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youngwerther
Banned
So...?
I can't tell whether you are implying that it is a good thing or a bad thing.
I can't tell whether you are implying that it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Well, Unibroue makes my favorite beers so I'm just comparing $2.50 for a 12 oz of that to $10 for 16 oz of this beer.
Shit, you're right. My receipt says "4" next to the name. I'm gonna go try to get my money back.
youngwerther
Banned
Or just get 3 more cans
iamalegionnaire
Member
Just picked these up. Looking forward to them.
Really want to try these, but 20-25 is always tough for me to drop unless I'm feeling flush.
Thought this beer was pretty solid, and nowhere near unpalatably hoppy. But I'm a big IPA guy, so my palate is pretty open to ridiculous bitterness and IBU.
Link
The Autumn Wind
This is why I'm glad I'm not into wine like I am into beer. I can't imagine how expensive that must get.
MacGurcules
Member
Ten bucks for a single can of Young's? That's not right. Somebody must have pulled the four pack apart and didn't reprice them.
That is why you should spend 20 on a great Chardonnay.
I live 30min away from Napa, so getting into wine has been awesome.
Yeah, that's what happened. I went back and got my money.
Glad it got sorted. Young's Chocolate Stout is kind of a gateway stout - it's widely available & not too "out there" for 'ordinary' beer drinkers while giving them a taste of something different.
How much is a Chimay Bleue where you live?
I think we have a 0.75 liter bottle for about 6.99 Euros. I'm not a wine drinker, but I assume you couldn't expect a great wine for that kind of money.
Safeway is selling it for $7 per sixer by me.
youngwerther
Banned
I too considered myself a big IPA guy, but that was just gross.
It was more like a hop tincture than an ale.
Trying to decide if I want to drink tonight.
I'm still thinking about that Anderson Valley Wild Turkey ale, even though that one guy was kind of down on it.
A bomber of Chimay Blue sounds fucking steller right now though.
Sit out back on the balcony checking out the night sky, and then in bed by 9.
I think I'll do that.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
No, not even close. GB is only 10% abv. I had it on draft and thought it was pretty solid.
Yeah that's my point. Expensive beer is still cheaper than mid-tier wine.
How long can beer sit on the shelf before it expires?
Its canned btw. IPA from a local brewer called Golden Road.
Love their beer, but I picked up a case of their Point The Way IPA and just noticed it was canned on June 23rd.
I was planning on serving it up at my daughter's 1st birthday party next week.
Now I'm wondering if it'll taste off.
4.5 months seems long as their stuff is usually fresh. I even get growlers filled by them on occasion.
Its canned btw. IPA from a local brewer called Golden Road.
Love their beer, but I picked up a case of their Point The Way IPA and just noticed it was canned on June 23rd.
I was planning on serving it up at my daughter's 1st birthday party next week.
Now I'm wondering if it'll taste off.
4.5 months seems long as their stuff is usually fresh. I even get growlers filled by them on occasion.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Most breweries will consider 90 days the extent of what's considered fresh (depending on style though). IPAs can fade pretty fast especially if they're not kept cold.
Jamesways
Member
I just didn't care for the New Zealand strain of hops they used. Their West Coast IPA is quite tasty though.
youngwerther
Banned
Fade fast in what way?
Isn't the whole legacy of the IPA concerning its ability to hold up for a lengthy trip to India?
Isn't the whole legacy of the IPA concerning its ability to hold up for a lengthy trip to India?
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Hops as a preservative, yes. For fresh hop flavor time is the enemy. Take a bottle of an IPA you are very familiar with and put in a closet for 3+ months. Grab a fresh one and then drink them side by side. It should be pretty obvious.
Edit: Go here: http://www.stonebrewing.com/enjoyby/. Watch the video "Talking Hops with Mitch Steele". He explains it well.
youngwerther
Banned
Ok.
I am not familiar with the effects of aging on various styles.
Thanks for the explanation.
I am not familiar with the effects of aging on various styles.
Thanks for the explanation.
iamalegionnaire
Member
Hop flavor and bitterness can diminish very quickly, so there's been a pretty strong movement among many brewers (Stone in particular, as demonstrated by their Enjoy By series) to encourage consumers to drink as quickly as possible. It is largely dependent on the particular beer, of course, but especially with imperial IPAs and beyond, malt flavors begin to overwhelm after a couple months and the hop/malt balance the brewer intended starts to disappear.
If you have a whole case, why not crack open one to test it?
