Hats and Drinks - A Match Made in Heaven

[StoryPNW]

It's that special time of year, fresh hop season. Tonight I have a Hopworks Brewing Abominable Fresh Hop India Red Ale. It's not quite as hoppy as a traditional IPA the IRA is more malty but still carries a very nice hop flavor.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Cool Thursday evening walkabout = Guinness.

Eric -

 

[dkstott]

Sterkowski Malone newsboy cap with a local IPA and a crock of chili

 

[Snowman]

Maiden voyage of my Lee Corral with a Fall Fest Pumpkin Spice from NC Beer Factory.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Sterkowski Malone newsboy cap with a local IPA and a crock of chili View attachment 551002 View attachment 551003

Tis the season for chili & I had a bowl of spicy Texas All Meat Chili + cheese last wk myself. I would have added jalapeños but all they had were pickled. The chili cookers from Terlingua would have been proud.

No Lone Star Beer so I had to settle for a few PBR’s.

I was the only one there under a Stetson One-Hundred wearing some vintage B&L Ray-Ban Shooters. The boys from Lukenbach were smiling!

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Yesterday morning I sipped a Jimmy Buffet Session Sour from St. Paul Brewing. The brewery is located in the old Hamms Beer brewery.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A few Yuengling Oktoberfests & a Stetson One-Hundred fOr Monday HH. The Tap Room filled up early for MLB & MNF.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Cool evening walkabout found me enjoying a Bent Paddle Pilsner Lager. A terrific local beer, Duluth, MN in the Germanic Tradition. A great 5%ABV beer that allows me to have another.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Off for HH under an Optimo, for a few Rogue Brewing’s Dead Guy Ales, a German Maibock Ale. I just drink ‘em, I don’t name ‘em. 6.8% ABV & tasty despite the name!

Then home for some “boat drinks”, a couple drams of Lagavulin 16 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

I enjoyed the quiet of yesterday evening with a Surley Supreme.

Cheers, Eric -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A new premium & rare whiskey lounge has opened here, a chance to experIence some premium whiskies some not commonly available here. A few from the list that caught my eye deserving further research before I go:

Kavalan King Car Conductor Taiwanese Whiskey

Nikka Yoichi Japanese Whiskey
Nikka Coffey Malt Whiskey
Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey
Nikka From the Barrel Japanese Whiskey

Jefferson’s Ocean Voyage 28 yr Bourbon

Midleton Rare Vintage Irish Whiskey
Keeper’s Heart 10 year Irish Whiskey

WhistlePig 10 yr Rye
WhistlePig 12 yr Rye
Jefferson’s Ocean Rye


My BSHW blue heather & a pour from Huyghe Brewery @ 8.5% ABV (forgot the name).

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Took advantage of a Friday the Thirteenth liquor sale for a 13% discount on all items, under a VS TAR in Navy 100X. It’s hard to get the color right in an auto exposure.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

A Stetson No. 1Q & some Lagavulin Offerman Edition.

 

[The Shoe]

Barbecue time yesterday.

Our lime tree has produced a ton of fruit this year and we’ve been struggling to use all the fruit. A friend brought some Coronas over, so that saw us get through a some of the limes. Fortunately, Etsuko used to be a bartender, so we grabbed a bottle of tequila, and Margaritas were on the menu. The hat was my regular barbecue hat - my Akubra Cattleman.

Today, a New Zealand Chardonnay to celebrate our epic rugby World Cup quarterfinal victory over the top ranked Irish team…

…and an Irish whiskey and a bowler to commiserate with our vanquished opponents. They are a heck of a gold team. We deserved our win, but they didn’t deserve to lose.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

@The Shoe Gary, this is the back label for the Nikka Yoichi (Yo - ee - chee?) listed above, the only true single malt of the list. Does the label say anything other than normal label propaganda?

 

[The Shoe]

@The Shoe Gary, this is the back label for the Nikka Yoichi (Yo - ee - chee?) listed above, the only true single malt of the list. Does the label say anything other than normal label propaganda?

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The first half is about Hokkaido, its water quality & how the climate is ideal for whisky making. The second half is about the flavours - the balance between the soft sweetness of the cask matured malt and the fruity aromas, the strong peat and the lingering smokiness and sweetness of the oak.
So yeah, just the normal stuff.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

The first half is about Hokkaido, its water quality & how the climate is ideal for whisky making. The second half is about the flavours - the balance between the soft sweetness of the cask matured malt and the fruity aromas, the strong peat and the lingering smokiness and sweetness of the oak.
So yeah, just the normal stuff.

Thanks. I read about Hokkaido being in the cold north. And I read reviews about this malt being like a cross between a smoky Islay & a fruity Speyside Scotch. Even though I can’t buy a bottle here I’m looking forward to trying some shots.

Tonight’s special being offered was fried ice cream so I had a few vanilla creme rum doubles to go with it. All under a chocolate brown Gannon TAR in 100X.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Saturday evening I treated myself to a Guinness. A terrific Fall beer.

Yesterday late evening I got home late from some work shenanigans and enjoyed a Bent Paddle Cosmic Lounge Hazy IPA. It is a pure and simple American IPA. Smooth, tasty and a juicy mouth feel.

Cheers, Eric. -

 

[Hurricane Jack]

HH spent under a VS Playboy & a few Rogue Dead Guy Ales. 6+ ABV & tasty.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

The familiar and satisfying taste of Guinness tonight. Mmmm.

Cheers, Eric. -