What are you drinking now?

[TwistedGray]

A few Christmas Newcastles (meh) with the family on Christmas Eve.

A belated Merry Christmas to y'all - bottle of Prosecco

And for this evening, a sour from OEC (@wstbrewing). I find OEC to be on the higher end of the week sour-o-meter. This was a bit much.

 

[Immocles]

Last of the HB blonde ale. The pipeline is nearly dry.

 

[bwible]

Christmas presents, one from myself

If a job’s gotta be done right, sometimes you gotta do it yourself



[edit] I always buy myself at least one Christmas present every year because I know other people won’t and I don’t want to be disappointed.

 

[grampamark]

A Canadian nightcap to try out the whisky stones, with stone coasters, that my oldest grandson gave me for Christmas.

 

[j1laskey]

Couple of beers

 

[SourLover]

After an IPA and HB Hefeweizen it’s time for some wine.

 

[orionol73]

 

[camonick]

Not too bad.
…poor lighting

 

[BrewinInPA]

Amaretto Sour

 

[aharri1]

HB Barrel aged Russian imperial stout I brewed as a Collab with my buddy from my Homebrew club!

 

[corkybstewart]

If a job’s gotta be done right, sometimes you gotta do it yourself



[edit] I always buy myself at least one Christmas present every year because I know other people won’t and I don’t want to be disappointed.

I was buying some French beers I'd never tried for my nephew and I decided a few looked interesting enough to buy for myself

 

[Cogswell]

The last glasses of my very first batch of mead. Approximately 27-28 years old.

 

[TwistedGray]

The last glasses of my very first batch of mead. Approximately 27-28 years old.

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Worth saving for that long or just doing it for the sake of doing it?

 

[orionol73]

 

[seanjwalker1]

Merry Christmas everyone!!
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Never seen a Cola Stout...how is it ?

 

[seanjwalker1]

Dastardly Deceased Dude while watching Eagles - Giants. Forgot how awesome Voss is... taking me on a ride from mouth watering caramel malt flavor and aroma through some citrus and to a refreshingly bitter clean finish.

Northern Brewer all-grain rogue dead guy clone. Highly recommend this kit. This is one of the top 3 beers I have ever brewed. 90 minute BIAB mash, pitched @90F with Voss Kveik. 2 week fermentation, 1 week on dry hop then kegged. Definitely use a hop bag for the dry hop.
Reached its peak flavor after 2 weeks cold conditioning. Boss!
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I love Northern Brewer, they are my fave online brew supply store. But I'm a bit miffed with them right now. I was supposed to get a Mark II keg washer from them by Xmas Eve and it still isn't here 2 days after Big Red came through

 

[aharri1]

Really good actually. Taste like bourbon, cola, and a RIS mixed

Never seen a Cola Stout...how is it ?

 

[seanjwalker1]

Forgot the beer pics. Had some Foam and OH at Mekong for our twins 1 year birthday party.

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So that's what happened to Porky !!!

 

[buschmeister]

Cuca-Mango IPA
Bootlegger’s Fullerton

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Nice little ice storm came thru. Out cutting wet yet frozen wood. Maybe bonfire new years Eve.

Awesome tipa from the Veil. Green Bugatti.

Thanks @TheEagleRising

 

[Cogswell]

Worth saving for that long or just doing it for the sake of doing it?

It's a happy accident. I thought it was gone about 16 years ago but recently stumbled across one last bottle. I thought it might be nice to drink it over the holidays.

It's the best alcoholic beverage I've ever tasted without a doubt. No exaggeration. The honey nose is incredible. Pop the top off that decanter and it fills your nose at arm's length. All blueberry character is gone but the drink has massive body, I think due to the berries. It feels heavy and creamy in the mouth. The combo of knock-you-over honey aroma and full bodied creamy mouthfeel is wonderful and completely intoxicating, the alcohol not withstanding. Alcohol content seems to be high, more than the average wine.

The batch was very harsh and completely unpleasant to drink after 11-12 years. It seems that even the worst crap ages to magnificence if you're willing to wait 1/3 of your life to drink it.

I was totally clueless when I made it. There was little homebrew info on the Internet back then. The web was still a baby in 1995. Yahoo was king. Google wasn't a thing.

I threw many pounds of random wildflower honey from the local hippie food shop and a whole flat of fresh blueberries into a 5 gallon carboy, topped with water, and pitched a wine yeast. When fermentation ended I bottled it. I didn't know a thing about nutrients, fermentation temperature, finings, secondarys, or pretty much anything. I guessed on the honey and fruit amount. No testing or calculation of gravity. It took forever to fully clear...like years. It ended up with a lot of sediment in the bottles. It didn't look like yeast. I believe it was stuff from the berries. I've tasted it. It was extremely astringent.

I only wish I had misplaced an entire case...or two.

 

[camonick]

HB raspberry hard lemonade

 

[orionol73]

HB Kiwi Express IPA

 

[orionol73]

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Prob one of the best pale ales I’ve had from Casita. Really enjoy this one along with the red lasso reference lol. Motueka riwaka and galaxy

 

[grampamark]

HB Spiced Bourbon Stout

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Excellent double ipa. Nectaron Citra and e dorado.

 

[camonick]

HB Märzen. Last bottle.

 

[bagbrewer]

Anchor Steam

 

[orionol73]

Another HB Kiwi Express IPA

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

2020 12 beers of Christmas fruitcake old ale aged pretty well I’d say.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

 

[buckinin]

Bulleit.

Watching the new episode of Yellowstone. Whiskey seems appropriate.

 

[JAReeves]

Sister postponed her visit a few days, so the planned 12BOC beer tasting is scheduled for the weekend.

But a neighbor always trades me oysters and fish for home brew, so to match tonight’s raw oyster appetizer:

 

[orionol73]

Cellar raid time

 

[grampamark]

HB Weissbier

 

[pshankstar]

Frequentem’s Berliner- Light, Crisp & Tart. Refermented on Blackberry and Pear.
It was a hit with the family.

 

[orionol73]

Jooose

 

[TwistedGray]

Poured in some Jamison and my last Mango fakecart

 

[jimyson]

Beer in a can.