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FreelanceSocialist posted:How does Mikkeller Beer Hop Breakfast measure up? We've had some on the shelf for a few weeks. I wasn't overly fond of it. It was just a hoppier coffee stout. Meh not worth the 'Mikkeller price'. Just buy some Yeti or Storm king. Content: I think tonight I might open up year old Victory at Sea and see what has mellowed out of it lazerwolf fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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CalvinDooglas posted:Sounds like I'll enjoy it. I don't usually have more than on DIPA in a night, anyway. Knowing your IPA preferences, you'll likely enjoy Brooklyn Blast. Tastes sweeter/fruiter than Maharaja. Black Chocolate Stout is my favorite beer from them, and it's totally a textbook imperial stout. Local 1 and 2 are also both solid Belgian pale/dark ales. Monster if you are into sweeter not so hoppy barleywines. Sorachi Ace is interesting for that unique sorachi ace hop profile imparted on a saison. IMO Black Ops is one of the most overpriced beers in the market. One unique thing about Brooklyn to note: Pairing their beer with food usually enhances the taste over having the beer by itself, and maybe that's Garrett Oliver's style/modus operandi. I really hated my initial taste of Concoction. I thought I was licking a cough drop that was wrapped in a rag doused in floor cleaner. Paired it with dark chocolate though and it tasted much, much better. Local 1/2 and Sorachi Ace are excellent beers to bring to a party and they pair well with a ton of foods. air- fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Apr 13, 2012 15:41
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Those sound good. I've thought about getting the Chocolate Stout, but have been afraid it would be too sweet. I'll be getting my first paycheck at my new job soon and I can't wait to get some of these beers. My "must try" list is getting longer, especially with the new beers that just came to Maine.
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CalvinDooglas posted:Is this Sixpoints brewery stuff any good? It's new in town, but I feel like I've heard of it. Their Resin DIPA is rated well, at least. I think I saw it in single cans the other day. Sixpoint is not one of my favorite breweries, but I definitely think they are solid. The Resin tastes just like it sounds. I enjoyed it, but I agree with air- in that it's definitely not sessionable, even by IPA standards. Also keep your eyes peeled for Sweet Action and Crisp, both of which are go-to hot weather beers for me. As far as Brooklyn Brewery goes, most of their best beers aren't bottled. Brooklyn Blast is really great if you can find it, though.
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CalvinDooglas posted:Those sound good. I've thought about getting the Chocolate Stout, but have been afraid it would be too sweet. no, it's not, and it ages wonderfully, so pick up a couple extra if you like it. Sorachi Ace is also excellent and i'll agree that the Local brews are worth a shot, too, but i can't say i'm a particular fan of their other beers (although a friend of mine loves their lager)
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Apr 13, 2012 16:00
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Track 4 is sounding kind of good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oz5CmGskhk Release day is the 21st. I'll be there, because apparently I've picked up a pokemon complex with the Boxed Set beers. Will probably also hit Alpine, since it's one of the few SD places I haven't been, along with a few others like Alesmith and Ballast Point.
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CalvinDooglas posted:Since you mention Brooklyn - which Brooklyn beers are worth trying? I've seen some positivity about their lager as mentioned, the black chocolate stout is good, and blast is a solid DIPA, if a little generic (i can't remember having a strong positive feeling about it, but i do remember liking it). and i really, really like their pennant ale as a good, everyday drinker.
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Apr 13, 2012 16:23
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Kudosx posted:The only other US made quad I even know of is Weyerbach's, and I've never tried it. I would really like to see Thirsty Dog near me make a quad... they make exceptional Belgian dubbels and tripels. The Reverend from Avery is an American quad, but it's not anything special.
