FOMO - And What It Means

 What beers come to mind for you? I think of Highland's Cold Mountain Winter Ale. Seasonal of course, as is Mexican Wedding Cake from Westbrook.


http://allaboutbeer.com/fomo-infiltrates-beer-culture/

Asheville's Newest Brewery - One World

Saturday night, in Asheville, visited One World Brewing,10 Patton Ave, for the first time. Opens at 4 pm each day, and was packed by 4:45. In fact, we had to wait at the door for people to leave. They take the capacity limits seriously. But once inside, down two flights of stairs, the fun began. Impressive selection of beers offered, so of course we ordered a flight of six.
We had, l to r in photo, the Imperial Red IPA, 8% abv; the Vortex Coffee Stout, 6% abv; the Imperial Dark Strong, 8.5% abv; English Brown Ale, 6.2% abv; Whale of a Tale Pale, 6.2% abv; and Expedition Double IPA, 9.5% abv.
In our group, the Red IPA and the English Brown were the overall faves; we liked them all and I would have added the Expedition to the list. You can read the descriptions on their website. Great addition to the Asheville beer community and I'll be back!

 Cheers, y'all.

Valentine's Stout Suggestions

Here's one:

5.5% ABV, made with lactose (milk sugar).

I had this at our stout tasting (my kitchen and photo) so I can personally recommend it.

Burly-Barley Beer Festival Coming in March -Sierra Nevada

This is gonna be big, and I don't mean just the ABV:

http://www.brewbound.com/news/2015/arizona-governor-proclaims-fifth-annual-beer-week?utm_source=Brewbound&utm_campaign=58cb11f733-mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6026cb3473-58cb11f733-168720889

Stout Tasting and Dinner Chez Nous

Had a great time with fellow stout-loving friends.  Kay made a Beef and Stout Pie with Sierra Nevada Stout, mostly beef chunks, mushrooms, carrots, onions and peas. And a puffed pastry crust. Yummm!!

We had three pairing categories: appetizer, dinner and dessert. Challenge was to choose

the appropriate stouts for each category.

Some photos:

One of the crowd favorites was the Westbrook (Charleston, SC) Udderly Stout. Very balanced flavors, solid mouth feel and satisfying finish.

Cheers!

Pliney the Younger Released Today!

 The annual Pliney the Younger release from Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa, CA is today. The line started forming last night. It's a remarkable beer, you'll remember your first one, but I don't think I would stand in line overnight for it.
Some info from the local newspaper:



http://santarosapressdemocrat.ca.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=3f5e617b4

Happy 1th Birthday to Brewery 85

Having fun with all the folks who turned out for Brewery 85's big party. Biggest crowd ever, place was hoppin' and beer was aflowin'. Congrats to all for a such a successful year.