My wife's uncle gave me a 4 pack of oaked Arrogant Bastard for Christmas. It's not exactly my thing but pretty good for free beer. The oak overwhelms the rest of the beer imho but then again I've only had like a single regular AB before.
― dan m, Sunday, 29 December 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
habanero sculpin - novelty beer! srs habanero heat in the throat.
― ian, Sunday, 29 December 2013 01:50 (ten years ago) link
Not great. A waste of good sculpin.
― Jeff, Sunday, 29 December 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
Been working my way through a sixer of the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Not bad, but I had some Lagunitas IPA before that, and I think that one actually nailed the balance of fresh hop flavor and bitterness better (ie., more hop flavor, less bitterness).
― o. nate, Sunday, 29 December 2013 02:57 (ten years ago) link
xpost: i wouldn't say i waste, it's actually kind of good in a weird way i think. but not drinkable at all. after a few sips i was done. i am not a spice fanatic. do spice fanatics like this beer? the same people who buy all those insane hot sauces. who wants to drink a pint, much less a growler???
― ian, Sunday, 29 December 2013 04:01 (ten years ago) link
i really liked the spicy mango founders back series from this year, partially bc it was legit spicy. i'd like to try a spicy sculpin.
― Mordy , Sunday, 29 December 2013 04:17 (ten years ago) link
Mango magnifico was fantastic. Much better than habanero sculpin.
― Jeff, Sunday, 29 December 2013 04:50 (ten years ago) link
Been working my way through a sixer of the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Not bad, but I had some Lagunitas IPA before that, and I think that one actually nailed the balance of fresh hop flavor and bitterness better (ie., more hop flavor, less bitterness).― o. nate, Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:57 PM (Yesterday)
― o. nate, Saturday, December 28, 2013 6:57 PM (Yesterday)
Lagunitas IPA is dry-hopped (ie, not fresh hopped). Both are good beers at any rate, just two different styles.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 29 December 2013 08:01 (ten years ago) link
green flash palate wrecker kind of disappointing - its not bad, but it comes across as a less well put together lagunitas sucks imo
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Monday, 30 December 2013 16:37 (ten years ago) link
That is an odd comparison as Palate Wrecker is one of the most bitter (149 IBU) double IPAs out there whereas Sucks is almost on the complete opposite side of the IBU spectrum (for a west coast style double IPA). I agree that both have unusual grain bills, but the tastes are like night and day to me.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
My local was out of Sucks last night, so I opted for Green Flash West Coast IPA instead. As great as that beer is, I prefer Sucks. Have not yet tried Palate Wrecker.
― Glenn Miller-core (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:03 (ten years ago) link
More new beers in the past week:
Black Rocks 51K IPA*Black Rocks Coconut Brown*Ale Asylum Hopalicious -- solid recommendation from Jordan on this one Stone Oaked Arrogant BastardLift Bridge Hop Dish IPADubuisson Scaldis de Noel -- very good, and I am decidedly not a fan of most Christmas alesJolly Pumpkin Bam NoireNew Holland The Poet Oatmeal Stout
*These from the brewery proclaimed "the best in the Upper Peninsula" (of Michigan, my homeland) and surprisingly good considering that most/all beers made there are mainly tourist-oriented and thus kind of lacking, though I will say the coconut aspect of the brown caught me off guard. There are not a lot of palm trees on the shores of Lake Superior. The IPA would stand up to most regional craft offerings, though it wasn't particularly distinctive.
― dan m, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link
Great Lakes brewery recently started showing up by me. everything i've had from them has been pretty great.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 2 January 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
did anyone else try that He'Brew Jewbelation (17%, 17 malts, 17 hops)? i enjoyed it, definitely a crazy beer though.
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 2 January 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
yes, i love the jewbelation beers
― Mordy , Thursday, 2 January 2014 21:37 (ten years ago) link
I was gifted a bottle last night. Gifter figured most bottles are never consumed, bought mostly for the novelty.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 January 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
Had the Hill Farmstead Edith that CAD sent a me awhile ago. It was lovely.
― Jeff, Thursday, 2 January 2014 23:19 (ten years ago) link
Gifter figured most bottles are never consumed, bought mostly for the novelty.
^i can't even process this
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 2 January 2014 23:26 (ten years ago) link
def can age those jewbilations
― Mordy , Thursday, 2 January 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
I held a Jewbilation in my hands last week, but couldn't bring myself to buy it (~$15 for a bomber?).
― nickn, Thursday, 2 January 2014 23:48 (ten years ago) link
Drinking a Ballast Point Big Eye... The local had no Sculpin. This is rly good tho.
