Beer in the new era

real good

oh shit i just saw that and forgot to go pick some up!

that sounds like a fantastic collab

So I mentioned Beer Geek Brunch: Weasel by Mikkeller somewhere but I didn't go into it. This beer is a oatmeal coffee stout, and the coffee is brewed from beans that have been eaten by a southeast asian weasel called the Civet. Civets are very picky and only select the best coffee beans. After it passes through their system the beans are collected and sold. It is probably the most expensive coffee in the world, but also considered to be the best. They use this very coffee to brew this beer! I think it is awesome- I'm definitely not grossed out about it. The beer is extremely dark and syrupy looking, not bitter at all. So good.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nWZPk3RGKTw/S3l4k9eNeoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/_kHo08TWILA/s320/Mikkeller+Beer+Geek+Brunch+Weasel+091120.jpg

Oh and

q: is gluten-free beer any good

I spotted someone drinking this last night:

http://cavedirectresources.com/mongozo-gluten-free-pils/

and I asked her what she thought of it, she was all "it's really, really nice and I come back to this bar many a time because it's here and it means I can drink beer..."

That "and" was following on from a post where I agreed that Beer Geek Brunch was good but opined that their Beer Geek Breakfast was even better, smoother and richer.

Oh you don't like the weasel as much as the other? They both are fantastic.

Re 24 oz. "tallboys": we're talking about cans, right? Because a 22-24 oz. bottle is a bomber.

Yeah, cans.

Evan, as I think about it, I've only had their *other* weasel coffee beer (it was called something like Fr. Henriksen, solos to any Mikkeller specialists for my failure to remember) - it was more bitter and less smooth than the Breakfast. Still delicious though!

Wait, another weasel coffee beer? Or just the other Mikkeller with regular coffee? Weasel is called brunch, but the other is called breakfast.

Oh yeah and you mentioned that distinction.

So forget the second question.

Yeah there was another weasel beer: it had an almost-entirely black label with the name (which I just can't remember, aaargh) and their cute little weasel logo.

I have recently become very fond of Meantime Chocolate from the Meantime Brewing Co. in Greenwich.

www.meantimebrewing.com

There is a Belgian beer which I have just found, Maredsous Brune which is every bit as good as the Leffe Brun, maybe slightly better.

http://www.maredsousbieres.be

From Frederick, MA, we have Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA, more flavoursome than most of the bottled IPAs I've had from over here.

http://www.flyingdogales.com/Beer-Snake-Dog.aspx

All of these were purchased here, which is well worth a visit if you live in, or are ever visiting Oxford:

http://www.classicwineandbeer.co.uk

They recently underwent something of a revamp, which included introducing 'The Deli' into their official name, as they have been known for years as 'The Dodgy Deli'.

Incidentally, all of these beers have very nice designs on the bottle caps -- I have an (ironically, teetotal) friend who collects the caps and makes works of art out of them, so the more new beers I try, the more caps he has for his artwork; a nice arrangement.

finally drank my bottle of Kernel Citra IPA - that is a seriously lovely beer.

having a modus hoperandi right now. great stuff. bottle sure is ugly though.

^^^only ever see this stuff in cans in Chicago, I like their ESB too

yeah the "ska brewing co" (who make modus) always makes me cringe w/ name and artwork, but they have some great beers.

drinking the 2 brothers atom smasher and it is unpleasantly barleywineish. wondering if it is just not a beer that ages well.

Responsible purchasing has put both of my standbys out of reach for ethical reasons. Am substituting the TJ's Bohemian lager -- Would Guzzle!

umm did i ruin bud for you on the other thread?

Were you the one who disclosed the list of campaigns and concerns supported by Anheuser money? If so, yeah, kind of? I was at TJ's anyway, it was 5.99 for a sixer, so what the hell.

i posted the quote abt what a good fundraiser august busch was for gwb but i recall that link getting posted right about the same time.

anyways yeah that tj's beer is extremely good for the price.

well im officially done with my old standbye for the summer, Sam Summer Ale. The past few years they messed with the recipe and this year it tastes like fucking dish soap. Someone recommend me a nice summer wheat please.

I don’t really drink “summer” brew specifically but I love konig ludwig weiss in the summer time

anyone ever have the anchor summer? It ranks well, i've never tried it.

anchors always seem overpriced to me

i seem to remember sierra nevada having a good summer ale - kellerweiss maybe?

i take no responsibility if i am dead wrong tho

yeah that kellerweiss is fucking awesome. i think thats what im going to go with this year.

This is one of those threads that I should never visit when I have promised myself a good, drinkless night of sleep.

I have a bottle of the Hoptimum at my house. It stands no chance, and will be given no reprieve. I hope to consume it at dusk. It may be slightly after that.

Prolly going back to the beer store tomorrow, too. Will report back.

Yesterday I went to the most ridiculous beer bar ever, in Decatur GA. They had a dozen or so interesting things on tap (I got a Terrapin Rye Squared out of Athens which was great, my wife got a Sweetwater IPA from Atlanta), and a ridiculous number of bottles.

We talked to the bartender a bit once she found out we were from out of town she got the owner to give us a tour of the upstairs which is only open in the evenings. They have like 7 or 8 casks of Belgian beer there, plus a beer cellar with a couple of hundred bottles of stuff aging - things I've never seen before, or even heard of, like cask aged 750ml bottles of beers I've only seen regular versions of in 12oz bottles. I would spend so much money there if it was in my neighborhood.

Boner

HELP ME FIND A NEW SUMMER BEER.

Fuller's 1845. Too good. Extremely malty, endless flavor, strong but not too strong.

I've had some good beers in the past week. Best are probably three oak-aged New Holland beers that were recently on tap at Fountainhead: Imperial Hatter, Envious, and Charkoota Rye.

Got some River Horse Tripel and it kind of tastes like what you'd expect -- a New Jerseyan's bad approximation of belgian ales (sorry NJ). Too sweet and not complex enough. Something 'cheap' tasting about it. 10% alcohol is good I guess although man did I have a wicked hangover from drinking only two.

i dont mind beer its ok

i was ina hurry and didn't realize that an abita "purple haze" had found its way into my six pack of their amber... it is gross.

ugh i imagine it would be

on resent visit to Stone Bistro Brewery:

Sampled a bunch of Stone beers – mostly all good
Pliney the Elder from Russian River brewing - awesome as advertised, would love to try The Younger

Food there was pretty good too

I've never really like any Abita beers, tbh. The amber tastes like mineral water, and the Jockamo is -- along with Harpoon's -- one of the weakest IPAs I've ever had.

i like the harpoon IPA; while they're good once in a while i find the super hoppy IPA stylee of say, Green Flash or Dogfish Head, a little over the top for allnight drankin.

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.

this is probably the opposite of a summer beer, but I've been enjoying this one. super roasted flavor.
http://www.anthembranding.com/anthem/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Upslope-Brown-Ale-Cans.png

i love the super hoppy beers. goes well with the chr0nic

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.

Needs some 'WOOOO's imo

currently drinking a Point Pale Ale, not bad for 10 bucks a 12pk

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 little
triple rock got bought out by Drakes. wouldn't be surprised if their beers are fantastic now. before they were just "alright".

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 bottle is essentially a different beer, i like it but it's no comparison to a nitro can.