I gave blood today so 6.5% is not "sessionable" for me this week
But thanks for the info, that list looks good

Mel,
If your not going to take all 4 I would be interested in a couple. I'd love to go Sunday but I'm doutful I can get to Half Acre as we have a crazy day

During the heat wave the last three days, drank more than a liter of iced tea each day. Then couldn't sleep half the night. Note to self: there is indeed a reason for decaf tea.

Half Acre is only about a mile from my house and I'm planning to go up there tomorrow and pick up a couple--if someone would like my other two, just let me know.

anyone else heading to Half Acre today and not buying their entire allocation of Big Machine? i'm out of town until the sunday and therefore unable to make it to the release. please let me know if anyone can assist. thanks!

If you don't want a burger from Bad Apple. Tacqueria Asadero is right around the corner on Montrose. I've really enjoyed the carne asada and pastor tacos from there. Fountainhead is another bar with a great beer menu just a few minutes away from Half Acre.

A recipe I snapped a picture of in some magazine in a waiting room -- I think it was from a classic cocktail book but I'm not sure which or where as I only grabbed the ingredient list. The recipe was actually measured in tablespoons, but I just translated to parts, made a shaker-full and had cocktails for the evening. The proportions for a single flute were 2T, 1T, 1T.

2 parts gin
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part simple syrup
dash grenadine

Shake over ice, pour into a flute, and top with champagne and a twist.

We had it over ice on one of the recent 90 degree days but it will probably be better undiluted.

lunanoir wrote:A recipe I snapped a picture of in some magazine in a waiting room -- I think it was from a classic cocktail book but I'm not sure which or where as I only grabbed the ingredient list. The recipe was actually measured in tablespoons, but I just translated to parts, made a shaker-full and had cocktails for the evening. The proportions for a single flute were 2T, 1T, 1T.

2 parts gin
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part simple syrup
dash grenadine

Shake over ice, pour into a flute, and top with champagne and a twist.

We had it over ice on one of the recent 90 degree days but it will probably be better undiluted.

Except for the grenadine, that's a French 75. Delicious on a hot night. What kind of gin did you use?

The GP wrote:

lunanoir wrote:A recipe I snapped a picture of in some magazine in a waiting room -- I think it was from a classic cocktail book but I'm not sure which or where as I only grabbed the ingredient list. The recipe was actually measured in tablespoons, but I just translated to parts, made a shaker-full and had cocktails for the evening. The proportions for a single flute were 2T, 1T, 1T.

2 parts gin
1 part fresh lemon juice
1 part simple syrup
dash grenadine

Shake over ice, pour into a flute, and top with champagne and a twist.

We had it over ice on one of the recent 90 degree days but it will probably be better undiluted.

Except for the grenadine, that's a French 75. Delicious on a hot night. What kind of gin did you use?

Bombay Sapphire, it was what my host had in the liquor cabinet, along with Mumm M to top.

I'm not much of a gin aficionado personally (I've always leaned more toward vodka drinks). What would go better?

I'll have to remember French 75 so I can order it out!

lunanoir wrote:Bombay Sapphire, it was what my host had in the liquor cabinet, along with Mumm M to top.

I'm not much of a gin aficionado personally (I've always leaned more toward vodka drinks). What would go better?

I'll have to remember French 75 so I can order it out!

I posted about our recent French 75s on the previous page in this thread. We used Bombay Sapphire for the first couple and then North Shore #11 to finish off the champagne. Gin can vary so much in flavor profile that I think what goes best is what you like. The Bombay Sapphire is a much milder gin compared to the North Shore. I liked both, but I like both flavor profiles.

danimalarkey wrote:

the wimperoo wrote:Quiet about that

I'm hoping these last until Saturday, as I can't make it in on Friday.

Eh, I suspect if they do run out (which, really, I doubt - I don't think they have ever sold out same day before, even for something like Double Daisy Cutter), it won't be because of the people here on LTH.

Posted by the PipeWorks guys on FB:

"mmm... line still around the corner hour and 1/2 in... hope you were able to make it today to get some..."

