yum. right now i'm drinking anchor bock, it's pretty good. really dark in color but not thick or viscous or anything like an imperial stout. ha, it tastes like dried fruit in so many ways. like dried apricots. guess it's a spring seasonal. it's pretty perfect right now for the early spring's cool nights
― mark cl, Friday, 17 April 2009 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/bockbeer.htm
― mark cl, Friday, 17 April 2009 02:40 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a restaurant in l.a. that pours an insanely good pint of old rasputin
hmmm, in Oregon it is illegal to pour pints of beer over 9% I think, you have to get a 12 oz glass.
liking that new strong Sierra Nevada Torpedo extra IPA.
― sleeve, Friday, 17 April 2009 04:30 (fifteen years ago) link
when I was in NYC in August, there was a bar that was pouring pints of DFH 120 minute IPA... and only charging like 5 dollars. It was ridiculous.
That Torpedo IPA is darn good.
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 17 April 2009 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
victory prima pils is awesome. not really a fan of the surly stuff, but that might be due to its current omnipresence in MPLS - speaking of which, the new summit horizon red ale is surprisingly good (this is coming from a dude that has 100% hateraded on all non EPA summit across the board)
― I will destroy you all, starting with your tiny ridiculous bathtubs (jjjusten), Friday, 17 April 2009 04:50 (fifteen years ago) link
the pervasiveness of surly is a little off-putting, it's true, but at least it's decent beer, you know? there are worse home-town brands to rep for. i just wish it wasn't so expensive
and i'm with you on non-EPA summit. i also wanted to like finnegan's, but man i just couldn't
― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Friday, 17 April 2009 13:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I really liked the Surly Coffee Bender when I had it a few months ago. I've had beers with coffee notes (you know, beers described as "dark, toasted"), but this was like a delicious blend of beer and coffee and surprisingly smooth and light-tasting.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Friday, 17 April 2009 13:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Curious if any Minneapolitans have tried Flat Earth. Not as ubiquitous as Surly (and not as good, IMHO) but...
http://flatearthbrewing.com/beer.html
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Friday, 17 April 2009 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a restaurant in l.a. that pours an insanely good pint of old rasputin, and i believe also serves up allagash curieux (which is still one of the best beers i've ever had.) most recent discovery
where's this
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 17 April 2009 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
take a left at ur butt
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 17 April 2009 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Could be Lucky Baldwin's in either Pasadena or Sierra Madre. I know they pour both the Allagash Curieux and the Kwak in question.
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 17 April 2009 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
theres a bar five blocks from my work that has ol raspy on tap right now ian! if u hurry u can make it in time
― 69, Friday, 17 April 2009 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link
flying out to sf with tax refund money is not the worst idea.
― ian, Friday, 17 April 2009 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
toronado?
― macarooni (omar little), Friday, 17 April 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
oh and the one in l.a. is golden state on fairfax. really good burgers too.
curieux is also on tap at bottle rock in culver city, which is predominantly a wine bar but has a very good beer selection too.
― macarooni (omar little), Friday, 17 April 2009 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
the old rasp is not a pint actually (my bad), but it's great.
― macarooni (omar little), Friday, 17 April 2009 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Golden State is pretty great.
Bro, I'm thinking of SF for Memorial Day weekend. You down?
― Two Will Get You Three (B.L.A.M.), Friday, 17 April 2009 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
btw that raven's eye & few bowls of the good green stuff put me into the heaviness zone last night.
― ian, Friday, 17 April 2009 23:48 (fifteen years ago) link
xp yes i am totally down. ill be in DC june 5-7, but here for memday!
omar -- i work in oakland, very near the trappist
― 69, Friday, 17 April 2009 23:51 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah actually i like it more than surly, the best i've had is the Element 115 lager.
if beer drinking types ever make it to the MN, i would be glad to do a beers of MN tasting booze-em-up frenzy - another current favorite is the Brau Brothers Scotch Ale, which has kind of a peaty talisker vibe to it. Tiny brewery out of Lucan MN (pop 220).
