that westbrook pale ale is outstanding yea
― marcos, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
as is Fort George OPA, still a favorite
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
I don't know if I've ever had an oatmeal pale ale. I gotta get on that.
― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:34 (eight years ago) link
so good
http://fortgeorgebrewery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/OPA_PintGlass_ForSellSheet_sm.jpg
― sleeve, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:57 (eight years ago) link
RE: NON INDIA PALE ALES --
agreed that Westbrook's One Claw is killer. I could drink that beer all goddamn day.
Grey Sail out of RI do a nice pale ale w/ some tropical/funky hops -- Flying Jenny, it is called, and I really enjoyed it. (Side not to anyone in New England who can get their beers regularly -- please send me cans of their "Captain's Daughter" imperial IPA, i have heard incredible things about it but did not see it when I was home last)
a few local, non-bottled pales that I have enjoyed are Other Half's Motueka Pale Ale and Greenpoint's Smash Street.
― ian, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:49 (eight years ago) link
capt's daughter comes around here often enough. interesting beer, huge fruit bomb. i've heard there's some batch inconsistency.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:57 (eight years ago) link
next time you see it, think of your ole pal Ian, and maybe we can work out a trade for some NYC beer or something you can't get up in MA!i looked around a lot when i was in RI a few weeks ago but no dice. i love juicy fruity IPAs.
― ian, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 16:02 (eight years ago) link
sure no prob!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
Gonna get some of this:https://lagunitas.com/u/img/beer-images/citrusinensis-pale-ale/Citrus_12oz_Web_lr.png
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
Whoa, sorry. Actual size!
The Lagunitas oat pale ale, Equinox, is pretty good.
― dan m, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:45 (eight years ago) link
i kind of want to hate lagunitas based on their loathsome design but their beers are really really good
― marcos, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:47 (eight years ago) link
I don't know if I've ever had an oatmeal pale ale. I gotta get on that.― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:34 AM (4 hours ago)
― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:34 AM (4 hours ago)
Surly Abrasive is fantastic.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
al i was thinking of you the other day because we just got a drop of knee deep stuff here. picked up a simtra for me and another to share with a friend who should love it. anything else you recommend from their lineup?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:09 (eight years ago) link
I officially approve of the Lagunitas blood orange pale ale. It's tasty and easy drinkin' for 7.9. That's a hair stronger than Sucks.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:35 (eight years ago) link
re: knee deep: their citra extra pale and breaking bud are good. i thought hoptologist and batch 138 were ok to good. lupulin river is really excellent (it used to be called deep river and was a collaboration with kern river brewing)!
citrusinesis is far better than i expected it to be.
― wmlynch, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 22:40 (eight years ago) link
awesome! thanks for the tips
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:05 (eight years ago) link
Yep, Lupulin River is the next best to Simtra imho.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:06 (eight years ago) link
i think i might like lupulin river better than simtra, but simtra is great too. just seek out any of their hoppy beers.
― wmlynch, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:13 (eight years ago) link
paging ian--ran into capts daughter at whole foods today. ilxmail me and we can work on the logistics?
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 21:26 (eight years ago) link
:D mailed u
― ian, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 21:44 (eight years ago) link
i always disregard knee deep for some reason, i should rectify this
a few local, non-bottled pales that I have enjoyed are Other Half's Motueka Pale Ale and Greenpoint's Smash Street
i enjoyed motueka, and will check out the greenpoint one if i see it. in terms of local stuff i've had some tasty pales from barrier as well, i dig what they do
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 23:34 (eight years ago) link
i'm not the hugest barrier fan for some reason... maybe i just have not tried the right beers.i like some of the stuff singlecut does; their sour cherry lager is delicious. and i've liked some of their dbl IPAs.
― ian, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 23:37 (eight years ago) link
had a hoppy saison with simcoe and sorachi ace yesterday. the sorachi ace definitely gave a lemon pledge aroma/flavor and had an aftertaste of dill. nasty.
― wmlynch, Thursday, 2 July 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
I recently went on a trip and brought along a Lou Pepe Kriek from Cantillon as it is my wife's favorite beer.
Unbeknownst to me, my parents met up with us and they are not big beer drinkers... actually they don't drink much alcohol at all. After dinner one night we all came back to our room and my wife asked me to open up the LPK which I did and then poured 4 glasses.
I was curious to what my parents would think of this prized world class lambic, a prestigious beer steeped in much Belgian history but relatively unknown in the US outside of obsessive beer nerds.
