Well the weekend is upon us, and I’m sure a few of the greenish-blue little puppies you see above will find a new home in my belly over the next couple of days.
You see, our buddy Rich Blair, the “ambassador” guy from New Holland Brewing Artisan Spirits sent me a very big bottle of their Beer Barrel Bourbon, the stuff they age in old Dragons Milk barrels.
I love it very much – too much probably. It’s one of the best adult beverages I’ve ever had the pleasure of consuming, and I find it very hard to resist. And now I have a lot of it. Uh oh.
Even if I take it easy, which is “the plan,” my body doesn’t like Bourbon. Just a little bit of the stuff will make me a headachey, sweaty, spacy mess the next day. I think this’ll be a lost weekend, indeed.
But whining about getting a big bottle of free hooch is like complaining about having too many women chasing you, or the fact that you’re wallet is so fat it’s giving you back problems.
I’m thrilled that people send us stuff to test out, especially when it’s something this good. Instead of complaining, I should instead remember Mel Brooks’ words of wisdom from History of the World Part I:
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What are you drinking this weekend? As always, let us know below, and have a great one!!
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I cannot disagree with any of the above statements. I on the other hand love my bourbon and do have women chasing me. It truly is good to be the King. Tell your ambassador buddy to make sure Mr. Faith gets a raise over there at New Holland.
Will do, Mr. King. I figured you’d be the first response here – call it a hunch!
BTW, it doesn’t count as “women chasing you” if you just so happen to be outpacing them in a half-marathon…
Nicely played. I honestly thought of you this morning when I heard a commercial for a MiniCooper and how you could “zoom around town”. I laughed.
Here is what I am drinking this weekend for a race tonight and the Louisville Homecoming game.
West 6th IPA (it’s amazeballs)
Bells Third Coast Ale
Schlafly T IPA (also amazeballs)
Bulleit Rye
I have a Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout left from Wynkoop, which puts the “balls” in “amazeballs” (literally). 🙂
I’m gonna suffer with 2012 BCS…sniff, sniff. And some tornado whiskey
Nice on the BCS!
And I thought you wrote “tomato” whiskey, which made me far less jealous.
No whiskey in the larder but I have, among others: Fisherman’s Pumpkin Stout, Southern Tier’s Harvest Ale, Smutty Nose’s Robust Porter, Magic Hat’s Hex Ourtoberfest, Flying Dog’s Dogtoberfest, and….last but not least…drum roll please…my apologies in advance Jim…Flying Dog’s Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout. (This last not to be confused w/ Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.)
Nice list to choose from…
I’ve been hankering for some Beam or Jack but I am pretty well stocked up on a variety of Southern Tier ales – Harvest, IPA, 2XIPA, Iniquity, and Unearthly IPA – most of which are imperials so I’ll be in pretty good shape, too. 🙂
Sounds like you’ll be hitting the Advil as well, Sean!
Well worth it though – I’m a big fan of ST, especially their Blackwater stuff.
I live an hour from the brewery! Was there last week and stocked up. Got to sample the Creme Brulee and the forthcoming 2XMAS… that is good stuff… I didn’t think I would like it because I don’t generally like spiced beers but this was exceptional, very hearty deep amber ale with subtle notes of fig and spices but overall very balanced and quite satisfying. Keep an eye out for it!
If you’ve never been to the brewery make a day trip of it… stop by the Ellicottville Brewing Company on your way. Worth the trip!
No special beers to drink this weekend, but I do want to revisit some of Denver’s newest breweries if I get a chance: Hogshead, Trve, or Blackshirt (if they’re open, they’ve been having a hard time keeping with demand).
I was thinking of visiting all the new breweries in my town too, but then I remembered there are none. 😦
Thanks, Will…
Well at least a NJ brewery won a medal this year at GABF 😉
Yeah, best landfill lager, wasn’t it?
Very nice Jim. I would love to try that stuff after hearing you write about it! Well, this weekend is going to be great. Tonight is the first night of Cleveland Beer Week so I’m going to a Founders Tap Takeover where they will be tapping KBS (holy crap!), there are a few other events I might hit up on Saturday too and I’m finishing up the rest of my Stone Enjoy By 11.09.12 IPA while it’s still really fresh!
Enjoy the KBS – I love that stuff! The New Holland Beer Barrel Bourbon should be hitting shelves in lots of places in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out.
Will be visiting friends in Connecticut this weekend. Though my friend is more of a wine guy (really really good and expensive wine), they do enjoy beer on occasion, so I’m bringing up a Saison Dupont and a Duchesse de Bourgogne, i.e. beer for people that drink wine, and two beers that have yet to disappoint me.
Good call, G-LO; Duchesse is a go to for me in that regard as well, even if I don’t love it myself.
Thanks Jim! They usually feed us really well, so I thought I’d go with something that has high food pairing versatility. Have a great weekend!
I’ll be drinking Elysian Brewing pumpkin beers at the Seattle Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. Pumpkin is a vegetable/fruit type thing, right? Health food weekend!
I’m planning on going to the new brew pub that opened up in Yardley. Vault Brewing they have some tasty beers and I want to try their pizzas now that they finally opened.
I love how some places make art out of pizza and beer. Who needs anything more, really, ever?
It is a combination made in heaven.
I thought Vault Brewing was in Pennsylvania… 🙂
Almost heaven, Pennsylvania…er, or something like that. 😉
I’m currently in Bend, OR on a three week road trip through the NW. That means ill be drinking a lot of beer. Friday, I went to 6 different breweries and tried most of their offerings (including the 2012 Jubelale). Today I’ll probably visit a couple more then head to Crux Fermentation for dinner. Tomorrow I’m heading to Portland so there’ll be more beer there, I imagine.
This weekend, I’m drinking Founders Harvest Ale, a 6.5% ABV wet-hopped IPA. I’m enjoying my first glass as I type this, and I must say it is a pretty excellent brew, probably the best wet-hopped beer I’ve tasted. I also have a 4-pack of their Breakfast Stout, which is fantastic. I may also end up cracking open a Dogfish Head World Wide Stout at some point, since I just bought up the last 6 in town yesterday.