LOL don't hate.  I have a barrel aged imperial pumpkin ale from Uinta on the way in a trade this week.  Can't wait to try that one!  I had one last year from Heavy Seas called Greater Pumpkin that was very tasty...actually I still have one that has been aging and need to put it in the fridge for...

Went on a pumpkin ale binge tonight: Harpoon UFO Pumpkin Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin DFH Punkin

Over the past week: Acer Quercus Alesmith Summer Yulesmith Older Viscocity COAST Boy King DIPA

In the past few days: Black Butte XXIII - very tasty Saint Arnold Divine Reserve 11 Cask (512) Double IPA Live Oak Roggenbier Bell's Third Coast Thomas Creek Up the Creek DIPA (should be labeled american barleywine)

Went to an epic bottle share yesterday and had some awesome brews: Cigar City Vuja De Bruery & Cigar City Collaboration ISO:FT Bruery & Lawson's Finest Collaboration Acer Quercus Goose Island Vanilla Bourbon County Laughing Dog Barrel Aged Dogfather Austin Beerworks Fire Eagle IPA The Covey...

I got this lovely dark maduro looking stick from bluue13. After being sick off and on for a few months after I got this and given the nasty 100+ degree weather we're having around here I finally got around to reviewing this. I finally just drove over to my local shop and sat down with this...

I've read of other bottles gushing a bit when they were opened without chilling. I find it interesting that you didn't get much barrel character as this is supposed to have a big bourbon presence. I really want to track down a 2009 bottle as I hear it's very different from the last release. I...

Congrats, bro! I like redraider's idea...send him to an actual good school. :)

LOL I've had Parabola, Abacus, BCS Bombers, Mother of all Storms, Abyss, Hunahpu's and all sorts of other 11%+ beers in large formats. Most of the time I have no problem but I'm usually pretty buzzed by the last sip. Hunahpu's killed me though. Took me 3 hours to drink that thing and it...

You drank a Black Tuesday by yourself? That is something I have been trying to talk myself into but I can never imagine putting away a 750ml bottle of a 20% stout... I have trouble with 10% beers in the 750ml format...

LOL @ Fosters Lager, nice one John. Last night I had a Clown Shoes Brown Angel that was decent and a COAST Buffalo Trace Blackbeerd that was awesome. Wish I had another BT Blackbeerd...it had just enough barrel aging without being overbearing.

Sipping on a Smelly Sell Barrel Aged Imperial Vanilla Porter. Here's my review: Poured into a snifter after being chilled in the fridge. I couldn't wait to open this one Appearance: Pours a dark brown, almost black, with some reddish highlights and a pretty big/thick dark tan head that fades...

Hoegaarden is one I'll order at a bar if they have it and I want something light and tasty. Enjoy and watch out...the craft beer hobby is almost as expensive as cigars if you really get into them. :)

Thanks for posting your thoughts, Justin. The Wytchmaker bottles are probably close to their peak freshness and the over-carb is most likely from the bottle conditioning. I wouldn't doubt if the hops were fading by this point. I'll have to get you a fresh one next time they bottle it because...

I had a 2008 Abyss last night that was tasty.

I didn't do one last time but here's my current list. I'm adding Pumpkin Ale on the end since it is one I enjoy as well. * American Pale Ale: Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale * Dunkelweizen: Shiner Holiday Cheer (not much experience here) * ESB: N/A * English Brown Ale: Turbodog * Irish Dry...