Thread: the BEER THREAD!!!

Beer is for pansies! Straight shots baby! That's how real men do it!

Originally Posted by west

Beer is for pansies! Straight shots baby! That's how real men do it!

oh really. . . ??


in that case, how do you do it? probably girly fruit-flavored wine coolers. . . .

jsut a bud longneck will do me.

well lots of them.

Originally Posted by dogfish

oh really. . . ??


in that case, how do you do it? probably girly fruit-flavored wine coolers. . . .

Your dead to me dogfish.. This is thread #2 where you have insulted me!

I had a beer Tuesday...first beer since October. I had a Stella Artois and it was fantastical in so many ways. I probably won't have another one until New Year's eve.

Hacker Pschorr
Blue Moon
Sam Light
312

Originally Posted by lex

Hacker Pschorr
Blue Moon
Sam Light
312

BARF!

Olde school Barleywine...!! by none other than Dogfish Head!

This will kick you in the ass, but not before you've downed most of your glass...
Sweet, malty with a subtle hop bite. Dangerously drinkable at 15% abv... very well balanced for a beer of this magnitude..

Also had a chance to try the double B-A-S-T-A-R-D recently (sorry for going around the filter but are you kidding me with that censorship..?). Anyway, this was more like a barleywine in it's own right which I wasn't expecting. I would have figured it to be slightly more hoppy than it's predecessor but without the malty sweetness... A well rounded brew however, this one was also easily drinkable for how big it is..

The nastiest, hoppiest, highest alcohol content beer I've ever drank was at this place in Phoenix called Oggi's (micro-brew) and it was called "Hop Juice". It's pretty much a double IPA, but tastes like pure hops, hence the name Hop Juice.

Good stuff though. I've got a really high tolerance and I can hold my liquior better than most, but three or four pints of Hop Juice has me buzzed.

Originally Posted by Reidman

Olde school Barleywine...!! by none other than Dogfish Head!

This will kick you in the ass, but not before you've downed most of your glass...
Sweet, malty with a subtle hop bite. Dangerously drinkable at 15% abv... very well balanced for a beer of this magnitude..

Also had a chance to try the double B-A-S-T-A-R-D recently (sorry for going around the filter but are you kidding me with that censorship..?). Anyway, this was more like a barleywine in it's own right which I wasn't expecting. I would have figured it to be slightly more hoppy than it's predecessor but without the malty sweetness... A well rounded brew however, this one was also easily drinkable for how big it is..

i haven't had the olde schoole in years-- that's a good brew! and that double is freakin' excellent. . . very nice balance with some subtle undertones and a strong earthy flavor that i'm betting comes from some kind of cask aging. . .

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

The nastiest, hoppiest, highest alcohol content beer I've ever drank was at this place in Phoenix called Oggi's (micro-brew) and it was called "Hop Juice". It's pretty much a double IPA, but tastes like pure hops, hence the name Hop Juice.

Good stuff though. I've got a really high tolerance and I can hold my liquior better than most, but three or four pints of Hop Juice has me buzzed.

that hop juice is good stuff!

Sam Jackson!!!!!! IT'LL GET YA DRUNK!

gotta have the beer thread handy for the holidays. . .





i'm drinking a new one right now-- it's from atwater block brewery in detroit. . . now how can a broncos fan not love that name?? it's their vanilla java porter-- it's cold here now, which definitely makes it the right time of the year for your stouts and porters. . .

this one is dark even for a porter, and extremely robust. . . honestly, maybe a little too robust for me-- it's clearly made with a lot of chocolate malt, and the roasty flavor is very bitey. . . good, but i tend to prefer a little bit smoother porter with more counterbalancing sweetness. . . the java gives it a distinctive bitterness, which is a bit unusual in a style of beer that is not generally very heavy on the hops-- the coffe bitterness is heavier, though, not as fresh and clean as hop bitterness. . . still good, but this isn't a beer that i would want to drink a lot of. . . i really can't taste the vanilla at all-- maybe just the tiniest bit in the aftertaste. . . not that you'd want it to be overwhelming at all, but when it's advertised in the name of the brew it should probably be a little more discernible. . . overall, not a bad beer, but i doubt i'd buy it again-- there are definitely much better porters out there, such as anchor, blackjack, or old leg humper. . .






happy holidays everyone, and drink a few for me!

Originally Posted by dogfish

gotta have the beer thread handy for the holidays. . .





i'm drinking a new one right now-- it's from atwater block brewery in detroit. . . now how can a broncos fan not love that name?? it's their vanilla java porter-- it's cold here now, which definitely makes it the right time of the year for your stouts and porters. . .

this one is dark even for a porter, and extremely robust. . . honestly, maybe a little too robust for me-- it's clearly made with a lot of chocolate malt, and the roasty flavor is very bitey. . . good, but i tend to prefer a little bit smoother porter with more counterbalancing sweetness. . . the java gives it a distinctive bitterness, which is a bit unusual in a style of beer that is not generally very heavy on the hops-- the coffe bitterness is heavier, though, not as fresh and clean as hop bitterness. . . still good, but this isn't a beer that i would want to drink a lot of. . . i really can't taste the vanilla at all-- maybe just the tiniest bit in the aftertaste. . . not that you'd want it to be overwhelming at all, but when it's advertised in the name of the brew it should probably be a little more discernible. . . overall, not a bad beer, but i doubt i'd buy it again-- there are definitely much better porters out there, such as anchor, blackjack, or old leg humper. . .






happy holidays everyone, and drink a few for me!

Son of a biscuit. That sounds amazing.

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

Son of a biscuit. That sounds amazing.

honestly, it's really not all that-- it's not bad, but IMO it fails to live up to its' name. . . rogue's java porter is better, and a brewery called stoney creek has a vanilla porter that's even better than the rogue. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

honestly, it's really not all that-- it's not bad, but IMO it fails to live up to its' name. . . rogue's java porter is better, and a brewery called stoney creek has a vanilla porter that's even better than the rogue. . .

To be perfectly honest with you dog, or should I call you fish, a sixxer of Pyramid Hefe or a good Dunkelweisen sounds about perfect right now...maybe with a slice of lemon for the Hefeweisen...but not sure. I just would love to get lit right now.