The Officially Official Beer Thread

[Evil Elmo]

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

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

[Bo]

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

[Evil Elmo]

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

[Saison]

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

[Baboon]

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

[Baboon]

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.

[Saison]

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.

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

[Evil Elmo]

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.

[Baboon]

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

[Saison]

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

[Baboon]

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

[Saison]

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!

[Igor]

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!!!

[Evil Elmo]

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.

[Evil Elmo]

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).

[Evil Elmo]

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.

[Saison]

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

[Evil Elmo]

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

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.

[Saison]

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

[Evil Elmo]

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.