The Beer Thread - Page 5

DoomsdayZach · May 23rd, 2008, 03:31 PM

I love Yuengling. Great stuff, completely unavailable in the western US.

And to all the euro folk bitching about shitty tastes in beer, come off it! I'll never dispute that Belgian beer is upper eschelon as far as beer is concerned, but there are some amazing microbreweries in the states that have very interesting/delicious beers. The Stone brewery has some great stuff (Ruination IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Arrogant Bastard and its cousin Oaked Bastard), Avery Brewery is great for delicious, high ABV beers (The Reverend, The Czar, The Maharaja, Samael, The Beast, Mephistophelese), and my favorite, the Dogfish Head Brewery. Their 60 minute IPA isn't amazing, but the 90 minute IPA is fucking awesome. And their limited edition 120 Minute IPA (about 10 bucks for one 12 oz bottle) is hands down one of the best beers i've ever had. 20%. And it doesn't taste like it, but it'll fuck ya up.

I'm almost sad that Winter is gone because when it's winter time, I've never been one to turn down a good Barley Wine.

Thraxas · May 23rd, 2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Core

well, it shouldn't be ice cold, around 4-5 °C is good enough imo

Even that's a little cold for most British ales. To quote from the bottle label of the rather splendid Breconshire Golden Valley that I'm currently enjoying, "The beer should be served cool but not refrigerated."

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Originally Posted by *Mika*

No idea, I've never heard of it!!

Thraxas!! you're needed lol

Unfortunately the good beers from the US that I've frequently heard about never seems to make it over here. All we get are the tastelessly bland big brands. Keep meaning to embark on a beer-tasting world tour...

dofas · May 28th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Here in my country(Brazil), we does not have so many good beers. So, if you really enjoy beers you must buy imported brands. My prefered choices are Bitburger, Guinness, IPA and Hofbrau.

Harley D · May 29th, 2008, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DoomsdayZach

The Stone brewery has some great stuff (Ruination IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Arrogant Bastard and its cousin Oaked Bastard), Avery Brewery is great for delicious, high ABV beers (The Reverend, The Czar, The Maharaja, Samael, The Beast, Mephistophelese), and my favorite, the Dogfish Head Brewery. Their 60 minute IPA isn't amazing, but the 90 minute IPA is fucking awesome. And their limited edition 120 Minute IPA (about 10 bucks for one 12 oz bottle) is hands down one of the best beers i've ever had. 20%. And it doesn't taste like it, but it'll fuck ya up.

Right on, brother. I am a huge fan of each of those breweries. Don't forget Double Bastard (Stone) and Titan IPA (Avery). Those will absolutely knock you down.

By the way, I won't drink Yeungling. Can't stand it.

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Originally Posted by dofas

Here in my country(Brazil), we does not have so many good beers. So, if you really enjoy beers you must buy imported brands. My prefered choices are Bitburger, Guinness, IPA and Hofbrau.

Don't you have Xingu down there?

DoomsdayZach · May 29th, 2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Harley D

Right on, brother. I am a huge fan of each of those breweries. Don't forget Double Bastard (Stone) and Titan IPA (Avery). Those will absolutely knock you down.

By the way, I won't drink Yeungling. Can't stand it.

Fair enough on the Yeungling. Yeah, the double bastard rules, their Old Guardian barley wine is amazing as well. Did you get a chance to nab their 11th anniversary ale last year? It was intense... one of the best beers i've had.

Speaking of intense, i picked up the Eel River Triple Exultation Old Ale. Fucking phenominal. That will be another semi-regular brew for me

Thanks for the recommendation

Harley D · May 29th, 2008, 03:50 PM

The Eel River was quite excellent. Glad you enjoyed! I have to go to Asheville, NC to get it since I can't find it here. Luckily, we like going to Asheville!