A four month old IPA can barely be "expired" in the usual sense of the word, it just might not taste as hoppy anymore. German brewers have to put on anexpiration date on their beers for legal reasons, and it's usually about one year.
So while it may not taste quite as good as it did early on, you can still drink it, without a doubt. Especially if it's from a can, they're pretty good at preserving beer.
A four month old IPA can barely be "expired" in the usual sense of the word, it just might not taste as hoppy anymore. German brewers have to put on anexpiration date on their beers for legal reasons, and it's usually about one year.
So while it may not taste quite as good as it did early on, you can still drink it, without a doubt. Especially if it's from a can, they're pretty good at preserving beer.
Just did... Not fresh.
I doubt most of the people there would know the difference. But I do and so would a couple guys who will be there.
I guess I'll have to decide whether or not to go through the trouble of returning it.
Costco is usually good about keeping stock up to date.
Looking at 135 days since it was canned.
I doubt most of the people there would know the difference. But I do and so would a couple guys who will be there.
I guess I'll have to decide whether or not to go through the trouble of returning it.
Costco is usually good about keeping stock up to date.
Looking at 135 days since it was canned.
Some of my friends have been harassing me about giving them some of my Westy so when we get together tomorrow I'm planning on doing a blind quad tasting (hoping to prove Westy isn't THAT much better, lol).
Picked up a couple Rochefort 10, Le Trappe Quad, and a Straffe Hendrick, to go along with two West 12 My liquor store guy pushed me away from the St Bernardus.
Enjoying this one on tonight on my own.
Picked up a couple Rochefort 10, Le Trappe Quad, and a Straffe Hendrick, to go along with two West 12 My liquor store guy pushed me away from the St Bernardus.
Enjoying this one on tonight on my own.
distantmantra
Member
St. Bernadus Abt 12 is actually really similar to Westy 12.
Yeah, I remember reading that they contract brewed for them for a while and pretty much kept using the recipe. But the Westy recipe has changed a bit over time.
Out of the trappist quads I've had this is how I'd rank them personally right now.
Achel Extra > St Bernardus 12 > Westvleteren 12 > Rochefort 10 > La Trappe Quad
They're all amazing though. I want to do a blind tasting with all of them eventually but I can only get Achel Extra at bars so I can't bring any home. I have the others aging right now.
Achel Extra > St Bernardus 12 > Westvleteren 12 > Rochefort 10 > La Trappe Quad
They're all amazing though. I want to do a blind tasting with all of them eventually but I can only get Achel Extra at bars so I can't bring any home. I have the others aging right now.
distantmantra
Member
Kona is fine, but nothing amazing. All the stuff sold outside Hawaii is brewed in Portland, OR, by the way.
I really like Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot.
distantmantra
Member
Whoa. No more case sales at the brewery? Time for Vermonters to start chasin' dem trucks!
I've had Heady a couple times, I'm guessing the trade value will go up as it won't be as easy to get now.
people are mad, those people need to chill.
distantmantra
Member
I've been reading the butthurt entitlement at BA. Yes, they do need to calm down.
im guessing people are upset they cant hoard cases, and the price at stores might go up a bit, boo-hoo, the cult worship of that beer is unlike anything ive ever seen
distantmantra
Member
Yeah, that's kinda what I thought.
Jamesways
Member
Bought some Celeration last week, just cracking into it now. Delicious stuff.
And I'm lucky, one of my local places, Dangerous Man Brewing, still has growlers left of their Single Hop Series- Citra IPA. So damn good. They've done Columbus and Saaz, going to run through most of the major West Coast and a few other strains.
I think it's a great idea, showcasing just one hop each batch.
And I'm lucky, one of my local places, Dangerous Man Brewing, still has growlers left of their Single Hop Series- Citra IPA. So damn good. They've done Columbus and Saaz, going to run through most of the major West Coast and a few other strains.
I think it's a great idea, showcasing just one hop each batch.
Heady Topper does have quite the following, so it's no surprise that people are reacting strongly to the news from The Alchemist. I haven't had it, but have seen quite a few posts on BA of people with cases of the stuff picked up from the brewery. Not any more, I guess.
Anyway, didn't get any since I still have a couple bottles in the fridge.
I'm not sure what the deal is with the FBS pricing here. I saw some at Hy-Vee earlier marked $9.99. It seems like beer is usually a bit more expensive there than at the liquor store a couple hundred feet away, which is where I got a 4-pack for $11.99. Who knows.
Anyway, didn't get any since I still have a couple bottles in the fridge.