/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>4325370

>>4325370

stay classy drinking the end of the world

The corked 750ml version is superior, which is saying a lot since... you know... it's pretty fucking awesome to begin with.

>>4325370
Nice knife.
I picked up Clown Shoes double black IPA a few days ago. Haven't tried it yet, but I've read good things.

>>4325391
I downed a whole bottle last weekend before going to a show. Gives a real nice buzz. I love the cap on it too.

i'm too poor to afford that beer
its like 10 bucks here for one bottle

>>4325370
That company makes amazing beer, it's a tad expensive though

>>4325390
Thanks.
Man I don't know about Indian pale ale. Every time I'v tried some, shit tasted stronger than skunk piss. It might be different for some brands but everyone I've tried so far, didn't like.

>>4325408
>>4325409
Can't disagree. It is expensive but worth it for me.

adelberts flying monk! 10%+alc, fermented with whiskey cask wood. ridiculous beer from Austin Texas. I think it was a one tjme deal though :\

>>4325408
Where do you live? It's about 5 at my local dep.

>>4325414
What kinds have you tried? Black IPA's aren't like regular IPA's.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beerstyles/black-ipa/114/

This is actually the first beer I'd tried that I truly enjoyed, so it's become my go-to whenever I'm in the mood to pick up a six-pack.

>>4325447
Milk stouts are one of my favorites. Haven't seen that brand before though. Will keep my eyes open

>>4325442
I don't remember the brand, my mom visited my for a week and bought some six pack with assorted beers. Most of them were good but the Indian pale ale was mad strong. I offered some to two friends and they both agreed it tasted bad.

I also don't remember the other one I had but I didn't like it either.

>>4325462

where do you live?

>>4325447
Seems good, I've never seen that in montreal though. Where is it brewed ?

Someone on /ck/ recommended la fin du monde to me, but I gotta say, it's not as enjoyable unless it's really cold. And it's a slow drinker, so it usually doesn't stay that way.

Love me some mad tom though.

Is Montreal local to Ottawa? It's like 2 hours away. Pretty much anything put out by Brasserie Dieu du Ciel is god tier.

>>4325467
Montreal

>>4325470
Yes montreal is about a 2-4 hour ride by car.

>>4325470

I'm not really a fan of that style or any lighter beers in general so I'm not going to bother trying to get my hands on a bottle. Much prefer IPAs

>>4325462
When I first started getting into beer I didn't care for them either. Way too bitter for me. Now they're pretty much all I drink. My go to brand is New Belgium's Ranger IPA.
What got me hooked on them was Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale.

>>4325478

But Mad Tom is an IPA.

>>4325487
I was talking about la fin du monde

everyone seems to like it but every beer I've had of the style hasn't been very impressive

Unibroue makes a ton of good beer OP.

I have a bottle of blanche de chambly im about to crack open

>>4325500
I know that they have a few but I've never had any besides lfdm. Which one do you recommend next?

>>4325487
Mad Tom tastes like grapefruit beer to me. Prefer Smashbomb any day of the week.

>>4325491

Tripels and Quadrupels are a mixed bag for me too. The flavour and aroma has to be pretty pronounced to mask the generally high quantity of alcohol in those types of beers. Some of them hit it out of the park, and they're fantastic. Others taste like cough syrup.

>>4325504
Honestly the chambly is pretty bland. Try Aventinus Tap 6. It is brewed according to the German purity law

>>4325515

I like quads a lot more than tripels.

By the way, has anyone tried this yet? I heard it was amazing. They used a newer hop variety called Mosaic.

>>4325528
Why would anyone waste money on beer that follows that law?

>>4325539
You best be trolling son

>>4325370
You in Quebec too?

>>4325547
If you want to waste money on boring beer go for it.

>>4325553
What do you suggest i drink

Difficulty - no stouts

>>4325557
I don't know where you live.

>>4325547
The German purity laws end in bland and sameness. I get why it'd be a selling point in a pre-industrial society. Now it's a pretty dumb selling point.

>>4325559
Not really, you don't seem to understand the complexity and inherent variability of yeast fermentation.

>>4325559
Are you saying aventinus and eisbocks are boring?

I live in Phoenix breh

>>4325551
Yup MTL

>>4325559
Even so - im not such a dick to not drink a beer because i perceive the style to be boring.

I enjoy all beers and i am not above drinking coors light

>>4325585
Op here again. I drink pretty much anything thrown at me or that's available. All my buddies get hot and bothered when I bring up coors lol. I'm like meh wtv. I'm really not fussy when it comes to food and drinks.

>>4325447
For those that are curious, it's brewed in Farmville, NC. I can't say that I've seen it outside of the state, unfortunately.

>>4325390
This guy again. I just opened it up. Best black IPA I've ever had. Will buy again.
In case anyone cared

>>4325640
Op here, yeah ill look for some around.

Current Favorite
Happy Camper IPA

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1683/61149

>>4325582
Nice, I'm in Gatineau. There is an awesome beer store near by (broue ha ha) and I've found a few nice microbrews.

Are there any you suggest? One of my favourite IPAs is Les Trois Mousquetaires American IPA.

>>4325721

I can't wait to get out to NM this summer and get some more of this.

I have that same computer case, OP.

>>4325758
Actually from there, moved out with my mom to a reserve(4000 population) when I was 5 and basically stayed there until I was 18. I've been in mtl for 5 years now

>>4325803
Yeah a haf 922(I think), I built mine last year. I5-2500k, 6970.

