B For Bendetta
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The good ones are pretty delicious though
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The good ones are pretty delicious though
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I'm in the mood for something bitter and chocolatey, what do you all recommend?
distantmantra
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Totally. I had Cascade's Live Golden Yeller last night at the Pine Box in Seattle. It was taaaaasty.
Also had Boneyard's Hop Venom Imperial IPA. As always, Boneyard is awesome.
Diseased Yak
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My haul from yesterday. I decided to get only a couple of things that I'd had in the past, and focus on getting all new stuffs.
First up, new glassware. I especially like the Kasteel one with the building built into the stem:
First up, new glassware. I especially like the Kasteel one with the building built into the stem:
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Nice grabs Diseased Yak!
My recent stuff:
The First Snow Ale I had (coworker gave me 4 bottles...I drank one). Was not a fan.
My recent stuff:
The First Snow Ale I had (coworker gave me 4 bottles...I drank one). Was not a fan.
I love coconut too but I thought that beer was shit. I love their pipeline porter though.
B For Bendetta
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A traditional farmhouse is going to use one of the saison yeasts. The sour beers we are talking about generally use either Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces, or Pediococcus strains. They will be punch you in the fave sour. Think one of those warhead candies. Some common ones are New Belgium's La Folie, Clutch, Kick, and Eric's Ale, and Monk's Cafe. I really like La Folie. Isn't there a brewery that does only sour ales? Jolly Pumpkin I think?
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Deleted member 8095
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Hmm, I actually rank this is one of the worst beers I've ever tasted as the coconut is so overpowering and artificial tasting. Really terrible compared to the other beers you can get from Kona Brewing Co.
Farmhouse beers can have all sorts of shit in them, including wild yeast and bacteria. Fantome is a typical example.
SteveWinwood
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Ah yeah the sour wasn't near that pronounced. I don't recall any of those being in a store I've seen. I'll try them at some point I suppose. Even if it is years down the line when I make it back to goose island.
Old Engine Oil, no seriously.
i had some of this a few months back, so damn delicious
That, sir, is one hell of a lot of hops for 5 gallons!
What I did for beer today:
- Finished my ghetto fermentation chamber consisting of a heavy duty cardboard box, 1/2 inch pink insulation+tape, and a mini fridge with its door off. Holding a solid 62 degrees so far which is exactly what I hoped for here in Texas.
- Went looking for some new Jester King, ended up with a bottle of "Red and Blue" from Dogfish Head & some Wee Scottish Heavy from a brewer I've never heard. Thanks, HEB.
- Picked up my ingredients for a brewday tomorrow - a Sierra Nevada-like pale ale from HBT. Straightforward recipe (3 types of grain, 2 types of hops) so should help me dial in my BIAB process.
- While making room for my fermenter box + fridge, discovered two old bottles of homebrew tucked away in some unused bottle boxes (I keg now). Tastes like one of my first batches of extract 70 Shilling a year ago.... More malty than it was back then, obviously, pretty "plain" & dull. I've definitely improved as a brewer.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Man, I am getting super pumped for Saturday. First time having Dark Lord <3
sharkmuncher
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I agree. Having one now and this will probably be my official bonfire/bbq beer. Something I can enjoy, yet is also easily approachable for the Bud/Boulevard crowd.
Oberon is a fantastic session beer, one of the best IMO. I think you have to mix it up a little otherwise your palette will suffer. I love the really high end stuff, but I can also sit down and enjoy a Warsteiner Dunkel as I'm doing now just the same.
I found a neighborhood wine shop that's run by a family of beer geeks, so I've been trying out a bunch of different beers recently.
My love of Bell's has been reaffirmed as of late.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Got a call earlier from the beer distributor. Case of 312 I ordered is in.
Last time they had it in I was the only person who bought it. Local drunks have no idea how good it is.
Last time they had it in I was the only person who bought it. Local drunks have no idea how good it is.
distantmantra
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InBev is buying up the trademarks to other area codes so they can sell this as a local beer in other parts of the US.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Nice exploitation InBev.
