/bg/ - Beer General

[Anonymous No.10298544]

Drain pouring shit beer edition!

Welcome to beer general! This is the place to discuss and shitpost about beer on /ck/.

Feel free to ask for recommendations, but make sure you specify where you're from!

Beer General Discord: https://discord.gg/BacBbG4

Finally, if you can't handle IPAs, kys!

[Anonymous No.10298586]

I'm not the huge booze fan but I do enjoy a beer every now and then, I tend to drink corona.

[Anonymous No.10298593]

>>10298586
I think Corona is widely interpreted as the worst commonly available beer in the US, with the exception of malt liquor.

Maybe that's just because of lack of taste, but lack of taste is better than something tasting bad.

[Anonymous No.10298595]

Guinness Milk Stout.

[Anonymous No.10298599]

>>10298595
Did this come out recently?

[Anonymous No.10298605]

>>10298599
I think it only made it to US last year
But not THAT recently, it's just what I picked up today. Stouts are the comfiest.

[Anonymous No.10298619]

>>10298544
>Finally, if you can't handle IPA
The reason people bitch about IPA is not because they can't "handle" it, you underaged piece of garbage

[Anonymous No.10298688]

>>10298544
>this kills the /alcoholics/

[Anonymous No.10298737]

threadly reminder that wine is better than beer

[Anonymous No.10298897]

>>10298737
It's all subjective

[Anonymous No.10298976]

Had to pour a shitty beer last night. Was supposedly an imperial wheat stout, but it tasted like liquid smoke. Nasty shit.

[Anonymous No.10298982]

What does /ck/ think of Corona? It's the only beer I like

[Anonymous No.10298994]

>>10298595
speaking of guinness, anyone tried this?

[Anonymous No.10299314]

>>10298544
is it /beer/ or /bg/
make up your minds

[Anonymous No.10299717]

>>10298544
>pliny the elder
Doing gods work anon, I live in the city where that beer is produced and the fanaticism surrounding it is insufferable.

[Anonymous No.10299835]

Been enjoying Fulton Pils lately, nice that it's finally warming up around here. Any fellow Minnesotans try Bent Paddle's new DIPA yet? Haven't seen it at my usual store

>>10299314
It's supposed to be /beer/

[Anonymous No.10300027]

>>10299717
Honestly I've been told that it's heavily overrated and that it tastes like the first good DIPA that ever existed. Which is to say that it's quite basic for it's style now.

I wouldn't actually drainpour it, you goober.

[Anonymous No.10300038]

>>10298994
I drink this a lot, I really like it.

I seem to be the only person in the world who enjoys it, everyone who sees me drinking it tells me how much they dislike it.

[Anonymous No.10300105]

>>10298544
I tried the Alaska Brewery Ale and Its fantastic. Probably one of the best ales I've had in awhile. Very little hops and a rich malty flavor, exactly how I like my ales. I decided to try their white ale as well and it was good, but too trippel-ish for my tastes.

[Anonymous No.10300143]

anyone tried pic related or anything else from sixpoint? it was my go-to get drunk fast beer when i was living in NYC, not overwhelmingly hoppy despite the fact that it has over 100IBUs. was very ez to drink in public because people think its an energy drink.

[Anonymous No.10300170]

>>10299717
> I live in the city where that beer is produced and the fanaticism surrounding it is insufferable.
The only time anyone in Santa Rosa won't shut up about it is literally when Younger is around, and then Russian River's mostly being visited by tourists.

[Anonymous No.10300177]

Had to drain pour this one once it warmed up. Alcohol taste everywhere!

[Anonymous No.10300202]

What are good beers for cooking? Also is it ok to cook with cheap beer or should I just use beer I'm willing to drink?

[Anonymous No.10300234]

>>10300177

[Anonymous No.10300249]

>>10300177
I love Omnipollo but due to distance I haven't had any of their IPAs.

I'm surprised that one was so bad given the RateBeer ratings. I know that Omnipollo gets a lot of hype but it's a much better score than meme beers like Hilma however.

[Anonymous No.10300280]

>>10300249
This was the EU version though, might be that Trillium did a better job at brewing the beer? I will bet you that is part of it atleast!

Best hoppy Omnipollo is still the Fatamorgana, and even that one is shaky at times with very bad batches here and there!

Had this one as the first of four Verdant beers tonight!
Very pleasant low abv beer, now if it cost half and came in 6 packs!

[Anonymous No.10300352]

I had a couple of barleywines that were about 10 and 12 years old once.
Pic related was brewed in calvados casks and the other was brewed in shandy casks.
A quarter of the bottles were sediment, and I had to strain the liquid through a towel. Didn't change a thing. Some of the worst things I've ever tasted in my entire fucking life.

