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Anybody know of this glass has been released to the wider world yet, or what ever happened? I absolutely love the design, but can't seem to find it anywhere (never showed up at any of my locals, and doesn't seem to be on eBay for way too much money yet). http://www.beergiftsbelgium.be/en/duvel/glasses/verre-design-duvel-collection-stefan-glerum.html
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I have been throwing all of my glasses (Weihenstephaner Hefe glass, Chimay chalice, etc) in the dishwasher. Is that not what I should be doing?
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TenaciousTomato posted:Does drain pour literally mean just pour out the beer? If I could add another rule to Socialist's, it would be, don't waste loving beer. Oh no, there are some that are so far off 'drinkable' that they require a drain pour. They're worse than any bland macro. My only drain pour, in my entire life, has been an AB Wild Blue (so far). Jack Skeleton posted:Believe me, it was not an easy choice. Really made me look into investing for the situation where I can't finish a bomber/750ml bottle. Anyone ever use any sort of wine vacuum stopper like this to save a bottle for later? I use a couple of Haley's Corkers. No need for anything more. Keep in mind that when you use them to pour, it restricts the pour quite a bit. Great for some beers, not for others. TenaciousTomato posted:I have been throwing all of my glasses (Weihenstephaner Hefe glass, Chimay chalice, etc) in the dishwasher. Is that not what I should be doing? Nah, go ahead. Just keep in mind that some of the more exotically-shaped glasses (pilsners, Sam Adams proprietary stuff) won't always get cleaned completely and that if you're not careful, the detergents will gently caress up the printed art on your glasses. The stuff you use in the dishwasher is usually really caustic compared to the stuff you handwash with in the sink. That's the reason I ended up buying glasses like this for tasting. Dishwasher-safe and shaped in a way that ensures they come out clean. Great bowl shape for swirling, they collect the aromas in the nose pretty well, they wash easily, and they hold a 12oz pour plus some head. FreelanceSocialist fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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Schpyder posted:I got a couple of these from Crate & Barrel, and they're pretty goddamn great. Finding inexpensive tulips is a fool's errand, as I discovered when I went looking for some after the Duvel gift boxes were all sold out around me. These were the cheapest I could find. Which is to say, pretty drat close to what one costs at a brewery. Those are great, I've really been wanting some glasses just like those. Thank you for the link!
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FreelanceSocialist posted:Oh no, there are some that are so far off 'drinkable' that they require a drain pour. They're worse than any bland macro. My only drain pour, in my entire life, has been an AB Wild Blue. i've never drain-poured anything... except this. and it was only a few weeks ago. holy god is that stuff bad.
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TenaciousTomato posted:I have been throwing all of my glasses (Weihenstephaner Hefe glass, Chimay chalice, etc) in the dishwasher. Is that not what I should be doing? I did this for about a year of regular use of my sam adams glass until I noticed that the design on the glass was being eroded off. I wouldn't sweat it if you don't do it too often or if you do it with a glass you don't care too much about, but from what I understand dishwasher detergent is very corrosive, so beware.
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Got to try my first KBS tonight. And while that is an AMAZING loving beer, it's not worlds away from other stuff I've had. Very happy to have had it, would not expend a ton of energy to try and get it again. Also had Dragon's Milk on draft, and that's a good beer, although not worth the premium it commands (at least around here).
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TenaciousTomato posted:Does drain pour literally mean just pour out the beer? If I could add another rule to Socialist's, it would be, don't waste loving beer. Honestly, I think trying to live and die by a rule like that is sillier than drainpouring good/decent beer. And, really, if you become a homebrewer you'll get over it fast. You wind up spilling a decent amount and after a few batches you realize it doesn't really add up to much. Especially if you keg your beer, you'll wind up dumping stuff from your lines or whatever. e: for beer glasses, I always recommend these glasses: http://www.amazon.com/Libbey-pc-Poco-Grande-Set/dp/B001JJTXMC/ the quality is fantastic, the shape is exactly what you want. 13oz isn't huge, but it's not a big deal to pour another beer. Arnold of Soissons fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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Arnold of Soissons posted:Honestly, I think trying to live and die by a rule like that is sillier than drainpouring good/decent beer. I understand homebrew, or draining a line from your keg, I, however, do not believe in draining a bomber I spent ~$10 on. Is all I am trying to say. Houblon 
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Apr 4, 2012 02:48
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Got a growlette of Port Brewing Shark Attack yesterday along with a bomber of Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale. Just got into the Shark Attack and I'm liking it. I haven't had many red ales but I think I'm going to start trying some more because to me it's kind of like a cross between an IPA and a stout which I'm really liking. It's really smooth for a 9.5% beer with hardly any bite at all. I'll probably have the WTF sometime this weekend when I can devote a whole night to it.