Not sure what the "and 1/2 in" portion means, are they half way sold out?

SSDD

I think he was referring to 90 min (not the DFH beer BTW)
The first 20 or so in line got a freebie from Half Acre
750ml of Rainbow Rye that spent 9 months in a Pinot Noir wine barrel with some (did he say 20 lbs?) local currants and also inoculated with brett and lacto
Thanks!

There was another recent release where some folks got bottles of the brandy barrel-aged Amrbosia, too. Nice freebie (even if I was not blown away by the beer).

This is something to be discussed in the beer storage thread, but even corked/caged beers should be stored upright, if I recall. I was pretty impressed with Long Thai so I'm curious to hear how it tastes!

i was fortunate to pick up an extra 4 by using my very pregnant friend as a shill purchaser--after gifting her with one for post-baby celebrating, 1 for a friend for a bday gift and the 2 for Wimperoo, I have one left that I'd be willing to part with if someone got shut out and wants a bottle. Just PM me. And wimperoo, I will be home tomorrow so just call me when you get to the city.

danimalarkey wrote:
This is something to be discussed in the beer storage thread, but even corked/caged beers should be stored upright, if I recall. I was pretty impressed with Long Thai so I'm curious to hear how it tastes!

The Rainbow Rye is gone!
I had a glass and took the rest up to my beer guys at Binny's so they could have some when their shift was over (yea right...)

Opened like a bottle of Champagne with a loud POP and poured
a nice stinky head. Great bretty nose with sour notes under the funk.
not over the top sourness on the taste, plenty of funk. I liked the currants
and overall a nice thought provoking glass of beer.

boudreaulicious wrote:i was fortunate to pick up an extra 4 by using my very pregnant friend as a shill purchaser--after gifting her with one for post-baby celebrating, 1 for a friend for a bday gift and the 2 for Wimperoo, I have one left that I'd be willing to part with if someone got shut out and wants a bottle. Just PM me. And wimperoo, I will be home tomorrow so just call me when you get to the city.

This makes me very happy. Thanks so much. See you tomorrow.

It's sold out already by the way.

Recreated a cocktail I had at Henri last month -- the Linch Pin.

2.5 oz Hendrick's Gin
3/4 oz Pineau des Charentes
Orange peel

Shaken.

Absolutely fantastic. The floral gin and the fruity, musty Pineau des Charentes play smoothly off one another to create a perfect summer cocktail.

the wimperoo wrote:

boudreaulicious wrote:i was fortunate to pick up an extra 4 by using my very pregnant friend as a shill purchaser--after gifting her with one for post-baby celebrating, 1 for a friend for a bday gift and the 2 for Wimperoo, I have one left that I'd be willing to part with if someone got shut out and wants a bottle. Just PM me. And wimperoo, I will be home tomorrow so just call me when you get to the city.

This makes me very happy. Thanks so much. See you tomorrow.

It's sold out already by the way.

Bombers are gone (1200 in under five hours), but they are filling growlers!

SSDD

Mhill, you must've been pretty close to me. I was second in line, though I was first originally--I got there at 11:15 to find no one, strolled through the brewery and then to Julius Meinl for some caffeine. When I returned a bit later, there was one dude in front of me. One of these days I'll actually make a point of seeking out the beer-inclined LTHers at an event like this...

Cocktail experimentation and Spoon thai--good combo!

Last night's creations--all measurements for 2 drinks:

Twist on a Negroni:

3 oz gin
3 oz campari
1 oz Carpano Antico
2 shakes of Bittercube Orange Bitters
2 shakes of Peychaud's
Shaken with crushed ice and served up and garnished with flowering purple basil

Orange Blossom Trail: This drink brought back memories of cheap Florida giftshops but in a good way

shaker rinsed with Orange Blossom water
3 oz gin
1 oz Carpano Antico
1 tbsp honey
2 oz lemon juice
1 oz orange juice
2 shakes Bittercube Orange Bitters
1 shake Bittercube Bolivar Bitters
Shaken with crushed ice and served up and garnished with lemon thyme sprigs

Cherries Jubilee

Muddle a couple of leaves of mint and sage with sugar
2 oz Weller Bourbon
2 oz sour cherry juice
1 oz of liquid from brandy-marinated cherries
2 shakes Bittercube cherry bitters
Shake with crushed ice and strain
Serve in a flute garnished with a fresh cherry and mint and topped with champagne

Saw laikom and RAB in line at Half Acre Friday. Killed one bottle of of Small Animal Big Machine Saturday night with friends, but the remaining three will be sitting in the basement for another year or so to see how they develop.

