Recently come to the conclusion that I'm becoming a craft beer snob :D
Lil got me a gift pack for my birthday, 12 different brews with a theme that has only a coincidental resemblance to a certain long running cartoon TV show. ;)
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And yes each beer is a completely different one.
Last night was "That's Umpossible" English IPA. Probably more like the original, with the heavier English malts, heavily hopped and higher strength (to keep in the warmer climates).
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Tonight we have "Mono-Pale" Single malt, single hop, pale ale. Just a nice simple beer.
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Got another 10 days in a town that's not called "Springfield" 8) "Duff Beer" is trademarked, so there isn't one of them.
I am a Walmart beer snob, albeit I like Mexican beers, some they sell, some they don't. Especial in both types amber and regular, Dos XX's in both types and Pacifico when I can get it. Corona I don't like. Indio I like but hard to find here. Domestics-Michelob and their Cactus Lime beer.
In Kansas I played pitch cards for nickels at a Pearl beer on tap hangout called "The Park Inn Elixir". Haven't seen it since?
Craft beers-I've had a very few and liked some not all. Meds dictate that I am a one beer guy, so hot afternoons it's my one pleasure after a nice shower or reserved for pizza nites.
I'm a IPA snob.
Generally you'll find 6 or so different kinds in my beer box.
I enjoy a cold beer (or two) on a warm afternoon as long as it's not a Lite. Don't water mine down >:( Some of the names are funny, we have a nice ale called Sneaky Weasel, but I have seen a few that might get censored on the forum. :D
Last weekend at the end of my saw job I was offered a Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA.
Very tasty, but at 9%abv one is plenty!
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Those imperials are strong. Some local breweries have then in the 12-15% range and serve them in brandy sniffers glasses.. very sofiticated lol
One of the Behemoth "specials" I've tried is a triple hopped IPA at 12%. It's actually OK as they were able to keep the balance between the hops and malt OK. But it came in a 440ml can, one was plenty :D
This pack is more sensible strengths, 5 - 8% range
the 'brandy snifters" are only 9 oz. so I think it protects us from ourselves. i have had a triple IPA in that alcohol range and some other that was aged in a whiskey barrel, then a port wine barrel. way too complex and alcoholic for me. even my buddy Jim had to soften it up by diluting it down with a coffee stout.
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Tonight we have "Woah That;s Good Squishee" - Ridiculously Fruited Sour Ale.
Peach and Passionfruit, very tropical. Different for a beer, but it gets the Lil seal of approval as she's quite into various flavoured ciders, and it's that sort of flavour.
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Cruddy weather today, so I built my new Lego - the Goat Boat. 8)
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Needed something to refresh the brain after battling hundreds of little chinks of plastic :D
I guess it's my German heritage but I'm not a fan of IPA's, I'll stick to lagers. Two of the best I ever had are from Germany, a company called Dortmunder makes an excellent medium dark one and I had another called Kellerbeire that was just as good. My normal brew is a Molson Canadian or Labatt's Blue.
Back in the day it was Lowenbrau double bock, or, really anything. Now Shiner bock or Dos Equis dark.
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12% :o Sure don't want many of those at one sitting. Anything here over 8% has to be marketed as a wine, we see stouts at 7.5 but I have found only one, a local, that I actually like.
The other end of the IPA spectrum are the session style. Good hoppy taste with low ABC.
I try to keep Founders All Day session IPA in stock.
A local Favorite is Cigar City Jai Alai "which used to be a sport in Florida until it was exposed as fixed"
Nice and hoppy with 7.5%
It's a great time to be a beer drinker with all these craft breweries popping up giving us many choices.
Funny thing about IPA's is that once you catch the hop taste, lager, pilsners, and island beers just don't taste right again.
Cloudy PA is the latest beer fashion trend here. Even the mainstream breweries are getting on on the act. It's a hazy beer, hopped for "fruit" flavours rather than bitterness, and around the normal 5% mark.
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Mac's was one of the first independent breweries to set up in the early 80s when the NZ market was basically just 2 big breweries. They eventually got bought out by Lion (who make Steinlager etc) . After the "non-compete" on the sale ran out, the family re-opened a "new" brewery under a different name. ;)
So now we have "Mac's" beer made by Lion, and "Stoke" range, made by the McCashin family
Quote from: Raider Bill on July 12, 2022, 12:10:44 PMThe other end of the IPA spectrum are the session style. Good hoppy taste with low ABC.
And as it so happens, tonight we have a Session IPA. "You Don't Win Friends With Salad"
Very hoppy, but only a regular 4.9%.
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Like I said there is 12 completely different beers in the box. Some I'd look out for again, other are just OK, interesting to try, but might not make the shopping list.
Funny how beer tastes change. back when younger many beers in Kansas where 3.2% was the law in a bar the only strong beers were sold in liquor stores. Some states up in the beer areas of the north had on/off sales based on the license or day of the week. In KS Coors, then sold only west from KS, not in MO and eastward, was a popular bar beer on tap but my crowd called it Girly beer and another name not said here. At the brewery in Golden, CO I liked it as I guess it was fresher, plus free with the tour which we did every trip into the eastern Rockies. ;D
Some cheap beers in KS then were premium beers in another state. Ending in about the 1960's, the many small town breweries in MN & WI all closed. I always stopped for Moosehead tour on a fishing trip. Back then the STL big breweries Bud & Michelob had tours that gave free beer. Popular with Ft Leonard Wood soldiers.
The Germans trained the Mexicans on brewing and then there was the French & Spanish both on winemaking.
When I worked in grocery stores in KS we sold many cases of Blue Ribbon malt weekly to our older customers (old European immigrant families from various Euro countries) who brewed at home-long before home brewing and wine making became more common in the early 1970's through to now.
Yesterday, when opening the cabin fridge door, I had two cans of Busch light roll out of their cardboard container. I was able to catch one just above the floor as I pinned the other one against a bag of clemintines. I drank both of them for trying to escape.
Quote from: Ianab on July 12, 2022, 07:26:42 PM
Cloudy PA is the latest beer fashion trend here. Even the mainstream breweries are getting on on the act. It's a hazy beer, hopped for "fruit" flavours rather than bitterness, and around the normal 5% mark.
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Mac's was one of the first independent breweries to set up in the early 80s when the NZ market was basically just 2 big breweries. They eventually got bought out by Lion (who make Steinlager etc) . After the "non-compete" on the sale ran out, the family re-opened a "new" brewery under a different name. ;)
So now we have "Mac's" beer made by Lion, and "Stoke" range, made by the McCashin family
I like Sierra Nevada "Hazy little thing"
For my 60th birthday my friends got me 60 cans of different cans of IPA's.
