southsider2k5 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Town Sox Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Found out the bar down the street was running specials on Shiner. $1.25 pints. In related news, I woke up dehydrated and with a headache this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Whenever I think Vernon Hills, I think El Famous Burrito. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) 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. Edited October 20, 2012 by G&T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Great lakes christmas ale taps at a party tomorrow. Not sure when it will hit stores though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 So now that I'm working again I have to rebuild my liquor stock...not mention syrups. Might have to use christmas to help me out. I did notice we now have Templeton Rye on the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joxer_Daly Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Took advantage of my recent travels to stock up on a litre of Cointreau, a litre of Stroh rum, a litre of Havana Club, and two litres of Grand Marnier. Enjoying a few various glasses now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Would it be wrong to drink a Hurricane right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 29, 2012 -> 07:23 PM) Would it be wrong to drink a Hurricane right now? No, in fact, it is recommended. I drank them during Irene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 29, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) No, in fact, it is recommended. I drank them during Irene. Hurricanes during a hurricane surely is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 30, 2012 -> 12:23 AM) Would it be wrong to drink a Hurricane right now? I think it's more correct to drink a dark and superstormy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Pregaming with a fifth of Apple Pie and playing Assassin's Creed 3. This is going to be a great night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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