A Half Acre collaboration beer with Pipeworks and De Struise
This is a "traditional sour mash" quoted from their blog post, I'm not exactly sure what that means....
Brewed with a ton of Cherries and Currants.

To me, it has a cherry nose, a quickly fading cream colored head and tastes of Carmely malt and sour cherries
hides it's +8% ETOH very well. finishes with a sour cherry bite to the back and sides of the tongue.
Lots of body, gets better as it warms up.

I only kept one of the 4 (+2 from guy next to me in line) the rest went to friends or beer store guys who could not get down...

mhill95149 wrote:
A Half Acre collaboration beer with Pipeworks and De Struise
This is a "traditional sour mash" quoted from their blog post, I'm not exactly sure what that means....
Brewed with a ton of Cherries and Currants.

To me, it has a cherry nose, a quickly fading cream colored head and tastes of Carmely malt and sour cherries
hides it's +8% ETOH very well. finishes with a sour cherry bite to the back and sides of the tongue.
Lots of body, gets better as it warms up.

I only kept one of the 4 (+2 from guy next to me in line) the rest went to friends or beer store guys who could not get down...

I drank my growler last night, I thought it was OK; definitely got better as it warmed up a little bit, but there was something on the tail that I didn't find particularly pleasant.

SSDD

headcase wrote:
I drank my growler last night, I thought it was OK; definitely got better as it warmed up a little bit, but there was something on the tail that I didn't find particularly pleasant.

SSDD

Hope you had help.... I had 3/4's of this 22 oz at lunch and needed a nap soon after....

mhill95149 wrote:
A Half Acre collaboration beer with Pipeworks and De Struise
This is a "traditional sour mash" quoted from their blog post, I'm not exactly sure what that means....
Brewed with a ton of Cherries and Currants.

To me, it has a cherry nose, a quickly fading cream colored head and tastes of Carmely malt and sour cherries
hides it's +8% ETOH very well. finishes with a sour cherry bite to the back and sides of the tongue.
Lots of body, gets better as it warms up.

I only kept one of the 4 (+2 from guy next to me in line) the rest went to friends or beer store guys who could not get down...

Concur, my wife and I both thought it got better as it got warmer, even though we let it sit for a few minutes before we started drinking it. And both of us thought the 8.5% is imperceptible -- dangerously drinkable.

I showed up around 3:30, still took like a half hour to get the beer, I don't think the line ever completely went away.

mhill95149 wrote:

headcase wrote:
I drank my growler last night, I thought it was OK; definitely got better as it warmed up a little bit, but there was something on the tail that I didn't find particularly pleasant.

SSDD

Hope you had help.... I had 3/4's of this 22 oz at lunch and needed a nap soon after....

Thanks for the concern, but I did have help....my wife had a sip, literally!

SSDD

A Bomber of New Belgium's 2011 La Folie Sour Brown with dinner. Serious pucker power on this, but delicious and refreshing.

Afterward, an Americano (2:1 Punt e Mes & Campari, topped with Perrier and a healthy splash of Bittercube orange bitters)...this was simple & beautiful, and I can only see myself drinking more of them as the weather gets warmer.

New Glarus, Honey Bock

Yep... smells and tastes like honey... the sugars are gone
but you know there is honey in this beer.

I think I like the picture more than the beer!

A riff on a negroni; I have no idea if it already has a name, but it is good.

1:1:1

Ransom Old Tom Gin
Campari
Dolin Blac

Actually drinking a red wine - a Uruguayan tanat. Tasty...