KILZ FILLZ Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 cervesa caguamas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I was just in Taiwan a few weeks back, was surprised at all the different Asahi brews there are since we just have the super dry in the states. Mostly it was all similar in taste, but I had one or two that were better than the others. I know this is the beer thread, but if you're in Japan make sure you try out some of the different whiskys from the Suntory region- good shit! Drinking the Dogfish Head Palo Alto Marron now out of boredom. Some of you swear by this brand, I think it sucks overall, although I did have the pumpkin on tap last week and it was pretty good that way. This stuff is high on the alcohol content, but I feel it's a bad copy of the more expensive Samuel Adams brew they had years back that was like $4-5/bottle that came in the dark blue bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhills Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Started fucking w/ some of those wet hop brews recently, shit has bite. Drinking the Fisherman's Pumpkin Stout now, I wouldn't recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shittles..TasteTheAsshole Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I bought three 710ml cans of Labatt extra dry. I'm just cracking one open now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 sierra nevada celebration ale is good can definitely drink 6 in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink fist Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 ^^did do last friday. Rogue chocolate stout last night to help work get done. Pretty decent, although I prefer the shakespeare stout or mocha porter more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 leffe blonde. i've fallen in love with these. $7 for 24 oz glass on tap at a cool bar. also just tried harpoon's ipa, nothing crazy, but good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Now on to Three Philosophers. I don't get it though. I love lambics, would never mix anything into a well done lambic. Plus, do these guys even make a lambic to be mixing into their brew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Had a whole bunch of christmas beers last night. Had a bit of a tasting with our beer buyer. It was sort of great, the CEO of Pabst came into our store and left his card with our buyer. Dude's name is, no joke, John J. Lennon. There were some break out hits last night and some horrible failures. Among the top were: This year's Double Bastard by Stone. Not a christmas beer, but a seasonal that matches the strength of the beers in season right now. This was really good. This year's batch is malty, bitter, big and flavorful. The hop profile matched our taco's nicely and took the heat of the spice off my tongue while not overpowering me with a floral bouquet. This beer was great but we had it at the wrong moment in the evening. After finishing the Double Bastard we moved to this while still eating our taco's. The Belgian yeasts were an odd counterpart to the cayenne, paprika and cumin of the taco meat. Regardless, an awesome beer. Deep, complex and not overly spiced, this is a nice winter take on the Belgian classic. This beer was crazy. To start, it's essentially a mix of three different brewing processes. It is a farmhouse ale (as a saison is), brewed as a rye, with Brettanomyces. So you have the natural mustiness of the saison, with the bitterness of the rye and the funk of the Brettanomyces. Needless to say this was as complex as a beer can be. Was very good. I would love to try this with the right cheese plate. Something silky to contrast all the crazy flavors going on in this beer. If you like the farmhouse palette and you are a fan of interesting brewing combinations seek this beer out. I think this next one was my winner for the night. Light, full bodied, hopped just right, yet still with the winter spices that make this time of year so distinctive. I wish we had drank this with the taco's. I would like to try this again as I was a bit toasty by the time we got to it anyways. Luckily there is still one sitting in my fridge right now. Runner up for the night: Nothing bad to say about this beer. Was a little too drunk to have anything to say about it in general. Wasn't bad, wasn't stellar. Has a stout that was more like a porter, can't remember it's name. There were a few more that I will try to remember as the day goes on. Weren't too great, weren't too bad. Utter Failures: I wanted to like this beer. I have a bad history with Anchor; the first six pack of their Anchor Steam Beer I had was skunked. So from then on, I have rarely been able to try a beer of theirs without almost retching from remembering the horrid taste in my mouth during that first six pack. This beer I had high hopes though unfounded it seems. This beer was atrocious. It was like someone took all the chemical potpourri of a Bed, Bath and Beyond and dumped it in my mouth. It was fucking disgusting. Everyone who was tasting beers had to dump it out. I was so pissed and it only further ruined my already skeptical perception of Anchor as an overrated brewery. Equally as horrible. However this one I fully expected. I do not like New Belgium at all. Fuck this brewery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veintiocho Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Good reviews... I've heard only good things about the Elysian, gonna have to see if they distribute anywhere around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I think I have gotten the majority of my "props" from this thread. I can dig that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 speaking of fresh hopped ales, this is the best I've had this year in a bottle. Super grassy tasting, really delicious. And for anyone in the Boston/ northern new england area the Portsmouth brewery Hop Harvest this year was outstanding. The most resiny hop flavor I've ever had, it might be still on tap but if so I doubt it will last much longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbajoDeLaTierra Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escoone! Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Got some of the rogue american amber ale yesterday, pretty good ale def. could drink a couple. That sierra nevada porter looks like it taste like ass, I hate porters though.. and sierra nevada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 don't think i could handle the double bastard drank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaten By Wolves Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ok so I have never tried a christmas beer (whole seasonal flavored beer thing never got me) are the good? Is it worth the ten bucks for a bomber of something like/similar to Deliriums Noel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 They're all slightly different. I like the Corsendonk one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 My broke ass hasn't been getting into anything good as of lately. I did have an awesome Pumpkin Ale brewed at Great Lakes though. Never had a Pumpkin Ale that I can actually drink and enjoy. Shipyard makes a pretty decent one but I can only handle one or two before the sugar content gets to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethinglikethat Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Shipyard pumpkin is NASTY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaten By Wolves Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 They're all slightly different. I like the Corsendonk one. What's the overall flavor profile like for a x-mas beer though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 What's the overall flavor profile like for a x-mas beer though? People use different shit from cocoa to cinnamon to nutmeg, different fruits at times. Right now I'm drinking a Hooker. That's right. This one is the Hooker Watermelon Ale, local stuff w/o a wide distribution, probably not on the shelves much longer as the watermelon is seasonal. Definitely smells like watermelon, definitely has the flavor of watermelon w/ a slight hint of what tastes like the seeds if that makes sense. Warning if you get this- I had a bunch of these one night before hitting the yard = sudden liquid doo-doo. Go easy on it unless you're trying to clean your system out. This brand makes overall good stuff, if you find their winter seasonal get it, one of the best tasting brews I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I just puked in my mouth a little bit at the thought of watermelon ale. A lot of Christmas beers are a bit spicy. not like hot spicy, but as in they have a lot of spices used in them. and as John said, different fruits depending on the beer. Most of them don't seem to be heavy on the fruit flavor though, its more just a mix of fruit flavors along with whatever spices that specific beer uses. Personally, most of them aren't my idea of great, but i've definitely had some very good christmas beers too. I stick with all the ultra dark/heavy winter seasonals for the most part and ignore the christmas ones unless its from a brewery i love, or someone specifically recommends it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SELL CRACK HARD Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Heineken is overpriced garbage, and thats a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I just puked in my mouth a little bit at the thought of watermelon ale. Along the lines of what I thought when I heard of it. But they don't make bad shit so eventually I decided to try it. Believe me, it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Now drinking Southern Tier Mokah, not recommended. I'm not a giant fan of mixing coffee & beer but thought I'd take a chance as their Pumpking was great shit. This isn't so great, kind of bitter, I assume that's the work of using bittersweet chocolate. It's not bitter in a good way, kind of ruins the flavor to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Heineken is overpriced garbage, and thats a fact. Says the guy who regularly posts in a thread about absurdly overpriced, hipster beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Yes, but the pricy stuff i drink is either A. really high alcohol content (my semi regular expensive beer is 10.5% ABV) B. Incredibly delicious C. both A and B. Where as i can think of a shit ton of lagers that are better than heineken and much cheaper. Plus, its only 5% ABV. I think there's a misconception by some people that everyone who posts in this thread only drink expensive beer. If i'm drinking to get drunk, i'll drink some dirt cheap swill and not mind at all. If i'm only going to have a beer or two, i'd rather spend a couple extra dollars and actually enjoy it, instead of leisurely sipping on a Coors light or something along those lines. And the reason its generally only the more expensive, craft beers getting posted is because most every beer drinker knows what all the cheap, name brand beers taste like, so there's really no reason to discuss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 That's a reasonable explanation. I just personally only like cheap, pisswater beer. After I ran out of Coronas last night I tried to drink my boys Sam Adams....fucking disgusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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