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Well the past day/today is always a 'quantity' holiday but managed to have a few decent ones in the early stages. This weekend will only get better.

Yesterday's Standouts:

Unibroue: Trois Pistoles A
This beer has and will forever be one of my favorites. Unsure on what part I love the most of this, I honestly think it may just be the nice end to this beer...it's all around baller in my book: Big flavor, nice style, hidden booze, and easily found. Canadien's do Belgians well!

Anderson Valley - Winter Solstice A
We were splitting up some of the new Xmas beers amongst 3 friends, and this one was easily the standout. Cherrys/Spices right up front in the nose, and in the taste, however not overpowering in booze nor the often overused 'cherry juice' flavor. Just a super good Winter Warmer that can be enjoyed for an evening (at 6.5% IIRC) vs just 1 or 2 (like Mad Elf)

Sam Adams - Chocolate Cherry Bock B+
While many scoff at Sam Adams for being 'too big' or 'too reserved' with their regular **** (and they really are), I can say that their new small batch/select series stuff is great! This was no exception. Admittantly I'm not a huge Chocolate Fan in beer, so I may be harsch on the rating, but it was good. Imagine Chocolate covered Cherrys, in a bock...it was good. 7% ABV but the overall mouthfeel was VERY heavy/thick. We had this at the end of last night and it was a nice end to a great night out with the old boys. Unsure on how available this is, so get it if you can



Tonight....well I've got 2 Mad Elf's in my now, and have a '09 Weyerbacher Heresey and Insanity in the Fridge, as well as a '10 Weyerbacher Riserva (the super sour one). It's gonna be a fun night with some good beers while (how lame) Cleaning the house. Yes, domesticated me.