Beer Discussion Thread

The Midas Touch is completely wonderful. And you should try get your hands on Allagash White, brewed by Allagash Brewing Company, or the St. Bernardus Witbier. Two of the best in that style I've ever had. Another very solid one is the Double White Ale, brewed by Southhampton Publick House.

Picked up some Sam Adams Cherry Wheat today. I will have to try it soon.

Big mistake. It's awful.

Agreed. My buddy offered me some the other day and I was barely able to choke down the bottle. Typically I dig their brews but this one was bad news.

You definitely have to eat something with that one. It's pretty harsh otherwise. I've never had it with desert, but one has to wonder if it'd go well there.

I've had Allagash and St. Bernardus beers before, but not their white ales. They were good. Thanks for the heads up.

I have had the Midas Touch as well. I do not know if I'd describe it as 'completely wonderful', but it definitely is one of the most unique beers I've had.

Another 'out there' beer I've been lucky to get a couple of bottles of this past year is DeuS Brut des Flandres. This one is VERY interesting, as it is brewed in Belgium, but then shipped to France and bottle conditioned like a champagne. I shared a bottle with friends at midnight for New Years this year, and I would highly recommend it as a 'beer alternative' to champagne for anyone interested. Made by the same brewery as Kwak, apparently: http://www.bestbelgianspecialbeers.be/main_eng.html

edit: And cherry wheat is not that bad. The recipe has actually improved in the last 5 years quite a bit.

I just loved how balanced everything was with the Midas Touch, and the higher ABV was very well-masked. Extremely complex, and though I wouldn't ever be able to session it, it's still one of the most unique beers I've ever experienced. It really left an good impression on me.

I'll have to be on the lookout for the DeuS, that sounds killer. Kwak is solid.

You guys suck, the Cherry Wheat was really good.

If you're looking something along your preferences, I heard the Valvoline Stout was pretty good.

Hey, at least you liked it

cool: http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/beverages/252

Got a couple beers today:
Palm
Gulden Draak
Petrus Dubbel Bruin
Tree Brewing Company Raspberry Porter

Looking forward to trying those in the next couple of days.

Holy SHIT I just had one of the best porters of my life. Brewed by Tyranena Brewing in Lake Mills, Wis. (just so happens to be a mere 8 miles from my wife's hometown). All of their brews have been simply fantastic, but this one takes the cake (I also recommend their Rocky's Revenge Stout and Hop Whore IIPA).

But this one. It's called The Devil Made Me Do It! Coffee Imperial Oatmeal Porter, and is it ever a dandy. It's got a nice little maybe one finger head that settles to a minimal head throughout. Not much lacing at all to be found on the glass. Leaves a nice coating on my mouth with HUGE, what feels like dark roast, coffee notes throughout. I almost get like a sweet ice cream that comes in the middle, and then it finishes with a big coffee flavor again. It's smooth and bold and so fucking wonderful. I can't recommend this one enough, one of the best beers I've had, and if you love your Porters, this one is sure to not disappoint.

It's a part of their Brewers Gone Wild! campaign, so I don't know how long it's gonna be in circulation, so try it out while you can, if you're interested. It may be only available in the upper midwest, I'm not sure what their distribution is like.

I bought some Long Hammer IPA, that has been mentioned in this thread. I've also tried a Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest, which was alright.

Yeah I had one tonight. I enjoyed it, but I kinda lost interest by the last 1/3 of the beer.

I enjoy drinking several 20 oz draft blue moon's with orange slices. yum

Keep your damn fruit salad out of my beer!

totally

Yea, I hate when I get served lemon or orange with Blue Moon, hefewiezens, etc. I tried it once with the fruit and it was fucking stupid.

Also, found a place that does $10 pitchers of Moose Drool during happy hour (4-7pm) on Mondays. Ace.

Just bought a few I haven't tried yet.

Bell's Expedition Stout (Russian Imperial Stout)
Southern Tier Brewing Imperial Cherry Saison
Avery Brewing Company "The Czar" (Russian Imperial Stout)

...and some Surly Furious. But I've had this and I adore it.

I can't wait to try the other three, they look super! Anyone had any of them who can shed some light on 'em? I kind of know what to expect from the Bell's, since all of their brews have been top-notch thus far.

Bell's is a really fucking solid brewery. I've not had a beer from there that I would rate as less than a B.

keystone light
special export
red dog

Okay, I have jumped over the entire discussion. I will read it later. However, I agree with Rick that it would make more sense to discuss American and European beer in two separate threads.

I'll just throw in my favourites.

Favourite pilsner over all: "Jever"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jever_(beer)
http://www.jever.de/index_jever_website.jsp

FAvourite Danish pilsner: Ceres Top
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_Brewery
http://www.ceres.dk/


I'll think of others later.

Just got larger for tonight. Becks Vier though, so it's not bad.

Rochefort 10 is great stuff.

I have a cold so I'll be sitting home all night. No beer for me.

old speckled hen is the best beer ever. it is so glorious i want to jizz everywhere right now at the very mention of it.
well, maybe it's not that good, but it's still pretty great.

eh, it's not worth going batshit crazy over.

I DISAGREE YOU FUCKING INBRED CUNT




WILD ALLEGATION NUMBER 2

I had one of those some months back. I was actually rather disappointed. It should be said that I have lost it a bit for ales recently. Simply not as fond of them as I used to be.

Aren't you pushing it a bit here. Even though Newcastle Brown is pretty far from being as marvellous as some people seem to think, I would say it's definitely an okay beer.

I think I have had a Murphy's a while back but I don't seem to remember the taste of it.

Newcastle reminds me of water... It's one of the weaker brown ales on the market--especially for how expensive it usually is.

I am having this tonight. http://bryggeriskovlyst.dk/files/36-plakat-birkebryg.pdf

Must admit it's the best beer I have had in a long time. Translated it means something like Birchbrew. According to the company, real sap from birch trees has actually been added to the beer.

I had a Sam Adams Honey Porter last night. Ugh. Tasted just like a stout. Couldn't finish it. I hope the Black Lager and Irish Red that also came in the variety pack are better.

Newcastle is awesome. But yes, it is ridiculously expensive most of the time.

The Irish Red is really good. I think I don't think I've ever tried the Black Lager.

I saw an Irish Red from another small brewery as I purchased the above today. Must try that one later.

By the way. It's this one:

I think the Black Lager is really good, too, one of my favorite Sam Adams brews.

The Irish Red was good. Not fantastic, but not bad.

I had a couple of beers from the Lancaster brewery over the break. A milk stout, winter ale, English brown ale, and a wheat beer. All were pretty tasty.

you could do much worse than the Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, or Innis & Gunn Oak Aged for Scottish beers. Highly recommended by me.

I partook in some fine, award winning beer from Wisconsin tonight, literally on the same block where it won its award in 1893.

Fucking Pabst Blue Ribbon, baby.

1200 block of E. 59th Street, Southside. Columbian Exposition.

Good Lord, if that stuff won a Blue Ribbon there, what did the stuff it was competing against taste like?

So yesterday I was at Beverages and More and they had some Mystery Boxes of Beer. 12 beers, could be shit, could be good. $7.99. I bought one.

Only four shitties, the other nine were great!

SHIT Miller Lite
SHIT Miller Lite
SHIT Corona
SHIT Smirnoff Ice Light
Guinness
Old Speckled Hen
Boddingtons
Great White
Great White
some American Oatmeal Stout (can't remember)
some American Oatmeal Stout (can't remember)
one other I cannot recall but it was great

I should go back and get the others.