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Dogfishead 90min IPA. Not overly enthused by this one. Hops were present although a bit muted. Maybe not so fresh? Still had decent malt and sweetness, very drinkable, just no standout vs the others I've got at hand.

What's in the glass ? This stuff;

Yeah I would check your thermometer. You'd be surprised how far out it may be. Get yourself a good mercury or preferably a spirit thermometer to check against. Your assumed mash may be way out.

Stone Ruination... No photo, cuz **** u... I'm headed to see some NBA so drinking outta a red cup. More malt in this compared to West Coast IPA. Still lots of resin, very fresh hoppiness, firm bitterness but a balanced malty body and sweetness. Very drinkable.

West coast IPA. Had it before and have determined it my fav IPA. But **** me... Fresh is best!! Holy ****... Get this beer. Resin, grass, hops, hops, hops. Sooooo good.

Le Freak. Says blend of IPA and Trippel. 2 of my favourite beers from Green Flash. This is now number 3. I've tried a few Belgian IPAs and made one. This is how it's supposed to be. Belgian fruity, banana esters mixed with firm bitterness. Great beer, even at 9+%. Easy drinking.

Round 1 may have gone a bit heavy on the IPAs. $60 worth of beer.

Yet to buy anything yet. Probably get a few tonight. Almost too much choice... Dithering indeed. Even the euro beers and sours etc are more plentiful and cheaper

Just played Golf... 19th hole... Lagunitas IPA on tap. Don't mind if I do. This place is blowing my mind!

Just arrived, first shop I walked into... Spoilt for choice... Can't make up my mind

Weighed in this morning at 93.0kg Off to the states in Monday for 3 weeks. With cheap IPA and American food at Christmas coupled with no exercise, I totally expect to be somewhere close to 100kg by the time I get back. Then aim is to cut to mid 80s by March.

Off topic: Had an old XE fairmont as my first car. The battery terminals would occasionally get a bit of crud on it (copper sulfate IIRC) and wouldn't start. A splash of coke on the terminals and I was off again. On topic: weighed in last night: 92.8kg Revised Goal: 85kg

Road bike; Have since cut the stem, trimmed the rear cable and upped the seat. Campag Super Record 11 speed 7.5kg Built it up myself so about half the cost of a similarly spec'd bike from a shop Mountain Bike; Carbon Jekyll 1 650B goodness Sram X9 Bought second hand/demo from an employee of...

For anyone interested in Exercise data logging, I made an AHB Strava club. Found here; http://www.strava.co...ussieHomeBrewer Everyone welcome to join.

Noticed a few people mentioned they did a bit of cycling and running whilst I was reading the biggest loser thread. So I decided to make an AHB Strava club. There are apps for smartphones, use dedicated monitoring devices, such as Garmins and Polars etc. or just manually upload your exercises...

Good tip mate. I really do need a shake up in the diet department. I like the sound if what you wrote above. I'll look into the paleo diet... sounds tasty Heading to the states in a couple of weeks in what I reckon will be a carb fest and a very sloppy diet inclusive of excessive amounts of...

Alright I’ll post what’s been happening last couple of years. Probably my major reason for not being as active as I used to be on the forums is due to me changing my lifestyle and losing weight. Back in October 2011 I was 120kg, drinking around 5 pints a night, every night. Feeling like ****...

As much as I would love to visit a brewery or 2. The itinerary is set and too many kids in tow for any of that. Did a quick google of the area if Phoenix where I'm staying. Within walking distance I can get a 6 of Dogfishead 60min for $9.99 or 6 Lagunitas IPA for $8.99 or 4 Stone Ruination for...

Thanks, good tip. The only one I HAVE to try is Pliny preferably on tap. The others I'll try to find, but just like here I think I'll see what looks interesting and pick what's at hand.

Heading to the States over Christmas. 3 weeks in total. 2 weeks in Phoenix where family live and a week in LA for Disneyland with the kids. This will be my 3rd trip over there and the 1st where I had any concept of good beer. Won’t have time or the inclination to visit any pubs/bars/breweries...