Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

[tmd_87]

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[Nature Boy]

Beer haul

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Lookin good, TD!

 

[5K Qs]

Haven't been able to find a decent, yet inexpensive, porter or stout while grocery shopping lately, so this is my current "dark beer". It's OK, but not nearly as good as I remember from a night enjoying it on tap with a friend in a bar in West Lafayette, IN one late night long ago.

- GT

 

[tomsch]

 

[Shock_]

 

[tmd_87]

Lookin good, TD!

Just saw the comment! Thanks Nature Boy. I'm really enjoying this Burlap. I litteraly haven't put this blade down!!!

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[sircharlespiko]

 

[WhittlinAway]

Inaugural Lime Slicing – Craftsman 9494

 

[btb01]

Haven't been able to find a decent, yet inexpensive, porter or stout while grocery shopping lately, so this is my current "dark beer". It's OK, but not nearly as good as I remember from a night enjoying it on tap with a friend in a bar in West Lafayette, IN one late night long ago.

GT, it might not meet the inexpensive requirement, but Founders makes some excellent dark beers, and they're right in your backyard. I've had their Porter, Breakfast Stout and Backwoods Bastard, and would highly recommend any of them (if you haven't had them already).

Schlafly Beer out of St. Louis makes some nice Stouts and Porters, as well; not sure whether or not they distribute up your way.

If this one from Shiner is still available, it's pretty good, and affordable. (Requisite knife content included.)

 

[tmd_87]

Great collaboration

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[GunGraber]

Inaugural Lime Slicing – Craftsman 9494

Thats rad Greg.

 

[GunGraber]

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[tmd_87]

#13 Clerk
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That looks amazing. Love me a Bloody Mary!

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[007hunter]

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[TheFactor]

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[StoneBeard]

These are all excellent, and cheap. Need a nap now.

Kirkland puts out a fine variety back which is a great value. Like most things they brand it is made by very reputable breweries. Off the top of my head I don't recall their east coast brewer but I believe their west coast offerings are still brewed by Gordon Biersch, whom I have always liked. Very nice selection of knives to go along with the pack:thumbup:

I've seen that pack often at Costco, but have been hesitant to try it after having to basically dump their Kirkland light beer (the first and only beer I couldn't force myself to drink) . Maybe I'll give that pack a go the next time I see it. Thanks for the heads up.

Enjoying an old time favorite beer and blade.

Good to see you dude! Kona's Pipeline is an awesome beer and one I really enjoy. I also like their Big Wave for an easy drinking BBQ beer. Some years back I was able to get both on tap at Dukes while in HA and they were two of the most enjoyable beers I've had anywhere. Pretty hard to beat beer close to the source. The SAK is another favorite of mine. Reasonably priced, extremely functional, hard working knives. I had my BushCrafter in the garden last weekend and used the blade, saw and awl multiple times.

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Great knives to go with a great beer! :thumbup:

Beer haul

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Sacramento beer week. Went to New Glory and scored big time. The Bull Nose in my pocket.

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That looks amazing. Love me a Bloody Mary!

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tmd_87, what a haul of absolutely awesome beers! It looks as if you and your buddy had a great time at the brewery last weekend. When you get a chance I'd love to hear your thoughts on the majority of them. The raspberry berliner and lemon meringue both sound like perfect matches. I have never had that Stoutella but heard good things and I'm sure all those juice bombs were awesome! Great to see the BSK's, #77 and #71's. Definitely three of my favorite patterns:thumbup:

 

[StoneBeard]

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Inaugural Lime Slicing – Craftsman 9494

Great shot of the Maiden voyage Greg:thumbup: the Craftsman 9494 looks like a fine knife. How has it been treating you so far?




One of my favorites which I enjoyed last evening. I apologize for not dropping in for so long, both work and personal life have been moving at a much faster pace then I enjoy, but sometimes that's unavoidable. I hope you've all been well and look forward to catching up when time allows.

 

[5K Qs]

GT, it might not meet the inexpensive requirement, but Founders makes some excellent dark beers, and they're right in your backyard. I've had their Porter, Breakfast Stout and Backwoods Bastard, and would highly recommend any of them (if you haven't had them already).

Schlafly Beer out of St. Louis makes some nice Stouts and Porters, as well; not sure whether or not they distribute up your way.

If this one from Shiner is still available, it's pretty good, and affordable. (Requisite knife content included.)
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Thanks for the recommendations, Barrett. :thumbup: I always enjoy finding out what other folks like and adding to my "be-on-lookout" list. You're right that Founders has some good stuff (and it's usually priced right at the upper limit of my acceptable range): I like their porter, I REALLY like their Breakfast Stout but rarely see it, and, although it's not porter or stout, I drink their Dirty Bastard scotch ale quite regularly. I like the scotch ale a lot, and it's often on sale at my grocery store; the only drawback is my wife and daughter call it "chatty beer" because it has higher alcohol content than what I typically drink, and they claim one bottle makes me much more talkative than my usual taciturn self!

Today, I went "traditional" at the beer display while grocery shopping and came home with this:

Stout by Guinness, Vic Recruit modded for whittling by WhittlinAway (thanks, Greg), and book added so that a single photo can be used in more than one thread! (I'm not an enthusiastic photographer, so I tend to re-post my knife pics over and over without updating. ) Had the stout with lunch, and wondered why I don't keep some on hand at all times! :thumbup:

- GT

 

[btb01]

I think Founders Breakfast Stout is seasonal/special release. They have another I've tried that I didn't think about the other day called KBS. It's a barrel aged imperial stout. At 11.8% ABV, you'd be chattin' up the whole neighborhood.

 

[5K Qs]

Barrett, my understanding is that the Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout is VERY limited release. It's always a big deal in Grand Rapids when that comes out, and I think the local bars get very limited supplies and there are usually lots of rumors about who will have how much when. I just realized that's quite a similarity between KBS and GEC, and neither fits my brand of "you better shop around" consumerism!

- GT