Any serious beer drinkers in forum?

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EveryDayAmnesiac

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Mr Mellish said:
Yarb. Old Chub is a nice beverage. There are only a few canned beers that do well. Oskar seems to do a nice job. The best canned beer is one I've had but cannot get. If you can find Surly Furious in a can, it's delightful.
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I'm an ex-Minnesotan, and I do, in fact, know all about ol' Surly. Wonderful beer! :tup:

Last time I was in Minneapolis - I guess about 4 and a half years ago - I bought four 4-packs of it before I left. Didn't last as long as I'd hoped. Nothing I've had since "can" quite take its place... :cry:

Surly's Russian Imperial Stout was pretty fucking awesome too. I can remember the waiting lists and 1-bottle-only limits and scrambling to find places that still had a bottle left... :cheers:
 
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Representin' the East Side, the West Side, and whatever that crap is in-between... :D

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American Beauty by Dogfish Head (Delaware), Mocha Java Porter by Blind Squirrel (North Carolina), Great JuJu by Left Hand (Colorado), and Japanese Green Tea IPA by Stone (California) with Baird and Ishii.

Had to buy a second bottle of the Great JuJu - fucking love that shit. :cheers:

But the question is... which one do I save for Game of Thrones tomorrow? Decisions, decisions...:ugh:
 
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EveryDayAmnesiac

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"SAMICHLAUS Helles" from Austria. 2012 version. How often do you get to drink a good Austrian beer? This one is big, bold, heavy, rich, and FRUITY! Potent vanilla aroma. At 14% alcohol, it's definitely a sipper - don't crack it open at 10 PM and drink it all yourself, as I did. Lagered for 10 months before bottling. Claims to be one of the rarest specialty lagers in the world, but I was able to find it in Redneckville of Bumfuck County, NC. :ko:



"Dirty Commie Heathen" from the Unknown Brewing Co out of Charlotte. Russian Imperial Stout. At $13.99, it had better be good!

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And finally, "Dead Rise" Old Bay Summer Ale from Flying Dog of Maryland. Believe it or not, it tastes like a light, spicy summer ale! For the discriminating session ale types, I suppose. Nice little beer. I'm thinking it just may go well with seafood ... :ko:

-Your loving beer snob, EDA

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Mr Mellish

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EveryDayAmnesiac said:
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"SAMICHLAUS Helles" from Austria. 2012 version. How often do you get to drink a good Austrian beer? This one is big, bold, heavy, rich, and FRUITY! Potent vanilla aroma. At 14% alcohol, it's definitely a sipper - don't crack it open at 10 PM and drink it all yourself, as I did. Lagered for 10 months before bottling. Claims to be one of the rarest specialty lagers in the world, but I was able to find it in Redneckville of Bumfuck County, NC. :ko:



"Dirty Commie Heathen" from the Unknown Brewing Co out of Charlotte. Russian Imperial Stout. At $13.99, it had better be good!

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And finally, "Dead Rise" Old Bay Summer Ale from Flying Dog of Maryland. Believe it or not, it tastes like a light, spicy summer ale! For the discriminating session ale types, I suppose. Nice little beer. I'm thinking it just may go well with seafood ... :ko:

-Your loving beer snob, EDA

:cheers:
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I haven't had the others but I was quite pleased with the Samichlaus. Plus, I like the bottle so much that I kept it.
 
VegNVape

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Sooooooo much fruit!

At the right moment I find super fruity beers are super refreshing, and a few of these Liefmans Fruitesse went down so well with my good lady & I the other night - an amazing smack in the face of fresh & tart cherries 'n' strawbs . . . .





Sorry for the near empty glasses - we got a bit carried away & then I realised that I really should've taken a piccy . . . .




Cheers all! :cheers:


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VegNVape

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MORE BEER ! ! ! :brow:

Starting off with something which in my opinion was fairly average tasting but still very refreshing - full of hoppy citrus flavours along with some malt.

This pale ale from Victory Brewing in Pennsylvania is to me definitely a summertime tasting brew . . . .





And then moving on to something a little more pokey :ko: . . . this smoked Porter with chocolate and orange peel from San Diego's Stone Brewing Co. certainly has quite a lot going on - as well as being 6.9% which is stronger than I usually aim for.

I was almost on my last sip when the smokiness hit me and I still can't believe I missed it to begin with - it's actually a big part of the profile.

Definitely worth a try if you're into the rich, dark & smokey . . .



