Gonna crack open the Half Acre Double Daisy Cutter tonight.
― Zsa Zsa Gay Bar (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2011 01:28 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd had it on NYE (courtesy of Jeff) but feel like I wasn't really savoring it. Drinking now, this is some p. good stuff!
― Zsa Zsa Gay Bar (jaymc), Sunday, 16 January 2011 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I like it a lot. Much better than regular daisy cutter. Which I still like a lot.
― Jeff, Sunday, 16 January 2011 03:31 (thirteen years ago) link
why does all the beer I want to drink cost so much :(
― dan m, Sunday, 16 January 2011 08:02 (thirteen years ago) link
my friend todd from high school is the head brewer at harpoon.
anyways, its NOBLE PILS times for me.
― Cultivating a manly musk puts your opponents on notice (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 19:09 (thirteen years ago) link
granted there is 4 feet of snow on the ground, im just thinking spring.
― Cultivating a manly musk puts your opponents on notice (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
The Mikkeler "Beer Geek Brunch" is fantastic, and how its made is ummm interesting.
― Evan, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 19:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Started to find IPAs sort of sickening -- is that weird? Like they actually kind of give me a headache and a bad hangover. Something about the hops?
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Monday, 31 January 2011 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Totally weird. I think you are not human anymore.
― Jeff, Monday, 31 January 2011 14:08 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^ this.
― Cultivating a manly musk puts your opponents on notice (chrisv2010), Monday, 31 January 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I dunno, I had to stop drinking porters for a while cause they started doing the same to me
― in my room, redefining the meaning of black crowes (Edward III), Monday, 31 January 2011 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
My wife won't drink anything that describes itself as an "amber" because more often than not she gets hives. I don't know what consistent thing would be in ambers over other beers which she's usually fine with.
― joygoat, Monday, 31 January 2011 16:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Three really good beers last night:
Stone, Sublimely Self-Righteous AleGoose Island, DominiqueBrouwerij, Bourgogne des Flandres
― Jeff, Saturday, 12 February 2011 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
don't know what gansett's distribution is like these days but grab this if you see it:
http://www.projo.com/photos/20101215/FOOD1215_narragansett_porter_adj_12-15-10_OPLF31Q.jpg
8 bucks for 6 tallboys of a very nice porter. i guess it was their winter seasonal. spring is going to be a bock and i've already heard good stuff about that too.
i'd love to see more brewers working in this space--excellently priced, accessible versions of classic styles.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 6 March 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
had an aussie ipa called "little creatures" at the rake, good beer pub in south london, it was incredibly expensive but fucking great.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 6 March 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i have been on a pilsener kick lately--digging victory prima pils and sam adams noble pils in particular
― max, Monday, 7 March 2011 01:44 (thirteen years ago) link
My Antonia. Imperial pilsner. Dfh.
― Jeff, Monday, 7 March 2011 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I did that porter recently -- they had it at Trader Joes. Very good.
― bury my heart at wounded nerd (Hurting 2), Monday, 7 March 2011 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link
how can this Pyramid Imperial IPA be $6.99 at the store and 8.5%? I can't imagine how they make money, maybe it's like a loss leader thing?
― sleeve, Monday, 7 March 2011 01:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I just bought a six of that last night for $5.99. Same price as a six of the seasonal Widmer imperial stout that's also like 9%.
― joygoat, Monday, 7 March 2011 06:49 (thirteen years ago) link
CAD, that Gansett porter is good stuff, bock isn't bad either.
― OLD MAN YELLS AT SHOUT RAP (chrisv2010), Monday, 7 March 2011 14:40 (thirteen years ago) link
great selection at the Rake. new place called the Euston Tap is supposed to have a huge selection of American craft beers, but the time i tried to visit they'd had a sewage system malfunction. not the brew i was looking for.
― ship_rex (+ +), Monday, 7 March 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
That would be the IPOO (I'll get my coat).
And I think Pyramid and Widmer can be that cheap because both companies are fairly large operations. Beer is cheap to make regardless of alcohol content. Also it may be that now we're going into Spring they're clearing out their "Winter" styles.
― nickn, Monday, 7 March 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
tried the dogfish aprihop last night -- pretty delish. pricey though ...
― tylerw, Monday, 7 March 2011 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Had New Belgium's Le Terroir yesterday, which was great. Sour and sweet and bitter all in one beer!
