What beer are you drinking now? #98

Finishing off a long day of work with a BCBS 2012, preceded by a Sucks. Cheers!

Edit: My roommate thought I had a problem when he saw me drinking at 9:00 AM!



Edit edit: Picture as requested. Backdrop is incidentally a "picture of my latest haul" (duty free, fuck yeah!)

The only problem I see is that you waited until 9 to start

Ill join the fun! New Mikkeller glass but you cant see the logo lol

Cheers ladies and gentlemen!

*2011 FIS. Yes


*Since a bunch of posts got deleted for whatever reason here is what happened.

OP posts thread with no pics. I say he needs pics and that he is having a helluva breakfast. He then posts picture.

Alaskan Brewing "Hopothermia" , a seriously excellent but almost unknown beer that so far has only been brewed once.

As for Beer for Breakfast, try these recipies http://100beers30days.com/2011/03/22/who-says-beer-cant-be-for-breakfast/

I had a Growler of it and it was smashing!

Bells Java Stout for breakfast.

So, I went to Liquor Shed to pick up a Growler of Snake River Pandemonium Belgian Quad, grabbed a couple of 6 packs and headed to the counter. Then I see, what's this?, Lagunitas Sucks 6 packs. I put the other 2 back and grabbed 2 of the Sucks. It kind of kills the trade that was set up but man....I'm drinking it now...this beer rules! $8.19 a sixer is a pretty good price too.

Everyone has to draw the line somewhere.
I just keep forgetting where I drew mine

Hoppringill's American Pale Ale spiced with ginger, rosemary and pecan nut shells. Hopped with citra (single hop). Fresh and yeasty.

I think the original thread was deleted because the OP asked what MI brews they were drinking. Not all BAs have access to brews from Michigan..

Doesn't matter if all have access or not. Still a "What are you drinking" thread.
Just thought I'd add that it was MI's birthday and IF you had some MI beer would you be celebrating with it.

I will be posting my MI lineup as I get to them after lunch.

Lousy picture quality, but delightful nonetheless.

Apparently, it mattered to the Bros or they wouldn't have deleted the thread.

That being said, HB to MI! I've had a lot of great brews from there by trade and buying online,\.

Doing some work in the basement, figured I'd start early.

Grabbed my Foothills footed glass! I feel like I forget about this one too often.

Another 'try' today. This time a bomber of:


...and I think good, but not great. The hops profile seeming a bit mono-dimensional to me it seems. Still, won't have trouble putting it away either! Not complaining either!

And I'm allowing myself this Saturday to surgically poke around the homestead, tend to the fire, watch the birds and forest and the snow. Hope you can too!

What? I needed something to wash lunch down...

It could also be that I didn't have a pic or tick to kick it off.

After 12 nights straight of work, I finally get a day off! What better day to enjoy an after breakfast, Breakfast Stout? Finally I can enjoy a beer before Midnight!
Cheers wonderful BA's!!!

Killer beer, really nice interpretation of the style. Enjoy!

You gonna go for a strike? Or maybe a spare, which I guess would be drink till you pass out and then finish them off tomorrow.

Great way to start today

Point of clarification: I wasn't drinking this warm enough (Duh!), and now I think this is very good maybe even better (temp is everything sometimes); more balanced than I appreciated, and just more appealing as I get more familiar with this. Initial impressions are just that--initial!

A strike indeed. I've noticed though, and I may not be alone here, but Sucks just seems better to me.

I have been staring at this one for a couple of months. Tonight is as good as night as any to give it a shot.

One of the best beers I have had in a very long time. Still sitting on one more bottle. This one blew me away. Cheers.

Having some Uinta Baba Black Lager, again. I'm really digging this brew.



Pic is recycled.

Haven't cracked one yet, but this is the line up for the evening...

Totally underrated brew.

A side by side was necessary. My taste buds were doubting the cherry flavor. Cherry flavor confirmed!

I've never gotten to try sucks. That whole no lagunitas in Kentucky kinda, well, sucks. I know I love hopslam, but hopefully I can find some sucks in Tennessee or something.

I am really liking it myself. Even the wife liked it and she isn't much of a beer fan. I am sitting on two more bottles also. Going to give those some cellar time.

Just popped my first Abrasive thanks to yamar68...



This is delicious! Cheers!!!

Heard nothing in the nose but slight taste of cherry? Haven't cracked mine yet

Listening to

The first few sips made me think I was drinking a regular BCBS (hence the regular in the side by side). It's weird, once I did the comparison, the cherry flavors all of a sudden showed up. Slight cherry in the aroma. More cherry and some tartness in the taste. Really good beer, but given how difficult it is to obtain, it's not really any better than regular BCBS, IMO.

At Bold City Brewery in Jacksonville having a sampler

So far:



Watching Beer Wars.

Bottled 1/26/12, Figured I'd crack it....

Getting the house for guests.
Drinking a Sucks while doing so.

Sculpin IPA. First one... It's got some mojo..