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So here's the topic of a fun thread designed to explore what others are drinking at this moment or in recent history.

So I'll start- last night: 2005 Domaine d'Elise Chablis- A wonderful mineral bomb with hints of pear, apple, and vanilla on the finish.

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Crystal Mountain Sugar-Free lemonade for bottled water. Ice Mountain water.

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Raw meat should NOT have an ingredients list!!

I've always wondered about that crystal mountain stuff- I've seen it before- does it have enough "tang" to it or is it on the sweeter side?

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last night I had two pints of Two Bros' Cain & Ebel red rye ale.

Canned A&W Root Beer someone left behind.
Too much wintergreen, not enough vanilla.

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You might also check this similarly topic-ed thread:

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I'm heading to the store right now to refresh my stock of Evan Williams.

Cheers.

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Saw it- just wanted to expand it a little further. Later tonight it's probably going to be a manhattan, but I'm not sure what mix yet

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Red Seal IPA and Celebration Ale...complements of The Maple Tree Inn!

last night, manhattan made with sazerac rye, vya, peyachud bitters, no fruit. mmmm tasty.

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Capital Brewery Doppelbock.

Earlier in the evening, I tried the Hennepin Farmhouse Saison by Ommegang Brewery. (Not terribly impressed. I think I was more bothered that the server asked if I wanted a glass for it. This is a beer that needs a glass!)

Not quite enough tang. I usually take a couple of big swallows out of the bottle to strengthen it. I rarely buy the Crystal Mountain brand anyway. I try to get the generic stuff, which I find tastes better.

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Raw meat should NOT have an ingredients list!!

Allagash Musette -- Allagash's (Belgian) take on a Scotch ale.

Thoroughly enjoying this ale, despite its price-tag. A dark caramel colour, and a malty, slightly-sweet, ever-so-slightly smokey (imparted by the oak-aging?) taste. It's like my dream of Ovaltine in a beer come true. I tasted some raisins on my second glass.

Yesterday, we tasted a Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws from Portland and compared it to Bell's Third Coast Old Ale......Doggie Claws won hands down......a very good barleywine.

tonight I will be drinking Dekonik- which brings me to a good question- where in Chicago can I find Dekonik on tap? It's so much better on tap than from the bottle (if the lines are clean)

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Homemade brews:

Oberon clone - Just starte drinking this last week. Good stuff!
Oktoberfest style

Both the Map Room and Hopleaf often have De Koninck on tap. Currently, I believe, the Hopleaf has it, but the Map Room does not.

THE HOPLEAF BAR
5148 N. CLARK ST.
CHICAGO, IL 60640
773-334-9851

Sweet! My favorite beer.

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Im just a regular guy, in my fridge right now I have been drinking:

Leinenkugels Honey Weiss
Mickeys Malt Liquor
Miller High Life
Budweiser

I mix & match any of these with a few shots of Cazadores, or the Cabo Anejo I have on hand, and I am all set for a sunny weekend day sitting on my deck grillin, or firing up the smoker, and listening to some White Sox baseball.

Back when I was in college we used to add lime to high life as it was cheaper than drinking corona

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One of my favorites for sure...thought I'd mention they have it on tap at Gruppo di Amici in Rogers Park and Pints are $3 on Sunday...I'm pretty much there every Sunday for the beer (and pizza, but that's another board).

Right now I'm drinking Trader Joe's Barvarian Style Hefeweizen. Not a life changing drink by any means, but a really good beer for the price. I've personally found that all the Trader Joe's labeled beers are quite the deal in terms of selection/quality/taste/price and although I like to seek out different micro/specialty brews to enjoy, I try to keep a stock of TJs on hand at all times for emergencies (or for Tuesday night...whichever comes first)

FYI - TJs Heifeweizen (5.3% AbyV) is unfiltered and brewed in accordance to the German Purity law (it's also less than a buck a bottle ).

Seriously, Cain & Ebel on tap in the 'hood? I guess it is time to end my boycott of GdA. Maybe I'll see you on Sunday.

Yes. It's all good in the hood. The tap selection is limited, but excellent. Right now it's Cain & Ebel and a Lagunitas (I think the IPA, but I stick to the 2Bros, so I'm not certain) both $3 on Sunday. They have a great bottle selection too, not as great of a deal, but definately worth checking out.

A Bell's Hopslam that found its way across the Wisconsin boarder a few months ago. So, so tasty.

(I am still in denial about the fact that this will be an Oberonless summer.)

mmmmm Hopslam....one of my favorite double/imperial IPAs......if you can make the short drive up to the Woodman's in Kenosha, they have plenty of Bell's including your plenty of your coveted Oberon plus plenty of New Glarus and Tyranena beer.

Three Floyds Gumballhead just came out last week. That will make me forget the loss of Oberon real quick. The rumor is it will be available in 6 packs this year.

Bells two hearted ale. tonight i'll be at elvis costello so probably amstel.

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I've been bouncing between Smithwicks and Guinness lately.

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that would be excellent!, though most likely a bit pricy.

The liquor store just up the road from the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster has most of the standard Bell's beer selection for $32/case. A visit to 3 Floyds and stocking up on Bell's makes for a nice afternoon outing. Also, the Munster Veteran's Memorial, located where you turn off Calument avenue to go to 3 Floyds, is absolutely worth checking out (but it is very sobering, so you might want to check it out before going to the brewery).

As of a couple of weeks ago, the west-bound on-ramp from Calumet ave was closed, and you had to go east to Indianapolis Blvd. to get on 80/94 heading to Chicago. If that is still the case, you might as well enter a time-warp at the remarkable Blue-Top drive-in in Highland (or is it Hammond?) before it winks out of existence (hopefully, a buyer will step up and save it). Even if the Calumet on-ramp is open now, it is worth the detour.

3 Floyds Brewery and Pub
9750 Indiana Parkway
Munster, Indiana 46321
(219) 922-3565

Delock's Discount Liquors
822 Ridge Rd
Munster, IN 46321
(219) 836-2088

Blue Top Drive in
8801 Indianapolis Blvd
Hammond, IN 46322
(219) 838-1233

Shiner Bock just because they started selling it in Chicago recently.

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