Morning, all. Happy Tuesday.
Morning Joe, thanks for sending the Marshmallow Stout, very tasty stuff. Will probably get to the Imperial Stout this weekend
No problem, glad you liked it. Certainly an interesting beer. I think you'll enjoy the Imperial Stout based on other stuff you like. Toes the line of "too sweet" but doesn't quite get there.
Yeah I'm looking forward to trying it, back to not being able to get VaS out here now but hopefully will restock
It's definitely more widely available here in the winters. They said that with their newest brewery opening late last year, they'd keep the more limited/seasonal stuff in regular production, including VaS, so we'll see. Even here in the summer, a few shops always seem to have it because they just load up. The lesser shops are out for a while. I'm hoping it goes back to 2 for $10 at my favorite place.
I don't find myself shying away from it with the warmer weather like I thought I might, still would drink it all the time
I definitely do. And I do most of my smoking and drinking at night, anyway, when it's cooler. Never really bought in to the whole matching beers with seasons thing. Drink what you want, when you want.
True, but lighter, fruitier beers taste better in hot weather. Fuller beers do taste better in the cooler temps. I also enjoy, gimlets, margaritas, daiquiri's , gin and tonics and such in the summer, heartier whiskeys in the winter.
I agree, on every point.
Mostly +1
Not much I'd turn away in any season. I tend toward colder drinks in warmer months and room temperature drinks in colder months. Beers in the summer, whiskey in the winter. Except when I feel like mixing it up.
Indeed. And while I agree with Dave, I wouldn't necessarily say that something "tastes" better under some conditions over others. To me, it's not that the taste changes, but that a certain thing can seem more appealing. I drink margaritas or Negra Modelo when the warden and I make Mexican foods, regardless of season. But a margarita is exponentially more appealing to me on a hot, muggy day than when there's snow on the ground. When there's snow on the ground, I'm more likely to have a Negra Modelo. Mint Juleps appeal more in spring, G&T's in summer. Daiquiris in the afternoon, martinis after dark. Light-to-medium cigars in the morning, heavy cigars in the afternoon and evening. Just all "seems" right, likely for no rational reason.
