Beer in the new era

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.
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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.

which is a shame because the bottle is... how to say? my favoritely shaped? ergonomically pleasing?

it is a nice-looking bottle! i also dig clear bottles even though i guess they aren't good for the beer.

im stuck on kolsch at the moment...where can i get year round.

I offered to bring some beer back from the States to the UK for my colleague and professional beer expert. "Is there anything in particular you fancy?" said I. "Oh, anything people are talking about" said he.

I've been to Wisconsin and picked up a couple of New Glarus things, and a very delicious Rush River Amber Ale. Soon I'll be in Chicago and looking for a couple more bottles of interesting / new stuff which you can't get in London.

Beer thread, can you advise me on what to buy OR where best to look online to find out what people are talking about? I'll stand you a pint next time you're in London.

www.beeradvocate.com

This could be useful:
http://beeradvocate.com/lists/popular

Goose Island, Three Floyds, Two Brothers, Half Acre, Founders, Bell's, Mad Hatter

Old Style

really digging southern tier lately, esp. the 2x IPA and the Unearthly.

did not like the southern tier hop sun...way too piney for me.

two hearted IPA from bell's is great

not sure if harpoon's IPA is available in the midwest, it's the greatest IPA ever

unibroue's maudite (canadian) is kind of a belgian thing if you're into that

xp to tim

god i wish they distributed bells here in ma.

yeah, I had to go to PA to find some

I just picked up a 12pk Southern Tier pale ale sampler yesterday, haven't gotten into it yet though.

Thanks all - I'd looked at beeradvocate but hadn't thought to look at the popular list. Their forums are just a bit frightening.

Forgot to mention we stopped in at Bells on our drive from the East Coast to the Midwest. So great. That cream stout is ridiculous.

not sure if harpoon's IPA is available in the midwest, it's the greatest IPA ever

Are you saying that to be provocative? Because I live in the Midwest, it's available here, and it's the shittiest IPA I've ever had.

Actually, that's not quite true. It's not shitty, just really unremarkable and not really an IPA, IMO.

Forreals - there are so many IPAs better than that. Just better made, not accounting for taste.

midwest runs the IPA game. like, i'm pretty sure you can't get O'so beer outside of wisconsin, but the lupulin maximus is amazing: http://www.osobrewing.com/ourbeer.php

there is literally a hop cone in every bottle.

Tim you might want to look into Three Floyds 22oz "bomber" bottles, a lot of interesting styles to be had there that aren't available in 6pk form.

Another midwest favorite of mine is Great Lakes, they've gotten plenty of ILX love before. I especially like their porter.

not sure if harpoon's IPA is available in the midwest, it's the greatest IPA ever

Are you saying that to be provocative? Because I live in the Midwest, it's available here, and it's the shittiest IPA I've ever had.

― jaymc, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:54 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark

provocative beer opinions lol

I've drank many many IPAs over the years and harpoon's IPA is still my favorite beer to drink (of any kind) but I'm also not a big fan of the hoppiest hop hopper now with xtra hops trend in brewing

what makes it not an IPA, I am curious

i miss bell's

I don't need my IPAs to be mega-hoppy, but Harpoon IPA tastes to me like a characterless mild pale ale.

Agree