New Dragon's Milk variety is Vanilla Chai!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 February 2016 21:45 (eight years ago) link
i thought the otra vez was a nice little gose. not great, but very drinkable.
― wmlynch, Sunday, 7 February 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
SN tropical IPA a-ok!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 7 February 2016 02:44 (eight years ago) link
av gose > otra vez >> av blood orange gose ... all are pretty good.
i am a big abyss fan but yeh sometimes it is a little disappointing, especially when fresh. in general i've been less keen on the big BA stouts this winter, tho i'm very excited for the grimm maple-barrel-aged double negative (coming out in just a few days i hear!)
out of the evil twin megastout offerings are there any you are all fond of? it's hard to actually gauge which of these are good b/c pretty much any BA stout gets good ratings on untappd/beer advocate/etc
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Sunday, 7 February 2016 23:02 (eight years ago) link
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/02/83-of-the-best-american-pale-ales-blind-tasted-and.html
― Jeff, Tuesday, 23 February 2016 15:29 (eight years ago) link
Just had a Tusk & Grain (made by St Archer) bourbon barrel aged beer that is a blend of barleywine, imperial porter, and imperial stout, 12.5 abv, 1/2 liter bottle that I can't remember the price of. Very good, "rich and decadent" as the label says, alcohol level not obvious but definitely present.
It had that wax-dipped cap, which I hate, but I'd buy it again.
― nickn, Wednesday, 24 February 2016 06:39 (eight years ago) link
My brother in law came up huge for my birthday and sent a grip of Sante Adarius wild ales, currently sipping on their Farmhouse Noir.
― pratt truss it (dan m), Friday, 26 February 2016 00:56 (eight years ago) link
Goddamn this is good, surprised its internet ratings are kind of meh.
― pratt truss it (dan m), Friday, 26 February 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
Not surprised to see Maine Beer Co do really well in that ranking. I need to find some Dogfish Pennsylvania Tuxedo.
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Friday, 26 February 2016 01:23 (eight years ago) link
Happy birthday Dan M! Farmhouse Noir is a solid beer but SARA makes so much of it that it suffers from the "always available and not .rar" syndrome that the hypebeasts tend to neglect or underrate it. Along those lines, Cellarman is one of SARA's best beers and they also make a ton of it.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 26 February 2016 01:29 (eight years ago) link
Sweet, got one of those, too!
― pratt truss it (dan m), Friday, 26 February 2016 01:35 (eight years ago) link
Awesome, would love to hear your thoughts on it. I love that damn beer.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 26 February 2016 01:42 (eight years ago) link
anyone in ny have intel on finback? oscillation 003 cans appeared up here this week and i'm impressed but know nothing about this brewery otherwise.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 26 February 2016 01:47 (eight years ago) link
Pleasantly surprised by the brief return of Lagunitas CitruSinensis. It was my fave summer beer, and while I both wish it was summer now and wonder why it's being released at the end of February, I'm happy to have the couple of 6-packs I snagged.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 February 2016 04:15 (eight years ago) link
Ooh, also, got a bottle of Moody Tongue's barrel aged chocolate barleywine. I think the brewer can be pretty hit or miss, or maybe just frequently boring, but I had a cup of this at FOBAB and it was like a barrel aged hot cocoa. But, you know, barleywine.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 February 2016 04:17 (eight years ago) link
I've hated almost all Moody Tongue beers. This one is not bad though, I'd recommend it.
― Jeff, Friday, 26 February 2016 12:04 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, what's up with Moody Tongue? For being pretty conservative (unlike Pipeworks) their stuff is still so boring or bad. Like Two Brothers. MT's Sliced Nectarine IPA is one of my least favorite beers of recent years, but there's no reason that shouldn't work. But yeah, I really like the aged chocolate barleywine.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 February 2016 12:55 (eight years ago) link
finback is solid, i dug oscillation 002 on tap and have heard that oscillation 003 is better than the recent grimm lambo door release... which actually doesn't surprise me because the lambo door was a bit mellow. finback's ba bqe is also pretty great, tho their sours are nothing special imo
loving kent falls recently, this is a brewery that knows their way around some brettanomyces
― hug niceman (psychgawsple), Friday, 4 March 2016 03:35 (eight years ago) link
oh cool, i've seen kent falls but haven't had any reason to pick them up yet.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2016 03:53 (eight years ago) link
Thought this label was sexy for the new Jester King/Stillwater collab:http://jesterkingbrewery.com/images/1159.png
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 4 March 2016 04:06 (eight years ago) link
Kinda reminds me of:http://www.sonoloco.com/rev/stockhausen/stockhausenpictures/91ax.jpg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 4 March 2016 04:11 (eight years ago) link
that's cool. i got to visit jester king recently and thought that although their hit rate isn't 100% or anything i really liked their style. i need more weird farmhouse beers with really soft carbonation.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2016 04:19 (eight years ago) link
also beautiful location, lovely people, if you're anywhere near austin well worth a visit
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2016 04:26 (eight years ago) link
Their house culture is fantastic, and their fruited wilds are worth tracking down.
