i am in charleston, SC right now for a conference and last night i had this local sour called westbrook gose, it is that salty-style sour and fuck it was really really good. had the westbrook pale ale too and it was amazing
― marcos, Thursday, November 6, 2014 10:14 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I thought the gose tasted like battery acid
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Friday, 7 November 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
I tried the AVB blood orange gose, idgi
― sleeve, Friday, 7 November 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
Anyone in LA this weekend?https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B12quYqCUAA6NKC.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 7 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
^ damn. would be amazing to try fou'foune
xp - not sure if this is true but it reeeeeeally tastes like fruit syrup was added, falls more on the leinenkugels end of the spectrum than the de garde/aged-on-fruit end of the spectrum for me
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Friday, 7 November 2014 17:42 (nine years ago) link
I'm in LA every weekend, but that's on the wrong side of town for me.
― nickn, Friday, 7 November 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link
Lots of Backwoods Bastard at the south loop Binnys, Chicagoans! Only 80-some bucks a case.
― dan m, Saturday, 8 November 2014 16:50 (nine years ago) link
Am I weird for hating Scotch Ales?
I'm always amused when I read reviews of barrel aged beers, and folks exclaim "this is great, but only if you like bourbon!" or "man, this beer is so hot, the bourbon is overpowering!", each declarations that scan as if the reviewers have never had a sip of bourbon in their life. Even BCBS is about 13-15%abv, which is nothing compared to even weak whiskey.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 November 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link
they've got all these craft beers now. have you seen this? i was in the 7/11 the other day and they had all these "craft beers". wanna know what i think about carft beers?
just my $0.02
― fuhgeddaboudit! (missingNO), Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:03 (nine years ago) link
i'm not a big scotch ale fan
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah scotch ales are very rarely my thing either
― Ass Tchotchke! (jjjusten), Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:17 (nine years ago) link
sometimes I enjoy them, been a while since I had one though. Bad ones are gross and can taste syrupy
― marcos, Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
don't talk to me about scotch whisky! one time i drank so much scotch whisky, i threw up everywhere!
― fuhgeddaboudit! (missingNO), Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I'm see Backwoods everywhere this year. People I talk to said they got a LOT more than last year. Still I expect it will be gone in a couple of weeks, except for those charging like 18 a 4 pack.
― Jeff, Saturday, 8 November 2014 19:22 (nine years ago) link
A - poured thick and almost oily. Murky amber with no head even though I poured hard. Thick (like cankle thick) legs...S - Bourbon. Sweet, syrupy malt behind, but bourbon all up in frontT - Holy... F($*&@^... Crap.... Just yes. Yes to every boozy vibrant bourbony note that sings over the top of a fantastic deep caramel malt backbone like Mark Knopfler's '61 strat over John Illsley's baseline. In just under 6 minutes time I will be putting this on repeat.M - Thick, rich, just f#*(@($ awesome. Like feltching god
― dan m, Sunday, 9 November 2014 03:33 (nine years ago) link
Bourbon County Stout prices:
4-pack BCBS: $26.99Prop: $26.99Vanilla Rye: $26.99Coffee (single bottles) $6.99Barleywine (single bottles): $6.99
$7 or so for the reg. bottles seems in line, but $27 a bomber? That's pricey.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:14 (nine years ago) link
Yeah those bomber prices are bullshit
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:18 (nine years ago) link
Enjoyed the 2xRye from Southern Tier. I'm becoming a big fan of rye in beer. Not nearly as heavy or cloying as one might expect given the high ABV.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:24 (nine years ago) link
xp Gouging getting pretty obv now.
― dan m, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:45 (nine years ago) link
Dunno, if I actually get those prices it seems reasonable. Problem will be the corner stores charging 50, 75, and beyond for the bombers. 30-40 for regular.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:47 (nine years ago) link
I'm going to be in Ohio when it is released, I'm not expecting to get any anyway.
― dan m, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 03:59 (nine years ago) link
*rural-ass Ohio, that is
I think BCBCS is the real winner here imho
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 06:01 (nine years ago) link
1-month-old Sierra Nevada Celebration ON SALE for $9 per six at my grocery store? Hell yes.
― dan m, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
ohh yeah was just looking for that the other day
― sleeve, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:30 (nine years ago) link
also why do all the Plaid Pantries in Portland have Ballast Point 6-packs for under $10?