Quote from: Jeff on July 13, 2022, 10:45:59 AMI drank both of them for trying to escape.
A fitting end for an escape attempt like that. :D
Tonight we have "I Was Saying Boo-Urns" a pretty standard IPA @ 6.3%. This one goes on the "would buy again" list :)
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Quote from: Raider Bill on July 13, 2022, 11:34:12 AM
Quote from: Ianab on July 12, 2022, 07:26:42 PM
Cloudy PA is the latest beer fashion trend here. Even the mainstream breweries are getting on on the act. It's a hazy beer, hopped for "fruit" flavours rather than bitterness, and around the normal 5% mark.
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Mac's was one of the first independent breweries to set up in the early 80s when the NZ market was basically just 2 big breweries. They eventually got bought out by Lion (who make Steinlager etc) . After the "non-compete" on the sale ran out, the family re-opened a "new" brewery under a different name. ;)
So now we have "Mac's" beer made by Lion, and "Stoke" range, made by the McCashin family
I like Sierra Nevada "Hazy little thing"
For my 60th birthday my friends got me 60 cans of different cans of IPA's.
A "few years ago" I bought my Kansas cousin a 6-pack of Billy beer for his BD. How many here remember Billy Carter's namesake beer?
Last night we had pizza nite at home and I enjoyed a Modelo Es'pecial Amber, one of my favorite beers!
Michael Connely the popular author of the Harry Bosch novels/TV series, has Harry sitting on his LAX hillside homes porch balcony view of the city below, while tearing off Es"pecial beer bottles gold foil and rolling it into little balls then dropping them in the moonlight. How's that for a beer drinkers authors twist on a cold beer... :D
I've got a 6 pack of billy beer.
Ian, you all calling it "cloudy" beer cracked me up.
Here it's called "hazy" style.
'Cloudy' or 'hazy' . . . that might just be 'all weather' beer. 🤤
More in line with our current weather...
"My Fair Laddy", Scotch Ale. Some darker smoked malt in the mix. A good winter ale. Lil's not a fan of darker beers, but it gets a pass mark from me. 1/2 way between a Stout and an Ale.
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I had a couple pints of Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra last night. Pretty tasty. Went with braised short ribs nicely.
A hazy IPA tonight. Actually I'd say this has exceeded "hazy", skipped "cloudy"and well in "murky" :D
"Ah My Eyes, The Goggles Do Nothing!"
Lil says, a bit too hoppy for her,
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If you can't get the wort to a protein break call it hazy :D. I prefer that junk on the bottom of the bottle.
Quote from: Raider Bill on July 12, 2022, 12:10:44 PM
The other end of the IPA spectrum are the session style. Good hoppy taste with low ABC.
I try to keep Founders All Day session IPA in stock.
A local Favorite is Cigar City Jai Alai "which used to be a sport in Florida until it was exposed as fixed"
Nice and hoppy with 7.5%
It's a great time to be a beer drinker with all these craft breweries popping up giving us many choices.
Funny thing about IPA's is that once you catch the hop taste, lager, pilsners, and island beers just don't taste right again.
I became fond of that Jai Alai when visiting friends in Palm Harbor. I found it here at a little grocery store in Lakeside, MT for a while. They no longer carry it. I guess I'll have to head back to FL this winter and grab a few good cigars and some Jai Alai.
Palm Harbor is right up the road.
Stop in for a cold one.
Just saw your location. We'll be in that area the beginning of Sept.
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Which sounds like you need to meet Da Griz.
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a great hazy IPA. DAAANG
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a couple of lighter choices for hot weather and summer.
I guess I have a simple palate when it comes to beer, I like almost any of the old standbys from the US, Canada or Mexico but the very few times I tried the "specialty" brews I found them bitter, anything I should try or do I need to develop a taste for hops? I should have added Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines to countries where I enjoyed "normal" beer.
just like coffee, you should just drink what you like. after many years you may like the strong stuff. it is not for everybody. smiley_beertoast
Quote from: gspren on July 19, 2022, 07:48:27 PMI guess I have a simple palate when it comes to beer, I like almost any of the old standbys from the US, Canada or Mexico but the very few times I tried the "specialty" brews I found them bitter, anything I should try
The more heavily hopped beers are an acquired taste. No specific beers as I don't know what's in your area, but most brewpubs or small breweries make a "regular" brew or 2.
This is the local brewery just up the street from us, with a "NZ Lager", regular strength and hops.
https://www.43brewing.co.nz/portfolio-item/rotokare-lager/
Mike's in New Plymouth has their "Originals" which are a NZ Lager, a Mild Ale and a Pilsner that would suit a drinker of regular NZ beers.
The Originals - mike's Brewery Bistro (https://www.mikesbeer.co.nz/originals/)
This was last nights tasting. A session hazy IPA, but regular strength. Another good one to start with. Although heavy on the hops, it's more a "fruit" flavour, rather than the bitterness of the stronger IPAs.
This is Lil's favourite style at the moment. ;)
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We are also referred to as "beer snobs". You are probably just a great guy! :D :D :D
I have never thought of beer drinkers as snobs, salt of the earth, with a side plate of hard boiled egg, cheese, pickle and crackers! 8)
i had a couple of bud light chaladas (red beer) last night. so not much of a snob. but if you will only drink the way out there stuff, well if the shoe fits... :)
just saying the bitter high octane stuff is not for everone.
I believe y'all are buying green slabs at KD price.
Quote from: doc henderson on July 20, 2022, 01:26:31 PM
i had a couple of bud light chaladas (red beer) last night. so not much of a snob. but if you will only drink the way out there stuff, well if the shoe fits... :)
just saying the bitter high octane stuff is not for everone.
Have not found any that I couldn't drink, just some I wouldn't go back for another. Spent a couple of years in Germany, they make beer, and I tried to get 'em all.
Two refrigerators in this house and we're down to two old cans of PBR. The source of them is unknown.. Both have some of the paint worn off from too much time in a cooler. Time for a beer run.
The first one wasn't bad...
Quote from: Texas Ranger on July 20, 2022, 11:14:30 PM
Have not found any that I couldn't drink, just some I wouldn't go back for another. Spent a couple of years in Germany, they make beer, and I tried to get 'em all.
