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not quite the begiums you are discussing, but have been drinking a bit of the new Rye from Sierra. Rouge i think it is called. Do not like it quite as good as the Founders Rye, but the local Kroger has it , and for $15 a twelve, good alue for money as the Euros like to say
I really enjoy a good hoppy rye ale. I don;t see them around too often though. Being Sierra Nevada I am sure that one will be better distributed in my neighborhood. I'll have to give it a try.
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A Samuel Adams Alpine Spring, veggies, dip, and Cool Ranch Doritos for the game tonight with a roaring fire ...
And I know .. I'm working on the avatar ...
What do you think of Alpine Spring? Haven't seen it around here just yet. I'll try it out and try not to let my predjudices get in the way of it.
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So here's what I came up with: Chicken breast that came with some honey mustard for dipping, but instead, I'm using some bacon jam* from an unopened jar (well, it was unopened) tucked away in my office for a day when I need to combat blandness. And some broccoli.
*Gotta try this. http://www.skilletbaconjam.com
Bacon jam
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I'm debating whether to watch the game at the bar tonight, or fire up a leg of lamb to pick on for the weekend and the football games tomorrow. Usually only do it for Easter, but I have a hankerin. Stuff it with garlic cloves and Pecorino Romano and rub it with rosemary, sage and pepper. Hmm....Sabres, or leg of lamb?
Only one of those choices is going to be satisfying when it's over.
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Just opened a bottle of Ovila Saison. It is a collaboration brew between Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and the Abbey of New Clairvaux, a monestary brewery in Belgium California (boy did I assume wrong). It is light on the palate, very effervescent, has a spicy hint, almost like ginger, and there is a hint of clove and green apple in there too. It has an yeasty, estery, phenolic nose. And a hint of bitterness on the finish. But just a hint. Very well balanced.
Maybe it is my locavore bias but my favorite saison has always been Hennepin by Ommegang. Ovila has a very similar flavor profile. I like this one alot. Every bit as much as Hennepin. Highly recommended.
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Let's see if we can give this thread a long run. Post up what you are consuming, restaurant, homemade, just something you are really enjoying at the moment, whatever......
It is Saturday afternoon. The wife is not home. And I have no plans. For lunch I just made myself a plate of Yancy's Fancy Bergenost cheese, good pepperoni, and an assortment of crackers. Opened a bottle of Ovila Saison to quench my thirst. Life is good.
How about you?
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So I'm going down to a place in Philly with a nice Bourbon/Whiskey menu. If you were going to pick *three* off this menu to try, what would they be?
http://www.thetwiste...bon_whiskey.pdf
I used to drink a fair amount of Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, and have a bottle of Eagle Rare 17 right now, so don't go easy on me. :) I just don't follow what's up and coming much.
Jefferson Reserve would be near the top of my list. It is about 90 proof so shouldn't be too hot to enjoy neat. Four roses small batch is a pretty intense bourbon with alot of complexity to it. It isn't for everyone though. I could probably say the same about Elijiah Craig. Sazerac Rye is absolutely delicious stuff and would also be on my list. Blanton's is a fantastic pour as well. Rittenhouse rye has a stellar rep. I've never had it though. That is more than 3 but of the ones on this list that I've had before, those are among my tops.
If it were *ME* doing the flight I would choose differently from what I gave you above. I would go for three whiskeys that I haven't had before. My choices would be, Rittenhouse rye, Angel's Envy, and either Noah's Mill or Black Maple Hill. But only because I haven't had those products before.
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Doing this right now. it's (insert weave post here)
ummm.......
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I'm drinking my home brewed black IPA tonight. It turned out a bit too roasty, it might actually be an American stout. Still damn good.
The difference between those two styles can be subtle. Did you use debittered black malt?
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I went through that in December. By next week, your body will be used to being challenged. Stick with it.
I plan to. And I know my body will adjust. It's been almost 20 years since I've worked out regularly. There is a full body revolt going on at the moment.
I'll quell the rebelion with beer on Friday.
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Joined the Y last week. I hurt everywhere.
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Thanks - I tried to pick a variety. The bf started with Orval since they were out of the Saison Dupont, and loved the Westmalle Tripel so much he did a second of those rather than try a third brew.
Those are 3 greats right there. I am a big fan of saisons. Saison Dupont is delicious stuff.
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I can't remember, lol, although not for the obvious reason. :-P I'm really not a beer drinker, so I got a sampler flight of 4 drafts to taste-test without committing to a full glass. They don't have the drafts listed and I think some drafts weren't available in bottles because I don't see a description that matches for two, but I think it was:
St Bernadus Wit (unfiltered, very light and refreshing)
a brown ale of some sort that was compared to Chimay (ok, but not my favorite)
an IPA with orange and coriander spice (interesting flavor but grew tired of it about halfway through the glass)
Lambic Framboise (always a safe bet for a non beer drinker)
Sounds like great choices.
