On the topic of Founder's, I am sipping a glass of Old Curmudgeon. A consistently reliable and excellent beer.
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And another classic - a seasonal but stunning classic - from the Founder's stable. Tonight, I am sipping a bottle (glass, actually) of the legendary KBS - Kentucky Breakfast Stout from Founder's. Sublime. Superb.
Did I ever tell you, I dislike you,,,, especially right now! LOL... I am so jealous, this is one of the beers that I have read about, dreamed about, and am really excited to try! Now if I can just get my hands on a bottle, or two,,,,,, or three!
Yes, what is it that they say? Let the haters hate……
Re the beer, it was given a score of 100 on Rate My Beer.
I got a tip-off, earlier in the summer, from the young manager of the off-licence - from whom I buy quite a lot of stuff - he knows that I love the Belgian 'quads' (i.e. rich, highly alcoholic, sweet, heavy porter style beers)- that two crates of this beer had come in. He stressed how brilliant it was.
The price was outrageous, so I bought one bottle and drank it that evening. (This was in case I disliked it: I haven't liked everything produced by Founder's, though some of their stuff is undoubtedly excellent).
I was bowled over - this is a superlative beer. The following day, phone calls were made (and credit cards hauled out from hiding places). Basically, I bought most of the contents of one of the crates. I have four bottles left, and doubt that I will manage to lay hands on any more of the rest of the year; supplies to places such as the British Isles are rather limited.
However, it is a superlative beer; rich, robustly alcoholic (11.2% ABV), sweet, (but not cloying) exquisitely balanced, full, loamy, depth and flavour on the palate, this is a slow sipping beer, easy drinking stuff, one to be savoured while sipping. (And don't dare serve it in a pint glass; try to serve it in something a bit more elegant).
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Just reading this made my mouth water! I cannot wait!!! I agree with Quad's, one of my favorite style of beers to sip and drink........
To be honest, although it is made in limited quantities, I imagine that you will be able to lay hands on it more easily than would be the case in Europe.
I would have bought more, but the store's allocation (two crates of KBS), - they are an excellent high end store with a superb deli, and excellent restaurant and an exceedingly impressive range of wines - is all that they expect to receive. One individual managed to claim a full crate; I imagine that this is a well placed individual.
For me, the staff in the store wished to try the stuff , and I could not refuse them that, so I ended up with around 14 or 15 bottles out of a crate of 24. I can't complain. Anyway, I am down to four.
This is a very slow drinking beer - I can linger over one for the best part of two hours as I did last night; it is not a 'session' drink (or, rather, for those who think it is, I suspect that they are missing the point). Personally, I love the Belgian 'quad' style, although, in truth, one or two of them are enough for me at a sitting. It is a great beer to have anise, easy, chat to, or to read with, curled up with an interesting book.
How so, this is one of the wife's favorite beers when we go out. She has not said anything about the taste lately. Was this from the Tap or from a bottle?
So I've been saving one from each 4/6 pack of pumpkin beer, and plan on a tasting extravaganza at the end of the month 
Picked up our first Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin of the season:
Picked up our first Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin of the season:
So I've been saving one from each 4/6 pack of pumpkin beer, and plan on a tasting extravaganza at the end of the month
Picked up our first Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin of the season:
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Enjoy. I look forward to a few tasting notes.
So I've been saving one from each 4/6 pack of pumpkin beer, and plan on a tasting extravaganza at the end of the month
Picked up our first Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin of the season:
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That is one spicy beer! I had a bottle of it either last month or the month before that. I liked it, really spicy and full of flavor. Lives up to the Imperial in it's name. The wife who loves pumpkin beers, didn't really like it. I did though!
I received my crate of oktoberfest beers over the weekend and tried for the very firs time:Festbier by Victory Brewing. Wasn't too bad. Actually wished I had a few more to try. Can't wait to try all the new ones I received. Will be posting as they are consumed!
Had a Dogfish Head Punkin Ale recently and found it really well balanced. It was less sweet than I was expecting, and I consider that a good thing. I can't compare to previous years as it's been at least 3 since I last had one of these.
I've been enjoying a few from Trappist Rochefort over the week-end; on Friday, I had a really lovely Trappist Rochefort 6, followed, last night by an excellent Trappist Rochefort 8 and the sublime Trappist Rochefort 10.
Well, after a short trip abroad, I am now home and I am sipping a glass of (Belgian) Trappist Rochefort 10, one of my absolute favourites, from - naturally enough, a Trappist Rochefort chalice glass.
SS - what's with Hill Valley? Is it a reference to Back to the Future or a twist on the actual name of the city Mill Valley?
Given that personally, in my real life, I do not even own a motor-car, I think that by suggesting that you pay some slight heed to my (altered) avatar might afford you a slight clue….
Moreover, it is possible that the denizens who dwell in places that go by the name of 'Hill Valley' may have increased in recent, um, hours….
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Something like that, yes. And, well spotted.
Now, once upon a distant time, I did actually spot a De Lorean 'in the wild' so to speak….
This evening, I opened a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape (white). Had I thought of it in time, I would have opened a red, and given it an hour or so to breathe.
I went to Stone Brewery's Pour It Black beer festival. Oh my! I will post all the brews that I was able to sample. Man, what a great day!!!!!
Sounds like brilliant day!
Anyway, I look forward to hearing about it and to reading your tasting notes and thoughts. And recommendations because I assume that there will be a few recommendations after such a day…..
I had opened a bottle of (red) Chateauneuf-du-Pape to accompany a dinner of organic filet steak, Gratin Dauphinoise, and mixed greens, and finished off the bottle over the course of the night. Voluptuous, rich, balanced, and quite sublime, this is an excellent - nay outstanding - drinking wine.
My all time favorite, that is a good way to spend the evening.
Well, my brother (the one I am close to) phoned me late last night to announce that he was arriving today.
So, I felt a cooked dinner (organic chicken and stock - Sauternes plus chicken stock - sautéed onions and garlic - yes, a head, carrots, parsnip and tomatoes, along with some diced smoked Savoy bacon, and the marbled fat form some Iberico ham) would serve as a decent welcome, along with - yes - another bottle of (red - but a different red, as in a different vineyard, to last night's red) Chateauneuf-du-Pape. And yes, this one was also voluptuous, rich, balanced, smooth, elegant and simple sublime. We finished the bottle after dinner.
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We had a 2012 Saint Gregory Cabernet Sauvignon last night. Abysmal, but I wasn't expecting much for its price point. Unfortunately, I only later realized I picked the wrong bottle out of storage.