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crazyfish posted:Brooklyn Chocolate Stout or Bourbon County Stout? If it's the latter (though I'd be shocked at the pricing mistake), buy out the store. Don't think I've ever had Brooklyn's. It's the Brooklyn's.
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Oh boy, are we talking about Dogfish Head again? For some content, anyone try the SN Beer Camp pack this year? Standouts for me were the Imperial Red and the Oatmeal Stout. I think Imperial Reds might be my new favorite; this was a good one and very clearly "Sierra Nevada-ey" if that makes sense. The oatmeal stout was really meaty; I don't think I've seen an explicit "Oatmeal Stout" that was that high an ABV. Thinking about aging one but I might crack it soon... The floral IPA was a nice one, a lot less fierce than Torpedo, crisper almost. The Imperial Pilsener was super boring I thought; I don't know what made this one "Imperial", it was a bit characterless for me. It didn't actively repulse me like Odell's Imperial Pilsener though, so that's good. global tetrahedron fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Sep 20, 2012 |
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global tetrahedron posted:Oh boy, are we talking about Dogfish Head again? Let's talk beer 4: Too busy talking about not talking about DFH to drink
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RHIN0002 posted:It's the Brooklyn's. Good price for a good beer.
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global tetrahedron posted:Oh boy, are we talking about Dogfish Head again? I had both those and didn't think either was worth writing home about. E: I meant the oatmeal stout and the red. danbanana fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Sep 20, 2012 |
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Shane- oldest Saison Brett I'd had was an '09 sometime in 2011. It does improve a lot with age. The beer was cleaner and dry and with the carbonation, it reminded me of champagne. Funkiness mellowed down to an earthy apple tart flavor.
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danbanana posted:I like Immortal just fine. I've never had the 120 before and its hard to fine in CA, but my friend is a huge DFH nerd and will probably pay for some/all of this tonight so. There are a ton of other good tappings tonight..... Ballast Point night at Boneyard Habanero Sculpin Nitro Sculpin Barrel Aged Piper Down Abandon Ship Indra Kunindra Stone is basically taking over the city of Pasadena with the number of events planned. Full list. http://www.labeerweek.com/events_by_day.php
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Splizwarf posted:Is that Bitches Brew cellared from the original release in 2010 or did they keep making it? I always wanted to try it. They re-brewed it, should be shipping soon. RHIN0002 posted:A local place has several 4-packs of BCS for $7.49. Is this a stupid-low price/should I stock up? I've tried it once before and loved it, but I'm not sure what the price was at the time. Black Chocolate Stout is a great beer and well worth the $7.49. global tetrahedron posted:For some content, anyone try the SN Beer Camp pack this year? Standouts for me were the Imperial Red and the Oatmeal Stout. I think Imperial Reds might be my new favorite; this was a good one and very clearly "Sierra Nevada-ey" if that makes sense. The oatmeal stout was really meaty; I don't think I've seen an explicit "Oatmeal Stout" that was that high an ABV. Thinking about aging one but I might crack it soon... The floral IPA was a nice one, a lot less fierce than Torpedo, crisper almost. The Imperial Pilsener was super boring I thought; I don't know what made this one "Imperial", it was a bit characterless for me. It didn't actively repulse me like Odell's Imperial Pilsener though, so that's good. I was severely disappointed that three of the beers talk up their hop profiles, yet were bottled 2 months before they arrived in New Jersey. It's not like Sierra Nevada to ship nearing old beer like that. As for the beer, I thought they were all pretty okay, the true standout was how the Floral IPA looked in a glass, the way the light shines through and hits the slightly moving in-suspension particles reminds me of visuals you get on LSD. I was surprised at the cocoa finish of the Red Ale though. It's funny you mention it though as I was about to open my last of the pack, the Imperial Pilsener. That was the highlight of the pack for me. Lastly, maybe I'm jaded as I can get every Dogfish Head offering easily, but I'd go to that Ballast Point one over Dogfish Head.
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I will say, I'm glad there's a lot more 120 floating around, that way more people can truly know what a revolting beer it is instead of just spreading baseless hype because it's so scarce. Hitting up a bottle share with Munkaboo tonight (and you better not flake cuz I'm planning to clear out practically all the beer I've amassed during my short time in DC). This is in celebration of me getting a sweet job offer, which lets me move back to Dallas Pizzeria Paradiso also has this going on Saturday. More Tilquin yum yum yum. http://www.dcbeer.com/event/sour-celebration-pizza-p-dupont
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air- posted:I will say, I'm glad there's a lot more 120 floating around, that way more people can truly know what a revolting beer it is instead of just spreading baseless hype because it's so scarce. 120 Minute was never rare to me, in-fact I have 6 from this year I'm aging, and I still think it's a wonderful beer when aged a year. Fresh it reminded me of nail polish and rubber, I even took a sip last week and thought it was awful, but one of the best beers I've had was a 2008 120 Minute kegged and tapped in late 2009, this was a buddies personal keg, back before 120 Minute had this hype around it. It was delicious and everyone who tried it agreed. I don't know if the recipe or anything has changed, but I'm expecting the 120 Minute's I have to age nicely and will find out next year.
