/BEER GENERAL/

[Anonymous No.10055724]

Drainpour edition

Whacha drinking?
Whacha brewing?
Sick of stouts yet?
What's your favorite style? Least favorite?

Previous threads:
>>10018455
>>10011471
>>9966149
>>9916944

Discord: https://discord.gg/rqsxQdW

[Anonymous No.10055839]

this motherfucker. It has 8.4% alcohol, in the throat it tastes like 0%, but in the head it feels like 20%. Damn Belgians, why do they make these little devilish beers

[Anonymous No.10055895]

also I tried the ancient style of Jopenbier today, really good. 45° Blg. Interesting, tastes somewhat like a Baltic Porter or an Imperial Stout, but thicker, and very aromatic.

[Anonymous No.10055953]

My coffee beer of choice lately

[Anonymous No.10055974]

>>10055724
A cowfee stout at a local brewery/bar.
Not sicks of stouts since all others beers taste like piss water or liquid pine needles

[Anonymous No.10056164]

I absolutely love this stout, it has a great smooth taste. Is there anything better than this? I'd like to try different stout, preferably with a richer consistency.

[Anonymous No.10056169]

>>10055839
>not drinking it from a Pauwel Kwak glas
pathetic

[Anonymous No.10056214]

>>10056164
love milk stout, not tried nitro, is it available in the uk?
enjoy a mackinsons over here

[Anonymous No.10056292]

>>10055724
im drinking the best of them all of course

[Anonymous No.10056316]

>When one of your favorite breweries releases Reddit: The Beer for its anniversary
JUST

[Anonymous No.10056331]

A local brewery released their first DIPA this week, super good. Very balanced, not boozy at all, nice and fruity. Wish they served more than a half pour but at least I can get a growler of it.
>>10056292
good old gut-rot-in-a-can

>>10056164
Where are you located? Region means a lot

>>10055724
soak that spill up with some rags, wring them into a barrel, call it an aged sour in five months

[Anonymous No.10056348]

>>10055724
got some from vermont, a solid 9/10

[Anonymous No.10056527]

>>10056331
Los Angeles my dude
>>10056214
I'm not sure if it's available in the UK. Nitro just makes the stout a lot smoother, kind of like coffee with cream.

[Anonymous No.10056604]

>>10056169
eh, they didn't have those at my place

[Anonymous No.10056627]

>>10055724
>Whacha drinking?
boxed red wine at the moment
>Whacha brewing?
haven't brewed lately. have a mead that i kegged over a year ago. was gonna tap it, but i'm co2 tank is empty
>Sick of stouts yet?
never liked 'em
>What's your favorite style? Least favorite?
kölsch. IPA

[Anonymous No.10056683]

>>10055724
fat heads trailhead pale ale 7.5%

[Anonymous No.10057075]

>>10055724
had this one again, and it's still excellent
it boggles my mind that shit's so coffe tasting while there's not a single bean in it
the malt roasting is damn well done, and there are lots of them

[Anonymous No.10057095]

>>10057075
>>10056348
also fuck I wish I had access to such a large market as the US (living in europe)
my uncle who often goes there for work brings me back some stuff, but the choice is quite limited (his flat is in New York and he's mostly there for work so he's got no time to get to fancy beer places for me)

[Anonymous No.10057158]

>>10056316
That's embarrassing

[Anonymous No.10057347]

>>10055953
I tried Omni's coffee cream ale the other day and really liked that as well. Great brewery in maple grove. Their helles lager was really damn good too.

[Anonymous No.10057403]

i bought a 6 pack of this and i hate it. i regret buying it.

[Anonymous No.10057429]

[Anonymous No.10057435]

>>10055724
Looks like a slop of shit.

[Anonymous No.10057644]

>>10057403
The first release of it was great. The last time I had it there was too much carbonation and cinnamon

[Anonymous No.10058000]

Anyone try this? They only brew it on one day per year (December 9) and then age it for 10 months before bottling. This is my first time trying it, this one was bottled in 2016. Its very interesting, a strangely rich taste, I don't know how much I like it but I thought it was interesting none the less

[Anonymous No.10058209]

>Sick of stouts yet?
No
>What's your favorite style? Least favorite?
Stouts

[Anonymous No.10058336]

>>10055724
Had this stuff at a local bar and ended up picking up a pack.

Tastes great.

[Anonymous No.10059235]

>>10056316
this shit is worse than beers making fun of trump

[Anonymous No.10059304]

>Whacha drinking?
Smoked porter and a cirta pale ale
>Whacha brewing?
Have my first all grain pale ale ageing a bit, needs about another week before it's good.
Still debating on the next one, had pic related which was good, want to see if i can recreate it. I've made IPAs but not dark IPA and i'm not sure how close the hops i can get will be.
Planning on joining a brewing club to talk to people who know a bit more
>What's your favorite style? Least favorite?
Good Double/Triple IPAs are great, a lot of them seem to half ass a bit on flavour and your just left with a strong sweet alcohol taste without anything to back it up

Still haven't really found a lager that i like.

[Anonymous No.10060227]

>>10056164
Pic related is basically just a heavier and richer version of what you like.

If you're willing to branch out from nitros, but would like to keep to sweeter stouts, I'd suggest stuff by Evil Twin.

[Anonymous No.10060230]

>>10056214
Left Hand Nitro Stout makes it out here, I think James Clay distribute it, I'm sure some british brewers do them can't think of any to hand

[Anonymous No.10060388]

>>10058000
speaking of the devil, I was considering buying it when I was at the liquor store on friday. It sells for $5.25 here and I hesitated, thinking I'll research it beforehand to see if it was worthwhile. But it still looked intriguing.

I'm a bit put off by the "overwhelming sweetness" descriptions, but considering I'm a fan of sweet Belgian quads, I think this will go well with me.

