CAD - you've been to the Publick House, right? Just making sure.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:48 (fifteen years ago) link
oh god, many many times. i was just there last week--the person i was meeting blew me off after an hour to watch lost (in fairness we both figured other ppl would come) so i drank something that was made by superheating rocks and throwing them into the brewing vat by myself :(
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:50 (fifteen years ago) link
awwwww
We were there last night and someone in our group had an amazing ale that had been aged in chardonnay casks or something wacky like that. It was pretty special.
We should arrange a Boston FAP at some point. That might be a good place to do it too.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
arrange for a boston fap sometime when i'm visiting family in providence & i will tape the t up.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a really good idea. You could bring Elmo!
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
He could bring me!
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes!
Ok, this has to happen. Do you have any Providence visits planned?
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
unfortunately no, not until july probably. but i'll keep the boston contingent as up-to-date as possible.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:25 (fifteen years ago) link
sounds good!
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 04:25 (fifteen years ago) link
J***** M********* become a fan of Old Rasputin Stout<3
― ian
:D
― do tell (omar little), Thursday, 23 April 2009 05:07 (fifteen years ago) link
i have some of this in the fridge:
http://joyeur.com/images/2006/dales-pale-ale.jpg
the gimmick is decent-beer-in-a-can, but it is actually decent. also been digging ommegang abbey ale, they have it on draft at a place near work.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I've only seen Dale's for about $10 per six-pack, it better be more than decent.
― nickn, Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:15 (fifteen years ago) link
it's as decent as yr basic good microbrew IPA. i mean, it's good. it's not surprising or anything, is what i mean. it's a solid IPA, in a nice can.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I like Dale's alright. I recommended it to a female friend while we were out at a bar a few months ago. She drank half of it and gave the rest to me. She said "it's like drinking perfume". She was kinda right.
― buttslam is a pretty good move (circa1916), Thursday, 23 April 2009 07:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Been enjoying Bath Ales 'Gem' at the moment - a nice amber
― cherry blossom, Thursday, 23 April 2009 09:44 (fifteen years ago) link
btw mean to say i'm likin these boston fap plans
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yea that'd be pretty cool. i'm in western MA now but will be there in the fall.
actually i've been reading up on the publick house lately and it sounds like, yea, a pretty awesome beer bar. how are the prices? (most beer bars aren't cheap but just wondering)
― mark cl, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Bath Ales' barnstormer = also v v v good
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost - Yeah, it's not that cheap but I think there's a good range price wise. We did notice they had a $45 beer on the menu. Now that had better be one amazing beer.
Boston FAP will happen. Ian def keep us posted and we'll work around when you'll be around.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
publick house prices are probably best described as fair. a lot of their domestic drafts are solidly in the $4-5 range. belgian drafts more like $7-9. bottles all over the place. but if you're on a budget you're definitely not shut out from getting something good.
while there is a hint of attitude on the part of their staff and in their general presentation, all in all it is a great place.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i've been into the cans with widgets in them recently. in order of tastiness i've had:1. Murhpy's2. Guinness3. Old Speckled Hen4. Tetley's
What others are there? I know there's Boddington's.
― mizzell, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost - also omgthefrites.
― Kringelbert Fishtybuns of Steel (ENBB), Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
beamish maybe? tho i heard it might be discontinued. xp
― mark cl, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it is worth mentioning that the food is really good too!
on nitro cans--i'm a huge boddingtons fan but i am the only one i've ever met. also old speckled hen. as for others, beamish stout i've occasionally seen, i belive young's stout is a nitro as well?
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
according to wikiBeamish and Crawford Murphy's Boddingtons (Pub Ale) (Called "Boddingtons Draught") Old Speckled Hen Belhaven John Smith's (Extra Smooth) Timmothy N. Throops extra Dark Draught Kilkenny Draught Irish Beer Kronenbourg 1664 Young's Double Chocolate Stout Tetley's English Ale Worthington Creamflow Carling Premier Tennents Velvet Foster's Lager (In-Can Scuba) Caffrey's
but Kronenbourg???
― mizzell, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:48 (fifteen years ago) link
that makes no sense yo
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
btw with my burrito for lunch i am drinking a trougenator doublebock.
