The Beer Thread

I'm jelly.

opiate82_sl said:

How about the 120, anyone had that? I feel like it is one of those 'lifetime achievement' beers that is seems like every beer enthusiasts should drink at least once, but based on my underwhelming experiences with the 60/90's I've never been able to justify the price...

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120 wasnt everything I had hoped for. I would also agree its a gimmick. If anything Pliny the Elder and Younger (Russian River) are two beers that everyone should have a chance to drink. The 60/90/120 from Dog Fish are ok with one and done.

East coast has to import the hops to make good IPAs but there are a few out here that are worth talking about and none of them are from DFH.

Lawson's Double Sunshine (actually I prefer their single IPA, sip of sunshine) and New England's Gandhi Bot are both really good.

And if anyone wants to trade me for either of them I'd be happy to do so for some of the west coast stuff I can't get (I've never had a single Russian River beer).

Khane_sl said:

I've never had a single Russian River beer.

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Hit me right in the feels.

Apparently some brewery in MA is canning their shit now and some beer nerds are salivating over it. Tree House Brewing? I had never heard of it.

Alex_sl said:

Hit me right in the feels.

Apparently some brewery in MA is canning their shit now and some beer nerds are salivating over it. Tree House Brewing? I had never heard of it.

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Tree house is very good. But it's not worth salivating over. In my opinion this brewery is much more worth salivating over:

OEC - Please Verify Your Age

Khane_sl said:

(I've never had a single Russian River beer).

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Pliny The Elder was one of the first beers I've had that I felt "lived up to the hype." I had sky-high expectations and it didn't let me down.

Ao-_sl said:

no mention of heddy topper?

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I am willing to trade for some, would love to try it. Plus I want to harvest their yeast from a can.

Heddy is good but overrated. Gandhi-Bot and Double Sunshine are better in my opinion.

Been wanting to go to New England brewery for awhile now. Supposedly they have a cool tap room to hang out in as well as get fills etc. Went to Black Hog Brewing (smaller place in Oxford, CT) that's like 3 miles from me. It was fun and I really enjoyed Ginga Ninja (red ipa with ginger) and the Granola Brown Ale. They make some sours too, which I am pretty new too so I won't be too snobby, but I enjoyed the one he said was a good beginners sour. We have one aging for Easter that he said is a more intense sour.

Has anyone had any beer from Alpine Beer Co.? My local liquor store has 1/6 kegs in and I am looking to try their IPA. From reading their website it looks like Green Flash brews some of their beer; including the IPA.

I've had their pale ale. It's pretty good. I prefer Mirror Pond.

Szeth_sl said:

Another awesome collaboration by stone with the green tea ipa. Nothing will ever top the Xocoveza though..

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I just had the Green Tea IPA as well. I hadn't picked it up because I'm not much of a tea fan but the wife wanted some so I split the bomber with her. My other big fear with a beer like this is that the adjunct (in this case the tea) overpowers the rest of the beer. I thought it was really well done, no one aspect of the different flavors overwhelming the rest and the slight astringency from the tea compliments the bittering from the hops well.

Had a Kona Longboard recently and it was amazing. I usually drink Landsharks but this definitely had it's milk. I'm looking forward to trying more of their beers but we don't get them around here in TN/KY.

I despise sours. I've tried probably a half dozen different sours and have hated them all. That being said, I also despise really strong IPAs. I'm more of a red/brown/irish ale and stout lover as my favorite types of beers. I can't stand the bitterness of hopps dominating the flavor of a beer, and sours just seem to take that to the next level.

joeboo_sl said:

I despise sours. I've tried probably a half dozen different sours and have hated them all. That being said, I also despise really strong IPAs. I'm more of a red/brown/irish ale and stout lover as my favorite types of beers. I can't stand the bitterness of hopps dominating the flavor of a beer, and sours just seem to take that to the next level.

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Sours aren't bitter, they're sour!!!

If you don't like sour things (think warheads if you remember those, or sour patch kids) you aren't going to like sours. Some are obviously more sour than others. I mean... they tell you right up front, it's sour!

I totally agree. I hate sour candy, always did as a kid. Sour beer is no different.

Black Hog Brewery (local CT brewery) just came out with a double IPA they call Piglet. It's 8.8% and 88 IBUs and for some reason is the smoothest IPA of that hoppiness I've ever had. If you get a chance I highly recommend it.

I was down in LA for the weekend and went to a spot calledBeer Belly. The beer selection is very respectable. They even have Bell's beers. Two Hearted Ale in the can and their barleywine on tap. I didn't even know Bell's made a barleywine! It's fantastic. This was the first time I had ever seen Bell's beers on the west coast. We met these cats from Michigan there and they said the same. Apparently Bell's has started to distribute in SoCal and are working their way up. Really hope we start getting it around here sooner than later.