Beer!

More beers I can't afford.

Founders beers are generally pretty reasonable. At least for craft beer

I was drinking cheap scotch that tasted a little like beer the other night. Probably the closest I'll come to having one anytime soon. Although I do enjoy The Trooper.

I have a friend who would probably love that. He loves scotch and his favorite beers tend to be scotch ales.

tohostudios wrote:

I have a friend who would probably love that.  He loves scotch and his favorite beers tend to be scotch ales.

I'll find out what it is next time I go in there this week. I honestly don't remember, I just got it because it was on sale. haha

Stone Oxocoveza Charred

I'm not sure what this beer is going for but I won't be going for it again.  It says it's an ale brewed with cocoa, coffee and spices and aged in bourbon barrels so that sounded right up my alley.  Nope.  I'm not sure what the "spices" are except for pepper but that's pretty much all I taste and the alleged bourbon barrel aging is non-existent. 

A rare miss for me from one of my favorite breweries.

I enjoyed the Xocoveza I had a couple years ago. Is the charred different?

No idea but I didn't care for it.  It's not a drainpour but I won't buy it again.

tohostudios wrote:

This email from Founders just came to my inbox.  Sounds great:

It's officially official - CBS makes its long-awaited return this December as the final release in our 2017 Barrel-Aged Series. Rated a perfect 100 on RateBeer, this imperial stout is brewed with coffee and chocolate and then aged in bourbon barrels that previously housed maple syrup.

My reserved bottle of this came in Saturday so I picked it up.

Initially I was disappointed that they only allowed us to reserve 1 bottle because even at the $25/750ml bottle price I'd have probably bought several because I was so sure I'd enjoy it.

But after tasting it I have to say...meh.  I think the maple syrup taste overwhelms everything else.  I got only a little bit of chocolate and practically no coffee flavors but I got a mouthful of maple.  I ended up being glad I could only buy one bottle.  Probably saved me $100.

Not into syrup flavored beer?

Yeah it's just overpowering.  In theory it sounds great but for once Founders screwed up the execution IMO.

Off from work this week so I've been powering through six or seven Yuengling Lagers a night.

*belch*

Wow, that's quite a step up from PBR FF.  I can actually drink Yuengling.

tohostudios wrote:

Wow, that's quite a step up from PBR FF.  I can actually drink Yuengling.

I think I burned myself out on PBR... had to start seeing what else was out there

Fat Freddy wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Wow, that's quite a step up from PBR FF.  I can actually drink Yuengling.

I think I burned myself out on PBR... had to start seeing what else was out there

Cue the celestial choir...

"And there was much rejoicing..."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beerandcider/15-cheap-imported-beers-that-are-better-than-budweiser/ss-BBzDbPh?ocid=spartanntp


An article for Toho. And he probably wouldn't touch any of these either.

hahahaha.  Nope, I won't.

The title of the article cracks me up though.  Talk about setting the bar low...

Made a trip west to the "snootier" version of one of the big grocery store chains in the area because that particular store frequently gets high-end beers that normally are only available in beer stores.  I came back with this:




I've heard about this beer for a while and always wanted to try it.  It was pretty pricey (8.99 for a pint can) so I hope it's worth it.

It's good but I prefer their regular of that Stout. Had a Pecan Pie Porter the other night, was worried after your syrup debacle but it was very good.

I've tried several pecan beers and they've all been "meh".  Most don't have enough pecan flavor IMO.

I don't want an overwhelming amount of pecan. This one got more pecany as it warmed.

I pity the brewer trying to please both me and you.

And I've found that those "ancillary flavors" tend to intensify in most beers as they warm. I'm learning to enjoy room temperature beer.

You: not enough pecan and it needs a little less cinnamon.
Me: too much pecan and is there any cinnamon in this.
You: those ancillary flavors are overwhelming the natural stout notes unless they're underwhelming them.
Me: (drinks all the beers)