The Awesome Beer Thread

[Der Helm]

*gets a shovel and a plastic bag*

[Paelos]

I want that report button.

[Sky]

Holy shitballs. Fiancee got me a gift cert for the local distro in Marcy; always a good thing. They just rejiggered everything so it was fun poking around, need to do a full list, but I stocked up on dopplebocks and dunkels, with a Sam mix pack because it has the lovely Dunkelweizen I love. Also got a first run Sam Cinder Bock that was quite nice.

I'm about halfway through a pint of an Erdinger Dark Hefeweizen and yeah, two great things do go together. This Erdinger might be beer nirvana fermented in a bottle.

[Mithas]

Finally decided to /unlurk to discuss my favorite subject.

Tonight I had Deschutes Obsidian Stout and Boulevard Bob's 47 Oktoberfest. Obsidian is always a staple in my fridge during the winter. The Boulevard Oktoberfest is the best Marzen I've had so far this year and I've had quite a few. I definitely recommend it.

Holy shitballs. Fiancee got me a gift cert for the local distro in Marcy; always a good thing. They just rejiggered everything so it was fun poking around, need to do a full list, but I stocked up on dopplebocks and dunkels, with a Sam mix pack because it has the lovely Dunkelweizen I love. Also got a first run Sam Cinder Bock that was quite nice.

I'm about halfway through a pint of an Erdinger Dark Hefeweizen and yeah, two great things do go together. This Erdinger might be beer nirvana fermented in a bottle.

Sam Adams has really fortified their beer offerings. Seems like they have a new style every time I turn around. Most of them are really good too. The Dunkel is excellent. I've had their cream stout recently and I would buy that over a lot of the more expensive stouts out there.

[sickrubik]

I was about to make a thread about beer, thinking that F13 didn't have one.... but then found out it does (obviously)...

Anyway, i'm a beer nerd. It's been geting worse and worse as the years tick on. The plans are in place to brew my first batch in a week or two, and I spend way too much money on it.

Tonight's bill started with Uinta's Brewing Crooked Line Cockeyed Cooper Barleywine. Delicious.

Deep burnt sienna color. about 1 finger of head, light tan in color.  nose: caramel. sweety/saltyness, mild vanilla. tasteL BIG Toffee and malt up front, smooths out to vanilla with a nice warmth.

TThis is incredibly drinkable. Which is why I drank it. All of it. Oh god, what have I done. It's only 6.

Anyway, I dunno why I never really thought about posting here, but hopefully we can get some more traction. Doing a huge bottle share that ended up hosted at a local beer bar for the Stone Vertical series on 12/22, so if you're within driving distance of the Central Coast of California, you are welcome to join us.

https://untappd.com/user/natelarsen

I'd also love to set up a bottle exchange if anyone is willing.

[Minvaren]

Barleywines and wheat wines are incredibly underrated.

If you decide to make your own barleywine-strength brew; I recommend all-extract, or doing a parti-gyle.  Both are fun, but one is (way) longer than the other...

(edit: which reminds me, it's time to brew another wheat wine...)

[sickrubik]

Barleywines and wheat wines are incredibly underrated.

If you decide to make your own barleywine-strength brew; I recommend all-extract, or doing a parti-gyle.  Both are fun, but one is (way) longer than the other...

(edit: which reminds me, it's time to brew another wheat wine...)

The current plan is to start with extract, definitely. I have a couple kit sets for a basic IPA and a belgian blonde. A friend picked up 4 glass carboys, so i'll probably be puttying stuff out pretty regularly. I'll be mostly starting with some basic stuff until I wrap my brain around it, but don't have any favorite styles, so I'm game for anything, really.

[Ruvaldt]

I'd also love to set up a bottle exchange if anyone is willing.

Absolutely.  I'm in north Texas and we have some fine breweries all over the state that I'd love to spread around.

[CmdrSlack]

Looks like you can buy some Westvleteren 12 for $84.99 a six-pack if you can find a store carrying it.

[Sky]

Wow, both Brooklyn AND Manhatten got it! That covers NYS.


 

[sickrubik]

So, a package arrived from a friend.

A very special package.

