ok, well, there's a couple of threads about beer here now. I give you the beer thread to end all beer threads. so seeing as the topic is beer in general, I'll start off by naming what I've got in my fridge right now.

DFH 60min IPA
DFH 90min IPA
Redhook ESB (picked it up this morning)
TsingTao (it's not an uber beer but it is damn refreshing)
Four Peaks Brewing Company Kilt Lifter (picked up this morning as well)
Guinness Draught (bottles)

I am open to recomendations. :)

Hogarden
Fat Tire
Firestone Double Barrel

I LOVE Brother's Thelonious

Oberon from Bells Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Has to be on draft. though. It's always a big deal in the local bars when the Oberon comes in; it's the harbinger of summer.

I LOVE Brother's Thelonious

is this it? http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/north-coast-brother-thelonious/58540/

if that's it, it sounds freakin awesome. I'm going to have to see if I can get some.

I poured me a Redhook ESB this morning. I let it sit for just a few minutes to warm up a bit after being removed from the fridge. All I have to say is that I have found my everyday beer. ****ing :drool:. I now have a new fave brew. :)

Red Stripe

But imported German Warsteiner if you can get it, or Oktoberfest Bier the germans make their beer with no artificial additives so you can drink it and it does you good! (apart from your liver)

Fave American beer would be Anchor Steam beer.:nice:

is this it? http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/north-coast-brother-thelonious/58540/

if that's it, it sounds freakin awesome. I'm going to have to see if I can get some.
That is the one! BevMo I know sells it in stores, so they may online.

Currently in my wine fridge are:

Mojo IPA (Boulder Brewing Co)
Dogfish 60 (never fails me when I can't decide what else to get)
Berkshire Brewing Company Coffeehouse Porter

Last night I finished off a Great Divide Brewing Company Raspberry Ale. 5.3% abv is pretty good for a fruity chick beer. It was the last of a 12 pack assortment, and fruity beer or not, the last beer had to be consumed. That was the last of four beers I had last night while I watched "Ratatouille." Pretty good flick! :D

I like beer.

*snicker* "fruity chick beer" I am so stealing that.:D

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew! :)

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew! :)

:blas:

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew!

Jesus Christ. :nonono:

Running low on Saranac Black & Tan here. :(

A case of redhook longhammer IPA .. well almost a case

Bought this beer and plan to drink it tomorrow's night

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4112/dsc01746fm9.jpg

The nice thing about hosting a party at my house for 12 mountain bikers is that I get to shop for beer. Mountain bikers have got to be the biggest beer snobs on the planet. Anyway, I bought three 12 pack assortments: The previously mentioned Great Divide (see post 9), Wolaver, and Flying Dog. I can't wait to break into those. Oddly enough, Wolaver beers are produced by the Otter Creek people, and I am really not that impressed AT ALL with Otter Creek beers. The Copper Ale makes me want to stomp on a kitten. But for some reason, they got it right with the Wolaver beers. Maybe it's the organic ingredients. I dunno. Both the Wolaver IPA and Brown Ale are excellent. Oh, and for my party tomorrow, I also picked up a big ass bottle of Yellow Tail pinot grigio for those non-beer people (mainly, the wives of the mountain bikers). I don't ****ing know anything about wine, so I looked in the $13-$15 range and picked a brand that seemed familiar. I also picked up a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade. I don't know...just to have it I guess.

And to bridge the gap between this evening and noon tomorrow, I picked up a sixer of Stoudt Scarlet Lady ESB (which I am drinking right now) and a large bottle of Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Ale. That one is pretty new and I've had it before. It is mighty tasty. I love the Sierra Nevadas...both the beers and the mountain range. Tahoe rules.

Oh, and I bought food. Not that the food really matters.

Gotta get back to cleaning this hellhole of a house now...

Beer snobs>wine snobs, but both pretty pretentious, don't you think?

edit to add: yes, the food matters, (says the food snob.) ;)

Beer snobs>wine snobs, but both pretty pretentious, don't you think?

edit to add: yes, the food matters, (says the food snob.) ;)

Definitely pretentious.

My bike crowd is funny...they'll eat damn near anything, but god forbid the beer isn't good.

they'll eat damn near anything, but god forbid the beer isn't good.

nothing wrong with that. once you start making your own, however, it's the best beer you'll have. :D

I went to a beer tasting party last weekend - it was a blast :)
The group each tasted (actually about 1/4 mug) of about a dozen different beers (each guest was asked to bring a six-pack of a non-mainstream beer) and then gave a very non-scientific rating of how they liked it on a scale of 1-10 (a far cry from a full beer review, but still interesting to see what people thought).
Here are the results we got, in case anybody would be interested:

Dragon’s Milk: Average: 8.5. Highest: 9.5(twice) Lowest: 7.5 (my personal favorite)
Dirty Helen: Average: 3.5 Highest: 5 Lowest: 0 (Yes, someone gave it a zero)
Dragon’s Gold: Average: 4 Highest: 7.5 Lowest: 2
Badger Porter: Average: 5 Highest: 8 Lowest: 2
1554 Brussels style Black Ale: Average: 6 Highest: 8 Lowest: 4
Headless Man Amber Ale: Average: 1.5 Highest: 3 Lowest 0 (Twice)
Mocha Porter (Rogue): Average: 4 Highest: 7 Lowest .5
Bully Porter: Average: 4.5 Highest: 6.5 (Twice) Lowest:0
Black River Red (Pioneer) Average: 5 Highest: 7 Lowest: 4
SummerShandy: Average: 3.5 Highest: 7.5 Lowest 0
Oscars Stout: Average: 7 Highest: 8 Lowest: 6
Celis Grand Cru Average: 1.5 Highest: 2 Lowest: 1

Carlsberg Elephant beer. LOvely, and strong. 7.2ABV.

Delicious, but not in the shops around here at the moment...:mad::mad:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/rickdupuis/Rn98S8Qu6oI/AAAAAAAAAt4/AsI7tMsbbXg/Carlsberg-Elephant-Beer.jpg?imgmax=512

Carlsberg Elephant beer. LOvely, and strong. 7.2ABV.

Delicious, but not in the shops around here at the moment...:mad::mad:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/rickdupuis/Rn98S8Qu6oI/AAAAAAAAAt4/AsI7tMsbbXg/Carlsberg-Elephant-Beer.jpg?imgmax=512Didn't know that they keep making this one. I remember it from the mid 90's.

Right now I am enjoying a Stoudt's Double Blonde maibock. Saison said you can't go wrong with Stoudt's beer, so I've now tried the Double IPA (kicks ass), the red ESB (pretty good), and now the Double Blonde. This double blonde is awesome. Then again, how can anything that's "double blonde" not be good? :confused:

Heading out for anniversary dinner with the wife soon. She's driving. I think I'll have another beer! HOORAY BEER!

Right now I am enjoying a Stoudt's Double Blonde maibock. Saison said you can't go wrong with Stoudt's beer, so I've now tried the Double IPA (kicks ass), the red ESB (pretty good), and now the Double Blonde. This double blonde is awesome. Then again, how can anything that's "double blonde" not be good? :confused:

Heading out for anniversary dinner with the wife soon. She's driving. I think I'll have another beer! HOORAY BEER!

:w00t: :beer:

Right now I am enjoying a Stoudt's Double Blonde maibock. Saison said you can't go wrong with Stoudt's beer, so I've now tried the Double IPA (kicks ass), the red ESB (pretty good), and now the Double Blonde. This double blonde is awesome. Then again, how can anything that's "double blonde" not be good? :confused:

Heading out for anniversary dinner with the wife soon. She's driving. I think I'll have another beer! HOORAY BEER!

Told ya! The double IPA used to have Simcoe hops which is one of my uber faves. I'm hoping that they're still able to use it due to the hop shortage. Also recommend their tripel, the fat dog stoudt, and their delicious festbier for malty deliciousness.

By the way, if you weren't already aware, their head brewer is Carole Stoudt, one of the coolest women brewers around! They throw a kickass beerfest in the fall, if you're up for the drive. I'd be happy to drive up and meet ya!

:rofl: I thought this was a joke!!!!!

http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/7987.jpg

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/general-generic-beer/7987/3/1/

By the way, if you weren't already aware, their head brewer is Carole Stoudt, one of the coolest women brewers around! They throw a kickass beerfest in the fall, if you're up for the drive. I'd be happy to drive up and meet ya!

Their website only lists Oktoberfest the last weekend of September (I'll be in Disney World). Is that the beerfest you're referring to? I like Oktoberfest.

