theprotester Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Jokes aside, that Quiet American did nothing for me. If you liked that though, be sure to check out Cheeky Monkey's Belgian IPA when they open up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime stoppers Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Dropping unnecessary knowledge (obviously I know what noel beer is, like I said, drunk it in Belgium). Trying to make up for vomiting on yourself (goblet pfff). Ripping on your home town breweries. Minus 1,000 style points. I thought cunts in here liked getting drunk. So i posted a beer with a relatively high alcohol content. Fucking cry. not trying to make up for it. vomited on myself plenty of times and will certainly do it a lot more. home town breweries? haha aaand 7.2ABV is pretty low considering most of the beers posted in here. people in here do like getting drunk, but the point of spending good money on good beer is to enjoy it, not get hammered. you stepped into the beer fag thread, what you expect son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 any beer named after a graham greene novel gets atleast a nod in my book, would like to try just based on that. and also 7.2 isn't really that high. seems like more and more the average is 6-8 for good beers. maybe i'm just drawn to the high abv ones though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 High alcohol beer is easier to make than low alcohol beer. There's a lot of places to hide in an 8% beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back In 88 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Maybe it's because I've grown up in Australia where Hahn, Swan, Emu, VB, Fosters and basically every other mainstream beer is 4 < abv < 6. Nonetheless, cheers for the heads up protester. What was it that you didn't like about the beer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 As far as I was aware it was meant to be a Belgian IPA - didn't really capture much of the flavour you'd expect from one. Nothing inherently wrong with, I just thought it was pretty close to the Big Dippa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGatsby Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Picked this up the other day and haven't had time to give it a shot. I've never had a rye beer, but I've really enjoyed every thing else I've had from Bear Republic so I'm assuming it's a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 i was in ERIE PA this past weekend... gooooood beer there! cant remember a single one of them..but i know i had a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 went here. forgot which ipa's i had, but they were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Damn straight you did. Did you hit up Choc? Last I remember he lives in the area. Did you walk down to Beer Rev after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 count choco taco did come out for a minute. after we went to the ruby room. we didn't get to oakland til' around 11pm, so not a lot of time. boombastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 nice moves. love seein people goin to my places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anything goes Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Just scored a fantome noel from the secret stash at the beer store on my corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGatsby Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Why are people shitting on the dude for getting Sam Light? You have to start somewhere. Not everyone went from stealing their dad's Bud's in middle school to Pliny The Elder Also, Hop Rod Rye is the shit. All my favorite parts of IPA flavor without the bitterness or boozieness on the tail end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime stoppers Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 you like IPA's but dont like the bitterness at the end? you sure you like IPA's? also people are shitting on dude for drinking sam adams light for--for me anyway--saying he had to "think" about the purchase. if it was a 30-40$ bottle i would understand, but its not, its piss-water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 exactly. i'll defend the beer jr. drinkers for their efforts, but the heady contemplation of 'to buy or not to buy this carbonated malted urine beverage' is the source of great lulz. and what he said about IPAs too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGatsby Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Did I say I didn't like bitterness in IPAs or did I say that the two have a similar taste profile at first and differ at the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltrailer77 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Saw these in my local for the first time today, purchased. Where they already discussed and I just don't remember, or is this actually something new? My memory ain't what it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Wish Australia would pony up and allow them to import cans. Not that I could afford it... 6pk of Sierra Nevada Pale just went to $30 out here. @Crimey/'88: Cheeky Monkey opened last night, opening was pretty awesome. Beers were very good. Next time you're down '88 hit it up for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 i haven't seen those SN cans up here yet. dope though, looks like that will be one of my summer campin brews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 As per the opening I went to, got down there on my lunch break to give the best wishes before anyone rocked up. When I went back after work there was about 300 people there (that's a lot for out here!) anyway, that's why there's no people in the photos. I'll get some shots of the brewhouse later in the week, no point tripping over everyone yesterday - was a bit chaotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime stoppers Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 would that be out margs/dunsborough way? still baffles me why people set up breweries in the heart of wine country and then spend a shitload on transportation costs to retail their beers. i was at IBS about a year ago and Bootleg beers were selling at 25$/4pk, fucking joke. and i have seldom seen the down south beers on tap, except for colonial but they actually know what they're doing. if my idea ever gets off the ground it will be nice and fucking central so people have a realistic chance of tasting my beer, rather than getting sick of wine tasting and popping into a brewpub down south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I'll let most of what you just said slide, because you haven't been here for a long time. A couple of points though, because it's 520am and I'm bored, the part about Colonial knowing what they're doing... apart from owning the Royal, their distribution is essentially zero and the beer has gone downhill ever since the sell out. The IBS is NOT indicative of what beer costs, they are the most inflated prices known to man, I haven't been back in nearly two years since my eyes opened to how hard they were ripping me off - often for stale beer. I know exactly what the Leg charges wholesale and they've never even done a 4pk, it would have been the IBS repacking into generic 4's and jacking up the price. If I was a bottle shop, I could make acceptable margin selling it at $70/ctn. This is still the highest traffic tourist destination in the state, and the people that are here, are generally here to taste things and spend money. It's as much a personal lifestyle choice as a business decision. Sure, I'd sell a shit load more beer if I lived in Perth, but... then I'd be living in Perth - yo? Flicks for talking. I said I'd get some snaps of the brew house for you guys. CIP tanks 600L brew house Auger head (so fuckin' jealous of this bitch right here) Concealed grain mill room Grain mill to auger (UNGGHHH) Ferment vessels, fully skinned and controlled. Coolroom for brights; Holding tanks for transfers; Basically. I am jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 *Cheeky Monkey brewhouse - not mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v__PS2Zrj9Y FUCKIN' OUTRAGED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltrailer77 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Tha fuck is that shit, wine coolers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Been drinking mostly Belgian and British beers lately and I'm quite satisfied. The Belgian beers I recommend are Delirium (all of them), Chimay Grande Reserve Blue, Tripel Karmeliet, and Orval Trappist Ale. The British beers I recommend are Samuel Smith and Youngs (the double chocolate is awesome). I might catch some flack for this, but Newcastle Brown Ale and Bass Pale Ale are pretty great for chilling on a hot summer day. Reasonable prices, flavorful beers, that go well with everything. They might not be the best beers in the world, but I appreciate them. Also, on the topic of going well with stuff, the Chimay I recommended goes really really well with Honey Nut Cheerios. Yeah I know, but the esters match up particularly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Everyone quick, have a derisive snort at Mar for covering old ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 WAIT! Someone discovered the beer + cereal move before me?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 "Oh, I'm Mar, I pair Honey Nut Cheerios with Chimay!!" Ha. Everyone knows that Total with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the superior (and only way) to do beereal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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