― first it smells like donuts, then it smells like don't ask (askance johnson), Monday, 7 March 2011 18:54 (thirteen years ago) link
xposts - I haven't seen Pyramid Imperial IPA, is it this?
http://brewpublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Pyramid-Outburst.jpg
$6.99 (or yipes $5.99!!) is insanely cheap, I can't get anything decent in my area for that price. It's only supposed to be available for February and March, so it seems too early to be blowing out remaining stock. No idea... how is it?
― Hodge Podge Bodge, Peo-PLE! (Dan Peterson), Monday, 7 March 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I like the Le Terrior.
― Jeff, Monday, 7 March 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Have I mentioned the Firestone Walker Double Jack in here yet? That has become my new favorite Double IPA. Other double (or triple) IPA's I've had recently:
Emelisse Triple (delicious)Imperial Hatter (cask)Avery DuganA IPA (sort of blah, I've never liked Avery brewsFounder's Double Trouble (good, but lacked the nuance of a Double Jack).
Also tried DFH's My Antonia, which is their new imperial pilsner. Reminded me a lot of the Golden Revolution that they released several years ago, which I loved.
What else? Half Acre Over Ale in a can. Good, but not a style of beer I drink very much at all, so not my favorite.
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― Jeff, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah that's the Pyramid. I've only had one of them and it was after a few other beers so I can't really judge it on its own yet.
Pyramid and Widmer are big enough that they almost feel like Bud or Miller to me. There are so many other craft beers here in the PNW that I kind of pass these guys over in favor of new or different things, or stuff I really love but can't get in six packs for whatever reason. But $6 for six packs of imperial IPAs or stouts is something I can't pass up.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Drinking that Brooklyn Local One stuff now. It's slightly disappointing after those Unibroues -- it tastes a little bit pizza crusty or something.
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
this stuff is ridiculously overrated imo, but then i have drunk a lot of it
― australian rules football quarterback (electricsound), Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Have I mentioned the Firestone Walker Double Jack in here yet?
Reviewed in this week's Reader, in fact. Looking forward to trying it. I'm pretty sure I had a Firestone Walker in Portland last year (not the Double Jack) and liked it quite a bit.
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:44 (thirteen years ago) link
The Reader reviews beer??? Bizarre.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I wish I had a double ipa right now. And I'm in bed.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:53 (thirteen years ago) link
It's not a regular feature or anything -- one of their editors (Philip Montoro) is a beer geek, so he just writes about stuff randomly. This was in the "One Sip/Bite" feature that's sometimes in the Food/Drink section.
He also tipped me off to one of the best beer stores in the city.
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Went there a few times when I lived closer to Addison. Now my main store is Armanetti's.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
How do I find you on Untappd, Jeff? I just joined, though I'm not sure how useful it will be for me, since I don't have a smartphone.
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 March 2011 05:02 (thirteen years ago) link
I found you.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 05:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Prob won't be that useful as it is primarily for mobile check ins. Get a new phone!
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 05:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Eh.
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 March 2011 05:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Right, then you'd have 100000000 ilx posts. But think of your friends. That need to know what beer you are drinking at every moment.
― Jeff, Thursday, 10 March 2011 12:27 (thirteen years ago) link
FWIW I had some majorly fucked up dreams after drinkiing Local One. My mom asked what I was doing this weekend and said that she needed me to slay the antichrist. When I woke up I thought I was in "the realm of evil" for like 2 or 3 minutes.
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 March 2011 13:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Bell's Brewery is pretty great. Just came here to say that.
― mh, Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Do you mean the Bell's line of beers or the actual brewpub in Kalamazoo?
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:24 (thirteen years ago) link
The line of beers. I haven't been to their brewpub, although I'd like to!
― mh, Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
both are pretty great tbh
― gtfopocalypse (dan m), Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I had a good conversation about their beer yesterday. I think the key is that they fuck around with extra hops, interesting flavors, and some other variations, but their beers always end up tasting fairly balanced.
― mh, Thursday, 10 March 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
last night:
http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com/uploads/rodenbach-grand-cru.jpg
so good
― first it smells like donuts, then it smells like don't ask (askance johnson), Monday, 14 March 2011 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I buy that frequently.
― Jeff, Monday, 14 March 2011 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Increasingly finding Brooklyn Brewery beers lacking. I have some Brooklyn Lagers in my fridge right now and find myself not even wanting to drink them. The Local 1 was actually gross to me the second day. I poured it out. Maybe a bad bottle?
― for real molars who ain't got no fillings (Hurting 2), Monday, 14 March 2011 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link