[Anonymous No.10060415]

>>10055724

[Anonymous No.10060424]

>>10059304
>Still haven't really found a lager that i like

I'm not a fan either but I really enjoy Camden tropical lager (quite cheap, I think it's about 1,8 €for a 33cl can) and salève (more expensive, about 4 € for a 33cl one) on off days when I just want to drink a beer and I'm not in the mood for anything fancy

[Anonymous No.10060614]

>>10059304
>haven't found a lager I like

Schwarzbiers, my guy

[Anonymous No.10060755]

>>10060415
thanks for the reaction pic

[Anonymous No.10062000]

Just tried this yesterday. Ignore all the reviews. It's fucking great

[Anonymous No.10062360]

>>10056316
rick and morty beer is nothing new my friend

[Anonymous No.10062374]

>>10056316

[Anonymous No.10062606]

>>10058000

[Anonymous No.10062647]

http://www.millercoorsblog.com/news/anheuser-busch-turns-to-bud-light-blends-line-extension-to-boost-sales/
Bud light basically just giving up on selling to adult men now

[Anonymous No.10062693]

holy shit this is good

i was starting to think i didn't like stouts

[Anonymous No.10062752]

>>10062647
>3.5 percent alcohol-by-volume

what is the market for this lmao

kids want to get wasted and it'll probably not even taste better than something like mike's hard lemonade which is higher abv

[Anonymous No.10062761]

>>10062752
moms

[Anonymous No.10062821]

anyone else think Sierra Nevada's stouts are underrated? I always pick them up when I see them.

[Anonymous No.10062881]

>>10062360
>>10056316

>establish career in the craft beer industry
>pay bills from the sales and distribution of local craft beer
>have to accept the fact that people in the same industry as you are making beers with fucking rick and morty references on them

It's hard sometimes senpai

[Anonymous No.10062889]

>>10062881
if you cant beat em, join em

[Anonymous No.10062893]

>>10062889

>double IPA with szechuan peppercorns and 5 lbs. of shleem per barrel

[Anonymous No.10062954]

>>10062893
name it plumbus juice and people will eat that shit up

[Anonymous No.10062967]

>>10055724
story?

[Anonymous No.10063000]

Nothing fancy, just lager.

[Anonymous No.10063183]

>>10062881
Rick and Morty is a good show regardless of what reddit tells you

[Anonymous No.10063204]

>>10063183
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Rick’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick’s existential catchphrase “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub,” which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon’s genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them.

And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rick & Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the ladies’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid

[Anonymous No.10063230]

>>10063183
third season was definitely the weakest though, by a lot

[Anonymous No.10063244]

>>10063204
To be fair, people who hate good things are actual idiots
Especially if they hate them based on their hatred of an absurd caricature of the fanbase invented on reddit rather than based on the content itself

[Anonymous No.10063255]

>>10063000
MY NIGGER!!!

[Anonymous No.10063497]

>>10056331
>good old gut-rot-in-a-can
That would be this

[Anonymous No.10063503]

>>10063497
Sorry about shitty phone camera, I thought I fixed the rotation

[Anonymous No.10063518]

>>10060388
It certainly was overwhelmingly sweet, but in a way that's hard to describe. I'd definitely recommend it to try at least once

[Anonymous No.10063591]

>>10063183

Nobody said it was a bad show.

>>10063244

Go gargle your szechuan sauce while you parrot Rick quotes to your co-workers, fatty.

[Anonymous No.10063619]

>>10063591
It really is amazing how fast reddit got internet people to turn against Rick and Morty "fans"

[Anonymous No.10063636]

I fucking hate this overlap between Rick and Morty fans and craft beer. There's nothing more disgusting than a skinny-fat manchild fanboying over a cartoon while they sit at the bar of a taproom bobbing their head to Modest Mouse and attempting to crack awful jokes to the disinterested bartender while they sip on their double chocolate imperial oatmeal milk stout aged in rye whisky barrels.

>>10063619

Jesus fuck, you can't just keep saying "reddit" and expect to dismiss somebody's opinion.

[Anonymous No.10063690]

>>10063619
>>10063244
>>10063183

[Anonymous No.10063699]

>>10063690
Looks like a big slop of shit

[Anonymous No.10063715]

[Anonymous No.10063726]

>>10063699
based literal shit-poster strikes again

[Anonymous No.10063741]

>>10063636
but Rick and Morty and good beer are both good. Why does any of this bother you? And Modest Mouse too for that matter, they are fine. And cracking a joke to a bartender? What does that have to do with anything?
>you can't just keep saying "reddit" and expect to dismiss somebody's opinion
There is no denying that the Rick and Morty fan base caricature and backlash against that was created and popularized on reddit, and is rather silly

[Anonymous No.10063755]

>>10063690
Why do you have this image? And what is the point? Some guy in a large group in a brewery has a undershirt with the image of a guy from a TV show? and this is bad?

[Anonymous No.10063762]

>>10063755

Please confirm that you'd feel the same way if his t-shirt had a pony on it

[Anonymous No.10063771]

>>10063690
Nobody wants to stand near that faggot poser on the left.

[Anonymous No.10063778]

>>10063762
I mean I certainly would not save the image and post it somewhere even if it was a pony. That would obviously be more embarrassing for the guy though

[Anonymous No.10063781]

>>10063771

He probably just recited a totally epic quote from the hit tv-show Rick and Morty. It is such a shame that the show would be unanimously loved by all had it not been for Reddit.

[Anonymous No.10063837]

>>10063715
Malt liquor is garbage and is for pussies

[Anonymous No.10063966]

>>10063837
I think you're a judgemental asshole, but honestly ice beers are even cheaper and more of a less sweet, more malty tasting beer. I think 40s are more of an image thing. I'm disappointed drinking 40s when I can get two 24 or 25 oz cans for the same price and less skunkiness/warm leftovers at the bottom. I had a Schlitz malt liquor at my friends house and it was 1 cent cheaper than Milwaukee's Best Ice, and tasted way worse. Like a Steel Reserve Light lmao.

[Anonymous No.10063974]

>>10063503
Clean your desk dude

[Anonymous No.10064502]

>>10062000
chekd
Elysian makes good beer. Sad they sold the company, just because muh community. Immortal IPA was my favorite IPA for a long time.

Pic related is pretty good, especially for the price. Their Joe IPA was my favorite IPA for a while too, but they use a lot of Amarillo hops in it, and I really like that hop.