I think that the Germans class beer as one of the essential food groups. :D It's quality regulated and generally very good stuff. :)
Less than perfect weather out on the mail run, nothing too nasty, but felt like a nice Winter beer. This is a "mainstream" 4% mild ale. Dark malt, plenty of flavour, but not high alc %. (4%)
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Not on Lil's favourite list, she says it's tastes too much like coffee. (she doesn't like coffee), but it's really just the dark roasted malt flavour.
Speights was one of the smaller regional breweries that got assimilated into the Big 2 in the NZ market. They kept the favourite labels / recipes of the smaller breweries, but it's all made at the mega-brewery in Auckland now. Still a nice drop for a Winter evening, and regular beer pricing.
That, is beer. Tell Lil the next one tastes more like dark chocolate :)
Beer Snobs! I like that. Snobs are everywhere :D.
I'm a snob.
I'll see your 2 cans of PBR and raise you one. I have 3 in the beer box. I know who brought them. They'll stay there until the paint fades as he's not coming back to drink them.
Local V.P. of the H.M.W.H.C. brought a 6 of this over.
Very delightful.
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I am fairly new to the craft beer thing. My little sister has dragged me kicking and screaming into the land of IPAs and others. I like many, some not so much.
One thing I cannot pass up are amber ales. Smithwicks on tap is close to perfection. Also very good is Fat Tire and Killian's. All three are better on tap than a bottle/ can in my mind.
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The only German beers I didn't care for were the pilsners and I did drink some but the strong flat dry aftertaste is not good to me.
A buddy visited NZ for a week or two years ago and said the Double X was one of the best beers he ever drank.
Quote from: K-Guy on July 21, 2022, 11:36:52 AM
The only German beers I didn't care for were the pilsners and I did drink some but the strong flat dry aftertaste is not good to me.
A buddy visited NZ for a week or two years ago and said the Double X was one of the best beers he ever drank.
Dos Equis!
Not an IPA fan. Labatt's most of the time. Dark beers on occasion. Sam Adams, most any. Oberon for Summer. Peanut Butter, oh yeah! 8)
I used to order a black and tan, not the one in a can mixed. A half glass of Bass ale, and then over a spoon near the top of the ale, is Guinness stout. best if it is on tap with nitrogen for the gas so you get the tiny bubbles and foam that cascade back into beer, and then the stout is on top and a ale on bottom. you can see where they meet. after the stout you transition to the ale. the joke is that the Irish and English do not mix. or they will make it with all Irish beer in an Irish pub. no English at all. For fun order a black and tan next time you are in an establishment with 30 beers on tap.
How To Pour A Black - YouTube (https://youtu.be/iAnGRjSgkjc)
Probably told this story before, but, in a bar in North Carolina that boasted of over 100 beers, so being a Texan I asked for a Shiner Bock, What? OK, how about a Dos Equis, What? OK, how about a Lowenbrau Dopplebock, What? After a while I gave up and asked for a dark beer, didn't recognize it, drank it, went on my way.
Quote from: doc henderson on July 21, 2022, 03:39:09 PM
I used to order a black and tan, not the one in a can mixed. A half glass of Bass ale, and then over a spoon near the top of the ale, is Guinness stout. best if it is on tap with nitrogen for the gas so you get the tiny bubbles and foam that cascade back into beer, and then the stout is on top and a ale on bottom. you can see where they meet. after the stout you transition to the ale. the joke is that the Irish and English do not mix. or they will make it with all Irish beer in an Irish pub. no English at all. For fun order a black and tan next time you are in an establishment with 30 beers on tap.
How To Pour A Black - YouTube (https://youtu.be/iAnGRjSgkjc)
I used to order half and half which was Guinness and Harps drawn the same way.
Tuesday at the pub, Someone ordered a peanut butter coffee stout over a mango wheat beer. Yuck.
Invite me to your place and Ill drink whatever beer you offer me and most likely Ill like it. Come to my house and Ill offer you a "Straub" beer. Brewed right here in St. Mary's Pa. Good stuff, Im having one now and Im mighty glad.
We were travelling Ireland once and did first few days in Dublin upon arrival. We went to a big beer & food venue where you could try lots of beers, ales, etc., which I did. I recall having found only a couple that I liked out of many they offered and they were both something that you could see light through the glass. I'm sure not a Guiness drinker!
After a few very dark trials our waitress knew what not to bring me to try out next.
I just don't like what I'll call heavy stouts or similar beverages. At the other extreme, neither do I like flavorless beers or too much bite from hops.
The beer I remember best is the very cold one I enjoyed recently after a hot day outside.
Interesting all the American beers that were once very popular but bit the dust in the past several decades. When I first moved to KY I became a fanboy of several Cincinnati beers that were brewed there, now gone. Remember the Stroh's guy crawling the desert in TV ads needing a drink? Thats wasn't long ago. Schilitz was once very popular as was PBR and many others now dead or mostly so.
Around here PBR is popular with the hipsters.
It's funny as I have drank at least 2 tanker trucks of Bud throughout but now I can't stand it.
I like ti use Fat Tire to cook with.
Here are a couple Hazy's I enjoy.
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Sweetwater brewery out of Atlanta does a great job as does Sierra Nevada which started in Cali but also has a brewery in Ashville, NC
If you ever get a chance to tour the Ashville location do it as it's quite informative. They have a restaurant there that had some of the best short ribs I've ever tasted.
For years I didn't like the few American beers available here, they all tasted like dishwater. I have since had some I really enjoyed, one I particularly remember was an ale from Deschute's in Bend OR. Very unique flavor, I bought some to bring home. Another surprise was in Sioux Falls SD, a local dark draft that was really good.
Now this was a beer adventure. We went to Omaha to see Vince Gill. what a concert. he played from 20:00 till 22:30, then returned after a standing ovation, and played another hour. great concert. for dinner before the concert we went to Smokin Oak, wood fired Pizza and tap room. you get a bracelet, and it activated a tapper so you can draft your own. the hard part is choosing from the 30 or so beers, and other drinks like wine, or an old fashion. It keeps a tab and charges by the ounce. Pizza was good too, and reasonable price. you can put an ounce in your glass and take a sip to see if you like it.
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Cool ;D.
I agree. That would be a fun place to try out. But I'd not be driving when I left.
It was nice to try stuff at 64 cents and ounce. do not need to order a whole glass to find out you do not like it.. some was 34 cents.
I do like a good craft beer, I gave up on large mass produce beer a long time ago.
My current favorite is Bell's Light hearted ale, its a lighter version of their 2 hearted ale which I really like.
You guys have some winners! I have the tendency to drink around 1 good beer, typically an IPA, in the evening after work, then will switch to cheap beer or not have any more that night. Usually I have a glass of bourbon around 9p when the wife goes to bed.
