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Now it's a Founder's Centennial IPA. Thankfully it's fresh, as this generally fantastic IPA does not age well. At times it's perfect, at times it's a little too malty for my taste; this is one of the latter times. I honestly don't know if it's differences in the beer or in my palate. Heavy on the bittering, could use just a touch more aroma hops to offset the malt, but in any case it's a solid beer made by one of my favorite breweries. 

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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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Do you have birch beer or sarsaparilla? I just read that apparently our sarsaparilla is not like yours... anyway, it was a sweet soda drink with some licorice or anise flavor and some other root extracts (definitely doesn't just taste like licorice, but I have trouble describing it), although now it's usually an artifical flavor. 

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On a significant beer day today. One of my friends is moving out of town soon, so a few of us met up for drinks. Highlights were a dry-hopped apricot ale from Grimm: cloudy, sour, and refreshing; Carton's highly drinkable and hoppy Boat Beer; and Southern Tier's black double IPA, which is a very successful dark version of the DIPA that I was praising a while ago. Now I'm home finishing my day off with some Sixpoint Bengali Tiger IPA, which is more consistent but less interesting than it used to be before they got bought or sold or whatever happened to the company. They had great branding, but their reputation went downhill fast and I don't know if they will fully recover.

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Here's why I was up until 4 AM. Highlights were Gigantic's gin barrel aged IPA (nice juniper notes) and Elysian's pumpkin coffee porter.

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Damn, you're making me thirsty. I had my last beer last night, a chai spiced imperial stout from Stone that I've been saving. It was pretty grand, but now I'm pining for a full beer fridge. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Damn, you're making me thirsty. I had my last beer last night, a chai spiced imperial stout from Stone that I've been saving. It was pretty grand, but now I'm pining for a full beer fridge. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Hmm, I haven't had that. Spice in that context sounds pretty good, though. I just picked up the first of this year's Pumking for my wife, looking forward to having that with our burgers in a little bit. I had a sour pumpkin beer last night that was disappointing, mostly because it was too old - the tartness had overpowered the rest of the flavors. 

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Hmm, I haven't had that. Spice in that context sounds pretty good, though. I just picked up the first of this year's Pumking for my wife, looking forward to having that with our burgers in a little bit. I had a sour pumpkin beer last night that was disappointing, mostly because it was too old - the tartness had overpowered the rest of the flavors. 

Most pumpkin beers I've had are awful and are just riding the pumpkin trend. The best one I've had is a local called Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale, had a few last year and loved it. I got fucking hammered on it during our hunting trip last year, and wasted a day with a miserable hangover. Last night's was great though, Stone always turns out good beers. I had some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with it, perfect combination. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Most pumpkin beers I've had are awful and are just riding the pumpkin trend. The best one I've had is a local called Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale, had a few last year and loved it. I got fucking hammered on it during our hunting trip last year, and wasted a day with a miserable hangover. Last night's was great though, Stone always turns out good beers. I had some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with it, perfect combination. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Mst pumpkin beers that I've tried are really just spiced ales with pumpkin flavor. The good ones don't rely on the spices, and add pumpkin before fermentation. There are way too many bandwagon jumpers, though, and it gets really old seeing so many pumpkin beers crowding out everything for a couple of months in the fall. Pumking is the most distinctive pumpkin beer I've had. I don't seek them out, but my wife loves them, so I'm happy to get something we can both appreciate. 

It's made by Southern Tier. They're an NY state brewer. If you can get your hands on their 2XIPA or their 2XIBA (double India Black Ale), they rule hard. With your taste in distinctive malty beers, you'd probably like Pumking as well. 

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Mst pumpkin beers that I've tried are really just spiced ales with pumpkin flavor. The good ones don't rely on the spices, and add pumpkin before fermentation. There are way too many bandwagon jumpers, though, and it gets really old seeing so many pumpkin beers crowding out everything for a couple of months in the fall. Pumking is the most distinctive pumpkin beer I've had. I don't seek them out, but my wife loves them, so I'm happy to get something we can both appreciate. 

It's made by Southern Tier. They're an NY state brewer. If you can get your hands on their 2XIPA or their 2XIBA (double India Black Ale), they rule hard. With your taste in distinctive malty beers, you'd probably like Pumking as well. 

Most likely. I'll keep my eyes open, but we don't get shit from the east coast out here. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Speaking of stouts, I can't wait to drink this. I've had it once before and it's phenomenal. But I need the right person to share it with - at 13%, my night would be over if I drank it all myself. Hopefully my wife can hang with it...

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Looks tasty. Really wishing that proposed trade wasn't impossible! Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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Mother in law is staying and I have to go work in a prison tomorrow so already had a french beer called Champigheulles which was a mediocre continental lager (even at 5.5%), not very memorable to be fair but thankfully followed by a Hobgoblin which hit all the parts necessary and was thoroughly tasty and warming.  Resorting to JD and coke next to numb the pain!

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