JCC The Official Craft Beer/Microbrew Beer Thread

Try doing a google image search for aluminum craft beer bottle, see of any look familiar.

 

Fat Heads Holly Jolly while catching up on Once Upon a Time tonight. Good living.

Also, totes jealous of that Whiskey Barrel Berliner Healer_Leona

 

I know I already expressed this sentiment on Untappd, but I JUST WANT SOME HOLLY JOLLY (or can 12 Dogs of Christmas just show up on shelves here plz)

 

I am gonna try and get a sixer of Holly Jolly and hold till Christmas Eve.

 

Went to Wits End brewery here in Denver. Had an amazing oatmeal IPA. It was so good, I might dream about it.

 

Hopefully getting my hands on a growler of last year's Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout tomorrow! Ahhh!

 

Visiting family in TN. Bringing home six packs of Yazoo Hefe and Sly Rye. Straight to Ale Lily Flagg Milk Stout. New Holland Poet, 3 Bottles of Terrapin Moo-Hoochiato and a half gallon growler of New Holland Ichabod.

 

finally tried the new belgium salted belgian chocolate stout. so good. right now i'm enjoying a liefmans goudenband.

 

I also have a bottle of Anderson Valley Pinchy Jeek Barl. Let's of Untapd checkins in my future.

I was really hoping to come across some Salted Belgian Chocolate, no luck though. I gotta get my hands on some!

 

I love Anderson Valley. I have high hopes.

 

Have you had their Winter Solstice this year? Last year, it was one of my favorite winter beers and was super excited to find/buy a can today but was left very disappointed. It's just not how I remember it BUT I did get the growler of Bourbon County 2013 and it seriously tastes like liquor. Such a unique beer experience. And I accidentally ended up with a bottle of this year's coffee stout!

 

I have actually really enjoyed this years Solstice.

 

I'm reckoning back a bit for the review of the HT, but here goes. Did it live up to the hype? AMAZINGLY, yes! Instead of waiting for the game as I had planned, I took the occasion of the first New England snowfall to go outside with my kids and enjoy the HT. Although I usually pour most of my brews into a glass, I heeded the prolific warnings on the can not to do so. My opinion is that HT takes all of the best characteristics of your favorite IPA's and brings them together. Perfectly balanced, (the real art of brewing IMHO, especially for a DIPA) whats really remarkable is how HT rises to the top in what is such a ubiquitous style. Extremely floral in the can, it tastes like the pure essence of the hop flower. A truly elegant brew, right in the ABV sweet spot for a DIPA, this is one of those that might be all you ever need or want. I definitely feel fortunate and appreciative for the chance to experience something so highly regarded, and delighted that it actually delivered on its promise. Get it if you "can"!

 

Ugh, every review makes me want one more.

 

I had some Southern Tier Old Man Winter old ale over the weekend. It was really quite.

 

god, i love winter beers. last night it was the elysian bifrost winter ale. pretty strong at 7.6%, but at the same time really smooth.

 

I really need to try that one this year. I keep hearing about it and it sounds too great to miss.

And WookatMe if you have access to brews from Evil Twin, maybe try their Molotov Lite. I've been hearing that it's pretty close to Heady/Pliny levels of good. Haven't tried it for myself yet to compare, but it might be worth seeking out!

 

I will look it! Thanks for the heads up

 

Well, that and New Belgium puts out Frambozen in the winter.