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Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

Snowman

Practically Family
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Fed IV for the Christmas Tower Lighting at the local brewery complex.
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Hubbard’s Cave Coffee and Cakes Pastry Stout
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Glass Jug Beer Lab Hunting Wabbits Spiced Ale
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and an irresistible take-home from the bottle shop.
 

Short Balding Guy

I'll Lock Up
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Minnesota, USA
I headed out with a Founders All Day IPA last night. A couple of sips in the 4'f (-15c') and I went back inside to enjoy the beer. A real satisfing and tasty beer for the ending of a long and cold day.

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All I had to do was wait til morning and the "warm' 12'f temps to enjoy an outside walkabout.

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(Caribou Medium Roasted Brazilian coffee.)

Cheers, Eric -
 

Short Balding Guy

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Yesterday I finally got home well after the sunset. I went on a walkabout with a Founders All Day IPA. Inside I poured a small dram of Glen Allachie 10. I headed out to enjoy the evening and changed from my intended hat to a cap as the temps were dropping quickly.

This Speyside distiller is owned by private folks and not a big group. This cask strength whiskey is a rich vibrant fruity whiskey that is not sweet or simple. I do like this whiskey. I have tasted the 12 and 15yr versions. I do like this version better. Easily approached and an excellent late night sipper.

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This morning some Dunn Brothers Costa Rica coffee and then a Surley Supreme pilsner when I am tending to our brunch getting cooked on the grill.

Cheers, Eric -
 

Short Balding Guy

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The Squeezed IPA is a very easily reachable and drinkable IPA. This medium hoppy beer on a cold night is exactly what I wished for. A solid beer! I got a couple 6 pack of bottles for a bit less than $8.00 locally. Excellent beer and price.

I have not had them in awhile and it tastes more grapefruit and citrus hop finish than I remember. I read this past weekend that our tastes and memories affect our future tastings. I will reread as I do not understand how I may anticipate them to change.

Love many of the Deschutes beer offerings. I their a Deschutes I should avoid?

Cheers, Eric -
 

StoryPNW

One Too Many
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Pacific Northwest
The Squeezed IPA is a very easily reachable and drinkable IPA. This medium hoppy beer on a cold night is exactly what I wished for. A solid beer! I got a couple 6 pack of bottles for a bit less than $8.00 locally. Excellent beer and price.

I have not had them in awhile and it tastes more grapefruit and citrus hop finish than I remember. I read this past weekend that our tastes and memories affect our future tastings. I will reread as I do not understand how I may anticipate them to change.

Love many of the Deschutes beer offerings. I their a Deschutes I should avoid?

Cheers, Eric -
I don't know of any that I would say stay away from, but some of their older stuff like mirror pond pale and black butte porter don't really do it for me anymore. I quite enjoy their current IPA varieties as well as their Red Chair NWPA though.
 
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Peanut Butter Milk Stout from Left Hand Brewing Co with an American original MacLachlan Beaver 15

You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! A very rich and flavorful stout with sweet chocolate and peanut butter flavors. 6.2% ABV. Really enjoyed this one.

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StoryPNW

One Too Many
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One of my favorite parts of work training trips is trying new breweries and Poulsbo, WA has not been short on good beer. I have tried three breweries on the last three evenings all were good but the brewery tonight takes the cake. I went to Valhöll Brewing tonight and had a flight of tasters all of which were good but my favorite was the Norseman Hazy IPA. They had a super cool, rustic feeling pub too. Wearing my Fed IV.
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The Shoe

Call Me a Cab
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Wakayama, Japan
Summer time in New Zealand and my second hat (of two) for this trip is my Bailey Toyo.
Monteith’s is probably the oldest microbrewery in New Zealand. I picked up some Monteith’s black - ok but nothing special. I won’t buy it again.
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My brother got some Monteith’s low carb IPA. It did nothing for me either.
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I also got some Mac’s Green Beret IPA.
Mac’s was also one of the first microbreweries in New Zealand and has long been a favourite. With good reason - this bitter citrusy little number really hit the spot.
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We followed up with a pleasant Shiraz based red wine blend (no photo). Pleasant, but not one to purchase again in this land of stunning wines.
 

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