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[A Friend of Charlie]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

I've had one chilling in the basement fridge for about a month now.  Does it go well with a cigar?

I didn't smoke one with it yesterday but I can't see why it wouldn't given it's flavor profile. I think my favorite beer to smoke with is Ballast Point VaS

I asked for VaS and they were all out.  I'm curious about the pumpkin stuff but I hate the implication that summer is gone and we're already into fall.

[BackyardSmoker]

Morning, all.

Morning Joe and Steve!

Sup, Yella. You got the plans worked out for that humi yet?

coolador is the way to go imho . it cheep and cheer full .

He's reworking one he already has. Mornin, DD.

[Travellin Dave]

Morning, fellas.

Howdy.

Hey, Dusty. Glad to see you skirted the filters this morning.

It's weird....I can't watch Chrissy Tiegen throw out a 1st pitch but I can come here. For now at least.

One hopper!  (the throw)

[sfish]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

Fuck the haters.  Going in depth about beer is the same thing as going in depth about motorcycles, birds, golf, deadbeats, and whatever else.  I like the Cappuccino Stout - cheap, higher ABV.  I have some of their NightTime Ale in the fridge right now, actually.

I've looked at that several times but never bought it. Cases of Pumpkin beer are showing up on liquor store floors around here

The NightTime is PFG. You should try it... why the hell wouldn't you. 
Sierra made a pretty good black ipa too. Got it in a 4way pack when I was looking for the Beer Camp.

Not a fan of the punkin stuff. Just don't care for punkin. Seasonal stouts and porters will be coming soon enough though. yippee! look at me! look at me!

haha

A friend of mine works at the local liquor store in town, I asked her about Ballast Point. The conversation lead to the Beer Camp 12 packs. She said they had 4 cases in stock and a guy from Asbury Park (1-1/2 hour drive) reserved it over the phone and drove up and bought it all

[jswaykos]

Morning, all.

Morning Joe, snuck in on me

Had no real intro message today.  It's Thursday, which means just hanging on for one more day.  Looks to be a couple short days in the office for me, so that's nice.

Good morning, Joe.  Please note the restraint.

I even restrained myself from making a joke, beating everyone to the punch. 

[A Friend of Charlie]

Morning, fellas.

Howdy.

Hey, Dusty. Glad to see you skirted the filters this morning.

It's weird....I can't watch Chrissy Tiegen throw out a 1st pitch but I can come here. For now at least.

One hopper!  (the throw)

Wait, I think I understand Dusty's post now.  I may be offended.

[A Friend of Charlie]

For the record, Dusty, GFY!

[sfish]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

I've had one chilling in the basement fridge for about a month now.  Does it go well with a cigar?

I didn't smoke one with it yesterday but I can't see why it wouldn't given it's flavor profile. I think my favorite beer to smoke with is Ballast Point VaS

I asked for VaS and they were all out.  I'm curious about the pumpkin stuff but I hate the implication that summer is gone and we're already into fall.

Believe me, the saddest time of the year is the end of Summer for me. You must press onward though and fall is great with football season, hearty beers, playoff baseball and the start of the NHL season

[jswaykos]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

Fuck the haters.  Going in depth about beer is the same thing as going in depth about motorcycles, birds, golf, deadbeats, and whatever else.  I like the Cappuccino Stout - cheap, higher ABV.  I have some of their NightTime Ale in the fridge right now, actually.

I've looked at that several times but never bought it. Cases of Pumpkin beer are showing up on liquor store floors around here

The NightTime is PFG. You should try it... why the hell wouldn't you. 
Sierra made a pretty good black ipa too. Got it in a 4way pack when I was looking for the Beer Camp.

Not a fan of the punkin stuff. Just don't care for punkin. Seasonal stouts and porters will be coming soon enough though. yippee! look at me! look at me!

haha

A friend of mine works at the local liquor store in town, I asked her about Ballast Point. The conversation lead to the Beer Camp 12 packs. She said they had 4 cases in stock and a guy from Asbury Park (1-1/2 hour drive) reserved it over the phone and drove up and bought it all

Yeah, seems like people go crazy for that release.  I've seen it everywhere here - grocery stores, liquor stores, Costco... very easy to find.  Or was, not sure if it's still floating around.  I thought about grabbing a 12 pack but figured I'd try all of this 'base' stuff first before getting in to the collaborations and whatnot. 

Also, agreed with your VaS/cigar pairing thoughts - that's my favorite combo.  Others have been good but the VaS is subtle with all of it's flavors.  I do like some IPAs with milder cigars, though.  Gotta let either the beer (or whiskey, or whatever) take center stage, or the cigar.  Strong cigar and a strong beer doesn't always work for me.

[jswaykos]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

I've had one chilling in the basement fridge for about a month now.  Does it go well with a cigar?

