this stuff will hurt cha'

[miketsouth]

well, i knew it was gonna rain all day today and i would not be able to do the only thing i wanted to do, work on the boat.
so last nite.....music and beers it was, i could toleratate a slight fuzz today...only my 'buddy' came over with these
http://www.victorybeer.com/Images/OHlabel.gif
the name tells the story. Their advertisement does not:
'A luxurious, warming barleywine rich with aromatic hops and dark, candied fruit character that hides its epic strength masterfully.'
means: "will sneak up on ya"
'Old Horizontal " ... will make you forget that there are any breweries on the West Coast at all."'
means: "will make you forget which planet you are on"
needless to say, not as much productivity today. Fakethis might be able to take me today.

[hot_rod]

GRt ou the raInCoat and thE pOpup and get busy!!

[DaveA]

The inimitable MikeTSouth had to say (with authority) the following, and I quote:
'Old Horizontal " ... will make you forget that there are any breweries on the West Coast at all."'
means: "will make you forget which planet you are on"
Also could mean: all the Left Coast has are Whine-ries...:D
ah yes...let the flames begin.
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[HammerDown]

As brother Rat would say...sounds like ya got waxed. :D

[miketsouth]

As brother Rat would say...sounds like ya got waxed. :D
I definitely had a shine on :messedup:

[miketsouth]

Also could mean: all the Left Coast has are Whine-ries...:D
:devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:
yup

[miketsouth]

GRt ou the raInCoat and thE pOpup and get busy!!
and i suppose sawdust is just a flying on the Pax :D

[Lady Warhawk]

I definitely had a shine on :messedup:
Mike, it wasn't a moon shine now was it OO :eek:

[miketsouth]

Mike, it wasn't a moon shine now was it OO :eek:
very similar in the fact that one second you are doing great, and the next you are horizontal.
somewhat dissimilar in the fact that it looks like canal water, not dark like a dark beer, but with a dirty infusion like canal water. :rollside:

[miketsouth]

found another one (sunday evening)...Same 'buddy' had brought two bumpers of this over friday evening. Saved it until after Anna last weekend with Jay, Supersoaker and Wide and his jiggawatt.
http://www.smuttynose.com/smuttylogo.gif
2/1/05 - Barleywine - Barleywine Time! Easily my favorite beer. We were quite happy with the 2004 version and receive a bunch of positive feedback from ya'll. The Celebrator was also in agreement as they ranked our beer with the best of the barleywines they tasted last year. We sent some more bottles out this year and though I haven't seen the issue I believe we have once again been well ranked. The two aspects of last years beer that we decided to alter was bitterness and mouthfeel. We felt the beer a tad over hopped and so dropped the IBU's from 90 to 80. We also added CaraHell into our malt profile to add a bit of the residueals this dextrin malt leaves behind.
The nose is a bit understated and we'll work on bumping up the dry hopping next year. Can never add too many dry hops. I definitely like the hop and malt balance better this year. Could it perhaps use a tad more body? The flavors linger beautifully with that great warming in the ol' belly. I look forward to meeting this beer again next fall after it's had a chance to grow up and mature a wee bit. (back to top of page)
Malt:
Pilsner Malt
Pale Ale Malt
Caramunich
Aromatic Malt
Special B
CaraHell
Brown Sugar
Hops:
IBU * 80
Simcoe - Bittering
Santiam & Cascade - Flavoring
Santiam - Aroma
Warrior - Dry Hops
SG - 23° p TG - 3.4° p
Definately horizontally good. As it is seasonal and out of production till next year i got a case for verticality.

[miketsouth]

Hey Hotrod: If, during your exploration of the Barleywines , you run across one of these: leave it on the shelf. By the time you finish it you wont be able to read the lable. It dont taste strong at all. Matter of fact taste pretty good...too good. And local (Delaware)
http://www.dogfish.com/media/beverage/large/Olde_School_Barleywine.jpg

[hot_rod]

You need to send that pic to the brewery they could use it in a commercial. I just learned about the Dog fish Head brewery and I am planning a field trip to the sacred location. Anyone interested?

[miketsouth]

You need to send that pic to the brewery
it came from the brewery website
dogfish.com/media/beverage/large/Olde_School_Barleywine.jpg
Looks like you been into the
http://www.madriverbrewing.com/broadband/images/jbc2k3lbl.jpg
i had some of this last nite too: It will curl your toenails with hops.
http://www.clippercitybeer.com/home/images/labels/LooseCannonTapMarker.jpg
almost as nasty as this i had last weekend.
http://www.victorybeer.com/Images/HWlabel.gif

[miketsouth]

http://www.mylifeisbeer.com/beer/bottles/autopics/840.jpg
still good. very mild. very rich. The draft was the shit, HOTROD.