The Dominator

Big Ditch is having their 2nd annual Stoutsgiving on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 8 different stouts will be available. If you ask me, they might as well just call it Christmas. I'll need to stop in and try a couple. 1) Bourbon Barrel Aged Towpath Imperial Stout (2017) This bourbon barrel aged version of our imperial stout, which was originally brewed to commemorate our 200th batch, is a beast of a beer itself, clocking in at 10.6% ABV, and featuring a full-bodied, rich and roasty flavor, complemented by notes of vanilla and chocolate from the barrel aging process. This years version was aged 8 months in Woodford Reserve barrels, and by comparison is even smoother than last year's version at that time. This beer will be sold in 22oz bottles only for $14 each. We will be cracking a few bottles and serving 9oz pours at the bar. 2) Bourbon Barrel Age Towpath (2016) It's a wonder what a year does to a big beer like this one. The bourbon notes have smoothed out leaving a wonderfully complex, rich, yet almost drinkable 10.8% ABV imperial stout. A limited number of bottles will be opened for vertical tastings. 3) Raspberry Bourbon Barrel Age Towpath (2017) One of our barrels tasted completely fine but looked like the stability might be poor - so we added 80 pounds of fresh raspberries courtesy of Erdle Farm to the barrel and made this velvety, dessert concoction. Featuring flavors of tart raspberry, chocolate, and sweet, sweet bourbon, this beer turned out ridiculous. On draft only, but we'll allow a maximum of 50 x 32 oz growlers for sale. 4) Towpath Imperial Stout (2017) The non-barrel aged version of 2017 Towpath. We'll be tapping one keg. Also available for verticals. 5) Chocolate MIlk Stout The first production batch of this decadent beer. Our Chocolate Milk Stout is brewed with plenty of cocoa nibs, roasted barley, lactose sugar and oats. This is a rich, dark chocolate stout with semi-sweet flavor and a medium-bodied mouthfeel. 6) Chocolate Milk Stout with toasted coconut (cask) 7) Chocolate Milk Stout with vanilla beans, cinnamon, and chipotle pepper (cask) 8) Make Me Wanna Stout Fresh batch. This coffee and cream stout is brewed with Revolution coffee beans from Public Espresso + Coffee. Besides the rich coffee flavor, this beer features a light roast from the roasted barley used, a light sweet finish from the milk sugar used, and a creamy body from the oatmeal used. Let's Go Buffalo!

Well that was a satisfying win. Will this be a win in passing as they have been so far this year, or will they build off it? Hopefully the latter

Agreed.

Man what is up with Eichel tonight...

Guess I'll use tonight to catch up on sleep

Anddd it all is falling apart

Sir Bob is just an animal

SO close!!!

A lot of people falling out there...

This is about where I am. Hard-fought win last night, let's hope Buffalo has enough gas to at least get a point tonight

Agreed, the trick will be to add the transition game to the effort and movement seen tonight. I worry about them slowing their feet down to try and think faster. They need to keep building and keep this foundation.

GREAT GAME!!! All around GREAT effort from everyone! Lehner as steady as I've seen him, mostly disciplined play throughout the night, and just a very rewarding game to watch

How was that a penalty on us? I missed it...

This is normally around the time where Buffalo starts to sit back. Hope they are ready to counter at any moment looking to put the game away

Another play made by Scandella. He started off rough this year but seems to be shaping into form game by game

I want 3 SOG from Eichel this PP Orrr not.

3rd period, here we go... LET'S GO BUFFALO

Agreed. Overall it's been a good 40 minutes! Don't let this effort go to waste boys, finish strong and walk out of here with the victory

Another penalty on Larkin drawn by Eichel. He just can't keep up

Not sure about Reinhart specifically but the team as a whole looks to be moving their feet more in order to create contact on the fore check

YES! Pouliot

Okposo working hard out there

Great PK

I'm feeling an Eichel PP goal

Risto... what was that Can't even advance the puck on a PP