Red Mosquito

spike wrote:Bacardi 151 was discontinued a few years ago too. The stalwarts of my college drinking days are slowly disappearing.

I recently had to buy a bottle of everclear for a recipe and was surprised it was still legal

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

spike wrote:Bacardi 151 was discontinued a few years ago too. The stalwarts of my college drinking days are slowly disappearing.

I recently had to buy a bottle of everclear for a recipe and was surprised it was still legal

I cook with absinthe all the time

I’m drinking a local hazy IPA and I’m enjoying it. Suck it.

oasisfan35 wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:I love Guinness. I know that's worth exactly zero beer hipster points, but it's delicious and I never really feel hungover after a night on it, which is worth a lot to me these days.

Same here. I think it's the nitrogen and low abv. It's become a pretty standard session beer for me.

When I moved to Branford an Irish pub opened that same month around the corner, he made it a point to always have Beamish, Guinness and Murphys on at all times. Man I miss Beamish.

Thoughts on Kilkenny? Ireland has so many great beers that it seems bizarre to me that many Irish still reach for a pint of Heineken.

spike wrote:

Self wrote:Also, I have not tired of IPAs at all. I love them. Bitter, hazy, juicy. Give them all to me.

same, though Revolution’s Anti-Hero is a cut above the rest.

I had seen this around, but never tried it. Just picked up a six pack.

Self wrote:

spike wrote:

Self wrote:Also, I have not tired of IPAs at all. I love them. Bitter, hazy, juicy. Give them all to me.

same, though Revolution’s Anti-Hero is a cut above the rest.

I had seen this around, but never tried it. Just picked up a six pack.

Revolution is awesome. And if you’re into barrel-aged beers, they have one of the best barrel-aging programs in the country. Way better than Goose Island and the Bourbon County hype.

Ello Sailor wrote:

oasisfan35 wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:I love Guinness. I know that's worth exactly zero beer hipster points, but it's delicious and I never really feel hungover after a night on it, which is worth a lot to me these days.

Same here. I think it's the nitrogen and low abv. It's become a pretty standard session beer for me.

When I moved to Branford an Irish pub opened that same month around the corner, he made it a point to always have Beamish, Guinness and Murphys on at all times. Man I miss Beamish.

Thoughts on Kilkenny? Ireland has so many great beers that it seems bizarre to me that many Irish still reach for a pint of Heineken.

Can't say I've seen it. Diageo is based in CT but that doesn't mean a whole lot in regard to distribution I suppose. A full-bodied red with a creamy head sounds like something I would like to try.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Self wrote:

spike wrote:

Self wrote:Also, I have not tired of IPAs at all. I love them. Bitter, hazy, juicy. Give them all to me.

same, though Revolution’s Anti-Hero is a cut above the rest.

I had seen this around, but never tried it. Just picked up a six pack.

Revolution is awesome. And if you’re into barrel-aged beers, they have one of the best barrel-aging programs in the country. Way better than Goose Island and the Bourbon County hype.

Anti-Hero is solid though I don't believe they are distributed in CT.
Goose Island can also go fuck themselves. As far as breweries with a large footprint, Firestone Walker has the finest barrel program in my opinion and it really isn't close.

oasisfan35 wrote: Goose Island can also go fuck themselves.

Ha ha. I love it. They are so overrated it's ridiculous.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

oasisfan35 wrote: Goose Island can also go fuck themselves.

Ha ha. I love it. They are so overrated it's ridiculous.

Everything except Bourbon County. I still think that is a glorious stout. But everything else Goose Island is shit.

I brought home some beers from my trip to Ohio, and so far I've been disappointed.

A rye brown from Sophisticated Hound in Princeton, West Virginia, and a Cocoa/Coconut Stout from Ignite in Barberton, Ohio both seem very bland to me. Of course, I had a barrel aged Russian stout at Ignite, and that was quite exciting.

I've got two more to try.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Self wrote:

spike wrote:

Self wrote:Also, I have not tired of IPAs at all. I love them. Bitter, hazy, juicy. Give them all to me.

same, though Revolution’s Anti-Hero is a cut above the rest.

I had seen this around, but never tried it. Just picked up a six pack.

Revolution is awesome. And if you’re into barrel-aged beers, they have one of the best barrel-aging programs in the country. Way better than Goose Island and the Bourbon County hype.

Anti-Hero is really good. Not a huge selection around here, but I'll keep my eye for those.

Ello Sailor wrote:

oasisfan35 wrote:

Orpheus wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:I love Guinness. I know that's worth exactly zero beer hipster points, but it's delicious and I never really feel hungover after a night on it, which is worth a lot to me these days.

Same here. I think it's the nitrogen and low abv. It's become a pretty standard session beer for me.

When I moved to Branford an Irish pub opened that same month around the corner, he made it a point to always have Beamish, Guinness and Murphys on at all times. Man I miss Beamish.

Thoughts on Kilkenny? Ireland has so many great beers that it seems bizarre to me that many Irish still reach for a pint of Heineken.

i used to drink kilkenny regularly when we lived in nyc..our local had it on tap...good stuff

Self wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Self wrote:

spike wrote:

Self wrote:Also, I have not tired of IPAs at all. I love them. Bitter, hazy, juicy. Give them all to me.

same, though Revolution’s Anti-Hero is a cut above the rest.

I had seen this around, but never tried it. Just picked up a six pack.

Revolution is awesome. And if you’re into barrel-aged beers, they have one of the best barrel-aging programs in the country. Way better than Goose Island and the Bourbon County hype.

Anti-Hero is really good. Not a huge selection around here, but I'll keep my eye for those.

I’m back on Johnny Utah and I never should have left. I’m sorry, Johnny.

Just poured a Cantillon Kriek as I am not used to not working Friday nights and I really have to start getting through some bottles from the cellar. Younger bottle with the fruit front and center. While I do prefer a bit more complexity, which would come over time, it is still an absolutely marvelous beer.

Diner where we ate tonight only had cheap domestic bottles and i was in the mood for a beer so High Life it was

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Diner where we ate tonight only had cheap domestic bottles and i was in the mood for a beer so High Life it was

Good man.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Diner where we ate tonight only had cheap domestic bottles and i was in the mood for a beer so High Life it was

f yeah. my buddy makes fun of me because sometimes I just want a coors light bottle.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Diner where we ate tonight only had cheap domestic bottles and i was in the mood for a beer so High Life it was

f yeah. my buddy makes fun of me because sometimes I just want a coors light bottle.

You need to tell your buddy to suck deeez nutz.

I like Miller Lite myself though.