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EMERGENCY - I'm drinking and the old drinking thread is closed!

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Regarding Smalley's in Stillwater and their rum list...

Probably the largest list I have seen by a decent margin and I give them major props for that.

There were only a couple that I hadn't had that I wanted to try though, and of those, most were too steep for a pour.

Still... finding Appleton 50 - even at $500 a pour - was impressive.

Tried the Don Pancho 18 at $15 and it was good, but trying it saved me the expense of a whole bottle as it's not better than others I can get for less.

A couple of mistakes on their list though:

Kirk & Sweeney 12 for $25 - an entire bottle is $25 in the store.

They had the Diplomatico rums backwards and overpriced.

Anejo was $25 a pour when a bottle is $17.

Grand Reserva was $20 a pour when a bottle is $25.

Grand Reserva Exclusiva was $15 a pour when a bottle is $37.


Still... a pretty all-encompassing list of what's available in Minnesota and they earn my respect for that at least.
 
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I'm at a little high end place in Austin called Moonshine Patio Bar. I am currently drinking the best old fashioned I've ever had and it ain't close.

This place is amazing.
 
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Went to Jester King tonight. They are amazing.

Bringing home a couple of their farmhouse imperial stouts, a Figlet, a Buddha's brew, a Biere de Miel, a Famtome deal Rey.

 Buddha's Brew Farmhouse Ale Blended & Brewed w/ Kombucha Tea 4.0% abv
Farmhouse ale (90%) blended & refermented with Classic Kombucha (10%) from Buddha's Brew Kombucha in Austin, Texas.

 Figlet Farmhouse Ale Fermented with Smoked Texas Figs 5.9% abv
Dry farmhouse ale fermented with Texas figs smoked at Franklin's Barbecue in Austin, TX.

Biere de Miel Farmhouse Ale Brewed with Honey 5.9% abv
Dry, tart, farmhouse ale fermented with Texas wildflower honey.

Fantôme del Rey Farmhouse Ale Brewed with Truffle Honey, Coriander, & Black Peppercorns 8.8% abv –
Inspired by a recipe first brewed in collaboration with La Brasserie Fantôme, this version blends young beer w/ mature, barrel-aged beer.

 Black Metal Farmhouse Imperial Stout 10.8% abv
Pitch black in color, notes of chocolate and roasted malt, balanced out by aggressive hop bitterness.
 
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Cross post from Facebook about Moonshine Patio Bar

This place is all kinds of wonderful. You need to come here and spend some cash. The food is ridiculous and is only eclipsed by the whiskey list and the knowledge of the bartenders.

Their reserve is something special. I hadn't heard of half of these ryes and bourbons. That's saying something. Their prices are fair from top to bottom.

Don't come here expecting to get a mich golden. If you like American whiskey or whiskey cocktails, stop in. They are your friend.

I knew I was in good hands when I was asked what whiskey I wanted in my Manhattan and then if I wanted it up or down.

Their reserve list is comparable to the Fitz in Michigan. Though slightly more expensive but with a bourbon and rye emphasis instead of scotch.

Between the food and whiskey, this might be my favorite place west of the Mississippi.

If you decide to visit, get here early and make fiends with the bartenders. They've treated me well. After a few manhattans they opened up and offered me tasters instead of full blown pours.

This is a special place. Very special.
 
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Kinda? I think he makes a great point. This is the first year in a while that I haven't hunted beers in earnest.

I'm kind of losing interest in finding these rare beers and focusing on the ones I can get.
 
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RaceBoarder said:
http://punchdrink.com/articles/when-did-rarity-equal-greatness-top-beers-list-craft-beer-rankings/

The guy kinda has a point.
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Kinda? That's an understatement. And for the record, Dark Lord DOES taste soy-saucey and sweet when it's a current year's bottle. Had the full run of Dark Lord (2004-2016) last weekend at a bottle-sharing gathering.

Sites like Beer Advocate/etc are fine in theory, but I find them to be extremely snobbish and biased in their ratings. If Founders Breakfast Stout were made by an InBev company, I guarantee you that rating would be about 10 points lower. And if Miller Genuine Draft was made by Lagunitas? Well, that rating goes up about 10 points.

Everyone is all about the "new thing." Right now it's sours, and also using chai is becoming a thing.
 
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I bought a bottle of wine today for the first time in my life.
 
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What's sad is, even I'VE bought a bottle of (decent!) wine in my life. No, I didn't drink it. But dammit, I bought it! (gift)
 
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MinnesotaNorthStar said:
What flavor of Boone's Farm did you get?
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Boone's Farm tastes better than fancy wines. Back in the 90s my buddies liberated a bottle of $75 red wine (no idea what style or vineyard), and it was horrible. Another person had a bottle of $5 wine, and it was okay, certainly better than the fancy stuff. The beer we had on hand was way better - a keg of Summit they also liberated.

Brenthoven said:
What's sad is, even I'VE bought a bottle of (decent!) wine in my life. No, I didn't drink it. But dammit, I bought it! (gift)
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I have too, but I don't count it because it was a gift. I've never purchased a bottle for my own use.
 
I buy wine for cooking. Can't make marinara sauce without it, but even then, it's a Sutter Home, Rex Goliath, or something in a box.
 
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I follow the old adage, if you won't drink it, don't cook with it.
 
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Related, and I'll save some time by making a repeat post about a doc I saw tonight:

Sour Grapes:

Documentary on a wine savant that sold fake expensive wines to collectors. I don't know crap about wine, so all the names of these great wines went over my head. "Ah, yes, the Hoo Shoo Floo '61 is an excellent wine, I paid $3000 for a bottle." Um, ok? However, the general story is very intriguing besides that lack of knowledge. If you like a good scandal story, though, it's worth a watch.
 
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I'm not terribly confident my surly eight has aged gracefully.

Let's see what happens when it warms up.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I'm not terribly confident my surly eight has aged gracefully.

Let's see what happens when it warms up.
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Like 8, Syx was a boozier-tasting beer, and it really didn't age well. It was good, but not great (had it about a month ago).
 
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Brenthoven said:
Sites like Beer Advocate/etc are fine in theory, but I find them to be extremely snobbish and biased in their ratings. If Founders Breakfast Stout were made by an InBev company, I guarantee you that rating would be about 10 points lower. And if Miller Genuine Draft was made by Lagunitas? Well, that rating goes up about 10 points.
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Sounds great to me. Inbev beers are trash by definition, they don't deserve higher rankings.
 
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