I was in a bar by myself last night, sitting at the bar having drinks and dinner. Often when I am drinking/dining alone, I am on my phone, browsing the internet, logging the beers I drink, reading twitter, etc. Out of the blue the bartender asks me what my Beer Advocate ID is??? I told him I didn't have one, that I read Beer Advocate, but I'm not one to write reviews (I would be horrible at it, other people do it much better). I wonder if he thought I was reviewing the bar or the beer I was drinking? It was a weird encounter.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Best beer I had last night, Biscotti Break, but Evil Twin Brewing. It was delicious. Tasted like oatmeal cookies and espresso.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
but = by
i have enjoyed the firestone walker union jack IPA lately.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
The double jack is one of my favorites.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
Lately I've been enjoying some darker brews:Kostritzer Schwarzbier - very crisp and smooth with a slight smokiness, reminiscent of a Guinness StoutLake Placid Ubu Ale - a bit sweeter and hoppier, but still pretty drinkable
― o. nate, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
i have been drinking surly furious like my life depended on it
― let me save you some time - yes, you are probably anti-semantic (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that Firestone is good, also really enjoyed the Green Flash IPA from some California brewery.
went a little out of town and stayed with friends over the weekend, had dinner at a brewpub that does British style Real Ale (tiny bubbles) beers and they were quite good! Usually I like a good amount of fizz but these had excellent flavor.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
i am on a quest for a slap you in the face IPA with minmal/no sweetness, anyone have any suggestions?
also i am intrigued by that weird sam adams sampler pack with identical beers with the only variable being which hops they use just as a hone my palate sort of thing but i want to know that the beer is not shitty before i get a 12 pack. zero confidence in sam adams, but it seems like such a cool idea to me.
― let me save you some time - yes, you are probably anti-semantic (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
slap you in the face IPA with minmal/no sweetness
Lagunitas Little Sumpin'? minimal sweet but serious hop-slap action.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
jjjusten I was in yr town drinkin' surlys (and primo and nordeast) the weekend before last. adrian's bar & grill ftw.
as far as IPAs like that, I dunno... seems like they're mostly on that sweet/bitter balance lately in my experience. great lakes commodore perry, maybe?
― dan m, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
Surly's no longer available in Chicago -- I should totally have my friend in Minnesota bring me a six-pack when she comes to town next weekend.
― *ter jacket (jaymc), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
my gf's brother always asks us to bring dogfish head products when we go visit him in the cities, apparently they're no longer available there
beer exchange program, imo
― dan m, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
I drank about 12 of the Full Sail Session Lagers throughout the day Monday. Really drinkable stuff.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah the commodore perry is pretty good, thinking something more like the sierra nevada torpedo (or even reg sierra nevada), summit ipa, surly furious - almost a bitter thing
i have just started to come around on the lagunitas stuff recently, the first beer of theirs i had tasted like lawn clippings and the second one was that brown sugar thing which is like 180 degrees out of phase with what i like in a beer.
i was suprised how much i liked the new belgium belgo actually, pretty good for that whole belgian style ipa crowd
xpost wait i have been to adrians! its aok!
xxpost yeah i think i heard that the dogfish head dude ran into some super irritating thing w/the licensed bev association up here and basically threw up some middle fingers and is never going to distro here again ;_;
― let me save you some time - yes, you are probably anti-semantic (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
― Jeff, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:08 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lol i drink/eat alone while sitting at the bar on the reg and would be baffled if that's what someone assumed i was doing
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
I feel like there's a higher percentage of ilxors that do the solo eating/drinking at the bar than in the general population
My people
― mh, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
amen brother
― let me save you some time - yes, you are probably anti-semantic (jjjusten), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
^ I do it all the time. Especially when traveling for business.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Thursday, 8 September 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
one of the few small pleasures of traveling for business imo
― Aerosol, Thursday, 8 September 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
And especially if you're a beer geek. You can usually get more informed beer talk (and free taster samples!) from the bartender than from waitstaff at a table.
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
true, plus its all paid for.
xpost
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
had the north coast brewing company acme pale ale and it might be the blandest bullshit i have ever tasted
― Did math, .8181818181 (jjjusten), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
i HIGHLY recommend blind Pig IPAhttp://russianriverbrewing.com/pages/brews.html
xposty
― quaff the spud you warbling milkbag (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
looks like that is not distroed in mn as of yet which is sad because it sounds pretty awesome
― Did math, .8181818181 (jjjusten), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
yeah russian river brewing is awesome but hard to find
― Aerosol, Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
the plineys both elder and younger are super highly rated
― Aerosol, Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
jjj, Surly Wet comes out again in October, which should satisfy your face-slapping needs. $$$, but !!!
