Beer

[Dove]

Speaking of Marlowe, I attended the soft opening of their new brewery/taproom in Nyack on Friday. Very worth the trip, and there are some fantastic restaurants on the same block.

:humble brag:


Are you the hops hunter?

 

[karstenkibbe]

:humble brag:


Are you the hops hunter?

Affirmative.

 

[Dove]

Affirmative.

I just became your 3,700th Follower!

 

[karstenkibbe]

I just became your 3,700th Follower!

Right back at you @Dove … and @HuskyHawk too!

 

[HuskyHawk]

Right back at you @Dove … and @HuskyHawk too!

Are we connected on Untapp?

 

[HuskyHawk]

This is a really good beer. PB is my favorite stout adjunct.

 

[storrsroars]

This is a really good beer. PB is my favorite stout adjunct.
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Never had any beer with pb flavoring and really don't feel like spending the $ to find out I don't like it.

But I'll suggest that this is not the way Prince B wished to be remembered

 

[karstenkibbe]

Are we connected on Untapp?

I’m only a lurker on Untappd. I never post on there. Just use it to gather info and see what the peanut gallery says about beers.

 

[karstenkibbe]

This is a really good beer. PB is my favorite stout adjunct.
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I absolutely love all of the PM Dawn variants. This one and coconut are my favorites. I had the double peanut butter variant once and felt like a complete glutton after drinking it.

 

[Dove]

 

[storrsroars]

coconut

Here I was, feeling great after the win vs BC, and now I want to gag.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Here I was, feeling great after the win vs BC, and now I want to gag.

I feel bad for your palate!

 

[storrsroars]

I feel bad for your palate!

I'll eat just about anything. But there's like 5 things that are non-starters and have been for years. Coconut is one of them (although I can deal with coconut milk in a curry, and there was a time I did have a few pina coladas).

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'll eat just about anything. But there's like 5 things that are non-starters and have been for years. Coconut is one of them (although I can deal with coconut milk in a curry, and there was a time I did have a few pina coladas).

Honestly, I agree with @karstenkibbe that PB and Coconut are my favorite stout adjuncts. The coconut comes across like a toasted vanilla really. You can’t tell it’s coconut exactly.

I‘m a picky eater but none of what I hate is anything people put in beers. Well, nuts but that’s an allergy.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Never had any beer with pb flavoring and really don't feel like spending the $ to find out I don't like it.

But I'll suggest that this is not the way Prince B wished to be remembered

Had one a few years ago in Vermont.

I think it was OCB. Forget what brewery that is.

It was an alert whereas most PB's are stouts or Porters (making them fun choices for beer bread).

Beer tasted exactly what it would taste like if you took a spoonful of PB and chased it with a slug of beer. Definitely not something you could down a 6-pack of but it was a good representation of what it said it was.

Similar to me to Skewball whiskey. Definitely a novelty but I'll he damned if it doesn't taste like eating PB and shooting back a shot whiskey.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Had one a few years ago in Vermont.

I think it was OCB. Forget what brewery that is.

It was an alert whereas most PB's are stouts or Porters (making them fun choices for beer bread).

Beer tasted exactly what it would taste like if you took a spoonful of PB and chased it with a slug of beer. Definitely not something you could down a 6-pack of but it was a good representation of what it said it was.

Similar to me to Skewball whiskey. Definitely a novelty but I'll he damned if it doesn't taste like eating PB and shooting back a shot whiskey.

The key to me is that the stout can't be too sweet. It needs to be kind of a dark chocolate with a hint of peanut butter for best effect.

 

[Dove]

I am not a big PB guy in stouts, But...the can't miss CT one is Outer Light (Groton) and their Peanut Butter Pitch and Roll.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Really fantastic stout from Marlowe I enjoyed yesterday. No PB, but vanilla bean/macadamia/toasted coconut. Incredibly balanced, none of the adjuncts are lost and some serious Almond Joy notes. Not even a hint of the 12% ABV.

 

[HuskyHawk]

So. Wanted to get out if the house. Went to Lops brewing in Woonsocket RI. Chatting with locals at the bar. The Newport NEIPA was ok. The Pumpkin Ale was quite good.

 

[karstenkibbe]

So. Wanted to get out if the house. Went to Lops brewing in Woonsocket RI. Chatting with locals at the bar. The Newport NEIPA was ok. The Pumpkin Ale was quite good.

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Has to be my palate but I’ve always found pumpkin beers to give off a synthetic/unnatural flavor. I have to admit that the last pumpkin beer I drank was Southern Tier Pumpking about 4-5 years ago. I might have to revisit the style.

 

[pepband99]

Has to be my palate but I’ve always found pumpkin beers to give off a synthetic/unnatural flavor. I have to admit that the last pumpkin beer I drank was Southern Tier Pumpking about 4-5 years ago. I might have to revisit the style.

Two Roads Roadsmary's Baby is a winner, and ubiquitous.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Has to be my palate but I’ve always found pumpkin beers to give off a synthetic/unnatural flavor. I have to admit that the last pumpkin beer I drank was Southern Tier Pumpking about 4-5 years ago. I might have to revisit the style.

Age a PumKing long enough and it almost becomes a barley wine. The Two Roads one @pepband99 mentioned is rum cask aged. I like both but the best ones aren’t quite so boozy or sweet/malty.

 

[8893]

Age a PumKing long enough and it almost becomes a barley wine. The Two Roads one @pepband99 mentioned is rum cask aged. I like both but the best ones aren’t quite so boozy or sweet/malty.

When I was a beer drinker, I liked Cisco's Pumple Drumkin. It's probably been at least seven years since I've had one, but I recall it as less sweet and less boozy. Prime 16 used to serve it in a pint glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar, which was a nice touch.

 

[karstenkibbe]

The strange thing is that I’ve had stouts recently with pumpkin as a secondary adjunct and enjoyed them. But pumpkin ales, where pumpkin is the star of the show… not so much.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I know people have very strong opinions about smoked beers - mostly rauchbier and bock styles. Most of the detractors say they taste like drinking the water after it’s used to extinguish a camp fire. I get it. But I really enjoy a well-made smoked beer, especially in the fall. I drank this smoked bock from Schilling as the clock turned to 5pm yesterday. Cherry and Beech smoked barley turned this into an incredible sensory experience.