My favorites right now are Lagunitas Hop Stoopid (I haven't seen it around lately but it's very good) and Maximus Colossal IPA, a 9%er. I like some of the others mentioned above, Sweetwater 420 is a light IPA I think and it's a good one to drink several of, and there are a few local breweries I like between Dayton and Cincinnati we have more good beer than we can shake a beer can at. I try to pick up something I know I like and something different when I go to buy beer. I've also saved a lot of the 6 pack cartons which I plan to plaster all over the top section of my shop wall, up by the ceiling, some day. I no longer remember what all I've tried and what all I haven't, but tonight is stop at the liquor store night, so we'll see what comes home with me.
My go to cheap beer, care of my wife, is a Rolling Rock, ice cold please, this has been her beer of choice for a long time now. I've been through the other cheap beers Miller Lite, Coors Light, Bud Light, PBR, and going way back to Killian's Red and Icehouse, and I'm sure others I'm forgetting, but nothing is quite as good at this point in my life as an ice cold Rolling Rock in a bottle.
Mickies wide mouth "skunk beer" just out of high school.
I have a beef about beers & I'll throw this out- Some beers I like get crowded out by these IPA's you guys mention, also by flavored alcohol drinks.
Not good!
Same thing happened to our ability to buy bags of whole bean coffee as the Keurig crowd and their little aluminum cups in a box took over shelf space.
Also not good!
I had to google Mickies skunk beer-never heard of that one. The website that came up first gave it a 61/100 poor rating.
Colt45 was popular back when I was a young KS adult bought at a liquor store so the % was high enough to make it work.
skunk beer is what we called it. well, the liquor stores carry what sells. you can buy your beer at Wal-Mart. :D :D :D it came in a glass bottle and the top was 2 inches across. again, have not had one since shortly after high school.
had a patient say he only drank 3 beers. His alcohol beat the record at KUMC. he did not seem that drunk. level 529. I got my name on the record board. they have to not die within 24 hours. I said if you only had 3, what kind was it (1992). He said, "mule kicker 44". I asked why it is called that. he said because each can is 44 oz. of beer. lol
SweetWater 420 [not g13] and Sweetwater IPA are go to's in my beer box. actually the 420 is what got me started on the IPA kick.
I never liked the skunky beers like Heineken.
I figure I've drank at least 2 tanker trucks of plain bud before converting to ipas. Now I can't stand bud.
I will drink Bud (NOT Lite!) if that is all that is available but ours is brewed here under license and is not the same. Same with Coors, too light for my taste. Give me an IPA or brown ale such as Sleemans and I'm happy. We have a local stout called Back Hand of God (I'm not kidding) that is quite good but in small amounts, one is enough. I can't handle Guinness.
for a high alcohol, good tasting beer
Final Absolution, Dragonmead Brewery
Its a Belgian tripple ale. 28ibu 10.0%abv
I switched after the first one, I knew a second was too much
I drink Michelob ultra when hot and thirsty (chance of drinking more than one). I also drink an occasional bud, Cholada. we make our own with Zing Zang, which is a bloody Mary mix, but you have to like black pepper. I took some to @customsawyer (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=1861) project one year (2018) and those grit eatin folks looked at me like I was crazy (they may have been right). :D
How da heck did I ever miss this tread. smiley_beertoast I don't consider myself a snob, I just like my beer. Brewed at home for a number of years, but soon noticed I wasn't stayin' as slim and trim as I once was. So it was back ta da commercial watered down stuff. :( May have ta try again and see if it still wants ta make me look fat. :D
Just because You've got a taste for the craft beers, doesn't mean you have to give up on mainsteam brews. ;)
Tui is a classic NZ beer dating back to 1889, although it's now incorporated into one of the 2 big breweries and made on several sites. It used to be labelled as "IPA", but since other breweries have been making actual IPA recipes, they have changed the label and just claim it's "Classic Tui Beer".
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Named after the Tui, which is a common native bird. Another example of smart branding.
That's a neat little history
Dogs want to get in on the action to 😂
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Take your beer adventure in the shower 😂
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I thought about getting the kids a can but sorry Bush corporate I wasn't three sheets into the wind at five bucks a can or twenty for a six pack. Gonna have to wait till it's on sale 😂
My daughter bought me a bar of that soap for fathers day. I have to say, it works pretty good and I have it at the sink where I wash up when I come in. Has a nice smell too but a bit widespread. Either I am getting used to that or it is calming down a bit as it dries up. That bar is pretty good sized, should last quite a while.
Do ya smell like stale beer after a couple days? :D :D
I ended up buying one and like Greenhorn said it's big and smells great!
Last of the Springfield birthday box :(
"What Could Possibli Go Wrong", a West Coast IPA, more in the style of the US West Coast versions? A nice hoppy drop.
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So time to restock...
They gave the graphics design guy the day off, and just called this one "Hops". Not specific on exactly what hops, but it's safe to say "plenty". An 8%, but nice balance of malt and hops. Basically, it does what it says on the tin. ;D
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I've got a couple stranger (beer I'd not tried previously) 6 packs in the fridge right now but I don't remember what they are other than both tasty, I'll try to remember to name them later.
I believe Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was the Grandfather of hoppy beer to mainstream America. It seems like it has been around for quite awhile. I always liked it as a break from Bud once and awhile.
Free Diver IPA is another local brewery "Copper Head" over in Tampa. It's around 6% and smooth.
All Day IPA is a session beer. It's low ABV 4.7% makes for a nice all day drinker but still hoppy. I think the ABV is the same as Bud Light.
The Sierra Nevada and All Day IPA are always stocked in my beer box along with about 4 other favorites :D smiley_beertoast
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That Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a fall-back for me. I'll get that if nothing else looks appetizing. I also like All Day!
Several years ago, I started spraying some automotive finishes. Even wearing cartridge filters, I've Lost a lot of my sense of smell and taste. Used to hate IPA, now it's about the only beer I can taste.
But the small craft beers have lots more flavors that I can sort of taste, too.
My oldest son Nick has begun brewing his own beer and has gotten really good with it. But he moved away for graduate school.
@Ianab (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=460) , a bit over 50 years ago I was in Brisbane, Aus. and Aukland, NZ and one or both had a beer named "Red Lion", I wish I'd have brought a few empty cans home as that's the name of my home town. Does Red Lion beer still exist? I was 19 or 20 on the way home from Vietnam and I know I emptied a few cans.
