Beer in the new era

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.

breakfast stout tasted ok to me, guys. carb level and flavor were in line with what i expected. maybe a bit more coffee than usual.

i don't doubt yr experiences, maybe there are batch issues esp. early in the release.

My local brewpub and the one I my hometown both do have middling beers and the former has mediocre food (the latter just makes beer). But most everyone I know is under no illusions about their quality level though I do know some people who really love the hometown place.

I had tastes of my wife's founders breakfast stout today and it wasn't awful but seemed a bit sweet and thin for my liking.

Sauvignon Blanc Mange (B.L.A.M.) wrote this on thread Beer in the new era on board I Love Everything on Mar 25, 2011

Sierra Nevada's Hoptimum is out of this world good.

Like, forreals.

O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten) wrote this on thread Beer in the new era on board I Love Everything on Jul 7, 2012

whoa fucking christ, this sierra nevada hoptimum is crazeeeee.

100 IBU, 10.4%.

Mordy wrote this on thread Beer in the new era on board I Love Everything on May 6, 2013

mmmm sierra nevada hoptimum 2013

New Authentic Everybootsy Collins (Dan Peterson) wrote this on thread Beer in the new era on board I Love Everything on May 15, 2013

Just got Sierra Nevada Hoptimum last night. O.M.G.!

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sierra-nevada-hoptimum/117825/

Sleep Deprivation Thriver (B.L.A.M.) wrote this on thread Beer in the new era on board I Love Everything on May 17, 2013

Hoptimum is a wonderful beer. Had two this eve and am feeling no pain.

everyone otm

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

― combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, October 6, 2013 2:30 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Its like fresh bread.

It is.

I like Hoptimum but thought it was a little booze-heavy flavorwise this most recent release. Don't seem to remember it being so hot on the tounge but maybe my tastes are changing. I still think Myrcenary is the best DIPA around...

Founders Harvest Ale time. My fav wet hopped.

i just had a delicious glass of the laughing dog 8th anniversary sour -- super funky and weirdly delicious

also snagged a bottle of the 'take the black stout' ommegang game of thrones beer + evil twin femme fatale, and a sweet baby jesus which i've never gotten to try before.

oh, also tried some of the new victory double IPA (brewed w/ mosaic hops) and it's so good.

i missed two: a bottle of maine's new weez + from the same brewery that makes cuvee de jacobins - Vanderghinste Oud Bruin

i can confirm that victory dirtwolf is delicious

in other news: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/09/government-shutdown-halts-any-new-craft-beer/

dirtwolf is pretty good yeah. it's not gonna be a go-to for me,but for when i want that double IPA kick it's a good choice.

recently --
petrus aged pale, super sour and delicious.
orval, the real trappist shit. eh, i dk. people love it. it was fine. just not my favorite style really.
ommegang scythe & sickle - pretty good, fine, i guess. still not my favorite style. belgians and belgian-esque beers are just not quite my thing i guess?
also bought two more bottles of femme fatale brett cuz i love it so much.
still enjoying ithaca's flower power ipa -- might be on par w/ sculpin for me. just really great, fresh, flavorful beer.
tried the new brooklyn cuvee la boite last night too. i'm really trying to wrap my head about belgian beers and belgian style thangs, but none of them really do it for me. this, again, was fine, i could drink it, but the spice character and slight sweetness are just not for me.

also i picked up some founders porter which i expect to drink tonight if this gloomy, chilly day keeps up.

solid porter

yeah i dig it.
also re: breakfast stout, i had a bottle a week or two ago and it seemed fine? not heavily carbonated but not flat or off-tasting either.

i could be wrong but i remember that founders porter basically tasting like a strong stout. i remember liking it though, just not what i wanted from a porter

i've had this years batch of FBS on tap and in bottle i did notice it seemed just a tad thinner than in the past to me.

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

― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Friday, October 4, 2013 9:30 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So this wasn't bad. Like, if you're going to go for those sweet pumpkin-pie notes, go big and bold and boozy and bursting with 'em, you know? Definitely an improvement over the Shipyard swill. That said, I don't know that I'd buy it again; the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale was more my speed.