Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Dinner was lovely. Beer is great. :)22 oz. at 12% seems to be a bit more than I can handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hot apple cider, to ease my cold. And I want to mention how much I'm enjoying what are you drinking, instead of beer, beer, beer and more beer. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Lost Abbey Judgment Day. The beer we always drink with steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Dinner was lovely. Beer is great. :)22 oz. at 12% seems to be a bit more than I can handle. CHICKEN AND WAFFLES! (I've only had that combo a couple times, actually, and I don't have a special love for it, but I really enjoy putting those words together.) On a beery note -- yes, it can be frustrating when breweries put their strongest beers into their largest bottles (22 oz or 750 mL, depending on the brewery), especially for those of us drinking a beer solo. Not only do you end up spending a lot more for the beer (sometimes disproportionately so, as discussed here), but you end up possibly drinking more than you should in one sitting and missing out on the opportunity to save some of the beer for some post-aging evaluation. I'd rather buy 2 (or more) 12 oz. bottles than a 22 oz. (or 750 mL) bottle of a strong beer any time, given the choice. One of the best cases of beer I've bought was a Bell's Third Coast Old Ale that I've worked my way through very slowly over the past 6 years or so. The great thing about it is that it's easy to enjoy 12 ounces of a beer that's over 10% ABV at a time, and the rest just sits in my closet, slowly evolving over time. Of course, tonight we shared a 750 mL bottle of Lost Abbey's Judgement Day, a 10.5% ABV Belgian-style strong dark ale. We were having dry-aged ribeye for dinner, and Judgement Day is my go-to steak beer. Good thing there were two of us sharing the bottle, or I might be incoherent right now. Earlier today we had the good fortune of finding a Pretty Things beer on tap, which is not a common occurrence here in NYC. They are one of my favorite breweries, and their Fringe pale ale is mighty tasty on a summer afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Dinner was great. 22 oz. of strong beer was tough for me to have by myself. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 So much cheap lager and sambuca. Why do people enjoy shots of that stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 We had a long overdue beer reorganisation last night. Discovered we had two bottles of LA Mayan Apocalypse. Any thoughts on a food pairing for those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Coffee. :smug: With sugar and milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 i finished drinking about 0200 (my future in laws are hardcore), woke up, had a diet coke and am about to get the sunday sessions underway, which means drinking cooking lager all day from 1300 to about 2100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 BFC,I've never seen the term "cooking lager" before. It means low quality lager, right? Essentially mass produced American beer like, Natural Light, or Miller Light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Some wine with a stork on the label. Followed by some wine... without? a stork on the label? Today: water. Man, I suck at this thread. actually the stork wine was Villasilos and was rather lovely. Still can't remember what beer I had the other night though, or even the name of the pub)Eta: Scot, cooking lager is a joke neologism based on the implied lower quality of any alcohol described as "cooking-", it's not a real phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I suck at this thread too. After getting a pretty good buzz going at dinner, I sat out on the porch and playing guitar / drinking a half bottle of Basil Haydens. My head is in shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Min,Thanks, that's what I figured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 BFC,I've never seen the term "cooking lager" before. It means low quality lager, right? Essentially mass produced American beer like, Natural Light, or Miller Light?What min said, but in the UK it means Becks vier (vier because its 4%) or amstel, fosters at a push, carling or Carlsberg never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Coffee, always coffee. Unless its tea. Unfortunately, at work I cant brew loose leaf tea so its tea bags. Please don't hate me #RIP Hitchens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Discovered we had two bottles of LA Mayan Apocalypse. Any thoughts on a food pairing for those? I'm pretty sure we had that with steak, since Judgement Day is our default steak beer and the Mayan Apocalypse is Judgement Day with chilies and cinnamon (and maybe something else), if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamSongs Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 A Fitz's root beer :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj4iy Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Capri Sun for the win! /just grabbing anything left over from our party yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Capri Sun for the win!/just grabbing anything left over from our party yesterday I haven't had one of those since I was like 9 years old. They are delicious! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Stella as I am a classy bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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