When this happens I'll pass on the 718 beer. I won't be the guy wearing the band shirt while seeing the band.
Stormwatch
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I am intrigued by this. I visited the Kona Brewery when I was on vacation last year and sampled some of their stuff. I wonder if I can find this at my local beer store in NY.
distantmantra
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Kona distributes on the mainland, but everything is contract brewed in Portland, OR.
SteveWinwood
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Hilarious.
distantmantra
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Iron Horse in Ellensburg, WA has 509 Pale Ale, so they can't touch Eastern Washington.
Some buddies and I have been joking about trademarking 206 (Seattle) so InBev can't.
ErnieMcCracken
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Hopefully it's better this year than last (and the last few years for that matter). Cloyingly sweet mess last year. I'll be bringing a bottle of '08 with me (along with a lot more good stuff!).
yeah bought a 4 pack last night, found it surprisingly drinkable, kinda sweet with a hoppy finish. Great bbq beer.
SteveWinwood
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I just remembered the beer store in town is having a shitton of beers for tasting tonight. Super excited.
gutterboy44
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Fuck yeah! Sixpoint releasing a seasonal summer ale, Apollo. Going to have to track this down at a deli today after work.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
If any GAF folk will be at DLD tomorrow, PM me. I may have a nice brew or two with me share tastes with.
I thought it was muddled and sloppy. Not a great beer. It was unfocused in its hop character, and the malt character was meh.
SteveWinwood
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1st batch wasn't that great from homebrewing (from when I followed a recipe). But just cracked the second batch (from where I just threw handfulls of shit together) and man it's super amazing if I do say so myself.
Jester King's "Boxer's Revenge" has officially kicked my arse tonight. Those guys can do no wrong.
I know they're slowly widening their distribution (other states got this beer first, thanks TABC!) - if you get the chance to try their Black Metal, or anything bar Petit Prince, do so. *Great* beers. Le Petit Prince is good, just doesn't do them justice as it's a very low alcohol table beer.
And congrats, SteveWinwood My first beer in my fermenter is maturing nicely - smelling nice from the airlock after a week at a steady 62/64. Woot!
I know they're slowly widening their distribution (other states got this beer first, thanks TABC!) - if you get the chance to try their Black Metal, or anything bar Petit Prince, do so. *Great* beers. Le Petit Prince is good, just doesn't do them justice as it's a very low alcohol table beer.
And congrats, SteveWinwood
My first beer in my fermenter is maturing nicely - smelling nice from the airlock after a week at a steady 62/64. Woot!distantmantra
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I don't get the love for Shift. I really don't like any of New Belgium's non-Lips of Faith beers, to be honest. The Lips of Faith stuff is top-notch, though.
Enjoying a bomber of Green Flash's Palate Wrecker tonight.
Enjoying a bomber of Green Flash's Palate Wrecker tonight.
My first ever home brewed beer. IPA with cascade hops and speciality grains. Turned out great, and I couldn't wait to open a bottle. Needs a bit longer in the bottle to fully carbonate, but it tastes awesome and had good head, aroma and taste!
Got a Cream Ale going into bottles next weekend, and then will do an all-grain ESB. This brewing lark is fun!
Congrats! I love homebrewing. Tried to pour a glass of my Belgian Golden Ale tonight & I *finally* kicked the keg, which means I can tap my IPA. Pulled the dryhops out of it tonight & it smelled great - it's my first all-grain brew.
When I kicked the keg tonight, meant I had to drink from the /other/ tap, a ESB. Love that style of brew - the malt focused "heavy" from Scotland is what I grew up on as a drinker, and still love despite the hops craze here in the US
And it works great for homebrew IMO as it's such a straightforward style focused on the grain.
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Deleted member 8095
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I disagree with the love for Koko Brown. The coconut flavor is way too overpowering. It's pretty nasty actually.
distantmantra
Member
Picked up a bomber of Pike's Space Needle Golden Anniversary IPA tonight. Not a fan of Pike typically, but couldn't pass it up.
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