NT, What Beer Do You Drink?

[remy]

I'll trade you my last few cans for some Treehouse. 

How many cans we talking?

 

[mvnvsn]

Can't get enough of that Side Project.

 

[jbug88]

First time trying Oberon.After pouring I noticed some particles or sediment in it,is this normal for Oberon? Other than that,I loved it.

Oberon is a great summer beer. And yes, particles are completely normal. It's an unfiltered beer.
What I typically do with unfiltered beers is pour about 3/4 in a glass, give the bottle a swirl and dump the remaining "cloudiness" in the glass.

My latest pickups. From L.A.'s two best breweries.
Smog City Kumquat Saison
Monkish Soul Foudre w/cherries
Smog City Bourbon O.E. - English Barleywine aged 15-17 months in bourbon barrels. Killer stuff.

Also picked up a bottle of Leche Borracho from Bottle Logic last night.

My beer "cellar" is up to 75 bottles now. Ugh. My wife hates me.

 

[ogmcmxcii]

Pretty dangerous at 17.4% lol

Haha a slightly faint buzz

 

[stephenb]

Oberon is a great summer beer. And yes, particles are completely normal. It's an unfiltered beer.
What I typically do with unfiltered beers is pour about 3/4 in a glass, give the bottle a swirl and dump the remaining "cloudiness" in the glass.

My latest pickups. From L.A.'s two best breweries.
Smog City Kumquat Saison
Monkish Soul Foudre w/cherries
Smog City Bourbon O.E. - English Barleywine aged 15-17 months in bourbon barrels. Killer stuff.

Also picked up a bottle of Leche Borracho from Bottle Logic last night.

My beer "cellar" is up to 75 bottles now. Ugh. My wife hates me.

Thanks for the info.I'll try your method next time I have one.That Bourbon O.E. looks interesting although I've never had anything bourbon barrel aged that I've liked yet.

 

[mangudai954]

Had Brooklyn brewery's brown ale the other night. Solid. I want to compare it to Newcastle some time.


Enjoying the Ofest right, has great balance with the breadiness without being boring. I think Spatan has a year round Ofest, is it normal to find others this time of year? I think Oktoberfest is behind stouts as my favorite type of beer.

 

[lifestooshort80]

Haha a slightly faint buzz

I was on a good buzz most of the day lol.

 

[stephenb]

Today's brew,Great Lakes Turntable Pilsner.Enjoyed it a lot but had sort of an odd aftertaste.

 

[neosole89]

Sipping on some Puff tonight before the Warriors game. Drinks very easy for the high ABV. Solid stuff!

 

[Comparison Ford]

Sipping on some Puff tonight before the Warriors game. Drinks very easy for the high ABV. Solid stuff!

Really liked Puff.  It's just unfiltered Resin that's additionally dry-hopped, but I found it quite nice all things considered. I'd definitely buy it again.

Tonight was Grimm night at the local spot by me.  Kind of a bust, honestly.  Four of their sours on tap (Subliminal Message, Rubus Rebus, Vaycay, and Psychokinesis) along with Forcefield and Dreamweapon.  I already thought Forcefield was their worst IPA, and Dreamweapon was too foamy to pour so the Grimms (who were in attendance) told them to cut off the tap.  Rubus Rebus was actually great, but the rest I could take or leave.  Not to mention I had to sit around and listen to my friend's philosophy Ph. D girlfriend lecture us about the true definitions of "nihilism" and "methodology" alongside a random girl I went to elementary school with who became an NYPD officer and now loves to talk about how "blue lives matter" on Facebook while she refers to minorities as "thugs" and "animals."  

But I digress...

Decided it was time to leave the bar once the second girl showed up.  Came home and cracked this one open:

This is pretty good, but Grimm has set the bar so high for their IPAs.  This and Forcefield are in stiff competition for my least favorite of their cans. Not a bad beer by any means, just doesn't make the cut when you consider the competition.

 

[meyer23]

Ya all doing some work!

Haven't tried the bday yet but glad I was able to get a couple
More than 1 or 2. Plus some left over Bomb.

