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I succumbed to hype. Founder's French Toast Bastard; Vanilla Cinnamon Maple bourbon barrel aged scotch ale. Whaaat????!  This shit is sick. As fortune would have it, my wife picked up some decadent ci

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Ha ha no it's not the Dalai Lama....my son was watching cartoons. And yes it is a nice chair (thank you) however it seems it's been reserved for one 'person' only [emoji3]

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Split a Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot with my brother last night, and it was damn tasty. They're a pretty reliable brewer if you're into the west coast hop bomb formula, but this was a step up for them, one of the best I've had from Lagunitas.

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Nice, that's one of the few of theirs that I don't think I've tasted. I'll have to look for it - saw it around NYC occasionally but haven't noticed it up here. They've always been solid.

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Nice, that's one of the few of theirs that I don't think I've tasted. I'll have to look for it - saw it around NYC occasionally but haven't noticed it up here. They've always been solid.
Their hop profile seems to match your preferences, so I'm not surprised that you like them. As a fan of their beers, I would say that you would probably favor this WTF like I did. Kyle agreed, it was excellent.

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Their hop profile seems to match your preferences, so I'm not surprised that you like them. As a fan of their beers, I would say that you would probably favor this WTF like I did. Kyle agreed, it was excellent.

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Also nice to hear that you guys are having some drinks together. :) How's he doing? He seems happy from what I've seen online.

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Also nice to hear that you guys are having some drinks together. [emoji4] How's he doing? He seems happy from what I've seen online.
He's busy as hell, but he does seem to be doing well. We're back on good terms, he's working two jobs, playing in 5 bands (one of which is mine), and he's engaged to a great girl. This is probably the happiest I've seen him, it's pretty cool after a lot of the struggles that he's had.

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He's busy as hell, but he does seem to be doing well. We're back on good terms, he's working two jobs, playing in 5 bands (one of which is mine), and he's engaged to a great girl. This is probably the happiest I've seen him, it's pretty cool after a lot of the struggles that he's had.

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That's awesome. Good luck to him, and good luck with the band also, I hope it works out well.

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I've come down with a nasty cold that my son brought home from kindergarten, so I think my New Year's activities will consist of the same thing I've been doing the last couple of days - splashing rum into hot beverages and waiting for Groundhog Day. I did have some Founder's "Backwoods Bastard" last night, a barrel-aged Scotch ale containing around 11% ABV, which made everything kind of ok for a little while.

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I've come down with a nasty cold that my son brought home from kindergarten, so I think my New Year's activities will consist of the same thing I've been doing the last couple of days - splashing rum into hot beverages and waiting for Groundhog Day. I did have some Founder's "Backwoods Bastard" last night, a barrel-aged Scotch ale containing around 11% ABV, which made everything kind of ok for a little while.


That sucks. I have been known to do the same if I get sick, but with whiskey instead of rum. That Backwoods Bastard is one of the few Founders beers I've had, since we don't get them here. I can get a couple in Vegas, but most of them I've had were from a friend who lives near Baltimore that brings them to MDF. I'm pretty sure that I don't remember seeing Master at MDF because of a several Backwoods Bastards in the parking garage and then some ill-advised whiskey shots in line before we entered.

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That sucks. I have been known to do the same if I get sick, but with whiskey instead of rum. That Backwoods Bastard is one of the few Founders beers I've had, since we don't get them here. I can get a couple in Vegas, but most of them I've had were from a friend who lives near Baltimore that brings them to MDF. I'm pretty sure that I don't remember seeing Master at MDF because of a several Backwoods Bastards in the parking garage and then some ill-advised whiskey shots in line before we entered.

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Whiskey would be great, but rum happens to be here with me now. Thankfully it's decent aged rum, none of that spiced garbage or "silver" paint remover. Maybe a bottle of rye is in the cards for me later. I had three of those Backwoods Bastards last night and barely felt a thing, which tells you just how sick I am at the moment, but they can sneak up on you.

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Whiskey would be great, but rum happens to be here with me now. Thankfully it's decent aged rum, none of that spiced garbage or "silver" paint remover. Maybe a bottle of rye is in the cards for me later. I had three of those Backwoods Bastards last night and barely felt a thing, which tells you just how sick I am at the moment, but they can sneak up on you.
There's some terrible rum out there. I don't know that I've ever had any rum that I have liked, but some of it smells like markers and tastes like paint thinner, as you described. Hope you can kick the sickness.

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There's some terrible rum out there. I don't know that I've ever had any rum that I have liked, but some of it smells like markers and tastes like paint thinner, as you described. Hope you can kick the sickness.

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Thanks, man, I hope so too... just gonna take some time. I don't generally drink rum by itself, but I'm pretty happy mixing it, especially in hot drinks. Might make some rum tea in a minute here. Party at my house!

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I've come down with a nasty cold that my son brought home from kindergarten, so I think my New Year's activities will consist of the same thing I've been doing the last couple of days - splashing rum into hot beverages and waiting for Groundhog Day. I did have some Founder's "Backwoods Bastard" last night, a barrel-aged Scotch ale containing around 11% ABV, which made everything kind of ok for a little while.

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