kl1191 wrote:

jimswside wrote:I am also becoming a huge fan of he Basil Haydens, great flavors, and kicks my ass.

Basil Haydens may be the business traveler's best friend. It frequently shows up on receipts as "Basil H" or "Basil"...which is about as innocuous as drinks get for the expense report.

I would be pretty dangerous with an expense account.

Hoping the place I am going to for dinner tonight has some Basil on hand, or maybe even some Pappy.

$6.25 less 30% off pappy vanwinkle on the rocks and New Glarus Spotted Cows..

it dont get any better than this.

Mel,

Your wines look very interesting. What did you eat with the spatlese /auslese? Cheers, Doug.

deesher wrote:Mel,

Your wines look very interesting. What did you eat with the spatlese /auslese? Cheers, Doug.

Also, if you don't mind sharing, where did you find the Dirler Kessler Riesling? I've had it in restaurants in Alsace but haven't seen it in the US.

back home from a few days up in Wisconsins "Gods country" and back out in 'Illinois God's country".

Drinking New Glarus Spotted Cow, & Dancing Man plus some tequila.

fixin' to switch over to High Life pretty soon.

I(my liver) needs a coupe days break from all the Basil & Van Winkles I drank up north.

kl1191 wrote:

deesher wrote:Mel,

Your wines look very interesting. What did you eat with the spatlese /auslese? Cheers, Doug.

Also, if you don't mind sharing, where did you find the Dirler Kessler Riesling? I've had it in restaurants in Alsace but haven't seen it in the US.

We had the duck with the wines and a bunch of veggies the chives were really good
I did not bring the kessler but I'll ask the group for info on that.

The guy who brought it does not remember where he got it... sorry...

I believe I have peaked early in my beer career: yesterday at Great Taste of the Midwest, I had the opportunity to "double-fist" Sam Adams Utopias and GI's Bourbon County Vanilla Bean. The latter I have had before. The Utopias was a revelation--damn good, but really not quite beer anymore. It tastes quite like a port or sherry. No head, syrupy consistency, not too sweet. Given the volume of it that my party and I drank in total, I think we saved around the cost of our tickets

with grilled duck breast and filet mignon
Wife is out of town and she does not love "older" wines....

mtgl wrote:The Utopias was a revelation--damn good, but really not quite beer anymore.

I'm still waiting for an excuse to open my bottle...

SSDD

The Utopias was admittedly quite nice, and on principle it was my "favorite" beer of the weekend. I think my real favorite, however, was a wild golden ale from New Glarus. We stopped on our way back into the city, and this was revelatory: the closest thing I've ever had to Orval, and perhaps even better. Less ruby and more golden, but equally floral and with a more pronounced brett-funkiness, this would rank among my all-time faves, except it was only a 160 bbl batch that will probably never be made again

Has there ever been a dedicated LTH beer event? A sort of "Open That Bottle Day" for beer, perhaps?


Edited to add italics.

mtgl wrote:Has there ever been a dedicated LTH beer event? A sort of "Open That Bottle Day" for beer, perhaps?

Lotsa talk, no action.

Needed something to do with fresh lychee... Lychee Vodka Martini!! Refreshing.

jimswside wrote:

kl1191 wrote:

jimswside wrote:I am also becoming a huge fan of he Basil Haydens, great flavors, and kicks my ass.

Basil Haydens may be the business traveler's best friend. It frequently shows up on receipts as "Basil H" or "Basil"...which is about as innocuous as drinks get for the expense report.

I would be pretty dangerous with an expense account.

Hoping the place I am going to for dinner tonight has some Basil on hand, or maybe even some Pappy.

Heres a great old fashioned with basil h

2 oz basil
4 blackberries
1 lemon wedge
2 dashes agnostura
.5 oz simple

mudle 3 blackberries and lemon, add liquid, shake. strain into rocks glass and garnish with lemon twist and remaining blackberry. tastes like summer.

Well, not currently drinking but...

Left a newly opened bottle of Highland Park 18-year single malt at our summer cabin last week and I'm seriously missing it. It's singlehandedly redefined my opinion of single malts.

The upside? I'm headed to the cabin in about 5 hours...

Bridgestone wrote:Well, not currently drinking but...

Left a newly opened bottle of Highland Park 18-year single malt at our summer cabin last week and I'm seriously missing it. It's singlehandedly redefined my opinion of single malts.

The upside? I'm headed to the cabin in about 5 hours...

from what i've heard, HP is supposed to be excellent... enjoy. it is next on my list of single malts to try...

