Beer in the new era

wtf is "Pacman yeast"

i think if you were someone that was into smoke beers it miiiiight be ok, but its still kinda awful imo. local beer snob dudes i normally trust (who also hate almost every rogue like any right-headed person) were really into it.

pacman is rogue's house yeast iirc

something about that beer reminds me of this weird aggro-hippie hybrid roommate I had -- tall, rollerblading, homebrewing, vikingish dude who liked the dead and talked about his girlfriend's big tits all the time. I can just hear his voice saying "Bro, what?! It's a BEER...with MAPLE...and BACON! How can you not think that sounds delicious?!"

i've never had a rogue that i enjoyed. i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one.

^

They dont even make cool labels to trick you into buying

oh come on, how can you find that giant Pepto bottle unappealing

Guy on the bottle looks like someone who would be juggling pins on a unicycle at lollapalooza

i find the rogue soviet chic stuff very compelling. that's probably why it took me 4 or 5 bottles before i realized it sucked

did they focus test the name "Voodoo Dooughnut Maple Bacon Ale" in an attempt to come up with the grossest sounding racially uncomfortable name possible without crossing any obvious lines?

Is a voodoo doughnut even a thing to begin with? Because neither maple nor bacon automatically say "doughnut" to me.

http://voodoodoughnut.com/

oh ffs

Yeah I guess this is just two big Portland brands combining forces; still sounds disgusting though.

that revoltingly clears up my confusion, ty

which stoned douchebag stuck his gross ass doughnut into his beer and was all "WOAH DUDE THIS TASTES AWESOME, YOU SHOULD SELL IT"

"Get your disgusting maple bacon doughnut out of my beer."
"Get your beer out of my bacon doughnut...hey, wait a second.."
"Are you out of your mind? I said GET YOUR DOUGHNUT OUT OF MY BEER."

I think it's 3rd wave meta because:
maple + bacon
then maple + bacon + doughnut
then maple + bacon + doughnut + beer

i imagine it tastes like rimming Homer Simpson.

apparently the owner of voodoo doughnuts is called "cat daddy"

well of course

go read the employment page on rogue's website if you really want to hate them.

oh my god

Rogue "Decleration of Interdependence":

We, the undersigned Rogues, with tongues firmly planted in our cheeks and with the inherent power derived from within and the Laws of Hops and Barley, declare the intent to form a Micro-Nation — the Rogue Nation — a global alliance without borders, its citizenry possessing an unswerving responsible allegiance to the Rogue within, unfettered by limitations imposed by others, commonly-accepted bullshit, or rules totally lacking in reason.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all Rogues are not created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Freedom of Expression, Absence of Bullshit, Variety, and the Pursuit of Beer with Taste. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the Consumers; that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to Taste, Expression, Quality, or Fun, it is the right of the Consumers to alter or to abolish it and to institute a new Government. But when a long train of Sameness and Boredom reduces Variety to Consumers and Passion to its Citizens, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Rogues, and such is now the necessity which requires them to alter their former Systems of Government.

We, therefore, the New Citizens of the Rogue Nation, in General Congress Assembled, do, in the Name by the Authority of all Wrong-Thinking People, solemnly publish and declare that the Rogue Nation, its Embassies, Outposts, and Protected Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to Any Country, its Laws, Limitations, Expectations, Traditions, or Bullshit; and that as a Free and Independent Nation they have full Power to levy War against the Status Quo, conclude Peace with Like-Minded Peoples and Countries, establish Commerce, and to do all other irresponsible and illogical Acts and Things which an Independent Nation may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, we mutually pledge to each other to keep one foot firmly in reality, but continue to Dare, Risk, Dream.

Rogues take risks.
Rogues are willing to shun titles and personal financial success in the
pursuit of the greater good.
Rogues pursue the long shot.
Rogues have respect for diversity.
Rogues are never satisfied to rest on past laurels.
Rogues work hard.
Rogues are driven to succeed in their chosen field.
Rogues ignore the accepted patterns and blaze their own trails.
Rogues have raw talent and focus on that talent.
Rogues are honest with themselves and others.
Rogues are rebels.
Rogues have one foot in reality to let them get the job done, but they are, nonetheless, led by their dreams.