FWIW, I painted the wrecks I rebuilt for over 25 years and not lost any sense of taste or smell that I notice. I too, used cartridge filters. Aging leads to changes in our tastebuds as I recall from My human growth & development classes, but I really don't notice this at all. I have always used spices more so than some others but salt, sweet, etc. all seem OK. Hearings my main sense loss but been that way a very long time.
gspren, glad you made it home and intact.
Everyone reacts differently to dust, fumes, redheads, chemicals etc..
Quote from: gspren on August 05, 2022, 08:18:20 AMDoes Red Lion beer still exist?
Lion breweries is one of the 2 big beer companies here in NZ, and yes they still make the imaginatively named "Red" and "Brown". It's a pretty standard NZ style pale ale and still sells well.
Quote from: Raider Bill on August 05, 2022, 01:08:05 PM
Everyone reacts differently to dust, fumes, redheads, chemicals etc..
Especially the redheads. I like most beers but this is my go- to.
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These were the strangers in my fridge, I've had the stereohopic and it's good. I had not had the Abita and it was very tasty.
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Quote from: Raider Bill on August 05, 2022, 01:08:05 PM
Everyone reacts differently to dust, fumes, redheads, chemicals etc..
As a senior, I now have chronic seasonal allergies to dusts. molds, certain pollens and I do feel that my extensive exposures matter aside from my age and immune system.
If I had issues with taste, smell, etc. I'd see an ENT that does/specializes in allergies.
My 1st GF was a redhead, but I fell for and married a blonde, how's that figure into this beer thing? :D
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Quote from: Raider Bill on August 05, 2022, 01:08:05 PM
Everyone reacts differently to dust, fumes, redheads, chemicals etc..
My 1st GF was a redhead, but I fell for and married a blonde, how's that figure into this beer thing? :D
It doesn't, but shows good sense! My first girl friend was a redhead, I escaped with minor wounds. 8)
Sweetwater products were on sale for 1099 or 12-pack this week that's a buy two get one free deal cuz they're normally about $17.99 or 1899 or 12 pack ed up got about 10-12 packs just in case
My medical file
list my allergies is brown liquor and redheads. I been traumatized.
Yesterday we wandered away from the IPA's.
I like a good Pilsner to break it up once and awhile.
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No cans left but this is a local APA
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"You pays your money, you takes your chances" :)
Got a "pick 6" box of Cassels to try.
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Starting out with the NZ Lager. A pretty standard NZ beer. A little more malty than the commercial brews, but in a good way.
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Cassels are a small brewery in Christchurch and have only been brewing since 2008, but they seem to be doing it right.
If all goes well, next weekend's beer report will be from here.
https://rarotongabrewery.com/
Trip has been delayed for 2 years now, but we fly out next Sunday, and arrive in Rarotonga on Saturday. Most of the beer sold there is standard NZ stuff, but I'll make sure to give the local brew a try. Winter there is also about like the heat of Summer here, so we may get thirsty. ;)
I'll leave Lil to report on the tropical fruit cocktails with the little umbrellas :D
Meanwhile, still here in NZ Winter... Come to the Dark Side Luke, we have Stout. 8)
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It's not Guiness, but that would be the closest comparison. Be just the thing for a Black and Tan mix.
Quote from: Ianab on August 13, 2022, 04:27:37 AM
Meanwhile, still here in NZ Winter... Come to the Dark Side Luke, we have Stout. 8)
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It's not Guiness, but that would be the closest comparison. Be just the thing for a Black and Tan mix.
It looks like that beer would float a horseshoe!
That's funny! :D We have a local stout I like in moderation but haven't acquired a taste for Guiness.
my buddy brews a summer time stout. a little lighter and sweeter. but he is crazy and will drink anything anytime. :)
Found the local brewery 8)
They do sell in 1.5l bottles, but I splashed out big on the 4l stainless flask. The flask cost a lot more than the beer, but it's my souvenir from the trip.
Beer is a nice light NZ style lager, just the thing for the local weather
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Quote from: doc henderson on August 15, 2022, 01:45:28 PM
my buddy brews a summer time stout. a little lighter and sweeter. but he is crazy and will drink anything anytime. :)
Every guy needs a buddy like that, to prove to our wives how sane we are.
Took a trip to West Chicago to see Grand Kids.
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That metal growler is sweet, Ian!
I took a chance on another Abita (https://abita.com/#) IPA a few days ago. This one is called Bubblegum Juicy IPA and it's exactly what it sounds like. I kind of hate it and I kind of expected to. It's actually tasty but one of those beers that I'd only want maybe a quarter of at a time. I've only had one bottle of it so far, so maybe I can acquire a taste for it.
Beer is interesting. I've had Hazy Little Thing, from Sierra Nevada several times and thought it was fine, then we went to the same place I'd had it previously (on tap) for a party a couple weeks ago and it was the only IPA I was interested in, on tap. It was one of the tastiest beers I'd ever had. Strange stuff how flavors change a bit or how the taste seems to change.
National beer lovers day today boys 🍺
Quote from: Walnut Beast on September 07, 2022, 06:33:23 AMNational beer lovers day today boys 🍺
I'll raise a glass to that(or more)!!!
I'm not a huge holiday supporter, more of a bah-humbugger, but I have a feeling I'll celebrate this one!
Well I'm back from the Glacier trip. I tried to get pictures of the different beer local beers I bought along the way. As you can see my tastes run to IPA.
Here goes....
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I've never had Huckleberry anything before so I tried HB ice cream, pie and this cream ale. I'll stick with the pie and ice cream...
For anyone that likes a good sipping tequila, this one fits the bill.
In Whitefish I saw the sign for IV treatments. Cracked me up. Must have a lot of beginners there. lol
Had others that were on tap so I didn't get pictures.
Seems fitting that the last beer of the trip was Sierra Nevada Pale Ale the beer that started the IPA craze back in the 80's IMO.
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I like the glass JJ Whitefish. 8)
I was just thinking that too Doc, that Whitefish glass is neat!
I'd never seen one before either.
Foam cozy worked great with it. Wish I could find a cozy for tapered pint glasses.
I took the pictures of the growlers because I'd never seen a half growler before. Cute little thing.
In the last pic, the beer looks good too. 8)
Great trip, looks like.
I found them on Amazon called beer can glasses. 6 for 18 bucks or so. no writing so not as cool. i can engrave them.
I've gotten into a semi-habit of buying glasses from some of the bars I occasionally visit. I only have 3, I think, and I've stopped my wife from "accidentally" knocking one off the table into her purse. I'd probably rather not buy any more (I'm out of freezer shelf space!) but I really like the the beer can glasses.
