Originally Posted by mrhappy333

Lamb chops are sooooooo good!!

How much were the wines $$?

Originally Posted by zook

thx for the TR flomo. I've had a Caymus cab before and enjoyed it, but not enough to justify the price. The Mt. Veeder is more reasonable, I'll definitely look for it. Although I've been less into big, fruity California Cabs recently and have been drinking more from France, Spain and Italy.
strangely during the tasting only the caymus,pine ridge and mt veeder had some fruit going on(but not alot) the wines were displaying cedar, mint, tobacco, nutty, coffee, chocolate, caramel, cotton candy, and peppery flavors
You didn't mention the Justin... I think their entry level (~$25 I think) is excellent, but that's not it in the picture.
the justin was a dessert wine that did not get opened that night

I'm sorry you're on the opposite coast, you're high on my list of FTR'ers I'd like to hang out with

Originally Posted by Jishu

thread delivers flomo.

Originally Posted by Silly String

Seriously, who's cooking this shit?
wife and i prepared this food
I wish I could present food like that.
i find smaller portions on large white plates look good
As for the wine, I've had a Justin Isosceles back in 2003ish and it was fantastic. I brought a bottle to a tasting on the recommendation of a local wine merchant and it did not disappoint. You can pick up a bottle for under$50 and it was ranked better by our amateur panel than wines costing 2x as much.
i want to try the isosceles. tried the orphan and it was great
I have never had their port before. Frankly I don't appreciate ports.
try port with a stilton, if it still doesn't connect then wait a few years and try again(neal's yard shropshire blue is also a great match)
Flomo, if you have a meritage tasting night, I highly recommend a good vintage Justin Isosceles.
i'm not that balla, but a friend of mine is balla and visits twice a year. i've enjoyed the estancia and lyeth meritage wines --and yes would love to do a meritage blind tasting
Caymus is usually good. I have a couple bottles in the cooler waiting for a good occasion. The Mt. Veeder sounds like one I'll have to try soon. As for the Ridge I can't believe the 1997 didn't drink well. Wow that should have been prime for the pickings.
all 6 wines were fantastic, the ridge was great. one problem with this tasting is we had too many wines of excellent caliber.
As for WillburForce, that is a freaking crying shame, freaking shame. I'm all about sharing good wine and turning friends into wine drinkers, but not people who have zero appreciation and zero desire to even learn. It's Thunderbird or Boone's Farm for them.

Originally Posted by WillburForce

just to make you wine hounds jealous -

me and Missus are sorting our hols. Gonna do a 10 day wine/cider/calvados tour of Northern France.

Ferry over from England, into Normandy - loads of nice ciders and calvados. also gonna pay our respects at the beaches.

Then gentle drive into Loire valley. mmmmmmmmmm better white than red, but they'll have wine from all over.

Gonna see various vinyards, fill up boot and spent the 10 days eating and drinking.

Originally Posted by flomo

real food for Fyr

chile rellenos


pork chops


ribs


general flomo's chicken

Originally Posted by Deanglow

Know any good simple recipes (aka cheap for my college ass) for pork chops? I have salt and pepper fwiw.

Originally Posted by flomo

real food for Fyr

chile rellenos


pork chops


ribs


general flomo's chicken

Originally Posted by kingnat

IPAs are the best... My father-in-law and his neighbor conduct these massive (>15) taste-testings of Pale Ales, IPAs and a few ESBs... SOOOOOO fucking good.

We agree that while Sierra Nevada is not the BEST IPA, but it is the gold-stamp standard by which one can judge all others... For being available almost anywhere, it is remarkably good. I'm having a difficult time remembering which I preferred overall... but I want to say that Centennial' IPA was very high on my list...

where is centennial from? and is it available in northern new england?

We also did a testing with lagers, which was meh, cuz I'm not a big fan of lagers.

Also a testing of a range of single-barrel and (premium) blended Irish Whiskeys... which was excellent. (My favorite was Redbreast.)

irish whiskeys are great. usually only see bushmills and jameson around here.

FLOMO: Quick side question which is more to do with personal preference than anything, but if you had a choice between two IPAs and the only thing you could use to choose would be the clarity of the beer... would you prefer one that is more translucent (very clear) or more opaque (murky/cloudy)?

i would probably choose the more clear one. unfiltered beer is fine with me-- i have seen too many ads/commercials of crystal clear beer and i guess they worked

Also, why not include the Long Trial IPA (seen in the background??)
the empty bottle of long trail had had a buddy's home brew in it
a porter that was excellent

Originally Posted by flomo

Originally Posted by Silly String

I'm just being sarcastic 90% of the time. Don't take anything I say seriously on these boards unless it is poker related.
I could try to organize a tasting, but all my friends would end up bringing Bud Light, White Zinfindel, or Thunderbird. blech!

Originally Posted by mrhappy333

Sierra nevada is sooooo good, drink a 6 pack of that and I'm feeling really Good!!