I recently was blown away by this one:http://jesterkingbrewery.com/introducing-jester-king-biere-de-blanc-du-bois
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 4 March 2016 04:50 (eight years ago) link
Only managed to get Provenance over in the UK to date, but loved both fruit versions I tried.
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Friday, 4 March 2016 08:52 (eight years ago) link
Tried my first Finish-style sahati, by Bare Beer. It was very nice and a welcome change from hoppy beers, but I felt that it could have been better and would like to try better versions of the style if anyone has any recs.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 7 March 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:47 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is p close to my hood but I haven't been yet. One of my beer-lovinest friends spoke highly of it.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Monday, 7 March 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
Had a glass of this year's Pliny the Younger yesterday, quite nice.
― nickn, Monday, 7 March 2016 23:38 (eight years ago) link
Monday tasting:Fort George black walnut stout, too sweet formeBlock 15 Sticky Hands Tropical Slam, the kind of NW 110 IBU beer ppl joke abt, deliciousLagunitas Citrusenesis w/ blood orange, very nicely balanced
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:41 (eight years ago) link
"for me"
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:42 (eight years ago) link
Only sahtis I've ever had were Dogfish and a friend's homebrew.
― pratt truss it (dan m), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:53 (eight years ago) link
Ha the plural of sahti is sahdit
― pratt truss it (dan m), Monday, 7 March 2016 23:55 (eight years ago) link
Man Alive, did you mean the sahati by Off Color, Bare Bear? http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31678/159966/
― Jeff, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 01:57 (eight years ago) link
I picked up a six-pack of the Uinta Ready Set Gose last night. It is mostly disgusting.
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 19:52 (eight years ago) link
do you like goses in general DJP?
― marcos, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 19:56 (eight years ago) link
I have been living for goses for the past 6 months or so; I'm a huge fan of Anderson Valley's regular and blood-orange gose, for example, and the Sierra Nevada Otra Vez.
Ready Set Gose tastes like a mildly sour but otherwise flavorless beer with a salty aftertaste that's drowning in bitter hops. There is absolutely nothing pleasant or enjoyable about the flavor and there sourness isn't strong enough to trigger any type of physical sensation that would make the experience of drinking it interesting.
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 19:59 (eight years ago) link
they had this at my beer shop last week but i couldn't get over there
http://cdn.beeradvocate.com/im/c_beer_image.gif
― Mordy, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:00 (eight years ago) link
i mean
http://www.beeroftheday.com/photos/anderson_valley_briney_melon_gose-1684_0.jpg
WANT
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:01 (eight years ago) link
drooool
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:11 (eight years ago) link
yup
― marcos, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:59 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ok yea this sounds v bad
There is absolutely nothing pleasant or enjoyable about the flavor
I've had one of these in my fridge for a couple of weeks now and kind of can't wait to try it now. I really like the Anderson Valley ones but didn't really love Otra Vez that much.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
grimm is consistently brewing the best goses and sour wild ales ive had recently, those folks are awesome
― marcos, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:14 (eight years ago) link
anyone tried any beers from Forbidden Root? went to a restaurant in Chicago over the summer and had some, it was vv enjoyable. they just opened a brewpub in Ukrainian Village as well.
http://forbiddenroot.com
― nomar, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:21 (eight years ago) link
I've long found their name problematic, given the prevelance of so many "hard" root beers these days.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
Haven't had anything I've liked from them. I'm sure it's fine, but what their doing just doesn't hit my tastebuds right. I don't like beers that are overly flowery/spicy/herby, whatever botanicals they are adding.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 21:26 (eight years ago) link
I've been meaning to try that AV melon gose but the memory of a 21st Amendment watermelon beer has soured me (ha ha) on anything like that. I do like the AV goses so I'm sure I'll try it eventually.
― nickn, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 22:52 (eight years ago) link
The 21st amendment hell or high watermelon is possibly the worst beer I've ever had, so I wouldn't use it to judge anything really.
― a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten), Tuesday, 8 March 2016 23:07 (eight years ago) link
It took me years before I tried any of their other beers. Finally had the black lager (or black IPA?), which was OK.
― nickn, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 23:46 (eight years ago) link