Their website only lists Oktoberfest the last weekend of September (I'll be in Disney World). Is that the beerfest you're referring to? I like Oktoberfest.

Yeah, they have other events, but that's the one that I've been to in the past. There's always next year!

Yeah, they have other events, but that's the one that I've been to in the past. There's always next year!

So how are their German pilsner and American pale ale?

Both good beers, as memory serves. Pilsners aren't easy beers to make without incurring huge sulfuric notes in the aroma which is just a function of the lagering yeast and lack of patience. Their APA is another of the common beers that uses Chinook in the flavoring and aroma. It's a smart choice to make, as it's a lot stronger and cheaper than some others, but for me, I just don't care for it. That said, I've been known to order this beer on many non-consecutive occasions.

I was going to go for a run after work last night, but holy shit was it hot outside. I stepped outside and it was like stepping into an oven. So I bought a six pack of Flying Dog In Heat Wheat instead. It's a hefeweizen. Nothing like a few cold hefes on a hot summer night...much more enjoyable than a run. It was ok. I've had better hefeweizens, but I enjoyed it. I couldn't get the sediment from the bottom of the bottle no matter how much I swirled it. Makes me wonder how long the beer was sitting on the shelf.

I was going to go for a run after work last night, but holy shit was it hot outside. I stepped outside and it was like stepping into an oven. So I bought a six pack of Flying Dog In Heat Wheat instead. It's a hefeweizen. Nothing like a few cold hefes on a hot summer night...much more enjoyable than a run. It was ok. I've had better hefeweizens, but I enjoyed it. I couldn't get the sediment from the bottom of the bottle no matter how much I swirled it. Makes me wonder how long the beer was sitting on the shelf.

I've heard of and seen hefe's that have been filtered. The cloudiness is due in part to the wheat that's used in the beer. A good hefe is 50/50. Half barley, half wheat. Hefe is a young beer, so it shouldn't be sitting all that long. And considering that it's a seasonal, I have no doubt that this is a reasonably fresh beer. Thing is, flying dog makes huge batches of beer, so the yeasty goodness that would be more present in a beer from a smaller brewery isn't as present. Still, I would take beer over running. Good choice!

I've heard of and seen hefe's that have been filtered. The cloudiness is due in part to the wheat that's used in the beer. A good hefe is 50/50. Half barley, half wheat. Hefe is a young beer, so it shouldn't be sitting all that long. And considering that it's a seasonal, I have no doubt that this is a reasonably fresh beer. Thing is, flying dog makes huge batches of beer, so the yeasty goodness that would be more present in a beer from a smaller brewery isn't as present. Still, I would take beer over running. Good choice!

Harpoon UFO is available year round if I remember correctly, as is Magic Hat Circus Boy. I like those two better than the Flying Dog. Circus Boy has a lot of "floaties" in it. :)

Harpoon UFO is available year round if I remember correctly, as is Magic Hat Hocus Pocus. I like those two better than the Flying Dog. Hocus Pocus has a lot of "floaties" in it. :)

Some breweries make these all year round. I like Magic Hat's Circus Boy better than Hocus Pocus.

I meant to say Circus Boy. :p You are too quick!

I meant to say Circus Boy. :p You are too quick!

FTW! :nice:

We had a party at our house a couple of weeks ago and someone brought us a 12 pack of BUD LIGHT. :( Now I've got these 12 bottles of Bug Light sitting behind my bar. :(

We had a party at our house a couple of weeks ago and someone brought us a 12 pack of BUD LIGHT. :( Now I've got these 12 bottles of Bug Light sitting behind my bar. :(

Bud light is a great cooking beer. You can also use it to water your plants. :p

I got two new ones yesterday from AJ's Fine Foods.

Ommegang Abbey Ale (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ommegang-abbey-ale/3022/)
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5066/1001193ey1.jpg

Lost Abbey 10 Commandments (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-10-commandments/72830/)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8763/1001192fn4.jpg



:nice::nice::nice::nice::nice:

On a side note....I DEMAND THAT BETTY GETS HIS BITCH ASS TO PHOENIX!!!! :mad:

ommegang is good shit. :nice:

ommegang is good shit. :nice:

omg it was great. I cracked it open earlier today. started out a bit sour with a slight bite to it and as it warmed slightly after pouring it just got sweeter and sweeter and sweeter. it was at it's best about 5-10min after pouring. I wish I had a thermometer on hand. my beer fridge is around 40 degrees last time I checked so I figure it was about 50-55 degrees at its best. it's hard to say without a thermometer. it was absolutely awesome. I am going to buy some more for my bitch ass brother next time he is here. Betty would love it. I might go to AJ's Fine Foods one day when I have the money and buy what they have in stock. It was about $7 a bottle. I think they had 4 or 5 on the shelf. Best Belgian strong ale I have ever had and more accurately the only Abbey Dubbel I have ever had. I look forward to more. :nice:

Ommegang's Hennepin is their awesome saison. All their beers are great. I've been to the brewery, it's quite impressive.

I had a bunch of FREE Troegs beers this past weekend, courtesy of a guy I know who works there. They don't distribute in Connecticut and I have never tried their stuff before. I tried their:

spiced tripel
doublebock
dreamweaver wheat
dead rockoning porter
IPA
golden pilsner
nugget nectar

All of them were great. The tripel was my favorite. The IPA was very good. It had some sort of smell that I couldn't quite place that I had not smelled in an IPA before. I want to say it was pineapple or grapefruit but that can't be it. If I had to pick a least favorite, it was the porter, but generally speaking I am not a big fan of porters. That said, I still liked it.

Beer is good. Free beer is better. LOTS of free beer is heavenly.

Ommegang's Hennepin is their awesome saison. All their beers are great. I've been to the brewery, it's quite impressive.

I think I might give that a go as well as Three Philosophers and Lost Abbey Angel's Share.

I think I might give that a go as well as Three Philosophers and Lost Abbey Angel's Share.

Three Philosophers is awesome. I've never had the Angel's Share. I'll have to find that one.

Three Philosophers is awesome. I've never had the Angel's Share. I'll have to find that one.

I think you will have trouble getting it on the east coast. it's a regional thing according to ratebeer. I just checked bevmo.com and it doesn't look like angel's share is available there but they have some other Lost Abbey stuff. their current lost abbey offerings are as follows.....

Avant Garde Ale
Judgement Day
Red Barn Ale

I also hear that bevmo only ships to california. :(

I have not seen angel's share anywhere yet. Not even at AJ's. I will have to hunt for it.

Distribution in Delaware sucks. Which is why I make my own! :nice:

I had two Stoudt's double IPA's and a Rock Art barleywine last night. I like teh beer.

In more beer related news, I just saw on MSN that Schlitz is making a comeback. :(

In more beer related news, I just saw on MSN that Schlitz is making a comeback. :(

Yap. Maybe they're hoping that if swill like PBR can find a cult following, maybe Schlitz can too...

there is an upside to schlitz coming back. if they do and they are a success, Icehouse and Steel Reserve may go bye bye because we all know that black people can't say no to schlitz. It's their beer alternative to grape soda...except it will taste like cat piss just like icehouse and steel reserve.

Last night I drank a Spaten-Franziskaner dunkelweizen. It was mighty tasty, but it had more sediment in that bottle than I've ever seen in a beer. Took a good bit of swirling the bottle to get it all out and the sediment sank right to the bottom of the glass as I poured.

Last night I drank a Spaten-Franziskaner dunkelweizen. It was mighty tasty, but it had more sediment in that bottle than I've ever seen in a beer. Took a good bit of swirling the bottle to get it all out and the sediment sank right to the bottom of the glass as I poured.

Did you drink the yeasty goodness? It's good for you. I've had this beer on tap. It's quite tasty. Plus the name is just fun to say.

Did you drink the yeasty goodness? It's good for you. I've had this beer on tap. It's quite tasty. Plus the name is just fun to say.

I always drink the yeasty goodness. :) Had to keep swirling the beer glass though to get the yeast off the bottom of the glass.

I always drink the yeasty goodness. :) Had to keep swirling the beer glass though to get the yeast off the bottom of the glass.

Good boy! :nice: That's your hangover prevention right there.