Doc- I'll buy you a couple cases of them if you engrave one or two for me and send 'em my way?
if you buy a case and drop ship to me, I will engrave and send on to you. pm me
Quote from: beenthere on September 20, 2022, 01:37:25 PM
In the last pic, the beer looks good too. 8)
Great trip, looks like.
We had a great trip!
The only thing that hampered us was the smoke from wildfires after we left Glacier but having no plans we worked around it for the most part.
Soon as we go through the pix I'll post some other than beer lol
Quote from: aigheadish on August 31, 2022, 06:32:30 AMit was the only IPA I was interested in, on tap. It was one of the tastiest beers I'd ever had. Strange stuff how flavors change a bit or how the taste seems to change.
Both the bottling, time and storage conditions affect how beer tastes for sure. Having home brewed from time to time you can get to judge this, as a beer that's been in the bottle for 2 weeks is very different to one that's 6 months old. Sometimes better, sometimes not, depending on the brew and your tastes, but it's changed over time. Usually becoming more "mellow" and a bit less flavour, which may or may not be "better".
What I did notice in Rarotonga was the brewery didn't bottle or can any beer. The cost / logistics just didn't work out in their favour. It was on tap at pretty much every local bar and restaurant, and was basically the only brew that was. Bonus of this was that it was the cheapest beer as the other options were imported bottles / cans, which cost a $ or 2 more than the local brew over the bar. This contrasted with the brewery that was operating last trip, they also brewed good beer, but the cost of bottling it locally put the price up over the imported beers, limiting the sales (and profit). Their production costs were more than the retail cost of imported Hieneken / Stienlager etc. Remove the bottling cost and the local beer can even compete on price (and is still good stuff)
i looked back and I bought the Libby thinking it is USA made, and I think it is. it was 4 for 18 bucks, and a coupon for 1.70. there are lots of no name brands for lots less. for what that is worth.
Apricot Triple Hazy IPA tonight.
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At 10.5%, and a 440ml can, I think one is enough. :D Plenty of fruity flavour in this one, but I'm not 100% sure it's really beer. Closer to an Apricot wine?
I bought some neat beer glasses in Ireland that I was attracted to at the time. Given that I virtually never drink beer from a glass, we sold them at a garage sale few years ago.
In today's NYT's, I just read an article on Mexican drought, vs. the beer makers.
It has been in the news what with the feds there & local cities hauling water around to neighborhoods.
The article covers the fact that Mexican beer companies, which are huge corporations, have water contracts that are decades long toward never not having water. Protesters at beer plants in Monterrey (who had no domestic water at home) saw beer plants with all they needed to have continuous production.
Mexican beer makers are the largest global exporter of beer, in fact.
AMLO, the Mexican pres. had said he would get people water but in fact many went without for a long time.
I like my apricots dried.
Courier just called in with a parcel.
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Yup, it's a beer Advent Calendar, with 24 different beers. Plus a bonus low Alc Hazy, Chur-mas themed socks, and a festive beer glass.
December is looking up 8)
What's this "low Alc" you speak of? :)
Quote from: aigheadish on November 16, 2022, 10:03:50 AM
What's this "low Alc" you speak of? :)
:D
Actually we are on the road for the 25th, visit my Mum and then an hour+ drive to Lil's Mum. So a free 0.5% beer with lunch might be just the thing. :)
It's the first today, Advent calendar time. 8)
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So number one was a leftover from Octoberfest, or Chur-Toberfest as they call it.
German style beer. German malt and hops, and bit stronger than average, but nice.
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So far, so good. :)
Day 4, and it's a treat.
Jaffa Invasion, a choc orange Imperial stout.
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The previous 2 days were "Juice Springstein" and "Brain Smiles", which were nice hazy IPAs, both with fruit like flavours. The Brain Smiles in particular looks like Orange Juice, and has enough "fruit" flavour to pass as juice.
Jaffa is either a local sweet (small round orange flavoured chocolates in a hard candy shell) or the name for residents of Auckland. (Just Another F... Aucklander)
Anyway, the Jafa Invasion is a meal in a glass. Tasty, but you probably only want one. :D
That Jaffa sounds tasty! I can only do one of any beer that has some crazy flavor. I've had a very good chocolate beer before from a local joint called Branch and Bone (https://www.branchandboneales.com/). It's a hipster place with hipster beers and other than the Brewery not having their beers as cold as I like them they do a mighty fine job. If they ship it'd be worth trying them.
I've been drinking some fruity stuff lately. I've tried a few raspberry beers I like and this strawberry one, that is very light on the strawberry. It's not bad but nothing special.
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We North Americans generally like our beer cold, I do, but a lot of the imports and our own craft beers seem to lose flavor when chilled. They are better at what the Brits call 'room temperature', 55 degrees.
Barf! I want it cold cold!
Quote from: sawguy21 on December 07, 2022, 04:09:40 PMWe North Americans generally like our beer cold
That's because the big breweries were started by German immigrants brewing lagers which require cold storage. The British beers were ales and didn't require it. For myself, lagers are what I like to drink and I have had a good one from Britain.
The temperature certainly changes the taste of a beer. Brews that are designed to be drunk ice cold are usually unpleasant when warm as you start picking up flavours that might be "barf". Ales that are brewed for more room temp, or at least UK cellar temp, tend to loose flavours when chilled to far.
Still sticking with the advent calendar protocol, and taking out each days beer. ;)
Yesterday it was Joe's Exotic Jackfruit Hazy IPA ???
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Very tropical, and "fruity" even. :D
Tonight it's Currant Events Sour Ale.
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Not sure if it's really beer, or red currant wine. Very drinkable, but like a lot of these, you probably only want one in a session. :D
Absolutely ice cold makes a difference. Put a couple in the freezer for a hour and drink. Then drink one out of the fridge. You will never go back
Quote from: Walnut Beast on December 09, 2022, 12:45:50 AM
Absolutely ice cold makes a difference. Put a couple in the freezer for a hour and drink. Then drink one out of the fridge. You will never go back
100% the temperature affects the flavour. But it's actually suppressing some of it. With some beers that's a good things (Looking at you Aussie lagers :D )
Other beers are brewed to be drunk at ~8C (English room temp? :D ) You miss most of the flavour if they are too cold. A bit like Red wine at room temp and white wine chilled. The reverse doesn't taste right.
I'm not sure exactly what Joe Exotics IPA was designed for. ??? :P ::) An "Interesting" brew.