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air- posted:Shane- oldest Saison Brett I'd had was an '09 sometime in 2011. It does improve a lot with age. The beer was cleaner and dry and with the carbonation, it reminded me of champagne. Funkiness mellowed down to an earthy apple tart flavor. This sounds worse to me though.
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air- posted:I will say, I'm glad there's a lot more 120 floating around, that way more people can truly know what a revolting beer it is instead of just spreading baseless hype because it's so scarce. I may be late, but I won't flake out!!
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ShaneB posted:This sounds worse to me though. I don't know what you're expecting. To me, that profile isn't too far off from how old Orval tastes ("better rounded"), minus the acidity.
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I had my wisdom teeth out on Monday, so I'm on a drinking hiatus for about a week. To help get through the rough times, I went to the store today and bought some beer. I got 2 bottles of 3F's Moloko Milk Stout, and 3 bottles of DFH Bitches Brew. I've never tried either, but both sound super duper good. I'm really glad it's stout season again!
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 pumpkin beer post Shipyard Pumpkinhead is tasting really good this year. Seems heavier on the spices than I remember, but still very light and sessionable in body and ABV.
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air- posted:Shane- oldest Saison Brett I'd had was an '09 sometime in 2011. It does improve a lot with age. The beer was cleaner and dry and with the carbonation, it reminded me of champagne. Funkiness mellowed down to an earthy apple tart flavor. God yes. I used to live in KC, and I sure do miss Boulevard Brewery. I've had better saisons since, but it was my first, and in that sense the best.
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Uh what? Pumpkinhead is possibly the worst cider, I mean pumpkin beer I've had all year. It tastes more like a spiced apple cider than anything.
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the worst pumpkin beer i've had all year was all of them
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Midorka posted:Uh what? Pumpkinhead is possibly the worst cider, I mean pumpkin beer I've had all year. It tastes more like a spiced apple cider than anything. I legitimately like Pumpkinhead a lot, although I think I'm kinda alone in this thread. I can't think of any other pumpkin beer I enjoy. Doesn't taste cidery to me at all, though honestly a nice cup of spiced cider in the fall is a great thing, too.
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cryme posted:the worst pumpkin beer i've had all year was all of them Cool post, thanks for sharing.
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cryme posted:the worst pumpkin beer i've had all year was all of them This made me laugh out loud... Just got to our vacation rental in Portland, ME and had 4 pumpkinheads in the fridge. When I finish this awful IPA from Grittys, I'll settle this argument.
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Since it's no longer cool to hate pumpkin beers can we go back to loving them
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Well, I will, because I'd kill for some Pumking right now, okay?! Though, right now I'm having a beer called the Survival "7-Grain Stout" from Hopworks Urban Brewery over in Portland, OR, and I think this joint is an early favorite for my favorite Portland brewery. This thing is incredibly well balanced; not high in alcohol, but the grain work together great and there's just enough coffee added to make that flavor prevalent as well. I loves it, I do.
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Nope. This isn't good. It tastes a lot like a pumpkin beer.
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danbanana posted:This made me laugh out loud... Are you planning on going to Ebenezer's? Please live my dream for me. edit: for context, not sure who linked me to this: http://vimeo.com/10931456
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XxGirlKisserxX posted:Since it's no longer cool to hate pumpkin beers can we go back to loving them i'll be honest i didn't hate good gourd
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SUPER HASSLER posted:Well, I will, because I'd kill for some Pumking right now, okay?! You can get Pumpking at many places around Portland, like the Whole Foods in the Pearl. Do you like malty DIPAs? Have you had Hopworks Ace of Spades yet?
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crazyfish posted:Are you planning on going to Ebenezer's? Please live my dream for me. Unfortunately, no. It's a long weekend with my siblings and I'm the only beer guy. We are staying a few blocks from Novare Res, which looks like a good place and convenient for drinks after dinner one night.
