yeah dude iirc they just didn't want to pay the rent anymore.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Used to work in Westboro, live in Auburn
― thebingoisback, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I had a bomber of Three Floyds' Black Sun Stout last night. Not usually a big stout drinker but this one was incredibly good. I think most stouts go a bit overboard either on the Guinness-style "smooth" end or the typical "let's put everything in this beer and make it as dark and heavy as possible" front. This was nicely in the middle, good hop/malt balance, slight burned/chocolate flavor, not too heavy but not slick and smooth. Definitely worth seeking out if you like the style.
― dan m, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 19:27 (fourteen years ago) link
i wouldn't mind any other suggestions of regional new england brews to try when i'm in RI next week. i know i like harpoon and i know i dislike newport storm, but what else?
― ian, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
can't help ya there but I just wanted to say that I am drinking our homebrew made with fresh hops from the backyard and it is really quite good.
maybe I should start a homebrewing thread? I asked before but are there any other brewers here?
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 19:36 (fourteen years ago) link
i've homebrewed a little, but it was mostly with a buddy who moved back to colorado (who also had all the brewing equipment) :(
― mark cl, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
you'd prob get more responses keeping it in this thread tbh
I brewed quite a bit back in the day when I had the time/gear/help from roomies. I've been thinking about getting back into it, but I don't know if I or my neighbors are ready for the entire building to smell like wort. :/
― dan m, Wednesday, 7 October 2009 21:07 (fourteen years ago) link
thinking about making CIDER
― butt sound insanity (gbx), Wednesday, 7 October 2009 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
cider seems to be getting pretty popular in aust. these days
― wilter, Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
it's definitely cider season. don't you need some insane amount of apples to produce even a little cider?
― ian, Thursday, 8 October 2009 04:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I went to a cidery(?) the other day in the midst of all the wineries around Walla Walla and tasted a bunch of them which I had never really done before. I really liked the drier ones a lot and actually bought a bottle.
I'm also thinking about homebrewing again this weekend - my friend with all the gear wants to get another batch going before winter. I'd only done it once before and was surprised at how well it turned out. We did an IPA last time that was pretty good if not my favorite beer ever, and we're shooting for a pale ale this time around.
― joygoat, Thursday, 8 October 2009 05:01 (fourteen years ago) link
How hard is it to make your own cider? There's an orchard around here where you can press your own apples and as wholesome and cheerful as that is I would not be opposed to turning it into booze.
― joygoat, Thursday, 8 October 2009 05:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I've had a couple homemade ciders and both makers admitted they used store-bought apple juice. Both were pretty good, it might be a good way to start, espcially if you can get some good juice.
I've made a few batches of beer, though none recently, but I'm about to get back into it with a mead this fall.
― nickn, Thursday, 8 October 2009 05:22 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.foodgps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/the-bruery-trade-winds-tripel.jpg
belgian style with an asian flavor: fresh thai basil. really good, had it with some thai food tonight.
― access flap (omar little), Saturday, 17 October 2009 04:59 (fourteen years ago) link
(the bruery trade winds)
enjoying the hell out of some of this 2nite:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2413364985_594e676023.jpg
― fiend for doritos (Pillbox), Sunday, 18 October 2009 06:13 (fourteen years ago) link
1) Man, I love Goose Island Honker's Ale - I could easily drink a 6 of this in a sitting, I'm afraid.
2) Does anyone know where to find Augustiner in NYC?
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Monday, 19 October 2009 04:21 (fourteen years ago) link
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