Do you use a dishwasher? There may be some soap residue in the glass that's contributing to the foam. A quick rinse before pouring might help.
― ive reddit all your posts and I want a crowdfund (dan m), Friday, 30 October 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
multiple pours in a smaller glass is better than an oversized glass half full of beer imo
― marcos, Friday, 30 October 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
So hefeweizen is a health food, yes?
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:10 (eight years ago) link
Kellerbier definitely qualifies, I think
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:13 (eight years ago) link
went to vermont to visit my gf this weekend, came back with 12 headys. mission accomplished
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:16 (eight years ago) link
nice, been like a year since i picked up some heady, having withdrawal big time.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:17 (eight years ago) link
Oh hey it's default turns to Sierra Nevada celebration season again, the hap happiest time of the year
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:34 (eight years ago) link
Had my first founders harvest of the season yesterday.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:44 (eight years ago) link
founders taproom was a wonderful place. i ignored redankulous until i tried it there and it turned out to be a fantastic beer.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:45 (eight years ago) link
Only beer I bought last week was Revolution Ryeway To Heaven, looking forward to sharing it with my dad in a couple weeks at tgiving.
― ive reddit all your posts and I want a crowdfund (dan m), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:53 (eight years ago) link
Redankulous is everywhere in Chicago. I liked it bit wouldn't put it in the tip tier of Founders products.
― ive reddit all your posts and I want a crowdfund (dan m), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:54 (eight years ago) link
*top
― ive reddit all your posts and I want a crowdfund (dan m), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 04:55 (eight years ago) link
Had some buddies over to help me through my pile of stouts. Best received may have been the BA Narwal and some older BA Old Rasputin, plus a few Bourbon County bottles. Worst received was the Prairie Bomb!, which no one liked, and which I hated, too; I guess peppers in beer is not for me. My fave may have been Tweak. Most people agreed that they'd rather be drinking something more, well, drinkable, at least in terms of quantity, but they were all good sports.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 November 2015 19:27 (eight years ago) link
I had this last night - 2015 version
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2210/46021/
kinda sucked? i was expecting it to be more robust but it was kinda thin. flavorful but more in a porter vein imo.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Monday, 9 November 2015 19:43 (eight years ago) link
Fort Point Brewery is finally producing cans (may be hard to get outside of SF though). Both the Westfalia and KSA are great (Park=Good and IPA=I don't care because I don't drink IPAs). Sweet design too.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/34017/118094/http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/34017/119220/
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 9 November 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
i like velvet merkin but it's def one you have to adjust your expectations for
― call all destroyer, Monday, 9 November 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
it's backwoods bastard time again, gonna see if I can resist the temptation to open my last 2014 bottle to try it against this year's version
― pratt truss it (dan m), Monday, 9 November 2015 22:18 (eight years ago) link
I think I have bottles going back to 2011?? I'll have to check. and then find a reason to drink them.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 01:21 (eight years ago) link
Just had a bomber of Lagunitas Imperial Pils, not bad for under $4.
― nickn, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 04:37 (eight years ago) link
Victory's got a new (ish?) IPA in cans, VITAL it says. The cans are a very pretty green that reminds me a little bit of Surge soda. It's good, even when it gets a little warm. It's no Hop Devil though.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 05:30 (eight years ago) link
Their Hop Devil has more maltiness to it which balances the I-just-ate-a-basket-of-flowers problem, and their Dirt Wolf has more greasy imperialness to it which balances everything out by just getting you more drunk. I feel like this falls in between. IPAs in cans are the friends-with-benefits of beers. They don't want to meet your parents. They really don't want to come to your work thing. But.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 05:34 (eight years ago) link
Was just reading a couple of beer nerd sites that came to the conclusion that Backwoods Bastard is better fresh than aged, though I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference. Anyone pick up the latest Deth's Tar? As usual, not a bad deal compared to all these $25 bottles. Though nothing is a better deal than those Lagunitas barrel aged coffee stouts last year.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link
backwoods bastard is ime one of the easiest beers to detect aging in
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
these guys didn't like it aged http://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/founders-backwoods-bastard-2-year-vertical
this guy did http://allthesamebeer.com/2013/11/24/redux-review-0013-founders-backwoods-bastard-2012/
― pratt truss it (dan m), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 18:09 (eight years ago) link
lol "it's more boozy!" "it's less boozy!"
second review rings very true to me tho.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 18:15 (eight years ago) link
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/10/yes-the-future-of-craft-beer-is-in-question-dont-p.html
― pratt truss it (dan m), Thursday, 12 November 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
I really liked the Death By Coconut. Good dessert beer.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 November 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link
Happy Rare Day! Check out eBay and your trading spots if you want to overpay/compensate for some beer!
