Heh. That's about the only advantage of being a European football fan. Games start in the evening, so perfectly legitimate beer drinking time
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Heh. That's about the only advantage of being a European football fan. Games start in the evening, so perfectly legitimate beer drinking time
lawlohwhat
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Nsfw beer gore
Yeah I'm not sure if the head is normally like that but it died down quickly. I have to say that was probably one of my favorites thus far. Definitely favorite in that style. More of a stout guy normally.
lawlohwhat
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We've all been there.
I went to the commons taproom this evening. That urban farmhouse ale is great, but I think the flemish kiss was my favorite of what I tried (kolsch, flemish kiss, stout, gose, and farmhouse ale). Something about smelling the pear/bourbon and seeing the color of the beer really made me happy and felt autumn-ish.
L 2 R - urban farmhouse ale, flemish kiss, stout, gose
distantmantra
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I really hope The Commons brews Eidolon again. It was incredible.
We're starting to get their bottles in Seattle (Flemish Kiss, Madrone, Urban Farmhouse), much nicer than having to wait for an Oregon road trip.
We're starting to get their bottles in Seattle (Flemish Kiss, Madrone, Urban Farmhouse), much nicer than having to wait for an Oregon road trip.
distantmantra
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Zwanze Day is nigh.
Psyched.
Psyched.
The last few days:
Stille Nacht is a great Belgian Strong Pale Ale, a bit more fruity than most and the ABV is hidden well. I still prefer Duvel or Delirium.
Petrus Aged Pale is very good, better than the Oud Bruin. The Aged Pale has a good amount of carbonation and just the right amount of sourness, easy to drink.
Stille Nacht is a great Belgian Strong Pale Ale, a bit more fruity than most and the ABV is hidden well. I still prefer Duvel or Delirium.
Petrus Aged Pale is very good, better than the Oud Bruin. The Aged Pale has a good amount of carbonation and just the right amount of sourness, easy to drink.
bumbillbee
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Yeah I'm really excited. Nearby bar had a sour event over the weekend so I got to revisit Cantillon Gueuze and try a 2010 Boon lambic (which was really intense/leathery but glad I got to try it).
Have a bottle of Punkin waiting for me at home so it'll be fun to taste that again. Anybody here had Prairie Bomb? The same bar has it on tap and maybe still in bottles, worth the price?
Have not had it, but from everything I have heard I would most certainly try it and buy a bottle. It is supposed to be very good.
PhoncipleBone
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Tasted this at the Beerfest on Saturday, and this is my first time seeing it in the wild. SOOOOOOO GOOD. Not a big pumpkin fan (usually so sweet), but the spice and smokey flavor on this is sublime. Hunt it down if you can. Truly fantastic.
Prairie Bomb sold out within hours at most of the local liquor stores (only received one case). I managed to grab one but haven't opened it up yet.
Nice! The Petrus beers are sold dirt cheap here. I recently saw them in the Lidl and assumed it would be a cheap stab at quality beer, so it's nice to know it's good stuff, not like the Piedboeuf Triple stuff out there.
Yeah for sure pick up the Aged Pale. I hear the Aged Red is pretty good but I haven't tried it. I would skip the Oud Bruin personally.
Had this while brewing our pumpkin ale a couple of weeks ago, easily one of the best pumpkin ales I've ever tasted.
Tasted this at the Beerfest on Saturday, and this is my first time seeing it in the wild. SOOOOOOO GOOD. Not a big pumpkin fan (usually so sweet), but the spice and smokey flavor on this is sublime. Hunt it down if you can. Truly fantastic.
I love that label.
distantmantra
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Buy all the Cantillon.
nothing wrong with a lil Direct Deposit.
distantmantra
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Crosspost from the Seattle thread:
Zwanze Day is Saturday at Brouwers. Doors at 11am, getting in line around 10am. Psyched.
Zwanze, St. Gilloise, Stupid Sexy Flanders and Ortucky Common for me!
