had this years monks sour ale and how the mighty have fallen :( cuvee des jacobins has ruined me for all other sours i think.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
I tried Left Hand Brewery's Sawtooth Ale recently. It was not bad - to my taste buds, it's somewhere between an English-style ale and a Pale Ale - a bit hoppy but also slightly malty and balanced. Not particularly memorable though.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
cuvee des jacobins
Saw this in Whole Foods and it was $22 for a 4-pack of 12 oz bottles. I think the one time I've had it in a bar it cost about the same (likely a somewhat smaller pour, but still). It is a great sour, though.
― nickn, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the cuvee is a good way for a beer drinker to get poor, thats a pretty standard price. although hey if you buy bombers in the $11 range its the same thing by volume/$ so eh. it could be worse.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
hey if you buy bombers in the $11 range its the same thing by volume/$ so eh. it could be worse.
That's true, though I usually get cold feet when bombers are above $8. OTOH, I buy plenty of wine for $10-15/bottle, and go for Deliriums at $10-11, so maybe it's just a perception thing. One thing about the C des J, I doubt if I would drink more than one at a time. When I tried it I also ordered fish and chips - didn't need vinegar!
― nickn, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
Sawtooth Ale is probably my least favorite of Left Hand's -- their Black Jack Porter is worth a try. the stranger APA is pretty solid too.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
i just got a six pack of the stranger and (although i dont trust the store i got it from so that may have contributed) it was pretty bland and a little skunky. havent really found a left hand that i love yet, but i wont stop trying.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
i live right near left hand so i haven't had skunky stranger, but i can see it being a bit on the bland side -- i kind of like that it's a little bit mellow.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
did the vt run again this past week, posting pic of what is likely the best reg production beer in america
http://www.howigit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/alch-heady.jpg
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 July 2012 03:32 (eleven years ago) link
so jealous
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 12 July 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
hung out last week with an ilx lurker buddy of mine (hi 3ric!) and got talking about his beer catering plans for his wedding in september - a few cases of heady, a kate the great vertical, and a keg of HF vera mae? works for me!
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 12 July 2012 03:55 (eleven years ago) link
^^would rsvp
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 July 2012 10:34 (eleven years ago) link
This is what I had at my wedding last year, all in bottles/cans:
Half Acre Daisy Cutter Bell's Oberon Two Brothers Domaine Du Page Corona
I was kind of proud that I was able to assemble a decent variety of styles (for different tastes) within our small budget. Also, the Midwestern beers all have some personal geographic significance: Half Acre is the brewery closest to where we currently live, Bell's is the brewery closest to where I went to college, and Two Brothers is the brewery closest to where I grew up.
Of course, the Daisy Cutter was basically gone before dinner, IIRC.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
i had a two brothers beer last night! someone brought it back from a chicago trip, had never heard of the brewery before.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
I can't remember what we had on tap at our reception.
― Jeff, Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
yes heady-topper is really that good
― carne asada, Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
the beer for my wedding was 80% canned beer, a fact that i am very proud of
Surly FuriousSurly BenderSurly Bitter BrewerSummit EPAand Black Label
the only thing we didnt run out of was summit actually, the only bottled option.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
two brothers stuff is pretty badass, they make my favorite session ale in the world i think. Long Haul i think?
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
Wasn't familiar with Heady Topper. 120 IBU, holy hell...
― David Allan Cow (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
rodenbach grand cru
wth is this
― am0n, the road to nowhere (cozen), Friday, 13 July 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
A sourish red ale, similar to cuvee. I like it a lot.
― Jeff, Friday, 13 July 2012 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
Well, your reception was at a bar.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 13 July 2012 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
i don't know anything about this stuff, but i just read that above 100 ibu you can't distinguish more bitterness.
also sweet action is a cream ale? really? i thought that was just something genesee came up with to sound fancy. maybe i should try more cream ales (are there others?) cause i really like sweet action.
― mizzell, Friday, 13 July 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
I'd like to try Sweet Action again, but I'm not going to pay for it.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
not sure about this rodenbach
― am0n, the road to nowhere (cozen), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
I've never met a cream ale that I've liked.
