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Had some of this shit last time I was in Nashville. DSC_40862-1024x680.jpg Its an 8.5 percent beer. I didn't know this of course, and I hadn't been drinking much in the months leading up to the imbibing. I drank six of them in a half hour period and had to have my brother in law and best friend carry me to the car after dinner. Awesome.

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Only eight? How many Manowar albums will that last?

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is mead also accepted on here?

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I can't really add much to this thread. I'm not a big fan beer, and I don't really drink alcohol much at all. I'm not a big drinker overall. I've personally found the hops fad to have gone a bit over

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Been in Sheffield all week and on my last night have discovered how brilliant it is for real ale establishments. Sat in the Sheffield Tap at the train station drinking some fine Anchor Porter and Bernard Dark. Real fight to leave and head back to my hotel as have a big meeting tomorrow handing over to a client and need to be sharp!

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Just polished off a Rochefort 8. Not as intense as 10' date=' my personal favourite, but makes up for it in drinkability, and it's still pretty complex and flavourful, with notes of chocolate, toffee, scotch, orange, raisins. Great brew![/quote'] The Rochefort 10 is a masterpiece, an excellent choice for best beer ever.
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I've had a couple nice beers recently. This one stood out - really fresh local beer with unique and balanced malt and hop profiles. It was strong, but not cloying, with a malt flavor vaguely reminiscent of Brooklyn Brewery's "Sorachi Ace" (another top notch local beer). I don't know what their distribution is outside of the city, but this is a good bet if you can find it. 20150305_185552.jpg

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I made a nice new discovery on Friday night, it was called Green Flash Double Stout. I enjoyed pretty much everything about it, great, robust malt character, lots of coffee and chocolate notes, but it was made smooth with the addition of oats and a less present hop character. Really a very tasty and drinkable beer, it was like having dessert before the main course.

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The Rochefort 10 is a masterpiece' date=' an excellent choice for best beer ever.[/quote'] Yup. my favourite beer by quite some distance. Enjoyed a few bottles of BrewDog Hardcore IPA last night; a beer I love more and more each time I drink it. Finished with a beer by Sadler's brewery called Mud City Stout. Would highly recommend to anyone, particularly those who enjoy English real ale. Brewed with cocoa and vanilla pods, smooth with loadsa coffee, and a hint of smokiness. At 6.6% abv, very satisfying!
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Was - Lagunitas "Brown Shugga' Ale" Currently - Deschutes "Black Butte Porter" The Brown Shugga was pretty good, not overpowering with the sweetness. Good strong ale and you could definitely taste the brown sugar. Black Butte porter is solid. Nothing spectacular, but it reminds me of coastal towns (which is arguably the point of a porter). I dig this one and Epic Brewing's "Galloway Porter". Again, nothing mind-blowing but they just hit all the right notes!

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And... now I'm drinking a Samuel Smith's "Imperial Stout". I'm waiting until it warms up a bit before forming an opinion. However, i am reminded of possibly the best "plain" Imp. Stout (not barrel aged to my knowledge) I've had in recent memory. Lagunitas "Imperial Stout" is deliciously hoppy.

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And... now I'm drinking a Samuel Smith's "Imperial Stout". I'm waiting until it warms up a bit before forming an opinion. However' date=' i am reminded of possibly the best "plain" Imp. Stout (not barrel aged to my knowledge) I've had in recent memory. Lagunitas "Imperial Stout" is deliciously hoppy.[/quote'] Had a pint of their Extra Stout the other night. Wasn't as good as the Imperial but decent enough.
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Drinking a Greenwich English whisky barrel aged ale, brewed for Tesco by Meantime brewery. This is fucking awesome. A little peaty, a vanilla sweetness, surprisingly very crisp and light-bodied for a porter, too. Extremely smooth and quaffable. These guys are definitely one of my favourite English breweries.

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Marks & Spencer usually do those in wine size bottles in the big tubes. Meantime are an awesome brewing company!
Yup. That's what it came in. Tesco does it too! Very satisfying and it looks ace! Just finished a spiced red ale by Sharp's brewery. Sweet red fruit, caramel, coriander, Belgian yeast flavour. 9% abv. Bloody marvelous! Now drinking a Simply Golden Ale brewed for Tesco by Marston's. Not a complex flavour, but as generic English bitter goes, it's pretty good shit. Really refreshing, with a nice hop character and, interestingly enough, a slightly wine-ish taste. Not outstanding, but good nonetheless.
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