At Lock Yard in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the bar where Susan and I met. Sadly, it’s closing and we’re at the closing party. Having a Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (2021), 14.0%.
What Are You Drinking? March 2025
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Enjoying a barrel aged assemblage of barley wine, an imperial stout and another stout aged in Bourbon barrels - all at 10% from Quebec's Hopfenstark.
A one way pour of Wild Turkey 101. This is very good stuff
Sierra Nevada Barrel-Aged Narwhal Imperial Stout, 11.9%.
21st Anniversary Birthday Suit
Uinta Brewing Company, 6.3%.
Uinta Brewing Company, 6.3%.
Belles Vignes (which makes me think of Vignes St. in downtown LA every time) sauvignon blanc, from Trader Joe's, as I pore over my cellar and figure out how I can tetris more shit into there. 
Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Barrel Proof Batch 1, 114.8 proof.
Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Special Release.
Founders Brewing, Co. Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS), Imperial Double Coffee (2017).
Having Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked, 90.4 proof.
Lock Yard, the bar where Susan and I met in August of 2017 is closing today. Last night was the big farewell party (see the drinks above). Susan and I had talked about having our wedding there if we ever decided to make things official. That was now an impossibility. News of their closing only became known a couple days ago. We got there about 4:30 pm. A little after 9:30 pm, I made a toast to the bar, our friends, and talked about a health scare I had last year that reminded me of the importance of the people in your life, and followed things up with the next best thing given the circumstances:
My beers for this week
Ale Farm
DIPA, fruitbomb with a melony twist
Hop Hooligans
baltic porter, loved this one with a Mexican chocolate spicyness and the clean lager like yeast character
Funky Fluid
x SOMA 
IPA brewed with grape skins, had a white wine vineous aftertase
Stigbergets
Bourbon BA Stout, very smooth and rounded finish, but nothing else I havent seen from a Bourbon BA Stout.
KEGS
Bockbeer brewed with a type of ancient rye, again that spicy edge to it was quite nice. Normally a bock is all caramel and sweetness, at least to me
Amundsen
pastry stout, the idea of peach and chocolate was as appealing, but this was good.
Hop Hooligans Black IPA, to me a underrated style, paired this with a Bowl of VaPer. Im exploring beer and tobacco a bit more, I think there would have been better combinations.
Chimay
dark strong ale, good as always.
Ale Farm
DIPA, fruitbomb with a melony twistHop Hooligans
baltic porter, loved this one with a Mexican chocolate spicyness and the clean lager like yeast character Funky Fluid
x SOMA IPA brewed with grape skins, had a white wine vineous aftertaseStigbergets
Bourbon BA Stout, very smooth and rounded finish, but nothing else I havent seen from a Bourbon BA Stout.KEGS
Bockbeer brewed with a type of ancient rye, again that spicy edge to it was quite nice. Normally a bock is all caramel and sweetness, at least to meAmundsen
pastry stout, the idea of peach and chocolate was as appealing, but this was good.Hop Hooligans
Black IPA, to me a underrated style, paired this with a Bowl of VaPer. Im exploring beer and tobacco a bit more, I think there would have been better combinations.Chimay
dark strong ale, good as always.
Congratulations!! So poetic and beautiful. I wish you both all the happiness this world has to offer.
Posts like this are the reason I still lurk.
Was running low on Swedish Punsch, so stopped at the only place I've seen to carry it. Walked out with Swedish Punsch, some beer, some mead, and a bottle of Hogsworth.
Had a glass earlier, quite nice. Smooth and sweet, about 50% bourbon 50% armagnac.
Had a glass earlier, quite nice. Smooth and sweet, about 50% bourbon 50% armagnac.
Congratulations!! So poetic and beautiful. I wish you both all the happiness this world has to offer.
Posts like this are the reason I still lurk.
Thank you! It was a beautiful day and a genuine treat to share it with so many friends in attendance. How have you been? Your absence has been noticed, and I was very glad to see you post.