I didn't smoke one with it yesterday but I can't see why it wouldn't given it's flavor profile. I think my favorite beer to smoke with is Ballast Point VaS

I asked for VaS and they were all out.  I'm curious about the pumpkin stuff but I hate the implication that summer is gone and we're already into fall.

Believe me, the saddest time of the year is the end of Summer for me. You must press onward though and fall is great with football season, hearty beers, playoff baseball and the start of the NHL season

That was a big reason we moved out here - the love of summer.  It never ends.

[A Friend of Charlie]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

I've had one chilling in the basement fridge for about a month now.  Does it go well with a cigar?

I didn't smoke one with it yesterday but I can't see why it wouldn't given it's flavor profile. I think my favorite beer to smoke with is Ballast Point VaS

I asked for VaS and they were all out.  I'm curious about the pumpkin stuff but I hate the implication that summer is gone and we're already into fall.

Believe me, the saddest time of the year is the end of Summer for me. You must press onward though and fall is great with football season, hearty beers, playoff baseball and the start of the NHL season

I'm going to my first Yankees game of the season tomorrow night.  There was a time I had season tickets.  End of the season used to depress the heck out of me.  Not sure I give a shit anymore.

[DesertRat]

For the record, Dusty, GFY!

Wait, what'd I say? 

[jswaykos]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

I've had one chilling in the basement fridge for about a month now.  Does it go well with a cigar?

I didn't smoke one with it yesterday but I can't see why it wouldn't given it's flavor profile. I think my favorite beer to smoke with is Ballast Point VaS

I asked for VaS and they were all out.  I'm curious about the pumpkin stuff but I hate the implication that summer is gone and we're already into fall.

Believe me, the saddest time of the year is the end of Summer for me. You must press onward though and fall is great with football season, hearty beers, playoff baseball and the start of the NHL season

I'm going to my first Yankees game of the season tomorrow night.  There was a time I had season tickets.  End of the season used to depress the heck out of me.  Not sure I give a shit anymore.

Was that last season that you were on TV?  Home run ball landing a row in front of you?

[BackyardSmoker]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

Fuck the haters.  Going in depth about beer is the same thing as going in depth about motorcycles, birds, golf, deadbeats, and whatever else.  I like the Cappuccino Stout - cheap, higher ABV.  I have some of their NightTime Ale in the fridge right now, actually.

I've looked at that several times but never bought it. Cases of Pumpkin beer are showing up on liquor store floors around here

The NightTime is PFG. You should try it... why the hell wouldn't you. 
Sierra made a pretty good black ipa too. Got it in a 4way pack when I was looking for the Beer Camp.

Not a fan of the punkin stuff. Just don't care for punkin. Seasonal stouts and porters will be coming soon enough though. yippee! look at me! look at me!

haha

A friend of mine works at the local liquor store in town, I asked her about Ballast Point. The conversation lead to the Beer Camp 12 packs. She said they had 4 cases in stock and a guy from Asbury Park (1-1/2 hour drive) reserved it over the phone and drove up and bought it all

I believe it. I was most interested in the coffee milk stout. Some others I could have skipped... The bitter and the rye.

[sfish]

Morning, all.

I'll get this out of the way early, I had the Laguanita's Cappuccino Stout yesterday, not a bad "cheaper" brew

Fuck the haters.  Going in depth about beer is the same thing as going in depth about motorcycles, birds, golf, deadbeats, and whatever else.  I like the Cappuccino Stout - cheap, higher ABV.  I have some of their NightTime Ale in the fridge right now, actually.

I've looked at that several times but never bought it. Cases of Pumpkin beer are showing up on liquor store floors around here

The NightTime is PFG. You should try it... why the hell wouldn't you. 
Sierra made a pretty good black ipa too. Got it in a 4way pack when I was looking for the Beer Camp.

Not a fan of the punkin stuff. Just don't care for punkin. Seasonal stouts and porters will be coming soon enough though. yippee! look at me! look at me!

haha

A friend of mine works at the local liquor store in town, I asked her about Ballast Point. The conversation lead to the Beer Camp 12 packs. She said they had 4 cases in stock and a guy from Asbury Park (1-1/2 hour drive) reserved it over the phone and drove up and bought it all

Yeah, seems like people go crazy for that release.  I've seen it everywhere here - grocery stores, liquor stores, Costco... very easy to find.  Or was, not sure if it's still floating around.  I thought about grabbing a 12 pack but figured I'd try all of this 'base' stuff first before getting in to the collaborations and whatnot. 

Also, agreed with your VaS/cigar pairing thoughts - that's my favorite combo.  Others have been good but the VaS is subtle with all of it's flavors.  I do like some IPAs with milder cigars, though.  Gotta let either the beer (or whiskey, or whatever) take center stage, or the cigar.  Strong cigar and a strong beer doesn't always work for me.

Did you ever get around to trying the choc or espresso oak aged yeti? That will dominate anything