[Anonymous No.10064533]

>>10064502
Glass was a sample from the name on the glass.
Nucleated.
>...[by] laser etching tiny grooves into the inside base of a glass, dissolved CO2 has something to latch on to and form bubbles...
I really like using different glassware, but I've been using the two of these I have for almost everything I drink lately.

[Anonymous No.10065190]

>>10063503
>pokemon card
>2/3rds of a green day cd
>fidget spinner
if you didn't have a can of beer i'd think you were an autistic 14 year old

[Anonymous No.10065214]

>>10055839
Wow, I drank it once while blackout drunk at some guys place and thought it was a regular lager

[Anonymous No.10065384]

>>10062647
But light is a woman's drink

[Anonymous No.10065395]

Found my new go to beer. This shit is great and fairly inexpensive

[Anonymous No.10065414]

>>10062752
Probably Swedes. Check out their alcohol policy.

[Anonymous No.10066382]

>>10064533
What's the beer in it? Looks gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.10066624]

>>10066382
The can is literally right there man

[Anonymous No.10066680]

One of the best Mikkeller ones lately!

[Anonymous No.10066719]

>>10062693
Best stout ever

[Anonymous No.10066724]

>>10064533
>>10066382
This looks tasty. Is it light and refreshing or thicker and sweeter?

[Anonymous No.10067523]

>>10066724
It's very light. Photo was taken without natural light.

[Anonymous No.10067642]

>>10066719
Nah.

[Anonymous No.10068218]

Favorite mn stout.

[Anonymous No.10068247]

>>10060415
Looks like a Mark Zuckerberg sex toy.

[Anonymous No.10068771]

>>10066680
same one as in europe ? they are danish but brew in Belgium for export tax reasons
do they do the same in the us ?

[Anonymous No.10068801]

>>10066624
oh shit I only saw the zoomed in post, sorry

>>10068218
Fair State in general can't go wrong. Roselle is great and a place near me has their IPA on tap for $3 a pint, can't be beat

[Anonymous No.10069006]

>>10065414
yeah, I've read that they get taxed by abv. How does that translate to end product prices, are Swedish craft-beer drinkers getting gouged?

[Anonymous No.10069115]

>this taplist

[Anonymous No.10069123]

>>10069115
>DMLK
>Dick Micker Lalt Kiquor

[Anonymous No.10069134]

>>10069123
Its the black history month version

[Anonymous No.10069150]

Just bought this for $20, what should I expect?
In what order should I consume them? Or should I let them age a bit?

[Anonymous No.10069165]

>>10069150
aging wouldn't hurt but it shouldn't be necessary

[Anonymous No.10071001]

>>10068801
I've only had their roselle and giants bane. I just tried roselle raspberry and it was damn good. I've been meaning to try their other stuff but just keep buying the same shit from them

[Anonymous No.10071005]

>>10069150
Try the wit on its own, compare both tripels whenever, and then go from 6 to 12 over the period of a week or month depending on how much you like to drink and want to compare

[Anonymous No.10071228]

This is my current favourite Aussie beer at this stage

[Anonymous No.10071312]

I want to brew my first gallon of beer but I'm too cheap to buy the very specific grains they want.

Can I just buy oats from the grocery store and use those?

[Anonymous No.10071557]

>>10069150
Definitely don't age the Wit

[Anonymous No.10071919]

>>10062967
Pretty sure the tank was sealed improperly before they filled it with the beer. They said they lost something like 90 gallons of the stuff.

[Anonymous No.10072034]

>>10071001
Just don't waste your time on the pils, it's nothing special. I saw raspberry roselle but didn't grab any and now my liquor store doesn't have it anymore, feelsbadman

[Anonymous No.10072066]

>>10072034
I found it on tap at burger Jones in Burnsville, but idk if that helps. I'm grabbing some of that strawberry fields from indeed next liquor store run though. I've heard good things so far

[Anonymous No.10072147]

>>10072066
Yeah, definitely planning on getting strawberry fields. Indeed's year rounds kind of suck but I've enjoyed all of their special releases

[Anonymous No.10072518]

>>10055724
>GENERAL

[Anonymous No.10072594]

You guys know the best places to have beer in Italy? Around Roma, Firenze or Bologna...
Luckily brewdog is on those cities.
More specifically, if you know if I can get Schneider Weisse there that'd be great.

[Anonymous No.10072658]

>>10072594
Try wine

[Anonymous No.10072682]

>>10072658
I will, but since I'll be in Europe I want to take the chance to have a few pints of the best European beers, even if it's not a beer country.

[Anonymous No.10072695]

anybody here into blue point beer? i've been drinking toasted lager for probably 6 or 7 years

[Anonymous No.10073472]

>>10072695
Ew

[Anonymous No.10073763]

>>10071919
>lost something like 90 gallons
I could have drank that...

[Anonymous No.10073844]

>>10072682
I had some very good italian beers before from Birrificio, Toccamalto or Brewfist, Baladin or Elav
that's about all the italian breweries I know, but I haven't been disgusted by any of the ones I tried
the only thing I regret is that they were all very good, but none made me go through the roof

[Anonymous No.10073870]

I'm drinking iced tea with lemon right now

[Anonymous No.10074111]

Picked up these today:
>St Bernardus Abt 12
>Delirium Tremens
>Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier

Never had any of the three, excited to try them all. Gonna crack an Abt 12 open soon.

[Anonymous No.10074133]

>>10074111
delirium is actually my favorite beer op good luck

[Anonymous No.10074407]

>>10058209
Dragons milk is kind of the training wheels of Michigan stouts. Honestly it was one of the first big craftbeers in Michigan that you could find regularly. Try blue sunday if you want some non pleb-tier new holland.

[Anonymous No.10074443]

>Whacha drinking?
When I get home from work I'll be drinking a homemade IIPA 8.8%
>Whacha brewing?
Got a Pacific ale and an Aussie style lager brewing
>Sick of stouts yet?
Not sick of stout it's just the wrong time of year. It's the middle of summer down under.
>What's your favorite style? Least favorite?
Big fan of West coast style American IPA and hoppy pale ales.

Dislike lambics and wheat beers that taste like bananas and cloves. I still drink em if someone else is buying.

