General beer thread

[Anonymous No.5673134]

Can we talk about beer? All kinds accepted. Show what you're drinkan, have in the fridge and plan on drinkan, what you wish you could find near you, etc.

[Anonymous No.5673143]

pic related, very excited to try to Omnipollo one and the Eisbock in particular. Thoughts on these?

[Anonymous No.5673178]

>>5673134
>in my fridge right now: La Chouffe Blonde, Sierra Nevada Stout.
A bit casual, I know, but they are good.

>last think I've drunk: Cuvee de Trolls, not bad.

>Planning to drink: I'm saving a Pannepot 2005.
Waiting for my bachelor or something like that.

>>5673143
Oh, I like Schlenkerla.

[Anonymous No.5673191]

>>5673178
Yeah, saving a great brew (or any drink really) for a special occasion is so satisfying. Last Christmas after a coupls months of working 55hr weeks I sat down with my humble Christmas dinner and a 750ml bottle of Unibroue 17 Grande Reserve

[Anonymous No.5673201]

Some Grolsch in the fridge right now, but it's a bummer - I just got back from Germany and visited the Alpirsbacher brewery as well as tons of beer gartens.
Weißbier is such an amazing beer for summer. Wish I could go back and drink a couple there.

[Anonymous No.5673203]

>>5673191
>Unibroue 17 Grande Reserve
Uh, never tried this one, but I've heard about it, seems to be a great beer.

[Anonymous No.5673205]

>>5673203
I really enjoyed it. Unibroue makes generally great beers but availability outsideof Canada seems to not be great

[Anonymous No.5673218]

I just poured one of these. Its not good , i wouldnt recommend.

[Anonymous No.5673257]

What do you guys think about lambic beers?

[Anonymous No.5673262]

>>5673257
I can only fine mixed fruity lambics near me, are those worth going for? Usually not my type of thing

[Anonymous No.5673266]

>>5673262
find*

[Anonymous No.5673280]

>>5673262
Well... It depends. It's hard to tell, because there are a lot of fruity lambic, some God-tier like pic related, some quite lame. Tell me some brands you can find around there maybe.

[Anonymous No.5673286]

>>5673280
The two I can find are Mort Subite Framboise and Kriek

[Anonymous No.5673319]

>>5673286
They're nice, both worth a try. Not God-tier maybe, but definitely good. Beware, lambics are sour.

I think if you like beer you should try a lambic at least once. Maybe then you drop them, but you have to try.

[Anonymous No.5673329]

>>5673319
Ok, I won't go out of myw ay to get one of them but if I'm in a store and I see it I'll give it a try

[Anonymous No.5673340]

Just grabbed this today off a recommendation and hope it's pretty good.

[Anonymous No.5673346]

>>5673340
Never had it but I have a soft spot for flip top bottles. Pic related has become a staple for me. Really unique taste for a wheat beer, very nutty.

[Anonymous No.5673350]

PBR tonight

best cheap beer

[Anonymous No.5673372]

>>5673346
>soft spot for flip top bottles

There's always something simple but enjoyable about them.

[Anonymous No.5673411]

Drinking a Sierra Nevada Nooner right now, grabbed one of their variety 12-packs the other day. That Blindfold Black IPA is great stuff.

Driving up to my girlfriend's father's place in the UP on Saturday for a week so I plan on picking up some New Glarus on my way back down.

[Anonymous No.5673416]

>>5673350
>not Schlitz

kek

[Anonymous No.5673430]

Love pic related, and I can get it at the Publix where I live now. But I'll be moving in about a year to a location that doesn't have one yet. Anybody know where in Memphis I can buy this, or anywhere that has a good selection of imports?

[Anonymous No.5673441]

I usually drink much better beer, but my gf just left for a week (first time being alone with her Velcro dog for more than a day), and I was thinking of buying a bunch of shit she'd judge me for just for the sake of it (yeah, it's shit I'd judge myself for wasting money on if I weren't already drunk...).

In any case, just around the corner I can pick up some special edition Narragansett Del's Shandy's.

I can drink a Gansett tall boy, or a pbr, if I'm already a bit drunk and no one's around to judge, but I've never liked Del's.