― Jeff, Friday, 13 July 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
Here's what Sixpoint says about Sweet Action, btw:
Take, for instance, Sweet Action. What is it? Is it a cream ale? Well not really, because it is brewed with elements of a Hefe-Weizen. So it is a Hefe-Weizen then, right? Well, no... because it has a hop profile similar to a Pale Ale. All right, well what is it then? It is Sweet Action. That's what it is.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
this odell 5 barrel pale ale is much more my speed
― am0n, the road to nowhere (cozen), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
i really like sixpoint, they have a pretty fun really casual brewery tour, which is basically just one guy talking and showing you around his garage.
― mizzell, Friday, 13 July 2012 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
I also had a Two Brothers I really liked recently having never previously heard of the brewery -- it was a rye
― Will Chave (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 July 2012 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
Probably the Cane & Ebel. Jaymc likes that a lot.
― Jeff, Friday, 13 July 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
I do! There was a time -- maybe about four years ago -- when I'd routinely tell people that it was My Favorite Beer. Then, after a while, I began to gravitate toward beer that wasn't as overtly sweet (one of the key ingredients of Cane & Ebel is Thai palm sugar). But I actually just bought a six-pack recently and reflected on how nicely balanced it is.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 13 July 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, and I also just had their Pillar of Salt, a limited-edition "white rye" that was brewed as a light, dry antithesis of Cane & Ebel. Recommended.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 13 July 2012 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
I kind of like rye beer to be sweet because it balances out certain other strong flavors for me
― Will Chave (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 July 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
I've recently hit 500 unique beers on my untappd, so I thought I'd see what style I drink the most of from that data. Since December 2010, my top 15:
American IPA - 63American Imperial / Double IPA - 49American Imperial / Double Stout - 42American Pale Ale - 34Rye Beer - 15Russian Imperial Stout - 14Witbier - 12American Amber / Red Ale - 10Belgian Strong Pale Ale - 9American Barleywine - 9American Porter - 9American Strong Ale - 9Saison / Farmhouse Ale - 8Sour Ale - 8Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy - 8
― Jeff, Monday, 23 July 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
Congrats, Jeff. How was the Hyperion?
― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Monday, 23 July 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
#IPADay
― carne asada, Thursday, 2 August 2012 13:52 (eleven years ago) link
Is it? I don't think I'm drinking tonight. I'll consider the Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster I had last night to be my contribution to the cause.
― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Thursday, 2 August 2012 13:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://ipaday.org/announcing-ipa-day/
― carne asada, Thursday, 2 August 2012 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
I had a Sixpoint Resin last night, it was tasty but I think the can design was better than the beer overall.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Thursday, 2 August 2012 14:42 (eleven years ago) link
Which is not to say it was a bad beer, but it was $.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Thursday, 2 August 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
Bengali Tiger > Resin, IMO.
― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Thursday, 2 August 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
every time i visit the US, including in the past week, i return home only to be further disappointed by how rare it is to find IPA in Montreal bars :/ or anywhere for that matter
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 2 August 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
Weyerbacher Blanche - not bad! A refreshing Belgian-style white ale - perfect for summer.
― o. nate, Thursday, 2 August 2012 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
went to the churchkey bluejacket release thing last night (bluejacket is their gypsy brewery - collabs with cigar city, bruery, etc). considering how po-faced churchkey can be, the beers - a porter that tasted exactly like a reese's peanut butter cup and a quad with strong caramel apple flavors - were surprisingly wacky and over the top. the rose de gambrinus on draft more than made up for it though.
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 2 August 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
place on the UWS supposedly has cans of HT
― carne asada, Thursday, 2 August 2012 18:04 (eleven years ago) link
Will be back in DC in 3 weeks. May just move into the Churchkey.
― Jeff, Thursday, 2 August 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
Wait, when exactly? Are you going to just follow me and Kr around wherever we vacation?
― Trewster Dare (jaymc), Thursday, 2 August 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
by the way can i just say goddamn, heady topper is an amazing beer??
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 2 August 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
you can say it as many times as you want
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 2 August 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link