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/
― Mordy , Friday, 11 October 2013 04:40 (ten years ago) link
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.
― ian, Friday, 11 October 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
also i picked up some founders porter which i expect to drink tonight if this gloomy, chilly day keeps up.
― ian, Friday, 11 October 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
solid porter
― (_̅_̲̲̲̲̲̅̅̅̅̅̅̅(̅_̅_̲̅м̲̅a̲̅я̲̅l̲̅j̲u̲̅an̲̅a̲̅̅_̅_̅_̅()~~ (carne asada), Friday, 11 October 2013 16:15 (ten years ago) link
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.
― ian, Friday, 11 October 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
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
― marcos, Friday, 11 October 2013 16:18 (ten years ago) link
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.
― (_̅_̲̲̲̲̲̅̅̅̅̅̅̅(̅_̅_̲̅м̲̅a̲̅я̲̅l̲̅j̲u̲̅an̲̅a̲̅̅_̅_̅_̅()~~ (carne asada), Friday, 11 October 2013 16:19 (ten years ago) link
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.
― Geoffrey Schweppes (jaymc), Friday, 11 October 2013 16:36 (ten years ago) link
petrus has a cherry one that was one of the least objectionable fruit beers I've had
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Friday, 11 October 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
What beer should I bring to a baby shower?
― Jeff, Friday, 11 October 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9897/53703 imo
― Mordy , Friday, 11 October 2013 17:09 (ten years ago) link
looks pretty, tastes delicious
Ah, Left Handed Milk Stout Nitro -- THIS is the stout I've been looking for. Thick, "roasty", not too sweet.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Saturday, 12 October 2013 02:21 (ten years ago) link
not feeling the game of thrones 'take the black stout' -- feels more like a dark belgian than a stout. mouthfeel was too thin. idk. didn't finish the bottle.
― ian, Saturday, 12 October 2013 16:42 (ten years ago) link
Just had the Brash Biggie Smalls yesterday and holy crap its really really good.
― ACA: not bad, needs more death panels (jjjusten), Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:21 (ten years ago) link
Trying this other stout called Keegan Ales Mother's Milk -- brewed in Connecticut. I think it's a pretty small brewery, never seen it before, but a new shop in my area had it. Pretty good -- has a tang to it that almost reminds me of an old-time chocolate soda.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:43 (ten years ago) link
I guess they also have a Brewpub location in Kingston NY -- basically they're hudson valley.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:44 (ten years ago) link
Really ugly label though -- looks like a supermarket brand.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
Gross name though. Drinking ballast point sculpin ipa currently. Obsessed with this stuff
― Treeship, Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
i am also drinking a sculpin atm.earlier was ithaca flower power ipa which i always love, and the uinta wyld pale ale, also good.
― ian, Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:51 (ten years ago) link
my buddy bought a habenero sculpin tonight; i can't handle that shit
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:56 (ten years ago) link
I feel deathly sick of IPAs lately. High hoppiness gives me a headache.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Saturday, 19 October 2013 02:58 (ten years ago) link
u know what's delish tho? that founders harvest.
― Mordy , Saturday, 19 October 2013 03:02 (ten years ago) link
Habanero sculpin not that great.
― Jeff, Saturday, 19 October 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link
Speaking of founders, going to Grand Rapids tomorrow to run a marathon and then drink all of the beer. Much Harvest Ale will be consumed.
― Jeff, Saturday, 19 October 2013 03:18 (ten years ago) link
here's the draft list for my local beer shop's anniversary party:Southern Tier Pumking, Southern Tier Plum Noir, Founders Harvest Ale, Cuvee De Jacobins Rouge, Allagash Confluence, Dogfish Head Bocce Pale Ale, The Bruery Tart of Darkness, The Bruery Autumn Maple, Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga, Free Will Saision De Rose, Free Will Freshie, Allagash Fluxus, Victory Dirtwolf, Ommegang-Game of Thrones-Take the Black Stout
a week from tmmrw. hard to know how i'm going to drink everything but i am certainly going to try. (apparently the dirtwolf is gonna be free until kicked)
― Mordy , Saturday, 19 October 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
got some post road pumpkin & bigleaf maple tonight
the former is p.good actually, less /spicy/ than I ws expecting
― cozen, Saturday, 19 October 2013 17:56 (ten years ago) link
http://upperhandbrewery.com/news/
excited for this, but ugh, escanaba? boooorrring.