I had Stone's Epic-something-or-other a few years ago. As I remember, it was tremendous. Unfortunately, Stone doesn't distribute in Georgia. If I want it, I have to go to Tennessee, about 2 hours away. I just haven't taken the time to go up.

dofas · May 29th, 2008, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Harley D

Don't you have Xingu down there?

Yeah... We have Xingu here. It's a good beer. Do you ever tasted it?

Harley D · May 29th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Many years ago. Very dark, if I remember correctly. Can't recall what it tastes like, though.

DoomsdayZach · May 29th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Stone vertical epic. They do a new one each year. The 7-7-07 one wasn't really all that amazing, but i still have a bottle of it.

dofas · May 29th, 2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Harley D

Many years ago. Very dark, if I remember correctly. Can't recall what it tastes like, though.

Yeah...It's dark. Where u drunk it? Here in brazil or in USA?

Aldafedr · May 30th, 2008, 02:30 AM

I tried Stone Brewery's Russian Imperial Stout yesterday and it was fantastic. It was about as dark as Guinness with distinct flavors of coffee, chocolate, and a bit of anise as well as the very hoppy taste of a lot of other Stone brews. I can't say that I am a fan of arrogant bastard ale but this particular beer was great, I will definitely try other (dark) beers from Stone in the future.

May 23rd, 2008, 03:31 PM	#101 (permalink)
DoomsdayZach Bass of Tyranny Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 6,176	I love Yuengling. Great stuff, completely unavailable in the western US. And to all the euro folk bitching about shitty tastes in beer, come off it! I'll never dispute that Belgian beer is upper eschelon as far as beer is concerned, but there are some amazing microbreweries in the states that have very interesting/delicious beers. The Stone brewery has some great stuff (Ruination IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Arrogant Bastard and its cousin Oaked Bastard), Avery Brewery is great for delicious, high ABV beers (The Reverend, The Czar, The Maharaja, Samael, The Beast, Mephistophelese), and my favorite, the Dogfish Head Brewery. Their 60 minute IPA isn't amazing, but the 90 minute IPA is fucking awesome. And their limited edition 120 Minute IPA (about 10 bucks for one 12 oz bottle) is hands down one of the best beers i've ever had. 20%. And it doesn't taste like it, but it'll fuck ya up. I'm almost sad that Winter is gone because when it's winter time, I've never been one to turn down a good Barley Wine. __________________

May 29th, 2008, 07:02 PM	#109 (permalink)
DoomsdayZach Bass of Tyranny Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 6,176	Stone vertical epic. They do a new one each year. The 7-7-07 one wasn't really all that amazing, but i still have a bottle of it. __________________

May 30th, 2008, 02:30 AM	#111 (permalink)
Aldafedr Father of the Ages Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 15	I tried Stone Brewery's Russian Imperial Stout yesterday and it was fantastic. It was about as dark as Guinness with distinct flavors of coffee, chocolate, and a bit of anise as well as the very hoppy taste of a lot of other Stone brews. I can't say that I am a fan of arrogant bastard ale but this particular beer was great, I will definitely try other (dark) beers from Stone in the future. __________________

May 28th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#103 (permalink)
dofas More beer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Campina Grande, Brazil Posts: 28	Here in my country(Brazil), we does not have so many good beers. So, if you really enjoy beers you must buy imported brands. My prefered choices are Bitburger, Guinness, IPA and Hofbrau.

May 29th, 2008, 03:50 PM	#106 (permalink)
Harley D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 108	The Eel River was quite excellent. Glad you enjoyed! I have to go to Asheville, NC to get it since I can't find it here. Luckily, we like going to Asheville! I had Stone's Epic-something-or-other a few years ago. As I remember, it was tremendous. Unfortunately, Stone doesn't distribute in Georgia. If I want it, I have to go to Tennessee, about 2 hours away. I just haven't taken the time to go up.

May 29th, 2008, 06:15 PM	#108 (permalink)
Harley D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 108	Many years ago. Very dark, if I remember correctly. Can't recall what it tastes like, though.