Can I just say I love Terrapin's Hopsecutioner...
― Sherman Helmsley Teabag (Cattle Grind), Sunday, 16 May 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
I've got a fairly random assortment of beers in my fridge right now:
Weyerbacher Quad (2)O'Hara's Stout (1)Sierra Nevada Stout (1)Samuel Smith Porter (4, but soon to be 3)Smuttynose Porter (2)Troegs Java Head (2)Dogfish Head Chicory Stout (2)Stone Smoked Porter (1 bomber)Troegs Flying Mouflan (1 bomber)
― spastic heritage, Sunday, 16 May 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Michigan beer fest at my local tonight. On tap:
new holland night trippernew holland dragons milkdark horse fore smoked stoutdark horse crooked tree IPAfounders old crumudgeon oak aged old alefounders reds rye IPAfounders double trouble imperial IPAfounders cerise (bottle)jolly pumpkin ES bam bierjolly pumpkin la roja(750ml bottle)
...plus a "special treat" from Bell's.
― he takes the account of everything in the universe into consideration (dan m), Monday, 17 May 2010 17:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, ton of stuff going on for Chicago Craft Beer Week.
― jaymc, Monday, 17 May 2010 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
It's over: Mammoth Brewing Co's Double Nut Brown has the dark chocolate flavor nailed.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Monday, 17 May 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I had a bomber of Arcadia Sky High Rye last night, very good. I'm starting to get a taste for ryes, they might break me from the IPA habit yet.
― dan m, Thursday, 3 June 2010 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't want to break my IPA habit; I'm still on the Deuchars big time. had a few bottles of Brew Dog IPA which was maybe a bit too strong for me, in terms of alcohol -i prefer a lighter IPA and find it more refreshing-, but still palatable.
― No disre but maryanne hobbs is peng trust me (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 3 June 2010 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Beers I drank in Portland that were new to me:
Double Mountain India Red AleWidmer W'10 Pitch Black IPAFirestone Walker Union JackAmnesia Copacetic IPAUpright Farmhouse RyeFearless IPARoots Burghead Heather AleNinkasi Total Domination IPAplus about a dozen 4 oz. samples (shared with my gf) of various Rogue beers
Notes:The IRA may have been my favorite -- no real surprise there, since I really love that style. The Copacetic had a strong but very pleasing weed aroma, though it was a bit undercarbonated (may have just been the keg). The Farmhouse Rye was subtly flavorful. I didn't love the Burghead Heather, but it was fairly drinkable (and I liked trying a beer made with heather tips instead of hops). The other IPAs were all stellar, though none in particular stood above the rest.
― jaymc, Thursday, 3 June 2010 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I found the Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA to be quite good, and well-priced when on sale ($8 / 6-pak). Doesn't hit you over the head with its IPA-ness.
I also bought a sixer of Samual Adams Longshot, which is actually 2 bottles each of 3 different style beers developed by their employees. One is a lemon pepper Saison, which wasn't as weird as it may sound, neither lemon nor pepper flavors were detectable to me. Another is a Scottish Ale type that I haven't tried yet, and the third is an Ale with 9% abv that was very good. Dunno how long this will be in the stores or if there's even a chance any of it will make it to regular production.
― nickn, Thursday, 3 June 2010 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I need a good punch me in the face IPA.
― Jeff, Thursday, 3 June 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
The wife, a friend and I all split one of the 21st Amendment watermelon wheat beers this weekend just to see what it was like. Holy shit was that vile, four ounces was way too much.
Lagunita's Wilco Tango Foxtrot - our visiting friend apparently knows one of the guys who helped brew this so she had to check it out. I liked it a lot, one of the big malty / hoppy beers that I generally go for but it was a little much post bike ride.
Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA - this was pretty good but kind of exceeded my tolerance. Strong but way too sweet for me, at least in 12 ouce format. I could have gone for a smaller amount of this.
― joygoat, Friday, 4 June 2010 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
21st amendment watermelon is seriously maybe the worst bullshit foisted on beer drinkers ever.
Three new big bottles at boozemart this week from the BarrelHouse brewing company in Cincinatti. Trying the Cumberland Pale Ale first - pretty good, a little too much caramel for my tastes but def not a bad beer at all, esp for the LOW INTRODUCTORY PRICE of $2.99 for a 22 oz. Spends a lot of time lingering in the sides of the tongue, with some sort of sweet/bitter aftertaste going on.
― gated community of Mordor (jjjusten), Friday, 4 June 2010 00:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Jaymc, did you have the Copacetic at Amnesia itself? I've always found it a bit flat there. Feel like maybe that's just how they do that one. Also, a little too floral for me, but I like their other beers plenty.
― underwater, please (bear, bear, bear), Friday, 4 June 2010 01:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh beers.