― dan m, Friday, 25 October 2013 14:19 (ten years ago) link
the region is replete with the kind of "everyone likes it, but the beer isn't very good" type of brewpubs as discussed above itt... there are some quality products but most is mediocre. this could be a great bar-raiser.
― dan m, Friday, 25 October 2013 14:22 (ten years ago) link
Not simply Escanaba but 3.16 acre plot in an Escanaba industrial park.
In other beer news a guy I knew pretty well in high school got called fat by a dog puppet at the Great American Beer Festival and now appears in animated gif form on Conan's site:
http://cdn.teamcococdn.com/assets/file-v2/0480_babydrink2-5267255c33294.gif
― joygoat, Friday, 25 October 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/beer-snob-mockery-1013
― Jeff, Friday, 25 October 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
Just tried a Corsendonk Pater Dubbel -- excellent beer all around.
Now about to try a Dogfish Pumpkin Ale just for shits and giggles. I don't have high hopes.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:32 (ten years ago) link
went to that party tnite. had tart of darkness, cuvee de jacobins and a founders harvest on draft and snagged bottles of Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break and this little thang http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/863/9474
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:33 (ten years ago) link
ok actually this is like way better than I thought it would be
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:33 (ten years ago) link
xp holy shit a 100 from Beer Advocate. Did it live up to the rating?
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:34 (ten years ago) link
i haven't had it yet - it's in my fridge atm
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:35 (ten years ago) link
Was at some sad Chicago suburb hotel bar this week for work and they had Sculpin on tap. Made my night.
― circa1916, Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:42 (ten years ago) link
Should say the hotel and area were sad, but the bar was happening and the bartenders ruled. Think I had four and I got a 14 dollar bill. Healthy tip.
― circa1916, Sunday, 27 October 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
I don't want to be that guy, but I think the russian river stuff is solid but not the holy fuck experience a lot of peeps seem to think it is.
― ACA: not bad, needs more death panels (jjjusten), Sunday, 27 October 2013 04:03 (ten years ago) link
i gotta be honest - when i finally got a chance to taste pliny the younger it blew my mind out of my brain carriage
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 October 2013 04:04 (ten years ago) link
I think I've only had one of their beers when I was at Toronado in SF so it was a good time all around
― mh, Sunday, 27 October 2013 13:53 (ten years ago) link
individual rr beers may/may not be to one's taste, but as a whole they're way better than solid.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 October 2013 14:25 (ten years ago) link
Never had any. Some bring me a sampler.
― Jeff, Sunday, 27 October 2013 15:13 (ten years ago) link
I have one bottle left of SN Flipside; I am saving it for EMERGENCY DRINKING ONLY, because I am broke. Next time I buy beer though I need to branch out of my SN comfort zone. If only most other craft brands weren't so fucking expensive.
By the way, do we have a homebrew thread?
― zchyrs, Sunday, 27 October 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
This one, but very inactive.
Brewing your own beer
I've made beer a few times, and mead the last two times I've brewed.
― nickn, Sunday, 27 October 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
i have plans to brew a sour soon
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 October 2013 19:32 (ten years ago) link
We've had a sour in the secondary for a year now
― ACA: not bad, needs more death panels (jjjusten), Sunday, 27 October 2013 19:44 (ten years ago) link
that temptation is a great beer. definitely the best of their sours in my opinion.
― wmlynch, Sunday, 27 October 2013 22:50 (ten years ago) link
just had my first bottle of mad elf for the season and it is super cherry tasting this year
― Mordy , Sunday, 27 October 2013 23:23 (ten years ago) link
Drank my 2009 bourbon county bomber tonight. Was delicious.
― Jeff, Monday, 28 October 2013 02:20 (ten years ago) link