HYPERBOREA / Smokes

**Posted by Chainsaw** 3/07/2014 9:39 pm

Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary. Solid medium-bodied smoke. Little Founders Breakfast Stout, Mercyful Fate and a chill in the air and you're ready to go.

**Posted by Ghul** 3/08/2014 8:48 am

You had me at Mercyful Fate. Don't Break the Oath or Melissa? Medium-bodied cigar is just right for me. Lately I've found that a good IPA blends great with a decent cigar.

**Posted by Druvas** 3/09/2014 12:42 pm

Aww hell yeah. I'm a recent convert from Punch to Rocky Patel. Never had that breakfast stout, so I'd substitute with a Left Hand Milk Stout, and I'd probably replace the Merciful Fate with some Mars Volta. :-)

**Posted by rredmond** 3/11/2014 7:46 pm

Nice Chain. Nice!
--Ron--
PS: hope to post soon!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 3/11/2014 8:17 pm

Ghul wrote:
You had me at Mercyful Fate. Don't Break the Oath or Melissa?

Well, I have a greatest hits album that has songs from both. I bought it when I was first getting into Mercyful Fate, after hearing Metallica's homage on the late 90s Garage Inc album. I probably need to get the originals now.

Ghul wrote:
Medium-bodied cigar is just right for me. Lately I've found that a good IPA blends great with a decent cigar.

I'm actually not a huge IPA fan, but there are a few I enjoy, like Great Divide's Hercules Doubel IPA. I have a few of those in the fridge, so maybe I'll try the combo out this weekend.

Druvas wrote:
Never had that breakfast stout, so I'd substitute with a Left Hand Milk Stout

I thought every stout was a breakfast stout? Haha! Seriously, though, Founder's makes a great beer and their Breakfast Stout is really good. It's an 8.6% Imperial Stout that's infused with "Double Chocolate Coffee Oatmeal." I can't say that I can pull out everyone one of those flavors, but it's good. I like the Left Hand Milk Stout as well, by the way. Really, really smooth beer.

@Ron - We'll be waiting!

**Posted by rredmond** 3/12/2014 2:57 pm

The missus gave up beer for Lent. Sigh. She does most of the buying cause she makes it to the stores before they close. Stupid New Jersey and their weird beer regulations... stupid social work and it's stupid hours. Now I'm jonesing Guiness, or Jewbelation (http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/j14.html) or Troegenator... or all three. Man.

**Posted by Druvas** 3/12/2014 3:05 pm

rredmond wrote:
The missus gave up beer for Lent. Sigh. She does most of the buying cause she makes it to the stores before they close. Stupid New Jersey and their weird beer regulations... stupid social work and it's stupid hours. Now I'm jonesing Guiness, or Jewbelation (http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/j14.html) or Troegenator... or all three. Man.

How is the ole' Hebrew? I've heard about it but never had the chutzpah to give it a taste. ;-) Any of you guys use the Untappd app?

**Posted by rredmond** 3/12/2014 6:04 pm

I don't use that app. But I really liked the Jewbelation. I like my beers strong in taste and alcohol content. Give me a heady porter and I'm in heaven!
--Ron--

**Posted by Handy Haversack** 3/12/2014 6:43 pm

rredmond wrote:
I don't use that app. But I really liked the Jewbelation. I like my beers strong in taste and alcohol content. Give me a heady porter and I'm in heaven!
--Ron--

Have you tried Heady Topper? I think it's only available in Vermont, and among some people I know it's hoarded like gold, Jerry. Gold! Probably Ghul has more regular access than we lower down the coast.

**Posted by rredmond** 3/12/2014 6:51 pm

Hasn't made it's way to South Jersey, but I'll keep a weather eye out for it!
Thanks!!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/17/2014 10:09 pm

gaH...

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/25/2014 8:28 pm

Patron 1964. Nice, smooth medium-bodied smoke.

**Posted by Ghul** 4/25/2014 8:32 pm

Wreathed in smoke. Fantastic. You just inspired me, but darn it, it is still cold up here!

**Posted by Ghul** 4/25/2014 9:14 pm

Arturo Fuente, Cubanitos -- light bodied cigarillo.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/25/2014 9:15 pm

Aw yeah! A little cold never stopped Hyperborea's Dread Necromancer.

**Posted by Druvas** 4/26/2014 7:54 am

Nice. You're only missing a Slayer tee-shirt. ;-)

**Posted by Chainsaw** 5/02/2014 9:04 pm

Super smoothe... Patron 1964 Family Reserve + Witchcraft

**Posted by rredmond** 5/03/2014 4:39 am

Nice ash!
Dang Chain... I can smell that cigar ffrom here!

**Posted by Druvas** 5/03/2014 7:19 am

I still have a Rocky Patel sitting in my humidor that I need to smoke. I think that, with a nice glass of Evan Williams Single Barrel, would cap my evening tonight.

**Posted by Ghul** 5/03/2014 8:29 am

Druvas wrote:
I still have a Rocky Patel sitting in my humidor that I need to smoke. I think that, with a nice glass of Evan Williams Single Barrel, would cap my evening tonight.

I need to get myself a small, compact humidor. Something that holds no more than 20 or 30 cigars. I'm tired of my cigars falling apart at the end when I clip them for smoking. Although, those new hole-punchers seem to work better than the little guillotine.