Beer in the new era

you forgot labatt ice.

i think there's a molson ice too

I've enjoyed all the house brews at Pearl St, esp the oatmeal stout.

Yeah, I was gonna say, Blue Moon is served with an orange slice. Your post made me wonder what it'd be like with a lime, though. I'm not usually a fan of orange slices on white ales or lemon slices on Hefeweizens, but I do like limes in Mexican beers.

blue moon is made by coors

tylski is the polish beer to buy.

blue moon is made by coors

True. One reason I don't drink it anymore. (The other being that I've found Belgian-style whites that I like better, including Hoegaarden and even Sam Adams White.)

Hey, just as a public service announcement, if you ever consider ordering a Summit Scandia? Don't.

Yeah, I was gonna say, Blue Moon is served with an orange slice. Your post made me wonder what it'd be like with a lime, though

I was typing too quickly without thinking - but yes, it was an orange slice. I think the orange would probably go a bit better with a white beer than lime, because the sweetness of the orange would balance the tartness of the beer a bit. I just found out about Blue Moon being made by Coors recently - but I don't think that would affect my decision to buy it either way.

I had something called Innis & Gunn last weekend, and it was really, really good.

Is there a boycott against Coors or something?

just saying, if you want real craft brewers to get more shelf and tap space, you may want to refrain from supporting the same old megabreweries as they jump from one seasonally popular style of import/craft beer to the next (this summer I have had to stop myself from buying Beach Bum Ale, made by anheuser busch)

the large breweries rarely know how to make a good seasonal brew anyway
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I just tried La Caracole Artisanal Belgian Amber Ale. Holy shit.

Wonderful, sweet, spicy, yeasty rotting apple cider-like quality. My description isn't even doing justice to it.

Is there a boycott against Coors or something?

Yes.

I want some updates on what you all are drinking.

I recently discovered Laurier Depanneur, aka "Paradis de la Biere," which carries a staggering number of Quebecois microbrews in bottles, but so far the 3 or 4 I've tried have been pretty dud (but I am realizing that the older I get, the less I am liking new and exciting beers and the more I keep just falling back on the same old shit, so take that for what it's worth).

Did I ever mention Innis & Gunn here? I liked that a lot, I remember. Also, had some of that Zwyiec (sp?) people were talking about, it was nice.

Rogue Brutal Bitter: Not all that brutal, or even all that bitter, but very good. A more amber-ish pale ale perhaps?

I had some Anchor Porter last night, and it was good.

I wish I liked Belgians more, b/c Lucky Baldwin's in Pasadena (and Sierra Madre) has the best selection I've ever heard of. Seriously impressive.

As to the TOMBOT michelada: I have on good authority from my Northern Mexican friends (East LA born and raised) that what is called a michelada can vary, even from neighborhood to neigborhood. The only static elements are beer, ice, citrus and some sort of salt flavor, be it hot sauce (vinegar is a big part of most) or kosher salt.

MY current favorite version of the michelada - beer, ice, Clamato, Tapatio, and Worchestershire sauce. Amazing.

Oh, and lime, of course.

I'm all about the de zenne brewery right now, beautiful (although very hoppy) beers and amazing labels too:

http://www.brasseriedelasenne.be/images/zinnebir.jpg

http://www.brasseriedelasenne.be/images/tarasboulba.jpg

let's try that again:

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http://www.brasseriedelasenne.be/images/tarasboulba.jpg

I am beginning to love the nation of Belgium. I just had Duchesse de Bourgogne reddish-brown Flemish ale. Wonderful woody sick-sweet rotting ciderness. I've also started trying the Norwegian Olfabrikken porter, which the ratebeer.com folks rank as the best on earth. It's good but I'll need a bit more time before I know exactly where to place it. I've noticed with Scandinavian porters that you need to pour them like wine to get any real head at all?

You know, it's a bit sad: Sometimes I suspect that I take more pleasure in beer than in music these days.

Guys if you can get it drink A) BELL'S AMBER ALE or B) ST PETER'S GOLDEN ALE. The first is more affordable, both are freaking flavorload.

Dieu Du Ciel is bottling now!! I had a six-pack of Fumisterie over the course of the week, it was lovely!

Bell's Amber is certainly a wonderful drink. I had pints aplenty whenst in Michigan a month and a half ago.

Is the Dieu Du Ciel seasonal? I might have to visit Montreal soon!

Shipwreck beer?

my corner store now stocks both SAKU ORIGINAL and OB
needless to say my interest in imports from other countries is in the toilet
I will probably go have a TROEGINATOR at the bar today though

Saku is nice, real nice.

TROEGINATOR at the bar today though

TROEGNATOR IS YUM-O

Shipwreck beer sounds pretty interesting.....

Just went on some brewery tours last weekend, actually. Went to General Lafayette brewpub/inn in eastern PA, it was fantastic. The Chocolate Thunder cask porter was incredible, served at 57 degrees. Awesome.

Also went to the Victory brewery in eastern PA. Victory's been my favorite brewery lately, especially their Hop Devil and Hop Wallop, both obnoxiously hopped pale ales. Their Imperial stout is fuckin' great, too, but the weather's been too warm for stouts recently.

I was a Le Coq man in my Tallin adventure.

Currently enjoying my local Tesco, which had Sierra Nevada Summerfest until last week, when I bought their remaining stock, and big bottles of Tyskie and Zywiec.

I'm really liking Bitburger lately. store by my place sells 6 packs for
under $7.

Zywiec is damn good

I'm trying this soon...

La Neuvaine - Absinth and fennel ale, 8.5%

wooh, fennel ale. that sounds interesting.

has anybody tried any of those weird beers that Rogue offers in the 22 oz. bottles? i.e. juniper ale, the morimoto soba ales? i've been dying to try them, have never gotten around to it.

though i have tried the chipotle ale. quite interesting, it did actually have a smoky spiciness to it.

err, i should probably clarify that it's, like, <absinth and fennel> ale and not <absinth> and <fennel ale> :)

Anybody ever had the Heavyweight brews from Ocean City, NJ? Some excellent stuff

ohno like Dieu Du Ciel like down the street from me is bottling?

i searched for beer threads yesterday (b/c i am ahead of the curve obv) and decided on a nb one but pretty much the thing is that i've started not just drinking beer when out but buying it for home, entirely b/c i started working full-time and haven't figured out new yoga schedule and so beer seems like a necessary (and delicious) drug

i like zywiec too but only in poland

well, they bottle in st. jerome, but yeah, those dudes are bottling :)

My local has Stiegl 22oz drafts for $5, and I've been imbibing way too many of those of late...

Right now I am working on 12 of these things: http://boakandbailey.com/?p=228

"these things" being Boheme 1795, which seems to be a Tesco-rebadged Budvar (but not _the_ Budvar).

i liek the name.it would get drank

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ONE BERE. GET DOWN MY MOUTH.

Label is cheap and nasty and knuckes are hairier than I remember them being.

http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/11/04/after-a-workout-beer-is-best-not-water/