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Purchased a bomber of Sebago Lake Trout Stout. It's good. Rich, oatmealy. Tastes sweet, a little roasty, a hint of oaty sour, with some almost spicy hops. Very tasty, and easy to drink. Poor head retention, however. edit: ate a Lindt Lindor chocolate truffle and sipped the beer. Excellent combination. Made the beer taste like cocoa-y chocolate milk. CalvinDooglas fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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I can't remember if we've discussed Green Flash's Palate Wrecker (aka Hamilton's Ale) in this thread yet... It's a triple IPA, totally unbalanced and really really loving delicious. Fruity (pineapple, grapefruit, mango, orange) and quite dry, with an awesome aftertaste that's pure yeast. A little sticky sweet, but given how hoppy it is that's not exactly unwelcome. They're distributing in 4-packs for around $10-12...very highly recommended if you see it.
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wattershed posted:I can't remember if we've discussed Green Flash's Palate Wrecker (aka Hamilton's Ale) in this thread yet... The Rayon Vert (Belgian pale with brett) is outstanding. Highly recommended.
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crazyfish posted:The Rayon Vert (Belgian pale with brett) is outstanding. Highly recommended. I'm totally digging on Rayon Vert, its like a west coast Orval with lots of cascades hops. Super delicious and drinkable and just enough brett to set it apart from just another american pale ale.
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wattershed posted:Green Flash's Palate Wrecker (aka Hamilton's Ale) I love this, It's a bit like Pliney The Elder, but with a more pronounced bitter end that lingers on. It's 9.5% ABV so one of Palate and one Hoptimum is enough for me to be be happy camper lately when I desire some over the top DIPA's.
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wattershed posted:I can't remember if we've discussed Green Flash's Palate Wrecker (aka Hamilton's Ale) in this thread yet... Dry or sweet? These are opposite flavors.
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Tigren posted:Dry or sweet? These are opposite flavors. Many of the more citric/fruity hop varietals can, in large enough quantities (when used for aroma, not bittering), seem slightly sweet on the palate. It's not impossible to have a very dry, bitter beer that leaves some impression of sweetness simply from the hop flavor and aroma. Nelson Sauvin seems particularly good at this, in my experience. CalvinDooglas posted:nope nope nope. If this is A Thing it's going to show up in every drat beer I drink. I had a perfectly good Gubna nearly ruined because of someone's assertion of onion flavor. In fact I had to drink another one just to convince myself it wasn't true. It's not showing up for you because you don't have that particular flavor sensitivity. The impression I get is that different hop sensitivities operate on a principle similar to people's interpretation of cilantro: Many people enjoy it, but a significant proportion of people think it tastes "soapy." Some research indicates this may be due to a genetic factor, or that some people may have a stronger instinctive reaction to the aldehydes that contribute the "soapiness." But there's definitely a difference in individual tastes and experiences that can't be immediately attributed to "you're a big crybaby." Taking all that into account, type "summit hops" into Google, and "summit hops onion" is the fourth suggestion down. It's definitely A Thing - it's just that your taste buds, olfactory nerves and brain don't interpret Summit hops the same way as those people do. That doesn't make those people dumbasses or Summit hops worthless, it's just different. The fact that the power of suggestion so strongly influenced your own experience with Gubna just shows how many factors tie into individual taste and interpretation of flavors. RocketMermaid fucked around with this message at 09:30 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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enthe0s posted:Got a growlette of Port Brewing Shark Attack yesterday along with a bomber of Lagunitas Wilco Tango Foxtrot Ale. Just got into the Shark Attack and I'm liking it. I haven't had many red ales but I think I'm going to start trying some more because to me it's kind of like a cross between an IPA and a stout which I'm really liking. It's really smooth for a 9.5% beer with hardly any bite at all. Curious, where in the world do you get any idea of a stout from Shark Attack?
