pour, leaving it smooth and somewhat creamy).

The flavor is much as the nose suggests, with a doughy malt base piled high with notes of fruit (raisin, prune, tart cherries, sour apple), drying sour oak, and spice (ginger, anise, coriander, cinnamon). It's not overtly complex, revealing its many components as you work your way through it; but it is very interesting and it finishes with a nice touch of wood and some spice (but not too much!).
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Cliff notes: This is on my extremely short list of best beers I've ever had. Ever.
 
#5,019
#5,019
I've depleted my reserve of 1888 Bock today and have got a good start on ending the careers of my last 12 HBC Mochca Stouts.....:rock:

I should really consider eating again....wooot, wooot.
 
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