Was in the area of Tempe Marketplace today and couldn't pass up an opportunity to pick up a bottle of Brother Thelonious (http://ratebeer.com/beer/north-coast-brother-thelonious/58540/) and a bottle of Ommegang Hennepin (http://ratebeer.com/beer/ommegang-hennepin/8837/). :drool: And of course some Spaten .5L and 1L Glassware. :nice:

Hennepin is an awesome saison. :nice:

Hennepin is an awesome saison. :nice:

I was thinkin bout you when I bought it. I poured it tonight and it was super refreshing. the second ommegang product that I have indulged in and certainly the best. It will be in my beer fridge at all times. Perfect beer for gatherings since the taste is so refreshing that it is something that even people who don't like strong powerful brews (belgian strong ales and the likes) will enjoy. I am going to have to buy 3 more bottles. 2 to keep in the fridge for an occasion and one to drink right away.

I poured my Lost Abbey 10 Commandments last night and it was pretty good too. just a hint of raisins and it was super super dark. it looked like it was going to suck my kitchen into the abyss. lots of yeasty goodness in the bottom of the glass too. I'll be buying that one again as well.

Ommegang does some amazing work. I'm happy with just about everything they make. They have a new one, with wild yeast, but I haven't bought it yet. Maybe this week. :p

One the local beer stores here is having an Ommegang tasting this Friday. I'm in.

I picked up a Smuttynose S'muttonator the other day. It's a doppelbock and part of their "Big Beer" series (only available in 22oz bottles). Holy freakin maltiness! It was good but definitely a slow drinking beer.

Last night after a group mountain bike ride, a few of us went out for beer and Tex-Mex. They only had three beers on tap so I tried one I hadn't had before. I really enjoyed it...it went down smooth after a hard bike ride and complemented the food quite nicely.

So this morning I looked up the beer to see what I was drinking, and much to my surprise it's a BUD product. :(

Beach Bum Ale.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29/30727


:p

omg, you drank bud and liked it. *points* *laughs* :|

Seriously, though, they're tapping into the micro market, and doing quite well at it in restaurants with limited distribution. Meh. :p

I feel so dirty. :(

:p I hate to play devil's advocate here, but isn't getting the big guys to make better beer part of the big picture here? I mean, with the success of the micro industry and the growth of interest in homebrewing, wouldn't this be a nice bi-product of collected efforts? If you had a beer that you didn't know what a bud product and liked it, that's not such a bad thing. it's not like you're chugging an actual bud light or something. :)

the problem with macros in the US is that it is the same old shit over and over. there is no improvement in their macro lineup unless it is to put some sugar in the beer after the fact along with some lime flavoring and call it miller chill and market it to people who really don't like beer. their actual beer lineup is entirely unoriginal and the quality is mediocre at best because of the precedent they have set. It hasn't been about making good beer for them. it's been about money. Now that micro and craft brews have taken off the macros are at least making an effort to pick up part of that market by showing what they are capable of. so far it isn't too impressive but it's far better than the previous swill. It's pretty funny when the beer magnates get shown up by the likes of Korbel (yeah the cheap champagne company....see russian river brewing co.).

:p I hate to play devil's advocate here, but isn't getting the big guys to make better beer part of the big picture here? I mean, with the success of the micro industry and the growth of interest in homebrewing, wouldn't this be a nice bi-product of collected efforts? If you had a beer that you didn't know what a bud product and liked it, that's not such a bad thing. it's not like you're chugging an actual bud light or something. :)

:p

If I like a beer, I don't care who makes it. Like I said before, I think big breweries are very important to the success of the little guys.

Last night I enjoyed a couple of La Fin du Mondes. Never had that one before. It's hard to imagine a beer getting much better than that.

Last night I enjoyed a couple of La Fin du Mondes. Never had that one before. It's hard to imagine a beer getting much better than that.

I seriously love that beer. oh man. It's bad when you're coveting beer and it's not even 8:00 am. :hmm:

Last night I enjoyed a couple of La Fin du Mondes. Never had that one before. It's hard to imagine a beer getting much better than that.

I had one yesterday as well. On Mill Avenue at a place called BisonWitches (http://www.bisonwitches.com/). :nice: their Potato with Bacon soup was :drool:

I had one yesterday as well. On Mill Avenue at a place called BisonWitches (http://www.bisonwitches.com/). :nice: their Potato with Bacon soup was :drool:

You found it on tap? You suck.

You found it on tap? You suck.

negative. no tap. Bottle.

I don't think any of their beers are available on tap. The unibroue lines are all bottle conditioned, I believe.

I don't think any of their beers are available on tap. The unibroue lines are all bottle conditioned, I believe.


ratebeer shows it as on tap "common" although I have never seen it. Must not be that common.

ratebeer shows it as on tap "common" although I have never seen it. Must not be that common.

Me neither. I am drinking some lovely IPA, though.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Saison928/beer.jpg

Dave's having the Belgian Pale Ale...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Saison928/david1.jpg

Me neither. I am drinking some lovely IPA, though.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Saison928/beer.jpg

Dave's having the Belgian Pale Ale...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Saison928/david1.jpg

you have no idea how jealous i am. :(

Oh, and the mug Dave has is part of the customized set that Alyssa got us for xmas. :nice:

:eek3:

That beer looks good.

Oh, and the mug Dave has is part of the customized set that Alyssa got us for xmas. :nice:

I was gonna say! Awww David's using his mug! I'm glad you put them to good use. :nice:

*drinks his Four Peaks Kilt Lifter*

Right now I am finishing off a "The Kaiser" Oktoberfest (Avery Brewing Company). Very disappointing. An Oktoberfest beer isn't supposed to be this malty.

I went to BevMo today in preparation for Betty comming to visit. Got some more Hennepin, some La Fin Du Monde and a few other things. should be a good time. I will probably got get more on my way to work one day. I have 2 bottle mailers too. if Saison can send me a list of things from the Southwest breweries that she would like to try, I can oblige. I can ship 2 750ml bottles. Same goes for Gibson. I can get lots of AleSmith and Lost Abbey stuff. and most anything else from this region.

will have to do some digging. I so rarely buy beer anymore. :p

Last night I drank three Flying Dog "Double Dog Double Pale Ales" plus a Spaten Oktoberfest (wife didn't like it so I drank it for her). Ugh....10.5% on the Flying Dog, so I'm kind of feeling it this morning.

Bottled my first batch of homebrew yesterday and got batch two in the fermenter. :)

Last night I drank three Flying Dog "Double Dog Double Pale Ales" plus a Spaten Oktoberfest (wife didn't like it so I drank it for her). Ugh....10.5% on the Flying Dog, so I'm kind of feeling it this morning.

Bottled my first batch of homebrew yesterday and got batch two in the fermenter. :)

I stumbled upon a bottle of one of our first batches of beer ever, a four-year old holiday ale. It was still yummy, but far too heavy for august. it was so dark that no light could escape it's surface. :|

Did you taste any of the first batch? I always save a sample for "quality control" purposes. :|

I stumbled upon a bottle of one of our first batches of beer ever, a four-year old holiday ale. It was still yummy, but far too heavy for august. it was so dark that no light could escape it's surface. :|
My wife was drinking porters last night.


Did you taste any of the first batch? I always save a sample for "quality control" purposes. :|
I only tasted it to make sure it tasted like flat beer and wasn't sweet. It's now bottled and in the closet conditioning. Two weeks then it goes into the fridge.

That's awesome. What's your next batch?

We've got a stout to make and we're supposed to do something with our recently harvested home grown hops. Probably won't get to do anything until labor day. :p

That's awesome. What's your next batch?

We've got a stout to make and we're supposed to do something with our recently harvested home grown hops. Probably won't get to do anything until labor day. :p

My second batch is an Oktoberfest. It'll be ready a week after batch one is ready, so it'll be like all of a sudden I'll have a shitload of beer in the house. :)

Next up in the beer queue is a tripel (six month conditioning on that one) then a coffee stout. I figure by Christmas I will have done 5 or 6 batches using the Mr. Beer setup, so if those all go well I'll be putting a "real" starter kit on the holiday want list.

I'm super excited for you. It's definitely a fun hobby, and very addictive. Don't get discouraged if you blow a few batches. It happens to the best of us. :nice:

Don't get discouraged if you blow a few batches. It happens to the best of us. :nice:

It is inevitable.

Couple of days ago I tried the Hobgoblin:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9550/dsc01805bb2.jpg

It's a 5.2% alcohol ale produced by Wychwood brewery in England.

On the back label it's written: "Full bodied & well balanced with a chocolate toffee malt flavour, moderate bitterness & distinctive fruity character & ruby red glow."

I wasn't going to pick it up until tomorrow but plans change. I went to BevMo at tempe marketplace today and picked up 2 Lost Abbey brews for Saison.