― I will destroy you all, starting with your tiny ridiculous bathtubs (jjjusten), Saturday, 18 April 2009 00:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Tiny brewery out of Lucan MN (pop 220).
awesome!
yea i feel like MN's got a lot going on wrt beer. it's really too bad that a lot of midwest breweries don't distribute that far. i can get whatever west coast seasonal/specialty whatever out here in MA but there's just so much else that i can't find at all
― mark cl, Saturday, 18 April 2009 00:20 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah they seem pretty excited on the website to have finally started distributing beer all the way to...iowa.
http://www.braubrothersbrewing.com/Default.aspx
― I will destroy you all, starting with your tiny ridiculous bathtubs (jjjusten), Saturday, 18 April 2009 00:25 (fifteen years ago) link
oh yeah and in case you didnt read that far, they grow their own hops o_O
― I will destroy you all, starting with your tiny ridiculous bathtubs (jjjusten), Saturday, 18 April 2009 00:29 (fifteen years ago) link
drinking tonight--arcadia ales IPA; pretty good, not overwhelmingly floral but there's a definite hop taste. Decent, not outstanding, would be worth drinking for fans of the brooklyn IPA, or other american IPAs that have a fairly mellow, crisp taste.
― ian, Saturday, 18 April 2009 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
when i get home i will be drinking HOPTICAL ILLUSION again.
J***** M********* become a fan of Old Rasputin Stout<3
― ian, Saturday, 18 April 2009 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
really disappointed with the Keegan Ales "Mother's Milk" stout. Too carbonated for me, and the taste is kind of thin--a one-dimensional burnt coffee flavor. I don't know. I'm bummed I bought a six pack of it. My roommate likes it so I guess she'll enjoy it, but since I killed the growler of Long Trail Tripe Bag Ale, I have nothing else for tonight.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
TRIPLE bag, not TRIPE bag. eeeeek.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:42 (fifteen years ago) link
tripe bag does not sound like a beer one would fuck with
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:46 (fifteen years ago) link
CAD - you've been to the Publick House, right? Just making sure.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:48 (fifteen years ago) link
oh god, many many times. i was just there last week--the person i was meeting blew me off after an hour to watch lost (in fairness we both figured other ppl would come) so i drank something that was made by superheating rocks and throwing them into the brewing vat by myself :(
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:50 (fifteen years ago) link
awwwww
We were there last night and someone in our group had an amazing ale that had been aged in chardonnay casks or something wacky like that. It was pretty special.
We should arrange a Boston FAP at some point. That might be a good place to do it too.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
arrange for a boston fap sometime when i'm visiting family in providence & i will tape the t up.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a really good idea. You could bring Elmo!
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
He could bring me!
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes!
Ok, this has to happen. Do you have any Providence visits planned?
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
unfortunately no, not until july probably. but i'll keep the boston contingent as up-to-date as possible.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:25 (fifteen years ago) link
sounds good!
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:25 (fifteen years ago) link
― ian
:D
― do tell (omar little), Thursday, 23 April 2009 05:07 (fifteen years ago) link
i have some of this in the fridge:
http://joyeur.com/images/2006/dales-pale-ale.jpg
the gimmick is decent-beer-in-a-can, but it is actually decent. also been digging ommegang abbey ale, they have it on draft at a place near work.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I've only seen Dale's for about $10 per six-pack, it better be more than decent.
― nickn, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:15 (fifteen years ago) link
it's as decent as yr basic good microbrew IPA. i mean, it's good. it's not surprising or anything, is what i mean. it's a solid IPA, in a nice can.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I like Dale's alright. I recommended it to a female friend while we were out at a bar a few months ago. She drank half of it and gave the rest to me. She said "it's like drinking perfume". She was kinda right.
― buttslam is a pretty good move (circa1916), Thursday, 23 April 2009 07:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Been enjoying Bath Ales 'Gem' at the moment - a nice amber
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 23 April 2009 09:44 (fifteen years ago) link
btw mean to say i'm likin these boston fap plans
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yea that'd be pretty cool. i'm in western MA now but will be there in the fall.
actually i've been reading up on the publick house lately and it sounds like, yea, a pretty awesome beer bar. how are the prices? (most beer bars aren't cheap but just wondering)
― mark cl, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Bath Ales' barnstormer = also v v v good
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost - Yeah, it's not that cheap but I think there's a good range price wise. We did notice they had a $45 beer on the menu. Now that had better be one amazing beer.
Boston FAP will happen. Ian def keep us posted and we'll work around when you'll be around.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
publick house prices are probably best described as fair. a lot of their domestic drafts are solidly in the $4-5 range. belgian drafts more like $7-9. bottles all over the place. but if you're on a budget you're definitely not shut out from getting something good.
while there is a hint of attitude on the part of their staff and in their general presentation, all in all it is a great place.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link