― Jeff, Friday, 13 November 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
no thanks
― sleeve, Friday, 13 November 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
So used to stupid hoops that it was nice to walk into a store yesterday (Tabb's - any locals been? Just down the street from the equally great/low-key Puerto Rico Food & Liquors) just as he was unloading Double Daisy Cutter and the new Firestone Walker anniversary beer. In fact, he brought them to my attention.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 13 November 2015 18:41 (eight years ago) link
My places doesn't get the FSW anniversary beers. Or any of the barrel releases.
― Jeff, Friday, 13 November 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link
Hey! Got a surprise bottle of BCBS Rare 2015 today. Random local Twitter follower went to rare day and felt bad about buying $180 worth of beer so she DM'ed me offering to sell me one bottle of her allotment at face value. YOLO.
― Jeff, Sunday, 15 November 2015 02:22 (eight years ago) link
whoa nice.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 15 November 2015 04:01 (eight years ago) link
Sell it on eBay to fun your child's education
― pratt truss it (dan m), Sunday, 15 November 2015 06:17 (eight years ago) link
Tempting, but I'll probably just drink it.
― Jeff, Sunday, 15 November 2015 15:03 (eight years ago) link
We've had a new bottle shop and tap room open up in Hereford and today I had a lovely lemon & pepper gueze and a coffee milk stout. Then I bought some bottles to take home.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/603/23038711235_d346998c67_z.jpg
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Sunday, 15 November 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
You're a brave man.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 15 November 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
I'll force myself.
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Sunday, 15 November 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link
For reference l-r
Rogue Voodoo Donut IV Thornbridge/Really Wild Beer Bakewell Tart Gueze Alaskan Brewery Smoked PorterRogue Sriracha StoutWeird Beard Black Christmas Cranberry StoutReally Wild Beer Cucumber Saison
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Sunday, 15 November 2015 16:27 (eight years ago) link
I was filling up a buy-4-get-20%-off order a while ago and settled on a Rogue Blueberry against my initial judgement. But I noticed it had honey as well as malt, and I've made mead a few times with fruit, so I picked it up. Was actually pretty decent - would drink again.
― nickn, Sunday, 15 November 2015 21:18 (eight years ago) link
Just had the latest Stone collaboration, Sorry Not Sorry, a great IPA with peach in there somewhere.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 16 November 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link
I hadn't heard of the third in the Stone collab, but the second, Bale Breaker in Yakima, has been on my road-trip visit list for a while. Their Topcutter IPA is fantastic - on my personal top 10 along with Alesmith's IPA.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 16 November 2015 14:39 (eight years ago) link
Constellation Brands just bought Ballast Point for $1 billion (I can't imagine anyone would turn down that many zeroes). So just this last year or so, Firestone Walker, Elysian, Lagunitas, Dogfish Head, and Ballast Point all took the cash, plus a few more. But factor in Goose Island a couple of years ago, or Stone's CEO stepping down, let alone AB InBev bidding for SabMiller, and the times they are a-changin'. More beer more places for everyone, I guess.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 16 November 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
seconding the topcutter recommendation, they should distribute that more
these grimm 2xipas are AMAZING btw, if you can get your hands on them you should. afterimage was the best possible version of the juicy/fruity/citrus hop-candy flavor profile i've ever tasted, light in color and nearly perfect (if you like that type of thing). pulse wave was an excellent counterpoint too, probably the most cannabis flavor from a 2xipa that i can remember. excited for cans of tesseract to drop this week, the hype for these has been massive but they're all pretty special
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 00:42 (eight years ago) link
Constellation Brands just bought Ballast Point for $1 billion
whaaaaat
― Treeship, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 00:46 (eight years ago) link
i love the grapefruit sculpin as much as the next poster on this thread but how could that brand possibly be worth that much
― Treeship, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 00:48 (eight years ago) link
my thoughts exactly
― sleeve, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 01:04 (eight years ago) link
(except I think the grapefruit is over-flavored, prefer regular Sculpin)
As much as I hate to link a gbh article, this was an interesting read. http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2015/11/17/sightlines-feature
― Jeff, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 01:13 (eight years ago) link
Anyone going to FOBAB?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 November 2015 16:17 (eight years ago) link