Lost Abbey Judgement Day (http://ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-judgment-day/64627/)

A 10.5% ABV Quadrupel

Commercial Description:
A massive beer in every sense of the word. A stronger and more contemplative version of our Lost and Found Ale. Judgment Day is the base beer for our Cuvee de Tomme. Many of the Trappist Breweries produce a version of beer which ages incredibly well for many years to come. And, since none of us knows when the end of the world is coming, we suggest you stock up with lots of Lost Abbey beers so that when the end of the world magically appears from no where, you’ll have a beer or two on hand for even the stingiest of angels. Available in 750ml bottles and on draft at select inspired locations.


Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale (http://ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-red-barn-ale/64608/)

A 6.5 ABV Saison (how fitting)

Commercial Description:
This Farmhouse Ale traces its roots to the small rustic breweries of Southern Belgium. The word Saison comes to us from the French language and it means Season. Lightly spiced with Organic Ginger, Orange Peels, Black Pepper and Grains of Paradise, this brew promises to quench your thirst on the hottest Southern California days or wherever your travels may take you. Available in 750 ml bottles and on draft at select inspired locations.

I wasn't going to pick it up until tomorrow but plans change. I went to BevMo at tempe marketplace today and picked up 2 Lost Abbey brews for Saison.

Lost Abbey Judgement Day (http://ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-judgment-day/64627/)

A 10.5% ABV Quadrupel




Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale (http://ratebeer.com/beer/lost-abbey-red-barn-ale/64608/)

A 6.5 ABV Saison (how fitting)

:rock: She will love eeeet!

I got a bottle of the Judgement Day for myself aswell since I haven't had it and always wanted to try it.

This weekend, Betty will be drinking Lost Abbey Judgement Day, Ommegang Hennepin, North Coast Brother Thelonious, Unibroue La Fin Du Monde and a slew of whatever other brews i get between now and then. he'll be watdr on the following monday.

Awesome, Aaron. Looks great! What would you like me to fetch for you? :)

Awesome, Aaron. Looks great! What would you like me to fetch for you? :)

anything Jolly Pumpkin and/or Three Floyds :drool:

anything Jolly Pumpkin and/or Three Floyds :drool:

Jolly Pumpkin is one of my favorites. Have you had their beer before?

Jolly Pumpkin is one of my favorites. Have you had their beer before?

nope. never. Same thing with three floyds. never had it.

nope. never. Same thing with three floyds. never had it.

I'm pretty sure I can get both breweries' beers. I know that Jolly Pumpkin tends to have a sour flavor, wild yeasts and such. Their white ale is my favorite. Plus their labels are just awesome!
http://www.jollypumpkin.com/beers.htm

I'm pretty sure I can get both breweries' beers. I know that Jolly Pumpkin tends to have a sour flavor, wild yeasts and such. Their white ale is my favorite. Plus their labels are just awesome!
http://www.jollypumpkin.com/beers.htm

wow. you're not kidding. I like when a brewery gets creative with their labeling. makes them all the more unique. Lost Abbey is like that. Especially with their denominational beers like judgment day and 10 commandments etc. My favorite label is teh one on the judgment day bottle. it features the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse riding together.

http://ratebeer.com/beerimages/full_size/64627.jpg

I wish they'd put their label art on shirts. Jolly Pumpkin would make a killing in merch sales. :hmm:

I wish they'd put their label art on shirts. Jolly Pumpkin would make a killing in merch sales. :hmm:

f'realz. I would buy them. I need Beer wallpapers for my puters. but all I ever find is bud and coors and I'm not about to do that.

I know all about beer had an awesome screensaver for a while. I would check out their site.

So I was in Beer*Mart yesterday and saw four packs of Oskar Blues Gordon cans for $14. $14 for a four pack of cans!!!

:eek3:

yikes! that's highway robbery. we just picked up a six pack of the sierra nevada anniversary ale. it's chock full of cascade hop goodness. :nice:

So I went to the Mount Snow brewers fest yesterday. I drank beer...holy hell did I drink beer. Here's what I remembered drinking, in no particular order:

Dogfish Head 90 (had two of those)
Sam Adams Oktoberfest
Long Trail IPA
Harpoon IPA (two)
Harpoon Oktoberfest (two)
Allagash Tripel (three)
Magic Hat Lucky Kat (two)

I know what I like, so I stuck to the styles I like best. No ciders, no browns, porters, stouts, pale ales, etc. Not a single DIPA at the event, which was disappointing.

I knew early on that it was going to be a good day. I wore my Harpoon Hefeweizen shirt. So I walked up to the Harpoon tent and asked for an Oktoberfest. The Harpoon rep said to me "Good shirt." I said "Good beer!" I went to hand him my beer coin and he said "Keep it", then looked to the other guy in the Harpoon tent and said "Keep this guy's glass full today. And it's on us." FREAKIN SCORE. Seriously man, I only wore the shirt because I like the beer.

The Allagsh Tripel rocking the ****ing house though. God was that good stuff. All of the pourers were very generous. A $2 beer coin was supposed to give you an 8oz fill, but most of the fills filled the pint glass.

Naturally my wife found a sucker to flirt with and didn't have to pay for a single SMUTTYNOSE beer. :p And she somehow got a t-shirt out of him too.

All that beer and no hangover today. I think I have a problem...the problem is, I wanted a fourth Allagash Tripel but they ran out. :(

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sounds like a really fun festival! glad you had a great time. :nice:

I must confess my sins. where is the Beer Chaplain for me to confess my sins? I have done something terrible....and enjoyed it. :(

I must confess my sins. where is the Beer Chaplain for me to confess my sins? I have done something terrible....and enjoyed it. :(

Did you have a Corona?

I must confess my sins. where is the Beer Chaplain for me to confess my sins? I have done something terrible....and enjoyed it. :(

If it has anything to do with getting your junk stuck in a beer bottle, I'm not interested. :|

If it has anything to do with getting your junk stuck in a beer bottle, I'm not interested. :|

:eek:

no. it was nothing like that. Dreamintree is close though.

no. it was nothing like that. Dreamintree is close though.

So are you going to tell us or not?

So are you going to tell us or not?

I ingested an AB product....and I liked it....but when you are floating on a river for 6 hours you'll drink anything. :(

I ingested an AB product....and I liked it....

I've been there too. You wake up in the morning feeling dirty and violated. :(

I've been there too. You wake up in the morning feeling dirty and violated. :(

exactly. and the worst part is that it didn't taste like beer. :( it was more like juice. :(

I ingested an AB product....and I liked it....but when you are floating on a river for 6 hours you'll drink anything. :(

what was it?

what was it?

Wild Blue
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wild-blue/51222/

God I feel so dirty. Betty brought it and made me try it. he said everybody was doing it. it didn't even taste like beer. :(

Hey, the Swedish wifey picked that out, not me.
I think it was the sun that made us enjoy it.

I've never even heard of it. Was it truly 8% abv?

I've never even heard of it. Was it truly 8% abv?

that's what they say. It didn't taste like it though.

Yep. It was surprisingly good actually. Kinda like a wine cooler, but good-ish, especially on a hot day.

Hey, the Swedish wifey picked that out, not me.
I think it was the sun that made us enjoy it.

:blas:

EE can be a beer snob all he likes, but if the beer is genuinely enjoyable, who cares who made it. :p

I've had that blueberry beer before. It's definitely the 8% as advertised.

So have you ever called a beer store to see if a beer is in? I just called to see if a certain Octoberfest that my wife likes is in. It arrived today. :nice:

So have you ever called a beer store to see if a beer is in? I just called to see if a certain Octoberfest that my wife likes is in. It arrived today. :nice:

I've called breweries to see what's on tap. :nice:

there aren't many arizona breweries, but I have certainly called liquor stores to see if they carry something. mainly because the valley is pretty spread out and so are my preferred liquor stores. if I want beer it's 1-2 hours of my day to get it......sometimes more.

I had a 22oz Arrogant Bastard Ale last night. Very good!

I can't do AB anymore. Too much Chinook hops throughout, tastes soapy on my palate. :p

Soapy? Did you remember to rinse the glass when you were cleaning it?

Soapy? Did you remember to rinse the glass when you were cleaning it?

yes, it's a flavor of chinook hops that I'm more sensitive to. It's a bittering hop, but some breweries use it as flavoring as well because it's got a higher alpha acid percentage than some others. with the hop shortage I've been seeing more and more of this. There's a few others, like Victory's Hop Devil, that I can't drink anymore because it's all I can taste. But that means more for you! :nice:

I love beer!!!
I taste all kinds of beer............a kind of expert on the subject I guess
Right now I am drinking Becks Oktoberfest! Quite tasty!!!
I might head over to my local Oktoberfest to down some more in a while
I actually got a (small) beer bottle collection going on!!!
Hooray Beer!!!

