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sharkmuncher
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I've had that apricot saison a few times at the brewery, good, but no where near the $20/bomber they decided to charge for their bottled beers. Rumor is they are going to start canning soon, so I'm hoping that will result in a dramatic drop in off the shelf cost.
distantmantra
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Damn, you guys are shelling out some serious money for beer 
I've dropped around $20 a couple of times for a 75Cl. bottle if I thought it'd be really something special. For most 33/50 cl. bottles of quality beers the pricing here for German, Belgian and Dutch stuff is usually in between $1.60 and $3. I still feel a bit weird paying the same for some microbrewery IPA that hasn't been in existence for longer than a year as a Chimay or Abt Bernardus .
I've dropped around $20 a couple of times for a 75Cl. bottle if I thought it'd be really something special. For most 33/50 cl. bottles of quality beers the pricing here for German, Belgian and Dutch stuff is usually in between $1.60 and $3. I still feel a bit weird paying the same for some microbrewery IPA that hasn't been in existence for longer than a year as a Chimay or Abt Bernardus .
Damn, you guys are shelling out some serious money for beer
I'll typically pay whatever it costs to try something once, then ill decide whether or not ill continue to buy it. Most absurd thing I've ever done was dropping $30 for a Russian River Supplication at a bar here. But it was my first sour and really altered my taste in beer... so it was worth it I guess.
Well, that and like $95 six pack of westy lol
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17% ABV will do that.
distantmantra
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I treat beer a lot like wine. I'm buying something that someone put a lot of hard work into, and that's not always cheap. The pricier big bottles are things I always share with my wife, my parents and/or my friends.
I applaud you because I'm a selfish bastard lol
Talk about sours has got me curious. I think the only thing I've ever had that could be considered a sour is Liefmans Goudenband, which some sites describe as a sour red, others as a (Flanders) old bruin.
Edit: ah, lambics and gueuzes fall under the category too I see. Have had plenty of those but all the experimentation with sours in the USA sounds interesting.
PhoncipleBone
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Mother of god. What brand is that? I cannot read the whole label, but I must try it!
Ricko Suave
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I'm thinking the same thing.
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Mephistopheles' Stout by Avery Brewing.
http://goodbeerhunting.com/
Mostly Chicago based, but still some good reads in there, and great photography.
You weren't kidding. Thanks!
Yeah I paid $24 for a sanctification bottle right after drinking a Pliny the Younger just so I could prove to people at my table how much better sours are than IPAs (though some wouldn't call sanctification a sour).
PhoncipleBone
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Looked for it at my local liquor store, and the guy said that Avery Brewing is no longer available in CT. He said they might have a few bottles still hanging around, but he could not find them. Dammit. I was wanting to try this.
StrikerObi
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I just got back from a trip to Boulder, CO a few days ago and it was awesome. Definitely the best beer of any city I've visited. I highly recommend checking out Mountain/Southern Sun (two brewpubs owned by the same guys) and Avery (probably the best distributing brewery in Boulder). Avery's tasting room has big selection and most of the stuff on tap is available only at the brewery. I had a beer named after Homestar Runner's "Trogdor The Burninator", and it was an absolutely delicious smoked dopplebock. Their 20th anniversary double IPA was also amazing.
I'm on it.
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Gonna drink this while playing Minecraft Hardcore mode tonight
Never had it before. Looked interesting. Been sitting in my basement since October.
Never had it before. Looked interesting. Been sitting in my basement since October.
Today's haul
The Farm to Barrel Ones are an "Ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries and nectarines" and "Ale aged in wine barrels with cara cara oranges, meyer lemons and buddha’s hand citrons." I'm curious but not expecting too much. The previous 2 of the series are rated 98 on ratebeer though
The Farm to Barrel Ones are an "Ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries and nectarines" and "Ale aged in wine barrels with cara cara oranges, meyer lemons and buddha’s hand citrons." I'm curious but not expecting too much. The previous 2 of the series are rated 98 on ratebeer though
tell yourself you're drinking different beers with different end goals. Macros are there to satiate a general thirst, have something in your hand while in social situations, and get drunk. They serve that purpose generally better than most micros.
theSlacker
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Just don't be a dick about it? Drink what you like and don't go around telling people they are drinking pisswater and it will not matter. Most places will have something good on tap, even if it isn't microbrewery level. Learning to enjoy the different levels of beer can be important. Macros aren't all bad, and are useful for different situations, like when you just need something to drink or are in a social situation. Also they add a constant contrast to the higher quality ones that you will drink.
Edit: beaten on a few things. Should have refreshed before posting.
Blue Moon, ShockTop, Sam Adams Boston Lager, whatever Sam Adams seasonal is out.