Recently I have enjoyed:Half Acre Double Daisy CutterThree Floyds Blackheart IPALost Abbey Serpent's StoutGoose Island Coffee Bourbon County StoutTwo Brothers Coffee Domaine DupageGoose Island CBC Belgian IPA(holy chicago-area brewers)
It seems like everyone under the sun is now brewing an IPA with Belgian yeast. The first one I ever had was the Allagash Hugh Malone a few years back, but now Stone, Flying Dog, Goose Island, and Great Divide all have versions out. I have enjoyed every beer in this style, but Hugh Malone may be the finest of all.
I tried the Stone/Dogfish/Victory Saison made with herbs, it was solid, but not special.
That reminds me. The Stone Russian Imperial Stout is really good. 22 oz bottles of it are only $7, which is an unbelievable deal in my book. I picked up a few extra to age in my "beer closet."
There are bottles of the Schneider Aventinus brewed in 2003 and 2005 out there. I had the 2003 last night and it was really fantastic. If you aren't familiar with the beer, grab a bottle of the current year and a bottle of 2003 to compare.
One final note: I had an IPA from a brewery in Florida called Cigar City. It was aged in cedar and tasted like a cigar. It was interesting, but I definitely didn't need 25 oz of it!
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 4 June 2010 04:30 (thirteen years ago) link
xp Yeah, it was at Amnesia. I did like the ambiance there. Wasn't hungry at the time, but I could see it being a pretty sweet spot to hang out during a summer afternoon and have a brat and a couple beers.
― jaymc, Friday, 4 June 2010 04:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Gulden Draak has been mentioned on this thread, though only in passing really, tried it for the first time tonight and it is amazing. A lot of alcohol on the nose but sweet and fruity to the taste, far too quaff-able than 10.5% has any right to be.
― Lil' Lj & The World (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
nice and hoppy too.
I should have documented what the heck I drank in Montreal, because I had a few local brands and they were pretty good. Am I right in thinking the the majority of Quebec beers aren't available in the US, Unibroue aside?
― postmodern infidel(ity) (mh), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
re: barrelhouse beers i mentioned a few posts up, they were pretty unremarkable.
ive been consuming new beers at a rapid clip (consolation for non-smoking) but nothing really all that noteworthy as of late.
― apparently not the band, but the lifestyle (jjjusten), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
When I was in Montreal in 2006, I'm pretty sure I just drank Griffon Blonde and Griffon Rousse the whole time. They seemed to be everywhere.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
not sure if this is cool or ... not cool: http://www.milesdavis.com/us/brew
― tylerw, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I saw that on facebook (I "liked" Davis at one point). It seems pretty crass, but as they say, "If it brings more people to his music, it must be a good thing."
― nickn, Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I never tried any of those Frank Zappa beers, but since i'm usually at least curious what new DFH beers taste like, i'll probably check this out if/when i see it.
― ian, Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:54 (thirteen years ago) link
it sort of seems like a beer trying to capture the essence of Bitches Brew should be kinda nasty.
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Amazing beers nowhere to be found on this thread: Mothership Wit from New Belgium, thought this one was pretty common? Perfect summer brew IMO, light Belgian-style white.
And from North Coast, Pranqster is a belgian golden, Brother Thelonious is a dubbel, both have a sweetness and really full flavor despite high ABV, they're served in 10.5-oz goblets in bars.
Dope-looking taps too:http://www.coloredhorse.com/FineArts/Images-Commerical/Thelonious/Thelonious-Taphandle-Final-1-med.jpg
― More more more ass we are all addicted to ass (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, that is a cool tap. jazz beers! on the new belgium tip, their Trippel is pretty tasty.
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 June 2010 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
welcome to the future, have a powdered beer beer-flavoured drink
http://www.gizmag.com/powdered-beer-to-wash-down-canned-cheeseburger-12656/12656/
― sent from my neural lace (ledge), Thursday, 10 June 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
picked up some lagunitas Undercover. i've never seen it before, slightly hoppy ale with almost too much sweetness. it's okay but not exceptional.
― suburbaniatee (Aerosol), Saturday, 12 June 2010 06:42 (thirteen years ago) link
that daisy cutter is my shit
― its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Saturday, 12 June 2010 09:39 (thirteen years ago) link
whats a good saranac
― how do i spud webb (am0n), Monday, 14 June 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I am going on a road trip out west starting Friday and I am hoping to try some great beers.
If anyone in the western states wants to meet up for beer, let me know via this thread.
I had Duchesse De Bourgogne for the first time in a long time and it was right up my alley.
Lost Abbey Amazing Grace and Allagash My Brother Daryl were guest taps at Two Brothers on Saturday and they were both great.
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 17 June 2010 05:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Recently found out that my homeboy's old man was the "he4d br3w3r" at this major brewery in Bris., Australia --> http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200712/r213685_825266.jpg
for 20 yrs!
Now in retirement he is a 'consultant' and goes around to beer shows being a judge ! <3!
― wilter, Sunday, 20 June 2010 09:47 (thirteen years ago) link
The NY BrewFest yesterday was kind of ridiculously crowded - not to mention the obnoxious people with 4 or 5 glasses who would camp out at the front of the lines and bogart the beer. So I didn't really get to try too much that was new and exciting. I did like the Hitachino Nest, and the Crispin Cider.
