[beersk]

IMO beer and heavy food don't mix anyway.

+1.  I get to full/bloated when combining mass amounts of both.

This is exactly why I don't drink much on holidays.

[chumley]

I have been drinking like a fish for four days! Started with some good b
Belgians, followed by homebrew: patersbier (keg killed!), bitter, bourbon barrel dopppelbock, bo pils, Czech dark, and a little Burton ale. Oh, and aquavit and lots of pickled herring.

[lenphallock]

I guess nobody wanted to play. I didn't have much beer yesterday and nothing picture worthy. I don't get into xmas much, guess I wasn't feeling much like drinking beer. Usually on occasions where there's ridiculous amounts of food to eat, I find it a waste to drink beer.

I know...thanks for saving me. I almost looked like an idiot.


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[Ale Farmer]

On Christmas Day, I had two of my porters--a smoked and an English brown--with my wife, a rarity because she is mostly a wine drinker, it was daytime, and, for an hour or so, our kids were preoccupied in the other room with their new toys. A great gift!

[69franx]

@chumley, did you say bourbon barrel doppelbock? That sounds like a wonderful treat

[morticaixavier]

I was drinking some second runnings... let's call it pale ale I guess.

It was a partigyle I did a couple weeks ago. first runnings were a rye wine that's still working, second runnings I dumped ~150 grams of Calypso, Centennial, and Challenger at flame out and did a 45 minute steep. No other addition. it was very light bodied but loads of flavor and good aroma. not the most outstanding hop combination but interesting with a range of citrus and something that could be the apple/pear thing I've seen mentioned with Calypso. Hint of spice/phenol like character from the rye.

[chumley]

@chumley, did you say bourbon barrel doppelbock? That sounds like a wonderful treat

Yep.  The local club got together and brewed 5 to 10 gallons each of the same doppelbock recipe, and purchased a  couple of bourbon casks from Willie's Distillery out of Ennis, Montana.



Unfortunately, one of the casks got a bit of the bug, and is slightly sour.  It is still great.  I was drinking the clean version on Christmas.

I felt compelled to drink heavily over the long Christmas weekend, for I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan.