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
Had the Sierra Nevada 2011 Estate Harvest tonight. Really delicious, strong hops, turns sweet, clean finish.
― lukas, Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:35 (twelve years ago) link
Kostritzer Black Lager -- yum
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:36 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i love Sierra harvest and esp. the estate grown hops vers.friend hooked me up w/ a bottle of 3 floyds (who are pretty much not distributed in Calif.) imperial pilsner. was v. nice but didn't make me go "a-ha!"
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 20 October 2011 12:59 (twelve years ago) link
I second that. A bit like a Guinness Stout but crisper and slightly smoky.
― o. nate, Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:16 (twelve years ago) link
http://blogs.westword.com/cafesociety/assets_c/2011/09/LeftHand.MilkStout.Nitro-thumb-565x304.jpggot a six pack of this last weekend. supposed to be some kind of magic science breakthrough (widgetless nitro stout). Still not crazy about this beer though. Left Hand has some good ones though.
― tylerw, Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
News and Events @ The Muddy Pig
4th Annual Belgian Beer Festival: October 18 - 23
The 4th Annual Muddy Pig Belgian Beer Festival runs from Tuesday, October 18 through Sunday, October 23. This is an A-Side event where all our draft lines are turned over to Belgian and Belgian-style beers. All beers are sold in flights of three 5oz pours so you can try more of these fantastic brews. We have 85+ beers lined up this year including several that you have never seen on draft before. The event runs all day, every day. This is the biggest Belgian beer event in the state so start making plans.
― Threat Level: Panda (jjjusten), Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
how many days in a row can i go to this and survive with my bank account intact? they are serving flights of 3 - 5 oz samples for $10. it has been magical so far
― Threat Level: Panda (jjjusten), Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
I do love the Marble Brewery, Manchester.
Also drank (Manchester band) Elbow's beer yesterday. It was quaffable.
― djh, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
http://labeley.com/
Mildly amusing.
― Jeff, Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://labeley.com/public/img/saved/print/1319753044hth11j9fef.png
― Jeff, Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
i would drink that
― ride the dronosaur (jjjusten), Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
lol thanks for that--my buddies just bottled their first homebrewing experiment (named "contagion" and described as "keystone light light") and now i can contribute something.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone have any thoughts on Bass? I think it was the first *premium* beer I ever remember liking (I had tried I think Sam Adams and Heineken prior to that and hadn't been all that into them). We're probably talking about when I was like barely drinking age, if drinking age at all. Then I stopped drinking it for years once I discovered other stuff, Magic Hat -> Sierra -> German Beers -> Belgian Beers -> various American micro-micro brews-> Brooklyn beers -> Sixpoint (best local beer) etc.
Friend brought Bass to my place recently. Thought it was pretty decent, as good as a dozen other micro-Pale Ales anyway, if not one of my favorites. Cleaner than the average PA, maybe very slightly too watery.
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
It's been ages since I've had a Bass. Apparently it's not doing so well in the US, according to Wikipedia:
In 2001, 665,000 hectolitres of Bass was sold in the United States.[40] However Bass seems to have suffered under the custodianship of InBev and later Anheuser-Busch InBev as it is undergoing heavy decline in American consumption, with 242,000 hectolitres sold in the country in 2010.
I think maybe it's been supplanted by the rising tide of hoppier domestic pale ales. I seem to recall Bass having a sweeter, nuttier taste, more like a brown ale.
― o. nate, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
otm it was good but i'm just about as happy with the FBS for $10/4pack and easier to find
― Aerosol, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
Agreed. And I think I like Firestone Walker Parabola just as much as well.
― Jeff, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
perhaps Bass has been in decline since the age of the Black and Tan has up and went.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 28 October 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
black and tans w/ Bell's Oberon & Expedition Stout
― bomb.gif (dan m), Friday, 28 October 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
Was at a suburban bar last weekend that offered a Black-Hearted (Guinness + Bell's Two-Hearted).
― A Lip in the Blandscape (jaymc), Friday, 28 October 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
I got a 4 pack of Founders Harvest ale and really like it a lot. But there is no way I can accurately describe the taste. It is a wet hops beer, whatever that means.
― Jeff, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
There's also the Black Cherry: Guinness + Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
― o. nate, Friday, 28 October 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
I bought a six of the Guiness black lager. Will try this evening. Any good?
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Friday, 28 October 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
i find everything about that stuff frightening, but uh, let me know if it's good.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 28 October 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
will do.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Friday, 28 October 2011 20:25 (twelve years ago) link