@Ianab (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=460)
In the 90's a buddy of mine went to Australia on a work visa for a year and enjoyed some of those Aussie lagers but he also spent 2 weeks in New Zealand on the return trip. He said your XX beer was the best he ever had.
Quote from: K-Guy on December 09, 2022, 08:25:06 AM
In the 90's a buddy of mine went to Australia on a work visa for a year and enjoyed some of those Aussie lagers but he also spent 2 weeks in New Zealand on the return trip. He said your XX beer was the best he ever had.
You know why the Aussies called their lager XXXX?
They couldn't spell beer. :D
But it is perfectly good beer, especially if it's Ice Cold on a hot Aussie day. :)
Anyway, a couple more brews from the last few days.
This is "Chur", a NZ flavoured Pale Ale. Just a nice ale.
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The other can is is their Half Way Down lager. It was one of the "house beers" when they first opened their brewpub. Named in honour of the song "Dominion Road" by the Mutton Birds. It's a classic NZ song from the 90s, and has the line "Half way down Dominion Road". The brewery is coincidentally also 1/2 way down the same Dominion Road the song refers to.
The Mutton Birds - Dominion Road (Music Video) HD - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCpXp6o8dnk)
"Chur" is NZ slang for "Cheers", although a more general purpose word for agreement / thanks or praise. Pronounce it like Korg from the Thor Movies would for authentic effect.
So a couple of pretty normal beers, nice drops they were too. :)
Then back into the Hazy's. A Hazy You Can't Refuse :D
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And tonight's drop. Embiggen, a recipe from a Portland craft brewery, with an Kiwi twist. A 7% brew, but a nice one. Perfectly cromulant, as the can says.
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DanG, I thought Texas had a lot of brews
Quote from: Texas Ranger on December 14, 2022, 04:31:54 PM
DanG, I thought Texas had a lot of brews
This is all from one small brewery in Auckland. They have their mainstays, like the Chur and 1/2 Way Down, which are pretty standard NZ style beers, and those come in pre-printed cans. The more experimental and single batch ones have a printed label stuck on a bare can.
Last count was 206 breweries or beer brands operating. Some brands are just marketing, and have their beer produced by someone else, so it's hard to get an exact count. Some only produce a couple of different brews, while others like Behemoth seem to have a new brew every week.
The internet shopping has really opened up the market for the smaller breweries as they can distribute Nationally without have to have their own distribution network or tap into some other distributor.
Quote from: Texas Ranger on December 14, 2022, 04:31:54 PMDanG, I thought Texas had a lot of brews
You should see Germany, just about every town seems to have their own brewery.
Quote from: K-Guy on December 15, 2022, 11:48:48 AM
You should see Germany, just about every town seems to have their own brewery.
It's getting that way here. :D
Germany does have a very long history of beer making, and seem to work to maintain that traditional style beer making. (this is a good thing)
Oddly it's a reversal of the previous trend where all the small local breweries got bought up by the "Big 2". So by the 80s there were only 2 beer companies in NZ. They each had several large breweries around the country. but they had settled into their safe (profitable) mainstream beers. So while there was maybe 10 choices, they were all variations of "NZ Pale Ale". All perfectly good beers, but nothing adventurous. That's when folks started getting into home brewing seriously, which is totally legal as long as you don't sell the beer. From there it was, What if I got a bigger fermenting tank and a licence to sell (and collect the tax) on my beer? Turned out that if you filled out the right paperwork that was also completely legal. That's not the same a profitable, because small batch brewing costs more than the large industrial operations, same as a small sawmill can't process boards as cheap as a big mill can. But the demand for the different beers was there, and a lot of operations have set up as brewpub / eatery operations. Then they can charge restaurant prices for the draught beer they brew themselves, and sell you a pizza at the some time.
Tonight's treat...
"Super Ripe Mango Triple Hazy IPA". :o
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The beer equivalent of being mugged with a sock full of tropical fruit. :D
Dec 23 - Yo Ho Ho. Rum infused Belgian Dark Ale. ???
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Captain Jack Sparrow would approve. Very smooth for a 10% beer, Would consider more than one if I had no plans for tomorrow.
Last can is a pretty regular (low carb) pale ale. Might leave that out for Santa ;) I did get some more supplies in for Christmas, and have the free 0.5% can for lunch at Mum's.
Well, being retired, the word 'adventure' doesn't enter my picture very often ;D but today I had a very nice visit from Spike60 and he brought along a very nice, semi-local beer from Sierra Brewing, which we knocked off over a good conversation. Sorry I don't recall the specific name. After Bob left and i did another hour or so of works I came in the house and found another semi-local beer sitting on my desk, well 3 cans anyway. Apparently my daughter dropped it off because her hubby has (again) quit drinking beer. Not bad stuff. I wish he had quit before he drank the first 3 pints. ;D
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Good stuff, never heard of it, but I'd drink it again.
Therein lies the problem. There are so so many good beers on the market what's a guy to do? ;D
Quote from: sawguy21 on January 13, 2023, 12:58:28 AM
Therein lies the problem. There are so so many good beers on the market what's a guy to do? ;D
Buy a different one each week, for research purposes. Just say you are doing it for science and it's all OK. ;D
You eventually find the styles you like the best, so when you wander into a random brewpub, you have a fair idea what style of beer you want. If you like regular beer, try the local "Pale ale" . Nothing special, but probably very nice. If you are brave, there might be "Jack's Pirate Rum infused Dark Ale". Are your taste buds feeling today?" :D
Back in the day my friends and I got into home brewing for 2 reasons. Beer was expensive, and it mostly tasted the same. So cheaper AND different had a lot of appeal. That led to all sort of folks realising you could actually brew and sell beer, as long as you followed the rules and paid the tax.
In 1998 I started making home brew. At first it was just fun to create something. I had 4 Pepsi kegs in a fridge. 1 always had a chocolatey porter in it and the other 3 were my experimental containers. The problem began when I needed to empty a container so that I could make another experimental brew. I started being less productive and spent more time at home trying to empty another keg. Then in 04 I had an incident with another young man at a local watering hole and spent the night in jail. I vowed to quit drinking that night and still going after 19 years. Now, one of the hardest things I've ever done was to transfer a batch of "holiday cheer" into a keg without taking a sample. The aroma made my mouth water and I wanted to taste it, but held fast. I ended up giving away 4 kegs of beer and all of my home brew supplies.
Any brewpub that makes a variety of beers will likely have a sampler. If not, just ask if they have one. At one of my local supermarkets they have a rack of beers that you can select and put into a 6-pack for a standard price.
