Random drunkenness thread...

[DRKWNG]

Somehow, good old Desmotropic has been getting people from all over the place lately. 

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Somehow, good old Desmotropic has been getting people from all over the place lately. 

even from DC...

[MadDuck]

It's a live music venue in SoCal, trying to dress the place up a bit you know!   

That is no fair!  Should be banned from this thread for teasing!!  We have one bar in Waikiki that has a good selection of beer. Only one problem. It's in Waikiki.

Then there's Varsity, which may have the second best selection, but what do I know. I know we can't park our bikes on the sidewalk that's what I know.

[eltristo]

I occasionally have a decent selection of beer, and I'm really close to my house.   Super convenient!

No beer today though - KJ Grand Reserve Chardonnay with my lamb and potatoes (which were cooked in leftover bacon fat).  It works for me.

[MadDuck]

I will be trying some Flying Dog Imperial Porter and Double Pale Ale tonight. They are supposed to be real beers. RateBeer has them at 99 out of 100. We'll see.

[DRKWNG]

I will be trying some Flying Dog Imperial Porter and Double Pale Ale tonight.

I predict that the Imperial Porter will be delish!!  Maybe a touch syrupy and malty for your tastes though, if it is anything like other IP's that I have had...

[DRKWNG]

even from DC...

Please take note that it's my thread.   

 

[eltristo]

Please take note that it's my thread.   

 

and you are.....?

[MadDuck]

and you are.....?

[MadDuck]

I predict that the Imperial Porter will be delish!!  Maybe a touch syrupy and malty for your tastes though, if it is anything like other IP's that I have had...

I have finally tasted beer.  Good golly miss molly. Both were incredible. 

[DRKWNG]

I have finally tasted beer.  Good golly miss molly. Both were incredible. 

 

[eltristo]

I have finally tasted beer.  Good golly miss molly. Both were incredible. 

Did you pick those up locally?

[MadDuck]

Did you pick those up locally?

Yes indeedy.  The IP has a 7.8% content and the Double Pale has a whoppin' 11.5%, which I didn't know about until hours later when I finally read the label.  The IP hits you with a pronounced hop taste on the first sip but then after that you don't notice it so much. It's not overly syrupy but a little more so than a Guinness. Definitely smoother and richer than the Guinness. The double pale has a more pronounced hoppiness to it but not as bitter as the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and the foam. Very creamy foam.

[eltristo]

Yeah, I'm a dummy.  I re-read the post, thought "that sounds familiar", then went to the store.  I have, in fact, had both.  The porter was wonderful indeed.  I wasn't expecting to love the double pale, but it was surprisingly good, and your description was perfect - hoppy, but not bang over the head hoppy, and really not bitter. IIRC, noble hops, which I generally like, but the wife finds the fruitiness unpleasant.

[DRKWNG]

Is Teddy still working at Fujioka's?  If so, you should see if he/they can order some of the Dogfish Head stuff.  Their 90 Minute Imperial IPA is stupid good!!  They've also got a really tasty Palo Alto Imperial Brown somethingorother that knocked at least one of my socks off last night...