Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

@donn Fine looking pub you showed earlier, very appealing :thumbsup: But Smoked Farmhouse Porter??:poop: And that Barley wine sounds like a recipe for getting legless:D:D:cool:
 
5K Qs said:
I'm impressed that you can keep a P the E six pack in the fridge for so long! ;) How's the Sierra Nevada hazy IPA? Sierra Nevada has been a pretty reliable source of porters and stouts for me over the years.
I'm quite ignorant about photography, but I noticed a strange effect in your backyard pic: everything in the background seems to be encased in a "bubble" of some kind. Is that a filter you use, or just a normal foreground/background artifact of some kind?!? :confused:
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P the E is a bit strong and only comes in large bottles, so I treat it as an occasional indulgence. :)

The Sierra Nevada is quite good. I can see myself buying it again. As for the pic, I think that effect was a combination of zooming in a bit and tapping to focus on the can. I’m continually impressed by the iPhone camera, and I don’t even have the latest model.

donn said:
So my first pub in over a month.
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I’m so sorry to hear about your mom’s accident. I hope that she has been able to rest comfortably and is on her way to recovery. I hope you are holding up OK; it’s good to see you here again.

Today I’ve got my finest English knife and a pint of an English-style bitter called London Calling, from Freewheel Brewing. It’s from a growler I had filled from their hand-pull cask yesterday. Fantastic stuff.

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rockman0 said:
I like a good barley wine, hard to find around here. One store carries a barley wine by clown shoes, tasty but expensive .
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There quite rare here as well actually very few breweries brew barley wines nowadays. That one cost the equivalent of about $6.30. I've rarely drank one myself, but I think I'll be heading back to the farm shop tomorrow to acquire more of these :D:thumbsup:

Will Power said:
@donn Fine looking pub you showed earlier, very appealing :thumbsup: But Smoked Farmhouse Porter??:poop: And that Barley wine sounds like a recipe for getting legless:D:D:cool:
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The pub was perfect. I'd been doing this:
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most of the day and still had more to go. I walked in frozen and soaking wet through, sat with my pint in front of the fire and I almost grabbed one of their B&B rooms. Wish I had now :D

WhittlinAway said:
I’m so sorry to hear about your mom’s accident. I hope that she has been able to rest comfortably and is on her way to recovery. I hope you are holding up OK; it’s good to see you here again.

Today I’ve got my finest English knife and a pint of an English-style bitter called London Calling, from Freewheel Brewing. It’s from a growler I had filled from their hand-pull cask yesterday. Fantastic stuff.

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Thanks for your kind words Whittlin', it's good to be back. My mum is much better thank you.
That pint looks as good as I'm sure it tastes. :thumbsup: I'm assuming that was at the brewery tap?
 
donn said:
Thanks for your kind words Whittlin', it's good to be back. My mum is much better thank you.
That pint looks as good as I'm sure it tastes. :thumbsup: I'm assuming that was at the brewery tap?
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I’m very glad to hear that.

The photo was taken in my backyard, but the beer was fetched from the brewery yesterday in a 4-pint take away container.
 
@donn A pint bottle of clown shoes barley wine runs around $12 at the local store so it's a special occasion drink.
 
WhittlinAway said:
I’m very glad to hear that.

The photo was taken in my backyard, but the beer was fetched from the brewery yesterday in a 4-pint take away container.
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I hope you enjoyed the brewery, must be nice to have a tap close by. A lot of our breweries don't have brewery taps as such. And even better if your backyard is as warm as it looks :thumbsup::)

rockman0 said:
@donn A pint bottle of clown shoes barley wine runs around $12 at the local store so it's a special occasion drink.
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Crikey so we get a bargain over here. Your right though it is a special occasions drink really. That 330ml/11.6 fl oz bottle cost £4.50. A usual bottle of quality ale over here will cost £1.50 to £2.70ish. So there's a definate difference in cost. Mind you, beer over here is taxed according to it's ABV (amongst other things) so the 9.7% ABV attracts maximum tax.
 
5K Qs said:
This "milk stout" is pretty good, and I REALLY like the jigging on the Rough Rider canoe (although the bolsters are a bit much for my tastes):
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GT, that Neapolitan Milk Stout sounds interesting. Their website says it contains all three flavors of Neapolitan ice cream. I’ve had beers with hints of chocolate and vanilla before, but I can’t say I’ve tried one with a strawberry flavor before. :D

I agree with your assessment of the jigging and bolsters on your RR Canoe. Do both blades have a reverse etch like that? (Not sure if that’s the right term for that.)

WhittlinAway said:
@5K Qs I’m glad you’re back to stouts of your liking. I don’t know whether it’s available in your area (sadly, it’s not in mine), but give Left Hand Brewery’s milk stout a try if you come across it. It’s excellent, like the jigging on your RR.

This evening I’m enjoying the penultimate bottle of Pliny the Elder from a set of six that I picked up at the brewery in Santa Rosa. The lambsfoot was in my pocket and got the photo op, but I probably should have included my Marttiini Lynx Lumberjack that was on my hip while working in the garden this afternoon, as it put in more work today.

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GT, I would agree with Greg’s recommendation of Left Hand’s Milk Stout. It’s worth a try if you can find it.

Greg, I haven’t had a chance to try Pliny the Elder yet, but hopefully I’ll get ahold of a bottle at some point.

Your Lambsfoot is looking good. :thumbsup:
 
JTB_5 said:
I tried this for the first time last night. It is delicious!
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I swear, before I left Western New York ten years ago, I was able to get a 30 pack for $10 with a $10 rebate. Where I am now, I have to pay imported prices - so it's usually what I ask my parents to bring when they visit!
 
Nature Boy said:
I swear, before I left Western New York ten years ago, I was able to get a 30 pack for $10 with a $10 rebate. Where I am now, I have to pay imported prices - so it's usually what I ask my parents to bring when they visit!
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That's crazy cheap! I can only get it here at the local liquor store because there is a beer enthusiast who owns it and gets stuff from all over.
 
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