Had a few of Sierra's Celebration Ale last night. Heavier than I remember it being in years past, but very drinkable. Not a quaffing beer. Nice spice flavors on top of the normal Sierra West Coast style IPAness.
― Ultraviolet Thunder (B.L.A.M.), Sunday, 15 November 2009 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Man, I love Goose Island Honker's Ale
This one has been a recent pleasant discovery for me. It's showing up at more and more places around NYC, and I think I prefer it to the usual Sierra Nevada/Brooklyn Lager options.
Had a few of Sierra's Celebration Ale last night
I tasted this recently and didn't like it - too spicy and bitter.
I got to try the Zatec Bright Lager from Czech Republic last night. Somewhat hoppier than the usual Czech lager style, which I guess is appropriate since Zatec, the hometown of the brewery, means "Saaz" as in Saaz hops. Very good.
― o. nate, Monday, 16 November 2009 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
in some sort of inadvertant tour of the eastern bloc of beer, I ended up with a couple of interesting things. The standout was probably Svyturys White, which is a super drinkable unfiltered wheat from Lithuania. Coming in second was the Zamkowe 1321 "beer" (not a lot of marketing in Poland I guess), which was pretty decent, although its brother the Zamkowe Extra was pretty dire, really sweet and overbearing.
Been making my way through the lucky hat winter sampler and so far i like all of it.
― NAKES HAVE THE STAPLES IN THEM (jjjusten), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 01:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i think it is interesting how you guys in nyc are getting excited about goose island being distributed in your area while i am in chicago and excited about brooklyn finally widely available here.
really excited about lagunitas brown shugga being released again.
― t0dd swiss, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 04:34 (fourteen years ago) link
goose island is a good beer, first time i enjoyed it was at the Sycamore bar in brooklyn.
i drank some microbrew IPA tonight. i didn't really hear the server except that she said it was good & $3. it was fine. very drinkable!
― ian, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 04:36 (fourteen years ago) link
if i decide to drink more later it will be the BECK'S left at the radio station last week by the guys who have the show before me.
(they usually leave corona so i see this as a slight step up.)
Becka is totally a good beer and a serious step up from Corona in my opinion.
a couple of my buddies continually buy all of the available Becks tallboys in their area.
― t0dd swiss, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 04:44 (fourteen years ago) link
It's a German lager - so it can't be that bad. Not as good as an HB Original, but few beers are.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:07 (fourteen years ago) link
every German I've ever met thinks it's bad (maybe just cause it is the most well known german beer among americans), I probably couldn't tell the difference between it and a lot of other German pilseners, though.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
For mass-distributed Germans, it's not my favorite, but I'd still take it over Corona, or pretty much any American domestic brand. Of the mass-distributed Germans, my order of preference goes St Pauli Girl >>> Lowenbrau > Becks.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Svyturys White, which is a super drinkable unfiltered wheat from Lithuania.
Just saw this in the grocery store near my office, might try it. it has pull tab tops, I think.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:12 (fourteen years ago) link
last night for bday celebration:
stone smoked porterla chouffele merlealso received a bottle of Harviestoun ola dubh:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3570876234_d63437d7f3.jpg
http://www.harviestoun.com/OlaDubh/http://www.insidebeer.com/articles/20090703_3
― jØrdån (omar little), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.drunkenpolack.com/images/reverend.jpgwas loving this over the weekend
― tylerw, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
nice omar! i see old engine oil around here and there, maybe i'll pick up a bottle.
― omaha deserved 311 (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:18 (fourteen years ago) link
oh btw becks is probably the lesser of the common german imports but it's good and mysteriously cheaper at my store than any other european 12 pack. so everytime i buy a 12 i have to be like "do i like pilsner urqell $2.50 more than becks"
― omaha deserved 311 (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Went to a dinner last night that featured beer pairings from Three Floyd's.
Drank the following:
Jinxproof | Continental Pilsener 5.1% bottleAdmiral Lord Nelson | English Style ESB 5% draftGumballhead | American Wheat 5.5% draftAlpha King | American Pale 6.5% draftBehemoth | Barley Wine 10.5% bottle
I'd had Gumballhead and Alpha King before; the former is probably my favorite American wheat, and the latter is a big, hoppy, but very drinkable pale ale. The surprise was how good the Admiral Lord Nelson was -- had a nice kick to it, in contrast to some other ESBs I've had, which can sometimes be too mild.
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Gumballhead is Godhead
― jazzgasms (Mr. Que), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
looking forward to a thanksgiving down south where bell's two hearted ale and new belgium beers are sold!
― Bastards of Young Dro, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
christmas ales!
the bruery's "two turtle doves"affligem noelrogue santa's private reservest bernardus christmas ale
― jØrdån (omar little), Tuesday, 1 December 2009 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man omar, la chouffei've never seen it in the states, i might be just looking wrong
― "I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Tuesday, 1 December 2009 23:02 (fourteen years ago) link
WAIT
i have seen la chouffe and i just had some
the one on the left i think
http://www.beerbottlecollector.com/Quickstart/ImageLib/MVC-006Sken.jpg
― jØrdån (omar little), Tuesday, 1 December 2009 23:05 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry, the right
yah la chouffe is all over my local store that sells Belgians (in Chicago)
picked up a 750ml of one of these guys there the other night, shit was good as hell
http://www.beerpusher.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hi-eng-label.gif
― everyone stop (dan m), Tuesday, 1 December 2009 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link
$12 tho :/
Got Life and Limb (a Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada collab.) at a place in Chicago. Really, really good.