[Teleku]

I really wish I could try that some day.   

[sickrubik]

Some friends and I went to Firestone's Invitational thing this year and we had Vanilla Bean Dark Lord, which is one of the best beers I've ever had.

That day though... there was a lot of that.

[rattran]

The local grocery is carrying Lilja's Hop Nest Monster from Pangaea again "Brewed By Cheeseheads Behind The Cheddar Curtain....Ya Betcha" Damn fine extra pale.

[Stormwaltz]

In case anyone else was interested, I started using Untappd. Blame Lum.

If you use it too, send me a friend invite. We can be virtual drinking buddies. Because why drink with strangers when you can drink with strangers from the internet?

https://untappd.com/user/Stormwaltz

[Teleku]

Euro beer lovers, I am currently in Vienna.  Tell me of some great Austrian beers I should try before leaving.  Places to go drink said beer are also welcome suggestions, though I've googled a few places that look good.

I'm heading to Prague after this, so doing the same for Czech beer and beer halls would also be appreciated.

[Yoru]

Euro beer lovers, I am currently in Vienna.  Tell me of some great Austrian beers I should try before leaving.  Places to go drink said beer are also welcome suggestions, though I've googled a few places that look good.

I'm interested in this too; I'll be in Vienna next week for a drinking holiday.

[Teleku]

Currently sitting in 1516 Brewing company, which is an American inspired brew pub.  

They make a pretty good Vienna style lager! 

[HaemishM]

These days, I usually buy a "Pick 6" pack at the grocery store when I get beer. Six different singles of brews I might not normally try if I had to buy a whole six-pack. Last night, I had a Coors Light at an office party we had for a retiring worker because it was either that or Michelob Ultra and just... no. I've forgotten just how fucking vile American mainstream light beers really are in comparison to real beer. Just fucking nasty. I had another called O'Fallon Gold the other night and it was just as bad. Do not want.

OTOH, there are 2 Newcastle Brown Ales waiting in my fridge, so it's not all bad on the beer front.

[Salamok]

For any Austin locals Austin Beerworks is having their 2nd anniversary bash this Saturday, $15 gets you a pilsner glass and 5 beer tickets.

[Sky]

Currently on a case of XX Amber thanks to the supermarket's cinco de mayo sale. Too bad they don't carry Negra Modelo.

Thought I had mentioned over the winter, an old regional brewery (Genesee) put out it's old limited Bock brew. Sooo good. And cheap. A world-class Bock beer for $6 a twelve pack? Yes please, I'll take four. I remember the rednecks in the neighborhood drinking a lot of that back when I was a kid, I see why.

[Pennilenko]

I have a buddy that just came back from Dublin, and he says that the Budweiser that they brew in the Guinness brewery is actually a real beer and tastes ten times better than the regular Budweiser that you get here in the united states. I think he is bullshitting me, but I can't find any evidence online that he is lying.

[Paelos]

I have a buddy that just came back from Dublin, and he says that the Budweiser that they brew in the Guinness brewery is actually a real beer and tastes ten times better than the regular Budweiser that you get here in the united states. I think he is bullshitting me, but I can't find any evidence online that he is lying.

Could be the water.

[Teleku]

Euro beer lovers, I am currently in Vienna.  Tell me of some great Austrian beers I should try before leaving.  Places to go drink said beer are also welcome suggestions, though I've googled a few places that look good.

I'm interested in this too; I'll be in Vienna next week for a drinking holiday.

Since nobody seems interested in this so far, I'll just document my trip for your use.

Most pubs here seem to have a very limited selection, which kind of sucks.  However I found a place called Krah, Krah.  It actually had a ton of beers in bottle and on tap.  I ordered a bunch of random Dunkles and bocks with German names I can't remember and have never seen before.  Not sure if any of them were Austrian, but they were all good.  Right next door to it is a place called Bermuda Brau, which also had a good selection of beers on tap (many of which had names I hadn't seen before, so perhaps Austrian).

And as I mentioned before, 1516 Brewing Compqny is like an American style Brew pub.  The lager is very drinkable, especially if you've been walking around all day site seeing.  They make an Oatmill Stout that was also pretty decent.  They have some IPA specialty stuff I didn't try, as well as Hop Devil from Victory Brewing Company.  First place in all of Europe I've seen victory, so if your missing it, that's another reason to go.

