The Officially Official Beer Thread

[Evil Elmo]

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.

[Manu]

Hogarden
Fat Tire
Firestone Double Barrel

I LOVE Brother's Thelonious

[Bear Stories]

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.

[Evil Elmo]

I LOVE Brother's Thelonious

is this it? http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/north-c...lonious/58540/

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

[Evil Elmo]

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 . I now have a new fave brew.

[Adi]

Red Stripe

[Dogberry]

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.

[Manu]

is this it? http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/north-c...lonious/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.

[Baboon]

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!

I like beer.

[Bear Stories]

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

[Ross22]

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew!

[Evil Elmo]

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew!

[Šñøü†ê®]

Corona seems to make a pretty decent brew!

Jesus Christ.

Running low on Saranac Black & Tan here.

[Java_man]

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

[The face of Jacob]

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

[Baboon]

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...

[Bear Stories]

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

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

[Baboon]

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.

[Saison]

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.

[Shadoglare]

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