If you can find a Ballast Point Victory at Sea, I cannot say enough how amazing that beer is. Everyone should try it.
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If you can find a Ballast Point Victory at Sea, I cannot say enough how amazing that beer is. Everyone should try it.
DimmuBurgerKing
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Sadly nowhere to be found here in TN. T_T
Currently drinking a Dogfish Head 75 minute IPA, not a bottle I see too often, something my wife snagged me at the supermarket one day. I looked at the label before opening it and saw "A bottle conditioned India Pale Ale with maple syrup" and groaned out loud like someone stuck a fork in my thigh. But hey! They actually went very light on the maple syrup, adding just a hint of it for a slightly slicker, syrupy taste, but it's not that sweet at all. Interesting. Not amazing, but I usually despise beers w/maple syrup, so this is a surprise.
DFH tends to either knock it out of the park (Bitches Brew, Burton Baton, Theobroma, various Minutes), but sometimes it's a huge swing and a miss (Black & Blue, Tweason, Festine Peche). They definitely garner some very strong opinions but I love 'em, they make some wild stuff. People tend to look at 'em as "Baby's First Craft Beer" because they have such widespread distribution, but so what?
You can buy this rather easily from various online liquor stores if you're interested and don't mind paying a few extra bucks. It's a pretty well distributed brewery.
DFH tends to either knock it out of the park (Bitches Brew, Burton Baton, Theobroma, various Minutes), but sometimes it's a huge swing and a miss (Black & Blue, Tweason, Festine Peche). They definitely garner some very strong opinions but I love 'em, they make some wild stuff. People tend to look at 'em as "Baby's First Craft Beer" because they have such widespread distribution, but so what?
You can buy this rather easily from various online liquor stores if you're interested and don't mind paying a few extra bucks. It's a pretty well distributed brewery.
The Living Tribunal
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Hey BeerGaf. Today i managed to get my hands on my first Erdingers Pikantus
I like it quite a bit, a really nice weizenbock.
distantmantra
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Tonight for me:
Don't do that. You've essentially made it tasteless.
Valkyr Junkie
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Yeah, frosted mugs should be reserved for light macro beers.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Last night was a good night.
BA Alesmith Speedway Stout w/ Kopi Luwak Coffee, The Bruery Melange #3, 2012 Firestone Sucaba, Russian River Blind Pig, Cigar City Hunahpu's, one of my last bombers of 2011 Ballast Point Victory at Sea, Terrapin Wake & Bake, a growler of Sour in the Rye and a bottle of Goose Island BCBS.
BA Alesmith Speedway Stout w/ Kopi Luwak Coffee, The Bruery Melange #3, 2012 Firestone Sucaba, Russian River Blind Pig, Cigar City Hunahpu's, one of my last bombers of 2011 Ballast Point Victory at Sea, Terrapin Wake & Bake, a growler of Sour in the Rye and a bottle of Goose Island BCBS.
Last night was a good night.
BA Alesmith Speedway Stout w/ Kopi Luwak Coffee, The Bruery Melange #3, 2012 Firestone Sucaba, Russian River Blind Pig, Cigar City Hunahpu's, one of my last bombers of 2011 Ballast Point Victory at Sea, Terrapin Wake & Bake, a growler of Sour in the Rye and a bottle of Goose Island BCBS.
Nice selection. I have seen sour in the rye a few places, but I have hesitated due to the price and my feeling that The Bruery's stuff is extremely hit or miss. Worth the 21.99 for a bottle? Also, I am assuming you are also an LA person, where did you fine the coffee speedway? Thanks.
Thanks
Depends on the beer. If it's say, a shitty lager, no harm done. Also I've done it with a room temperature beer just to bring the temperature down a bit.
Snytbaggen
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I'm still new on beer (especially "finer" beers), so could anyone explain why this is bad? I assume he put the glass in the freezer for a while?
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Drink it how you like.
Also, nothing better than an ice cold Bud Light on tap in a frosted glass. Same for Heineken.
Every style of beer has an ideal serving temperature. You'll notice that the flavors typically change as the beer warms up. Some beers have no flavor so its okay to drink them as cold as possible (especially because those are primarily drunken from refreshment).
Putting something like a good stout in a frozen glass is kind of like going to a great steak house and getting your steak well done.
Putting something like a good stout in a frozen glass is kind of like going to a great steak house and getting your steak well done.
No style of beer has an ideal serving temperature that is universal. You may like your ris best at 55f. I may like it best at 35f. Or 75f. To each their own.
There are generally accepted serving temperatures for types of beer. In fact many times the brewer will say what the ideal serving temperature is.
Extreme cold or heat dulls taste. You can't pick out subtleties if you are drinking ice cold beer, or burning hot coffee for example.
Now for a regular american lager like Coors or Miller, it is fine to serve it ice cold. Sometimes that is nice and refreshing. Those beers don't have a ton of taste so it's fine. In fact, if they get warm they taste like crap. I have nothing against anyone for enjoying an ice cold adjunct.
Now for stuff like imperial stouts, belgian quads, barleywines have warmer ideal serving temperatures. Sometimes it is even printed on the bottle.
