Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[Redfokker]

Chocolate porter with a chocolate Wellington C crown. More my usual speed than whiskey.

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Mmmmm, chocolate. Goes well with the hat.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

"More Chocolate beer and Fresh Horses for My Men!"

Nah, just doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[BobHufford]

Piney River "Black Walnut Wheat" and a Camp Draft.

 

[Redfokker]

Thanksgiving weekend tradition. The wife and I went out to a local winery for Federweisser and Octoberfest Sausages. Federweisser is
new wine, a fizzy, sweet and wonderful wine in an unfinished state. The wine is about 10% but tastes like a fruity child's drink. That is the problem! We get a bottle, and some locally made Octoberfest Sausages, and call it lunch. What a wonderful way to spend the day. My Hat City Hat Co. grey got the call for this trip, in case of rain. It was quite nice out, great views and good times.

 

[greatestescaper]

Keen photos, great hats, and enticing drinks! I never did snap a photograph of our Thanksgiving spread yesterday, nor of my Lagavulin and Stetson. I reckon that means I'll have to pour another glass before too long.

 

[RJR]

Keen photos, great hats, and enticing drinks! I never did snap a photograph of our Thanksgiving spread yesterday, nor of my Lagavulin and Stetson. I reckon that means I'll have to pour another glass before too long.

 

[RJR]

Mmmmm, chocolate. Goes well with the hat.

+1

 

[mikespens]

A recent visit to Black Sheep Hat Works, my apologies if I may have already posted this here

 

[Frunobulax]

Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[1mach1]

Thanksgiving weekend tradition. The wife and I went out to a local winery for Federweisser and Octoberfest Sausages. Federweisser is
new wine, a fizzy, sweet and wonderful wine in an unfinished state. The wine is about 10% but tastes like a fruity child's drink. That is the problem! We get a bottle, and some locally made Octoberfest Sausages, and call it lunch. What a wonderful way to spend the day. My Hat City Hat Co. grey got the call for this trip, in case of rain. It was quite nice out, great views and good times.
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Awesome! Jealous!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

 

[Hurricane Jack]

This pint for you, Bob! Three pints of Piney River Black Walnut Wheat tonight. Just had to get my favorite barkeep to document the event for me. That's me sitting on the outside of the bar.

 

[BobHufford]

This pint for you, Bob! Three pints of Piney River Black Walnut Wheat tonight.

Thanks Jack! You must have liked it if you went back for a couple more. I really like this beer and it doesn't trigger a migraine for me (like quite a few others do).

 

[Joao Encarnado]

You sure do weird things to beer...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Thanks Jack! You must have liked it if you went back for a couple more. I really like this beer and it doesn't trigger a migraine for me (like quite a few others do).

What causes the migraines? Carbonation, maybe?

I did drink a pint of Boulevard Brewing's Collobration 6 last night. It's an American strong ale that is a blend of 4-5 beers, aged in a bourbon cask. It had a wine taste to it & I didn't care for it because of the tart cherry taste of the Imperial Stout X in the blend.

 

[1mach1]

You sure do weird things to beer...

Hahaha

 

[Redfokker]

What causes the migraines? Carbonation, maybe?

I did drink a pint of Boulevard Brewing's Collobration 6 last night. It's an American strong ale that is a blend of 4-5 beers, aged in a bourbon cask. It had a wine taste to it & I didn't care for it because of the tart cherry taste of the Imperial Stout X in the blend.

I do love the connoisseur responses on this thread. It makes drinking seem so -- classy? I will have to begin to stop and smell the bouquet of my favorite swill more often! This post make me want a Pacific Northwest custom brew. Oh, its only 7:00 AM...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I do love the connoisseur responses on this thread. It makes drinking seem so -- classy? I will have to begin to stop and smell the bouquet of my favorite swill more often! This post make me want a Pacific Northwest custom brew. Oh, its only 7:00 AM...

Red,

Drinking fine spirits & beers is a hobby just like drinking fine coffees, smoking good pipe tobaccos & cigars, or preparing & eating good foods. It's about the aroma, the flavor & the overall relaxing experience; not about the alcohol buzz, caffeine or nicotine addiction of cigarettes.

Putting tastes aside for the moment try a small sip of an IPA & hold it in your mouth & move it around with your tongue. Then try a small sip of a Stout & do the same thing. Ales, Bocks & Porters will all fall somewhere in between. If you can't tell the difference in the mouthfeel & the perceived thickness between them then it's going to be a little steeper learning curve to make it your hobby.

If you buy a premium coffee (such as Caribou, Starbucks, etc) in a paper cup to go but don't bother to remove the lid while you drink it then you are missing out on most of the aroma & that diminishes the taste experience, & you're wasting your money buying a premium coffee.

But it's okay not to take it to that level too.

They say you have to acquire a taste for Scotch whisky...I must have acquired it the first time I ever tasted it.

PS: I'll just add that if you're not drinking fine spirits & beers, drinking fine coffees, or smoking good pipe tobaccos & cigars because of some perceived risk to your health, then you aren't living anyway! May you live to be 100!

 

[Redfokker]

Red,

Drinking fine spirits & beers is a hobby just like drinking fine coffees, smoking good pipe tobaccos & cigars, or preparing & eating good foods. It's about the aroma, the flavor & the overall relaxing experience; not about the alcohol buzz, caffeine or nicotine addiction of cigarettes.

Putting tastes aside for the moment try a small sip of an IPA & hold it in your mouth & move it around with your tongue. Then try a small sip of a Stout & do the same thing. Ales, Bocks & Porters will all fall somewhere in between. If you can't tell the difference in the mouthfeel & the perceived thickness between them then it's going to be a little steeper learning curve to make it your hobby.

If you buy a premium coffee (such as Caribou, Starbucks, etc) in a paper cup to go but don't bother to remove the lid while you drink it then you are missing out on most of the aroma & that diminishes the taste experience, & you're wasting your money buying a premium coffee.

But it's okay not to take it to that level too.

They say you have to acquire a taste for Scotch whisky...I must have acquired it the first time I ever tasted it.

PS: I'll just add that if you're not drinking fine spirits & beers, drinking fine coffees, or smoking good pipe tobaccos & cigars because of some perceived risk to your health, then you aren't living anyway! May you live to be 100!

Hear Hear my friend! I must endeavor to savor the best things in life more often!

 

[Redfokker]

As I sit here with peppermint schnapps in my morning coffee!!