Beer Thread

[WinstonSpencer]

Today, drank some Magic Hat #9, Stella, and Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA. Of course the Stone stood out. It was a really good beer. The nose had a strong blu cheese aroma. There was a great hop presence and some sweetness on the finish. It was full-bodied but still very drinkable.

[wild]

A few of my beer club members and I went on a Northern Az Brewery tour this past weekend. Lots O' fun and Lots O' beer!

Our first stop was the newest brewery in the state, the Lumberyard:


Next was the smallest brewery of the tour, the Flagstaff Brewery:


Third was a favorite of many, the Beaver Street Brewery which also owns the Lumberyard:


Last stop for the day was the Grand Canyon Brewery. New up and coming brewery in a quaint Rt. 66 town:


The next day we headed south to Sedona and visited Oak Creek Brewery at Tlaquepaque:


Then headed over to the original Oak Creek Brewery:


We finished the tour with a stop at a local vineyard outside of Cottonwood. Before the tasting began they asked me if I knew much about wine, I said "It comes in a box right?" I then got schooled at Page Springs Cellers:


This was a great trip and a great way to get out of the heat.

[Cyris]

Very nice Wild! A couple of my favs listed there, I will need to check out the new ones next time I am up north.

[Chè]

Has anyone tried Goose Island's "Bourbon County" stout?

[cigarsarge]

I've had it...Nice stuff.

[TheRichLife]

Has anyone tried Goose Island's "Bourbon County" stout?

It's a great beer, but I'm not sure it's $20 for a 4-pack of 12 oz bottles great. Our local brewery, Boulevard Brewing, makes a "Bourbon Barrel Quad" that I think is every bit as good as the Goose Island, but is $8 for a 750ml bottle.

[Chè]

It's a great beer, but I'm not sure it's $20 for a 4-pack of 12 oz bottles great.

I've only been through a couple of these. Agree, good stuff & cost is a definite consideration.

[Chè]

Hopefully this is a cool spot to introduce this but if not it certainly can be instated as a separate thread.

Some nice ales were mentioned in posts preceding. I was curious if any of us subscribe to "aging"? If so:

1. How long typically do you hold off?
   
2. What's the oldest item you have on hand?
   
3. How strongly do you feel about the results you've achieved?

Me:

1. No real strategy in place. I mostly rotate through stuff but try to make a mental note of how things tasted at the time etc.
   
   
2. Finished a 2004 Chimay Blue about 3 weeks ago. I believe the oldest items I have now were purchased in or vintaged 2006.
   
   
3. Sorta on the fence. I recognize some things that I felt originally were over the top, were more to my liking later on. Other not necessarily over the top things such as the 6 year old Chimays, I didn't really find significantly improved or huge alterations in taste.