westmalle tripel

Maredsous Tripel

Saw this described as a Good Times but I'm not sure if that is true. Anyway, 2 parts Old Tom Gin, one part dry vermouth, twist of lemon.

Nice. I may have to give that a try later.

been feelin' rotten the last few days...can't motivate myself to post the twentysomeodd beers I had Saturday...but I am proud that I didn't cave & drink all the bottles of this I bought to ship:)...

Founders Backwoods Bastard on tap...

Nice. I may have to give that a try later.

I suspect you may do it with a bit more panache my friend. But I am just an apprentice.

And this one is listed on CocktailDB as a Yale Variation. Need to get better sweet vermouth. Ran out of Dolin a week or so ago.

Founders Red's Rye on tap...

Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA....workin' on a sixer...

Prompted by Mike, I had a Good Times Cocktail because I've had so many of them lately, then a Back in Black IPA with dinner, and now another Good Times. Laissez les Good Times Roulez!

Very nice Mike-n-Al (except Mike's crappy Martini sweet vermouth - I cannot condone that).

Edited November 8, 201114 yr by shellylh

I don't love this drink, actually, and I used Vya dry vermouth. As an alcohol delivery system it works, but I would like a martini or Vesper more.

Thanks for reminding me I really like the Ransom Old Tom Mike. So let's see if I agree with Al.

Well it definitely highlights the taste of the Old Tom. Not great but ....

Dyn - O - Mite?! I'm opening a new bottle of Dolin instead of the old Vya to see if Jim is warped.

Dyn - O - Mite?!

No. Just good times.

How dense I am.

Funny ... you guys make drinkin' fun! Hey, wasn't that a song?

Klippies (and Coke).

Is to SA approximately what Jack Daniels is to the US. Only thing to go with here in Bellville (prototypical white working class suburb of Cape Town as featured below.)

Don't be sad about that old vermouth, just think of it as, "small batch artisan vinegar."

@@AndrewBohrer

Saturday:

started with Dark Lord Eggnog...delicious...

table full of goodies...

my table had a selection of cheeses & bread...I brought regular, vanilla, coffee & rare BCBS as well as Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela, Nøgne Ø Sunturnbrew, HaandBryggeriet Smoke without Fire, Smuttynose Homunculus, FFF/DFH/Short's Cornholio, Jackie O's Grand Wazoo, CCB Guava Groove & some others...

Flossmoor Station Killer Kapowski, Bruery Mischief Gone Wild & Jackie O's Oil of Aphrodite...

Jackie O's Rum Barrel Oil of Aphrodite...

Olde Hickory Imperial Stout (2011) & Death By Hops...

Odell Friek...

Short's Soft Parade & Bloody (Mary) Beer...their Key Lime Pie (beer) was also there...

Trinity Emma's Coffin...

Twisted Pine Ghost Face Killah...world's hottest beer(?) made with ghost peppers...

East End Gratitude...

there were others, but those are the ones I took pics of:)...I also recall Surly Wet & Furious both being there...& some CCB Warmer Winter that I didn't get around to...New Glarus Spotted Cow, a truckload of homebrew most notably from Balls Brewing...& someone pushed that banana bread beer on me...I got better...

G&T right now. And Jeff, we really like the Spotted Cow.

Aubert Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2008

Lorraine Cocktail (Stork)

1.75 oz kirsch

0.25 oz Benedictine

Juice of half a lime

Probably no surprise that I like this one. The Clear Creek Kirsch is nice and complex and this makes an interesting drink with more depth than you would expect!

Gnomegang blond

Cool cocktail choice, Marc. I'll try that one sometime.

At City Beer having a Bruery Cuir, barrel aged old ale. Tastes a bit queer.

Moving on to a Supplication.

The above is nice Al, in a strange way it reminds me of an Aviation.

This next is...... A little weird.

Earthquake Cocktail (Stork)

1 oz bourbon (vintage was a waste here, Old Overholt anyone?)

1 oz gin (cheaper the better)

.75 oz absinthe (splurge here)

Shake and don't strain.

Hmmmmm... It's .... Off.

Edited November 9, 201114 yr by luvdunhill