[Anonymous No.10074447]

is there a good place i can read about belgian beers? i don't really understand any of the terminology (abbey ale, trappist, dubbel, tripel, etc)

[Anonymous No.10074487]

>>10074447
Google them while drinking them

[Anonymous No.10074636]

>>10074407
Is there anything wrong with it being "training wheels"? This is just like the bullshit snobbery of wine folks who insist you're not really drinking wine unless it's a dry red or that scotches that don't taste like bandaids and iodine aren't real scotches.

[Anonymous No.10074663]

>>10060755
its 78x112, not of much use

[Anonymous No.10074675]

>>10074636
The michigan fags are probably worse than Californians when it comes to beer. Take it with a grain of salt.

[Anonymous No.10074698]

Ok which one would you drink first and why.

> Gnarlywine is 2015
> Wilderness is 2014
> Omen is 2014
> BCBS is 2014-17. Have a case in the garage. All regular.

[Anonymous No.10074706]

>>10072695

Fuck off NY AB fag.

> Prop Stopper ipa is kinda good

[Anonymous No.10074790]

>>10074698
The ipa that isn't 120 minute because it's an ipa and 120 minute is garbage

[Anonymous No.10074824]

>>10071228

>sly fox

you had me confused because sly fox is a brewery near philly.

[Anonymous No.10074890]

>>10074698
dark star because it's really good

[Anonymous No.10074924]

I recently tried Dragons Milk.
Disgusting.

[Anonymous No.10075022]

>>10073844
Thanks, I'll certainly write those down.
>>10074111
Weihenstephaner is glorious, went to one of their pubs in Berlin and it was great.

[Anonymous No.10075082]

where can I get a decent beer mug?

[Anonymous No.10075252]

>>10074636
It doesn't have a hell of a lot of flavor complexity and is overly sweet. This year's version is even falling into the weird adjunct (mexican? Chai?) approach. Its fine, and i guess riding the training wheels is great but new holland makes much better beer than that (poet, cabin fever, the aforementioned sour) and their reliance on dragons milk for growth bit them in the ass 10-15 years ago. I'm hopping they don't fall into the same traps they did.

[Anonymous No.10075266]

>>10075082
Amazon you fucking mong.

[Anonymous No.10076105]

>>10075082
any good beer store

[Anonymous No.10076108]

>>10071228
Feral is based my man.

[Anonymous No.10076111]

>>10072682
birra del borgo seems to be the biggest italian craft brewery

[Anonymous No.10076151]

>>10076111
the madmen do an oyster stout

[Anonymous No.10076243]

>>10076108

Nectar of the gods

[Anonymous No.10076248]

Somehow my beer keeps showing yeast flakes few weeks after i bottle them. Not sure if it's because i changed then clarification method (from Irish moss to beer gelatin) or some. I could use some advice on clarification with gelatin

[Anonymous No.10076828]

>>10058336

was really pleased by this release and was suckin' it down last summer

[Anonymous No.10076877]

>>10074663
the lower quality the better imo

>>10058336
really need to try that this summer. I love a good gose

[Anonymous No.10077242]

hlw i like this beer
it gets me wankered
that is all

[Anonymous No.10078026]

>>10076151
Historically significant style.

[Anonymous No.10078043]

>>10076151
Actually a great style when done right.

[Anonymous No.10078612]

>>10074111
Update: had an Abt 12 and the Weihenstephaner last night (plus a couple Bitburgers to separate them). Both were glorious. It's dangerous how well hidden the 10% ABV of the Abt 12 is, I'd happily enjoy the beer if it were half as strong (although not for the price point). I'm drinking another as we speak. The Weihenstephaner took over as my favorite hefeweizen and probably my favorite German beer overall. My only regret is not buying more. If you enjoy hefeweizens and haven't tried it, I guarantee you'd enjoy the experience.

Still haven't tried the DT, gonna get around to it today or sometime this weekend.

[Anonymous No.10079155]

Has anyone tried this beer?

I know it's not a craft beer or anything but it's cheap and I'm just looking for an inoffensive beer to take camping.

[Anonymous No.10079212]

>>10077242
OVER TO THE MOOR
TAKE ME TO THE MOOR
DIG A SHALLOW GRAVE,
AND COME LAY ME DOWN

[Anonymous No.10079498]

it's alright. pretty inoffensive. bit of lingering bitterness. surprisingly light tasting for 6.5%

[Anonymous No.10079542]

>>10079155
It's a standard, boring lager. Better than Bud.

[Anonymous No.10079598]

What's the trashiest beer of them all?

[Anonymous No.10079601]

>>10079598
coors banquet

[Anonymous No.10079809]

>>10079598
Keystone Light or Milwaukee Special Reserve

[Anonymous No.10080063]

>>10079809
>Milwaukee Special Reserve
Thats a thing I haven't heard of in a long time. I remember a few weeks in college where it flooded all the liquor stores for like $8 per 30 pack and everyone bought it and it was terrible and then no one ever saw it again

[Anonymous No.10080117]

>>10063000
that is a very inviting photograph

[Anonymous No.10080131]

>>10074111

>babbys first trip to the liquor store.

[Anonymous No.10081582]

anyone familiar with this one ?
I only had their black ipa before
I think the porter will be nice to drink to celebrate week end when I get back from work

[Anonymous No.10081592]

>>10063204
Oh wow that's so funny I've never seen that before

[Anonymous No.10081601]

>>10063974
>>10065190
All of these characteristics are perfectly aligned with his choice of beverage

[Anonymous No.10081627]

>>10081582
Yes, it's a really nice strongly coffee flavoured porter.

Grab it if you can!

[Anonymous No.10082003]

Latest buys. Props to my mum for picking me up some rare stuff from Tasmania.

Just missed out on a bottle of CBS, but we're getting another slab thank god.

[Anonymous No.10082334]

>>10080063
It's one of the go-to party beers at my college. Smaller parties typically go for Hamm's, bigger ones go PBR, the biggest have MSR

t. Midwest but whatever

>>10082003
ugh I wanna try Frootwood so bad

[Anonymous No.10082373]

>i've been tricked into believing terrible tasting liquid at 20 dollars a six pack is actually good

lol!

[Anonymous No.10083271]

>>10082373
>I don't understand how people enjoy things I don't like.
I'm giving you a 1/10, poor effort.