Labatt Blue - smooth for a cheap beer...from Canada

Revolution has their collaboration with Three Floyds on tap right now. It's two beers -- a Russian Imperial Stout called Sodom (11% ABV) and a small beer made from second runnings and dry hopped, called Gomorrah.

Sodom tapped on Wednesday and they don't have a lot of it, so if you want to try it you better hurry in. In my mind it was comparable to some of the better Dark Lord vintages -- it's excellent. You can do a 5oz sample of Sodom for $4, snifters are $9. Interesting to do a side-by-side with the small beer made from the same batch.

Apparently they also put some in barrels for aging. Looking forward to that down the road. Three Floyds also got some kegs of it, so those closer to there can watch for it to show up in their pub.

I had a growler of the Gomorrah about a week ago. At 3.4% ABV, it's got tons of flavor, and you can drink it all night long.

darn you guys... now i have to go try it @ Revolution... which will probably lead to Maproom which has this Trappist on tap... then to Kuma's...

AdmVinyl wrote:Revolution has their collaboration with Three Floyds on tap right now. It's two beers -- a Russian Imperial Stout called Sodom (11% ABV) and a small beer made from second runnings and dry hopped, called Gomorrah.

Sodom tapped on Wednesday and they don't have a lot of it, so if you want to try it you better hurry in. In my mind it was comparable to some of the better Dark Lord vintages -- it's excellent. You can do a 5oz sample of Sodom for $4, snifters are $9. Interesting to do a side-by-side with the small beer made from the same batch.

Apparently they also put some in barrels for aging. Looking forward to that down the road. Three Floyds also got some kegs of it, so those closer to there can watch for it to show up in their pub.

Had both at the Great Taste in Madison this past weekend. Excellent beers. I really like the Gomorrah as a small beer. Tons of flavor and only 3.4% abv. Hopefully that Barrel Aged Soddom will be at FOBAB this November.

Small beers are definitely short on appreciation. Good to see this one getting some love. I missed it at Great Taste, being busy with Short's/Kuhnhenn/Utopias/Real Ale Tent.

3 Floyds Gumballhead x3 so far

mtgl wrote:Small beers are definitely short on appreciation. Good to see this one getting some love. I missed it at Great Taste, being busy with Short's/Kuhnhenn/Utopias/Real Ale Tent.

Short's and Kuhnhenn were both a couple of my favorites last weekend. Tyranena brought their A game as well. Brugge from Indianapolis had an excellent sour called Pooka.

the wimperoo wrote:3 Floyds Gumballhead x3 so far

nice,

Im still finishiing up the beer from my pigroast back in June(I am not allowed to buy any until the stock I have is gone)

So it was Miller Lite & Coors Lite

and a flask of Jim Beam to wash it down.

the wimperoo wrote:

AdmVinyl wrote:Revolution has their collaboration with Three Floyds on tap right now. It's two beers -- a Russian Imperial Stout called Sodom (11% ABV) and a small beer made from second runnings and dry hopped, called Gomorrah.

Sodom tapped on Wednesday and they don't have a lot of it, so if you want to try it you better hurry in. In my mind it was comparable to some of the better Dark Lord vintages -- it's excellent. You can do a 5oz sample of Sodom for $4, snifters are $9. Interesting to do a side-by-side with the small beer made from the same batch.

Apparently they also put some in barrels for aging. Looking forward to that down the road. Three Floyds also got some kegs of it, so those closer to there can watch for it to show up in their pub.

Had both at the Great Taste in Madison this past weekend. Excellent beers. I really like the Gomorrah as a small beer. Tons of flavor and only 3.4% abv. Hopefully that Barrel Aged Soddom will be at FOBAB this November.

yep. the Sodom was definetely a meal in itself, but the Gomorrah, though dark as night, was as you mentioned, light and full of flavor. i was really impressed with it. finished off the afternoon with a few LaPhroaigs

New Glarus R&D Gueuze

This is pretty excellent.

the wimperoo wrote:New Glarus R&D Gueuze

Obtained from the brewery, I assume? Or, did it slip below the state line without my noticing.

kl1191 wrote:

the wimperoo wrote:New Glarus R&D Gueuze

Obtained from the brewery, I assume? Or, did it slip below the state line without my noticing.

Yes it was only sold at the brewery. I think it's gone already.

has anyone tried the Edelweiss Weissbier? i'm looking for a lighter brew to enjoy and this was "beer of the month" in today's Good Eating

MBK wrote:has anyone tried the Edelweiss Weissbier? i'm looking for a lighter brew to enjoy and this was "beer of the month" in today's Good Eating

This one? http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/84/249
Haven't had it, but for cheaper and more likely to be fresh hefeweizen I like to go with Sierra Nevada Kellerweis. One of the best American hefe's out there imo.