― dan m, Thursday, 2 January 2014 23:54 (ten years ago) link
Sorry, I was writing in passing, on a phone. I meant the person who bought it for me figured it was often purchased for the Jew-centric novelty. He-Brew, Jew-bilation, etc. Like, ha ha, what do we get our Jewish friend? This super Jewish branded beer, of course.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 3 January 2014 00:02 (ten years ago) link
Yeah that seems fair. It does seem really hokey.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 3 January 2014 00:31 (ten years ago) link
Oh, I see. When I first came across it I thought it was gimmicky, but that was years ago and the name doesn't register anymore. I thought you were talking about that beer itself.
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 3 January 2014 00:48 (ten years ago) link
― Jeff, Thursday, January 2, 2014 6:19 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh good! i think that may be my favorite of their regular saison rotation.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 January 2014 01:33 (ten years ago) link
I've never had a bad beer by them. So solid.
― Jeff, Friday, 3 January 2014 01:47 (ten years ago) link
Pour Decisions: Newish St. Paul brewery I hadn't had anything by until New Years Eve. Maroon & Bold (Double Infuriatingly Passive Aggressive ale) was weird: actually an imperial red ale, murky, unfiltered, barely carbonated, and rather malty/sweet up front. The hops are mainly in the finish. Sort of like someone's semi-successful homebrew experiment. Also pricy. Would not re-buy.
― German Disco Songsmith (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 January 2014 15:53 (ten years ago) link
i feel like the name "pour decisions" was....not a good choice.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 January 2014 16:27 (ten years ago) link
i saw a guy at tired hands yesterday wearing a pour decisions t-shirt and had no idea what it referred to
― Mordy , Friday, 3 January 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, PD's rep from the outset has been brewing beers that don't fit traditional styles, but this was not a good first example for me.
― German Disco Songsmith (Dan Peterson), Friday, 3 January 2014 16:43 (ten years ago) link
^^^ isn't this also Surly's MO?
― dan m, Friday, 3 January 2014 16:50 (ten years ago) link
it sounds like a bad version of arrogant bastard based on what you're saying (xp)
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 January 2014 16:51 (ten years ago) link
I had a Pour Decisions Patersbier a little while ago at Ward 6 (super recommended ultra local bar/restaurant on St. Paul's east side for locals) and it was pretty fantastic actually.
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Saturday, 4 January 2014 01:38 (ten years ago) link
This guy: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29624/88304/
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Saturday, 4 January 2014 01:41 (ten years ago) link
Also, oscar blues is coming to mn
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Saturday, 4 January 2014 03:52 (ten years ago) link
Sorry I mean Oskar Blues - forever proving that awesome beer sometimes comes with the worst graphic design imaginable.
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Saturday, 4 January 2014 03:56 (ten years ago) link
surprised they weren't already there!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 4 January 2014 03:57 (ten years ago) link
My understanding is that mn beer distribution is a total shitshow - but getting green flash, ballast point, and Oskar blues all in a 4 month period gives me hope.
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Saturday, 4 January 2014 04:15 (ten years ago) link
i am srsly in need of a surly care package :(
the gas stations around here stock dale's pale and dogfish head, which is great and all, but i'm missing my home brews :(
― gbx, Saturday, 4 January 2014 19:37 (ten years ago) link
Just picked up a 4 of Over Rated tbh.
Also a bottle of Solemn Oath \m/ RAVAGED BY VIKINGS \m/
― dan m, Saturday, 4 January 2014 21:59 (ten years ago) link
so I just skeptically tried that trick where you put a metal spoon in the opening of an opened beer bottle, and holy crap, it works! Two days later my corsendonk 750ml is still fully carbonated.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 03:10 (ten years ago) link
yeah we do this with cava all the time.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 13:57 (ten years ago) link
I was in Tampa for the Outback Bowl last week and there as a pub called, creatively, "the Pub" in a mall near where i was staying. Great selection, i had the some bourbon barrell ale (forget the name) also had very many London Prides on tap, which were extremely tasty.
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:04 (ten years ago) link
hmmm gbx maybe we can work something out if someone wants to tell me how to ship beer properly
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
this is the super-detailed guide on how to ship beer properly: http://alewatcher.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-trader-tips.html
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:19 (ten years ago) link
speaking of- dear cad + dan i finally got a bunch of bubblewrap so yr boxes will def go out this week
― Mordy , Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:20 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I ran out too, plus I don't think one of my boxes is sturdy enough (dude in cad's link would definitely sneer at it) so I'm in the hunt for another. The freezing of Chicago the past few days hasn't helped on those fronts, either.
― dan m, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:33 (ten years ago) link
Patersbier sounds good to me. I haven't written off the brewery, just that weird purple ale.
― German Disco Songsmith (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:37 (ten years ago) link
theyve apparently partnered up with a new local brewery that is str8 garbage that i cant remember the name of, so im not too optimistic on their stuff from here on out.
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:39 (ten years ago) link
these dudes - they are the ones that make the stout that tasted like blood, and that nordic blonde is the blandest shit ive had in a while. not worth the $4 bomber price, and thats saying something
http://www.bentbrewstillery.com/
― Wendy Carlos Williams (jjjusten), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:42 (ten years ago) link