So... I've been laying off the sauce for a while. Time to review a couple stouts! I think I've earned it. Please indulge me as I pretend to be a beer connoisseur.

First up is the Young's Double Chocolate stout I had a few nights ago, posted in another thread. (check the "behind the monitor thread") It was good, but despite the name, a bit one dimensional in my humble opinion. I like the nose, and the bittersweet finish. However it left something to be desired. Might be too much malted barley? Kind of overrated.

Next is the first of tonight's beers: Sierra Nevada Narwhal stout.



Very malty nose. First sip is extremely bitter. Next mouthful is sweeter, with a boozy heat & roasty notes. This one's a bit more "chewy" than most stouts, a very full-bodied stout. Not overpowering, but maybe a little much for some palates. Perhaps a bit heavy, but might pair well with raw oysters or a milk chocolate custard.

The final one for tonight is Belhaven's Black Scottish stout. Wow! Very similar to Guinness draught, even using a nitrogen widget. The nose is a bit more herbal & earthy than Guinness, and the first sip is slightly sweeter and a little tangy. The finish has a bit of funky "barnyard", a hay or buckwheat flavor. It is so subtle that I can't say it is a strike against this beer's overall flavor profile. Very unique while simultaneously being a true European stout. Delicious.

Thanks for keeping the booze thread alive.

I haven't made any unique alcohol purchases lately, but I was reading through an old program for the 1971 Indy 500, and this advertisement more or less called me a bitch for not drinking its product.

Challenge fuckin' accepted.

I'm on the hunt for some Old Crow bourbon lol.

Ha! Found you!


It tastes like... $12 bourbon lol. Not bad for the price! Had a hell of a time finding it though. Luckily, there's this store called Friar Tuck, smaller midwestern chain I think, Anyways, it's like a supemarket sized liquor store. They sell alcohol, tobacco, and... cheese? I was hoping for firearms,  but you can't have everything...

Here's a crooked 1971 PBR ad I scanned earlier. It might suck in a can, but on tap? PBR is quite nice.

I love Dale's Pale Ale.
There's a Deviant Dale's version that is fantastic too.

This weekend I tried
Prairie Artisan Ales - BOMB!

Espresso, vanilla, cacao nibs and chile pepper. Best stout ever. Downside, it's stupid high gravity (13% ABV). Still tasted smooth though.

And Weyerbacher - Tiny

Also delicious. And slightly less high gravity at only 11.8% Very chocolatey. The Bomb was better.

and for not stout drinks, I had a few sips of my husband's Flying Dog - Gourd Standard IPA (pumpkin IPA, different version of pumpkin beer, very tasty) and Stone - Bourbon Barrel Arrogant Bastard (just like Arrogant Bastard, which is one of my most favorite beers ever, but better!)

The alcohol was supposed to kill the germs in my body. It didn't work as well as anticipated.

Which variety of Guinness do you prefer Frosty?





Fun Guinness facts:

- A Guinness has less calories, ABV and carbs than a Budwieser

- A perfect pour of draught Guinness (a.k.a. the double-pour) takes 115 - 120 seconds

- The "Guinness Book of World Records" was conceived by the Managing Director of the Brewery, Hugh Beaver because of a long-standing argument over Europe's fastest game bird. (The Grouse)

- The Harp logo was adopted by the Irish gov't after Guinness trademarked it, not the other way around.

- 40% of worldwide Guinness sales are to Africa

I could use some booze right about now..

I'm in Mexico,so tequila, tequila, tequila.

No way hozay! The morphine is the only thing positive about being in here lolol xD

Uh... my ex-wife & I had our honey-moon in Cancun. Nobody was stabbed, but she DID turn out to be a whore