What are you drinking tonight?

[Edward]

I figured I would start a beer thread, or what ever alcoholic beverage suits you. I'm enjoying an ice cold Ranger IPA to celebrate the completion of my SiS daily driver project. .mmmmmmm

[hutch]

My own!




This will hopefully be a pretty wild IPA. I had a bag of hops that I was afraid was starting to go stale so I threw it in along with the grain mash, supposedly this is a great way to get crazy amounts of flavors and aromas, albeit at a not too economical rate. But what better way to use an old bag of hops I figured. Ive also started using all German grains in my IPA's to get a little more malt flavor. Then I topped it off with a yeast from Rogue Brewery that I had been meaning to try for a while. I put it all in here which I picked up a few weeks ago so I'm still getting used to it, but it's pretty sweet if I may say.



I got a job at a local homebrew store this past year so I've also been getting awesome deals on ingredients so that certainly helps, that batch up there only cost me $8 a case.

[DrewP]

I had a PBR while David and I were putting things back together on the white '73. Now I'm making up some hours at work, but when I get home I am going to break out one or three of these while I get caught up on True Blood.

Was on sale at the grocery store, and they are all three actually quite good, I will pick them up again.

I also like the feel-good story associated with the brewery.

http://www.firemansbrew.com/our-story

[Geoff]

[Crazyswede]

Just good old water for me

Note: picture not depicting Crazyswede

[Edward]

My own!




This will hopefully be a pretty wild IPA. I had a bag of hops that I was afraid was starting to go stale so I threw it in along with the grain mash, supposedly this is a great way to get crazy amounts of flavors and aromas, albeit at a not too economical rate. But what better way to use an old bag of hops I figured. Ive also started using all German grains in my IPA's to get a little more malt flavor. Then I topped it off with a yeast from Rogue Brewery that I had been meaning to try for a while. I put it all in here which I picked up a few weeks ago so I'm still getting used to it, but it's pretty sweet if I may say.



I got a job at a local homebrew store this past year so I've also been getting awesome deals on ingredients so that certainly helps, that batch up there only cost me $8 a case.

I'm speechless...

[RobVonSAAB]

Smuttynose ftw, star island, old brown dog, and vunderbar brewed in portsmouth NH, 10.5 percent alcohol. Or when I wanna rep my hood in NJ, Budweiser, pbr when im workin on the 900

[Crazyswede]

Picked up a 12 pack of Magic Hat Elder Betty this week...good summer beer.

[DrewP]

Yum.

[DrewP]

A cocktail recipe courtesy of everyone's favorite author, Ian Flemming:

Three measures of gin, one of vodka, half a measure of Lillet blanc, and a long, thin slice of lemon.

The highly delicious Vesper.

Shake until very well chilled.

[Edward]

And its only seasonal

[Geoff]

Yum.

Bourbon = yum
I haven't tried Bulleit but I've seen it in the store. Supplies are low at home so maybe I'll grab some of that next time.
This was pretty good

But this was nearly as good at half the price


One of my friends swears by this:

And it's not too pricey.

This was our Thanksgiving cocktail this year:
1.5 oz Bourbon
2 oz Apple Cider
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger

shake with ice and strain into a glass.

[SalemSaab]

Yesterday I was just helping my friends cook up their first batch of what will hopefully be an Amber Ale. First time I've seen it done.

I buy almost exclusively Oregon beer (hey, there's so much good to choose from) ... Full Sail, Bridgeport, Deshutes, Rogue, MacTarnahans, Widmer ... though I like getting local, not-sold-in-stores beer from the Ram + Three Creeks brewing too.

Enjoying cold beer in my Fortress of Colditude (112-year-old cottage) is difficult in the Winter though, and I am sick of Winter beers .. used to love darks but if I'm going to have more than 1 with dinner its got to be a lighter beer.
I hate IPAs though, blech

Can't wait for warmer temps and Bridgeport Summer Squeeze

[trama]

russian river Pliny the Elder

my 78 NA notcher passed CA rolling smog today. the technician bet me it wouldn't pass without a new o2, cat, plugs, and full tune. Boom. All I did was make sure he didn't set the ebrakes

[DrewP]

Nice! Where in CA do you live?