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@OTM - Trust me, I had been planning to hang out with a buddy of mine who lives in West OC for about 5 months now. Took us that long to nail down a weekend. Just glad I finally found time where we weren't busy with family stuff.

[quote=Mattyk;1095814]Anyone using the Untappd app to track your beers?[/quote]
I do: BDBohnzie54

Had some friends over Saturday evening, so I grabbed a few 6ers and had some friends bring different beers.

[URL="http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115&Itemid=189"]Lancaster Brewing's Winter Warmer Ale[/URL] - I loved last year's version, and this one I think is better. Great winter spice bite. Very drinkable.

[URL="http://sixpoint.com/blog/recent/introducing-the-sixpoint-global-warmer/"]Sixpoint Brewery's Global Warming[/URL] - My first beer from Sixpoint, and found it quite tasty. Imperal Red IPA, good hop bite.

[URL="http://www.breckbrew.com/brews/vanilla-porter"]Breckenridge Brewery's Vanilla Porter[/URL] - Decent porter. Wasn't fantastic but worth trying.

Newcastle Werewolf - Decent red ale for a macrobrew.

Instead of dessert, I opted for a DuClaw Sweet Baby Jesus topped with homemade whipped cream. Whipped cream soaked up the chocolate peanut butter porter and was delicious.

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[quote=mredskins;1095825]I was in Disney last week. Glad to be back.

What a trip, dragging a 3 and 6 year old through those parks is no easy task.Every single person in my family at some point had a break down.[/quote]

Haha. Yeah mine are a little older, 5 and 8. They're just past the nap stage. We still tried to pace ourselves, building in a break in the middle of most afternoons. But yeah, it's the best vacation I can imagine but you do need to make sure you take a day at home before heading back to work just to recover. Exhaustion doesn't even describe it.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;1095834]

[URL="http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115&Itemid=189"]Lancaster Brewing's Winter Warmer Ale[/URL] - I loved last year's version, and this one I think is better. Great winter spice bite. Very drinkable.
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I have not enjoyed the beers I've tried from them. Been a few years since I tried them though, maybe I should give them another run. They can change over time, for sure.

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[quote=over the mountain;1095833]
schneed - i usually stick to american beers for freshness purposes but im gonna try adn find the 2 beers you mentioned ... shouldnt be too hard to remember Unibrow[/quote]

Both of those two particular beers I linked to are bottle-conditioned so they should actually get better with age.

Just remember Anthony Davis's face while you're drinking it, you'll never forget!

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i just signed up ..id:craigismyfirstname.

coming up with clever ID names is a weakness

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[QUOTE=over the mountain;1095833]im installing the app now .... does it allow you to keep track of the beers you try and then share with others, see what others thought?[/QUOTE]


Yup, it's like facebook for beers, you share your reviews, pics, and where you drank them

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I had master of disguise by Stone this weekend, tastes and smells like a stout but looks nothing like one.

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[quote=Mattyk;1095814]Anyone using the Untappd app to track your beers?[/quote]

Yes and it's great. Username msredskins

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[quote=Schneed10;1095838]I have not enjoyed the beers I've tried from them. Been a few years since I tried them though, maybe I should give them another run. They can change over time, for sure.[/quote]
I only started drinking their beers recently. Their Milk Stout is pretty good, their double chocolate milk stout (tap only) is heavenly.

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Matty u were rite. The celebration ale is the tits.


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Had a few beers over the holiday weekend:

[url=http://www.fordhamanddominion.com/#!dominionbrews/c22j5]Dominion Brewing Morning Glory Espresso Stout[/url] - Decent coffee stout but not better than Flying Dog's or Evo's

[url=http://lagunitas.com/beers/dogtown-pale/]Lagunitas New Dogtown Pale Ale[/url] - quality pale ale. have loved everything these guys do

[url=http://schlafly.com/beers/styles/kolsch/]Schlafly Kolsch[/url] - Great drinking beer. Smooth, goes down easy. Would be a good beer to introduce craftbrews to that one guy who still only drinks macrobrew.

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[quote=Schneed10;1095811]I'm a huge fan of Celebration Ale. Great beer, picked up a case of it.

I also discovered a terrific craft brewer out of Quebec while I was in Disney. The Canada section at Epcot's world showcase was featuring beers from Unibroue.

I tried these and LOVE them:

[B]Unibroue Trois Pistoles[/B] [url=http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/30/]Trois Pistoles | Unibroue | Chambly, QC, Canada | BeerAdvocate[/url]
If you like Troegs' Mad Elf, you'll love this one.

[B]Unibroue La Fin du Monde[/B] [url=http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/34/]La Fin Du Monde | Unibroue | Chambly, QC, Canada | BeerAdvocate[/url]
And if you like Victory's Golden Monkey, you'll love this one. It beats Golden Monkey.[/quote]

i tried the la fin du monde - belgian style, i just cant get into them. i think this beer was too complex for me to appreciate or something. im not the most sophisticated beer drinker. i liked it, i would order and drink it but i wouldnt buy a sixer.

i got a variety sixer of unibroue. its good until the year 2016 lol. i literally bought the sixer bc i never tried a self fomenting beer bottle before. not sure if fomenting is the right word. beer tasted lively for sure.

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celebration ale is pretty good.

i just cant dig these beers from unibroue. not bad but i just hate that wheatty taste.

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Drinking a Lagunitas Brown Shugga. Good stuff!

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sculpin is so hit or miss with me. BD you must be right about the shelf life.

i dont get it.

the last 2 six packs have tasted off but the sixer before that was awesome.

at 14.99 a sixer, i dont think i can continue to gamble on them.