Also had Founder's Canadian Breakfast Stout. Ridiculously good beer.
I am drinking wine tonight :(
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 10 December 2009 03:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Where in Chicago?
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 December 2009 03:51 (fourteen years ago) link
They tapped Life and Limb at Sheffield's last night. No idea if they still have any.
Hopleaf had it for like one night, but were tapped out by the end of the night.
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 10 December 2009 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
had a Lagunitas Little Sumpin Extra Ale and a Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale tonight as a birthday traet
both quite fine, super sharp and hoppy like i like beer to be.
― iiiijjjj, Thursday, 10 December 2009 04:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Lagunitas Brown Shugga has been on tap everywhere in Chicago. I love that beer and am frankly surprised at how often I have seen it this year.
I had a Port Breweing Imperial Pils that was totally decent on Sunday. I think it was called Panzer.
Had the Mikeller Santa's Helper Monday night... it was good, but not my favorite of the style.
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 10 December 2009 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Thought about getting that at Clark St. Ale House tonight, but went with Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Porter instead. Maybe I'll go back.
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I have seen Brown Shugga at the following places: Kuma's Corner, Jerry's Sandwiches, Jake Melnick's, Small Bar on Division, Bavarian Lodge in the suburbs, Sheffield's and Hopleaf I think.
Basically what I am saying is that you will find it at a lot of places. I wouldn't go back to that specific place just for Brown Shugga.
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
i love all the Lagunitases i've had so far so i'll keep an eye out for brown shugga
was actually lookin for Goose Island Honkers Ale tonight but could not find it for some reason. weird cause it's not like it's exotic or anything (?)
also another beer that has basically been my NFL beer since september is Lakefront Riverwest Stein. Milwaukee's (Actual) Best. super "sessionable" amber lager
― iiiijjjj, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I am drinking a Three Floyd's Dreadnaught tonight. Possibly my favorite double IPA ever.
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 11 December 2009 03:50 (fourteen years ago) link
agreeeeee
― Jeff, Friday, 11 December 2009 03:55 (fourteen years ago) link
yo Brown Shugga is 10%!!! I call it "double beer".
― sleeve, Friday, 11 December 2009 04:15 (fourteen years ago) link
It is what I call "dangerous beer"
because it is so good.
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 11 December 2009 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, so I went to Hopleaf tonight and had the Lagunitas Brown Shugga, per your recommendation. Excellent stuff.
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Friday, 11 December 2009 06:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Can you taste the brown sugar?
― nickn, Friday, 11 December 2009 08:24 (fourteen years ago) link
i wouldn't say that you can taste the brown sugar, but there is a nice sweetness that is definitely unique.
Trader Joe's has their anniversary ale again. It is really just a Unibroue dark ale in a 750ml bottle for 5 bucks. This is a damn good deal. Belgian style of course.
― t0dd swiss, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 05:04 (fourteen years ago) link
I bought that a couple weeks ago. Think I'm going to save it for NYE.
― Nuyorican oatmeal (jaymc), Wednesday, 16 December 2009 05:07 (fourteen years ago) link
bummed i bought a four pack of the Dogfish Head Midas Touch. tastes too grape-y, really off-putting. :(
― ian, Sunday, 20 December 2009 02:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Deal alert: Trader Joe's Vintage Ale 2009, 9% ABV, tasty, sweet & spicy dark ale, 750 ml bottles for $5. The cork says Unibroue so I'm guess that's who makes it. Quite good.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, lol xpost
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I splurged for a Chouffe "Dobbelen IPA Tripel" last night that had just monster head on it and was not nearly as hoppy as an American Double IPA would have been, but still quite fucking awesome.
― everyone stop (dan m), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:13 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, and btw, go EASY on it. Whoa.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
two hearted ale can be found nowhere in the northeast :(
have been enjoying the hell out of this however:
http://blogs.eveningsun.com/troublebrewing/full.jpg
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^total classic.
i picked up some sierra nevada celebration which imo does the "sweet, hoppy beer you only want one of" thing correctly
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
had some dieu de ciel route des epices. rye beer brewed with peppercorns. maybe a little too peppery and weird.also, the dieu de ciel solstice d'hiver which is a darker barleywine. this is a totally great brew.
some things that I bought that i am going to "cellar" in my closet: dogfish head olde school barleywinedogfish head raison d'extratwo brothers why winter oak-aged barleywine (this came in a 3L bottle, and i guess only 100 were made)
also have a 1.5L bottle of Chimay Blue and a few of bottles of dogfish head 120 minute IPA sitting in the closet that i have had for about 6 months now.
― t0dd swiss, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 04:32 (fourteen years ago) link
c'mon, I can't be the only one drinking beer in this holiday season!
I had a couple of Delirium Noels at a bar out in the suburbs.Now I am drinking some Rogue Dead Guy.
Is anyone else confused about why Rogue calls Dead Guy an ale when the Maibock style it is considered is a definite german lager style?
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 24 December 2009 03:56 (fourteen years ago) link