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Official Drinking Thread: I'm Having A 6-Pack Attack!: Part The Sixth

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The chain liquor store out here is now up to three types of Leinenkugel's, Sunset Wheat, Summer Shandy, and Red. Still waiting on the Honey Weiss.

Random question: I'm flying through Minneapolis two weekends in a row in November. Does anyone know which, if any, bars in the airport have Summit Pale Ale? The smaller bars further down the terminals had a Summit seasonal on tap, but I would prefer the standard. Thanks.
 
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Buffalo Trace. How they manage to sell it for less than $30/bottle still amazes me. Is it lack of marketing expenditures (a la Sobeski Vodka)?
 
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Fuller's ESB - Perfect Breakfast beer at the pub during the EPL Matches.
 
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Picked up the Schell's Stag #1 Shmaltz's Alt tonight (22 oz limited release bottle). Am curious and kind of anxious to try it. Beer fermented in a red wine cask? Odd. Will crack it for tomorrow's MN-UNO game, and report back.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Picked up the Schell's Stag #1 Shmaltz's Alt tonight (22 oz limited release bottle). Am curious and kind of anxious to try it. Beer fermented in a red wine cask? Odd. Will crack it for tomorrow's MN-UNO game, and report back.
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hmmm. Sounds interesting. Would definitely like a report on that. How dark is it? You reckon its a bitter?
 
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dubbie31 said:
Interesting. I just bought a case of the Sam Adams Oktoberfest. My absolute favorite. Just wish they made it all year. Maybe I should buy a bunch of cases to last me a couple weeks! :D
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Horrible. Although the Sam's Oktoberfest is their second best beer (after the winter ale), it's not saying much.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Horrible. Although the Sam's Oktoberfest is their second best beer (after the winter ale), it's not saying much.
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I'm actually not as wild about the winter ale. I did enjoy the Bluemoon Seasonal.

Definitely going to enjoy a pint of Fuller's soon. Work has kept me from the Pub...aka my 2nd home...lol
 
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dubbie31 said:
hmmm. Sounds interesting. Would definitely like a report on that. How dark is it? You reckon its a bitter?
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I'd reckon that the wine barrels would balance it out a bit (though if the brewer is worth his salt, you could still taste the hops). Having recently had scotch aged entirely in sherry casks (Macallan 12), I can say that it mellowed out the whisky and made it noticeably sweeter than most of its kind. Granted, that took 12 years of aging, but a well-aged beer (while it can lean towards one side or the other) generally shouldn't run wild in the bitter direction.

EDIT: Actually, it's an altbier, so hops will probably be minimal.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I'd reckon that the wine barrels would balance it out a bit (though if the brewer is worth his salt, you could still taste the hops). Having recently had scotch aged entirely in sherry casks (Macallan 12), I can say that it mellowed out the whisky and made it noticeably sweeter than most of its kind. Granted, that took 12 years of aging, but a well-aged beer (while it can lean towards one side or the other) generally shouldn't run wild in the bitter direction.

EDIT: Actually, it's an altbier, so hops will probably be minimal.
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Hmmm...

Very Educational
 
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dubbie31 said:
I'm actually not as wild about the winter ale. I did enjoy the Bluemoon Seasonal.

Definitely going to enjoy a pint of Fuller's soon. Work has kept me from the Pub...aka my 2nd home...lol
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Alas, that must have kept you from the Paulaner Weisn, which was one of the more refreshing beers I've had in a long time...and now it's gone.

Oh, did have a (IIRC) Woodchuck Amber Cider (yes, amber) last Sunday at the OC. Quite good. Little aftertaste you get from a normal hard cider.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Alas, that must have kept you from the Paulaner Weisn, which was one of the more refreshing beers I've had in a long time...and now it's gone.

Oh, did have a (IIRC) Woodchuck Amber Cider (yes, amber) last Sunday at the OC. Quite good. Little aftertaste you get from a normal hard cider.
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I had some Magners Cider last week at the Rapids match. I think I like that one a bit more. Felt it more later that was for sure!
 
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Got some Blue Moon in cans today (probably the last 'summer' beer of the season for me). Tastes almost like getting it on tap. Could be a go-to beer for me next year, if they keep selling it that way.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Picked up the Schell's Stag #1 Shmaltz's Alt tonight (22 oz limited release bottle). Am curious and kind of anxious to try it. Beer fermented in a red wine cask? Odd. Will crack it for tomorrow's MN-UNO game, and report back.
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It was decent. Not worth $7 for a 22oz bottle, though. You could taste the hints of sweetness/wine in it, though, which gave it a really good finish. The wild rice Stag #2 is out, but I'm not chancing $10~ for a sixer to try it. If it's on tap at OC, I may give it a go.
 
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Off to pick up a bottle of Bookers and a bottle of knob creek. Haven't had the latter but extremely excited to try it. Apparently it's a bit sweeter than most bourbons because it's aged for so long.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Off to pick up a bottle of Bookers and a bottle of knob creek. Haven't had the latter but extremely excited to try it. Apparently it's a bit sweeter than most bourbons because it's aged for so long.
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Knob Creek is indeed tasty.

Oh, and if you have $125 to spend, apparently Balvenie has a 17YO aged in a rum cask. I need to find a bar that has that.
 
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