Beer in the new era

Evil Twin "Femme Fatale Brett" IPA is SO SO SO GOOD. Citrusy grapefruit flavor, 6% ABV makes it v drinkable. Highly recommended.
Also got into some Islander IPA by Coronado Brewing Co. this week, which is excellent.

Can i also take a moment to say how much I hate pumpkin beers? If I wanted to eat a goddamn dessert I would eat a goddamn dessert.

yeah I think the femme fatale yuzu is basically a twist on the femme fatale brett, and I thought it was amazing

haven't had a pumpkin yet this year, probably won't.

if i need seasonals i'll just get some good german oktoberfests.

i pretty much hate pumpkin everything

but especially beer

Pumpkin lambicus

fuckin gross

I'm pretty immune to gimmick beers but they found my weakness dammit

http://distilleryimage1.ak.instagram.com/620afe202c7c11e3b3da22000a9e05c2_8.jpg

(it's not that good, shocker)

In the continuing saga of "why do I fight this", the Sierra Nevada Flipside red IPA is totally delicious.

Also I am in the pumpkin ale can go fuck itself camp

Had an Anderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout recently, and while I liked the bourbon flavor I couldn't help but wish the stout was better - just not "stouty" enough. At $10/bomber I might even buy it again, as I don't know of any other BBA beers available here at that price range.

The AVBBS is good, surprisingly good. And the best thing about it, is that it's just under 7%. A BBA stout that is sessionable. More or less.

there's only 2 pumpkin beers i like: southern tier pumking and dogfish punkin ale. most of the others are pretty bad imo.

also just bought a sixer of green head IPA from newburyport, MA, really fucking good west coast style IPA. one of the better new england IPAs. feel like there are some better new england breweries popping up, it was fucking dire for a long time when we had substandard boring craft ales with shitty boring labels. there are some really good NE options now.

In the continuing saga of "why do I fight this", the Sierra Nevada Flipside red IPA is totally delicious.

― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i might be interpreting you wrong, but i'm understanding "why do i fight this" as some kind of reluctance to buy sierra nevada b/c they're so ubiquitous and standard nowadays? if so, i've felt the same way, wanting to buy something new or different and therefore avoiding SN. but anytime i do buy SN i'm continually impressed because their beers are really, really awesome.

Sierra Nevada is one of the greatest American breweries, and their beers keep holding up as more and more competitors come in.

Schlafly's Pumpkin Ale, you guys. It's a good one, I promise.

Also, yeah, SN consistently does good stuff so fuck being "ashamed" or whatever.

yeah i always rep for SN their beers rarely disappoint and they seem like good dudes to boot.

Evil Twin "Femme Fatale Brett" IPA is SO SO SO GOOD.

Cosign on this, btw.

i can't wait for SN celebration ale

Tyranena's pumpkin ale, Painted Ladies, is also very good, kind of Pumpking-esque.

And Sierra Nevada is always awesome.

I'm sure I've stated my pumking hate before. I just don't get it, I would rate it as one of the worst beers that I've ever had that is supposed to be good.

I've got a bomber of Pumking in my fridge right now. Will report back.

I tried pumking cuz we sold out of it really quick at the shop and had people coming in and filling like 2-3 growlers at a time to hoard it. but it tastes... like oatmeal cookies? to me anyway. i guess it goes down smooth for a high ABV ale, which is a point in its favor, but i just don't like the sweet spice flavors in the world of pumpkin beer.

re: new england beers -- when i visit my folks one of the things i like to get is the SHED IPA from vermont, which is fine. not the best IPA in the world or anything but better, imo, than harpoon.

I like Pumpking, but it's easy to understand how one could hate it. Very thick and sweet, essentially a dessert.

Southern Tier's Creme Brulee seems to get similar love/hate reactions.

I had the Gandhi-Bot dbl ipa from New England Brewing co when I was in Connecticut over the summer. Apparently it's farily well-known and it was actually top-notch.

xxxp

i really like the shed ipa. it's a good go-to beer, not a syrupy west coast hop-bomb, just a good balanced and well-flavored IPA. i went through a few weeks in april-may pretty much just buying that. i like their mountain ale a lot too, a brown ale.

New England Brewing is really good, imo, Sea Hag is a tasty IPA

if anyone happens to be rolling through the midwest, check out Confluence in Des Moines. they just have beer on tap around town and growlers at the brewery for now but should have cans in distribution eventually..

http://draftmag.com/features/extreme-beer-collectors/

So if you like Pumking (I sort of do) you should try warlock. It's everything I think I hate abt pumpkin beers, but done so well that I have to eat my words. It's AMAZING

Also I can confirm that this years founders breakfast stout is a) flat as shit and b) pretty terrible

been in Germany for several days. say what you will about their infamous toilets, these motherfuckers know a thing or two about beer

Between the toilet shelves and the brewing tradition, I imagine that Germany has the finest and purest pruno a pack of cigarettes can buy.

That sounded a lot more like an attack on your character and decorum than I intended btw.

I didn't actually understand it at all so it's all cool

v. upset about this breakfast stout news.

Germans make beer that you can drink liters of!

Sierra Nevada Flipside red IPA is totally delicious.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

good call, this is a very nice beer. i don't think it's an ipa but no complaints at all about having 5 more in my fridge.

Also I can confirm that this years founders breakfast stout is a) flat as shit and b) pretty terrible

Ok, glad to hear someone say this. I've had three now and each time it was a "what am I not getting here?" reaction.

i bought a single today, will test and report out soon

Searching for Velvet Merkin. Will probably have no chance in hell in getting one in this city since I'm not a truck chaser or one to sweet talk beer managers at stores. It's such a good beer.

i don't think we get that here :/

Do you get any Firestone Walker special releases? If not I should send you something.

Hm, I had Breakfast Stout on tap today; no complaints.

xp yeah we get sucaba, parabola, etc.

i've always felt breakfast stout on tap was way superior to bottled

Haven't had any breakfast stout this year yet. I don't think I'll get that craving till November.

Do all of you have local brew pubs/microbreweries that people tell you are good and they completely suck? There are a couple restaurant/brewery places around and a brewery that I just can't drink in good conscience and friends seem to think they're ok. I think these people just like local stuff and have horrible tastebuds. Heck, one of the restaurants even had really mediocre food.