I'm starting to think there needs to be a beer social group on DA. much like my league of equal opportunity haters but with beer instead of the hate.

I'm running low on beer and my beer fridge is going to be looking empty soon. I can't let that happen. Need suggestions please. Preferably something I have not had.....but can get without a lot of trouble (that means bevmo).

in light of the discovery of the 45million year old yeast that has been mentioned in an alternate thread, I am going to try to get the beer made from the 45million year old yeast. i will also post pics of me drinkin the Blasphemy that saison got me soon. wasn't able to over the weekend because I spent it at work and in bed. :(

We drank the farmhouse ale, it was awesome. Tonight I'm rocking Dave's big brown ale. :nice:

We drank the farmhouse ale, it was awesome. Tonight I'm rocking Dave's big brown ale. :nice:

somehow that sounds terribly wrong but I know what you mean. I need to try brewing. Betty suggested that I give it a go but I dunno. sounds like it can get expensive rather quickly.

its expensive up front, but after that, it's actually way cheaper.

its expensive up front, but after that, it's actually way cheaper.

how expensive really? I think about it like this, I would probably have a blast doing it, but will it save me any money at the same time. my beer budget is about $100-150/month. Mostly consisting of things like Lost Abbey and Ommegang so it's not as much beer as it sounds. I have cheaper beer for my breakfast.

I'll start another thread for you... :)

Well, I ended up at PF Changs last night (it's a stupid story....things we do for our wives :rolleyes:) but I decided to order a beer. it's been a few years since I has some weissbier. When I ordered I wasn't specific. the only weissbier that they had on the menu was the Widmer Bros stuff so I just asked for a Hefeweizen. when they came back I was pleasantly surprised that the widmer stuff was not what I got. I liked what I got a lot better. It was Franziskaner.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/franziskaner-hefe-weissbier/1088/

I usually don't drink many beers that would be considered refreshing. I prefer my beer to be a meal. but this shit was pretty good. super refreshing. and very tasty. no noticeable bitterness from hopps at all but that may be due to my relatively tainted palate from drinking the meanest stuff I can find. this stuff went really really well with chinese food. I will have to put some in my fridge to thin out the big meanies. :nice:

I had that beer at a festival recently. Its a nice beer. :nice:

My only complaint is that they gave it to me with a ****ing lemon. why a ****ing lemon? no beer should ever be served with a citrus wedge of any kind. wtf has this country come to? :mad: :nonono:

My only complaint is that they gave it to me with a ****ing lemon. why a ****ing lemon? no beer should ever be served with a citrus wedge of any kind. wtf has this country come to? :mad: :nonono:

Corona is the *only* exception. And it's only because that's the only way that beer is drinkable :P

Corona is the *only* exception. And it's only because that's the only way that beer is drinkable :P

then nobody should be drinking it. :|

then nobody should be drinking it. :|
Hey man, if it's free, I'm drinking it. :p

it's actually how it's supposed to be served. I hate to point out your lack of beer knowledge, but you should have known that. :p

it's actually how it's supposed to be served. I hate to point out your lack of beer knowledge, but you should have known that. :p

yes, and usually a lemon. but it doesn't spoil it any less. and actually, it's not how it's supposed to be imbibed it's merely an adaptation that has proven common and accepted (unfortunately). the same thing is done with corona. Flavoring your beer still taints your beer. it's an afront to the beer. it's like saying "god this wine is so dry can somebody hand me a big bottle of welch's soda and some sweet&low". :mad:

the people that do that are the people that when the subject of beer come up they say "I like beer" and then you ask them what their favorite is and they will probably name corona and say that they like it with a lime and then you as why a lime they say "because otherwise it tastes like beer and I like to think that I'm just drinking kool-aid gone wrong" :|

adding flavor to your beer that was not already there is bullshit.

I would rather see somebody drink a corona and like it than to taint it further than it already is. it upsets me every single time I see a citrus wedge on a beer glass or in a beer bottle. :mad:

Corona is beer, it has all the requisite ingredients. :)

Corona is beer, it has all the requisite ingredients. :)

lets not forget it's crap. gets back to that whole "because otherwise it tastes like beer and I like to think that I'm just drinking kool-aid gone wrong" thing

lets not forget it's crap. gets back to that whole "because otherwise it tastes like beer and I like to think that I'm just drinking kool-aid gone wrong" thing

i don't think it's crap. i like corona. (sans lime of course)

I will say that Corona is still better than Camo an natty light. :|

Betty told me about camo once. As soon as I turned 21 I had to go find it and see if it was as bad as he claimed.....I found out that it was.

This is quite possibly the worst beer I have every had. Three of us had the misfortune of sampling this vile brew a few years back. We even buried one in the ground and dug it up a full year later and it didn’t faze the taste. Two of us almost threw up after the crack as the aroma hit our noses and it was commented that this beer was so bad that two of us had a hard time keeping it in our mouths long enough to even swallow it. And do not let this warm up while drinking as it only gets worse if that is even possible. Now in fairness I have tried it since and it was slightly better the second time but by no means a pleasant experience. Unless you are hard up for a quick buzz and short on cash I would avoid this swill at all costs.

i don't think it's crap. i like corona. (sans lime of course)

you are better than 90% of beer drinkers in Arizona...most of those beer drinkers use lime and also resort to drinking Steel Reserve when they are low on cash because they just had to send the check to their baby momma......sometimes they don't even have that excuse. :|

I should mention though that none of this means that I do not enjoy a beer that is hated by most people who really like beer. I occasionally have TsingTao in my fridge. as they said in monty python (when referring to american beer) it's like making love in a canoe. :|

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What about me? I drink corona when it's free with lime because it makes it taste better. Whereas, you know I'm regularly a beer connaisseur and normally buy above par beer.

I'm a beer snob, but not too proud as to not slum it up with corona or BLight if it's free :D

free is the operative word. I won' turn down free beer either. at the same time though, if I go to my parents house, I will probably bring my own. if I go to a friend's house (not for a party but to just hang out) I will bring my own then as well. If I can avoid the shit beer without being a dick, I will...even if it is free.

I'll drink whatever if it saves me money :|

When cheap beer is your only option and it's free, you really have no choice. Drinking the cheap beer is usually better than being sober.

When cheap beer is your only option and it's free, you really have no choice. Drinking the cheap beer is usually better than being sober.

Well, even if there's pay options I normally won't take it because it's normally an insult towards the host. Like you're saying "No, I don't want your crappy beer, I'll buy my own!"

Well, even if there's pay options I normally won't take it because it's normally an insult towards the host. Like you're saying "No, I don't want your crappy beer, I'll buy my own!"

I agree if you're at a small gathering like a friend or relative's house, but at something like a wedding or company function, passing on the cheap beer wouldn't be an insult.

I have our annual "Meeting of Management" to attend next month. I don't know who chooses the beer for these things, but I have been delighted with the beer offerings the last few years. They always seem to have a few local microbrews along with the usual macro swill.

Well, even if there's pay options I normally won't take it because it's normally an insult towards the host. Like you're saying "No, I don't want your crappy beer, I'll buy my own!"

like I said, if I can avoid being a dick. if it is a party or somekinda gathering, I won't do it. if it's my parent's house, I will bring my own. if it is my buddy's house, I'll bring my own, probably something special and I will share. in essence, it needs to be a situation where the soul purpose is to get wasted.....then I will drink the shit beer. I did however go to a party saturday night and got wasted on decent beer. most of my friends will pay a premium even for parties. I guess at the same time I'm not used to going to parties with shit beer anymore. all of the parties I go to have good beer. :shrug:

like I said, if I can avoid being a dick. if it is a party or somekinda gathering, I won't do it. if it's my parent's house, I will bring my own. if it is my buddy's house, I'll bring my own, probably something special and I will share. in essence, it needs to be a situation where the soul purpose is to get wasted.....then I will drink the shit beer. I did however go to a party saturday night and got wasted on decent beer. most of my friends will pay a premium even for parties. I guess at the same time I'm not used to going to parties with shit beer anymore. all of the parties I go to have good beer. :shrug:

Biiingo. But heh, even I have a case of B'Light in the fridge just because it's so much cheaper if/when I have friends over and the intent is to shotgun and get plowed :|

Biiingo. But heh, even I have a case of B'Light in the fridge just because it's so much cheaper if/when I have friends over and the intent is to shotgun and get plowed :|

the cheapest I go is redhook. costs about as much as most macros but it's decent quality.

