I noticed that no one had started the thread for the new year yet, so I figured I would kick off 2026 with an old favorite!

Looks like we hit 23 pages last year, let's hope we continue to get more interest in South Atlantic regional beers!

I posted this to the Pastry Stout is Living thread, but I thought it would be a great beer to kick off the new year with!

Foothills BBA Sexual Chocolate. Always a favorite, and the last couple of years batches have been particularly good!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I think our goal was to hit 20 pages for this thread last year and we hit 23 pages. Should we raise the bar to 25 pages for 2026?

Getting into round 2 and having my last Sierra Society imperial stout from 2024. This one has aged well; some great barrel characteristics and flavor.
Cheers!
Tom

Cross Post with the Brown Ale thread

Don't see a lot of brown ales anymore, but I do like the style.

Westbrook Brewing - A Very Fine Brown Ale - the beer definitely lives up to the name!

#3CBlack85, A moment ago

Happy New Year and thanks for getting us started! I'm off to slow BA start so far but will get into it soon! Cheers!

My first post of 2026. Good Word Brewing Auctioned Off All My Swords Oatmeal Stout 5.2%. How Todd comes up with these beer names, who knows. Always seems random. Very good effort here, as I would expect. Just like you like it: roasted malt, coffee, nutty, mildly bitter with a soft silky mouthfeel.

The board today.

Hey that's a nice and unique hop combo. Especially with the Riwaka. Happy New Year Tom!

Good Word Scorched Earth Schwarzbier 5%. Amazingly dry with a some roasted malt and nuttiness. One of GWB's best German style beers.

That sounds fantatic Tom! I loved the Vienna Lager they did. My favorite new beer of 2025. I can imagine the Helles is right up there. They do a great job with the base beer to start with and the wood barrel fermenting just adds a old world note. Great start!

I had to leave with some Die Todd Die Bohemian Pilsner. This is a great "everyday beer". Cracker-like malt, loads of spicy/herbal Saaz hops, and a crisp clean dry finish. Leaves you wanting more. Cheers!

Here is the story of Die Todd Die Pilsner. It is typical of Todd DiMatteo, how he relentlessly pursues perfection in his beers.

https://goodwordbrewing.com/the-story-of-die-todd-die-5-pilsner/

That looks (and sounds) quite good,

Schwarzbier is one of my favorite styles... Unfortunate that it is so underrepresented on store shelves

That's no joke. Hard to even find a German made one these days. I can't think of anyone around here who routinely cans one either.

After dinner beer. Watching Carolina and Tampa. Creature Comforts Koko Buni Milk Porter. American Porter infused with cocoa nibs, coffee, and coconut. This is the "secret" ingredient in my Texas chili. Good to drink too!

That is what happens when you run with the big dogs LOL (Fremont Beer 6000)! Sorry that your Bulldogs lost the playoff game. That is a great looking lineup. One of these days we are going to make it there!

I had to wait one day as to not water down my beer with tears of sadness!

Lol! That might have been my reaction as well.
I poured my wife a Koko Buni (she doen't drink much alcohol anyway) Saturday. She liked the first couple of sips but then immediately gave up on it. Oh well.

Fonta Flora Brewery - Snakes Beget Snakes
7.0% ABV West Coast Style IPA, 12th Anniversary Beer
Dry-hopped with Krush, Strata, and Citra; T90, Cryo, and Boost of all 3!
This was very tasty and quite drinkable. It's a more modern interpretation of the WCIPA style. Very interesting and enjoyable.

Cross-posted in WBAYDN #4826