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[Bulliever]

[USFMikeB]

I'm a big fan of belgians, and brew my own. I've got a cherry dubbel that I'll be sending into the national competition this year, under the advisement of several of my peers that tried it. I had a buddy that recently was in Europe, and he shipped me back a case of belgians that aren't available in the US, things like Westvleteren. My wife's younger brother and I typically spend the Xmas holiday drinking as many different belgians as we can get our hands on, and this year's selection was much larger because of that case of unavailable beers.

Haven't tried the Blue Moon version, guess I'll have to pick a sixer up. if you haven't tried it yet, make sure to grab some St. Bernardus Christmas ALe, only available for a short time, but always one of the season's best.

[cygnus34]

Another good ALE is Fosters Premium.

[Bull Dozer]

Poor beer selection in this thread so far

Received my end of a beer trade today:


Left to Right:
Troegs Javahead Stout
Great Lakes Brewing Nosferatu Red Ale
Three Heads Brewing The Kind IPA
Ithaca Beer Company Excelsior Series Alphalpha Double Ipa
Ithaca Beer Company Flower Power IPA
Ithaca Beer Company Excelsior Series White Gold Pale Wheat Ale
Lake Placid Craft Brewing Ubu Ale Red Ale
Ithaca Beer Company Cascazilla Red Ale

[GaUSFBull]

Anyone ever tried Old Stock Ale? Let it sit for about a year in your fridge, after a couple of months or so, it increases 1% of ABV every month. Buddy of mine popped one open for us to try a while ago - wow.

[Bull Dozer]

Anyone ever tried Old Stock Ale? Let it sit for about a year in your fridge, after a couple of months or so, it increases 1% of ABV every month. Buddy of mine popped one open for us to try a while ago - wow.

Old Stock Ale by Redbrick? If So I haven't tried it yet but as far as I know aging beers doesn't raise the ABV but it does indeed cause some flavors to become more prevalent while others may fade. For example very hoppy beers do tend to lose quite a bit of their hoppyness as they age and styles such as IPA's and Imperial IPA's should be drank as fresh as possible. I have a ton of stouts and bourban barrell aged stouts aging right now and those beers tend to change for the better over time.

Edited by Bull Dozer, 16 January 2012 - 08:14 PM.

[Bull Dozer]

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Edited by Bull Dozer, 16 January 2012 - 08:16 PM.

[Apis Bull]

One I tried recently was Banana Bread. I thought it was going to be terrible, but it was actually very good.

[Rizman]

I'm a big fan of belgians, and brew my own. I've got a cherry dubbel that I'll be sending into the national competition this year, under the advisement of several of my peers that tried it. I had a buddy that recently was in Europe, and he shipped me back a case of belgians that aren't available in the US, things like Westvleteren. My wife's younger brother and I typically spend the Xmas holiday drinking as many different belgians as we can get our hands on, and this year's selection was much larger because of that case of unavailable beers.

Haven't tried the Blue Moon version, guess I'll have to pick a sixer up. if you haven't tried it yet, make sure to grab some St. Bernardus Christmas ALe, only available for a short time, but always one of the season's best.

Mike, I knew you had some good qualities [ ] I brew my own as well and I have a Belgian ale that I brew that is similar to La Chouffe.

My favorite beer right now is Flying Dog Ragging ***** IPA (they use a Belgian Yeast that really makes it great).

[Bull Dozer]

Mmmmm La Couffe, their Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel is GODLY. I'm currently sipping on a Ommegang BPA.

[Bull Dozer]

Had a cople pretty epic beer tastings the last two days. Here's the aftermath:



I also went to Peg's Cantina in Gulf Port yesterday and I highly reccomend it for anyone here looking for a good place to go grab a couple of pints and some good food. Their Dancing Cody IPA was awesome, as was their imperial porter. They also had some pretty **** good beers on tap like The Breury's 4 Calling Birds which I haven't seen on tap anywhere else.

[Bulliever]

Coach Bull Dozer, when I'm next in Tampa we need to go experience a few....

[Bull Dozer]

Coach Bull Dozer, when I'm next in Tampa we need to go experience a few....

Definitely Brad.

[dogma]

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Thats been at the top of my bookmarks for a long time.
Great site

Been thinking of getting into homebrewing myself.
Anyone have recommendations on where to buy supplies/ingredients?

[Bull Dozer]

Here's a great resource and community for all beer lovers beeradvocate.com This place has everything from beer reviews, rankings, definition of styles, matching beer to glassware, and a ton of really informative information on the forums and various articles.

Thats been at the top of my bookmarks for a long time.
Great site

Been thinking of getting into homebrewing myself.
Anyone have recommendations on where to buy supplies/ingredients?

Southern Brewing and Winemaking supply on Busch is a great spot.

[Ricky the Bull]

The Belgian that I just had and really enjoyed was St. Bernardus Abt 12. Outstanding!

[Bull Dozer]

Made a beer store run after work today and picked up: Terrapin Moohoo Chocolate Milk Stout, Swamp Head Brewing-Saison Du Swamp, and Cigar City's Humidor IPA.

[Bull Dozer]

It's a hopfest for me tonight

[Bulliever]

Impressive...I'm just not that experimental...I am enjoying the Blue Moon again this evening.

Is Hubb's Pub still around? Years ago they boasted on 300+ beers (bottled) and 30 drafts. Spent a lot of time and brain cells there. That was really before the micro-brew sensation and most of their 300 were from around the world. Loved that place.

[Bull Dozer]

Beer Trade box just arrived!!!

Left to right:
Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout 2010
Founders Breakfast Stout
Surly Coffee Bender
Surly Furious
Surly Abrasive
New Glarus Moon Man, No Coast Pale Ale
New Glarus Barley Wine
Real Ale Brewing Russian Imperial Stout