MOTHAFUCKIN' BOOZE TIME

[sin]

You know you're broke when payday means you can afford Steel Reserve.

[Aaron]

Yeah I'm a tard, it was sparks not bawls lol

Oh kay. Other wise, I would have felt bad for the dude... But ya, dumbass should have known.

[videodrone]

After the day I had today, I'm currently enjoying a nice glass of Apothic Red. I feel much better now.

drone

[rynne]

mrs. rynne and I shared a bottle of merlot we picked up from a local vineyard when we visited Monticello last month.  (I didn't find out 'til later that Dave Matthews is a co-owner, making it one of the few things he's involved in that I actually appreciate.)  When I go to wineries I typically go for something a bit more idiosyncratic than merlot and syrah.  But mrs. rynne and I agreed that this winery did both exceptionally well, and we ended up buying a bottle of each.

[Static]

I feel like that was half of the advertisement campaign for the product. ha.

just like there's that energy drink called Cocaine. or that other one that was called Bawls.

Yeah, there's also 'Pussy' going around to, which I have to say, actually tastes really nice rather than distilled bile!

[doom]

had a couple dark espresso beers, some i.p.a's i forgot the name of, a couple Belgium ales, and some french ciders from a local import bar, and here i am. good stuff.

[Naylzie]

had a couple dark espresso beers, some i.p.a's i forgot the name of, a couple Belgium ales, and some french ciders from a local import bar, and here i am. good stuff.

Dark espresso BEERS?!  Is this what it sounds like, or is the coffee-nut in me jumping the gun?  'cause seriously, beer brewed with espresso beans is totally something I would try, and I don't tend to like beers.

[individualzero]

Dark espresso BEERS?!  Is this what it sounds like, or is the coffee-nut in me jumping the gun?  'cause seriously, beer brewed with espresso beans is totally something I would try, and I don't tend to like beers.

This a fucking thousand times over, though the potential prospect of alcohol and caffeine is disconcerting.

[rynne]

Dark-roasted malt can have coffee notes, so yeah, adding actual coffee to beer to bolster that flavor isn't uncommon.  When it's used that way, the coffee adds flavor but not a lot of caffeine. I particularly like Southern Tier's Mokah, a 50/50 mix of their coffee stout (Jah*va) and their chocolate stout (Choklat, which tastes exactly like drinking a bar of dark chocolate).

You know what confounds me? When people go to a brewpub and order macrobrews. Mrs. rynne and I were out our local the other day and sat next to a family drinking bottles of Budweiser and Michelob Ultra. The brewpub makes its own light beer and currently has a summer witbier, so it's not like there weren't comparable local options. It's almost like they're saying, "We prefer this familiar swill over taking a chance on your brewer's efforts."

[doom]

This was the espresso beer i had:

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/great-divide-espresso-oak-aged-yeti-imperial-stout/85174/

Its probably the darkest, thickest beer I've ever had, but I like that. It has a great coffee taste, and hits hard.

[rynne]

I don't think I've had that.  I know I've had the non-espresso Oak Aged Yeti, which was pretty yummy. Maybe I'll see if there's any at the store tonight.

[doom]

definitely.

I went to a Total Wine yesterday to look for it, and while they carried other Oak Aged Yeti, they didnt have the espresso one, so i hope you're able to find it wherever it is that you go.

[sin]

yeah.

[rynne]

No Espresso Yeti at the shop; left with a bomber of Stone IPA.

[Naylzie]

Man, the things I learn here.  This is AMAZING and the next time I go to the liquor store (which I am honestly contemplating fucking VAULTING to my car to try to make it before they close tonight) I am totally going to look for Espresso Yeti, or, at the very least, some kind of coffee based beer.  And I will SURE AS ALL HELL ask about it if I find myself at Trinity Brewhouse again.  I'm not a big beer drinker, so when my final education class adjourned there after the final meeting for drinks, I opted for a mixed drink rather than a macro.  Even as someone who rarely drinks beer, I don't get going to a brewhouse and ordering big name brew, particularly Budweiser... ugh, god, my godfather drinks that shit and I will never begin to understand it.  I've had beers that I haven't hated; that shit makes me want to replace every part of my digestive tract that it interacts with, starting with and most importantly my tongue.

Thanks for the ed-brew-cation, guys.  Maybe someday I'll find a beer I actually enjoy with all the info I aggregate here!