What are you Drinking?

[garbon]

Doesn't sound like champagne.

[derspiess]

Schlafly X IPA.

This bottle tastes like monkey ass.  I think it's contaminated.  Sigh.

Hopefully it was just your bottle.  I didn't try any when I was at their taproom in St. Louis (so much to choose from), but I had heard good things about it so I brought a growler full of it back from their taproom.  Gonna bring it in tonight to serve as a "guest beer" at a local brewery here.

Schlafly's cask-conditioned India Brown Ale was outstanding.  Also liked their Oud Bruin and Bourbon Barrel Ale.

Also visited Alpha Brewing while I was in St. Louis and did a flight of all 10 beers they had on draft.  They put some funky herbs & flavorings in their beer, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.  They had session ale flavored with mint leaves that was refreshing but not something I'd want more than a pint of.  I also had a nice sour ale flavored with Tamarind, which I didn't even know existed prior to reading the menu.  And their Imperial "Storter" (damn I hate that name) was decent.  Not a beer there above 40 IBU and most are within the 10-15 range, so not a place for hopheads.  But some worthwhile beers, for sure. 

[derspiess]

Accidentally opened a Breckenridge Amber Ale from a sampler 12-pack I like a nice malty amber ale from time to time, but this was so vegetal it tasted like cooked carrots.

Cleansing my palette with a Breckenridge Lucky U IPA.  Much better.

Thinking about stopping by Three Floyds on my way up to Chicago Saturday.

[garbon]

What is a guest beer?

[citizen k]

What is a guest beer?

BYOB?

[derspiess]

What is a guest beer?

BYOB?

Correct, in the sense I used the term.  Traditionally it means when a brewery serves a beer from a different brewery on one or more of its taps.  You have to pay a special tax to have that privilege, so some breweries pay to do so and some don't.  My neighborhood place doesn't, so we regulars sometimes sneak in outside beers to share after the non-regulars and management have left.  This is usually after the official closing time.

[garbon]

Oh I see. Interesting.

[derspiess]

Oh I see. Interesting.

They make good beer there, but they've been struggling so much just to keep up with demand that they've had to suspend their limited 'Snapshot' series, so it's usually their 7 year-round beers plus one seasonal.  Again, they make awesome beer & all, but sometimes we want to share something we've discovered.  Our favorite bartender is always more than happy to oblige.

[garbon]

Yeah I just didn't know that was an option anywhere.

[derspiess]

Drinking a beer called Chickow! from a local brewery called Triple Digit.  Bottle conditioned 'Hazelnut Double Brown Ale', 10% ABV.  A bit on the sweet side, somewhat winey, overall a solid, sippable brew.

[Caliga]

Rogue Dead Guy Ale.

[sbr]

Nice thats one of my favorites.

[Ed Anger]

Apple juice box

[derspiess]

Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Pumpkin Stout.  Pumpkin ales are better than what they used to be-- more pumpking pie-like.  But it just makes me wish Thanksgiving would hurry up & get here.

[Ed Anger]

Ensure. The wife keeps buying Strawberry.