Is it worth a try?

>no guarantee on a follow-up if i manage to muster up the strength to pick some up, but it might happen

[Anonymous No.5673502]

>>5673143
watch out for the Marzen especially if you think there can be smokey overload. It punches you in the face.

[Anonymous No.5673516]

>>5673430
>mfw have a weihenstaphen glass
>mfw can't find any weihenstaphen beer

[Anonymous No.5673593]

>>5673516
Where do you live?

[Anonymous No.5673604]

>>5673178
>La Chouffe Blonde
>2 weekends ago i went to the netherlands for 3 days.
>as a germanfag Krombacher Weizen was always my favourite beer.
>went to a bar and asked the barkeeper which beers i just have to try once in life
>one of them was la chouffe
>my new favourite is la chouffe and there is no store close to me where i can buy it
>mfw

[Anonymous No.5673608]

>>5673340
I've tried that once. It was in a collection. Tastes pretty good but not good enough to buy it again.

[Anonymous No.5673609]

OP again, just went out and got these two, I've had Anchor Liberty Ale before and it was good, never had the Steam beer before. Also love normal Duvel so hoping this one doesn't disappoint. Anyone had before?

[Anonymous No.5673618]

OP again, just went out and got these two, I've had Anchor Liberty Ale before and it was good, never had the Steam beer before. Also love normal Duvel so hoping this one doesn't disappoint. Anyone had before?

[Anonymous No.5673620]

Bout to relax and have a few glass of Avery Maharajah

[Anonymous No.5673642]

>drinkan
saint arnold boiler room tonight. Very, very good with raspberry syrup. Haters be damned.
>fridge
bridgeport hop czar topaz
I like it a lot more than most west coast IPAs.
>what i need
I don't know. need to pick up a couple bombers at the store tomorrow, probably a delicious stout and something more seasonal.

[Anonymous No.5673643]

ive been trying to find some of this shit
cant find any

>life is suffering

this is one of the best beers ive had
and i hate IPAs

[Anonymous No.5673672]

Bloody Coopers m8

[Anonymous No.5673712]

>>5673643
>can't find sierra nevada rye

dawg do you live in israel or something

I'm drinking freigeist gose beer right now

[Anonymous No.5673727]

>>5673643
They only make Ruthless Rye in the Winter.

[Anonymous No.5673730]

havin' a beer with you guys. Prost!

[Anonymous No.5673734]

Pic related.

Drinking some summer shandy to warm me up for the next beer. Got some Red Sky at Night by Heavy Seas, great beer that reminds me of bananas in a good way.

Sippin on some brews, working remotely on a big client for work archiving some accounts and watching some Netflix. Life is good.

[Anonymous No.5673750]

>>5673734

Here's the follow up.

[Anonymous No.5673780]

Small local brewery. Sea water brewed beer.

Not exceptional but interesting.

[Anonymous No.5673793]

>>5673780
is it salty beer?

[Anonymous No.5673810]

>>5673730
nice

[Anonymous No.5673816]

anyone had the old bay beer yet? I wonder what it taste like?

[Anonymous No.5673817]

>>5673257
only had gueuze boon, was fucking gorgeous though

[Anonymous No.5673822]

>still drinking beer

I love beer. I've been on searches high and low for the finest shit. But at some point you must evolve....first to bourbon and its sweet aged fire.....and then, to the finest alcohol in all the world. single malt scotch. pic related, what I'm sipping at the moment.

[Anonymous No.5673825]

>>5673822

*tips fedora*

[Anonymous No.5673831]

>>5673734

that's lemonade...

[Anonymous No.5673838]

Drinking this now, it's great. I wish more breweries put effort into beers like this.

[Anonymous No.5673841]

>>5673825

NEET fedora faggots can't afford $60 a bottle shit. stick to PBR nigger

[Anonymous No.5673848]

>Scoured the liquor store I work at for something crafty to drink today
>Got Oliver mead instead

I regret nothing.

However, since we have a bar counter and super inexpensive craft pints, I had Lake Eerie Monster from Great Lakes and Shotgun Wedding from Country Boy. Both were really fucking good.

