i love the super hoppy beers. goes well with the chr0nic
― Aerosol, Wednesday, 11 May 2011 16:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Gonna have some beers tonight, with some good friends tonight. Gonna be a PAAAAAAARTAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!
I just wrote the next frat rock hit. Inspired shit goin' down over here.
― Sauvignon Blanc Mange (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 11 May 2011 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Needs some 'WOOOO's imo
currently drinking a Point Pale Ale, not bad for 10 bucks a 12pk
― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Wednesday, 11 May 2011 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
had a couple of beers from triple rock brewery in berkeley (america's oldest brewpub according to them?) @ a local joint (guest taps.) had a hop grenade ipa and a red rock ale, both very very good.
― omar littletriple rock got bought out by Drakes. wouldn't be surprised if their beers are fantastic now. before they were just "alright".
― Marquis de Sade (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 12 May 2011 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
red speckled hen in the draft can tonight A+++++
this stuff never tastes right in the bottle I suspect because of the clear glass, but on tap it is goodness and so is this
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Sunday, 15 May 2011 23:24 (thirteen years ago) link
the bottle is essentially a different beer, i like it but it's no comparison to a nitro can.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 15 May 2011 23:26 (thirteen years ago) link
which is a shame because the bottle is... how to say? my favoritely shaped? ergonomically pleasing?
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Sunday, 15 May 2011 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link
it is a nice-looking bottle! i also dig clear bottles even though i guess they aren't good for the beer.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 May 2011 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
im stuck on kolsch at the moment...where can i get year round.
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Monday, 16 May 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I offered to bring some beer back from the States to the UK for my colleague and professional beer expert. "Is there anything in particular you fancy?" said I. "Oh, anything people are talking about" said he.
I've been to Wisconsin and picked up a couple of New Glarus things, and a very delicious Rush River Amber Ale. Soon I'll be in Chicago and looking for a couple more bottles of interesting / new stuff which you can't get in London.
Beer thread, can you advise me on what to buy OR where best to look online to find out what people are talking about? I'll stand you a pint next time you're in London.
― Tim, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
www.beeradvocate.com
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
This could be useful:http://beeradvocate.com/lists/popular
― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Goose Island, Three Floyds, Two Brothers, Half Acre, Founders, Bell's, Mad Hatter
Old Style
― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
really digging southern tier lately, esp. the 2x IPA and the Unearthly.
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:17 (thirteen years ago) link
did not like the southern tier hop sun...way too piney for me.
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
two hearted IPA from bell's is great
not sure if harpoon's IPA is available in the midwest, it's the greatest IPA ever
unibroue's maudite (canadian) is kind of a belgian thing if you're into that
xp to tim
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
god i wish they distributed bells here in ma.
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:22 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, I had to go to PA to find some
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I just picked up a 12pk Southern Tier pale ale sampler yesterday, haven't gotten into it yet though.
― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks all - I'd looked at beeradvocate but hadn't thought to look at the popular list. Their forums are just a bit frightening.
Forgot to mention we stopped in at Bells on our drive from the East Coast to the Midwest. So great. That cream stout is ridiculous.
― Tim, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Are you saying that to be provocative? Because I live in the Midwest, it's available here, and it's the shittiest IPA I've ever had.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually, that's not quite true. It's not shitty, just really unremarkable and not really an IPA, IMO.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Forreals - there are so many IPAs better than that. Just better made, not accounting for taste.
― Sauvignon Blanc Mange (B.L.A.M.), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
midwest runs the IPA game. like, i'm pretty sure you can't get O'so beer outside of wisconsin, but the lupulin maximus is amazing: http://www.osobrewing.com/ourbeer.php
there is literally a hop cone in every bottle.
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Tim you might want to look into Three Floyds 22oz "bomber" bottles, a lot of interesting styles to be had there that aren't available in 6pk form.
Another midwest favorite of mine is Great Lakes, they've gotten plenty of ILX love before. I especially like their porter.
― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
― jaymc, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:54 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark
provocative beer opinions lol
I've drank many many IPAs over the years and harpoon's IPA is still my favorite beer to drink (of any kind) but I'm also not a big fan of the hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops trend in brewing
what makes it not an IPA, I am curious
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i miss bell's
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't need my IPAs to be mega-hoppy, but Harpoon IPA tastes to me like a characterless mild pale ale.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Agree
― Jeff, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Thirded. But thanks for the new screen name Edward III!