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For those of you in central PA (and there are a few!), there's a great little Belgian restaurant in Carlisle with a ridiculous selection of beers and excellent food:
Had dinner there Sat. night and the bf, who is a huge fan of Belgian brews, was a happy man.
Dizzam !! What a beer list. What was your pour?
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Lol sorry, weave... I'm still new enough to tasting that I'd probably just be copying the distiller's notes, haha. I will say that you'd probably be unimpressed with the Glenlivet Nadurra 1991 I mentioned in the Santa thread. As unfamiliar as I am with scotch, I remember tasting and thinking, that's it? Not bad by any means, but for the price point and age I expected a more complex flavor.And yeah, where IS Braedon? And LastPommerFan for that matter... Both seem to have disappeared. :(Post whatever your impressions are. Heck, post whatever you've consumed recently. I just need confirmation that I'm not drinking that much more than everyone else. :w00t:Never had The Glenlivet in any form. As much as I have enjoyed the single malts I've tried recently, I keep going back to bourbon for the vast majority of my home purchases.
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And two more delicious beers that are new to me.
Local place started carrying Goose Island Matilda in bottles. BA sez it is a strong Belgian Blonde ale but it has definite saison characteristics IMO. Dry finish, a bit of a bubblegummy nose, and a delicious Belgian candy on the tongue. Almost spicy. And not too hurful at 7%ABV. What a tasty experience. I had the last one at the bar today. Hopefully they get more in before Friday evening.
The second one is a score. I've managed to become friends with the owner of one of the beer distributors in my county. He recently started carrying Goose Island's line of beers (hence the presence of Matilda at the local bar). Last time we crossed paths he mentioned that he had a couple bottles at the warehouse with my name on them, Goose Island Bourbon County Stout. It is a 14%ABV stout that is aged in bourbon barrels. Oh my, beer and bourbon in one convenient glass. How could it be bad, right? Retail around here is in the $7/12oz bottle neighborhood. Cracked one open last night and poured it into a brandy snifter. Yeah, the nose is bourbon and bitter chocolate. And alcohol. You can tell before the first sip that this one is a slow drinking beer. It was thick and rich and full of bitter chocolate, vanilla from the bourbon, and dark fruits. Long finish and alcohol warmth that lasts. What a tasty beer. Did not disappoint in the slightest.
I might save the second bottle for cigar season.
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Someone has got to start adding their tasting experiences to this thread or I am going to start thinking I've got a problem. :P
Celebrated MLK Day in style, hitting the local good whiskey watering hole for their weekday 3 whiskey flight special. Went with Evan Williams Single Barrel, Templeton Rye, and Parker's Heritage Classic Cognac barrel finished bourbon.
The Evan Williams Single Barrel is smooooooooth. Nothing really stands out about it but it is a soft, easy drinking pour. Caramel sweetness was prevelant. At its price point it is a pretty damned good whiskey. If you dig the standard Evan Williams bottling give the Single Barrel a shot for just a couple extra bucks a bottle.
I've heard alot about Templeton Rye. And I had it a little while back. I wanted to give this one a second chance given that it gets a ton of internet chatter. Hard to find outside of the midwest (made in Iowa). And again, I was a bit disappointed with it. It is a good, smooth whiskey but is rather uncomplicated. Rye is typically a spicy, in your face pour. Templeton was most defintely not. Soft, smooth, and easy drinking. I don't know how long it spends in barrel but it doesn;t have strong barrel notes either. It is a bit grassy. I'm told many ryes tend towards grassy notes. But otherwise it was a clean, easy drinking, uneventful whiskey. If I tried it without the preconcieved thoughts I might have a more positive review. Unfortunately, scarcity and internet rep has me expecting more.
And now to the star of the afternoon. Parker's Heritage collection almost always gets rave reviews. This one was their cognac barrel finished series. It is typical Heaven Hill juice (think Elijiah Craig or Evan Williams) with lots of spicy rye and interesting yeast notes, but add a distinct dark fruit finish from the cognac barrels. This one definitely comes closest to good single malt Scotch. I got a ton of interesting flavors and aromas going on as the bourbon played nicely with the cognac finish. Reminds me alot of a good Highland Malt. The bar owner was very upfront with me and said he pays $68/bottle for it. I've seen it retail closer to $100. But it is tasty enough that I've convinced myself I need a bottle of this in my cabinet. I can only imagine that it plays very nicely with a Cohiba and pleasant company.
Whereinthehell is Braedon anyway?
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Interesting cocktail at Vera's on Lexington on Thursday night: Bourbon (Buffalo Trace), real maple syrup, and orange-spice bitters. Very, very good. (I usually prefer whisky unadulterated, but Vera's is a cocktail bar.)
Sounds rather interesting as long as the maple syrup component doesn't overly sweeten the drink.
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Well, the game against Carolina sucked so lets talk about something entertaining. Hit a nearby watering hole tonight. They have TW cable so I was able to enjoy my libations without the frustration of watching the Sabres lose to a conference bottom feeder.
