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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 10:00 PM)
New Glarus Brewery FTW. Is it illegal to transport alcohol over state lines, especially if it's not available in the other state?? (Not that I am worried, but it come up and I am intrigued)

 

Just make sure the containers are sealed by the Brewery.

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QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 05:55 PM)
Is there a beer better than 3 Floyds Zombie Dust? I'm obsessed with the stuff. Too bad you can only get it at the brewery. Time to make another trip to Munster....

 

 

Not true, you can get it at Maria's in Bridgeport, they bring in quite a few shipments and my past 3 or 4 visits they have had it on tap

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Went to The Beer Market in Vernon Hills last night with some friends, what a selection!

 

Got a Belgium Tripel on tap, it was good but not memorable enough to remember the name.

 

Then I had this beer on tap as well, absolutely delicious. If I see that one again I'll definitely get it.

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QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 27, 2012 -> 01:37 PM)
Went to The Beer Market in Vernon Hills last night with some friends, what a selection!

 

Got a Belgium Tripel on tap, it was good but not memorable enough to remember the name.

 

Then I had this beer on tap as well, absolutely delicious. If I see that one again I'll definitely get it.

 

I didn't know that Tyranena distributed in IL. Yeah that's a pretty good one. I was out at their brewery a few weeks ago. Good stuff.

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And. We're. Back.

 

With an Alaskan Smoked Porter. This has been a whale for me. Many moons ago I bought a Michael Jackson book...er a book using his name anyway, and this was one of his favorites. I've never had access until now and sure enough I stumbled on it at Woodmans.

 

Now I love smoked beers and this bad boy is a really good example of a really nicely balanced smokey beer. Plenty of sweet chocolate with a medium body preventing it from becoming cloying. The smoke has a nice camp fire aroma. Impressively drinkable.

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QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 07:42 PM)
And. We're. Back.

 

With an Alaskan Smoked Porter. This has been a whale for me. Many moons ago I bought a Michael Jackson book...er a book using his name anyway, and this was one of his favorites. I've never had access until now and sure enough I stumbled on it at Woodmans.

 

Now I love smoked beers and this bad boy is a really good example of a really nicely balanced smokey beer. Plenty of sweet chocolate with a medium body preventing it from becoming cloying. The smoke has a nice camp fire aroma. Impressively drinkable.

 

That sounds fantastic.

 

When I drink, I always hit up a place called Beer Geeks here in NWI. I'll go in there and grab a "Breakfast stout" and a "This one goes to 11 Ale". It's just amazing stuff.

 

Descriptions from their website....

 

11 Ale-Opens with bright, juicy aromas such as tropical fruits & ripe cherries, largely derived from massive kettle & dry hop additions of Southern Hemisphere hop varieties such as Galaxy, Motueka and Summer. The citrus & resinous pine notes of the Pacific Northwest hop family are also well represented, making their presence known through Simcoe, Citra and the newly released Mosaic varietal just to name a few. A wide range of specialty malts anchor the hops in this Imperial Red Ale, contrasting the assertive bitterness & juicy aromatics with a robust, toasty depth of flavor.

 

Breakfast Stout-Brewed with an abundance of flaked oats, bitter and sweetened imported chocolates, Sumatra and Kona coffee. We're actually not sure if this is some kind of coffee cake or a beer. An intense fresh roasted coffee nose topped with a cinnamon colored frothy head that seems to never fade.

 

...I don't drink much anymore but for the most part when I do it's there....If I have to go "cheap" Im grabbing some Shock Top.

 

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11 is from Bells and breakfast stout is Founders in case you try to find them in stores. Both are great breweries. 11 was sold out when I went to the store yesterday. Drat.

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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 10:00 PM)
New Glarus Brewery FTW. Is it illegal to transport alcohol over state lines, especially if it's not available in the other state?? (Not that I am worried, but it come up and I am intrigued)

Definitely my favorite microbrew. Everything they create is so damn smooth.

 

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QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 01:47 AM)
Was given a bottle of Apple Pie Moonshine made in Louisville a few weeks back. We finished it in about 2 days. Unbelievable.

 

I tried some apple moonshine from South Carolina last year and it was one of the best things I ever tasted.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 12:37 PM)
Great lakes christmas ale taps at a party tomorrow. Not sure when it will hit stores though.

 

Great Lakes is really good brewery. I'll be looking out for that. Another sign of the times that it's out this early.

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So, in honor of the new Bond flick coming out I thought I'd shake up a Vesper. This was the original ad hoc shaken-not-stirred martini that Bond ordered in Ian Fleming's original 1953 Bond novel Casino Royale.

 

"Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel."

 

I want so much to love this drink, but it is just very mediocre. The Gordon's gin of today is reportedly a pale imitation of the earlier formulation, but subbing any good dry London gin can make up for that (I used the always serviceable Beefeater). The problem is the Kina Lillet. An aromatized/fortified "tonic wine", this is the stand-in for the white vermouth in a traditional martini, and it originally had a legendary quinine bitterness that would likely have transformed this drink into something a little more memorable than what it is now. Unfortunately, the product was totally reformulated more than 20 years ago and renamed Lillet Blanc, and has had the quinine flavor cut to almost nothing (The producer claims the quinine level is the same as it ever was, but the majority of cocktailians who have experienced the original beg to differ).

 

Supposedly the Haus Alpenz product Cochi Americano is nearly a dead ringer for the original KIna Lillet. And I have seen bottles of this product on a couple of Florida liquor store shelves, although it's about a 90-minute drive to get to one. In the meantime, I will have to remind myself not to bother with this drink (except to use up the Lillet Blanc in the fridge), and to opt for something with a little more character.

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QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 14, 2012 -> 08:07 PM)
So I'm thinking of asking for a good rye for Christmas. Something expensive enough that I wouldn't normally pay for it but not ridiculous either. Maybe $50-75?

 

Any thoughts on stuff that is must try?

 

In the $60-77 range, Masterson's 10 Year Rye is outstanding — and not just because that's my surname! :)

 

A very smooth 100% rye with a lot of subtle depth. Mixes well but really shines as a sipper.

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Mixed up some real ass egg nog. Used some kinda cheap brandy and goslings rum. Went by the recipe from Imbibe. For some reason I don't think I'd ever used that recipe and instead always opted for a basic flip. This was really good. Much smoother and far less rich.

For forbid I might actually have to write a post on Flapship.

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QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 11:46 PM)
Mixed up some real ass egg nog. Used some kinda cheap brandy and goslings rum. Went by the recipe from Imbibe. For some reason I don't think I'd ever used that recipe and instead always opted for a basic flip. This was really good. Much smoother and far less rich.

For forbid I might actually have to write a post on Flapship.

 

The Imbibe recipes are usually a very good starting point for classic cocktails.

 

Rumdood's eggnog recipe, usually with Coruba, has been my default eggnog recipe since he posted it a few years ago.http://rumdood.com/2009/12/08/egg-nogg/

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