― o. nate, Sunday, 20 June 2010 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I have to say, I bought a growler last weekend and I liked it a lot more than I did the first few times I tried it. I think they've figured out how to balance it better.
― jaymc, Monday, 21 June 2010 03:00 (thirteen years ago) link
World Beer Cup® 2010
― Aerosol, Monday, 21 June 2010 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Tried my first Dogfish, the 60-minute IPA. I wanted to give one of their IPAs a shot, but I just can't get behind really hoppy beers. I want the malt! I want balance! I'll finish this sixer, but you'd have to pay me to try the 90 or 120.
― Grisly Addams (WmC), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 01:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Completely understandable, I am kinda getting 'over' the hoppy beers. 60m IPA (and in a way the 90 too) are pretty much the platonic ideal of the IPA and I like that but I am not so interested anymore.
Even though I live about a 2h drive from Burlington VT I finally had some of the Magic Hats for the first time lately (I had had the #9 a couple years ago, but I've now had Wacko, one of their summer beers and their new IPA as well) and I rue Quebec's beer importing/distributing laws or wahtever because goddamn it I can't buy this stuff even though it's so close. If I had a car... you best believe I'd be running this shit prohib-style.
Any other VT (or nearby) brewers I need to try? I wanna try the Long Trail (if that's the name?) Alt/Sticke Alt varieties. I had Allagash lately as well which was nice.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY: How fucking good is sour brown ale? Seriously. The MTL Beerfest had a few varieties and I could ahve died of bliss.
― Quantic Dream, So Hard To Beat (Will M.), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 11:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I tried a Williams Brothers Red Ale yesterday that was absolutely lovely - I don't think I'd knowingly drunk a red ale before.
― oligopoly golightly (c sharp major), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:06 (thirteen years ago) link
god i drank so much Long Trail in college. i remember it fondly, but i'm not really sure how it would stand up today.
fun to make a trip to the brewery tho!
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:28 (thirteen years ago) link
bluepoint toasted lager is just abt the only microbrew i fuck w/regularly these days.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Found Goose Island in SoCal a couple weeks ago, Sophie and Pere Jacques. Both good, and would drink again, but at $7/22 oz bottle won't be drinking often.
― nickn, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
but I just can't get behind really hoppy beers.― Grisly Addams (WmC), Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:57 PM (1 week ago)
― Grisly Addams (WmC), Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:57 PM (1 week ago)
wait i thought you liked Sierra Nevada?
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean REALLY hoppy beers. I think SN pale ale is well-balanced!
― My totem animal is a hamburger. (WmC), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:32 (thirteen years ago) link
wowzers. i need to try dogfish 90min again then. i thought the same thing but reversed (btw the two).
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I have so much to write, but I will keep it short.
Beers that have absolutely floored me since the beginning of my road trip:
New Glarus EnigmaSnake River Pako's Eye-P-ABrooklyn Sorachi Ace SaisonThree Floyds Apocalypse Cow Lacto Double IPALagunitas Hop Stoopid Centennial Double? IPAPort Big Black Poochie Double Black IPAPort Poor Man's Double IPAEverything at Russian RiverMikkeller Yeast Series: Brettanomyces
For anyone who is in the distribution area of Three Floyds and enjoy big IPAs, I would suggest seeking out the Apocalypse Cow. It is really big, but the lactose adds a smooth creaminess. It is one of the best beers I have ever had.
Sorachi Ace, a Japanese hop variety, seems to be a hot hop. Three Floyds made a nice lager with it and now Brooklyn has made an even better Saison with the it. It has a nice spicy bite and is really a unique hop. I love it.
The Mikkeller yeast series is a nice little experiment. They start with the same wort and then use 5 different yeasts to ferment the wort to give an idea how each yeast creates different flavors. The Brettanomyces yeast is used most often in Wild Ales and this is an exceptional example.
Ok. I am going to bed.
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 30 July 2010 05:43 (thirteen years ago) link
For the Chicago folks.
Binny's has 2008 and 2009 Stone Russian Imperial Stout and Old Guardian Barleywine in bottles for sale.
These beers age well and it is a great opportunity to get aged beer without aging it yourself. It is also great to compare the different vintages!
― t0dd swiss, Thursday, 5 August 2010 02:30 (thirteen years ago) link
BINNY'S
― pies. (gbx), Thursday, 5 August 2010 04:14 (thirteen years ago) link
found some moinette blond at binny's after not really ever seeing it in CA stores. so crisp and layered.
― robotsinlove, Thursday, 5 August 2010 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i miss binny's
― horseshoe, Thursday, 5 August 2010 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
had sierra nevada's pale ale and porter and really enjoyed them both. think the pale ale was the first american pale ale i'd tried, though i've tried plenty american influenced pale ales. perhaps a bit too hoppy but more or less just what i'm looking for. not really the weather for porter, but as it's my favourite style of beer i thought i'd give it a try. something about the nose that i'm not quite happy with, but nice and deep taste and nice mouthfeel.
― Efraqueen Juárez (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 5 August 2010 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link