I'll try to hit some real actual beer halls tomorrow, but holy god is every place packed for Labor Day.

I have a buddy that just came back from Dublin, and he says that the Budweiser that they brew in the Guinness brewery is actually a real beer and tastes ten times better than the regular Budweiser that you get here in the united states. I think he is bullshitting me, but I can't find any evidence online that he is lying.

Hmm, I saw that every single pub in Ireland had Budweiser on tap.  And despite spending almost all of my time not site seeing inside the pubs for a week straight, I could never make myself try it.  So, can't confirm, but its so fucking prevalent over there that I hope to god they are actually drinking a better version.

[Chimpy]

I have a buddy that just came back from Dublin, and he says that the Budweiser that they brew in the Guinness brewery is actually a real beer and tastes ten times better than the regular Budweiser that you get here in the united states. I think he is bullshitting me, but I can't find any evidence online that he is lying.

Did you tell him "you went to Dublin and drank Budweiser? You are doing it wrong!" ?

I chock that up to the same myth that the Guiness sold in the US isn't "real Guiness" even though they brew all of the beer that goes to Europe and North America in the same brewery in Dublin.

[Sky]

Didn't they have two versions for a while? There was a regular and a draught version, iirc and now I can only find the draught version. Tastes thinner then I remember, but my palate may have undergone a good deal of refinement since I had the older version.

[Teleku]

They've always had Draught and Extra Stout (which comes in bottles) for decades.  They also have Export Stout, but that is only for tropical places like Africa, I think.

I like extra stout, but draught is bland as shit and only one step above Budweiser, IMO.  Which is why I've really never understood people's love of Guinness.

[cironian]

It's split by country due to trademark rights. Not sure who holds the rights in Ireland, but if it was very different from the US Budweiser then it was likely this:



Which is a nice beer.

Edit: Did some reading, and in Ireland, you get the products of two different breweries under the same name.

[Ruvaldt]

You can find Foreign Extra Stout in Dallas, and we're not that tropical.  In fact, it's my favorite variety.  There is also a Guinness Black Lager.

[cironian]

Oh, to keep the thread going, I'm treating myself to this beauty right now:



Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel... Food and Drink and 100% Awesomeness.

[Teleku]

It's split by country due to trademark rights. Not sure who holds the rights in Ireland, but if it was very different from the US Budweiser then it was likely this:



Which is a nice beer.

Edit: Did some reading, and in Ireland, you get the products of two different breweries under the same name.

I'm aware of the difference, and its good ol American Budweiser in every single pub in Ireland.  Didn't see any of the Czech variety while there.

[Bungee]

Euro beer lovers, I am currently in Vienna.  Tell me of some great Austrian beers I should try before leaving.  Places to go drink said beer are also welcome suggestions, though I've googled a few places that look good.

I'm interested in this too; I'll be in Vienna next week for a drinking holiday.

Oh my, how could I miss that...
For any future visitors to Vienna: shoot me a message for some local knowledge and drinking buddery if desired!

[Ingmar]

In NON awesome beer related news, Rogue is apparently also a terrible place to work on top of being a producer of iffy beer.

http://aleheads.com/2013/06/17/we-do-not-plan/

[Teleku]

Huh, never knew that about them, but that ad was fucking horrific.  I've enjoyed quite a lot of their beers, though they have a lot of failed experiments.  Didn't know they had such wide spread hatred in the beer community.....

In other random news, I was at Brewdogs Alehouse in London last week (which was great).  Guy sitting nearby looked really familiar and had Laganitas stickers.  Started talking, and it was Laganitas main sales rep guy in the Bay Area, whom I had meet at previous events in there.  Turns out they sent him to London because they're opening up their own Lagunitas pub their (the guy is originally from England, which is why they sent him back to head up the opening).

Just one of those weird random 'what are the chances moments'.  Also good news for anybody in London!

[Pennilenko]

I am disappointed to learn that people think dogfish head is gimmicky. I really like their 90 Minute IPA.