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Chicago folks: who is going to Dark Lord Day? Paul Proteus and I are thinking about just going down in my van, so it makes sense to carpool IMO. That way we can draw straws to see who has to stop drinking 2-3 hours before we want to leave.  Shoot me a PM if you are 100% planning to go and can get yourself to Logan Square or Edgewater that morning for a pickup.
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Didn't get tickets and have a gig that day, but I would be interested in purchasing a bottle or two if they're not already spoken for. This will be the first DLD that I've missed since 2005.
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Midorka posted:Curious, where in the world do you get any idea of a stout from Shark Attack? My beer knowledge is pretty limited, but for me, a light beer usually has either strong citrus/pine flavors with some bitterness or wheat flavors, and a dark beer has more coffee and chocolate flavors with some general sweetness. Since I'm getting a somewhat sweeter vibe from the Shark Attack, I attribute that flavor to being more akin to a stout. I only turned 21 in September and my knowledge of alcohol was practically nothing up to that point so almost everything I know about beer comes from reading this thread from time to time V  V
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Midorka posted:Curious, where in the world do you get any idea of a stout from Shark Attack? Yeah wondering the same about it. Shark attack is delicious but I'm not getting any stout-ness from it. Definitely some caramel sweetness from the malts. I love a good hoppy red any other suggestions? I've had shark attack, long trail centennial red, GF hop hed red, Nugget nectar VVV One of my all time favorite beers, how could I forget! lazerwolf fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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lazerwolf posted:Yeah wondering the same about it. Shark attack is delicious but I'm not getting any stout-ness from it. Definitely some caramel sweetness from the malts. I love a good hoppy red any other suggestions? I've had shark attack, long trail centennial red, GF hop hed red Probably too obvious here, but Nugget Nectar.
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lazerwolf posted:Yeah wondering the same about it. Shark attack is delicious but I'm not getting any stout-ness from it. Definitely some caramel sweetness from the malts. I love a good hoppy red any other suggestions? I've had shark attack, long trail centennial red, GF hop hed red, Nugget nectar Odell Red is very good, but at the tail end of seasonal availability.
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Deschutes Cinder Cone red is one of the few red ales I've really enjoyed. Oskar Blues G'Knight is also kind of an imperial red.
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Just had Zombie Dust for the first time and was drat impressed! I don't feel like $14 was too much to try it, but I couldn't see spending that much on it constantly. I also saw some Arctic Panzer wolf, which I've only seen on the draft list at Local Option, on the shelf next to it; worth a trip back to the liquor store before it disappears? Also, question; I loooove- and hope to see again- Goose Island's Black Pyramid; what similar beers would you suggest I seek out?
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mysterious frankie posted:Just had Zombie Dust for the first time and was drat impressed! I don't feel like $14 was too much to try it, but I couldn't see spending that much on it constantly. I also saw some Arctic Panzer wolf, which I've only seen on the draft list at Local Option, on the shelf next to it; worth a trip back to the liquor store before it disappears? panzer wolf is year round. i assume you're in chicago (local option), so any binny's or any half-respectable liquor store will have it on the shelf pretty much any time. that said: it's awesome and i can't believe i forgot it when i listed fave DIPAs/IIPAs above. much better than zombie dust, in my opinion, but it's unfortunate that they moved away from the original label: http://thebeeralmanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/3floyds-arctic-panzer-wolf.png
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So my sister is proud of me for finally going back to school and getting dean's list and poo poo, and she's agreed to send me some beer. (She's in Orange County, CA, I'm in Ohio) I've already told her I want Pliny the Elder, help me figure out a few more for her to send that are west coast only! (Like I've said on here before....I'm a HUGE fan of IPAs, and not so much stouts. That means if its a really boozy stout I probably won't like it, but by all means make the suggestion if you think its worth it and I might like it)
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danbanana posted:panzer wolf is year round. i assume you're in chicago (local option), so any binny's or any half-respectable liquor store will have it on the shelf pretty much any time. If I can just get it at a Binny's any ol' time I'm not gonna sweat it. I've honestly never seen it at other liquor stores before, but maybe I wasn't really paying attention. Ashamed to say, but I ignored Three Floyds for the longest time.