I don't know any local brews, anyone in the Virginia Hampton Roads area that knows of some good stuff to try? I enjoy stouts more than anything else.

>>4325534
I've never seen that around

HAS ANYONE IN SAN ANTONIO FOUND THE NEW NEW BELGIUM RAMPANT IPA?


I CAN'T FIND IT.

>>4325470
I love Brasserie Dieu du ciel beer's too. Living in montréal, it's pretty easy to find.

Their black IPA made with coffee is awesome.

>>4325877

I had one of their smoked porters, and it was fantastic. I forget the name, and assumed that "smoked porter" would be enough to identify it in the future. Alas, they have two different kinds. I'm fairly certain that if I order the other one by mistake though, it will still be awesome.

Aphrodisiaque is sublime on tap. The bottled version was a little disappointing.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/2011/10/the_alchemist_and_heady_topper.html

This shit is the best IPA in the entire world

>>4325370
Unibroue has some great brews, I'm jealous. We only occasionally get them at my local store

>>4325995

Great, tell them to start distributing outside of Vermont.

>>4325409
find a shitty convenience store that sells, they usually don't bother removing the 2 x 750/10$ special that they sometimes have, and leave it year round. At that price if you buy the strong beer( buy the Don de dieu, fuck) you get more alcohol/$ than pretty every other format of beer. The only cheaper choice are pabst, molson's 10, black bull and a 15 bottle of Tremblay.

Cool OP, I like pretty much everything from Unibroue.

I'm having Three Floyd's Robert the Bruce

>>4325370
OH MY GOD THAT BEER GOT ME SO WASTED
It's also fucking delicious and is worth ever penny I ever spent on it.

>>4326029
I think they got set way back because that one hurricane/tropical storm a couple years ago that flooded Vermont fucked their brewery up.

>>4326084
That really sucks but they got to push their shit if it really is the best.

>>4326078
based three floyds bro

northern indiana is a godlike place for beer

too bad I couldn't get pics for dld

>>4326078
So, are you a lumberjack or just a colossal hipster faggot?

>>4326135
i dunno

The thread hasn't 404d yet ?

I was surprised when I went to the U.S. and saw a bunch of the Quebec microbrews in a lot of stores.

>>4326078

Three Floyds, what's up. Anyone going to Darklord Day? Tickets went so quick I didn't get one.

Favorite local would probably be Three Floyds Zombie Dust pale ale. Retardedly good.

Haven't had one in a while, they're not easy to find unless you live within driving distance of the brewery. Got some others I'm excited about that I'll post momentarily.

>>4327702

North Coast's Barrel Aged Old Rasputin
Mikkeller's Koppi coffee IPA
Mikkeller + Nogne O's Tyttebær wild ale with Scandinavian cranberries
Mikkeller's Funky E Star aged in chardonnay barrels

>>4327714

Founders Frangelic Mountain Brown
Founders CBS aged in maple syrup-bourbon barrels
Three Floyds Rye Da Tiger rye IPA
Three Floyds + Mikkeller's Risgoop rice barleywine

>>4327717

Sierra Nevada's Narwhal imperial stout
Founders Imperial Stout
Founders Backwoods Bastard scotch ale aged in bourbon barrels
Darkhorse's Oatmeal Stout
Darkhorse's Cream Stout
Darkhorse's Blueberry Stout
Darkhorse's Smoked Stout
Darkhorse's Imperial Stout

I'm into stouts at the moment. I save one or two bottles from each 6 pack I get for some time in the future. I'm always like "Shit, I wish I still had an X", so this way I do. I had more, but I've been trying to thin it out. Not much room for food anymore.

>>4327729
Damn, where do you get all those ?

living 2 miles from the brewery..

>>4327744

I work as a beer & wine buyer for a local co-op. I'm lucky enough to get to pick and choose what comes in. So I bring in good stuff. Some of it's from other local liquor stores though.

>>4327750
That sounds great, which area are you in ?

>>4327754

Central Indiana.

>live in SF bay area
>Anchor
>anything but the steam

http://www.virklundbryghus.dk
their indian pale ale is almost perfect!

>>4327702

I see Zombie Dust sometimes at my liquor store but it's always a 2 bottle per person limit. I live about an hour east of Munster.

>>4327793

It's stupid how hard it is to find. It's on tap here more than it is in stores. We got ONE case ONCE and I bought half of it. Heh.

>>4327714
That oaked Old Rasputin is some expensive beer! I work for a distributor that carries North Coast for my area.

I have a bottle of Ommegang's Iron Throne that I'm waiting to open up.

>>4327799

I don't understand why they don't just brew more of it. It's not like people are going to stop buying it because it's more available.

>>4327810

I'm waiting for pretty much all the 22+ oz ones. My friends and I are going to have a tasting soon.

>>4327811
I agree. Same with Gumballhead. Just produce more, make more money, and then be able to do more cool batches of beer.

>>4327821
I'm not super into beer yet, but I knew the Iron Throne would be limited in our area, so I bought a bottle.

A tasting sounds pretty cool. Have you ever had any chili stouts?

>>4327832
I had the most recent Tyranana Brewers Gone Wild (Smoked Chipotle Imperial Porter) . There wasn't much OOPH to it. I expected it to have some spice.

>>4325534

I live in Cleveland, so I've had it on draft and bottled. Both are pretty damn good..up there with some of the best DIPA's I've had. Definitely something wonderful and different about the hop profile, and easy to drink for 9%.