Thread: the BEER THREAD!!!

Originally Posted by SM19

Harpoon Single Hop ESB, from their 100 Barrel Series. Pretty good ESB, not overhopped and appropriately subtle. Apparently uses only Delta hops, a variety I wasn't familiar with before.

I liked it when I had it a couple of weeks ago too.

Mikkeller Chipotle Porter is just awesome. Blacker than quite a few imperial stouts I've had, and correspondingly rich despite the relatively low ABV. Like a chili chocolate in liquid form.

Originally Posted by SM19

Mikkeller Chipotle Porter is just awesome. Blacker than quite a few imperial stouts I've had, and correspondingly rich despite the relatively low ABV. Like a chili chocolate in liquid form.

love those guys. . . i haven't seen that one yet, but their other stouts and their single hop IPA line are fantastic. . .

i just got some full sail IPA-- decent, but nothing special at all. . . also got lefthand's jackman's american pale ale-- solid brew for what it is. . .

Dead Guy's Ale is a lot better then I remember it to be.

Has anyone had Saison Du BUFF? it is a collaboration between- Dogfish Head / Victory / Stone

Originally Posted by dogfish

love those guys. . . i haven't seen that one yet, but their other stouts and their single hop IPA line are fantastic. . .

This is the first Mikkeller beer I've had outside the single hop line. Saucer had two of those on tap awhile back, and to be honest I thought the Amarillo was just alright and didn't like the Warrior at all. After seeing what they did with the Chipotle Porter, though, I'll probably have to try a few more from the limited selection of Mikkeller brews we get in Texas.

Originally Posted by SM19

This is the first Mikkeller beer I've had outside the single hop line. Saucer had two of those on tap awhile back, and to be honest I thought the Amarillo was just alright and didn't like the Warrior at all. After seeing what they did with the Chipotle Porter, though, I'll probably have to try a few more from the limited selection of Mikkeller brews we get in Texas.

haven't had the warrior, so i can't comment on it. . . the amarillo is solid, but the cascade is better, and the tomahawk is exceptional. . .

also, their beer geek breakfast and beer geek brunch stouts are excellent, and the jackie brown ale (which i unfortunately cannot get anywhere) is pretty close to perfection for the style. . . .

Just opened Heavy Seas - Letter Of Marque 2010 (Rye Porter). Very usually porter because the rye really breaks through on the taste. Pours dark with tan head, and looks like a porter but really drinks like hopped imperial ipa. It worth picking one up and trying for different experience.

Beer Theories
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Sometimes when I reflect on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. I think, "It is better to drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
-- Babe Ruth
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
-- Lyndon B. Johnson
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"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
-- Paul Horning
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"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
-- H. L. Mencken
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin
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"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
-- Dave Barry
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BEER: HELPING UGLY PEOPLE HAVE SEX SINCE 3000 B.C.!
-- W. C. Fields
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Remember "I" before "E" except in Budweiser.
-- Professor Irwin Corey
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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a can!
-- Leo Durocher
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"Well, ya see, it's like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones in the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole because the general speed and health of the entire group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members! In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells but naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine! That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
-- Cliff Gavin... explaining the " Buffalo Theory" to his buddy Norm, one night at Cheers

Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide Brewing - AWESOME. Pours black as midnight and the head is dark rich brown. You get the chocolate right off the top when you sip it and finishes extremely smooth. I don't get the hint of oak that I expected because the chocolate really does overpower it. A little bitterness after a few minutes.

BTW it does have high ACL which is hidden by the chocolate

BTW II - there is pepper-ness that seem to build on the back of the throat. It almost like having hot chili.

The bit of cayenne pepper in Chocolate Yeti is my favorite part of that beer. So great.

Tonight, Brewdog/Mikkeller Devine Rebel. When you try to Google it, Google autosearches for "Divine" instead. It's a pain in the ass. The beer is good, though. A fairly hoppy barleywine with some fairly subtle oak notes from the barrel-aging. Substantial alcohol burn, but not to the point of being unpleasant. Pricey enough that I doubt I'll buy it again, which is unfortunately a common theme with Brewdog and Mikkeller beers, but it's good as a one-off.

Originally Posted by SM19

The bit of cayenne pepper in Chocolate Yeti is my favorite part of that beer. So great.

Tonight, Brewdog/Mikkeller Devine Rebel. When you try to Google it, Google autosearches for "Divine" instead. It's a pain in the ass. The beer is good, though. A fairly hoppy barleywine with some fairly subtle oak notes from the barrel-aging. Substantial alcohol burn, but not to the point of being unpleasant. Pricey enough that I doubt I'll buy it again, which is unfortunately a common theme with Brewdog and Mikkeller beers, but it's good as a one-off.

I wasn't ready for the cayenne pepper in it. That really leave "lasting" bite at the end.

Originally Posted by elsid13

Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti from Great Divide Brewing - AWESOME. Pours black as midnight and the head is dark rich brown. You get the chocolate right off the top when you sip it and finishes extremely smooth. I don't get the hint of oak that I expected because the chocolate really does overpower it. A little bitterness after a few minutes.

BTW it does have high ACL which is hidden by the chocolate

BTW II - there is pepper-ness that seem to build on the back of the throat. It almost like having hot chili.

Originally Posted by SM19

The bit of cayenne pepper in Chocolate Yeti is my favorite part of that beer. So great.

Tonight, Brewdog/Mikkeller Devine Rebel. When you try to Google it, Google autosearches for "Divine" instead. It's a pain in the ass. The beer is good, though. A fairly hoppy barleywine with some fairly subtle oak notes from the barrel-aging. Substantial alcohol burn, but not to the point of being unpleasant. Pricey enough that I doubt I'll buy it again, which is unfortunately a common theme with Brewdog and Mikkeller beers, but it's good as a one-off.

both really good brews. . . . nice work, fellas. . . .

just cracked open a bottle of bridgeport's haymaker extra pale ale, and it's pretty much garbage. . . dirty sneaky bastids put wheat in it! foul. . .

assclowns. . .


edit: and although i've had a few good brews from them as well, this marks the second or third that i thought sucked. . . which means they'rew going on my list of breweries to avoid, along with victory and alesmith. . . .

Haven't posted in months and come back to find this thread is still going strong....

You guys F'in rock....