tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4922138055157572985..comments2024-03-29T03:17:49.172-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Blind Tiger - againRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-78390646720080675972009-02-18T03:16:00.000-08:002009-02-18T03:16:00.000-08:00Gary, I didn't realise that there was a bar specia...Gary, I didn't realise that there was a bar specialising just in Stout. And I was up that way when I was in NYC recently. I caught a train to Newark airport from Penn Station. Have to drop by next time I'm in town.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-80289465267057392422009-02-17T20:42:00.000-08:002009-02-17T20:42:00.000-08:00E.S. Delia, I can't help but disagree.. but it's a...E.S. Delia, I can't help but disagree.. but it's a personal taste thing. As much as I enjoy Victory's beers, I really can't stand the Storm King. The heavy roast just doesn't jive with the large dosing of C hops. It reminds me of brushing my teeth then drinking orange juice. Just my opinion.Andrew Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261171596820050853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17606667493461053012009-02-17T13:51:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:51:00.000-08:00I dropped in today in the afternoon Ron, nice and ...I dropped in today in the afternoon Ron, nice and quiet. The cask today is Lagunitas Reuben & The Jets, a strongish dark ale I was told. I found it similar to Young's Winter Warmer of some years ago, a non-stock Burton perhaps, very good and very English-tasting. (Today the Eyeball was served as a fizzy cold draft). I added the dregs of my Pennchuck IPA to it. I was trying to get maybe a post-1870's mild XX (i.e., with some Californian hops joining to the English). It worked well. Earlier, half a pint of oatmeal stout from upstate New York in Stout, a stout specialty bar on 33rd Street near Penn Station (so focused that not a porter in the house! I counted 25 bottled stouts and 5 drafts plus a cask). Not quite a craft beer bar but not strictly commercial either, kind of a blend and I always enjoy it there.<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-90437602262967836462009-02-17T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-17T12:37:00.000-08:00Thirsty Dog's Siberian Night is a great stout for ...Thirsty Dog's Siberian Night is a great stout for the money. Some complexity, a kick of alcohol, but it does the job quite nicely. All in all, you can't go wrong with that or Victory's Storm King when you're looking for big and malty. Too bad you only got your hands on the one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-76878608855864796672009-02-17T10:18:00.000-08:002009-02-17T10:18:00.000-08:00oooooh.... You had mentioned that you went back to...oooooh.... You had mentioned that you went back to the eyeball, but I didn't notice that it was cask-conditioned. That would be reason enough for me to go back to it!Andrew Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261171596820050853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-50954546290991722402009-02-17T10:16:00.000-08:002009-02-17T10:16:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrew Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261171596820050853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36770760317251516382009-02-17T09:03:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:03:00.000-08:00Yeah . . . I didn't mention it in the post but I w...Yeah . . . I didn't mention it in the post but I went back to Hairy Eyeball. I had two more. <BR/><BR/>In my defence, I only had 65-70 minutes in Blind Tiger. It was easy to knock back the cask-conditioned Hairy Eyeball quickly.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-19742344259446440082009-02-17T08:32:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:32:00.000-08:00I agree with your comments on the Hairy Eyeball......I agree with your comments on the Hairy Eyeball... I enjoy the flavor, but it's too sweet for me to want more than one.Andrew Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261171596820050853noreply@blogger.com