The issue I have with beers under 6.5% is that I tend to find them too watery. I can no longer drink until drunk due to a recent diagnosis of type II diabetes (which I control without meds). As a result, I allow myself 2 pints only, 3 to 4 days a week only. If I'm having only 2, they better be the best damn 2 I can have! This is why I gravitate towards stronger IPAs, Imperial Stouts, Double Porters....
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My Porter is brewed and sitting in the primary bubbling away. After a week when it slows down and effectively stops I will transfer it to a secondary for another week so it can settle a bit more before bottling. I figure 2 weeks in the bottle should make it ready for the first sips, so I'm a month away. I haven't brewed anything in about 10 years so I'm excited to see how it comes out.
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My wife and I brewed a Milk Stout to give to the guests at our wedding last year. It was pretty tasty.
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Ian
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I blame Wynton, what was the question?
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I'm stunned. A beer thread on a progressive music forum... eight pages in... and unless I missed it in my search, no mention yet of Opeth beer.
This is what I think of when I think "Opeth beer".
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Opeth beer was either mentioned previously in this thread or possibly had it's own thread. I recall people tries to order it and it was sold out or they wouldn't ship it to most countries....
I need to go on a beer run over the weekend. My beer fridge has too much empty space in it. Since I don't own a car, a beer run is a bit of an adventure. I use a folding shopping cart and make my way to my favorite vendor by public transit. I'll buy as much as I can lift in the cart since I will need to go up and down some stairs. I'll spend around 100.00, which doesn't buy you all that much quality beer. Once I'm at the store though, it's like a kid in a candy store. They say that the difference between a boy and a man is the price of his toys. I'd add that it's also the price of his treats!
The closest to my home is a place called "Fromagerie Atwater", located in the Atwater Market in the southwest part of Montreal. See below:
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I dunno, it seems like a wonderful place. http://www.fromagerieatwater.ca/en/ I'll bet it's top dollar, though.
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
It is a fantastic place. As the name implies, they deal primarily in chesses, but there's produce, a deli counter, and the great beer nook. All of Atwater Market is worth exploring for any tourist coming to Montreal and wanting to go to a place where the locals shop. Yes, it can be a little pricey but their beer prices are competitive with others places that specialize in Quebec micro brews. There is a second cheese place in the market so they have to stay competitive with their prices.
I picked up just over 100.00 worth of beer on Saturday. Enough to fill out my beer fridge.
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I have a bottle of this that has been sitting in a cupboard since 2008, apparently its worth about $85, should I drink it?
Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Well everything I've consumed in the last few weeks are things not available unless you visit the little place yourself. My favourites:
a) Beyond The Pale (Ottawa): Super Rye Guy Double IPA.....The bitterness just barely overpowers the citrus a bit too much but still good.
b) Strathroy Brewing Company (Strathroy): Double IPA...It's not even an IPA in my world, but it is an extremely sessionable ale.
c) Refined Fool (Sarnia): Rye Saisson...balanced perfectly.
"The woods would be very silent if the only birds that sang were those who sang best..." - Henry David Thoreau
Currently drinking a Two Road / Evil Twin Gose, very nice
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I've got a bottle of Thomas Hardy as well and yeah, it's always been kept cool if not cold.
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Tonight I've been working on my standby Fathead's Head Hunter IPA, Seventh Son Irene's Revenge Strong Ale, Mad Tree PsycHOPathy IPA, and Seventh Son American Strong Ale
This weekend it's been Baxter's Stowaway IPA.
http://www.baxterbrewing.com/beers/stowaway-ipa-2/
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