[Anonymous No.10300370]

>>10300352
I really feel this sitting on beer pretending will taste better down the line is just bullshit at the moment. Only works with beers just out of the canning line needing some time (day or two) to settle and barrel aged beers that soaked up more than the brewer intended.
Rest is just bull!

[Anonymous No.10300403]

>>10298593
Wow really I think you mean bud lite Budweiser and bud lite lime buddy stop being racist

[Anonymous No.10300413]

>>10298593
> I think Corona is widely interpreted as the worst commonly available beer in the US
Budweiser or PBR clearly have the right to that title.

[Anonymous No.10300489]

>>10298593
Corona at least has more flavor than your average AALs. Can't personally drink it because I got sick off it once. For its price, however, you could definitely get better.

[Anonymous No.10300494]

>>10298976
Wheat stout doesn't sound good at all. Go barley or go home.

[Anonymous No.10300662]

Very Juicy beer! Brits know do it is well!

[Anonymous No.10300733]

>>10300662
Old school good!

[Anonymous No.10301371]

how long is the optimal time for something to spend being barrel aged?

i'm mainly thinking of imperial stouts, since i've seen a lot of different places do it for different times, 30 days, 2 months, 6 months, 300 days and 1 year are the ones i've seen so far.

[Anonymous No.10301383]

>tfw live in a state with a fledgling beer scene and shitty oppressive beer laws
There is no reason Maryland shouldnt be nuked

[Anonymous No.10301392]

>tfw live in one of the best beer states
I am switching off my diet just so I can have some beer. Only one a day, though.

[Anonymous No.10301409]

>>10301383

I don't live in MD anymore but whenever I visit I like to try that Flying Dog beer or whatever it is called, can't remember.

[Anonymous No.10301410]

It goes good with Mexican food if and only if it has a slice of lime of 12 in it. Coors light is pretty bad, but shit like Busch and Nati are definitely the worst.

[Anonymous No.10301425]

>>10301409
Frederick actually has alot of local breweries now (Olde Mother, Attaboy, Midnight Run to name a few), though Flying Dog was still the biggest in state Brewery until Guinness moved in

[Anonymous No.10301446]

>>10298595
gross

[Anonymous No.10301498]

Who sour-beer here?

pic related, best I've ever had. 2014 best year, 2015 pretty good, haven't tried any of the new batches.

[Anonymous No.10301526]

>>10301498
Sour beer sounds better than bitter beer. I'll have to look for some.

[Anonymous No.10301549]

Drinking one of these, pretty good

[Anonymous No.10301555]

Got a heavy seas sampler. I usually dont go for the craft brew but it was on sale for 12.99 today. its all pretty good

[Anonymous No.10301557]

>>10301526

This one is pretty good if you can find it, and less expensive. It's not a brown though, so it has a lighter flavor.

[Anonymous No.10301641]

>>10301498
pic related is pretty good, Otra Vez is good too

[Anonymous No.10301680]

>>10301641
god i hate those stupid meme beer holders all these nu-breweries use, getting a beer is now 10x harder than it used to be even though the old ones were fucking fine

[Anonymous No.10301712]

>>10301557
I will have to give this one a try.

Anderson Valley Hop Ottin' IPA is a great IPA if you get a chance to try it.

[Anonymous No.10301747]

>>10301549
>pretty good
>>10301555
>pretty good
>>10301557
>pretty good
>>10301641
>pretty good

could you faggots be any less descriptive?

[Anonymous No.10301756]

>>10301747
your post is pretty good

[Anonymous No.10301846]

>>10301747
Pretty good is pretty strong praise

[Anonymous No.10301934]

>>10301498
Sour beer is amazing. Love that shit can only get it when visiting friends in boston.

[Anonymous No.10301950]

>>10300413
I actually think pbr is the best tasting of the mega brewery beers. I'm not a hipster I swear. I used to drink bud light for my cheap beer, but it just tastes like chemicals to me now, and it gives me a headache.

[Anonymous No.10301957]

>>10300177
>>10300234
>>10300280
>>10300662
>>10300733
Christ man, how much do you drink a night? Otherwise, I dig the mastodon glasses, do they still make those?

[Anonymous No.10301958]

>>10300143
Six Point is okay. I've had the gose and maybe one other. It's nothing that will blow you away, but it's all solid drinkable shit.

[Anonymous No.10301967]

>>10301957
that's just 5 beers...