[Anonymous No.10083326]

>>10056627
>kölsch
the french should've kept cologne to prevent this national tragedy from happening

[Anonymous No.10083350]

>>10055724
I hope they managed to salvage that beer, those tanks hold an obscene amount of volume. Probably over a thousand dollars worth of beer there if not several thousand

[Anonymous No.10083368]

Got a pack of pic related today, excited to try it. Also picked up Insight's Devil's Companion for some variety. Kinda burnt out on heavier dark beers lately

>>10083326
kolsch isn't all that offensive. It's a nice step up from macro swill

[Anonymous No.10083432]

What are the best beer bottles to hoard if I'm going to brew my own beer?

[Anonymous No.10083466]

>>10083432
Brown onez

[Anonymous No.10083470]

I'm drinking the last of my sake but I had Coppersmith's The Pawn's Pils. It's local stuff so there's always lots of it in stock and for being kinda cheap it's pretty good. Might have a Dugges Black Currant later.

>>10066680
Wow, I'd love to try that. Sadly I had a hard time finding it in stores in Sweden.

[Anonymous No.10083473]

>>10082373
i literally was able to teach myself to enjoy beer and whisky in 6 months since turning 21, there's no excuse to be tasteless unless you're a child that's afraid of experiencing anything new and growing your tastes

[Anonymous No.10083591]

>>10074111
how much did the 4pack of Abt 12 cost?

I've had the corked 750ml Abt 12 recently, tasted like liquid candy to me. Still in my top 5 beers for me.

[Anonymous No.10083715]

>>10055953
Insight's beers are the official beers of my D&D group; we're running a heavily naval themed campaign right now and Banshee Cutter is easily my favorite of theirs.

[Anonymous No.10083809]

Out of sake for tonight so I have now opened the sour beer. As i hoped there's no sweetness to it whatsoever which is how I like fruity beers like this one. I would take this one over their mango flavored one everyday. Being roughly 3.5$ I'm quite happy I picked one up, might buy some more if my local store has more in stock.

Heading off to play some VA-11 HAL-A, might get on later.

[Anonymous No.10084653]

[Anonymous No.10084681]

could someone recommend me some breweries or beers or buzzwords/styles to look for if i'm interested in sours? i've had a couple goses and i liked them except for the briny saltiness which i hear is mostly specific to goses

[Anonymous No.10084686]

>>10084681
salt is indeed specific to gose
What area are you in? Most of the best sour breweries are pretty local

[Anonymous No.10084693]

>>10084686
northern california, bay area

[Anonymous No.10084745]

>>10084681
Almanac is pretty good. Also would be worth trying some classic Belgian lambic or gueuze. Some American lambics/gueze are starting to call their beers "Mèthode Traditionnelle" in an effort to not piss off their Belgian friends but its the same stuff

If you are looking for less intensely sour, and more affordable stuff look for some kettle soured stuff. kettle soured meaning the sour fermentation happens in the kettle before the primary fermentation, as opposed to traditional sour beer where the beer is aged with acid forming bacteria (and usually wild yeast too), usually in wood, which can take a really long time relative to normal beer. Often, kettle soured stuff will not advertise itself as such, but its generally a good guess that it is kettle soured if it is the same price as base tier craft beer (such as most gose)

[Anonymous No.10084768]

>>10084745
>>10084681
also if you want to know a bunch more here is a good article about a specific sour beer maker but touches a lot on the process
http://goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2017/10/18/dont-call-it-a-sour-funk-factory-geuzeria-in-madison-wi-the-maturation-of-funk-and-the-push-for-american-lambic-blended-to-perfection

[Anonymous No.10084780]

i don't have a tulip glass for IPAs. would a wine glass suffice or is it just not the same?

[Anonymous No.10084783]

>>10074133
good luck with what?

[Anonymous No.10084784]

>>10084780
good enough, as long as it has a curve at the top to help with the aromas

sometimes I don't even bother, it's really up to you

[Anonymous No.10084841]

Alright y'all this strawberry sour >>10083368
is fantastic

>>10084780
I use a stemless wine glass for most beer, works fine. The only "special" glassware I have is a weizen glass

[Anonymous No.10084844]

Pretty good stuff

[Anonymous No.10084852]

>>10084844
One of these days I want to get all the Toppling Goliath bombers I can find and have a flight

[Anonymous No.10084884]

>>10084852
they are so good, but i wouldn't even let them sit around long enough to collect them all, they deserve to be drank as fresh as possible

[Anonymous No.10084920]

>>10084884
Oh yeah, I meant go to all the local liquor stores and essentially get one of everything and do it that weekend. I feel like I'd be able to get a few friends and have a blast

[Anonymous No.10084938]

>tfw drinking beer and watching beer reviews

anyone else do this? its so comfy

[Anonymous No.10084958]

Relaxing after a long day with a bottle of my go-to beer. Sadly can't get blue chimay at my local store otherwise I'd be drinking that, but première is a close second

[Anonymous No.10084960]

>>10084780
>>10084784
>>10084841
Is there a scientific reason why tulip glasses are better for IPAs as opposed to "normal" beer glasses or mugs?

[Anonymous No.10084979]

>>10084960
glasses with a narrower top to the glass than at the top of the beer level concentrate the vapors toward your nose while drinking

[Anonymous No.10085019]

>>10084938
I enjoy the rare times I'm able to watch a review (not necessarily from Greg but usually) and drink the same beer when it's new to me

[Anonymous No.10085022]

>>10055839
my last name is kwak and a lot of my dads lab mates were europeans and they gave us bottles of this stuff along with the glass. too bad i was too young to drink it back then

[Anonymous No.10085080]

As a PA native, DirtWolf is definitely one of my favorites. So tasty, intense, beautiful.

[Anonymous No.10085665]

>>10055724 Lone Stars but I also picked up a Tripel today.

[Anonymous No.10086131]

>>10084681
>>10084693

I want to reiterate what >>10084745 in that Almanac is fantastic for their sours, also, Apparently De Garde can be found down there and I highly recommend them if you can find them.

Finally I also recommend you try Aunt Sally from Lagunitas.