― The hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
BTW, no offense intended, drink what you like! I have quite a few Harpoons when I visit friends out east, and it's not bad.
I just checked ratebeer.com, Harpoon is 42 IBU, which is on the low end for an IPA, and rated a 77/100 by site users (usually a pretty accurate barometer imo.)
― The hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like Harpoon IPA! But maybe it just reminds of being in college in Boston in the late 90s.
― the emancipation of distraction (askance johnson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:59 (thirteen years ago) link
When I visited my friend in Woostah we went out for seafood and drank plenty of 'em, I wasn't complaining. I also drink gallons of Abita when I'm in New Orleans, which is not a beer I would actively seek out at home. Sometimes setting and memories enhance the experience.
― The hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
I think it's just what an east coast IPA was ten to twenty years ago, before the mouth-cauterizing revolution spread all over the country? i.e. what many might now consider a pale ale?
― the emancipation of distraction (askance johnson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
That's totally possible.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
granted i have a cold and my tasting may not be the most accurate, but really enjoying this breckenridge vanilla porter.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 05:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Last night I had a BrewDog Storm (a whiskey cask-aged IPA), which is the most I've ever paid for a single 12 oz. bottle ($8.50).
Some of the reviews on BeerAdvocate are hilariously bad. I didn't mind the taste at all, but the under-carbonation bothered me a bit. It poured like unfiltered apple cider. Is this a British thing?
― jaymc, Friday, 20 May 2011 15:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes. Sometimes.
― Tim, Friday, 20 May 2011 15:37 (thirteen years ago) link
He's getting:
3 Floyds Dark Lord 2009Goose Island Pepe Nero (I thought this tremendously good)
plus two from these: New Glarus Spotted CowNew Glarus SnowshoeNew Glarus Dancing Man WheatBells Batch 10,000Bell's Special Double Cream Stout
We kind of failed to get to sufficient offies in Chicago, so the above were drawn from what we had in hand after MI / WI plus donations from kind friends.
― Tim, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
hey dear wisco friends, on my honeymoon i had many of your native impossible to find in mn brews and there is one in particular that i only found in one bar in the south that i would like to know more about - Lake Louie brewing? it was a pale ale and it was awesome.
kinda new glarused myself out by the end of the trip.
― Midworst (jjjusten), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:36 (thirteen years ago) link
My local Whole Foods seems to have doubled the size of their beer stock, so I've got some browsing to do. Still shitty prices, though.
― nickn, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Goose Island Pepe Nero (I thought this tremendously good)
Yes, it is quite good, isn't it? I've got a single bottle (the last of a four-pack) in the fridge now.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm kind of feeling this - I love strong / double / imperial IPAs, though I dislike ones that are only hoppy with nothing else going on. There are so many of them around the northwest now that they're kind of my default beer and I notice that a lot of east coast / midwest IPAs taste like pale ales to me now.
I've been really digging the Avery White Devil and North Coast Pranqster as summer beers - I don't like IPAs as much when it's hot out but I love witbiers and strong Belgians a lot and these seem to be all over, not terribly expensive, and available in 12oz bottles.
I'm also pretty into the Odell IPA and Myrcenary double IPA - I started seeing these about a month ago and they're great. I don't give them up entirely in the summer.
― joygoat, Thursday, 26 May 2011 00:19 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/amspelllite.jpg
― omar little, Thursday, 26 May 2011 06:24 (thirteen years ago) link
bier
― one dis leads to another (ian), Thursday, 26 May 2011 06:55 (thirteen years ago) link
tonight i drank 2 lagunitas ipa (bottles) and 1 guinness (draft.)not very exciting but delicious.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Thursday, 26 May 2011 07:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I could drink all IPA's all the time.
Last night:
Lagunitas, Maximus IPA - Really really good.Avery, IPASouthern Tier, Phin & Matt's Extraordinary AleSouthern Star, Pine Belt Pale Ale
― Jeff, Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
would anyone be willing to send me some bells oberon or three floyds gumballhead, we cant get it out here.
― The Chicago Choad (thebingo), Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:04 (thirteen years ago) link
obviously i'd pay for it.
Southern Tier, Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale
Had this at Clark St. Ale House last week -- was underwhelmed.
― jaymc, Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:09 (thirteen years ago) link