[Anonymous No.5673850]

>>5673822
How about I save 40 dollars and throw some campfire ashes into a bottle of jack?

[Anonymous No.5673860]

>>5673848
I don't meant to derail or anything but I'd like add that for eight dollars the oliver mead was a nice treat. Sweet, honey flavor, a little burn to it.

>We true nords now

[Anonymous No.5673866]

Only the best

[Anonymous No.5673872]

>>5673866
>best
>IPA

[Anonymous No.5673874]

>>5673850

go ahead you tasteless faggot. maybe one day you'll be an adult and learn to appreciate/

[Anonymous No.5673875]

>>5673618
Anchor steam is a great affordable session brew. Good for when I just want a cold refreshing beer.

I always pass up the Duvel. I love the regular so much but at $18 here for a 4pack it's hard to convince myself to get it. Really want to try it though

[Anonymous No.5673883]

>>5673874
I'll do that the day you learn that others have different tastes.

[Anonymous No.5673886]

>>5673841

But why are you mad? I thought you were

>evolved

[Anonymous No.5673895]

>>5673841
>stick to PBR nigger

Don't mind if I do.

[Anonymous No.5673899]

>>5673822
You know you can enjoy both beer and liquor right?

>Being that guy at a party who sits on the couch sipping whiskey trying his hardest to look old/mature/classy/euphoric

I enjoy a glass of scotch if I'm home alone and I'm watching a movie, and I enjoy downing beer with friends or for drinking with a meal.

[Anonymous No.5673906]

>>5673875
Yeah the only thing I hate about Duvel is the price for how little you get. Rarely will I have more than one at any time

[Anonymous No.5673907]

>>5673822
It's not an alcohol thread until the scotch fedora tippers show up.

[Anonymous No.5673920]

>>5673886

my taste evolved, not my autism. otherwise I wouldn't be on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.5673922]

>>5673899

>start by saying I love beer
>you know you can enjoy both, right?

reading

[Anonymous No.5673926]

>>5673907

>faggots circle jerking their favorite local brew

yeah, it was going so well

[Anonymous No.5673935]

>>5673926
Yeah it was an on topic circle jerk before

[Anonymous No.5673937]

>>5673922
you also said and I quote
>>still drinking beer

[Anonymous No.5673941]

>>5673134
beer ratings by novice vs expert tasters

[Anonymous No.5673953]

>>5673935

and now it's all ruined

*tips fedora, pours another drink*

[Anonymous No.5673958]

>>5673937

>still arguing with scotch master race wizard

you cannot win

[Anonymous No.5673959]

>>5673822
>The finest in the world
>£45 bottle of scotch

I'd take you a bit more seriously if you could actually afford to buy the finest in the world...

[Anonymous No.5673962]

guys im a total n00b at beer. What is the taste difference between ales and lagers?

pls no bully

[Anonymous No.5673966]

>>5673962
Lagers are cold brewed.

[Anonymous No.5673971]

>>5673959
This

I'm the liquor store guy from earlier in the thread and when you buy a bottle of 38k whiskey you can make those claims.

[Anonymous No.5673973]

>>5673959

I wish I could. I was referring to single malt scotch, in general, being the finest in the world. entry level macallan is nice tho.

[Anonymous No.5673978]

>>5673971

learn to read nigger. single malt scotch in general is the finest. then again, you might be illiterate if you work at a liquor store.

[Anonymous No.5673980]

>>5673966
ok that doesnt really help but thanks

[Anonymous No.5673981]

>>5673978
Straws.

[Anonymous No.5673986]

>>5673981

reading comprehension

[Anonymous No.5673987]

>>5673962
Lagers are generally dryer and "cleaner" tasting. Ales will have a fuller body and a sweeter taste.

Technically speaking, the most significant difference is the yeast used, with lager yeast performing better at lower temperatures.

[Anonymous No.5673995]

>>5673962

Basically what >>5673987 said.

To give yourself the tl;dr in the difference, drink a budweiser then a boddingtons.

[Anonymous No.5674005]

>>5673987
my m8 said that ales are usually more hoppy and acidic. was he yanking my chains?

