Christmas Beer Club 2009 - Page 2

lumberjim · 12-10-2009, 10:57 PM

meh....creamy, not bitter.....kind of flat tasting....a little like that budweiser american ale stuff...

5 mugs.....underwhelming.

lumberjim · 12-10-2009, 11:05 PM

ahhhhh......that's good beer.

just a pallet cleanser here....not part of the club....

lumberjim · 12-11-2009, 05:42 PM

This one is nice. a little bit of citrus overtone, and some caramel smoothness to it....went down real easy, and has a clean finish. Not spectacular, but friendly. 7 mugs.

Qice · 12-11-2009, 05:57 PM

lumberjim - I have to thank you for the reviews - I'm not much of a beer drinker - but am having a houseful for the Holidays who love to imbibe - your reviews will come in very handy for me!
(ahhh my kingdom for a Yuengling~ Can't find it here in the land of Enchantment!)

lumberjim · 12-12-2009, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qice

lumberjim - I have to thank you for the reviews - I'm not much of a beer drinker - but am having a houseful for the Holidays who love to imbibe - your reviews will come in very handy for me!
(ahhh my kingdom for a Yuengling~ Can't find it here in the land of Enchantment!)

my pleasure.......

.....hic!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-12-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qice

(ahhh my kingdom for a Yuengling~ Can't find it here in the land of Enchantment!)

You have to do a ROAD TRIP!

Alabama or Tennessee would be closest.

Juniper · 12-11-2009, 06:21 PM

I agree wholeheartedly with post #17.

Damn, I wish someone would make ME a beer advent calendar. I loves me some beer.

lumberjim · 12-11-2009, 07:23 PM

http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/p...masAle2009.pdf

Anchor Brewing has been making a Christmas beer for 35 years. Here are the labels since 76.

I remember this beer from the last time we did this. It's fantastic. tastes like sawdust!.. i love it. bummer that i only got 2 of them. here is this year's label: 10 mugs!

lumberjim · 12-11-2009, 08:16 PM

An English beer. I get the feeling that my tongue is too coarse to appreciate this one. The label is ugly as all hell..... but it doesn't suck or anything. beats being out of beer. 6 mugs? I'm not feelin it.

zippyt · 12-11-2009, 08:25 PM

Sam Smith beers are generly Great

lumberjim · 12-12-2009, 08:59 PM

Long Trail Hibernator

A scottish ale....... light, and mildly bitter.....but not unpleasant. good thirst quencher this one. Amber colored and a bit fruity.......their website recommends drinking it a tad warmer (45-50 deg.) ....than I've got it. 7.5 mugs for this one. With a name like Hibernator, I expected it to be stronger than 6%, but hey.....I have 2 of them.

lumberjim · 12-12-2009, 09:35 PM

Holy glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice, batman.

gah. two bitter ones tonight. I should read about them before I crack them.

not my cup of tea......but if you're into hops.....you might like it. It's certainly crisp and clean. but forealforeal....if you close your eyes, it's like carbonated yellow grapefruit juice. 4 mugs.

TheMercenary · 12-13-2009, 01:15 PM

Just opened a Corsendonk Christmas Ale. Comes out every year and is quite good.

TheMercenary · 12-13-2009, 02:52 PM

Corsendonk

skysidhe · 12-13-2009, 07:51 PM

I wouldn't have expected a Sierra Nevada to be in that line up.

How is the Corsendonk Merc? It looks heavy and dark. Is it spicy?

12-10-2009, 11:05 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ahhhhh......that's good beer. just a pallet cleanser here....not part of the club.... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-11-2009, 05:42 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	This one is nice. a little bit of citrus overtone, and some caramel smoothness to it....went down real easy, and has a clean finish. Not spectacular, but friendly. 7 mugs. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-11-2009, 07:23 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/p...masAle2009.pdf Anchor Brewing has been making a Christmas beer for 35 years. Here are the labels since 76. I remember this beer from the last time we did this. It's fantastic. tastes like sawdust!.. i love it. bummer that i only got 2 of them. here is this year's label: 10 mugs! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-11-2009, 08:16 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	An English beer. I get the feeling that my tongue is too coarse to appreciate this one. The label is ugly as all hell..... but it doesn't suck or anything. beats being out of beer. 6 mugs? I'm not feelin it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-11-2009, 08:25 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Sam Smith beers are generly Great __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-10-2009, 10:57 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	meh....creamy, not bitter.....kind of flat tasting....a little like that budweiser american ale stuff... 5 mugs.....underwhelming. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-11-2009, 05:57 PM	#4
Qice A b**** of the highest caliber Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Land of Enchantment Posts: 114	lumberjim - I have to thank you for the reviews - I'm not much of a beer drinker - but am having a houseful for the Holidays who love to imbibe - your reviews will come in very handy for me! (ahhh my kingdom for a Yuengling~ Can't find it here in the land of Enchantment!)

12-11-2009, 06:21 PM	#7
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I agree wholeheartedly with post #17. Damn, I wish someone would make ME a beer advent calendar. I loves me some beer.

12-12-2009, 08:59 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Long Trail Hibernator A scottish ale....... light, and mildly bitter.....but not unpleasant. good thirst quencher this one. Amber colored and a bit fruity.......their website recommends drinking it a tad warmer (45-50 deg.) ....than I've got it. 7.5 mugs for this one. With a name like Hibernator, I expected it to be stronger than 6%, but hey.....I have 2 of them. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-12-2009, 09:35 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Holy glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice, batman. gah. two bitter ones tonight. I should read about them before I crack them. not my cup of tea......but if you're into hops.....you might like it. It's certainly crisp and clean. but forealforeal....if you close your eyes, it's like carbonated yellow grapefruit juice. 4 mugs. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-13-2009, 01:15 PM	#13
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Just opened a Corsendonk Christmas Ale. Comes out every year and is quite good. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-13-2009, 02:52 PM	#14
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Corsendonk Attached Images __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-13-2009, 07:51 PM	#15
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I wouldn't have expected a Sierra Nevada to be in that line up. How is the Corsendonk Merc? It looks heavy and dark. Is it spicy?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)