Booze. Wine, Beer, Spirits, 'Nuf said

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And yesterday, with dinner, I enjoyed a few glasses of Riesling.

 

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Enjoying a Weissbier, from Germany.

 

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Erdinger Dunkel (a dark, German beer); wonderful.

Back when I still brewed my own batches, my favorite recipe was for a Hefeweizen Dopplebock. My last batch was pretty heavy though @ ~11% ABV. It was deceptively smooth and didn't really taste of alcohol. If I was a bigger alcohol person and didn't sell my gear, I'd definitely make more.

 

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Back when I still brewed my own batches, my favorite recipe was for a Hefeweizen Dopplebock. My last batch was pretty heavy though @ ~11% ABV. It was deceptively smooth and didn't really taste of alcohol. If I was a bigger alcohol person and didn't sell my gear, I'd definitely make more.

Sounds absolutely delicious.

I love dark German beers.

 

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An IPA.

And it is going down rather well.

 

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A "Pure Brewed Organic Lager" by Samuel Smith (Old Brewery, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, UK).

 

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Gin and tonic, with Fords Gin and Fever Tree "light" tonic, pretty fantastic, Fords is a favorite, it's an excellent gin (big on the juniper/citrus, a real "modern" type gin), love the packaging, and Fever Tree is a "reference" mixer.

 

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A few glasses of Chardonnay from Chile.

 

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An IPA (actually, a double IPA) is keeping me company this Friday evening.

 

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It is Friday night.

A Grape versus Grain debate has commenced in my mind.

 

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The Grain has won.

 

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Am sipping an Erdinger Dunkel.

 

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A glass of Chilean Chardonnay.

 

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Am sipping an Erdinger Dunkel (a lovely German dark beer).

As the nights draw in, and winter approaches, I find that my preferences increasingly turn to dark, rich, luscious, beers, whereas I quite like the IPA style in summer.

 

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Chilean Chardonnay is keeping me company this evening.

 

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I sipped, savored and thoroughly enjoyed a Trappistes Rochefort 8 - actually, two of them - last night.

A perfect winter beverage.

 

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Ah, been a while since I've had the pleasure of a Trappistes Rochefort 8! It's been really waaaaaay too long since I've made an excursion to the store in my area which sells all the various Trappiste Rocheforts plus various and sundry other delights by other wonderful breweries. Rochefort 8 is definitely one of my favorites. I've missed. it. One of these days I really, really need to remedy that situation!

 

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I never tried Trappist, but sometimes I miss having a Chimay on occasion. I really liked their bleue, Rouge and blanche. I don't think I tried their 150.

Oops, just looked up Trappist. Now I'm confused.

 

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Ah, been a while since I've had the pleasure of a Trappistes Rochefort 8! It's been really waaaaaay too long since I've made an excursion to the store in my area which sells all the various Trappiste Rocheforts plus various and sundry other delights by other wonderful breweries. Rochefort 8 is definitely one of my favorites. I've missed. it. One of these days I really, really need to remedy that situation!

It is a superb beer, and I must say that I really enjoyed it.

In fact, I shall purchase a few tomorrow, now that you mention it......

 

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A glass of Chianti (a red wine from Italy) accompanied dinner.