What are you guys drinking tonight?

Wake Up Iowa Coffee Stout from Backpocket Brewing in Iowa. Almost black with a strong, pleasant coffee aroma. A very clean coffee flavor up front then a little hop bitter. Finishes with toasty malt with a hint of chocolate and caramel. A nice balance of sweet and bitter.

 

Ots cold as hell here. That means Glenmorangie hot toddys tonight.

 

Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon (article on “economy” Bourbon recommenced it). Not bad at all. Back-stopped with Harpoon Dunkin Porter (based on comments by Jtallen83).

 

Supa Sumo Double India Pale Ale by Toppling Goliath of Dechora, Iowa. Figured Supa Sumo was appropriate for Super bowl Sunday, first taste tells me it's appropriate for ANY day! Has that citrus and pineapple aroma with a hint of mango. Taste follows with a tangerine and pineapple followed by that tropical melon flavor, mango, maybe a touch of sweet lime. Sweet but not sticky sweet, a touch of pine bitter but only a hint. A very deep, complex flavor profile. Has a thicker juice like feel in the mouth with light carbonation and that oily feel left behind. This schit is ambrosia if you enjoy hops!

 

That looks good, any hint on what hops are used? Juicy or dank?

 

This one lands more on the 'juicy' side. Roadhouse is making some pretty phenomenal beers. Their head brewer is an old neighbor/friend of mine, and a boy-genius when it comes to brewing. He's only in his 30's and he's brewing like been doing it for 30 years already.

 

2015 Barley Wine Ale from Charleville Vineyard Microbrewery in Charleville, Missouri. Has a bready fruit aroma with a hint of alcohol. Taste follows closely but with that caramel sweetness. Almost a brandy like fruitiness with a nice but sneaky booze kick. Also taste that woody character you get from things aged in a barrel, not sure if this stuff was but it taste like it. Bottled in March 2015 it has a 10.5% ABV but I'm not so sure that hasn't gone up a bit with age. Skeptical I would like barley wine but this is good schit.

 

Canuckistans finest. For my brother's in the deep north.

 

Sounds dangerous. How'd the next morning treat ya?

Wow, check out Budweiser, gettin' all crafty n such.

 

Stopped at the one and let it sit in the fridge for about an hour halfway through. I only drink for the flavor, avoid the buzz at all costs!

 

I should recognize that.....but I can't put a name on it.

 

Rogue "Dead Guy Ale"

 

Bourbon old fashioneds for me

 

Budweiser/Jim Beam collaboration: Copper Lager. Interesting taste...caramel, vanilla, sweetness upfront, tangy aftertaste.
And
Four Roses Bourbon. (Read it had a bit of cinnamon in the taste. It sort of does.)

Trying out stuff outside my usual go-tos.

 

Cloud Catcher Milkshake by Odell Brewing of Colorado. Had a melon fruit aroma. Taste starts with a good blast of hops bitter but then a fades to a milkshake with berries flavor in the middle, Sweetness fades to a tasty lemon hop fruity taste. This is pretty good stuff for the money! 6.8 on the ABV….for those that care.