[Anonymous No.10302187]

>>10301967
True, but I'm guess they aren't all a measly 5%

[Anonymous No.10302318]

Is smirnoff and mikes hard lemonade technically beer?

[Anonymous No.10302320]

>>10298544
>General

[Anonymous No.10302557]

>>10301958
yeah that's how i feel about it too. some of their limited releases are pretty damn good tho, if you come across CREAM (coffee blonde ale) or Puff (unfiltered Resin) i recommend trying them.

[Anonymous No.10303035]

Budweiser

[Anonymous No.10303331]

>>10301680
They do look better but it's probably just because of muh turtles.

[Anonymous No.10303665]

Debatably Australia's best core-range regular IPA.

[Anonymous No.10303987]

>>10303665
>that description
I'd rather my beer have a snowflake label than a snowflake description, desu ne.

[Anonymous No.10304106]

>>10303987
If the beer is good who cares

[Anonymous No.10304149]

>>10303987
It's really not that bad considering some breweries have downright condescending labels.

[Anonymous No.10304167]

>>10301446
Left Hand milk stout is GOAT

[Anonymous No.10304203]

>>10303665
>pine
Disgusting

Why do people drink IPAs?

[Anonymous No.10304241]

>>10304203
>people must like all the things i like!
this might destroy your autistic view of the world but taste is not objective.

[Anonymous No.10304395]

>>10301846

>Pretty good is pretty strong praise

This. When dealing with beer guys and a market flooded with shitty IPAs and over-hopped crap, tasting a new beer and thinking "This is pretty good" is a moment/feeling that happens way to rarely.

[Anonymous No.10304429]

>>10304241
I literally just asked an honest question.

[Anonymous No.10304438]

>>10303665
Too bitter, overwhelms any other flavour. Inferior to other modus beers let alone any other brand

[Anonymous No.10305124]

>>10304203
It's an acquired taste I'll admit, but it's nice if it's not overdone.

>>10304438
Perhaps I just have a high bitterness tolerance but I really didn't think it was that bad at all.

[Anonymous No.10305286]

>>10298737
Not true. Even coffee is better than wine.

[Anonymous No.10305635]

>>10300170
Living in Santa Rosa, I don't understand the hype for it. It's just passable IPA. Living so close to the RRBC I almost never go there. Now I'll drive out of my way for a good sour beer like in Sebastopol. But I live 2mins away from a liquor store and can just get some tall boys of busch.

[Anonymous No.10305673]

>>10305635
> Living in Santa Rosa, I don't understand the hype for it. It's just passable IPA. Living so close to the RRBC I almost never go there.
I'm with you there. Granted I like RRBC's other stuff but I still rarely went when I was living in SR. Hell, I didn't even try Younger until this year (it's good, but maybe not worth the couple hours I waited).

[Anonymous No.10305682]

>>10305673
>but I still rarely went when I was living in SR
-because it was always so packed every night. Forgot to add that bit.

[Anonymous No.10306480]

Aussie here. What beer should I brew next if we are in Autumn at the moment?

[Anonymous No.10306581]

Guinness Draught is shit in bottles or cans, but okay on tap. I tried Guinness IPA Nitro in cans today and that one's okay, actually. O'Hara's Irish Red Ale is a good one, also.

[Anonymous No.10306587]

>>10306480
How bout a porter or a stout and let it age in a keg or bottles until winter.

[Anonymous No.10306628]

>>10306587

I got a chocolate vanilla stout on at the amount. Might look into another dessert kind of stout.

[Anonymous No.10306640]

Dayton champagne

[Anonymous No.10306688]

>>10306640
Better pic. I actually live in Springfield but it's a nickname I heard that I'm rather fond of. Not a terrible beer for 99 cents a tallboy. It has more actual taste than Natural Ice, it's competitor.

[Anonymous No.10307779]

>>10303665
I'd say Feral War Hog is.

[Anonymous No.10307782]

>>10306480
Maybe some kinda amber ale or ESB or something

[Anonymous No.10309108]

Impressed with this beer. The Blueberry version was very disappointing but there was a decent amount of watermelon here.

[Anonymous No.10309135]

Round 2. Really liking the fruity coffee notes here.

>>10307779
Too bitter for my tastes without a good enough amount of supporting malt. Plus it's a DIPA, not a regular IPA.

[Anonymous No.10309227]

Had a few of these last night. Entirely too bitter for a pale ale imo and it's one of Blacklist's most overpriced. Ah well

[Anonymous No.10309230]

>>10309108
That sounds grotesque.

[Anonymous No.10309360]

>>10299717
>Pliny the Elder
Good beer, and helped to introduce the style. At the time, it blew people’s minds. I enjoy it for what it is, but it’s time has passed.