Had two new pours tonight. One disappointing given its rep and another that was surprisingly enjoyable.
Templeton Rye Whiskey was the first. This one seems to get alot of accolades. I had mine neat. My first impression was, boy this one is thin. No body or mouthfeel. It had nice flavor. Caramel was obvious. Maybe some vanilla and grass. And it was smooth. BUt my overwhelming impression was that this was an uncomplicated pour. No depth. No mouthfeel, No spice. Given it's reputation over the intertubes, I expected more. It is a simple, uncomplicated whiskey. Not offensive in any way. But it wasn;t good enough to support the love it gets online. Just a decent, basic whiskey in my opinion.
My second pour was Bulleit bourbon. I wasn't sure who made this one. My first impression was vaniila and floral aromatics. It reminded me of something. Then it hit. This had Four Roses written all over it. Seemed like it was aged differently than Four Roses but it had similar flavor characteristics. Heavy on caramel and floral notes, almost perfumey on the finish. I get home and do some internet research and sure enough, Four Roses supplied the distillate and shipped it off to an independent source for aging and bottling. If you like Four Roses products, you'll like this one. It has a complexity beyond its price point. Really enjoyable stuff.
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Sorry Weave, do you work for them or something? :) I politely raised a legitimate difference that I found between the two, one which appears to favor CR pretty significantly for a huge number of people like me who like to (or have to) buy older cars. I didn't mean to argue with you about it, but if I'm wrong about the point I raised then please let me know (I may very well be, as I only looked at their site very briefly).
Using short term failure statistics to project failure rates long term is commonly accepted in nearly all of product development and manufacturing. And I'll go as far as to suggest that CR probably doesn't have enough anecdotal data to have the reliability that JDPowers has.
Really, it makes sense to use data from both sources. They are both well respected. I guess I am trying to impress that auot manufacturers purchase JD Power data to use internally. If the data is good enough for manufacturers to make billion dollar decisions with.........
And no, I work for an auto manufacturer. I have no links to JDPowers. :angel:
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Thanks. A quick google search for "jd powers used car ratings" yielded some helpful results, so I searched their ratings for my vehicle (2002 Subaru Forester). After what initially appeared to be ratings similar to what CR offers, I realized that their Overall Dependability (long-term) ratings are only projections based on problems reported during the first three years. As far as I can tell, that's not as accurate as the way CR does it, and not nearly long-term enough for someone like me who always buys cars that are older than three years-old. But still, thanks for pointing me to an additional resource.
Their statistical methods and resulting reports are THE standard in many industries. 'nuff said.
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Point taken, but still...where else can you go to get independent reliability ratings for every model of car for the last decade, broken down by individual car components (engine, tranny, body integrity, etc)? If there is another source please let me know.
JD Power's is what the industry uses to gauge itself against the competition. They are unbiased.
I work in the auto industry. I'll admit to having some bias. I'll also add that as far as recall and defect rates go, Toyota isn't what she used to be. And Ford and GM are now right up there with Toyota. I won't pimp out my employer and I'll admit that Honda is probably THE tier 1 auto maker. Toyota, Ford, GM are all probably close enough to be equals at this point. Hyundai is a tick behind but jeez, they've got the best warranty in the business and that sure is piece of mind in and of itself.
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Cheap beer is never good. But then again I am a bit of a beer snob, lol. Cheapest thing i'll touch is a bud light and i only do that when i plan on getting wasted. As for Cigars i'm down to try anything unless it's one of those stupid friiuit flavored ones like this cheap dude from PA I know gets and had me try once.
As for the original topic at hand my favorite cigar to date has been Romeo and Juliets. I have had a Cuban before and wasn't impressed, granted it was purchased on a cruise trip at one of the stops so that probably could explain why. I'm fairly new to the Cigar game, well i've been smoking for a couple years but like i said it's mostly Romeo and juliets. I see a lot of interesting brands being posted in this thread. I'm willing to try any brand of cigar at least once so my open question to anyone having posted in this thread already what are some of the best brands to try? I know it's only January but never too early to think ahead for the spring/summer months.
Browns is okay, thats where I generally get my smokes from. Sometimes I venture my way down to PA though, the great perk of living right on the boarder.
1. Search this forum for our beer thread. (actually, it is at the bottom of the front page right now)
2. A great place to start brand-wise is everything that has been mentioned in this thread. Most all of them tend towards medium strength. None are overpowering.
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The Sabres are in 12th place halfway through a season where they are the highest paid team in the league.
I think we have firmly established a 1st round loss was the ceiling for last year's team.
Just thought this was worth repeating. And I am willing to go on the record now as saying the same for this season too.
ETA- assuming the same roster at the end of the season of course.
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Post what you think of Simcoe IPA. I'll chime in with my own thoughts after I hear yours. I don't want to color your opinion beforehand.