 

[wallyhopp]

Parish Brewing has some world class IPAs. Southern Prohibition is another that I've been lucky enough to get to try and have enjoyed a variety of their offerings. Parish is right outside of NO (to the west). SPB is in Hattiesburg, MS. Both distribute in or around NO is what I have heard.I'd be looking for those two breweries in or around NO.
What styles are you looking into? Are we talking first time "intro to craft" type of beers? Or mainstays/standards of their genre. I could go many directions with recommendations.

+1

Intro to craft preferably. Something smooth

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I'm relatively new to craft beer myself,I started off by trying local brews.Not sure where you're located but probably a brewery close by.Then I moved on to more widely known craft or craftish stuff like Founders,Sierra Nevada etc.to get a feel of what styles I like.Two I liked really early on were Fat Tire and Anchor Steam.These guys in here can help you way more than I can but being new myself I figured I'd throw out my thoughts.

+1
Thank you for your input
My city actually does have a local brewery that I will have to pay a visit.

First off, Get to that brewery and get a sampler platter or "flight". Most places do a 2-4 oz. serving of everything they brew. If they serve it right, they will have your lighter beers first, then the hoppier/coffee-roast forwards stouts. I went brewery crawling back in '08. It refined my palate like nothing else. I knew what I liked and didnt like by that 3rd visit. Long story short, for years, I hated IPAs and anything with hops. For the past 3-4 years, that's all I have wanted.. I also despised stouts. I still dont drink coffee to this day. But I can do coffee stouts all day. So taste buds can and will change.

Some styles for "beginners" to keep an eye on.

-Craft lagers/pilsners. Basically a ramped up bud light type of beer. Think Spaten, Weihenstephaner Orginals, Prima Pils, even Heinken or Becks. Nothing wrong with these lighter styles. Many craft pilsners have quite the hop punch as well, so find your sweet spot.

-Blonde Ale/Cream Ale. These are your slightly sweeter beers that still lack that big hop burst

-Red/Amber/Bocks. This is where Fat Tire falls into line, Shiner Bock, and even your boston lager. A touch more malt prescene here. Nothing wrong with these beers imho.

-Hefeweizen/Witbier(wheat beers)- These are your Bell's Oberon, Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, and even the likes of Blue Moon/Shocktop.

-Pale Ales- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is probably the most popular of this style. A touch more hops with a semi-sweet malty base

-Stouts- Many start with the likes of Guinness. That is probably at the low end as far as ABV goes (and flavor). From here, if you like the taste of coffee, chocolate, and even char/smoke, many lighter stouts can give you a nice roasted flavor. Left Hand Milk Stout is a sweeter stout but still is a favorite of mine.

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Tell me if anyone else has ever gone through this. Maybe I'm just catching another sinus cold. Monday rolls around and every beer I taste tastes ultra sweet, to the point where they were getting me sick. Now I feel I can't have another beer, like they physically disgust me. Ultra abrasively bitter beers smell bad to me. It's really like a light switch went off in my brain.

 

[stephenb]

Getting ready to purchase new bar ware,is it worth it to get into all these different glasses for different styles? Pils glasses,stout glasses,IPA glasses,etc..?

 

[meyer23]

^^ Honestly, man, I use a normal pint glass for damn near every beer I drink. I've acquired tulip/bulb/sniffers, etc I use time to time, usually with good stouts or "expensive" beers to feel special, but other than having a cool/nice collection of glasses, I see no reason. I'd just buy some pint glasses and just collect others over the years. Just buy/"borrow" cool glasses you find at stores through-out your travels. It sort of becomes a small hobby but it's fun. I love some of the glasses these guys post in here, they are beautiful. 

A little spot by me just got in a couple cases of 2015 Abyss. I may grab a couple...and they got in Bday Bomb! but you have to buy 1 of ANY other Prairie beers in order to buy 2 Bday Bombs. I can't stand that ****. So I'm going to spend $10 on a beer I don't want to spend $24 on two beers I want. So basically I'm paying $16 for a bday bomb. 

 

[Final Bosa]

BBQing some chicken this weekend.. 105 degrees!

Anyways, what great porter y'all recommend for me to marinate the drumsticks and thighs.

Thanks in advance, love this thread.

