i can't compare perfectly as i don't know what the best us beers are, though i've had a lot of the bigger hitters, but some of brewdog's beers are incredible imo, despite the annoying marketing.
the new lighter session one "dead pony club" is really really good and serves a good purpose for when you're not keen to get wasted.
xposts oh yeah some of the really strong experimental brewdogs are fun too, the "tokyo dark star" one is about 18 per cent, really nice to give pals a small glass after dinner or something.
also if you see dogma, a stout of theirs, it was mindblowingly good when i had it on tap at least.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
Which reminds me, the weather is finally starting to cool off, and that means it's almost time for BROOKLYN...BLACK...CHOCOLATE...STOUT!
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
xp i'll keep an eye out for those, their marketing is v. uncool
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't like the one Brewdog I had; maybe a freshness issue, maybe just not my thing, but it was foul-smelling in my pint glass, and monstrously hoppy but in an unpleasant way. Would retry one, I guess, but there are so many great beers made closer to home.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
i would love to try brewdog but it doesn't look like they have samplers and i'm risk adverse to buying a whole case of one of flavor generally...
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
i also like beer that's really boozy cause i like getting drunk
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
must try that brooklyn chocolate stout. i'm quite impressed by the level to which brooklyn lager still is nice despite its near ubiquity around where i am in london, it's never a disappointment.
xpost woeful, i am ashamed when i drink punk ipa (which i love) in case someone imagines me buying it and thinking "what a punk i am". i rip the labels off (that's how fucking punk i am.)
and yeah i can imagine it doesn't make as much sense, same here with some US beers v UK ones with price obv a factor too.
more xposts i fucking love high alcohol content booze but there are times when it's dangerous!
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
ok, this watermelon beer is... not amazing. not terrible, but i guess i was hoping it would be fruitier? and it's kinda dry.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
How is the availability of New Belgium and Widmer in PA? For reasonably priced, readily-available ales I like NB's Ranger and Widmer's Rotator series of IPAs.
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
And here was my Brewdog review a couple years ago:
Wow, Brewdog Hardcore IPA (Explicit Imperial Ale) REALLY did not work for me. I love Imperial IPA's, double IPA's and the like, but this is much closer to a barleywine IMO, with a very malty sweetness and almost syrupy mouthfeel. (And I like barleywine a lot, too, but I found this unpleasant; it left a really bizarre aroma in my pint glass.)
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
i think my depot will order whatever i ask them to, but only by the case
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the hardcore ipa is kind of weird, it is, as you say, a bit like cough mixture. drank it once or twice at a party but more in a silver bullet to get me trashed way, rather than for the taste.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
if it doesn't taste good u might as well drink hard liquor imho
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― ask morbs if he is better off than he was 4 days ago (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
i drank 4 bottles of that w/ a box of guylian chocolate seashells a while back......punk rock flavour combo there
― ask morbs if he is better off than he was 4 days ago (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Best beer I've had recently was Three Floyd's Zes Zes Zes. Supposedly a saison, but taste more like a slightly different zombie dust to me.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
irl lol at "slightly different zombie dust..." No idea what that was until I researched. 100/100 on Ratebeer!
― The specifics are these, which is those principles I described (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
at the depot this afternoon i picked up a case of Hell or High Watermelon
I had this for the first time when I was in D.C. recently. (21st Amendment doesn't distribute to Illinois.) Anyway, I liked it! The watermelon is noticeable enough to liven up an otherwise basic wheat but not so prominent that it's super-fruity or cloying or anything.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
xp Zombie Dust is delish, it's true.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:33 (eleven years ago) link
Hell or high watermelon is literally the worst beer I have ever had
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
Other 21st amendment beer is great tho, that's just a huge misstep.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
high-alcohol beer is generally my preference as well, especially since beer is so bready and filling that I usually don't feel like drinking more than two or three
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
still kind of a "how far we've come" moment for me that london beer drinkers are fancying pints of brooklyn lager on a regular basis
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
High ABV FTW. Really, all my favorite beers are at least 8%.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
I think 6% is kind of a floor for me
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 00:52 (eleven years ago) link
and that's mostly for beers for hot weather
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
See mostly when I go out it's for quite a while, what I find dangerous about high abv is I don't seem to drink the beers more slowly or in lesser quantities. Then bang!
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 06:28 (eleven years ago) link
I had four-packs of Ommegang Hennepin and North Coast Brewery's Pranqster recently - both tasty domestic micro-brews in a Belgian style (saison & golden ale).
― o. nate, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
Not to knock your enjoyment, but I've always found Ommegang brews to be a little lacking.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
Anybody besides Omar had Le Merle? I got a bottle last week, 1st purchase under the state's new reasonable beer laws, and liked it pretty well. It's a saison.
― Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
ok i know that this sounds like i have gone crazy, but if you see a 12 pack of the sierra nevada beer camp sampler, buy it immediately - 4 of the best beers i have had this year. yeah, its $20 or something, but thats less than a couple of good bombers so suck it up.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
The only Ommegang I've had is Hennepin, so I can't speak for the others, but it seems like a pretty good version of a saison to me - comparable to Saison Dupont for instance, but maybe that's lacking too?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
I like Le Merle, too. Pleasantly creamy, iirc.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't tried Le Merle, but I like Pranqster, so if I see it, I'll buy some.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
I've also had their Old Rasputin, which is a very strong, bitter stout - probably not the best thing to have with food, but pretty well balanced.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
Never like much I the OMG beer I've drank.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
Last night enjoyed a Two Brothers Philosophers' Stone (black saison) and my first Dale's Pale Ale. Along with the G'Knight Imperial Red I had last week, I'm quite enjoying the Midwestern encroachment of Oskar Blues.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
i've been drink a ton of Founders Porter lately. At $8.99 a 6 pack by my house you can't go wrong and i think i'm the only one buying it.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
also on the really cheap porter tip http://clatl.com/binary/aee1/Zywiec-Porter-329x400.jpg
at 9.5% abv and $1.80 for 500ml this is an awesome deal for a good beer.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
if you like Polish beer, look for Warka. ime it's around the same price as Zywiec and more flavorful (tho that porter is a good one)
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
Do the people who knock Ommegang beers just not like Belgian-style beers in general, or do they find them lacking as compared to others of a similar style (names would be helpful)?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:45 (eleven years ago) link
My taste has moved away from Belgians over the years, with the exception of Saisons/Flemish Reds/Lambics.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
No I actually find Ommegang a little weak as belgian style beers go
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
The Bruery make some of the most exciting belgian style beers i've had in awhile
― carne asada, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
if you guys happen to see this around, nab it. wonderful!
http://ab.haresrocklots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ab-ein-toasted.jpg
found my sixer at cap'n'cork in los angeles.
― omar little, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
So the place half a block away now has Jacobins Rouge on tap. Perfect topper for my sour obsession, probably time to move on tho.
― hot slag (lukas), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:33 (eleven years ago) link
i'd be all over that if i saw it for sure xp
― carne asada, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
Bruery is good. I need to try more of theirs.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
i've also been loving the Wells Banana Bread Beer
http://www.theperfectlyhappyman.com/uploads/wells-banana-bread-beer.jpg
― Mordy, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Bourbon County Brand Stout being release today in the Chicagoland area. A giant clusterfuck of people chasing trucks and store owners fielding hundreds of calls asking about availability.
― Jeff, Thursday, 13 September 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link