I have gone five days without beer and it's been sheer hell. :(

Tonight I end my extended beer hiatus.

Tried some of that new Budweiser "American Ale" last night.
Kinda hate to say it but... it actually wasn't too bad.

Tried some of that new Budweiser "American Ale" last night.
Kinda hate to say it but... it actually wasn't too bad.

I've heard that from some beer snobs I know.

:hmm:

I just can't get past the anheuser busch part. it seems filthy and wrong

I am sitting here drinking a Troegs Nugget Nectar. God damn is this a tasty beer.

I am sitting here drinking a Troegs Nugget Nectar. God damn is this a tasty beer.

Troegs is a great brewery. I'm a fan of the Troegenator. :nice:

Is the order of beerdrinkers dangerous or just a friendly bunch of people drinking a beer? I'll be watching you!

Is the order of beerdrinkers dangerous or just a friendly bunch of people drinking a beer? I'll be watching you!

the latter, but let me phrase it correctly.

"Friendly (drunken) Bunch of People Drinking Many Beers"

Is the order of beerdrinkers dangerous or just a friendly bunch of people drinking a beer? I'll be watching you!

Can't people be friendly and dangerous? :|

Only when female.

Only when female.

I guess I qualify then. :|

Yep.:)

Tonight I have finished a 22oz Hercules DIPA and am working on a Harpoon DIPA. Man, these things have some kick on an empty stomach. I am using a snifter glass for the first time. A friend gave it to me. I've only used pint glasses until now. It really does make a difference in the overall experience of the beer. The aroma really comes out using proper glassware. A noticable difference. I think my beer senses are more tuned in than I gave myself credit for.

Goddamn I ****ing love beer.

ELECTION NIGHT BEER

I am drinking Stoudts Double IPA. I am on #3 right now but plan on downing five. My posts might get choppy.

:|

I'm considering dropping my cheap ass, Anheuser Busch ways and imbibing something truly spectacular. What do you suggest I start out with?

I'm considering dropping my cheap ass, Anheuser Busch ways and imbibing something truly spectacular. What do you suggest I start out with?

Octoberfest style lagers are a good transition from what you've been drinking.

I've had a few English Stouts and Ales. Years ago, I used to homebrew and made several stouts and ambers that turned out well. I even attempted a Mead that didn't turn out so well. I appreciate your input, but I was hoping for specific recommendations. Which is your favorite?

F&L, since you have had some exposure, if you can describe what the perfect beer would taste like I can make some recommendations based off of that.

I've had a few English Stouts and Ales. Years ago, I used to homebrew and made several stouts and ambers that turned out well. I even attempted a Mead that didn't turn out so well. I appreciate your input, but I was hoping for specific recommendations. Which is your favorite?

Man, this is like saying "Recommend me some food." There are so many types of beer, brands of beer, and subtle differences that it's hard to name specific beers to try. If you are used to drinking Bud, Coors and the like, I'd probably suggest something that's not too different. Right now we're kind of in between beer seasons, with Octoberfests starting to disappear and winter beers starting to show up. Seeing how you're used to lighter beers, I'd suggest some pales ales:

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Sierra Nevada brewery)
Anchor Liberty Ale (Anchor Steam)
Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale (Flying Dog Brewery)

Those are three that are widely available and come in six packs.

Another good idea is to pick up a 12 pack sampler of any brewery. That's a great way to try different styles of beer from one brewery. Sam Adams makes good ones because they've got six styles. I don't know what's available in Atlanta for a microbrew selection, but you usually can't go wrong with any 12 pack sampler from a microbrewery. They'll usually run you about $12.

F&L, since you have had some exposure, if you can describe what the perfect beer would taste like I can make some recommendations based off of that.I'm gonna suck at describing beer, but I'll try. I'd like something more substantial/thicker than Bud, with more flavor and maybe a little bite to it. I think probably the best beer I've had so far came from the Gordon Biersch microbrewery/restaurant in Atlanta. It was called Marzel I think. I also liked Boddington Ale. Does that help?

Man, this is like saying "Recommend me some food." There are so many types of beer, brands of beer, and subtle differences that it's hard to name specific beers to try. If you are used to drinking Bud, Coors and the like, I'd probably suggest something that's not too different. Right now we're kind of in between beer seasons, with Octoberfests starting to disappear and winter beers starting to show up. Seeing how you're used to lighter beers, I'd suggest some pales ales:

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Sierra Nevada brewery)
Anchor Liberty Ale (Anchor Steam)
Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale (Flying Dog Brewery)

Those are three that are widely available and come in six packs.

Another good idea is to pick up a 12 pack sampler of any brewery. That's a great way to try different styles of beer from one brewery. Sam Adams makes good ones because they've got six styles. I don't know what's available in Atlanta for a microbrew selection, but you usually can't go wrong with any 12 pack sampler from a microbrewery. They'll usually run you about $12.Thanks, I'm not trying to be difficult. There are so many beers out there, it's hard to tell the good from the bad. Sierra Nevada and regular Anchor Steam were good, but not great. I'll try the Liberty and the Doggie Style if I can find them. They stock at least 50 beers at the liquor store near my house. I'm not opposed to darker beers or stouts. I even had a couple of wheat beers that were good. It's just been awhile since I drank anything decent.

Thanks, I'm not trying to be difficult. There are so many beers out there, it's hard to tell the good from the bad. Sierra Nevada and regular Anchor Steam were good, but not great. I'll try the Liberty and the Doggie Style if I can find them. They stock at least 50 beers at the liquor store near my house. I'm not opposed to darker beers or stouts. I even had a couple of wheat beers that were good. It's just been awhile since I drank anything decent.

Talk to someone who works at the beer mart and they'll recommend something. Tell them what styles you like and what you've enjoyed in the past. A good liquor store will be able to recommend wines or beers.

btw, I picked up a Saranc 12 pack winter sampler yesterday, mostly for the vanilla stout for wifey. It didn't taste much like vanilla...more like a coffee stout (I only had a sip). I drank the Belgian pale ale. It was pretty good.

I also picked up a 22oz Rogue Yellow Snow IPA. I'm looking forward to enjoying that tonight. I've never tried that one. :)

we're working our way through a clipper city sampler. I highly recommend their beers.

I'm gonna suck at describing beer, but I'll try. I'd like something more substantial/thicker than Bud, with more flavor and maybe a little bite to it. I think probably the best beer I've had so far came from the Gordon Biersch microbrewery/restaurant in Atlanta. It was called Marzel I think. I also liked Boddington Ale. Does that help?

yes, that does help.

I've been thinking it over and I can name some off the top of my head that you should like but at the same time these are beers that are available in my area so you may or may not find them. if you have any trouble, I'd be glad to help you find them in your area.

1) Ommegang Hennepin (always a winner)
2) Ommegang Abbey Ale
3) Spaten Oktoberfest Ur-Marzen
4) Paulaner (just about anything by them, it's all pretty decent.)

in that list, the two ommegang offerings may or may not be a bit difficult to find but you will very likely have to go to a liquor store to get them. if you find them, buy them and don't drink alone. Share the wealth because it's great stuff.

the spaten and paulaner, good stuff, should be right up your alley and it's cheap enough that you can drink them often unlike the ommegang stuff which varies from $8-$10/bottle and they generally come as 750ml which is about 2 beers each.

I also picked up a 22oz Rogue Yellow Snow IPA. I'm looking forward to enjoying that tonight. I've never tried that one. :)

Man, this is one interesting IPA. BITTER BITTER BITTER. Tastes like I'm eating the white pulp of a grapefruit.

Man, this is one interesting IPA. BITTER BITTER BITTER. Tastes like I'm eating the white pulp of a grapefruit.

I dunno if that is a good thing or not? I don't think I have ever eaten the white part of a grapefruit. I am totally going to see if I can get it here though. I've got some Dead guy ale at home. I like that one.


BTW F&L, That's another one you could try. Rogue Dead Guy Ale. :nice:

I dunno if that is a good thing or not? I don't think I have ever eaten the white part of a grapefruit. I am totally going to see if I can get it here though. I've got some Dead guy ale at home. I like that one.


BTW F&L, That's another one you could try. Rogue Dead Guy Ale. :nice:

That Yellow Snow IPA is real different for an IPA. The beer is blonde (thus the name, I take it) and it doesn't have a real hoppy bite whatsoever. It's good though!