Zwanze Day is Saturday at Brouwers. Doors at 11am, getting in line around 10am. Psyched.
Zwanze, St. Gilloise, Stupid Sexy Flanders and Ortucky Common for me!
distantmantra
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YES.
I've been trying to track this beer down for about a year now, but it's only been poured at Seattle-area festivals I didn't attend.
Getting an error at your link. But I'll probably pass on it...for now.
oops, basically ppl saying it's not as good as Tumbler
I haven't had many brown ales, but Tumbler grew on me as I worked on the six pack.
I wonder if that Sam Adams pumpkin beer is in any of the stores here...
woahitsreeo
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Didn't know that there was distribution for this in the Bay Area, so I was pleasantly surprised to see this case hidden behind the rest of the seasonal stuff in BevMo.
Link
The Autumn Wind
I actually checked at my local Total Wine today, and they didn't even have it in their system.
bumbillbee
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Drinking a Prairie Bomb! now and uh damn. This can't possibly be 14%, not even a trace of a burn. Super thick and chewy and just delicious. It's mostly coffee but you can taste the cocoa and vanilla and the slight chile presence just works way too well. I'm normally not that fond of huge stouts (especially when it's hot outside) but this just blew me away. I haven't had a beer that hid its alcohol this well since Kuhnhenn's DRIPA and this is like 5% more.
I think we just got some Prairie brews here in Iowa about a week ago. I might swing by the liquor store tomorrow and see if anything is available.
PhoncipleBone
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The haul tonight...
Lucked into the Gotterdammerung. But they had tons of the Fat Jack. Wish it was in a six pack. I am shocked at how much I loved that beer.
RoninChaos
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Help me out here. I've never been able to get into beer. Something about the bitterness has always turned me off. I prefer things to be a bit sweeter. Any suggestions for beers I could try?
PhoncipleBone
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Just avoid IPAs for awhile. I really don't know of any good ones to try and learn to like beer, but others might have suggestions. The ones that got me into trying more and liking beer were imperial stouts. The heavier stuff got me going, then I branched from there. For sweeter, some of the fruitier ones could be a good start. Or a good tripel style, as those tend to be sweeter. At least for me.
Go to a bar, get some Blue Moon. Squeeze some of the orange juice into the glass. Great starter beer.
Or maybe a Samuel Adams Cream Stout. It's dark, but it's sweet.
There are a lot of styles that aren't bitter at all. If you can find it, try an Allagash White and if not try one of the more available substitutes (hoegaarden or blue moon).
Avoid any Pale Ales. You can try a Guinness stout or maybe a chocolate or coffee stout, those aren't bitter either.
codswallop
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Well, some things aren't for everyone. But beer has a pretty wide range of styles. Look into beers from small local breweries near you of these styles (in no particular order): sweet stout, Belgian dubbel, wheat beer (aka weissbier), witbier, kriek (not Cantillon!), Flanders red, Berliner weiss. All those are pretty low in bitterness, though the last three are sour so if you don't like sourness avoid those.
Any good beer store will be happy to take your money and steer you in the right direction. I was in Paris over summer and told the owner of a well-known beer shop that I'd never had a good French beer and told him to prove me wrong. He did. Multiple times.
Blue Moon is a good suggestion. Shocktops, ciders, Summer Shandy, etc. Also the chocolate and coffee stouts that others have recommended as well.
distantmantra
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I saw fat jack today in Mesa AZ total wine. Is it like pumking at all? I picked up green monster today. AZ supposedly got 30 cases total. I was planning on drinking my dissident this weekend but now I'm not sure.
I ended up with three bottles of Green Monster yesterday in Seattle. Do you know the story behind it?
I opened one of my Green Monsters last night. It's pretty nice, excited to see what this baby does with some age on it.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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The King of Pums. For every season. There are a few places by me that stash cases away to sell all year.
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