My mom: "Well, this tastes just like sour cherry pie." She asked for a second pour when finished.My dad: "Tastes like the cherry fluoride from the dentist office, no thanks." He passed the glass back to us.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 3 July 2015 16:19 (eight years ago) link
LPK is the last cantillion I have left from my trip a couple of years ago. Will be a happy/sad day when I finally drink it.
― Jeff, Friday, 3 July 2015 16:33 (eight years ago) link
noob reaction to lambic/geuze is the best
― call all destroyer, Friday, 3 July 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link
Drinking in Duluth, MN this weekend: Bent Paddle is new since the last time I was here and has raised the bar locally. Fitger's is still solid, they had a Mosaic-only pale ale that was super good and a blueberry/strawberry wheat that I didn't hate, which is saying something. Hoping to hit Thirsty Pagan tonight.
― dan m, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:47 (eight years ago) link
Also New Glarus is selling Berlinner Weisse right now. Since we're actually staying in Superior, WI I'm going to pick some of that up tomorrow. That and some Castle Danger.
― dan m, Saturday, 4 July 2015 01:49 (eight years ago) link
dan m, NG is closed tomorrow! But would it be possible to see if they have any "R&D" or Experimental bottles for sale on Sunday?
ISO!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 4 July 2015 05:16 (eight years ago) link
I was planning on just hitting up a beer store, we're about 5 hrs from the actual town of New Glarus. I'll see what I can find, though!
― dan m, Saturday, 4 July 2015 14:01 (eight years ago) link
ah nm then...that's brewery only stuff.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 4 July 2015 16:51 (eight years ago) link
Feel like I need to let u guys know that Shute's Bar in Calumet, MI has KBS on draft for $7 per PINT
― dan m, Sunday, 5 July 2015 23:47 (eight years ago) link
danger!
― Jeff, Monday, 6 July 2015 00:37 (eight years ago) link
xp imaging random locals thinking "christ this tastes like shit, and at seven bucks a glass"
― joygoat, Monday, 6 July 2015 03:35 (eight years ago) link
I said the same thing
― dan m, Monday, 6 July 2015 03:46 (eight years ago) link
http://news.firestonebeer.com/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 17 July 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link
Huh. Don't see why a company should be forced to grow and grow until it can't handle it anymore and must seek outside help. Sometimes I think New Glarus had the right idea. Was it someone here that posted that awesome Paste piece on NG, basically about the company's decision to stick local and aim for quality over quantity?
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/new-glarus-brewery-is-hell-bent-on-not-taking-over.html
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 July 2015 01:36 (eight years ago) link
so who owns Duvel? "family-operated" seems a bit evasive
― sleeve, Friday, 17 July 2015 01:37 (eight years ago) link
I think they are their own thing? Anyway, now they own Firestone Walker, Boulevard, Ommegang ... is that it for American craft?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 July 2015 01:41 (eight years ago) link
no one's forcing firestone to grow
― call all destroyer, Friday, 17 July 2015 02:34 (eight years ago) link
― sleeve, Thursday, July 16, 2015 9:37 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the moortgat family
― call all destroyer, Friday, 17 July 2015 02:36 (eight years ago) link
Agree/Disagree? A lot of Vermont.
http://www3.forbes.com/lifestyle/the-13-best-craft-beers-in-america/2/
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 17 July 2015 02:39 (eight years ago) link
that's an....odd list
― call all destroyer, Friday, 17 July 2015 02:42 (eight years ago) link
like let's throw some really tough to get vt beers at the bottom, put an american-made ubiquitous quad at #3, and then finish back in vt, but with a gose
― call all destroyer, Friday, 17 July 2015 02:47 (eight years ago) link
I guess it's just the favorite beers of some guy from Vermont?
― Modern French Music from Failure to Boulez (askance johnson), Friday, 17 July 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
prob
― call all destroyer, Friday, 17 July 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
Some guy named Karla.
― nickn, Friday, 17 July 2015 07:36 (eight years ago) link
the idea of anyone making a definitive "best beers in america" or "best beers in the world" type of list is becoming more and more ridiculous
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Friday, 17 July 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
I just meant the tone of that message. Very "we've been trying to keep up with demand and growth, but we just can't handle it." As if it is not in Firestone's power to control, limit and direct growth. Obviously they can do whatever they want to get as big as they want, whenever they want to.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 July 2015 13:18 (eight years ago) link