Beer!

Heretic Hazelnut Porter! I learned much of what I know about homebrewing from Jamil, the guy who runs Heretic (I don't know him, I just read/listen to him a lot).

Your Father Smelt of Elderberries was solid. Not too fruity. It's a pleasant drink, nothing special.

Little Sumpin' Sumpin' is my go-to beer. It's my favorite beer I can get all the time.

Equinox is solid as well. I like most of what Lagunitas brews.

I stared down a James E. Pepper 1776 tonight and managed to avoid drinking it. It's my last one and I'd like to let it age for about 6 months.

 

I think I had Lagunitas Equinox at my friend's house and did think it was pretty solid...but have not purchased it myself yet. Will report back if I do!

 

Westvleteren doesn't have an official distributor. Where are all you guys getting it?

 

There was a special US release in December 2012

 

My friends got someone in Belgium to order ahead, drive to monastery, have their license plate/order verified by the monks, purchase up to 12 bottles at a time (IIRC), bubble wrap each bottle individually, and then ship them to us.

 

Orval is my favorite Trappist beer. Less sweet, more funk.

 

Going to SE Asia in a couple of weeks, REALLY hoping to get Durian beer lol.

 

^Muggy SE Asia? Freeze the durian beer and make beercicles.

^^Westvleteren 12 importation scheme? My friends did it on at least a couple of different occasions. Let me ping them.

 

Durian beer???

 

Just tried Ninkasi Tricerahops DIPA out of Spiegelau IPA glasses today. I was already a believer in quality glassware, but I'm pretty impressed with both the presentation and the aromatic experience offered by these glasses. Truly exceptional. Gonna try Stone Brewing Co. Enjoy By 10/31/2015 IPA tonight.

Update: About 9oz deep into this 12oz bottle. This is possibly the most drinkable IPA I've ever had. Exceptionally fresh taste. I'll have to get some notes down on the second or third bottle, later this week.

 

^I like Ninkasi Tricerahops as well. If you like that hop profile and have not tried Knee Deep Brewery, I recommend them!

 

Is Knee Deep readily available in southeast Washington? If so, I'll try to pick up a couple bottles sometime.

 

182 miles away in Oregon, I'm afraid (if you want to drive to pick some up).
Beer Store · 13528 Nw Cornell Rd.Portland, Or 97229
Order from them? http://cedarmillliquor.com/

 

I don't have beer money at the moment. I just made an $80 beer purchase, and about $60 in glassware as well. But the next time I have a little extra to spend, I'll take a look at that.

 

Ninkasi has a few good offerings.

I have a bunch of different glasses. The Sam Adams glasses are the best all-rounders.

Beer = Headphones
Temperature = Amp
Glass = DAC

 

Oatis is their other main hit as far as I'm concerned. My favourite beer.

 

Ikr, that would be awesome. There is supposedly a myth that eating durian fruit with beer can kill you. Probably die of happiness.

 

Not so sure about awesome. But I'm biased against durian.
Have you guys tried the fruit before?? I've never even heard the ungodly concept of durian beer discussed here before.

 

Yeah, I had durian in Malaysia. The odor is, well, weird and unpleasant, sort of like ripe garbage, but I do like the taste a lot.