[Anonymous No.5674011]

>>5673995
Is boddingtons considered shitty over in Manchester?

[Anonymous No.5674016]

>>5674011
I wouldn't know. Don't live there.

[Anonymous No.5674025]

>>5674005
Some ales are definitely hoppy-er than your typical lager. It'll all depend on the style the brewer is going for. Hoppiness and acidity don't determine the kind of beer though. A brewer can add tons of hops to a lager and it'll still be a lager.

[Anonymous No.5674115]

Pic related

I'm still kind of new to the world of beer and I'm trying to figure out what I like. I've discovered I'm not a huge fan of most lagers, and stouts and ales tend to be my favorite beers. I never can find any stouts besides Guinness and random ones like the that pic I posted (which is pretty good btw).

Anyone have any good recommendations for me that I could try out next time I'm at the liquor store?

[Anonymous No.5674117]

>>5674115

Nitro Milk Stout.

[Anonymous No.5674120]

>>5674115
4got to post pic

[Anonymous No.5674121]

>>5673350
Do you own a Camaro?

[Anonymous No.5674135]

>>5673643
LOL 12 pack $6 clearance at Big Red Liquors last month...I picked up the last 5 cause it's one of my favorites too.

[Anonymous No.5674164]

>>5674115
You should try otu some porters. Black Butte porter is one of the great one's I've had, see if you can find it. Fuller's London Porter is also pretty good and shouldn't be hard to find.

[Anonymous No.5674165]

>>5673604
I buy a bottle ever few months.
About $16 but I'm good for an evening.

[Anonymous No.5674576]

Drinking coors light

Pls dont hate me its all i have in the fridge

[Anonymous No.5674686]

>>5673604
Do they really not sell La Chouffe near to you? Aw, I'm sorry.

>>5673618
Had it few time ago, it's nice, but I prefer the normal one, the Triple Hop is too hoppy for me. It's still good tho, and if you like hoppy beers, you would like it a lot probably.

>>5673780
Had it once in a restaurant in my city. Never heard about it, not great, but the sea water was interesting. Worth a try.

>>5673793
Slightly slightly salty, yes.

[Anonymous No.5674693]

coors light master race reporting!

[Anonymous No.5675824]

How do I into IPA?

I'm not of legal age yet (I live in the U.S. where it's 21) so I've only had Sweetwater IPA and Sierra Nevada Torpedo, but all I can taste in them is bitter hops. I know those are two highly acclaimed IPAs, but to me they just taste like crap and I'd rather just drink Yuengling.

[Anonymous No.5675839]

been awhile since I've had a porter so I got some of this

can't go wrong with Founder's

good stuff

[Anonymous No.5675849]

>>5675824
I used to feel the same. Keep trying them, especially in the warm weather. Sounds simple, but it worked for me. One day - after perseverance - I just got a craving for an IPA and I've been able to appreciate them ever since.

Some ones I like now are Thornbridge's Jaipur, Founders Centennial, Brewdog's Punk and Fullers' Bengal Lancer. They're all worth a try for someone who isn't a fan of IPAs.

[Anonymous No.5675860]

>>5675824

A lot of IPA'a are really hoppy and bitter

Basically what makes a good IPA is the balance between the bitter citrusy hops and a smooth creamy malt. A lot of IPA's miss this mark and are just straight up hopbomb palate rapers. Of course, if you aren't use to drinking IPA's, they will all taste like that.

My suggestion is to try some other styles of beer first, just to get a general spectrum of the beer world. A lot of wannabe craft drinkers jump right into IPA's only to get their tastebuds burned and go right back to drinking Miller.

If you want an IPA that is light and smooth and flavorful, try Ballast Point Sculpin' IPA. Then you can work your way up to some more heavy hitting IPA's. But like I said, diversify your taste and try some other stuff first.

Of course, you being underage, it's hard to have a choice in what exactly you try, but best of luck to you.

[Anonymous No.5676274]

A couple of my friends and I bought some of Ithica Brewery's Box of Belgiums, which came with 4 of their brews, and in particular I loved the Obscurite. Seriously tasty - I definitely got the chocolate and coffee aromas and tastes.

