Thanks Spitball, I'll check those out. I may start a new thing, every time I go for a restock on beer pickup a bottle of Scotch or Irish whiskey as well. On the nights when I don't have to work and can have drinks, add a glass of whiskey to the menu. That's certainly something to consider.

As for the Stone Smoked Porters, I've only tried the standard smoked. Haven't seen any of the variations, vanilla and chipotle, but since they're Stone brews I'd give 'em a go without any recommendations.

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Yeah good calls on those single malts. The range in flavor varies greatly, I have foundover the years. The Lagavulin is a tad ashy for me. I like 'em a bit mellow on the smoke, and heavy on the honey...well, not too heavy.

Blended I'll only have Chevis or JW Black. Singles I like Oban, Cragganmore. Dalwhinnie is another highland...tad more smokey than the Oban and Cragganmore, but not over the top either (imo).

Standard singles include Glenkinchie, Glenlivet. Start there and proceed as your taste buds dictate. There's serious range in the singles so me telling you which to pick is like trying to say Ommegang is better than Unibroue.

Having a Three Phils and man....I could drink Ommegang for the rest of my life and never lose this smile. Helluva a quad.

Gonna move on to Westmalle Tripel, and grill some polish sausgage with a splash of horseradish mustard.

Heh-heh....love when the wife's not home...

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

Its Xmas eve tonight here. I am gonna strongly recommend to the kids that a Hop Zombie is the beer to leave Santa. I have a hunch he will enjoy it.

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Lol...good call. Such insight!

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

Just got back from the supermarket. I was there picking up some bier sticks for Santa as well. He's in for a bit of a treat tonight.

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You must be drunk! Nice work Hawks!

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12 -Team Yahoo, Points Pool, Keeper (Since 1995): G(1), A(1), PPG(1), SHG(1) GWG(1), W(2), SHO(3). Protect 13 each season.

C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

great game for a hawk's fan. too bad the 9er's didn't show. head is a little tender

time to replace my brother's whiskey. i'll look at some of the options raised last few posts.

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c; b richards, ribiero, desharnias, zajac
lw; sedin, e kane, pacioretty, kunitz
rw; kessel, callaghan, cole, paranteau
d; chara, seabrook, souray, leddy, markov, s elliott
g; rinne, elliott
bench; garon, giguerre, hodgson, orpik, d roy
ir; nobody, yet

Merry Christmas kids! Seems weird to be celebrating the day just coming in from the beach in Maui....but oh well. Could be worse. Hope everyone here has a great holiday season. Enjoying this nice one with the wife right now:

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C (4): Crosby, Roy, Stepan, O'Reilly
LW (4): Benn, Pacioretty, Umberger, Burrows
RW (4): Perry, Iginla, Atkinson, S. Gagner
F (1): Little
D (4): Boyle, Schultz, Keith, OEL
G (1): Schneider

Bench: (RW) Kassian (LW) Hagelin (D) Karlsson, Wiercioch (G) Hiller

Merry Christmas to you as well. Certainly not beach weather here, but balmier than it is for my brethren up north. Little Founders Red's Rye action so far, plus lots of egg nog, and four fingers of Clontarf neat. Not drunk or buzzed but feeling very toasty at the moment.

Looking to start hitting the beers a little later, just letting the more spirituous beverages wear off a bit. Probably crack open the Sam Adams Thirteenth Hour Stout, some Abita Turbodog, and even some Blvd Sixth Glass Quad.

Hopefully the rest of you are having as much fun with friends and family as I am.

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So today was a good day. I drank about 24 ounces of Paulaner's Ocktoberfest Wiesen, which I think is like a white Ocktoberfest (really smooth and light, but still 6%).

Then, I got to take home a 6 pack of Lagunitas Little Sumptin' Ale, a Censored Ale by them as well.

The icing on the cake was a Half growler (half gallon) of Rogue's Yellow Snow IPA. I haven't had it before, but I'm sure I'll love it by the end no matter how it tastes at the start.

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Team 1:10 Multi-Cat Roto league

C- Malkin,Giroux,Thornton Galchenyuk, Schenn, Berglund, Eller
LW- Hall,Ovechkin, E.Kane Saad
RW- Seguin, Stewart, PAP
D- Subban,Phaneuf Keith, OEL, Hedman,
G- Pavelec,Hiller Lindback, Theodore, Lehner

Team 2:24 H2H League Multi-Cat

C- Lecavalier, B. Schenn, Ennis, Belanger
LW- JVR, Leino, Bissonnette, Whitney, C. Bourque, Nodl
RW- Kopecky, Langenbrunner, Doan, Versteeg, Mayers
D- Doughty, Burns, Souray, Sarich, Lovejoy, Potter
G-Pavelec, Enroth