Dead Guy Ale is good stuff. Double Dead Guy though...hmmm...that's a sipping beer for sure. It's a doppelbock that is all sorts of heavily malted. It's good, but it's a slow drinker.

That Yellow Snow IPA is real different for an IPA. The beer is blonde (thus the name, I take it) and it doesn't have a real hoppy bite whatsoever. It's good though!

Dead Guy Ale is good stuff. Double Dead Guy though...hmmm...that's a sipping beer for sure. It's a doppelbock that is all sorts of heavily malted. It's good, but it's a slow drinker.

I haven't seen double dead guy around here. I'll keep an eye out for it. :nice:

I haven't seen double dead guy around here. I'll keep an eye out for it. :nice:

It's in a big ol' 22oz RED bottle. Really cool bottle, actually.

Curently on my third Fat Tire Skinny Dip. I've had this shit for a while. not normally my thing but I need to pound them down to make room for my trip to bevmo. I'll be looking for outrageous beers this weekend and I have a few on my list to pick up if I find them. I am saving Saison's awesome mailer for when Betty comes to visit for thanksgiving. :nice:

Is there a homebrew kit for making Tecate-like mexican beer?

Wife and I went beer shopping the other day:

Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout
Victory Hop Wallop (DIPA)
Tommyknocker Cocoa Porter
Northcoast Brewing Company Le Merle (farmhouse ale)
Speakeasy Double Daddy Imperial IPA
Wells Banana Bread Beer


I like beer.

Is there a homebrew kit for making Tecate-like mexican beer?

burn in hell. :mad:

burn in hell. :mad:

Bless Your Heart

*hugs* :)

I had North Coast Brother Thelonious yesterday. Really good stuff. I will be buying more. this weekend I will be making a run to BevMo to do some shopping in preparation for Betty's Thanksgiving arrival (I might pick up a Mr Beer too ;))

My current shopping list is as follows.

Double Dead Guy :nice:
Brother Thelonious
Lost Abbey Angels Share (will remain on my list forever untill I get it....maybe after that too)
Surly Brewing Co. "Darkness"


I may not find all of that (I doubt I will find the angel's share there....hasn't happened yet) but I will leave with at least $100 worth of beer.

but I will leave with at least $100 worth of beer.

:nice:

God bless beer.

oh btw, North Coast Brother Thelonious is the prettiest beer I have ever poured. Absolutely awesome head. really fluffy 2-finger head and it lingered for a looooooooong time. it stayed and ended up on the bottom of the glass and left it's mark all the way down. Hell, just opening the bottle created head that billowed over the top of the bottle. Absolutely awesome. next bottle will be with betty in about a week and I will take a picture of it.

oh btw, North Coast Brother Thelonious is the prettiest beer I have ever poured. Absolutely awesome head. really fluffy 2-finger head and it lingered for a looooooooong time. it stayed and ended up on the bottom of the glass and left it's mark all the way down. Hell, just opening the bottle created head that billowed over the top of the bottle. Absolutely awesome. next bottle will be with betty in about a week and I will take a picture of it.

What kind of glass?

I only have pint glasses, one snifter, and some pilsner glasses. I sent my wife a list of glassware I want and BONUS if the glass comes with beer (i.e. a Chimay goblet in a Chimay three pack).

What kind of glass?

I only have pint glasses, one snifter, and some pilsner glasses. I sent my wife a list of glassware I want and BONUS if the glass comes with beer (i.e. a Chimay goblet in a Chimay three pack).

I have lots of pint glasses and a couple Tulips and 2 .5-liter and 2 1-liter Spaten Steins. I will oneday have proper glassware. this time I used a tulip.

i have some oversized wine glasses too. I use those as well.

infact, I am looking around online for some cheap glassware (by cheap I mean like $7 each) and I can across something odd.....

http://www.4littlekids.com/Buy-Bar-and-Glassware-Online.htm

wtf is that?!?!?!

ok, well, considering how ****ing hard it seems to be to find decent bar glassware without buying a shit ton of it all at once, I decided to go straight to one of the major manufacturers....Libbey. they have a small section on their website where you can buy them 4 at a time instead of cases of 12 or more. they come to about $3/ea for Snifters. I don't want anything special. I just want them to be made of clear glass and nothing fancy. fancy glasses turn beer gay.

Is there a homebrew kit for making Tecate-like mexican beer?

there is. brewer's best makes an "amber cervesa" style kit. also, you can usually put a kit together based on internet recipes.

infact, I am looking around online for some cheap glassware (by cheap I mean like $7 each) and I can across something odd.....

http://www.4littlekids.com/Buy-Bar-and-Glassware-Online.htm

wtf is that?!?!?!

LOL... I guess that's for the crowd that has their kids wear the "Daddy drinks because I cry" shirts....

My Bevmo Excursion has been bumped up to tomorrow. :|

keep us posted on your purchases, EE.

has anybody here gone a whole day of having only beer and nothing else? I mean no food or drink but only beer? :)

has anybody here gone a whole day of having only beer and nothing else? I mean no food or drink but only beer? :)

I haven't, but a friend of mine during his stoopid college days made it nearly a week if I remember right, trying to prove his "Man CAN live on beer alone!" theory. Had no nutritional input other than beer and vitamin pills.

I seem to recall him saying some rather disturbing things about how his digestive tract started reacting after a few days... :rolleyes:

I wonder how many beers the average sockpuppet can throw back.

I wonder how many beers the average sockpuppet can throw back.

how many does it take to induce alcohol poisoning?

Bevmo Trip Complete!!!!

I picked up the following....

Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale http://www.rogue.com/beers/double-deadguy.php
Rogue XS: Imperial India Pale Ale http://www.rogue.com/beers/imperial-india-pale-ale.php
Unibroue Éphémère (Apple) http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/3523
Lost Abbey: Inferno http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/42491
North Coast Brother Thelonious http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-brotherThelonious.htm

I think that's all of them. I meant to get a Mr Beer but I was in a hurry and forgot. I didn't hit everything on my list beer wise (they didn't have it all) but I think I did pretty good. I got what they had that was on the list.

on a side note, I think the Rogue XS bottle is about the coolest bottle I have seen.

Bevmo Trip Complete!!!!

I picked up the following....

Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale http://www.rogue.com/beers/double-deadguy.php
Rogue XS: Imperial India Pale Ale http://www.rogue.com/beers/imperial-india-pale-ale.php
Unibroue Éphémère (Apple) http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22/3523
Lost Abbey: Inferno http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/18149/42491
North Coast Brother Thelonious http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-brotherThelonious.htm

I think that's all of them. I meant to get a Mr Beer but I was in a hurry and forgot. I didn't hit everything on my list beer wise (they didn't have it all) but I think I did pretty good. I got what they had that was on the list.

good pics, EE. I'm a big fan of the ephemere, but if given my choices, I'd rather have delirium any day.

good pics, EE. I'm a big fan of the ephemere, but if given my choices, I'd rather have delirium any day.

if by Delirium you are referng to the same thing I am thinking of (comes in a white bottle with a creepy ass heffalump on it) I almost did. it was a tough decision. I had never seen their stuff at bevmo before and I literally walked back and fourth between the two of them like 6 times.

I am, delirium makes three beers, Tremens (golden ale), Nocturnum (dark ale) and Noel (xmas beer). All three are fabulous, plus the fact that the bottle has pink elephants on it makes me smile every time. They're all worth the purchase, although, for your taste, may want to try the nocturnum if you can find it.

I have seen the Delirium beers in a couple of stores but have yet to try them. If they get the Saison stamp of a prroval, they must be good.

I picked up a sixer of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale last night. Holy cow is that a tasty IPA.

I am, delirium makes three beers, Tremens (golden ale), Nocturnum (dark ale) and Noel (xmas beer). All three are fabulous, plus the fact that the bottle has pink elephants on it makes me smile every time. They're all worth the purchase, although, for your taste, may want to try the nocturnum if you can find it.

they had all three there yesterday. I was so close to getting one of them. I almost got the Rogue XS Imperial Porter instead of the IPA. the Rogue XS Imp Porter and the Delirium and Nocturnum are on my list for my next trip.

I love the description on the back of the Lost Abbey Inferno Ale bottle.

Corruption, Greed, and Lust. They're all represented on the hooks of today. Tomorrow, they'll be stinging Gluttony, Desire, and Sloth. Go ahead. Tell yourself you're better than all of them. But you can't. Hell can be funny like that. Down here it's all just sin. Everyone here is screwed just like you. They don't care who you sliced, diced, or cheated. No on is escaping this heinous place. Your roommate is an ax murderer. Eerily, he's not threatening. How can he be? Here, the Fallen Angel owns your body, mind and soul. As such, no one can take your life. It's already been taken. Or was it given? Neither matters. Did you seriously think you were living a virtuous life. At least Satan serves beer in Hell. He brews it himself right there in that flame stoked cauldron. Rumor has it the beer is straw yellow, bone dry and simply labeled Inferno.