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Perfectly Cromulent posted:You can get Pumpking at many places around Portland, like the Whole Foods in the Pearl. Yeah, but Portland ain't Bend, and Southern Tier doesn't have it here  I like Pumking a lot, but not quite enough to merit a multi-hour trip just for that. (Going to Portland in a couple weeks, though, in order to fly to Denver for GABF.)I don't think I've had that one from HUB yet, but I will give that one priority over all the other massive amounts of IPAs available here on tap everywhere. (It should be said that Boneyard makes a hell of a DIPA with their Hop Venom.) SUPER HASSLER fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Sep 21, 2012 |
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Casual Yogurt posted:LA beer week starts today, new Stone company store soft opening in Pasadena, tons of other events...I'm going to the DFH takeover at Far Bar... drat son, you went to the wrong LA Beer Week kick off event. Should have gone to 38 degrees for their Stone line up. quote:Join Steve Wagner & "Dr." Bill Sysak at 38 Degrees for 2 unique flights of Stone beers. Each flight will be comprised of 4 beers with a theme fitting the palates of each of our "contenders." I had the Wagner's Flight and that was delicious. Holy poo poo, 08 RIS is my favorite version of it and having it aged in Bourbon barrels just made it so much better. In any case, I did also say gently caress it and went to that above listed DFH tap night. Thought it was a mess. Bartenders were slammed and it took a solid 15 minutes to get a drink. I said gently caress it and went with Fort knowing I wasn't going to go back for another with that wait time. Ugh. I should have listened to those in this thread. It wasn't very good. I'm looking forward to Stone's Pasadena shop opening up tomorrow for general public. Finally going to use my 2 growlers more often than when I take the hour and half trip down to Escondido.
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So this happened last night. I think I may throw up. Three Floyds - Zombie Dust Lagunitas - Daytime IPA New Glarus - Blacktop IPA Upland - Peach Lambic Pelican - Mother of All Storms Maui /JP - Sobrehumano Palena'ole Jolly Pumpkin - Sobrehumano Palena'ole Blue Mountain - Full Nelson Victory - Old Horizontal (2010) Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Stout (2007) Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Stout (2011) Dark Horse - Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th (2011) Hill Farmstead - Vera Mae Firestone Walker - Parabola Bell's - Golden Funk Three Floyds - Arctic Panzer Wolf Firestone Walker - Sucaba (Abacus) New Belgium - La Folie (2009) Goose Island - King Henry Rockyard Brewing - Buddha Nuvo Russian River - Beatification (Batch 005) Cantillon - Classic Gueuze Hill Farmstead - Everett Three Floyds - Dark Lord (2010) The Bruery - Tart of Darkness Russian River - Supplication Goose Island - Lolita Founders - Backwoods Bastard Port Brewing - Old Viscosity
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Good work. Now get some greasy breakfast poo poo in you and take the rest of the day off immediately.
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Yeah gently caress, that was one of the best bottle shares I've done in my entire life. It's hard to say what was the highlight. MoaS and KH were both so stellar. Hadn't tried anything from Upland before too and it's well deserving of the hype/praise. I left my bottle of Rose de Gambrinus there too, oops.
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air- posted:Yeah gently caress, that was one of the best bottle shares I've done in my entire life. Yeah you looked pretty spaced toward the end.
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Munkaboo posted:Jolly Pumpkin - Sobrehumano Palena'ole So, from one Great Laker to another, which pretentious hipster-crowd brewery do you prefer from the above? I find that I like Founders brews but hate the brewpub itself, while the opposite is true of the Jolly Pumpkin.
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Shai Hulud posted:So, from one Great Laker to another, which pretentious hipster-crowd brewery do you prefer from the above? I find that I like Founders brews but hate the brewpub itself, while the opposite is true of the Jolly Pumpkin. I'm from Virginia so not really sure on the atmosphere end. Founders though.
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At what point are you not able to fully enjoy those beers? Your palate is going to reach a saturation point somewhere there. I don't even bother drinking more of one of the same style in one night because of this. After the first IPA of the night no matter how many crackers or water I eat/drink my tongue is already "shocked" by the initial hop bitterness that even hoppier beers after seem tame.
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Shai Hulud posted:So, from one Great Laker to another, which pretentious hipster-crowd brewery do you prefer from the above? I find that I like Founders brews but hate the brewpub itself, while the opposite is true of the Jolly Pumpkin. So much wrong in this post that this is my third time re-writing my response to it. Jolly Pumpkin beers are incredible and food at the Ann Aarbor brewpub is, imho, the best food you can get in town for the price. Does Grand Rapids even have a hipster crowd big enough for Founders? Wouldn't they all go to Stella's instead? Founders puts on awesome events, has awesome beer, is awesome. I actually dreamt last night that I moved back to Grand Rapids. Move to somewhere else in Michigan and then you will weep once you realize how good you have it.
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Midorka posted:At what point are you not able to fully enjoy those beers? Your palate is going to reach a saturation point somewhere there. I don't even bother drinking more of one of the same style in one night because of this. After the first IPA of the night no matter how many crackers or water I eat/drink my tongue is already "shocked" by the initial hop bitterness that even hoppier beers after seem tame. at worst- for me, anyway- a really hoppy beer might throw off the next taste or two, but after that i'm back to "normal." obviously the key with a big tasting is that you try do it in an order that is complimentary. of course you get some crossover, but a good order means you still get a fairly accurate read on each beer.
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