Archive for February 1st, 2009

• @beer47 went with a brown ale and a stout for the first two. Brown ale first then the stout. #
• coming this Friday 02.06 from @webzenmonks, the bi-annual web zen bacon zen. drop by http://chaoskitty.com/webzen/yourzen.php to suggest #
• @bmildren Thanks for sending the blog link. I have a feeling I’m going to be reading any and all blogs about home brewing as I get going… #
• Firing grill for snow-b-que sausage onion+peppers. @Flyingdog Old Scratch Amber+@Tuthilltown bourbon as liquid blanket. #
• sausage&peppers done. finishing onions. Drinking Troegs Nut Brown. Ommegang 3 Philosophers w/dinner. Guess there’s some fottball game on… #

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While out running errands (and picking up the supplies to start home brewing), I decided to stop and add some new beers to the cellar. Tommy at Keegan Ales recommended I try E & S Discount Beverage (906 Route 28 in Kingston NY, 845.339.7164). I was a bit surprised as I had passed this place many times traveling from Ohabeer HQ to Kingston and always thought it one the many generic beer stores in the Catskills.

Well, I was quite wrong and very pleasantly surprised. A very heathly selection of craft beers, a knowledgeable counter guy and – much to my extreme delight – four bottles of the Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2008. Spent about half and hour wandering around and ended up getting:

New to the cellar
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2008 [4 120z bottles/13%]
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron [4 12oz bottles/12%] : brown ale aged on palo santo wood
Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager [6 12oz bottles/5.5%]
Victory Storm King Imperial Stout [6 12oz bottles/9.1%]
He’Brew Messiah Bold Dark Brown Ale [6 12oz bottles/5.6%]
Ipswich Oatmeal Stout [6 12oz bottles/7%]
Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout [22oz bottle/9.2%]
Weyerbacher Heresy Imperial Stout [22oz bottle/8%] : aged in oak barrels

I’m really looking forward to all of these. Some very interesting looking beers here. I’m taking two of the Goose Islands and adding them to the one I have saved off to cellar three for next year. Reviews coming sometime…