Today the Rogue Nation has a museum, a library, a university, a newspaper, a film company, record company, coins and currency, passports, national ID cards, stamps, license plates, a flag, a constitution, uniforms, shoes, a creamery, a national past time, a literary journal, a bakery, a chef laureate, a bull, a hop farm, a pledge and boxer shorts. All the indicia of a Nation which should lead to the approval of our pending application to join the U.N.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all Rogues are not created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Freedom of Expression, Absence of Bullshit, Variety, and the Pursuit of Beer with Taste.

I love that no one read this back before publishing it

I like how after you read all that horseshit, the first job that comes up is "accounting manager," for which they require a "4-Year degree and 4+ years of experience."

lol, yes

my takeaway here is "people at Rogue really enjoy getting punched in the neck"

Whoa, new posts.

I dislike basically all Rogues except maybe one or two I've had. I kept trying them cause there's gotta be a reason someone keeps making them, right? I cannot discern that reason.

Also Voodoo Donut is kind of shitty and yet always seems to have a huge line whenever I happen to go by it. I'm guessing cause everyone goes there once to see donuts with cereal and Pepto Bismol but then you realize that the donuts aren't good.

That bacon maple doughnut thing sounds repugnant, but I like their Hazelnut Brown Nectar a lot.

Just bought 4-packs of Sierra Nevada Narwhal and Terrapin Wake and Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout (had this last year and loved it). Splurged on a bottle of Brooklyn Black Ops as well.

Also enjoying Great Divide Hibernation Ale, Anderson Valley Winter Solstice, and DuClaw Euphoria Toffee Nut Brown Ale lately.

There's a nice little cafe in Portland that will make you a fantastic fresh hot doughnut for a buck and I've never had the urge to make a second trip to Voodoo since.

I have actually had a Voodoo Doughnut once. It had coco puffs stuck all over the outside of it.

I was surprised how much I liked the Saugatuck Neapolitan Milk Stout. Taste very much like neapolitan ice cream. Wouldn't recommend more than a 12 oz serving though.

http://beeradvocate.com/im/c_beer_image.gif

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y3-T505uNeY/TwTGPBZbcbI/AAAAAAAAANc/GIaAE-jkv9E/s320/IMG_2719.JPG

And lo, another western Michigan brewery, apparently.

Tröegs Nugget Nectar is A+ btw

ooh is nugget nectar out where you are?

Hopslam time.

this iis pretty awesome:
http://www.denverpost.com/fort-collins/ci_22377183/colo-brewer-new-belgium-now-employee-owned

ooh is nugget nectar out where you are?

― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer

yeah good as always

this sounds like a beer i would greatly enjoy:
http://terrapinbeer.com/brew/monster-beer-tour/wake-n-bake-coffee-oatmeal-imperial-stout/

yeah me too! haven't seen it out though

First I've heard of Terrapin, and their distro gets nowhere near me. Their Imperial Belgian IPA sounds right up my alley.

Terrapin and Sweetwater are ubiquitous where i live

i've had a few terrapins that i really liked. they did a reunion ale w/ he'brew that was delicious (the most recent one that was brewed in terrapin - i think they alternate), and i really liked the chocolate-milk stout they brewed. well, maybe really liked is overstating it but i was shocked at how much like chocolate milk it tasted and it was a pleasant experience i don't necessarily want to repeat.

if u have the opportunity to drink some of the clown shoes pecan pie porter i highly recommend taking it. i had a growler this weekend and it was super tasty.

got a chance to drink some fresh cans of surly abrasive and furious yesterday. minnesota ppl of this thread, those are some nice beers yall have access to.

my beer store is doing 50% growlers on monday, so i picked up a growler of High Point Brewing Ramstein Winter Wheat and Sixpoint Spice of Life (Sorachi Ace hops, I think) -- $10 total! also i had the amazing southern tier choklat stout last night which might be the most chocolatey beer i've ever tasted.

Still can't bring myself to buy anything by a brewery called Clown Shoes.