"The billionaire owner of the yogurt company Chobani said on Friday that he had acquired Anchor Brewing Company, the San Francisco brewer that went out of business last year after 127 years."
Nice dinner at Hai Hai in NE Mpls. Thai food doesn't really lend itself to #stoutTuesday, and uncuriously there was nary a dark choice on the beer list.
Made it work with #IndeedBrewing Bia-Side Pilsner and #FallingKnife Tomm’s lager, both light choices to offset the heat!
Interesting - had this on tap earlier this month and it was too harsh on the PB. Today from a can, maybe my hard pour (Ooops!) was the magic? Cheers to second tries!
#LupulinBrewing Imperial CPB Porter. Big creamy chocolate and peanut butter, sweetness almost with a hint of cherry on the slight bitter finish. Rich and wonderfully smooth!
Even better and more balanced than a few years ago: smokey, tar, leather, earthy and some sweetness wrapped around it.
Music pairing: Mouth for War - Panterra 🤘
"Our GROM made a trip to mediaeval Scotland. We have aged our Russian Imperial Stout in freshly emptied Laphroaig barrels. A slightly peated monster of a stout. Just as William Wallace would have liked it."
Hoping for something rich, venture Into the Night with #portageBrewing chocolate pastry stout.
Roasty chocolate and hints of vanilla and a bitter finish. Really of a basic stout, it’s medium bodied and not rich enough to qualify for pastry-status to me.
I’ll be in Walker, MN in July and the brewery is 1/2 mile from our hotel - visit planned!
Well dang, not gonna be cooking with these lasers!
#dreamStateBrewing Laser Strings Irish Nitro Stout poured flat and uh-oh, this can is August 2023 and it’s toast. Did not age well despite being in the fridge at the liquor store. Sad!
In a masterclass, we learned all about blending wild ales, and how to construct a balanced yet complex beer based on mouthfeel, bitters and acidity. Quite the art!
Stepping out of the #stout box to a lighter place. Took a swing at #SurlyBrewing Eighteen, their 18th anniversary Belgian strong ale fermented with brettanomyces.
Yes, I had to look that up! Basically “yeast”. I’m sure some will say that’s hardly a proper definition 😎
Sweet and yeasty, overall light bodied with a peppery finish. Not my usual speed, not a repeat, but always learning!
Dabbler Depot staff called it a “pontoon Porter”, easy to drink all day.
Agreed! Super easy drinking with everything you’d expect in a porter while presenting very light. Nice toasty malt and chocolate notes, hints of coffee.
A dangerous thing to see when walking by the craft beer shop on my way home. Tried a taste of Dovetail's new pils - I think I might have to go try it more at their brewery around the corner.
Go into work at 7:30 when I got home at 1:45am thanks to plane delays? Must be nuts…
End the day with #LeftHandBrewing Peanut Butter Nitro - Smooth and creamy with a light chocolate and peanut flavor, really nice and far less aggressive peanut than some other PB #stout
Found two bottles for only $5.00 each, so it’s a light evening!
#samuelsmiths Winter Welcome Ale (2023) bucks the season (it’s 80 here) but is nicely light and malty with a hint of sweetness. A good summer beer too!
@spiegelmama I stand corrected - TWO beers from Samuel that I like!
Opening #sour season at 26 degrees with this fantastic pastry sour by Nepomucen, PL. It is what it is: green smoothie incl. spirulina. Banana/pear mouthfeel. Sweet.
4.25/5 @beersofmastodon#craftbeer#soursummer
Freaking birds chirping and a woodpecker banging away at 5:00 a.m. outside the bedroom window. If I’m gonna make the 10 o’clock news I’m gonna need some help.
#aleSmith Speedway Stout with Coffee for an eye opening and wonderfully complex mix of malt, dark fruit, coffee, caramel, and chocolate notes.
Trying a #threeFloyds Wig Splitter oatmeal coffee stout with spicy white chicken chili for dinner. The label would make you the think it’s a mind blower, but to me it’s a chocolate nose that’s flat on the coffee flavor. OK but not a keeper as compared to other coffee stouts.
Happy Mother’s Day! After taking my partner of 34 years to Costco (I’m a romantic) we’re kicking back with some good wine for her and a #DragonsMilk Crimson Keep for me!
Barrel-aged Red Ale, Malty sweetness, cherry and caramel notes. Another brilliant dragon from #NewHollandBrewing