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
YES
― Did math, .8181818181 (jjjusten), Thursday, 8 September 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
i think that the stone ruination IPA is the next thing i need to try
that sam adams latitude 48 was SWILL
drinking a brooklyn local #1 bomber tomorrow to celebrate K doing a 60 mile bike race and me uh idk going to work and not killing anybody i guess (note: neither of these are guaranteed to be successful attempts btw)
― Did math, .8181818181 (jjjusten), Saturday, 10 September 2011 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
― Aerosol, Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:08 AM (Yesterday)
depends where you live ;-)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 10 September 2011 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
last night i shared a stone 15th anniversary black ipa and a dogfish head my antonia; was pretty impressed with both.
hitting the belgian beer fest tmrw night, this is a few days of next-level beeriness for someone whos only been drinking jever and hofbrau original lately.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 10 September 2011 01:57 (twelve years ago) link
green flash IPA is good, imo. i also like their "hop head red" ale which is slightly maltier.past few days been drinking the long hammer IPA from red hook brewing. i like it .
― one dis leads to another (ian), Saturday, 10 September 2011 02:38 (twelve years ago) link
Breakfast stout
― Jeff, Saturday, 10 September 2011 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
O_O http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thank-you-to-bells-and-founders.html
― Jeff, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
My most purchased of 2011:
1) Pliny the Elder (California)2) Arrogant Bastard (California)3) Racer 5 (California)4) Duvel (Belgium)5) Sierra Nevada (California)
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
intrigued by yer love for arrogant bastard. the regular stone IPA is more than enough fer me. i do quite like racer five tho.
i think my most purchased beers recently are prob:1. brooklyn pilsener2. radeberger3. stone ipa4. dogfish head 60 minute5. six point sweet action
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
Arrogant bastard is great.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
guessing here
1. bell's two hearted2. new belgium ranger3. DAB4. great lakes burning river5. high life
― dan m, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
According to my untappd, my most consumed beers are:
Daisy Cutter Pale AleHalf Acre Beer CompanyAmerican Pale Ale
GumballheadThree Floyds Brewing CompanyAmerican Pale Wheat Ale
Pale AleStone Brewing Co.American Pale Ale
Arrogant Bastard AleStone Brewing Co.American Strong Ale
Double JackFirestone Walker Brewing CompanyDouble/Imperial IPA
Hopslam AleBell's Brewery, Inc.Double/Imperial IPA
― Jeff, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/40912/1983638/beers5_750.jpg
― Aerosol, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 11:09 (twelve years ago) link
Had Pliny the Elder for the first time last week. It was indeed awesome, but then I went to the Russian River brewery and tried nine or ten of their other brews (on one of those sample paddles), and nothing really stood out.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
Those Mexican wrestling mask labels are awesome! Should be the official beer of Los Straitjackets.
― Prostetnic Vogon Limbaugh (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 28 September 2011 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
I had to enter a lottery at a local store to get a chance to buy a bottle of Canadian Breakfast Stout. And I won! 1 of 6 bottles they had.
― Jeff, Saturday, 8 October 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
bro from the store i frequent just called me to say he is saving me one!
― Aerosol, Monday, 10 October 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
my buddy just traded some cbs for a couple bottles of westvleteren, and i will be a lucky beneficiary of this.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 10 October 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
we should live blog a tasting
― Aerosol, Monday, 10 October 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
so i am a very happy guy who got to drink some really rare beer tonight.
westvleteren 8 - surprisingly light body, belgian brown ale/dark fruit flavors, amazingly awesome soft carbonation. the trick to this one is the very subtle sour fruit taste that comes in on the finish. feels like you could drink a six pack, easily.
westvleteren 12 - kind of the opposite of the 8. huge dark fruit flavors in the aroma and that's the first thing that hits you when you drink it, along with some welcome booziness. very wine-like. carbonation is barely there. finish is surprisingly short, with a nice dry bitterness.
these beers are special not because they're ridiculous flavor bombs, but because they're subtle, drinkable, and balanced while providing amazing depth of flavor.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
Finally drank my Canadian Breakfast Stout bottle. It was delicious, but was it better than other imperial stouts that I've had? Not sure. It was certainly the hardest to get.
Also drinking Firestone Walker Union Jack. I love their IPAs so much.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 19 October 2011 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
I've been into the Union Jack a lot lately too; I'd never any of their beers before until last month and suddenly they were everywhere here.
― joygoat, Thursday, 20 October 2011 00:37 (twelve years ago) link