At least one of these seems to be at almost every bar or event I have ever been too, and all of them are definitely drinkable (well the Sam Adams seasonal is sometimes terrible).
Alas, I don't live in the US ;-)
As for "don't be a dick about it", I'm not preaching. I only have to deal with this for myself.
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Most bars will have selections like Guinness, Newcastle, Fuller's, Boddingtons, and Stella. There are macrobrews that aren't Bud Light.
theSlacker
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Ah sorry about that then. When most people talk about beer snobs it is the obnoxious people who always criticize what others are drinking or stick their nose up at anything "lesser".
Drink hard liquor or cocktails if you're forced to go to a place with a crappy beer selection.
Otherwise, don't fight the beer snobbery.
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Many bars are beer and wine only.
distantmantra
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One of the great things about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest in general is that nowhere has "just shit beers on tap." There's always Manny's on tap at the very least, and probably some other craft option as well.
I like the 400 Pound Monkey. It's a style of pale ale that gets overshadowed by IPA monsters, so it's nice to see a good English Pale Ale. And yes, the label is gorgeous.
Technically it's a gueuze but having picked up four bottles of 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Armand & Tommy yesterday I can definitely confirm your pricing there lol. Nearly $23 a bottle where I am. Absolutely worth it if you like that kind of thing though.
Unrelated but I picked up a bottle of this today (Les Trois Mousquetaires Hopfenweisse). The last time I had it was last summer on a fishing trip in Quebec (ok, a thinly disguised beer vacation with lots of fishing during the day) and it tasted like a standard hefe to me. Basically zero hop aroma or flavour. It was hugely disappointing because I absolutely love Schneider's Hopfenweisse and I was expecting an interpretation of that.
Well, turns out the beer I had last summer was just really stale. I drank the fresh bottle I got today and it was glorious. Absolutely intense tropical fruit and citrus aroma and more of the same on the taste. It's even more hoppy than Schneider's Hopfenweisse but less sweet overall. Still very similar though and an excellent brew especially since it's only 6% vs the 8%+ in Schneider's Hopfenweisse. I'm going to try to make it my summer beer like Schneider's Hopfenweisse was for me last year. Highly recommended. For anyone in Ontario Canada it's available at the LCBO right now.
Now I just have to decide if I should close the night off with a Goose Island Matilda or Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge!
Technically it's a gueuze but having picked up four bottles of 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Armand & Tommy yesterday I can definitely confirm your pricing there lol. Nearly $23 a bottle where I am. Absolutely worth it if you like that kind of thing though.
Unrelated but I picked up a bottle of this today (Les Trois Mousquetaires Hopfenweisse). The last time I had it was last summer on a fishing trip in Quebec (ok, a thinly disguised beer vacation with lots of fishing during the day) and it tasted like a standard hefe to me. Basically zero hop aroma or flavour. It was hugely disappointing because I absolutely love Schneider's Hopfenweisse and I was expecting an interpretation of that.
Well, turns out the beer I had last summer was just really stale. I drank the fresh bottle I got today and it was glorious. Absolutely intense tropical fruit and citrus aroma and more of the same on the taste. It's even more hoppy than Schneider's Hopfenweisse but less sweet overall. Still very similar though and an excellent brew especially since it's only 6% vs the 8%+ in Schneider's Hopfenweisse. I'm going to try to make it my summer beer like Schneider's Hopfenweisse was for me last year. Highly recommended. For anyone in Ontario Canada it's available at the LCBO right now.
Now I just have to decide if I should close the night off with a Goose Island Matilda or Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge!
nice, i just had their Red Ale last night, it was really, really great.
distantmantra
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Gueuze is a sour and a lambic. But not all sours are lambics or gueuzes. ;-)
And 3F is fucking brilliant. Good choice!
And 3F is fucking brilliant. Good choice!
I've never had that before, nice.
Yeah, I don't know my terminology all that well. We don't get many beers like these over here usually so my experience is limited. I'm pretty excited though.
Last night me and a friend had a joint birthday party and I drank about a dozen Rolling Rocks. Ice cold on a hot day, they went down like water. Felt good man. No hangover today. If I drank that much of one of my favorite high alcohol beers I would have been dead. So I think with macrobrews you just enjoy them for what they are.
As much of a beer snob as I am, a rolling rock on a hot day is pretty great.
distantmantra
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Bottles of Miller High Life on a hot day are never turned down.
Gonna drink this while playing Minecraft Hardcore mode tonight
Never had it before. Looked interesting. Been sitting in my basement since October.
How was it? I saw this beer pop in a shop nearby couple of weeks ago, but it was kinda pricey compared to other Belgian blondes. Was sorta wondering if it's worth when compared to others of the same type. Beautiful label too.
Yes, yes it is. I had it for the first time last week. SO GOOD. So potent!
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