Mixes that pair well with beer

submitted about 10 years ago by TileBoss87

What are some mixes you guys enjoy alongside a nice dark brew? Specifically IPA's, Brown ales, and stouts.

All of my favorite recipes i vape on the reg are mostly sweet bakery type vapes and not very good with beer so I am interested to see if you guys have any favorites for beer30.

I was thinking maybe some sort of citrus to go with the IPA's but other than that I'm not sure. What ya'll got?

Comments

5 points

by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

Honestly, it may seem weird, but the first iteration of an Orphan Tears clone I'm working on goes really well with more stout ales.

10% TFA Strawberry

5% TFA Kiwi Double(or 3% FA Kiwi)

5% CAP VC1

1% TFA Cinn. Danish

The sweet and tart strawberry-kiwi keeps you refreshed on the inhale, balancing the bitterness of the beer really well, while the sweet cinnamon stands out on the exhale and refreshes the palate.

1 points

by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

I'll mix this up tomorrow with FA kiwi. Looks yum.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

I know the flavor% is a bit high, but I assure you it doesn't become that shitty-house juice flavor after a week steep.

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by fizzmustardabout 10 years agoBest Recipe of 2014

This is probably inappropriate since it's a plug for my commercial product rather than a DIY tip, but my Buckland liquid was specifically designed to pair with IPAs and Pale Ales.

1 points

by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

This looks goood. I'll be staying a week in Bryson City area next month. I'll be sure to stop on my way through Asheville and pick up a bottle or 2.

3 points

by fizzmustardabout 10 years agoBest Recipe of 2014

Awesome! Asheville Vapor has it in their 3 stores currently. Shoot me a message if you want to grab a beer while you're in town :)

1 points

by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

Sounds good man!

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by i_call_her_HQabout 10 years ago

I recently brewed a vanilla oak Porter, and the honey hazelnut tobacco blend I usually make goes real well with it.
5% tfa hazelnut.
1% nn honey tobacco 70/30

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by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

That sounds delicious. I've yet to play with any tobaccos but soon.

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by 1800fullytorquedabout 10 years ago

This should be a good starting point

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by mentiveabout 10 years ago

I can't taste a lot of my flavors when I'm drinking dark beers... and I forget which ones I've found that work well. As soon as I can't taste a juice I switch to another profile (which happens multiple times a day lol).. I should probably be taking mental notes.

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by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

Yea i get that too. The beers I usually drink are dark and flavorful and it definitely cuts down the flavor of whatever I'm vaping. I'm drinking goose island IPA right now and have tried around 15 or so mixes to see what compliments it the most. So far my Apple pie is winning. The bright notes from FA Fuji cut through the hops pretty nicely.

1 points

by mentiveabout 10 years ago

I will Def tryy my apple mixes

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by hotwingsandcoldbeerabout 10 years agoTobacconist

i drink a lot of beer too. I'm a hoppy or malty guy as it sounds like you are. I always haul a tobacco flavor out when I'm getting all hopped up. It's actually a holdover from my smoking days but it works. Cigar or pipe flavors are pretty strong and will break through the hop haze nicely.

Right now, I'm actually enjoying a Mill Street Cobblestone Stout and vaping "Tobacco #9" which is a a Vanilla Pipe Tobacco I came up with.

1 points

by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

I want to get some tobacco flavors but have no idea where to start. Could you recommend some that you like?

3 points

by hotwingsandcoldbeerabout 10 years agoTobacconist

It's so hard with tobaccos because everyone seems to have different tastes. I really like the ECX Tobaccos - Desert Ship, Cigar, Captain, Black Mile and Black Mile Plus, French Pipe to name a few.

TFA RY4 Double is one that everyone seems to like and there are a lot of recipes out there that use it.

FA has some nice flavors - FA Tobacco, Maxx Blend and 7 Leaves.

For "nutty" tobaccos I like ECX Real Cig and INW Tobacco Symphony.

And lastly for something along the analog lines (although I don't think they taste a thing like an analog) I like INW S'Camel with a little bit of INW DNB added.

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by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

Thanks for the insight. I'll pick some of these up on my next order

1 points

by MrsCustardSeesYouabout 10 years ago

I'm glad you tossed out Dessert Ship. I wanted to recommend that based on what I've read about backwood's brew's casablanca flavor but haven't been able to grab it myself to compare.

This may sound odd for the OP, but I wonder about going in the opposite direction of sweet--flavors like Oakwood, or Amber. And since nuts seem to pair so well with beer, any nut-heavy blends, especially if you find ones that go more salty than sweet.

2 points

by McHairpieabout 10 years ago

I used to enjoy vaping Jango while drinking. I've seen a couple attempts at clone recipes for it but never tried them.

2 points

by bigbows1985about 10 years agoMixologist

I am not much of a drinker anymore, but last night I had a yuengling with orange cream soda that I seen on here a few weeks ago worked really good together. Also I like lemon vapes with beer usually my lemon custard.

1 points

by Pnshrabout 10 years ago

Could you give my your lemon custard recipe please?

2 points

by bigbows1985about 10 years agoMixologist

I've made a bunch of variations but the one I have been using for the past month or so is a version of grants vanilla custard and lemon.
Cap French vanilla 3%
Cap New York cheesecake 3%
Cap lemon Sicily 3.5%
Fa lemon Sicily 2.5%
Cap vanilla custard v1 5%
Let me know what you think.

1 points

by Pnshrabout 10 years ago

Dang.. Don't have French Vanilla or Cap Lemon Sicily. Do you know of anything close to those?

1 points

by trouserdanceabout 10 years ago

Try /r/drunkvapes

1 points

by peaynessabout 10 years ago

Honey perry clone makes beer taste like pears

1 points

by sliabout 10 years agoTobacconist

Stouts/porters + tobacco/dessert flavors generally gets me going.

1 points

by 1800fullytorquedabout 10 years ago

I made a caramel coconut custard, and paired it with Left Hand's Nitro Milk Stout...it was fantastic!

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by TileBoss87about 10 years ago

Milk stout is one of my favorites. Haven't tried the nitro though.

I've got a coconut custard I vape pretty regularly as well. I'll have to throw some caramel in there next time.

1 points

by 1800fullytorquedabout 10 years ago

Do you mind sharing your recipe?

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by drayellis42about 10 years ago

Back in the day and even present. Malty and Malty Toffee from Backwoods always paired well with beer. All Malty is from what I've read and tried is EM & a little sweetener. Some use Cotton Candy.

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by mikeehaganabout 10 years ago

Vaping and IPAs do not mix well at all for me. I bring my shittiest juice to the bar with me because after the second IPA I cant taste my juice at all.