IMO most brewpub offerings are not all that great. Usually each place has one or two they hang their hat on. The rest are experiments looking for another decent marketable brew.
Props to you @Crossroads (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=33396) for recognizing a problem and having the restraint to stick with it. I enjoy a beer at the end of the day probably as much as anyone. Yet I've seen all too many good people get messed up because they don't have the switch to turn it off.
Thank you, I'm definitely happier now, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about a nice thick porter now and then.
Good for you Crossroads!
I like a Guinness after running the sawmill. That's my reward. The only micro Brewery that comes close is in Jasper Alberta, I spent 2 winters there teaching skiing and the brewery made a great porter that compared to Guiness as the water they used was the same as what is used in Ireland. The best part was $2 off for local residents and the Eastern hockey game came on at 5pm
Sounds tasty! The Black Butte porter is the one I tried to copy when I was brewing.
Quote from: Crossroads on February 02, 2023, 12:25:57 AM
Sounds tasty! The Black Butte porter is the one I tried to copy when I was brewing.
I know some folks have problems with alcohol, and are best to just avoid it.
The "craft beer" thread was mostly about "different" beers, rather than "getting drunk". That's the theme of a lot of the 'ale house" and craft breweries now. Wander in, sample a coupe of brews, order a pizza or burger, and walk or Uber home.
A much more "civilised" attitude to drinking, and I have no worries taking the kids to the local for dinner, they get lemonade or cola, and it's 3 blocks walk home.
Well then, I suppose I'll excuse myself then. Sorry my "beer adventure " didn't match the intent.
@Crossroads (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=33396) congratulations on your success. I am jumping in cause I worry that what Ian was saying may have not be what you thought. My apologies if I am wrong. I think he just meant it is like a family restaurant with a variety of craft beers, not that your input was not part of the conversation. Just like tools, we talk about safety. In the old days drinking may have been synonymous with drinking too much. I think he is pinting (ha ha pointing out) he can take his family to the establishment and he walks home so there is no doubt about his ability to drive a car. It just so happens I went to one of our local micro brews in our area and took my daughter, she looks 16 but is 24. I assured the barkeep of her age and was told kids are allowed as they are licensed as a restaurant. We are planning benches, charcuterie boards and coasters to make for the Sand Hill Brewery.
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Monique does not drink (root beer), and I had a Nova Scotia IPA.
Our collaborative respect for you and your accomplishments regarding this issue.
Like Doc says, craft beer and breweries aren't about getting excessively drunk. If you want to do that, just buy cheap booze and go for it. Forgotten 43 is a brewpub just up the road from us, we can walk up there on a nice evening, with the kids. and order pizza and burgers. with a couple of beers. No questions about being 0.1 over the driving limit. Hopefully they make it long term, as it's a good thing community wise.
Tonight I've got "Evolution" from Tuatara
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Tasty hazy IPA. but it got the Lil seal of approval, as she kept the sample glass, 6.6 % and heavy on the tropical hops.
At Forgotten 43 a couple of weeks back for my Birthday. Like mentioned, licenced as a restaurant, so kids are OK. We got pizzas, a seafood platter, and a couple of beers. All very family friendly.
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Tonight...
"This is the Way..."
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Mandarin infused Hazy IPA. Mandar-Lorian (to avoid possible copyright crap :D ) Actually quite nice.
Hey, It's December, advent calendar time 8)
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Hokey Pokey is what you would call "Honeycomb Toffee", and also an old time Dance. So Atoffe flavoured Stout. Nice enough, but not on Lil's list to sample.
I need one of those advent Calendars! I like that .
Last couple of days.
"Got Any CO2 Bro?" is a protest about the CO2 shortage the breweries were dealing with. Ironic when everyone is trying to cut down on CO2, and brewing beer actually Makes CO2. But they need bottled "food grade" CO2 to do the final carbonation. And the 2 main CO2 producers had shut down for maintenance. The Big breweries have CO2 capture plants so they can reuse the CO2 they produce, but its expensive kit for a smaller brewery.
Beer isn't the same if you skimp on the CO2
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And a Hopnik is a play on an old local song about Beatniks.
The Clean - Beatnik - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3JHWlSRzc)
I think I have missed "Hopy Hopy Hippos". but it's was hopy. :D
I don't have a very sophisticated taste for beers so today at the VFW they had Yingling Flight on draft as a special so I tried it, twice, good enough for me.
had it from the can and very good beer on tap. had it at the Elks lodge in Pratt Ks. KU vs K-state game. got too loud so we had to leave. KSU won. >:(
I had some Yuengling [had to look up spelling] ale over thanksgiving. Not bad said the IPA only drinker.
Few years ago they had a IPA at their normal prices that I thought was very good but haven't seen it since.
One of the joys of my trip to Croatia this summer was trying all the beers. I really liked the artwork on the cans and the bottles. Most of the beers were light, lager type beers. I even had one from Slovenia when we went into that country for the day. Here are pics of two of my favorites. This might not be a complete list, but its most of the beers I tried; Istarsko, Union(Slovenia), Niksicko, Velebitsko, Vukovarsko, Karlovacko, Daruvarsko, Ozujsko. My family came from near a city called Karlovac, so I was excited to try the beer made near there called Karlovacko.
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Thought I'd been keeping up with the Advent calendar, but I mad missed a day. ::)
So to catch up.... Some hoppy goodness
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A "Snow Mexican" is from Canada? So a Maple Syrup Imperial Stout. Another 8% brew, but very smooth, slightly sweet. The maple I guess?
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I'm doing mail and courier again tomorrow, so that's probably plenty. Although I did get some Christmas Reinbeers dropped off. :D
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I like Corona with a wedge of lime on a hot summer day.
I picked up a new 30 later keg of stout from a local Brewery. The price has gone up again, more tax from our government.
This is one of those "One is enough" brews. At a certain level it technically becomes "Barley Wine". Plenty of flavour as they have use a LOT of malt to get the alcohol level up to 12%, but it's still nicely balanced. It also comes in a 500ml bottle. It's not cheap, but as you only need one at a time, it's quite economical.
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Any reference to the Tenacious D song is just a Tribute. ffcheesy
Went back up north to NY for a family gathering last month... local distiller got me for 3 packs of Molson and 1 Labatt Blue. I'd have brought more but the wife was watching! Can't get that good stuff down here. Though I will admit, the folks at Yee Haw, and Sweetwater Brewing got their stuff together. Just hate paying 2+ bucks for a beer! Those 30-packs were $24.99 plus tax and deposit. God Bless Canada!