 

[stephenb]

^^ Honestly, man, I use a normal pint glass for damn near every beer I drink. I've acquired tulip/bulb/sniffers, etc I use time to time, usually with good stouts or "expensive" beers to feel special, but other than having a cool/nice collection of glasses, I see no reason. I'd just buy some pint glasses and just collect others over the years. Just buy/"borrow" cool glasses you find at stores through-out your travels. It sort of becomes a small hobby but it's fun. I love some of the glasses these guys post in here, they are beautiful. 

A little spot by me just got in a couple cases of 2015 Abyss. I may grab a couple...and they got in Bday Bomb! but you have to buy 1 of ANY other Prairie beers in order to buy 2 Bday Bombs. I can't stand that ****. So I'm going to spend $10 on a beer I don't want to spend $24 on two beers I want. So basically I'm paying $16 for a bday bomb. 

Thanks.Ive been using the same imperial pint glass or one of those Stella chalice glasses for everything.

 

[wallyhopp]

Porters, off the top of my head, Great Lakers Edmund Fitzsgerald, Founders porter, Deschutes black butte, and Sierra Nevada Porter (may be only available in their winter pack).

Someone mentioned a couple pages back about stouts/porters, I too barely know of a difference. I have done some beef stew with Russian Imperial Stouts (10.5% Ten Fidy). So pretty much any non coffee or other adjunct flavored stout/porter should work wonders for marinating.
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A cheap Libbey 6 piece set isn't a bad idea.

$20 and call it a day. I will say, I find some great finds at places like Savers and Goodwill.

I generally use standard shaker pints since I have so many, and they're stackable. I'm seeing way too many new breweries who have quite a variety of glasses. The nice tulips dont make up for their crappy BEER. My favorite place serves many beers in their larger 20 oz, mugs. Best beer around. I also tend to just drink out of the can. I haven't been hindered or aided by perfect or imperfect glassware.

In addition to those six, nothing wrong with a standard beer mug/stein, and a beer can glass.

My favorite is probably a stemmed balloon like tulip glass. It's probably more feel and the allure than any actual taste benefits

 

[bigpat630]

Got these on deck for the USA game.

 

[mvnvsn]

Very Hazy - Bottled / canned just yesterday. Gotta thank my non-beer drinking friends.

 

 

[meyer23]

Porters, off the top of my head, Great Lakers Edmund Fitzsgerald, Founders porter, Deschutes black butte, and Sierra Nevada Porter (may be only available in their winter pack).

Someone mentioned a couple pages back about stouts/porters, I too barely know of a difference. I have done some beef stew with Russian Imperial Stouts (10.5% Ten Fidy). So pretty much any non coffee or other adjunct flavored stout/porter should work wonders for marinating.
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A cheap Libbey 6 piece set isn't a bad idea.

$20 and call it a day. I will say, I find some great finds at places like Savers and Goodwill.

I generally use standard shaker pints since I have so many, and they're stackable. I'm seeing way too many new breweries who have quite a variety of glasses. The nice tulips dont make up for their crappy BEER. My favorite place serves many beers in their larger 20 oz, mugs. Best beer around. I also tend to just drink out of the can. I haven't been hindered or aided by perfect or imperfect glassware.

In addition to those six, nothing wrong with a standard beer mug/stein, and a beer can glass.

My favorite is probably a stemmed balloon like tulip glass. It's probably more feel and the allure than any actual taste benefits

Amen to all that.



This is super f'ing good.

 

[Final Bosa]

Thank you, I think I will go with black butte.

I have enjoyed it in the past, and it does sound great on some chicken.

 

[jbug88]

Got these on deck for the USA game.

Are you in L.A.? Only reason I ask is because Three Weavers doesn't get much play outside of here.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Tomorrow's release:

Actually excited that they're doing a pilsner this release.  Wasn't excited about the kolsch collab they did with Finback when they first announced it, but I honestly loved it once I tried it.  Hoping for more of the same with this release.

 

[jbug88]

Tomorrow's release:




Actually excited that they're doing a pilsner this release.  Wasn't excited about the kolsch collab they did with Finback when they first announced it, but I honestly loved it once I tried it.  Hoping for more of the same with this release.

So you are posting this from in line already right?

 

[meyer23]

^


Bday Bomb! Not gonna lie, I know they used Carmel in this but to me it seems like regular bomb just lighter. It is fantastic tho but Bomb! is arguably in my top 3 of all stouts.