Pictured here alongside my good lady's fancy, fukin' expensive(!) artisanal G&T . . .




Keep on chuggin' ;)

:cheers:


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Mr Mellish

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GetLeft said:
Headwaters is my daily hammer, so to speak. My standby. Almost always have it in the fridge. Not sure why 'cause I'm an IPA person. Had this one -- Edgar IPA -- yesterday at a brewery a couple of towns away (after a nice AA session on blue : ). Yummy.

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I'm into IPA's and Imperials (stouts, IPA's...). But, Headwaters is a very nice pale ale. Crisp, clean and easy to drink.
 
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Mr Mellish said:
I'm into IPA's and Imperials (stouts, IPA's...). But, Headwaters is a very nice pale ale. Crisp, clean and easy to drink.
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Yep, stopped back for another try of the Headwaters yesterday & I must say that I enjoyed it much more the second time around.

I think my taste was a little off the other day, because yesterday I had a proper thirst on & I found that it went down an absolute treat! Much zingier than I had previously noticed.

GetLeft said:
Headwaters is my daily hammer, so to speak. My standby. Almost always have it in the fridge.
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I can see why. I think a decent pale ale makes a great session beer or an ideal after work refresher - & this one is no exception.

Totally inoffensive, I've decided that to me this one is a bit like vanilla ice cream - which I absolutely love!


And on a side note, this made me chuckle . . . .
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DRINK ! ! !
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EveryDayAmnesiac

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I like beer. :ko:

Noon Day IPA by Nantahala from Bryson City, NC. Lighter IPA at 6%. I could drink a lot of these.

420Fest Double IPA from SweetWater, Atlanta. "Experimental Hops." Whatever. Can't really remember what this one was like.

Little Hump Pale Ale from Highland out of Asheville, NC. Lovely spring ale. Aroma is amazing. A great porch beer when it's too hot to work and you're too hungover anyway.

Rambler by Green Man, out of Asheville, NC. Not at good as Little Hump.

You all know the Bigfoot!

Carver sweet potato lager by Fullsteam, Durham, NC. "...a crisp, refreshing lager brewed with 200 pounds of NC sweet potatoes per batch ... and zero ounces of pie spice." :lol: A beer brewed with sweet potatoes? Put it in my mouth, please! Gotta be one of the healthiest beers out there... :ko:

Rocket Science by Fullsteam. Nothing fancy, but solid and balanced. For snobby beer drinkers who don't want to seem TOO snobby. :D Can really taste the Magnum, doncha know.

-Your loving drunk, EDA
 
GetLeft

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And on a side note, this made me chuckle . . . .:peace:
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Thanks for the laugh! At least the hero (antihero) of the story doesn't have to deal with a mass populace of budweiser chuggers. I mean just so disgussting disgusting.

While PA is bottom of the rung with regard to enlightened mj laws, we've got some fine beer makers. I was down in my home town last night, and stopped by the Victory Brewing Co. They have a big bar/restaruant attached to the brewery. Always crowded, last night a mad house so we didn't stay. But if you're ever in the area, give a holler and I'll meet you there. Always a delicious selection, particularly their hand pumped beers.

When we settled on another place, I got a Troegs Hopback Amber. Troegs is also nearby, and their Perpetual IPA is a delicious one (although at northward of 40 per case, I don't indulge as much as I otherwise might), as well as their seasonal Sunshine Pils (on now if you like pilsners). I hadn't had their amber yet; I tend to stay away from ambers. But wow, what a nice beer. I don't think they can make a bad beer at Troegs, even if they tried to.

@EveryDayAmnesiac, very impressive selection!

It's around 1 here. Writing this I'm starting to get antsy… : )
 
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GetLeft said:
Thanks for the laugh! At least the hero (antihero) of the story doesn't have to deal with a mass populace of budweiser chuggers. I mean just so disgussting disgusting.

While PA is bottom of the rung with regard to enlightened mj laws, we've got some fine beer makers. I was down in my home town last night, and stopped by the Victory Brewing Co. They have a big bar/restaruant attached to the brewery. Always crowded, last night a mad house so we didn't stay. But if you're ever in the area, give a holler and I'll meet you there. Always a delicious selection, particularly their hand pumped beers.

When we settled on another place, I got a Troegs Hopback Amber. Troegs is also nearby, and their Perpetual IPA is a delicious one (although at northward of 40 per case, I don't indulge as much as I otherwise might), as well as their seasonal Sunshine Pils (on now if you like pilsners). I hadn't had their amber yet; I tend to stay away from ambers. But wow, what a nice beer. I don't think they can make a bad beer at Troegs, even if they tried to.

