Beverage of the Day 2/11/06

[caudio51]

Very good belgian ale :drool:

Improves with Age
Notice a unique aromatic nose with a hint of vanilla esters, which comes from the Belgian ale yeast. Tripel Horse has a big body and rich mouth feel and finishes mostly dry with only a touch of sweetness. If you shy from some of the sweeter Belgian ales, we think you will enjoy this one. The palate improves with age, so keep some on hand and you can ride Tripel Horse down a new path with each opened bottle.
10% A.B.V.
Small Batch Release of this 10% A.B.V. Belgian Style Ale. The first 500 cases are signed personally by the Brewmaster

 

[indyrob]

Hey Tom...ever try Old Stock Ale? It's put out by the North Coast Brewery.

Some goooooood stuff.

 

[caudio51]

Nope, I'll have to see if my store carries it. :thumbsup:

 

[Greg]

Hey Tom...ever try Old Stock Ale? It's put out by the North Coast Brewery.

Some goooooood stuff.

I have drunk lots of this stuff.....it's real good. The Russian Imperial Stout is also a fav.

 

[icehog3]

Same as yesterday, same as tomorrow....Stoli. I like it. It tastes good. It gets me drunk. I am trying to sober up. I love cereal. Have a cracker. Polly wants a cracker. I must stop drinking.

 

[caudio51]

Same as yesterday, same as tomorrow....Stoli. I like it. It tastes good. It gets me drunk. I am trying to sober up. I love cereal. Have a cracker. Polly wants a cracker. I must stop drinking.

:rofl: :jitb:

 

[caudio51]

#2 Smuttynose Robust Porter

http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/smuttynose-robust-porter/5576/

 

[Greg]

Maybe I'll have a few bottles of this:

 

[AZsteelman]

apple-tini's for me....YIIIPPPPEEEEE

 

[caudio51]

In a few I will be having a Stone 8th Anniv.

 

[Greg]

Hot chocolate and bourbon.....mmmmmmm

 

[caudio51]

Hot chocolate and bourbon.....mmmmmmm

Very nice :thumbsup:

 

[caudio51]

Man this Stone 8th Anniv is great. Its from 2004/2005.

http://www.stonebrew.com/timeline/2004/8thanniv/ale/

This years 8th anniversary is, like all previous Stone Anniversary Ales, an adaptation of a previous Stone Brewing Company release. This year we set out to make a "Anniversary-ized" version of Lee's Mild, a limited release beer from 1999. For this beer we used some of the same malts that we had used in the Lee's Mild, added more hops, less water(to bring the alcohol content up), and found a tasty balance of toasty/roastiness from the malt and a subtle (by Stone standards!) hop presence. To add further complexity, Oak was employed to round out the character and give the beer a bit of vanilla/bourbon influence from the wood!

Color: Medium Brown, with a light brown head
Aroma: Roasted/toasted maltiness, dark chocolate, coffee, with ever-so-slight "cola-like" aroma.

Flavor: Up-front Roasted malts give coffee, toasted, and bitter chocolate flavor, followed by hop bitterness, and, in the long finish, the oak makes its appearance. The late aftertaste is delicious to savor with the roast/bitterness/oak all lingering around for a while….
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