If you enoy your RISs at 35f then I am sorry but you are doing it wrong. There is no way to pick out all of the flavors at that temp. If you like it at 45 and let it slowly warm up to 55 that is fine. And 75f ... lol no-one would enjoy that.
Now sure, you can do whatever you want. If you want to microwave your beer up to 80f then go right ahead. But if you would like to enjoy it, then it makes sense to drink it at the ideal serving temp. We are just trying to help by making suggestions. If someone does not know better and drinks a stout ice cold, they may miss out on what really makes it great, they won't pick out all of the flavors present. We aren't just trying to be a bunch of beer snobs trying to mock others.
People yelling at him for using a frosted mug is not providing useful information either. Where do you think beer snobs get their reputation from?
And LOL at telling me I am drinking beer wrong based on temperature.
nicoga3000
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Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The reason I avoid frosted glasses has nothing to do with the temperature - the glass will adjust to the temperature of the beer fairly quickly. I don't use frosted glasses because it causes condensation to form on the glass which adds water to the beer.
I dunno,
superfly looked pretty damn happy with his Rogue...chilled glass and all. Who are we to assume he is a neophyte and not a seasoned drinker?
Sometimes I drink red wine chilled and white wine off the shelf. Whatever floats your boat. I've had Chimay blue served at room temp at bars in Brussels...no harm there.
superfly looked pretty damn happy with his Rogue...chilled glass and all. Who are we to assume he is a neophyte and not a seasoned drinker?
Sometimes I drink red wine chilled and white wine off the shelf. Whatever floats your boat. I've had Chimay blue served at room temp at bars in Brussels...no harm there.
B For Bendetta
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Are there people that drink beer at coffee temperature? That sounds terrible. Hold on, I'm gonna go microwave a bud ice. Will report back
Exactly.
Mmmm....nice
Last night included a Maredsous Blonde, an Ommegang Abbey Ale, a Rochefort 8 and an Ommegang Hennepin(which someone recommended to me here at some point I believe...thanks!) over the course of about 3 hours. They were all fantastic and I would have a hell of a time choosing a favorite. It's probably fair to say it would change at any given time just given my mood or what I was eating along with it.
Nostalgic Nightmare
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Decided to go with some new stuff.
Looking forward to drinking them this weekend.
Looking forward to drinking them this weekend.
I had that Weihenstephaner a week or two ago and it was amazing. If you like it I recommend trying the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier dark. It's even better IMO
codswallop
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I don't think the squid ink added much to the flavour, mostly the colouring. Perhaps it's a little salty/umami, but I didn't notice anything off-putting.
I doubt you'll find it anywhere outside of Australia, since it's (at least for now) a limited release and only on draft. Perhaps if you live in an area with a ton of specialist bars you might get lucky.
There's always squid ink pasta which should be easy to find anywhere.
ramoisdead
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Bought me 2 4-packs of Brooklyn Dark Chocolate Stout to enjoy tonight's sporting events.
It makes me sad knowing winter's just about up and there isn't a case of Brooklyn DCS to be found in the warehouse where I purchase them. =[
It makes me sad knowing winter's just about up and there isn't a case of Brooklyn DCS to be found in the warehouse where I purchase them. =[
Nostalgic Nightmare
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Nice, ill try that for sure. I was happy with it too btw, wish it had more alcohol % but for the price its totally worth it.
I had hot (and I mean hot) beer in Krakow, Poland years ago. It was in one of the bars in the old town and the locals who took me there said it was something this bar was known for. I have to say it was pretty good, but can't remember what style of beer it was.
It was -20C outside so after a few liters of those and stepping outside I pretty much fell on my arse
Edit: after a bit of googlefu, it's a spiced winter beer served hot and is something the city is well known for
distantmantra
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Fantastic pomegranite and hibiscus sour from Bend Brewing. Last bottle until May when I'm back down in Bend.
DimmuBurgerKing
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That Ayinger Celebrator is probably my favorite doppelbock. I buy it all the time, in fact. The lady and I always keep the little rams that come on the bottles, and we used them as Christmas tree ornaments last year. lol
Fantastic pomegranite and hibiscus sour from Bend Brewing. Last bottle until May when I'm back down in Bend.
Didn't like that one too much. It had a garbage-y finish typical of sour mashed beers. The rest of the beer was good though.
Weihenstephaner is fantastic.
DimmuBurgerKing
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lol. I don't even want to hear it.
I'm envious of your Hopslam, last bottle or no. Such a glorious beer.For my part, enjoying a Southern Tier unearthly. Very smooth and piney. I like it, even though I've had better DIPA's.
JLateralus
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One of the more bizarre things I've ever drank:
lol. I don't even want to hear it.
It really is. My second favorite pale ale after Abrasive. I don't think many people around here know what it is becuase I can almost always find a sixer.
I had that once when I was visiting the bay area. It was surprisingly good.
JLateralus
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Indeed. It was actually really good.
On a side note, I'm glad I chose this over the Three Floyd's Behemoth Barleywine. My lightweight ass is buzzed after one of these.
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