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SketchyNick posted:CC Tocabaga if you live in florida... This x1000 Also distributed in Richmond, VA.
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Mahoning posted:So my sister is proud of me for finally going back to school and getting dean's list and poo poo, and she's agreed to send me some beer. (She's in Orange County, CA, I'm in Ohio) I've already told her I want Pliny the Elder, help me figure out a few more for her to send that are west coast only! i'd say anything she can get her hands on from russian river would be worth it if only because they don't distribute very far. if she can get oregon breweries, hair of the dog or pelican stuff are also pretty highly rated, west coast-only things. also: pliny (elder) is horribly overrated in my opinion. i'm pretty sure i've said that here but i'll say it again: there's lots of better IPAs available in the midwest that i'd rather have.
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danbanana posted:also: pliny (elder) is horribly overrated in my opinion. i'm pretty sure i've said that here but i'll say it again: there's lots of better IPAs available in the midwest that i'd rather have. I'd say its worth having once if he can get it relatively easily which appears to be the case. I really like it but I agree there's a lot better IPA/DIPA everywhere
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lazerwolf posted:I'd say its worth having once if he can get it relatively easily which appears to be the case. I really like it but I agree there's a lot better IPA/DIPA everywhere oh yeah, i'm certainly not telling him not to get it, just that if he's like me, he'll be a little disappointed given the hype.
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Mahoning posted:So my sister is proud of me for finally going back to school and getting dean's list and poo poo, and she's agreed to send me some beer. (She's in Orange County, CA, I'm in Ohio) I've already told her I want Pliny the Elder, help me figure out a few more for her to send that are west coast only! Have her track down some Firestone Walker, especially Double Jack. Oskar Blues, Kern River, Russian River (especially this), Hair of the Dog, Deschutes and Upright.
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Corbet posted:Have her track down some Firestone Walker, especially Double Jack. Oskar Blues, Kern River, Russian River (especially this), Hair of the Dog, Deschutes and Upright. Yeah! Definitely have her get some Firestone Walker. That is one brewing co. I wish I had been able to get beer from when I traded. I thought Pliny was pretty good when I tried it, but that was also before I had the chance to try White Rajah. I think WR is so solid for the price that it will be hard to beat. Edit: In other news, my local shop got in some Palate Wrecker. I think I might pick some up, but probably won't drink it for about a week or two. I've drank entirely too much beer in the past four days, I'm going to take a few days off! Kudosx fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Apr 4, 2012 |
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Kudosx posted:Yeah! Definitely have her get some Firestone Walker. That is one brewing co. I wish I had been able to get beer from when I traded. I also saw a stack of Palate Wrecker today and bought a 4pack. I probably won't drink it until this weekend.
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Mahoning posted:So my sister is proud of me for finally going back to school and getting dean's list and poo poo, and she's agreed to send me some beer. (She's in Orange County, CA, I'm in Ohio) I've already told her I want Pliny the Elder, help me figure out a few more for her to send that are west coast only! A few IPAs: Just Outstanding IPA by Kern River. Any Alpine IPA. Nobility by Noble Ale Works. Galaxy White IPA by Anchorage. Obliteration VIII by Midnight Sun. Hop 15 by Port.
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Looks like New Belgium is probably coming to Asheville! Pretty awesome, suck it Philly. The Buzz
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I'm at Jolly Pumpkin right now and I just have to tell someone that I'm drinking Biere de Mars on tap and it's probably the most prefect beer I've ever had. Holy poo poo. I wish I could sit here and drink this all night. Drink this beer now if you can.
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