>>10084653
I'm heading to Wisconsin in May and they are on top of my list. how is their Wisconsin Red?

[Anonymous No.10086204]

>buy my dad Chimay 3 pack of the white, blue, and red label
>anon I'm cooking a bbq, and the recipe says you can make beer flavoured ribs
>ends up using the chimay white for the ribs
>drinks the others

[Anonymous No.10086335]

>>10086131
good, but their best are really any of the thumbprint series, strawberry rhubarb, serendipity, or raspberry tart

[Anonymous No.10086385]

>>10085080
Still a great dipa. On par with 90 minute imo

[Anonymous No.10087061]

>>10083473
>unless you're a child that's afraid of experiencing anything new and growing your tastes

Remember you're on 4chan

[Anonymous No.10087068]

>>10084681
Jolly Pumpkin is great and Bell's just put out Larry's Latest Sour, which I absolutely love. Just wish their can/bottle art wasn't some hipster bitch with a septum piercing

[Anonymous No.10087072]

>>10084780
Protip: Dollar Tree tends to carry a lot of craft beer glasses, especially tulip glasses. I also recommend checking out thrift stores too. I once found two teku glasses for $1 each

[Anonymous No.10087160]

>>10086204
how will you make him pay?

[Anonymous No.10087163]

>>10063000
>green bottle

[Anonymous No.10087177]

>>10085022
See, this is the problem I have with thick-headed beers, especially if they're served in narrow glasses. How do you take a sip without sucking down a wad of foam and bloating your stomach?

[Anonymous No.10087557]

>>10087177
either don't pour like a retard or let the head settle

[Anonymous No.10087711]

>>10086131
the Wisconsin Belgian Red is excellent. Probably my favorite of their sour fruit beers, though all of them are really good.
I would recommend as the other guy said trying any of the New Glarus 4 pack beers

[Anonymous No.10088813]

>>10063715
Malt liquor is a nigger drink

[Anonymous No.10090282]

I just turned 21, and pic related was my first legal drink. I'm looking for somethin to keep my minifridge stocked with on the (somewhat) cheap. I just bought an 18 pack of Budweiser cuz it was cheap and ive never had it before and that was very clearly a mistake. I want to enjoy what I drink, but I don't want to pay $15 for a six pack. What's are some good dark beers that are relatively inexpensive? I had some success with Modelo Negro.

[Anonymous No.10090381]

>>10090282
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout, Founders Porter
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Deschutes Black Butte Porter
Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat (I like the Vanilla Bean variant)

[Anonymous No.10090462]

Got a porter and dry hopped American pale ale in primaries, an IPA on tap..

Tonight drinking some lagunitas undercover investigation shut down and gnarlywine, founders porter and knee deep tahoe deep DIPA, Belching Beaver mexican chocolate peanut butter stout.

[Anonymous No.10090529]

>>10090282
for just like casual easy-drinking purposes, 21st amendment hell or high watermelon wheat is pretty good.

i also have a soft spot for sapporo because i'm weeb trash

i just noticed you said dark beers, these are not dark beers

founder's breakfast stout is fantastic but it's also kinda strong to be something you drink regularly, and it's like $10 for a 4 pack

old rasputin is a great russian imperial stout and it's only $6.99 for a four pack round here

[Anonymous No.10090594]

>>10081627
indeed, it was very nice ! thanks for the hindsight

I have 3 of this and half a c gram left so I think I'm gonna bliss what's left of the evening

[Anonymous No.10091149]

thoughts on golden monkey? one of my favorite beers to get drunk off my ass

[Anonymous No.10091248]

>>10079601
Shut your whore mouth

[Anonymous No.10091254]

Prairie Prison Rodeo legit reinstates my faith in humanity.
>>10087068
Jolly pumpkin is abject shit. Your mention of Larry's latest would almost make me think you are a Mitten bro, in which case you need to put down the pipe and go to whiches hat, vivant, new holland or arbors sour options. The only thing amazing about jolly pumpkin is that they manage to make even worse beer under the north peek brand.

[Anonymous No.10091262]

[Anonymous No.10091276]

>>10086131
I recommend trying this if you like sours. Names a meme but its really great.

[Anonymous No.10091308]

>>10088813
Dat jacket is mad niggerish

[Anonymous No.10091361]

>>10091254
Hi Ohio

[Anonymous No.10091435]

>>10091361
Anyone who would claim that dislike of jolly pumpkin precludes living in MI has no concept of the topic of this thread.

[Anonymous No.10091468]

>>10091361
Also: I know those fags are based in Dexter but they have insinuated themselves into my backyard up north. The mission group breweries suck.

[Anonymous No.10091660]

Post THE WORST beers you've ever had.

This is a shitty Ukrainian beer I found in my local. It literally tastes like cheap, vaguely beer flavoured soda. I actually think it might not even be safe to drink. It also leaves an aftertaste that really makes me wonder if they had all the brewers spit in every batch. On the plus side it's cheap as hell and is strong for a beer.

[Anonymous No.10091732]

>>10091660
*local supermarket

[Anonymous No.10091733]

>>10091660
steel reserve 211

[Anonymous No.10091746]

>>10091660
Hurricane high gravity.

I lived. I died. I lived again.

[Anonymous No.10091749]

>>10091660
the worst beer I've ever had was Lithuanian so I'm starting to think everything that comes out of ex Soviet Bloc countries are legitimately shitty

>>10091262
it is pretty garbage, I only drink their sours

[Anonymous No.10091771]

>>10084938
Food and drink reviews are the comfiest thing in the world to me.

They can make a shitty day pretty okay.

[Anonymous No.10091778]

>>10091771
this is
running on empty

[Anonymous No.10092282]

Drinking this right now, it's okay. Tastes like an old barrel. 5/10

[Anonymous No.10092486]

>>10074447

Heh--we visited La Trappe in San Francisco a few months back, and when we sat at the bar, the proprietor slapped actual binders in front of us, listing everything they had. And he was a walking encyclopedia of beer knowledge, naturally.

I like Belgians on the lighter end of the spectrum, like Duvel and Affligem. Not a bad way to get acquainted.

