If you have had a good (or bad) beer recently report the results here

[Lucky17]

It's that time of year:



Elysian's take on a pumpkin ale, Night Owl. Reportedly made with 150 pounds of pumpkin in every batch. Pumpkin seeds as well.

Smells like pumpkin pie, with cinnamon and nutmeg, but it doesn't taste sweet. The pumpkin is definitely there, and it finishes with a heat/dryness/bitterness from the ginger and allspice.

It's growing on me. Glad I'd picked up a second bottle.

[indeedproceed]

Went to the beer emporium (link) on the long way home from Providence RI today, and spent $42 on 18 beers.

Saw a million different beers I've never tried and completely punked out. Got a sixer of Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin Wild, Left Hand's Nitro Milk Stout, and Firestone Union Jack.

I just knew I loved those beers. I feel kind of guilty.

But at the same time I tried just about every beer at the most hipsterest place on earth last night and I liked none of them particularly well (Founders Rubeaus, Victory Golden Monkey, Perry's Revenge Ale, Finch's Secret Stash Stout, Founder's Porter...).

[Lucky17]

Sometimes, you gotta go with the sure thing.

I'll rarely drop money on complete blind shots. If I don't know the brewery, or if I don't like/know the style really well, I'm probably not going to try it.

Schooner Exact Hop Vine IPA and Hop Valley Alphadelic IPA are two new recent discoveries. Typical Pacific NW-style IPAs, hop bombs. Big thumbs up.

[McHales Pits]

Went to Pemberfest in Cambridge today...a slew of delicious local craft brews for free. I'd like to tell you more about them, but after a while things started to blur together. Cheers!

[indeedproceed]

Just to plug it again, Left Hand's Nitro milk stout is just awesome. It's the stout Id make if I could.

[Scott]

I have become a big fan of Stone.  Recently had their Pale Ale, IPA, Levitation Ale, Smoked Porter, and their 2013 Old Guardian Barley Wine. 

[indeedproceed]

I have become a big fan of Stone.  Recently had their Pale Ale, IPA, Levitation Ale, Smoked Porter, and their 2013 Old Guardian Barley Wine.

Their beer is good. They rope you in with 'edgy' names and cool brand logos, and they keep you by being different. You tried a lot of other craft beers?

[Scott]

I have become a big fan of Stone.  Recently had their Pale Ale, IPA, Levitation Ale, Smoked Porter, and their 2013 Old Guardian Barley Wine.

Their beer is good. They rope you in with 'edgy' names and cool brand logos, and they keep you by being different. You tried a lot of other craft beers?

Still feeling my way around after 4 1/2 years in Europe.  Locally, I have dabbeled with Schlafly and O'Fallon.  Tried some of the New Belgium stuff to include Mad Hatter and their pumpkin ale.

[KGs Knee]

It's that time of year:



Elysian's take on a pumpkin ale, Night Owl. Reportedly made with 150 pounds of pumpkin in every batch. Pumpkin seeds as well.

Smells like pumpkin pie, with cinnamon and nutmeg, but it doesn't taste sweet. The pumpkin is definitely there, and it finishes with a heat/dryness/bitterness from the ginger and allspice.

It's growing on me. Glad I'd picked up a second bottle.

Ahh yes, pumpkin ale.....one of the few type's of ale's I actually like.  Had the Harpoon Pumpkin UFO last night.  Wanted to get the Dogfish Head, but the store didn't have it yet.  Seems everyone is making the stuff now, I must have seen 15 different brands selling the stuff.

Never tried Elsyian's, sounds good.

[KGs Knee]

Went to the beer emporium (link) on the long way home from Providence RI today, and spent $42 on 18 beers.

Saw a million different beers I've never tried and completely punked out. Got a sixer of Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin Wild, Left Hand's Nitro Milk Stout, and Firestone Union Jack.

I just knew I loved those beers. I feel kind of guilty.

But at the same time I tried just about every beer at the most hipsterest place on earth last night and I liked none of them particularly well (Founders Rubeaus, Victory Golden Monkey, Perry's Revenge Ale, Finch's Secret Stash Stout, Founder's Porter...).

You know, this place called the Barley Pub right down the street from me has Lagunitas and Firestone on tap, Moat Mt too.

[bleedGREENdon]

Lagunitas are disguisting. Gotta keep it Dominican with the Presidente's

[Scott]

Delicious.

[Lucky17]

Lagunitas are disguisting. Gotta keep it Dominican with the Presidente's

Pilsner is the undiscovered country for me. I've yet to find one I really like, except for perhaps Urquell, and that's more for nostalgia than for the flavor.

[indeedproceed]

Lagunitas are disguisting. Gotta keep it Dominican with the Presidente's

Pilsner is the undiscovered country for me. I've yet to find one I really like, except for perhaps Urquell, and that's more for nostalgia than for the flavor.

It's like having a favorite kind of white bread.

[Lucky17]

Lagunitas are disguisting. Gotta keep it Dominican with the Presidente's

Pilsner is the undiscovered country for me. I've yet to find one I really like, except for perhaps Urquell, and that's more for nostalgia than for the flavor.

It's like having a favorite kind of white bread.

Yes! Exactly.

Not crazy about Kolsch either. Gave Burnside's Lime Kolsch a try the other day, and thought, "OK, I could see a time and place for this, but I can't see this being in the rotation."

I am looking forward to trying out 10 Barrel Brewing's Swill this weekend. We've got warm weather here in the Rose City, so still some time left for some summer brew.