@EveryDayAmnesiac, very impressive selection!

It's around 1 here. Writing this I'm starting to get antsy… : )
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I get 6 packs of Perpetual IPA for $10 a piece and I live in the dirty south. How is a case costing you $40?!

I would love to go to Troeg Brewery, they make some great beer.
 
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GetLeft said:
Yeah that's what it seems to work out to; a case here is 24 bottles.



I've not been to the brewery. I keep that trip in mind, though. It will happen.
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Hmm interesting. A case of craft beer here is a 12 pack, at least in my mind. I always buy Stone Brewery variety 12-packs/cases for the Ruination and Arrogant Bastad Ale :rockon:

Anyways enjoy the beer, PA has some pretty good brewery's... At least from what I've seen. Every year I spend a couple of weeks in the greater Allentown area.

Tonight I had locally brewed Blackhearted IPA by Rock Bottom brewery. It was good, not as good as Stone's self-righteous black ipa. The Bells two heatered I had before dessert really hit the spot though.
 
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Er . . . we DID have some rather good pizza's . . .


. . . . along with a few very enjoyable Doggie Style Classic Pale Ale's courtesy of the Flying Dog Brewery (on tap) . . .


And of course, a few gins for the good lady . . .

Citrus, florals, malts & good bitter hops coming through for me on this one wot wot! :myday:


:D


Cheers to all of you good fine folk
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GetLeft

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A little beer horror story

Came home, managed to fit in a quick session, then took care of some eating needs (some my daughter's, others my own…) Was prepping my digestive system, which was about to enjoy a nice bean rice cheese salt tabasco sauce burrito of my own making, and took a nice cold sip of … Golden Monkey ??? How could this be?? I was primed for that first sip of my light yet flavorful Headwaters. And some how I picked up one of three GMs that had been ignored for months in the back of the fridge. Karma. I'd say it sucks, but it just doesn't. At least not all the time.
 
Mr Mellish

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z9 said:
Hmm interesting. A case of craft beer here is a 12 pack, at least in my mind. I always buy Stone Brewery variety 12-packs/cases for the Ruination and Arrogant Bastad Ale :rockon:

Anyways enjoy the beer, PA has some pretty good brewery's... At least from what I've seen. Every year I spend a couple of weeks in the greater Allentown area.

Tonight I had locally brewed Blackhearted IPA by Rock Bottom brewery. It was good, not as good as Stone's self-righteous black ipa. The Bells two heatered I had before dessert really hit the spot though.
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Two Hearted is awesome and deserves its high ranking. Rock Bottom stuff is better than the mega-brews but can't compete with good craft brews.
 
Mr Mellish

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GetLeft said:
A little beer horror story

Came home, managed to fit in a quick session, then took care of some eating needs (some my daughter's, others my own…) Was prepping my digestive system, which was about to enjoy a nice bean rice cheese salt tabasco sauce burrito of my own making, and took a nice cold sip of … Golden Monkey ??? How could this be?? I was primed for that first sip of my light yet flavorful Headwaters. And some how I picked up one of three GMs that had been ignored for months in the back of the fridge. Karma. I'd say it sucks, but it just doesn't. At least not all the time.
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You have to be a Belgian beer fan to enjoy Golden Monkey. Personally, I have to be in the right mood for Belgian ales. When I am, Golden Monkey works it.
 
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A termite walks into a pub and say's 'could you please tell me, where is the bar tender?' . . .

Ahem. Sorry.

So aaaaaaaanyway, wheat beer and wood seem to pair tremendously well together . . . . then throw in a muppet and you've got yourself a party! :party:



I LOVE WHEAT BEER SO MUCH!!!

I've actually not tried that many but the Franziskaner has to be one of my favourites out of a bottle so far - I love gulping one of those down after work :)

Such a great flavor.


Here's to the weekend you lovely beer swillin' lot! :cheers:


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Mr Mellish

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This week, the sixth in Bell's planet series was released. I present for your consideration:

http://bellsbeer.com/planets/uranus/

Assuming many people are as mature as my friends and me, I'm sure there are a lot of bad jokes hitting the bartenders at the brewery.

It's a very smooth black double IPA that ends with muted but obvious citrus notes. Probably in the top three of the planets so far.

Looking forward to the final entry: Neptune. Not sure what a "mystical stout" is but I'm on board.
 
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