:lol:

Google search of "sweet wonderful beer" turns up a link to tagged DA threads, and this thread is the first on the list.

they had all three there yesterday. I was so close to getting one of them. I almost got the Rogue XS Imperial Porter instead of the IPA. the Rogue XS Imp Porter and the Delirium and Nocturnum are on my list for my next trip.
buy a bunch, they're yummy.

I have seen the Delirium beers in a couple of stores but have yet to try them. If they get the Saison stamp of a prroval, they must be good.

I picked up a sixer of Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale last night. Holy cow is that a tasty IPA.

Delirium is one of my all time favorite beers. I'm a huge fan of the Sierra Nevada Celebration ale. We go to a local place that has their porter on tap which is so freakin' awesome. Highly recommend that one as well. :nice:

Google search of "sweet wonderful beer" turns up a link to tagged DA threads, and this thread is the first on the list.

:w00t: :nice:

I asked betty to sticky it too. so we have that as well. :nice:

OMFG The delirium Nocturnum and Noel sound freakin awesome sweet jesus I can't wait to go to bevmo again.

OMFG The delirium Nocturnum and Noel sound freakin awesome sweet jesus I can't wait to go to bevmo again.

:) yeah, you're gonna lose your shit. :)

Elmo, have you tried Pliny the Younger?

Elmo, have you tried Pliny the Younger?

sadly, no. I keep meaning to check bevmo for both the elder and the younger but I always forget.

:) yeah, you're gonna lose your shit. :)

that sounds bad. I had that problem when I drank rolling rock.....I never drank another. I was sick all day. :(

I keed. I know what you mean. but the rolling rock story is true. it was bad. I was sick all day.

sadly, no. I keep meaning to check bevmo for both the elder and the younger but I always forget.

The Younger is #1 on my list of beers I want to try. With any luck, I'll be going to San Fran for a week next September and I will hunt for it then, seeing how it's not available here in the East.

that sounds bad. I had that problem when I drank rolling rock.....I never drank another. I was sick all day. :(

I keed. I know what you mean. but the rolling rock story is true. it was bad. I was sick all day.

just one rolling rock made you sick? that's weird. :hmm:

just one rolling rock made you sick? that's weird. :hmm:

yeah, it was bad. like omfg where's the toilet sick. I drank the beer and about 35 minutes or so later I felt really sick. started sweating. got nauseated ran to the nearest toilet and upchucked. then I laid in bed all day. worst beer experience of my life. remember the episode of King of the Hill with the tainted Alamo beer? it's kinda like that.

yeah, it was bad. like omfg where's the toilet sick. I drank the beer and about 35 minutes or so later I felt really sick. started sweating. got nauseated ran to the nearest toilet and upchucked. then I laid in bed all day. worst beer experience of my life. remember the episode of King of the Hill with the tainted Alamo beer? it's kinda like that.

wonder what caused it. beer germies can't make you sick. maybe the bottle wasn't rinsed correctly or something. sorry to hear that, though. being sick is never fun. this sounds like hell on wheels.

wonder what caused it. beer germies can't make you sick. maybe the bottle wasn't rinsed correctly or something. sorry to hear that, though. being sick is never fun. this sounds like hell on wheels.

I wasn't happy about it. needless to say, I never touched it again and that was about 4 years ago.

We went here (http://www.marthas-exchange.com/) while I was visiting my mom last week. Awesome place. Highly recommend their chowdah.

All the beers were great.
Here's what we had on tap. Plus their cask conditioned ale was a pale ale brewed with home grown hops. So awesome.
Volstead '33--4.7%

This is the one beer we have available year round. It is also the only beer designed to be close to the mass marketed beers out there. It is a light golden ale. It is clean, refreshing and sprightly carbonated. Made almost entirely with 2-row pale malt, it is hopped with imported Hallertau. back to top

Golden Perch IPA--6.3%

Full of luscious hops from start to finish. A firm malt body backs it up. Breathe deep and let the hops dance through your head. Then drink your fill.

Old Dunstable Amber--5.4%

A seemlessly balanced brew with just enough malt and hops for every palate. It is very easy drinking and down to earth.

PumpkinWeizen--5.2%

Pumpkin and German style wheat beer meet for a new fall classic. Lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Fresh and inviting and lovely.

Apathy's Reward--8.1%

A hodgepodge of malts and hops made on the spot on brewday, and then left to its own devices. Very very tasty for little effort and will!

MacLeod's Scotch Ale--8.7%

Full bodied and full of caramelized malt. Rich and smooth with a touch of scorched grain and sweet alcohol. Hides its potency dangerously well. Sip and enjoy this glass of heaven.

Dark Rosaleen Stout--5.5%

Don't be afraid of the dark. Smooth beyond belief with a creamy head that sticks around for the whole pint. Poured through a 'nitro' tap like its more famous Irish cousin. This one adds American flair to the taste and doesn't let go.

omfg their surf section looks :drool:

as for their beers, I may never know. that biscuit city pale ale on their site sounds delicious :(

omfg their surf section looks :drool:

as for their beers, I may never know. that biscuit city pale ale on their site sounds delicious :(

the apathy's reward is right up your alley. The food was awesome. If you're ever up that way, I highly recommend it. It wasn't that far from the Manchester airport which I flew out of instead of going into boston. :)

*Evil Elmo goes off to read apathy's reward*

Interesting. Seems to be a love it or hate it brew based on the reviews that I have read. but there aren't many reviews. doesn't look like it is available in bottles either. something tells me that one day I will have to visit this place that they call New Hampshire.

Great White FTW and I don't care how the snobs rate it! :shakefist

Great White FTW and I don't care how the snobs rate it! :shakefist

never heard of it. :|

Interesting. Seems to be a love it or hate it brew based on the reviews that I have read. but there aren't many reviews. doesn't look like it is available in bottles either. something tells me that one day I will have to visit this place that they call New Hampshire.

I'll meet up with you, if you go. My mom lives up that way. :)

Great White FTW and I don't care how the snobs rate it! :shakefist

Great White FTW is a great beer name in and of itself. :nice:

thanks to evil elmo and some chatting we've had about beers ive now gotten into beers.

so i joined beer advocate and ratebeer. this expands my original hobby of spirits into a whole new realm.

originally i hated beer. i never liked it. it taste nasty god awful. but now i know why! bud is not a beer to drink. its great to get wasted with if you want to get wasted with nasty tasting stuff but its not real beer.

so now im learning what real beer and its many styles and flavors. heck one day i might make my own!

so im learning to enjoy beer. and im avoiding the big names like bud busch coors miller etc like the plague.

is this the Great White in question?

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/256/1669

thanks to evil elmo and some chatting we've had about beers ive now gotten into beers.

so i joined beer advocate and ratebeer. this expands my original hobby of spirits into a whole new realm.

originally i hated beer. i never liked it. it taste nasty god awful. but now i know why! bud is not a beer to drink. its great to get wasted with if you want to get wasted with nasty tasting stuff but its not real beer.

so now im learning what real beer and its many styles and flavors. heck one day i might make my own!

so im learning to enjoy beer. and im avoiding the big names like bud busch coors miller etc like the plague.

You'd be surprised how often I hear this at the homebrew store. Glad to see you're getting into beer. It's worth it, if you give it half a chance. :)

the trick is to find beers that you like. not everybody likes the same stuff. Some people like high alcohol content and hoppy and bitter (the two kinda go hand in hand) while some people just like to keep things simple or more on the sweet side. I like the two extremes but I find myself drinking more high alcohol content beers than anything else. if I am going to kick back and just chill I drink simple beers but usually my beers go along with a meal and so I get things like strong ales, barleywines, IPAs, etc. Not a whole not in between but there are always exceptions to the rule.

I'm working on some DFH Immort Ale (http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Occasional_Rarities/Immort_Ale/16/index.htm)

Vast in character, luscious & complex. Brewed with peat-smoked barley, this strong ale is brewed with organic juniper berries, vanilla & maple syrup. It's aged on oak and fermented with a blend of English & Belgian yeasts.

11% abv
40 ibu

I've heard a lot of good things about Immort Ale. I can't get it here. I've tried. I can get some of their stuff but only a small selection.