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I think I saw this picture in your post the other day and I was very curious about that beer. I love coconut in anything so I definitely need to get my hands on this. Kona makes a pretty good coconut porter that is relatively easy to find, they call theirs KOKO Brown. You will have a PM soon brother.
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regardless of their authenticity, the cigar on the left looks trashed. the other two look salvageable. go ahead and smoke them - you just might enjoy them.
those customs look really nice! before you gift those out (a very generous gesture, by the way) please smoke one and let us know what you think of them!
those customs look really nice! before you gift those out (a very generous gesture, by the way) please smoke one and let us know what you think of them!
I will probably be smoking one tonight with a buddy of mine. My palate is far less refined than most of the brothers on here so that was one of my main reasons for wanting to send some out, but I will let you all know how it goes. I have had a couple from this maker before when I lived down in FL so hopefully they are as good as I remember.
im actually not much of a craft beer drinker - i am a scotch whisky guy. however, this is something that @FullyArmedFISD turned me on to... the day after he gave me one of these, i ran out to the store and bought eight 6ers. i love root beer, and this stuff is fantastic!
If it's not too late, I'll play. Thanks for the chance to sample those customs...they look great.
One of my favorites, especially in the summer is this Blood & Honey from Revolver Brewing (Texas). It is a wheat beer made with blood orange zest and honey. It's 7% ABV and not too hoppy. You can smell the sweetness from the zest and honey. It's got some spiceiness in the taste along with the sweetness.
Nice take on a wheat beer. It is unfiltered so it's got that characteristic cloudiness. Overall, a very crisp clean finish with that citrusy slightly sweet spiciness.
One of my favorites, especially in the summer is this Blood & Honey from Revolver Brewing (Texas). It is a wheat beer made with blood orange zest and honey. It's 7% ABV and not too hoppy. You can smell the sweetness from the zest and honey. It's got some spiceiness in the taste along with the sweetness.
Nice take on a wheat beer. It is unfiltered so it's got that characteristic cloudiness. Overall, a very crisp clean finish with that citrusy slightly sweet spiciness.
As a scotch guy my self I will allow this. If you really want to try some beers I think you could start with some reds and scottish ales. Scottish ales are probably my second favorite style and have some of the same malty notes you'll find in scotch. My current favorites are Oskar Blues Old Chub, Monday Night Brewing Drafty Kilt, Orkney Brewing Skullsplitter and who can forget Erie Brewing Railbender
during lunch im headed to Binny's (chicago's largest wine and spirits chain stores) and im looking for these...they have everything! thanks for the info - im looking forward to trying these...
Oskar Blues is great, if you haven't had their beer yet I recommend all of them. My girlfriend and I visited the North Carolina brewery in December of '13 and I had a special release called Xmas Chub. The Colorado brewery had sent them a 6' tall Spruce and they didn't know what to do with it so they cut it up and threw it in with the batch of Old Chub they were brewing at the time. I've still never had a better Christmas type beer!
i would love to take a deeper dive into craft beer, but there are sooo many out there, i have no idea where to start. your suggestions give me a great starting point, especially since you relate the flavor profile to scotch.
and unlike cigars, i have no room for mass storage. my eight 6ers of the rootbeer are clinking around in the trunk of my car
and unlike cigars, i have no room for mass storage. my eight 6ers of the rootbeer are clinking around in the trunk of my car
My other advice would be don't keep it in hot places. A lot of people recommend to start with pilsners or pales but my opinion is if you have developed some type of presence for flavor a like alcohol or cigars you will want more flavor in the beer you enjoy as well. One of my favorite hobbies especially in the summer is craft brewery tours and long hikes in the woods. Finch's beer company is up near you and they make amazing beer. I first tried their stuff and a brew fest in Birmingham last year, definitely worth a trip to check out their facility if you can.
Im a BJCP judge, entry level Cicerone, president of my homebrew club, and part owner/assistant brewmaster of Bone Island Brewing if you have any questions about beer feel free to ask!!i would love to take a deeper dive into craft beer, but there are sooo many out there, i have no idea where to start. your suggestions give me a great starting point, especially since you relate the flavor profile to scotch.
and unlike cigars, i have no room for mass storage. my eight 6ers of the rootbeer are clinking around in the trunk of my car
And @Iholmes has it right you don't want to store beer in a warm place or in direct light, especially brews in clear or green bottles. The light reacts with the hop oils skunking the beer and the heat can make the beer go bad.
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Edit: Never mind, the 2 posts above said the same thing. lolmy eight 6ers of the rootbeer are clinking around in the trunk of my car
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Wow I didn't read the last paragraph and could not figure out why people were randomly posting beer reviews lol
Toss the cohibas in the trash. If bored cut one open and look inside. You find some interesting stuff post it up. Just don't smoke them...they can be from a shack in a third world country where they specifically make cigars to scam people. There is nothing in that equation that says just give it a shot enjoy the customs! Good beer selections fellas!
Toss the cohibas in the trash. If bored cut one open and look inside. You find some interesting stuff post it up. Just don't smoke them...they can be from a shack in a third world country where they specifically make cigars to scam people. There is nothing in that equation that says just give it a shot
enjoy the customs! Good beer selections fellas!
8ball
Ruler of Grayskull
I was just about to mention the kona. I had that stuff and loved it. I did the world beer tour last year where I tried 100 beers in a year (mostly six packs) from my local beer tour. That was one of the ones that I really enjoyed.
Ill have to check that out. I don't know if we get that around here but it sounds delicious.