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Moonglow Weizenbock by Victory or Weihenstephaner Vitus
Edit: Seth that is crazy, damn!
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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That is the best use of camera phone panorama I've seen to date haha
B For Bendetta
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Big time
codswallop
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Oh, absolutely, if a well-balanced beer is the intention then it is something to which the brewer should aspire. I'm just saying that if a beer isn't well-balanced it doesn't automatically make it bad (unless that of course that was the intention!). From my limited, infrequent reading of places like beeradvocate, if something stands out it seems to automatically be considered a failure.
I think part of the problem is things like the BJCP guidelines. Yes, they're great, and when designing a homebrew recipe I refer to them all the time to make sure I try to make a beer that fits into the style I've chosen. If something doesn't meet its target style because the resulting tastes are different, who cares as long as it's enjoyable, unless you've entered it into a competition specifically for that style.
And I definitely agree with B For Bendetta that beer doesn't always have to be refreshing. Drinking a Belgian triple or barleywine isn't probably going to quench your thirst. I think the general US trend for beers (and given I don't live in the US this is only an outsider's perspective without any real frame of reference) is that they are generally much hoppier and 'sessionable' than their overseas counterparts.
Well, more accurately I should say, beer I love will always be refreshing as well. I'm not trying to define what the beverage should and shouldn't be.
Can you point me to some of these? Not that I don't believe you, I just want to read them for enjoyment. I guess I've been reading too much BA and RB forums lately, where the opinion can often be that any beer that has more than single state distribution and you didn't trade for is overrated and not worth discussing.
B For Bendetta
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Fair enough. Your taste is your taste. I don't have any regular blind taste tests I follow or any cataloged. I was speaking anecdotally which I should have made clearer. If I come across any I'll send them your way. There was one someone in this topic that did one a few pages back for sure
distantmantra
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I always have Bender and/or Furious when flying through Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport.
Nostalgic Nightmare
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Damn, just saw this now but Night Tripper was nothing special.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Polishing off Bells' Best Brown Ale. Really nice and chocolatey, I enjoyed this.
Good man. Have you ever had anything else from surly?
Even as a MN resident it's not always easy getting the surly you want.
distantmantra
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I randomly had Coffee Bender at a Vietnamese restaurant in Washington DC. No clue how they swung that.
That's the last place I would think to look for a surly. Lol.
I thought CB was pretty good. As I was drinking it all I could think of was iced coffee.
DimmuBurgerKing
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I think I agree with you there. I sometimes love a good hop bomb or, on the other end of the spectrum, a big and sweet malty stout. But more balanced beers like THA and Foothills' Hoppyum tend to be my go-to's.
distantmantra
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Fremont Brewing in Seattle makes really well balanced IPAs. They use absolutely stellar hop profiles in their beers, but the head brewer is not a fan of the palatte wrecking hop bomb.
You think? I had Night Tripper and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I like a good chocolatey stout. After that I just had a bottle of Tripel Karmeliet.
ramoisdead
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Welp, I got my beer for this weekend. I hope it lasts for a weekend...
It is! I'll admit, I'm a sucker for packaging. But why not? It's a product of style and effort just like brewing the beer.
edit: And to the above, Brooklyn BC Stout is pretty fabulous.
Lets see, tonight I had:
Lakefront Brewery Luther
Hopothesis IPA
Pipeworks Close Encounter
Pipeworks Chipotle Smoked Porter
Goose Island Golden Goddess
Goose Island Dubbel Jeopardy
Haymarket Degan Imperial IPA
Haymarket Indignant Bourboun Imperial Stout
Church Street Brimstone IPA
Finch's Facist Pig Ale
Finch's Secret Stache Stout
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Henry Weinhards Woodland Pass IPA
Emmet's Victory Pale Ale
Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
...
Lakefront Brewery Luther
Hopothesis IPA
Pipeworks Close Encounter
Pipeworks Chipotle Smoked Porter
Goose Island Golden Goddess
Goose Island Dubbel Jeopardy
Haymarket Degan Imperial IPA
Haymarket Indignant Bourboun Imperial Stout
Church Street Brimstone IPA
Finch's Facist Pig Ale
Finch's Secret Stache Stout
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Henry Weinhards Woodland Pass IPA
Emmet's Victory Pale Ale
Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
...
Err, how much of each and how come you still retain the ability to use a computer!
If I drank that lot, I'd be offline for a week
Kwak and Tripel Karmeliet are amazing beers. Big <3 for Bosteels. Still have to try out their Deus beer.
I had Tripel Karmeliet on tap a couple of weeks ago. It was great.
4oz pours of each.
Good selections. That porter is amazing, so smooth. I'm not a huge porter fan, but that one is delicious.
Some of those aren't beers (and I'm not talking about Bud Light!). False advertisingNothing special tonight.
Link
The Autumn Wind
La Fin Du Monde begs to differ.Nothing special tonight.
I swear it is on tap here all the damned time.
Link
The Autumn Wind
Well, that's just unfair. The World of Beer here had it on tap for 12/21 and you'd think they were giving away gold.
Captain Pants
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My Imperial IPA batch is using Rogue's Pacman yeast, and it is... aggressive to say the least.
I think it is going to be around 9-9.5%.
I think it is going to be around 9-9.5%.
DimmuBurgerKing
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Sir, I am jealous.
Link
The Autumn Wind
Oh, I can easily get it in a bottle. On tap, however, not so much.
codswallop
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Valkyr Junkie
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Would you even want it on tap? I'm always confused when I see beers listed on tap that are normally bottle-conditioned, or bottled on the lees. Is there even a desire for them like that? Are they completely different than how normally served?
Sanky Panky
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I will have to say, the Pliny the Elder hype is well warranted.
I went so San Francisco and got me a case of 4 of them (the store sold their batch in one day). It's a very pleasant beer that packed a punch.
I went so San Francisco and got me a case of 4 of them (the store sold their batch in one day). It's a very pleasant beer that packed a punch.
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
Thanks! I think I've posted in there before, but I just forgot about it. I've been hearing about the Pacman yeast on a few podcasts, so I had to pick it up. It is supposed to produce a very dry beer.
distantmantra
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La Folie isn't hard to find, it will probably be at Whole Foods. It's a great sour brown and reasonably priced.
Whoever is in charge of my neighborhood Whole Foods put out some La Folie 2008 right around Christmas, and it wasn't even expensive. Didn't last long, though.
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