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Kudosx posted:The only other US made quad I even know of is Weyerbach's, and I've never tried it. I would really like to see Thirsty Dog near me make a quad... they make exceptional Belgian dubbels and tripels. I had Lost Abbey's and it was a bit thin, which seems to be the problem with most American quads, and Weyerbachers I remember being a mess. Phanatic posted:3 Philosophers. Allagash Four is pretty good, but I will always, always pick Curieux over it. I forgot all about 3 Philosophers, okay V-12 might be a close second. FreelanceSocialist posted:How does Mikkeller Beer Hop Breakfast measure up? We've had some on the shelf for a few weeks. I did not like it, it reminded me of having a fresh nugget of marijuana in my mouth every sip. Did not enjoy at all. CalvinDooglas posted:Is this Sixpoints brewery stuff any good? It's new in town, but I feel like I've heard of it. Their Resin DIPA is rated well, at least. I think I saw it in single cans the other day. I loved Resin, it's a sweet IIPA with an assertive hop profile. The rest I've been indifferent about but I remember liking Sweet Action. CalvinDooglas posted:Since you mention Brooklyn - which Brooklyn beers are worth trying? I've seen some positivity about their lager All of their big bottles are fantastic, their Lager is a top rated Vienna, Black Chocolate Stout is definitely worth getting a 4 pack of for the price, and their East India Pale Ale is solid.
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CalvinDooglas posted:Since you mention Brooklyn - which Brooklyn beers are worth trying? I've seen some positivity about their lager I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned but I think their brown ale is the best brown on the market. Everyone I serve it to has fallen in love with it. I haven't had any of their big bottles but their IPA and lager are both great, although I don't love the pennant ale. Definitely one of my favorite breweries!
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Apr 13, 2012 16:38
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Elysian made it to PA finally. Grabbed a case of Dragonstooth today. Glad to see new breweries show up here
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Apr 13, 2012 17:15
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two_beer_bishes posted:I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned but I think their brown ale is the best brown on the market. Everyone I serve it to has fallen in love with it. I haven't had any of their big bottles but their IPA and lager are both great, although I don't love the pennant ale. Definitely one of my favorite breweries! I don't often go for brown ales but Cigar City's Espresso Brown is by far the best I've ever had, their Maduro brown isn't far behind that one Vertigo posted:Elysian made it to PA finally. Elysian has been in Jersey for as long as I've been into craft beer. Sort of strange it took them this long to get into PA. They have some solid stuff
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I once again, point simply to PA beer laws. They suck. We are always either the first, or last, to the party.
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Dogfish Head just posted a hilarious video about a new product Randall the Enamel Animal Jr. Not only does Sam sound like Charlie from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but it seems like a novel idea to mess around with. I'm considering getting one just for the hell of it, seems like it could be tons of fun. Edit: I've seen Elysian in NJ for ages, anything worth getting from them?
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That's hilarious. We need to find a way to clone Sam.
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Just opened an Maredsous 6, it's pretty drat good. I'm a beer noob, I've drank it for years but only mainstream kinds. This is refreshing. Do you guys have any recommendations for similar beers?
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Apr 13, 2012 17:28
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Ommegang Rare Vos, Smuttynose Star Island, Weyerbacher Verboten are all in the same vein.
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Pretty Cool Name posted:Just opened an Maredsous 6, it's pretty drat good. Orval and Ommegang Rare Vos shouldn't be a problem for you to get. Depending on your location also look at Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga The Firefly and Green Flash Rayon Vert if you get either in your area.
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Oh I'm in Sweden so I guess a lot of American micro brews would be out of my reach. But I'll look into to those mentioned. Thanks!
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Orval is a Belgian beer actually, hopefully you can find that. The others might not be so easy though.
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Midorka posted:Edit: I've seen Elysian in NJ for ages, anything worth getting from them? Idiot Sauvin IPA
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Dumb question, goons: Is it worth saving a bottle of Cocoa Mole long term? Think the taste will mature at all?
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What kind of price are mikkeller/cantillon beers? I always hear people say Mikkeller is rather expensive for what it is... was just curious about what kind of pricing that was. I haven't actually seen any in store, so I haven't been able to notice first hand.
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The SARS Volta posted:Dumb question, goons: New Belgium pasteurizes, so it won't age like an unpasteurized sour. That said, I had a taste of a Cocoa Mole on Wednesday and its flavor has developed a lot since it first came out. I'd guess up to six months would be fine, maybe a year if you feel like a daring experiment. Long-term isn't likely to do good things.
