Beer talk

Tonight a tasty RIS from Hale's, Pikop Andropov's Rushin' Imperial Stout, 22oz. Bomber, 8% ABV.
 
Another seasonal favorite for tonight, Anchor 34th annual Christams Ale. I've been enjoying these for the past 10 years or so. The recipe changes from year to year but they have all been excellent.
 
Having a Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron, 12% ABV. This is an awesome Brown Ale(the color is closer to pitch black), very thick and complex. Amazing balance.
 
That's a good one Gong.

Tonight a very nice Hale's Ales 25 Belgian Dubbel Style Anniversary Ale, 22oz. Bomber, ?ABV.
 
I had a half of Hook Norton "Old Hooky", hand-pulled in the Orange Tree this afternoon.
Good though bottled beers can be, a good hand-pulled Real Ale kicks them all into touch!
 
Had a bomber of Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic today, pretty good, gonna open up the 08.08.08 later this week hopefully to compare.
 
So we're finally finishing our basement, and we're putting in a bar. My wife suggested that I put in a kegerator, too . . . which should be up and running in 2 weeks. But in the mean time, I am enthusiastically researching what kind of beer to put in the kegerator.

Now I've been drinking beer for 20 years . . and I've gone through many phases of beer appreciation. From drinking Keystone by the 12 pack, eschewing domestic macros for microbrews, falling in love with cloyingly heavy belgians, then porters, stouts and barleywines, then learning to love the lighter stuff - bavarian lagers, then czech pilsners, then back to local small brewers, but focusing on ales, and finally appreciating both micro ales and lagers as well as the simplicity of pabst blue ribbon.

And now, after all that experience and a lot of research into beer making, I've finally decided this:

From now on I'm going to try to avoid drinking anything that comes from more than 500 miles away. So no more Euro beers, no more East Coast beers, no more Guinness . . it's all gotta come from within 500 miles of Portland. I've decided that long roadtrips and beer don't mix well.

Luckily I live in a great place to have this rule.

This week I've been enjoying the following:
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Rogue American Amber
Lagunitas Pils
Bridgeport Blue Heron

Last weekend we finally visited Hopworks Urban Brewery in Portland, which specializes in organic brews. Very tasty. They fill 5 gal, kegs, too. http://www.hopworksbeer.com/beers.php We tried:

Organic HUB Lager (Czech style pilsner, 5.1% ABV, 32 IBU)

Organic Crosstown Pale (5.3% ABV, 45 IBU)

Organic Velvet ESB ("This English Session Beer has a delicious floral hop aroma and flavor. A heaping helping of organic caramel malt and touch of organic chocolate malt give this beer its beautiful mahogany color while organic oats from Bob’s Red Mill velvetize the texture." 5.2% ABV, 30 IBU)

Organic Hopworks IPA (6.6% ABV, 75 IBU!)

Organic Survival "Seven-Grain" Stout ("Beer of the Ancients!" 5.3% ABV, 35 IBU)

Deluxe Organic Ale (6.9% ABV, 55 IBU)

Plus a tasty, but super sweet barleywine. They were all pretty amazing. We took home a growler of the Deluxe Organic Ale - which was delicious, but I think a tad too hoppy for my kegerator.

Right now I'm thinking the Hopworks Organic Velvet ESB is in the final running for keg duty.
 
That's a good idea living in Oregon, for excellent fresh local brew's. But you are cutting yourself short on a ton of another great brew's in bottles, growlers.
 
Tonight a pretty tasty brew, Deschutes The Dissident, a Flanders Oud Bruin, 9% ABV, 22oz. A slightly different take on the style.
 
A great sale on Irish stout. I picked up both Beamish and Murphy's. Last night had the Beamish. A very tasty beer.
 
Duck Rabbit and Sam Adams Brown Ales are my two faves. Since I've been poor lately, I drink Michelob Lager, which isn't bad, but once work picks back up I'm going back to the other two.
 
Last night:

Full Sail Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale
2007 Reserve
ABV 9% IBUs: 91
22oz

My description: "Rich, sweet, extra hoppy and strong, while still being crisp and clean. Will buy this one again."

Their description: "OLD BOARDHEAD BARLEYWINE ALE
"A deliciously rich Barleywine that has a spectacular depth & delicacy of flavor that is deep & robust. Its strong sweet body is balanced with Centennial & Crystal hops for a pleasant hoppiness & finish. Limited Availability in 22 oz Bottles and Draught"
 
The Sam Adams winter mix box has two really great beers that I will be enjoying tonight, Old Fezziwig and Holiday Porter. I love huge, rich beers that feel like you should be eating them with a fork :D
 
The Murphy's was also great. I'm a big stout fan and I think both Beamish and Murphy's are a little better than Guinness. I'll happily drink all of them though. :)
 
I've been so insanely busy lately I haven't been drinking at all. I just now finished a project I have been working on for my wife and sat down to a Sam Adams Old Fezziwig Ale, this is honestly one of the more flavorful brews I have had, chestnut, cinnamon, pumkin, ginger, with a malty aftertaste. Nice and crisp, smooth and tasty.
 
Just got back from Gembloux where I was introduced to Duvel, Chimay Bleu and the abbey style beer brewed at the local university in Gembloux which is only sold during select special events in town.:D
 
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