[Anonymous No.10092635]

>>10083368
A lot of other MN anons in this thread.
On an overnight shift but this will be waiting for me when I get back. Not Minnesotan, but I have family down in Missouri and everyone seems to love Boulevard.

[Anonymous No.10092693]

>>10091262
>>10091749
This is the ultimate pleb filter.
Plebs praise it, pseudo beer days dismiss it, genuine beer lovers just enjoy it.

[Anonymous No.10092696]

>>10092693
Beerfags* autocorrect bitch

[Anonymous No.10093595]

>>10092693
The only reason it's so popular and known is FIBs that go to Wisconsin go bonkers for it since they can't buy it back home.

[Anonymous No.10093598]

>>10092635
I recently bought this (but the 2016 edition) for $14.50

wondering if I should age it since the best before date is like in August of this year, but I think the boubon and cherry notes will fade over time, which I'm worried about.
think I should drink it next week

>>10092486
Duvel is a very top notch Belgian, especially considering its price and ABV
Wish I got Affligem where I lived, I want to try it

[Anonymous No.10093609]

>>10090529
>it's only $6.99 for a four pack round here
you fucking lucky bastard
why wasn't I born an American

[Anonymous No.10093734]

>>10093598
>Wish I got Affligem where I lived, I want to try it

really ? it's very common here, you can find it in every shop and supermarket and I didn't know it was considered anything special overseas
it's your average abbaye beer, really
you should spend your money on something else would be my advice

[Anonymous No.10093766]

>>10093595
Spotted Cow is great for what it is, and it was great at getting older people that only ever knew shitty beer to start drinking better beer. It has actually outsold Bud Light in Wisconsin for years now, which is insane given that they spend almost no money on advertising and the Bud Light is the single best selling beer in 48 states

I'd never buy it to impress someone who is really into beer and trying new things, and New Glarus makes many, much better beers, but its really solid for what it is, and basically on tap in every restaurant and bar in the state now, even most shitty mexican restaurants that don't have any good beer otherwise

[Anonymous No.10093925]

>>10093766
>spotted cow
>good

[Anonymous No.10093989]

>>10093925
yep

[Anonymous No.10094257]

>>10093595
Can confirm as a Minnesotan that I go to Wisconsin almost exclusively for New Glarus

Spotted Cow included if I'm in the mood

>>10092635
I've never had anything from Boulevard but I've heard good things. I have family near Kansas City, might try to get some if I ever get around to visiting them again

>>10091660
Kostritzer schwarzbier was pretty terrible but I used it in a great porkchop glaze when I realized I wasn't going to drink the rest of it

>>10093609
Hell it's still $9 per four pack in my neck of the woods, I can usually get Founders Breakfast Stout for that much. If I can justify the price I go for local imperial stouts tho

[Anonymous No.10094322]

>>10091149
Sour monkey is better

[Anonymous No.10094336]

>>10093595
It's popular because average beer drinkers can appreciate it's light taste and drinkability. On the other end, someone who has decent experience with all types of beer can really appreciate the simplicity up front, but the accessible complexity if you choose to try to analyze it. It's really a well made beer on all fronts. Not the greatest, but I'd argue it still is great.

[Anonymous No.10094384]

What's the most you'll spend on a beer? My family only drinks piss water and will scoff when I buy a six pack of money on my rind for 12.99

[Anonymous No.10094406]

>>10094384
Those same people will proceed to pay $5 for a pint of bud lite at a bar.

[Anonymous No.10094415]

>>10094406
Excellent point. I just don't get these people. I ask them to try an Off Color lager, something really basic as the beers they drink are "lagers," anyway. They're totally unenthused. Give them some skunky ass Peroni and they rant and rave...

[Anonymous No.10094574]

>>10094384
If it's something I buy regularly as a staple, max is $9.99 a 4-pack or 6-pack. Special occasion or a one-off, $12.99. No limit for when I'm out-of-state or at a bar

[Anonymous No.10094824]

i miss when drawfriends drew cute things

[Anonymous No.10095007]

>>10075252
I really enjoyed the Dragon's Milk, but the Triple Mash was extra-delicious.

[Anonymous No.10096545]

bump for moar beers.

[Anonymous No.10098105]

>>10094384
I'm in Australia, sadly alcohol is expensive here, especially compared to the US.

To treat myself on Xmas or my birthday, maybe $35.

Usually when buying say a six pack of singles, I'll try and average around $10 per beer.

Craft beer is an expensive hobby in Aus.

[Anonymous No.10098113]

>>10094384
The most I have spent was 20$ on a special release 750ml bottle. 4 pack? 12$. 6 pack? 15$

[Anonymous No.10098137]

>>10063244
>people who hate things I like are dumdums
Rick and Morty is mediocre at best, unfunny and pseudo-intellectual/pseudo-deep schlock the rest of the time

[Anonymous No.10098150]

>>10098137
The first season is good

[Anonymous No.10098164]

>>10098150
"No."

[Anonymous No.10098170]

>>10098164
Well when you put it that way I suppose you're right

[Anonymous No.10098360]

yay, Oedipus is brewing these again ! gonna stock some for the first sunny days

[Anonymous No.10098521]

>>10094406
What bar do you go to that a pint of Bud Light is $5? I can get some good quality craft beer at a dive around here for like $3.50

[Anonymous No.10098539]

>>10098360
Good heavens you gave me a start

[Anonymous No.10099910]

>>10090594

[Anonymous No.10099979]

>>10099910
never saw the barrel aged one, will try if I get the chance

[Anonymous No.10100866]

>>10099910
shit meme but good execution

[Anonymous No.10101079]

>>10094384
I usually splurge on beer if it looks intriguing/limited release from a good brewery/or never had something before but dying to try out.

I think the most I've ever spent on a single beer was $15 for a 750ml barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout

[Anonymous No.10101129]

The two on the left

[Anonymous No.10101192]

Picked up pic related a few days ago. Reminds me of a sweeter, maltier, Boston Lager.

[Anonymous No.10102461]

>>10101192
Fat Tire is overrated desu

[Anonymous No.10102465]

>>10055724
I had a little of a Goose Island coffee stout
It was pretty good. I don't usually drink stouts but this was nice. Very heavy and the flavor was great.