― sleeve, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:31 (nine years ago) link
Green Flash acquires Alpine
― nickn, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:48 (nine years ago) link
Wow apparently my local beer store treats me right, celebration 6 packs are $8 and 12s are $12 all day every day.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 02:04 (nine years ago) link
Chicago sucks that way,
― dan m, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link
― nickn, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:48 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that ba thread is very lol
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 03:11 (nine years ago) link
ba in general is pretty lol except when it's so annoying
― marcos, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link
though i will say i kind of appreciate the reference pages on the site that talk about specific beer styles http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/
― marcos, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 15:36 (nine years ago) link
celebration ale is out!
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
hey anyone try allagash confluence? it's pretty pricy and i don't like spending a lot of money but i'm headed home to cleveland for the holidays and want to share some interesting stuff w/ my brother. we've both been on a funky/sour kick recently and i don't know if confluence is a sour but i hear it is very funky and delicious
― marcos, Friday, 14 November 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link
No, but I did have their Coolship Resurgam and it was a fantastic geuze. Would love to see how it performs in a blind taste test with the Belgians.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 14 November 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah i haven't had confluence either, but it's probably excellent. 750ml is just a tough format sometimes. anything allagash puts in a corked 375ml should be purchased without questioning.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 14 November 2014 16:07 (nine years ago) link
this is kind of interesting: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/11/14/state-investigating-pay-play-allegations-massachusetts-beer-industry/o4m3VbNmSVw8CdGzVXFoyJ/story.html
― marcos, Friday, 14 November 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link
"Massachusetts regulators have launched an investigation into whether beer distributors, brewers, and retailers are violating state law by agreeing to promote certain beers at bars and liquor stores in exchange for payments that freeze out competitors.
Investigators for the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission said they have issued subpoenas to a number of breweries, beer distributors, and retailers for records to determine whether they are paying for, or demanding payments for, access to bar taps in pubs and restaurants and shelf space at stores.
The practice, known as pay-to-play, is illegal under state and federal liquor control laws, primarily to keep large national breweries from dominating beer markets. Though dating to the end of Prohibition, small breweries say the laws are especially relevant today because the surging popularity of craft beer has little and big companies alike competing for limited space at retailers."
― marcos, Friday, 14 November 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
been a common allegation in chicago for a while afaik
― dan m, Friday, 14 November 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
― dan m, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:04 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Bought two six packs yesterday for $7.99 each. Brewed October 14, 2014
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Friday, 14 November 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
Saw 12-packs in the supermarket today for $13.99. It's normally priced like the PA and Torpedo around here.
― nickn, Friday, 14 November 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
FOBAB day! FOBAB day! FOBAB day!
― Jeff, Saturday, 15 November 2014 13:11 (nine years ago) link
Program for this year:
http://i.imgur.com/KwGFC0f.jpg
― Jeff, Saturday, 15 November 2014 13:13 (nine years ago) link
The Side Projects, GI Prop/Vanilla Rye, BA Abraxas will probably all kick before I get through the line.
― Jeff, Saturday, 15 November 2014 13:15 (nine years ago) link
jeff how was it?
drinking a year-old allagash merveilleux which is top notch, seriously need to start hoarding their one-offs (and a second job to afford doing so).
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 November 2014 02:40 (nine years ago) link
Heard FOBAB was nuts this year.
Did hear, specifically, that this year's Proprietors was great, the regular BCS was great, and that the Vanille Rye probably needs 6-months to take off the sweetness,
Hey people who know about these things, how does beer aging work? If the bottle is sealed, what is going on and how? And why?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 November 2014 02:44 (nine years ago) link
http://draftmag.com/cellar/required-reading-the-chemistry-of-beer-aging/
a bit of this is beyond me but it's interesting
― call all destroyer, Monday, 17 November 2014 02:52 (nine years ago) link
OK, that's cool
http://draftmag.com/new/wp-content/uploads/aging.jpg
― sleeve, Monday, 17 November 2014 15:10 (nine years ago) link
That is cool, but that's decades before the advent of these super high ABV barrel aged stouts. Those are the ones people like to age, right? Not the sort of beer people were drinking (and aging? as opposed to just letting it get old?) in 1977. I always thought alcohol in essence served as a preservative. I know some people swear things like barrel aged stouts change radically over the years. Some folks say it is subtle. Others note that other flavoring agents - vanilla, or cocoa, or coffee - fade. I have no idea/opinion.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 November 2014 15:20 (nine years ago) link
i've never aged a beer longer than a year and i think it was north coast old ale and it mellowed out a little but i didn't notice a huge difference.
― marcos, Monday, 17 November 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
also this brewmaster mike gerhart series from otter creek is pretty much uniformly good. picked up the kind ryed ipa and it's awesome. favorite is probably the overgrown pale ale but they are all good
― marcos, Monday, 17 November 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link