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lazerwolf posted:I don't often go for brown ales but Cigar City's Espresso Brown is by far the best I've ever had, their Maduro brown isn't far behind that one I'll keep my eyes open for it!
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Vertigo posted:Elysian made it to PA finally. Elysian's been in PA for years.
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Kudosx posted:What kind of price are mikkeller/cantillon beers? I always hear people say Mikkeller is rather expensive for what it is... was just curious about what kind of pricing that was. I haven't actually seen any in store, so I haven't been able to notice first hand. I think mikkeller's small bottle 12 oz stuff is far more pricey than their bomber stuff. Around me Beer Geek Breakfast is 9.99, Brunch is 14.99. but at the same time Green Gold IPA is like 4-5.99.
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lazerwolf posted:I think mikkeller's small bottle 12 oz stuff is far more pricey than their bomber stuff. Around me Beer Geek Breakfast is 9.99, Brunch is 14.99. but at the same time Green Gold IPA is like 4-5.99. Ah, okay. I kind of figured that was what the pricing was like, it's definitely up there. The only other beer I've seen with that kind of pricing is BA stuff/Evil Twin stuff. Is Evil Twin any good? I saw Disco Beer or whatever it was at one of my local shops... I think it was $9.99/12 oz though, so I avoided it. Edit: Drinking a Hop Stoopid with dinner tonight. It's not as good as I remember, but it's still a drat good beer. Previously I would have probably put it in my top 5 IIPA, but after this bottle I'm thinking it's more top 10 material, than top 5. It also could be that this bottle isn't that fresh, but I can't find a date anywhere... gah! Kudosx fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Apr 14, 2012 |
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Kudosx posted:The only other beer I've seen with that kind of pricing is BA stuff/Evil Twin stuff. Is Evil Twin any good? I saw Disco Beer or whatever it was at one of my local shops... I think it was $9.99/12 oz though, so I avoided it. Evil Twin is actually run by the brother of the guy running Mikkeller and overall I'd say that my opinion of both is about the same - some amazing stuff, some disappointing stuff, but always pricey. The Yin (Imperial Stout) and Yang (DIPA) from Evil Twin are both great on their own and are supposed to be combined to make a bad rear end black and tan which is better than the sum of its parts (but maybe not worth $12-14 bucks).
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So, a bar here in Kalamazoo had a pretty sweet two part event last night: Part the First: Goose Island bourbon barrel tasting. Flights of King Henry, Bourbon County, BC Coffee and BC Bramble for 15 bucks. They also threw KBS on tap for comparison because they're just good people. King Henry: Great. Bourbon, caramel toast and toffee, just like you'd expect. Slightly thicker in the mouth than Abacus, which is all I can really compare it to. Bourbon County: Still too hot and boozy, but much closer to being great when served as a 4 oz taster. BC Bramble: Smelled just like a pie, tasted like a confused mess. Not awful, but I'd certainly never buy any more. BC Coffee/KBS throw down: I've been down on KBS in the past, but have enjoyed a few bottles this year as the vanilla seemed more toned down. However, BC Coffee blew it away. Far and away the best coffee beer I've ever tried. Like a KBS with every dial on some kind of beer flavor mixing board just jacked all the way up. PART THE SECOND: Livery sour beer tasting. I don't know how many people outside of southwest MI know of the Livery, but they're a small, awesome little joint that barely distributes at all and they tend to make some wacky poo poo which varies between pretty cool and "holy loving crap give me more". Anyway, their three offerings: Grand Reserve Wheat Triple Bock: a 13% dark brown monster soured in bourbon barrels. Amazingly different and tasty. Starts with the classic, soft and warming vanilla/honey/toast bourbon profile and then transforms on your palate, finishing tart and fruity. Two people described it as almost cidery on the finish. Really unexpected, really good. Cherry Bomb: dopplebock soured in barrels with sour MI cherries grown by a family I know. Out of all the beers I had, this was easily the best. I don't know how they did it, but this was basically double Supplication. Crazily tart, acidic and dry, balance by a dump truck load of cherry flavor and funk. I want more of this. Runemeister: "imperial honey pilsner" soured in barrels. Not as much of a home run as the other two. Had a fairly standard sour profile, without the dense funk of the cherry bomb or the powerful base beer and bourbon flavors of the Triple Bock. Still sort of impressive that the honey taste was still noticeable though. Tl;dr : Kalamazoo is an awesome beer town, and you're a chump if you come to southwest Michigan and miss The Livery.
