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wax eagle

01:28

snowing so no game night tonight :(. Guess I'll have to drink all the beer myself

Stack Exchange

01:44

Q: Why do stouts foam so much when you pour it over ice cream?

I was just making a stout float and noticed that my beer foamed up a ton. It's not a very carbonated beer (there was barely a hiss when I opened the growler), yet the head was several inches with not very much beer poured into the chilled mug. What causes this massive head and is there a good ...

Xander

01:58

@waxeagle That's a shame! Well, I hope you enjoy the beer regardless.

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wax eagle

03:10

@Xander I did, cracked the growler of Stone RIS, pretty good on icecream :). Will try it straight tomorrow night

Xander

@waxeagle Good to hear! I've never actually tried a stout float. I might have to give that a shot.

wax eagle

@Xander definitely worth your time :)

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object88

09:30

Good evening! Well, it would be a great evening if I hadn't fallen asleep and missed buying tickets to the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival, now sold out. Anyone happen to have a spare ticket or two?

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Ryan Kinal

19:46

Beer Pairings for Girl Scout Cookies

wax eagle

ooh Thin mints and Yeti, great idea

Ryan Kinal

Indeed

wax eagle

also, peanut butter porter is now on my list

Ryan Kinal

Should be an interesting one. I wonder if I can find it around here.

wax eagle

I saw brooklyn's Black Chocolate when I was in the shop Wednesday, almost bought some, but decided to stick to just getting fillups. Also almost grabbed a six of Yeti...

Ryan Kinal

19:53

Yecch. Black Chocolate.

wax eagle

@RyanKinal figured it might be good with icecream :)

Ryan Kinal

I wouldn't risk it, personally. Though, I still want to buy a bottle to age it for a year or so.

What did you fill up?

wax eagle

@RyanKinal couple of growlers. Stone's Russian Imperial and Great Divide's Old Ruffian

Ryan Kinal

Mmmm. Good choices.

wax eagle

yeah, had some of the stone last night, gonna finish it off tonight.

Ryan Kinal

19:57

I got pretty wrecked on Saturday night - Yuengling, Blue Moon, and Labatt (plus some bourbon)... thus, I haven't wanted to drink much this week.

But I'll probably get a couple at the bar tonight. We'll see what they have.

wax eagle

@RyanKinal I don't really ever let myself get messed up. Finishing off the growler tonight will get me pretty buzzed and that's about as far as I go.

Ryan Kinal

It's not a frequent thing by any means. I'm usually pretty good about it. But I was drinking in my hotel room (no walking/driving necessary) with a few friends who I don't see often.

wax eagle

@RyanKinal gotcha. I've found that sitting still will cause me to get more tipsy than I realize

Ryan Kinal

@waxeagle Indeed

I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't play my own song on my own guitar.

wax eagle

lol, you a musician?

Ryan Kinal

20:05

Yeah. Not too serious, but I write some and play some

wax eagle

cool

Ryan Kinal

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Early version of that song... recorded within a day of when I wrote it.

wax eagle

cool, will check out later :)

Ryan Kinal

20:29

Flying Dog "Pearl Necklace" - Oyster Stout... interesting

object88

Interesting name, for certain. I wonder if they don't get any flack over it, like some other beers recently have (Double Ds, etc)

Ryan Kinal

Right?

wax eagle

@object88 it probably depends on how big a brewery they are and where they distribute...

Xander

@object88 That's a fairly regular theme in Flying Dog names.

Ryan Kinal

So, given the stats on Area 51 regarding this site, I'm thinking it's not long for this world.

Xander

20:39

In my personal opinion, I think they focus too much on the marketing and not enough on the beer.

@RyanKinal Time will tell.

Ryan Kinal

@Xander Meh. It's not the greatest stuff, but it's certainly not my least favorite.

wax eagle

@RyanKinal I wouldn't pay even a minute of attention to those for another month, maybe 2

Xander

@RyanKinal No, and they've got some fairly nice brews. But it's not a brand that would be at the top of my list if I was introducing someone to good beer.

wax eagle

we made it out of private, that should give us about 3 months before we're re-evaluated

object88

Homebrew.SE has been sitting in public beta for quite some time, just not quiiiiite making it. I would give Beer.SE a little bit more time.

wax eagle

20:48

@object88 yep. Several sites have languished in beta for a long time. Homebrew, Money.SE was one of the very first betas and they are only just graduating

Boardgames.se too

Ryan Kinal

@Xander Indeed

@waxeagle Fair enough

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acheong87

23:22

@RyanKinal - nice voice

Stack Exchange

23:48

Q: How much fermentation happens post-bottling in a UFO?

In Harpoon's UFO series (and other related products from other companies), the beer is bottled unfiltered, so some of the yeast carries over into the bottled beer. As long as the beer is kept in a cool area, as not to promote the growth of the yeast, how much fermentation will occur? Aside from...