Beer in the new era

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ay chicago, you get Furthermore now:

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good beer + really nice folks. it's too bad they're not shipping Oscura yet, that's my fav.

Drank one Palo Santo Marron per night for the last four nights, didn't really change my mind about it, although it's nice to be able to drink one beer and have a buzz. Surprised by how high the ratings are at Ratebeer and the other sites -- people seem to find all this "complexity" in it where most of what I taste is just sweet and heavy. I think people underestimate how much something being sweet affects their judgment.

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looks delicious, but i gotta be honest i'm getting a little burnt out on all the bourbon barrel aged stuff. it all has a similar sickly sweet taste that is good in small sipping amounts but can be overwhelming. i drank a barrel aged old rasputin last week and it didn't blow me away.

I second that emotion, I just drink bourbon if I want that flavor. New Holland is making a "beer barrel bourbon" that I saw on the whiskey shelf during my last trip to the store. Thought about trying it but the price was too high for taking a chance. I hear their gin is good, though.

Give it all to me. I got a lot of drinking to do.

founder's has been doing a lot of stuff i like lately but idk about that

bourbon barrel seems like the big 2k13 craft beer trend and i'm all for it.

really not sure about this mikkeler coffee IPA
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i love IPAs and coffee beers, but...

Maybe because I've been drinking bourbon county stout for so long but it seems less like a trend but breweries finally catching up to the awesome. Granted, some are doing it much better than others.

Popped open the Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout -- this is REALLY good. Tastes of actual chocolate, not chocolate flavoring, and yet is surprisingly unsweet and not heavy or syrupy. The chocolate is borderline savory, like in mole, and there is a hint of spice to it. I hate the name, but it doesn't taste like the name.

also the ommegang adoration is really great

Wow, that sounds good.

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http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671838/dogfish-head-and-sierra-nevada-design-a-beer-glass-just-for-ipas

That might sound like a bunch of beer-geek mumbo jumbo, but it’s backed by two years of research and product development.

Ok, so it's a bunch of beer-geek mumbo jumbo backed by mumbo jumbo research

so i went to get some of that ommegang adoration i enjoyed so much and the tap kicked halfway through filling my tiny whole foods growler! apparently they only got like a 1/4th of a keg to begin w/ and they aren't getting any more this year so if you see it on tap anywhere i highly recommend filling a glass before it's all gone bc it is super delish.

I was in Tampa yesterday and stopped by Cigar City Brewing. I'd never heard of it -- I don't even know how far they distribute (not in Chicago, at least), but it gets a lot of love on BeerAdvocate and RateBeer. I had a pretty good, if not particularly noteworthy, IPA (Jai Alai) that's one of their year-round brews, as well as a few other samples. The Cucumber Lager seems like something that could've gone very wrong, but it was actually really well balanced. Ditto a guanabana-flavored ale (inspired by aguas frescas) and a cardamon-spiced wit. Best, however, was the Wood-Aged Rollin' Dirty, an Irish red ale aged on Spanish cedar that had some interesting tobacco notes. Worth checking out if you're in the area -- seems like they experiment fairly regularly.

cigar city rules so hard

like w/ movies i'd much prefer a beer that tries something totally insane (cucumber lager??) and fails than something mediocre + unmemorable

except for double bacon maple syrup nonsense that shit looks nasty

my buddy ended up with 3 saisons they did aged on different woods (cedar, lemon, and something else) that were super cool to drink side-by-side. and their imperial stouts are some of the best i've had.

Yeah, I loved drinking a beer aged on a wood other than oak. I haven't seen that too often.

On a less esoteric note, I ordered a Bootlegger "Black Phoenix" (chipotle coffe stout) at a restaurant and like it so much I ordered two more. WF carries it in bombers at $6.29, and I may check BevMo on the way home tonight. The chipotle is only really detectable as a mild smokiness with maybe a bit of bite, but the coffee is very present.

i love cigar city. weirdly the only place they seem to distribute outside of FL is the immediate NYC area as far as i know (you can usually find six-packs and bombers at decicco's in westchester county)

peg's cantina in gulfport fl, near st petersburg, also does great stuff - their head brewer used to be involved with cigar city in the early days, and they're right up there quality-wise. worth checking out if you're in the tampa area again

Only had a couple cigar city brews. One of the reasons I wanted to try letspour.com

that sierra nevada ipa glass is way too embarrassing to have in my house

My neighbor just brought me a variety of New Glarus: Moon Man No Coast Pale Ale, Black Top, Wisconsin Bock, Cabin Fever Honey Bock and a Coffee Stout. Psyched!

I had this Ommegang Three Philosophers Belgian Style Blend the other day. I didn't care for it very much. The cherry flavor made it a bit cough-syrupy to my palate:

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yeah, just opened this one, last of my ommegang set, and I think it's my least favorite of the three. Definitely get the cough syrup thing, although it's not completely overwhelming considering the near 10% alcohol content. Would buy the hennepin and probably chocolate stout again, but not the three philosophers.

tonight ive tofino brewing hoppin cretin and driftwood fat tug ipa.the latter the best ipa in b.c. imo.

looking forward to spring/ summer,four new breweries opening in east van,lots of new beer to try,lots of growler fills.

also bourbon barrels in beer is a-ok with me,and i don't even like bourbon.

Saw Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA for the first time last night, and as I'm generally a fan of the grain (bread, whiskey etc) I gave it a try. Pleasantly rye peppery and astringent, still very drinkable.

Would love to see some recommendations for other rye beers, the more rye the better (I was a fan of Old Potrero whiskey).

Boulevard Rye-on-Rye is my favorite.

For the Brits, the Kernel "table beer" is a really nice addition to their offerings, 3 per cent abv but has a lovely pale ale flavour. Lots of nice lighter beers being brewed this year it seems.

founders makes a nice rye pale ale. i don't know how far their distribution gets (i think not far) but mayflower made a 3.8% abv rye beer that was my favorite summer seasonal last year.

Founders KBS tickets go on sale today. $5 to have the opportunity to buy 12 bottles on release day. I've got a beer mule in Grand Rapids to pick mine up if I can get a ticket today.

And I didn't get a ticket. Got one in my cart but the page was getting hammered and it timed out. Dems the breaks.

Just opened up our first Bourbon County Coffee of the season. I'm really glad I have a few of these, because it's a lot more drinkable (imo) than the straight BCBS, which I find so intense it requires almost too much commitment and concentration from me.

Lost Abbey Deliverson tonight. Awesome beer.

Deliverance. God dammit.

guess it's working

found a no-limit source of bcbs coffee today. bought two, thinking about going back for more.

no-limit source of bcbs

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lol

Ok am I just stupid, or is it really hard to figure out how to tag a beer I am drinking in untappd?

Just search for it and then click the Check In button and then the button that says Confirm Your Brew.

If you're using the app, click the 2 bottles clinking together in the upper right hand corne. Xp