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Whisker Biscuit posted:The Livery Their Maillot Jaune was probably the best beer that I had at the MI fall beer fest last year. Wish I had more chances to try their stuff.
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We hit up the liquor store near us tonight and accidentally made an all Belgian-themed purchase, 5/6ths of which we've never tried before. Got: Great Divide Colette, which I know I like already. Great Divide Hades, since Colette left such a good impression on me. Catillon Gueuze, because you ALL KEEP TALKING ABOUT CATILLON AND NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT. Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bière, Because I like farmhouse ales and Jolly Pumpkin is a well regarded brewer I've willfully ignored for the longest time, like 3 Floyds. Orval, because I need to know what the hell horse blanket means. & Petrus Dubbel, because I got into a groove there and it was the last thing I grabbed before I realized I had gone mad with payday power. Also, I like cartoon pictures of fat, happy monks.
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Kudosx posted:It also could be that this bottle isn't that fresh, but I can't find a date anywhere... gah! And this has ruined Maximus from being worth buying again for me. I wish brewery's would date their beer.
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mysterious frankie posted:Catillon Gueuze, because you ALL KEEP TALKING ABOUT CATILLON AND NOW I HAVE TO TRY IT. hope that's a typo and you didn't get ripped off, but if you've never experienced the style before, it's... different and maybe even a little off-putting. if you can get it that easily, you should buy a bunch to either sit on or *cough* trade with goons.
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funkybottoms posted:hope that's a typo and you didn't get ripped off, but if you've never experienced the style before, it's... different and maybe even a little off-putting. if you can get it that easily, you should buy a bunch to either sit on or *cough* trade with goons. Yeah, derp, Cantillon. I was actually looking to special order from Binny's, but I found ten bottles stowed in the back of a place near me. If it's good I'm definitely going back & stocking up. And I would definitely be willing to spread the wealth. Binny's actually offers a couple varieties for order and pick up at their locations, so... http://www.binnys.com/beer/search/?advs=3&astxt=cantillon You know... I really like lambics, but I've only had fruit varieties, so I'm pretty excited to try a geueze, specifically from a brewer so well recommended.
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mysterious frankie posted:http://www.binnys.com/beer/search/?advs=3&astxt=cantillon Holy poo poo $40 for Lamvinus. That is either gouged as poo poo or Cantillon prices have gone way up in the last year.
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Kudosx posted:What kind of price are mikkeller/cantillon beers? I always hear people say Mikkeller is rather expensive for what it is... was just curious about what kind of pricing that was. I haven't actually seen any in store, so I haven't been able to notice first hand. I saw a bottle in Strongsville of the Oak Aged Chipotle Porter going for $12
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Petrus' Dubbel is so... pleasant. Like candied plum served over savory biscuits, accented with almond slices and caramel sauce. But the real revelation is the Orval. Oh lord, I wasn't expecting that. If that's what horse blanket is, sign me up. I don't know how to describe the flavor, exactly. The best way I can come up with makes me sound like I'm deeper in my cups than I actually am. the flavor is like an amber texture with hexagonal weave; a sour, musty textile flavor. Pleasantly antiseptic at the end. The dubbel was really nice, but this is just impressive.
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Darth Goku Jr posted:I saw a bottle in Strongsville of the Oak Aged Chipotle Porter going for $12 Care to share where you get beer from in Strongsville? Heinen's? Only place I've ever bought beer from in Strongsville is TBK  Edit: After doing some googling, I'm guessing it's Royal Park Fine Wine... which I hadn't heard of previously... I'm glad to always be hearing about new, awesome beer stores! Kudosx fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Apr 14, 2012 |
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