[Anonymous No.10102559]

Franconian beer guy here. Drink a lot of local lager stuff and smoke beers.

[Anonymous No.10102615]

>>10102559
Know of any smoked beers better than Aecht Schlenkerla?

[Anonymous No.10102643]

>>10102615
there are a lot
in Bamberg you have Süezial Rauchbier Lager beside Schlenkerla
Also in Bamberg: Weyermann® Schlotfegerla
Also in Bamberg seasonal: Greifenklau R

In Merkendorf: Hummel Räucherla and Räucherator
In Kemmern: Wagner Kuckuck
In Oberwallenstadt: Wichert Dunkel
In Tiefenellern: Hönig Posthörnla
In Hof: Meinel Mephisto

and many, many more

[Anonymous No.10102806]

>>10079155
I drink it as I'm a total poorfag, and I've got to say it's pretty good for its price, better then Heineken imo

[Anonymous No.10102818]

>>10055724
Just got a Grolsch from the fridge. Simple elegant lager no need for anything else today.

[Anonymous No.10102822]

i just drank an IPA for the first time in 3+ years and it tastes like i ate a handful of grass

[Anonymous No.10104284]

Tried Sierra Nevada's Hazy Little Thing yesterday, was pretty good. Definitely worth the price, it was even cheaper than the rest of SN's six packs for some reason

>>10102461
100% true but I still typically won't turn one down

[Anonymous No.10104291]

[Anonymous No.10104512]

>>10099910
Where can I find one of these?

[Anonymous No.10105394]

>>10104512
go to oskar blues' beer locator and punch in your zip code

[Anonymous No.10105864]

>>10090381
>>10090529
Thanks for the tips you guys. But this stuff isn't cheap, these 10 beers cost me $24 after tax.
I wanted the Founder's Breakfast Stout, but I truly could not bring myself to pay the $13 for just four of them(not today at least)

Is it possible to mitigate the cost by buying in bulk, or straight from the brewery? Do i need to shoot them an email?

[Anonymous No.10106374]

>>10088813
same
>>10063837
fag

[Anonymous No.10106653]

>>10105864
Old Rasputin is God-tier, but if not it's high gravity Left Hand would be Guinness-tier, tbqh pham. Boring.

[Anonymous No.10106750]

>>10105864
>But this stuff isn't cheap, these 10 beers cost me $24 after tax.
Unfortunately, that's to be expected. Higher ABV beers like Russian Imperial Stouts tend to go for a decent amount. I'd say $24 for those 10 is actually a decent deal.

[Anonymous No.10106787]

this is my go to drink, anyone else a fan?

[Anonymous No.10106906]

>>10105864
You're probably not gonna be able to buy in bulk. Unless you wanna get a keg maybe. Where are you that they're so expensive? I've never seen Breakfast Stout for more than $10 and Old Rasputin shouldn't be more than $8. You might have cheaper options at local breweries

[Anonymous No.10107041]

i want to fucking die haha

[Anonymous No.10107127]

>>10105864
jesus christ do you live in Canada? Those prices are rather high. Usually Breakfast Stout will be $9.99 per 4 pack

[Anonymous No.10107201]

>>10084844
kinda miss living near Decorah. all the bars had Pseudo Sue and 1-2 other Toppling Goliaths on tap

[Anonymous No.10107247]

this is what im drinking on these days. the local lager, their IPA-ish beer is pretty terrible but at least they are starting to make gestures towards using hops in this godforsaken beer hellscape of a country

[Anonymous No.10107252]

i do love bia hoi tho. can't beat .25/glass with complementary cinnamon-smoked peanuts. Northern Vietnam has their alcoholism honed to a fine edge

[Anonymous No.10107446]

I'm gonna have this tonight. Classic lager from Munich - with an intense honey taste. Absolutely delicious!
Also Thailand expat here, duty tax on imported alcohol is crazy so I'm not into fancy craft beers.

[Anonymous No.10107463]

>>10107127

Canada fucking sucks for alcohol prices, fuck this place

[Anonymous No.10107475]

>>10107463
It's more expensive, taxes are higher. but you get free healthcare when your liver eventually shits the bed from 30 years of hard drinking.

[Anonymous No.10108062]

>>10056164
On Fleek, Old Rasputin, Even More Jesus (and any of its variants), Yeti Imperial Stout (also any of its variants), Dragons Milk, Dark Truth, Siracusa Nera, Fade to Black, Narhwal, Founders Breakfast Stout, Ivan the Terrible, Cavatica Stout, Soft DK, Murder of Crows, No Hero, Speedway Stout, Big Bunny, Blackfisk, 2x Stout, Choklat Orange or Thick Mint, Dino Smores.

[Anonymous No.10108068]

>>10084681
Duchesse de Bourgogne

[Anonymous No.10108094]

>>10085080
Buddy out of PA turned me onto Dirtwolf (hard to find up in the PNW), love the shit and buy it whenever I can find it. Favorite thing I've had from Victory to this day is their Hoppy Quad, and I've had half of their brews.

[Anonymous No.10108100]

>>10105864
Holy shit man, I get 4 packs of Rasputin for $9.99, Nitro is $8.99, and liquor taxes in my state are nearly 50% because WA sucks shit.

>tfw have a 750ml bottle of barrel aged Rasputin in my fridge right now with 6 more aging and got them for $20 each

[Anonymous No.10108116]

>>10107446
Love those traditional labels sometimes!

[Anonymous No.10108288]

>>10107041
Me too m8. Keep going

[Anonymous No.10108333]

>Whacha drinking?
Pic related
>Whacha brewing?
Nothing at the moment but putting together an ale recipe for spring, red ale.
>Sick of stouts yet?
Nah it's still cold outside
>What's your favorite style? Least favorite?
American Pale, Hefeweizen

[Anonymous No.10108733]

>>10107446
hey one of my local beer shops just got a bunch of stuff in by this brewery
gotta try some

[Anonymous No.10109325]

>>10107127
I live in Canada.
A 6-pack of Founder's Mosaic Promise Ale is $14.10 (CAD)
All Day IPA 4-pack is $14.10
Breakfast Stout 4-pack is $13.70
A six-pack of Lagunitas IPA is $15.55