ShortFuse Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 wasnt bad...but I didnt have much choice being I was at a bi-lo and yes at a gas station for this one...was ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterblunt Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Fucker complaining about the Southern Tier 2x IPA? Dumb fart sniffer, should be congratulating Bi Lo for carrying it. been drinking some of this lately, pretty good IMO. Very similar spice profile to the pumking, probably why I enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 i wish i had better access to southern tier, i have loved everything i've tried of theirs. and a 2x ipa by them? sounds dreamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterblunt Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Fucker complaining about the Southern Tier 2x IPA? Dumb fart sniffer, should be congratulating Bi Lo for carrying it. been drinking some of this lately, pretty good IMO. Very similar spice profile to the pumking, probably why I enjoy it. goddammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Southern tier is a damn good brewery. I was calling them a brewer's brewery the other night because of their attenuation to labeling the brewing specifics of each beer. Some of them I don't particularly enjoy, but they are quite solid overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarry Larry Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I got to try both of these last week. One lived up to the hype, one didn't. The heady topper is best IPA I have ever had. I just polished off the last can from a case of Heady Topper today, damn good. The CBS I have enjoyed on draft before, but did not take the extra effort to ensure myself a bottle. With all the hype on the release, I became discouraged with "scoring a bottle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I've still got a bottle of KBS sitting in a closet in chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecarwreck Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 a few more from Like hearty Belgians? I don't... nice spice-less but still tasty fair you know it's good. no Punking around here totally drinkable bock-y goodness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceIIsobriety Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 posted a few pages back, get with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 i seen! we drink the same beers. suck it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceIIsobriety Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 i seen! we drink the same beers. suck it! :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullshitTantrum Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 i haven't been drinking as much lately but genny does it again. they delivered kegs and 12 packs of the genny heritage in a horse drawn carriage. if any of you fools are old enough to know, 12 horse is the Genny cream ale's cream ale. seriously awesome for 7 bucks a 12 pack. i heard they brought it back and released the heritage genny 12 pack (12 horse re-issue, genny white lable and cream ale) because they found a shit ton of the old bottles at the brewery. either way i'm fuckin stoked on drinking again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceIIsobriety Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 send me one, asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 i seen! we drink the same beers. suck it! Letch shee shum more sheckshe legs in knee high shocks :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullshitTantrum Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 send me one, asap. i'll have em in the fridge until they decide to ruin my fun. come get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Having some Deschutes Jubelae ...photos later. Possible Oregon brewery field trip in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Just saw the Four Hand brews for the first time today but I didnt grab any. Picked this up. A very strange brew. Never had any of brew dogs stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Try and get a Bashah from BrewDog. Even their standard Punk IPA is a good drinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltrailer77 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 protester, you never answered my questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Oh shit, what questions? EDIT: Found them. Two minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 correct me if Im wrong but most of the mouth feel is the carbonation, the unfermented malts/sugars, and the other solids dissolved in to solution (proteins, hop oils, and yeast esters). So, assuming that is correct, the grain bill for an N/A beer would have to be really abbreviated, plus how would you let the yeast work? These are questions and assumptions... @protester The other contributor to mouth feel is the alcohol content. Being as alcohol is essentially bone dry, it can trick the tongue a bit. High alcohol beers are generally associated with sweetness, because they require a very strong first running wort, rather than a low grav beer which would use a lot more water in the mash and sparge. So you're right in what you've said. To create a 'non-alcoholic' beer (there's never truly a zero percent beer, but by law anything under 1.5% (might be different in the states) is considered NA) you have to use either a shit load more water on sparge, or a lot less grain in the bill. What we are looking at to create the low alcohol is getting an original gravity that will put our final alcohol by volume figure in the range of under 1.5% (I'm aiming for under 2%). This side of it is fairly easy to work out, a lot harder to actually achieve on my brewhouse. Working on the basis that I want a 2% beer, I need to achieve a starting gravity of just 1.015 - which is where I normally FINISH ferment. I think my biggest thing here will be yeast. At 1.015 there's not a hell of a lot of ferment-able sugars in the wort, so it's possible the yeast will just give up straight away... but before it does, it will get stressed and start converting some other nasties in order to live. So I need to find a yeast robust enough to handle this, and probably also Oxygenation will be necessary on transfer to start the ferment. Clear as mud? Yes. I am still researching though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltrailer77 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 believe it or not that actually answers my question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Good stuff. I'll keep you up to speed when I make it, I'm aiming for brewing it on the 8th. I've heard of some people pitching yeast only into the bottle straight away, instead of doing a primary ferment. It'll be trial and error. I'll do some that way, and some in my traditional two stage style. The fucked thing is I can't send any to the states *Sorry NBB* - I just tried to send a bottle of something I made to a bloke in the US and they destroyed it at customs, I can no longer send any alcoholic product (even 1.5% :/) to the states unless it's through import/export channels. It's nearly 8am and I haven't had a beer yet. Hmm. Might go check on the Belgian Ale in the coolroom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceIIsobriety Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 would the regs in here consider yourselves, "alchoholics"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonis Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 pussies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 i would not consider myself an alcoholic. a few years ago i wasn't so sure of that, but i've mellowed out and am okay not drinking. i'm just a binge drinker and it comes in phases, i don't like getting schwasted without a real reason to. i just like good beers and good drinks that pair with food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceIIsobriety Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 totally agreed, i still tend to get pretty out of hand from time 2 time though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 sure, but thats letting go, not being dependent on it. i'll get black out drunk a few times a year, but i don't need to do it 5-6 days a week like i used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 would the regs in here consider yourselves, "alchoholics"? Yes. I had my first drink in about 5 weeks last night, only had two drinks. When I don't have anything, I'm just an alcoholic that's not drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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