bartolimu posted:

That is an amazing tap list and I'm going to think strongly about heading there this weekend. My usual spot is Churchill's, which has great things on tap and great things in bottles, but they can't challenge that list.

bartolimu posted:

Chill_Bebop covered it pretty well with those links, but I'll say my favorite brewery to visit is Lost Abbey. Everyone on staff is really cool, and the head bar guy, Jason, is full of useful trivia and one of the most knowledgeable people about beer (Lost Abbey and otherwise) around. Protip: bring a bottle or two of stuff from wherever you live as a gift, they look kindly on that kind of thing. Lost Abbey is also very close to Stone - their brewery was actually Stone's original one before they expanded to the new location - which is worth a visit to wander around the Beer Nerd Backyard. Stone's taplist isn't great compared to the better bars, and the food's a bit expensive, but there are worse ways to spend an afternoon.

Chill_Bebop posted:

Brewhop is pretty good and Scavenger Beer Tours is the best is you are an actual beer fan/nerd. Getting taken around the breweries in a surplus Pinzgauer is awesome.

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FreelanceSocialist posted:

The more beers you drink, the better the beers become. If I do tasting notes on a new beer, it's the first beer of the night.

Phanatic posted:

What about American Beer, anyone seen it?

TenaciousTomato posted:

Game of Thrones?

TenaciousTomato posted:

SnowDog posted:

TenaciousTomato posted:

I would much prefer Hoegaarden to 312 Wheat. Was not a big fan at all.

Vertigo posted:

That bottle shop got Red Poppy in. $25 per. I don't even care if that's gouging. I'm getting 2 tomorrow.

Quiet Feet posted:

Has this been mentioned yet? There's a company in Connecticut making beer beer ice cream

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CalvinDooglas posted:

Is it alcoholic?

I like beer and ice cream separately, but I just can't get into the idea of consuming a bunch of fresh dairy with my alcohol. It seems like a puke waiting to happen.

bengy81 posted:

Thank you for confirming my feelings about Ska. I have been feeling like my dislike is irrational because It seems like a ton of people are in love with them, especially their Modus Hoperandi. I haven't tried that one, so I can't comment about the quality, but they are one of the few micro's in CO that I don't really like, also they have crappy label design.

RiggenBlaque posted:

Also speaking of Victory, it looks like we'll start to see Summer Love showing up soon, which is very exciting.

air- posted:

Make sure to try Stillwater's beers. Limited distribution and every beer he's done has been outstanding.

FreelanceSocialist posted:

Maybe I'm jaded.

escape artist posted:

How would you compare it to other quality pale ales, such as Dale's or Sierra Nevada's? A bit more balanced in terms of hops/malts than the others, which seem a bit hop heavy?


Sounds like you had a nice evening. Blanche de Chamblay is my favorite witbier, and Left Hand Milk Stout is a treat, too.

CalvinDooglas posted:

I guess whiskey is like beer...

Can anyone tell me about Victory's Summer Love? I am intrigued, but it's expensive.

CYBER SLIMER posted:

We're sending a lot of awesome stuff and Funky Buddha is pretty much sending all of the cool beers they've ever done. Looks pretty amazing.

bartolimu posted:

Nelson and Exponential Hoppiness are both excellent. If you're willing to spend more, Chez Monieux is quite good and a nice foray into non-IBU territory. Some of their more unusual stuff is kind of cool as well. Willy Vanilly was a one-time purchase for me, but it's interesting. Mandarin Nectar is quite good, but Gouden Vallei would be my vote for the odd thing I liked best. It's hard to go wrong with Alpine.

FreelanceSocialist posted:

As for Blue Moon, I have a certain amount of respect for Coors' handling of that line of beers. Blue Moon is relatively cheap, not powered by marketing, and widely-available in addition to being a decent beer that has become a gateway drug for people. Blue Moon is an approachable wit that paves the way for a whole world of Belgian styles for a lot of people. I have about a dozen regular customers that started with Blue Moon, on-tap, somewhere and are now taking home Allagash, Ommegang, Duvel, etc. Some have forsaken the lighter, tamer end of the spectrum entirely, and are buying Old Rasputin and Yeti in place the of the Michelob Ultra and the Hoegaarden that used to fill their carts.

CYBER SLIMER posted:

I like it when you're not probated. How long will you keep this up though?

Our collab with Funky Buddha and Bluejacket is pretty awesome. It's an ode to candy bars and snacks and crap. 270 lbs of peanuts were added. It tastes like gooey peanut butter, salted caramel, licorice....some other delicious things.


Why even finish a bad beer? What's the point? If you don't want it, why finish it? To get drunk I guess? Maybe when you're in the industry and surrounded by underwhelming beers all the time it's different.

ShaneB posted:

Deviant Dales owns, Galactic Double Daisy owns. Deviant is super dank with huge bitterness and complementary sweetness, while Galactic has a more subtle all around presentation than deviant. Both are exemplary.

deadwing posted:

I just took the last sip of a can of Deviant Dale's, and it is awesome. If you "couldn't stand it", it's probably because you don't like Summit hops. Then, I implore you to never try Oskar Blues' GUBNA IPA. That thing is 100% Summit hopped, and is one of the most "love it or hate it" beers out there. I fall on the love it side.