― ian, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link
how's that working out? i have not found a beer that really complements a burrito.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:54 (fifteen years ago) link
xp nice. i like having a beer w/ lunch but i work 2pm-10pm so it makes the day kind of drag if i basically start it off w/ a beer. so i pretty much never do it
― mark cl, Thursday, 23 April 2009 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
xp whuutt? i think i have a soft spot for cheap mexican lagers
they do it nicely
any barleywine recommendations? i'm still dreaming about the barleywine from the magnolia in san francisco i had back in february : /
― do tell (omar little), Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i like mexican lagers just fine but they add nothing to the burrito eating experience imo. they are not a bad match but that's as far as i'll go.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
how about american pale ales? probably a little better of a match, tho i'd take either
― mark cl, Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Bohemia
― Bill Magill, Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
hmmm american pale ale should be my next burrito's beverage.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 23 April 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Wolaver's stout, and a Stone brew I haven't tried before--"Cali-Beligique IPA." It's good!
― ian, Friday, 24 April 2009 05:54 (fifteen years ago) link
It's got a kinda yeasty, floral flavor that is more crisp than to be expected.
― ian, Friday, 24 April 2009 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm a huge boddingtons fan but i am the only one i've ever met.
i like boddington's on draft. it's pretty good in the nitro can too. real smooth, almost creamy. not too flavorful, but nice.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Friday, 24 April 2009 06:11 (fifteen years ago) link
The Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine is really nice, if you can find it.
I have always been tempted by the Three Floyd's Behemoth, but I have never tried it.
The North Coast Barleywine (I think it is called "Old Stock") is good, but not as good as the DFH.
That being said, Barleywine is not one of my favorite styles.
― t0dd swiss, Friday, 24 April 2009 07:28 (fifteen years ago) link
there are some pretty great american barleywines. victory's 'old horizontal' is pretty outstanding. rogue's 'old crustacean' i remember being pretty good, and stone's old guardian too. pretty sure brooklyn does one, great divide maybe too?
i'm not sure if north coast's old ale is actually a barleywine - 'old ale' might actually be its own separate style? in any case i wasn't too big a fan of it. i think i mentioned it upthread wrt aging beers - it was way too hot drinking it fresh. too boozy. on the bottle itself they even recommend setting it down for a while to mellow out the flavors.
― mark cl, Friday, 24 April 2009 13:29 (fifteen years ago) link
also omar if you like barleywine's you might like scotch ales too. both big, malty upfront, strong ales. oskar blues (the guys who do dale's pale ale and all the canned stuff) do a pretty nice 'scottish-style ale' that's basically a scotch ale that you might be able to find.
― mark cl, Friday, 24 April 2009 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
If any of you beerophiles find yourself in Denmark, or see it imported, I can't recommend this highly enough, in particular the Hvede brew:http://www.herslevbryghus.dk/dk/
Floral and hoppy, somewhere between an IPA and a sweet-ish Belgian beer, absolutely fantastic.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Friday, 24 April 2009 13:46 (fifteen years ago) link
that widgeted kronenberg is pretty good!
― Local Garda, Friday, 24 April 2009 13:47 (fifteen years ago) link
what's the deal with that? what does it taste like? my best recollection of kronenbourg in bottles is something like heineken but more sugary.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 24 April 2009 13:48 (fifteen years ago) link
on the barleywine tip, earlier this week i was drinking the UINTA XV Anniversary Barleywine (comes in regular bottles for ease of purchase) and i enjoyed it a lot.
― ian, Friday, 24 April 2009 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
And now for some really shitty beer:
I decided that I needed to see if Mickey's Big Mouths were as foul as I remembered. Spoiler warning: oh, fuck, my head.
― Full Metal Slanket (Oilyrags), Sunday, 26 April 2009 01:27 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.beermenus.com/washington-commons
^^ new bar around the corner from me. Checked it out last night & mentioned it on the brooklyn bars thread. yesterday I had an old speckled hen & a barleyine (sly fox) that is not on the menu linked above. Any suggestions? There are a bunch of things I haven't had here. Tried a sip of a friend's Righteous Rye Ale, and thought it was pretty good but didn't get much of a real impression beyond that. kinda boozy, as was the barleywine.
― ian, Monday, 27 April 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
KWAK
― ~*GAME 2 SNYPA*~ (omar little), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Went to the Two Brothers brewery on Saturday. Nothing I drank matched my love for Cane and Ebel, but the Ebel's Weiss was surprisingly good (I know I've had it in bottles before, maybe on tap made a difference) and the Northwind Imperial Stout was decent, too.
― Bianca Jagger (jaymc), Monday, 27 April 2009 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link