>Russian River Brewing
I went there last year for the first time. I’ve always admired what they do. In addition to inventing the DIPA, they were one of the breweries that established sours as something that Americans could produce, sell and enjoy. Great beer at the brewpub, terrible food.

[Anonymous No.10309427]

>>10309230
Why?

[Anonymous No.10310541]

>>10309108
it was the other way around for me, I enjoyed the blueberry a lot more than the pineapple one

these dudes were showcasing some of their beers at my beer store yesterday, and all of them were excellent (especially that Magnificent Pagan Beast quadrupel and that Eternal President tequila barrel aged), but they're all godawfuly expensive
can anyone living in Virginia tell me how much they are here ? just so I know if it's this much of a scam to buy one here or notor not

[Anonymous No.10310553]

>>10309227
That's too bad. They're usually great

[Anonymous No.10310564]

>>10310541
fuck, forgot pic

[Anonymous No.10310710]

What beers from Evil Twin are all hype and which ones are actually worth it? I've only had Imperial Biscotti Break, thought it was good but wouldn't go out of my way for it again.

>>10310553
Yeah, that and the rhubarb wit were the only ones from them that disappointed me. Still absolutely love Dark from them, grabbed a 4-pack today.

[Anonymous No.10310794]

Am I the only one (probably not) to think that beers in cans taste horrible?

[Anonymous No.10310800]

>>10310794
yeah, thats a bad take. Cans are the superior packaging format

[Anonymous No.10310807]

>>10310794
>the year of our lord 2018
>not drinking all beer from a glass

And don't use the "but I wanna drink outside" bullshit bring some plastic cups

[Anonymous No.10311166]

>tfw usually pour out most beers because it either gets warm and tastes like shit, or it sucks and I feel bad for wasting it.

I've honestly only found 2 beers I drink one bottle and actually want a second.

[Anonymous No.10311196]

>>10311166
what beers are they?

[Anonymous No.10312365]

>>10311196
Leinenkugle Snowdrift Vanilla Porter and Sam Adams Black Ale. I also forgot to mention I do really like all Guinness I've tried so far, so normal, extra stout, and blonde.

[Anonymous No.10312450]

>>10309227
and tonight, it's pic related. So so good, wish they didn't reduce this to a seasonal.

>>10312365
Ahhh nice, dark beers are good. I'd recommend Founders Breakfast Stout and Deschutes Obsidian Stout. Whereabouts are you? Region matters a lot for local breweries and those are very widely-distributed beers

[Anonymous No.10312461]

>>10312450
Yeah, I've found dark beers to be m favorites. I'm in north east Ohio, like half hour from Cleveland, so definitely a lot of Great Lakes and Fathead. I've been wanting to go out to Hershey PA and check out Troegs Brewery sometime soon, and I also wanna do the Great Lakes tour as well.

[Anonymous No.10312489]

>>10312461
>Great Lakes
Get you some Blackout Stout and Edmund Fitz porter, my man

[Anonymous No.10312510]

>>10312489
I'll give em a shot. I usually go for those make your own 6 packs at Giant Eagle, those seem to be great for experimenting.

[Anonymous No.10312511]

>>10300413
>PBR the worst Adjunct Lager
Now you're just trying to be piquant.

[Anonymous No.10312610]

>>10312511
>good adjunct lagers
Coors Banquet
Hamms
PBR
>bad adjunct lagers
everything else
>satan's piss
Keystone Light

[Anonymous No.10312622]

>>10312610
they are all almost exactly the same

[Anonymous No.10312674]

>>10310794
probably a mental thing. modern cans don't impart a metallic taste any more.

>>10309135
fair enough, it is bitter but i prefer the tropical fruity tasting IPAs to the piney ones. also living in the same state where it's brewed means i get the stuff nice and fresh.

[Anonymous No.10313040]

I don't drink all the time, but I usually grab Sierra Nevada or Dead Guy Ale.
Are there any recommendations? I'm from California, I tried some local stuff like Heretic but I didn't get into it.

[Anonymous No.10313241]

>>10313040
some of my local favorite breweries before I moved from the Bay include 21st Amendment (Brew Free or Die Blood Orange IPA is good, as well as Monks Blood(Belgian Strong Ale) if you can find it) Calcraft (Buzzerkeley, The City IPA) Altamont Beer Works (Everything I've had from them has been great, but it's been over 2 years since I've had them, last time I checked they still only sold draft so you may need to do some digging)

and of course if you're into sours anything from Almanac is a must.