Beer of the day - BOTD 2025

[Black Adder]

Tried a new seafood restaurant with the wife tonight. The tap list was startlingly overloaded with IPAs. I went with this:

Drinkable - but the complete lack of any discernable flavor left me unplussed. I've had a lot better Irish stouts over the years.

 

[JWCowboy]

Tried a new seafood restaurant with the wife tonight. The tap list was startlingly overloaded with IPAs. I went with this:

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Drinkable - but the complete lack of any discernable flavor left me unplussed. I've had a lot better Irish stouts over the years.

Apparently Guinness is having a moment right now with the hipster crowd.

 

[Eric_75]

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I've tried that one and enjoyed it.

 

[La Malice]

Nothing special but it went down nicely

 

[P-51G t]

A nice Vienna style lager. My go to Oktoberfest substitute

 

[jesseix]

 

[jesseix]

Apparently Guinness is having a moment right now with the hipster crowd.

Everyone wants to split the G

 

[jesseix]

Good win for LA in the Monday night game. And a good excuse for a nightcap.

 

[Black Adder]

Good win for LA in the Monday night game.

As a Minnesotan, I should be upset... but I couldn't care less about pro football. I'll be working with a lot of soreheads tomorrow.

The wife and I were at the U of M Arboretum for a Wolf Moon Night Trail walk. I thought the cold would kill us, but everything went okay and it was enjoyable. Here's my post-walk, cooperative husband beer reward:

Nice one from Schell's. New Ulm, MN.

New glassware from New Glarus! Produced by Sahm Glass:

The outer pair are the Moldau tankard in 17 oz size, and the inner pair are the Eibsee wheat beer glasses in 20 oz.

 

[Eric_75]

Was in a cider mood.

Blake's really did a fine job with this one. Not too sweet. A hint of tartness. Very well balanced. The berry notes are there but nothing overwhelming. Easy drinking which you have to be careful with at 8% ABV.

I'd pair this with bratwurst, pork chops, pulled pork sandwiches, etc.

 

[Vacumatic]

Good win for LA in the Monday night game. And a good excuse for a nightcap.

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That beer is new to me but it looks like a very enjoyable glass of stout.

You may wish to know that English doctors used to prescribe a bottle of stout, especially to women, who needed some iron in the blood or had anaemia.

 

[Heavy_Metal_Hound]

Master Stoat, coffee stout by Badger Brewery. This stout has a strong & rather pleasant aroma of coffee & caramel, as does the flavour. My only regret is the fact that I purchased only the one bottle of this magnificent beer.

 

[FL shaver]

For nostalgic reasons when picking up a Greek lunch:

 

[jesseix]

For nostalgic reasons when picking up a Greek lunch:

Oh man this is going to make me go through all my photos of Greek beers from last year

 

[ShavedPeeps]

Mountain Candy IPA by Sycamore Brewing for trivia night

 

[jesseix]

Local taproom had a charity tap going on with proceeds going to LA fire relief so I stopped in for a few.
Timbo west coast pils from Highland Park Brewing
Keepers of the Malt barleywine from Beachwood Brewing

 

[Black Adder]

Purchased two of these with pretty high expectations. It didn't meet them, but I'm very willing to accept that my expectations may be impossible... it didn't disappoint. Yeasty bread on the nose with a mediocre finish, and that's where I'd hoped for a better delivery. 7.5% ABV; around $5 for a pretty solid pint. No regrets.