[Anonymous No.5676314]

all i have right now, but i've had worse. as a beer novice, where should i branch out to? i have a boner for stouts and APAs.

[Anonymous No.5676324]

>>5676314
Go to the store and buy a few of whatever the most expensive beers are. That will help you find out what style of beers you like and then you can keep trying more similar beers.

[Anonymous No.5676359]

>>5676314
Try a saison/farmhouse ale

[Anonymous No.5677794]

this is so weird, my first pumpkin beer, it's like an alcoholic juicy fruit, very very strange

[Anonymous No.5677797]

i can't drink beer
it taste like rotting flowers and spoiled wheat

how can you people drink this swill

[Anonymous No.5677863]

>>5675849
>Brewdog's Punk IPA

Where does that sit in there range?

My local just got an uncommonly large selection of them, and while I'll probably start off with their porters and stouts, I wanted to know if their IPAs are decent.

[Anonymous No.5677879]

Full Sail Amber
Of late, I use it to make a shandy.
More drinking in hot weather.

[Anonymous No.5678662]

Beer noob here: I really enjoy Sierra Nevada's APA, tried their IPA and thought it was okay but not really better for the added hops. Also tried some Guinness, which while not unpleasant, tasted very watered down.

What else should I try?

[Anonymous No.5678680]

>>5678662

Everything.

[Anonymous No.5678893]

Bought a couple of bottles today.

Drinking the dark Budweiser right now.

I also tried the current Ottakringer Braumeister Spezial, which uses American hops. They call it Vienna Pale. Very good and great bitterness. Any Viennafags should go try that out while it's available.

[Anonymous No.5680346]

What are some good sour beers?

[Anonymous No.5680355]

>>5680346
In America, Russian River's Barrel Aged Belgian series are all fantastic representations of soured beers, start there.

Where are you located at anon, there may be some regional stuff I can point you in the right direction too. Otherwise, there is the Neo-Berline Weisse that Dogfish Head does, Festina Peche, that may be a little easier to find just because their distribution web is so large.

Actual Belgian/Foreign breweries? Brouwerij Boon does the Boon Gueze Lambic style I like quite a bit, the Frambois after a few years of cellaring isn't half bad either. Cantillion is another brewery to look for, but I've never seen a bottle of that in real life.

[Anonymous No.5680370]

>>5680355
Eugene Oregon

[Anonymous No.5680372]

>>5680370
You could most likely get Russian River's beers I just mentioned then, get as much Supplication as you can if you ever see it from then, that stuff is INCREDIBLE. It's a Belgian Brown. They add Brett and Lactobicilus (both souring agents) and then age it in a Pinot Noir barrel. Good shit.

[Anonymous No.5680377]

>>5680372
Thanks anon!

[Anonymous No.5680420]

Just drank Shiner Oktoberfest
>mfw its not as great as sam adams oktoberfest beer

Its all opinions though, right?

[Anonymous No.5680474]

>>5673134
this stuff is very clean tasting compared to american lagers, budweiser has a dirty syrupy corn flavor and smell compared to st. peters. Its good ice cold., when you spill some on a shirt it does leave a bread/yeast stench.

[Anonymous No.5680479]

>>5673618
The 2014 Tripel Hop is so tasty and fresh ! One of my go to beer.

[Anonymous No.5680484]

>>5677794
they made is great three years ago, tastes like it was aged on vanilla but now its kinda meh

[Anonymous No.5680485]

>>5673875
$18 ?! Shit, that's expensive. Where do you live ?

Frenchfag here, have it for 2.8€/bottle

[Anonymous No.5680487]

>>5673134
I own a Brewery, if you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them.

[Anonymous No.5680571]

>>5680355
Cantillon's shit is totally worth tracking down. Tried their kriek lambic, Great shit. Intensely sour!

Had to go back to Lindemann's for my fix since it's so much cheaper and actually available in my area. Special ordering is a pain in the ass. Worth it, though.

[Anonymous No.5681176]

Anyone know a good beer app? I use Untappd which is awesome except I can't have a checklist if everything I've ever had.

[Anonymous No.5683459]

Ruthless Rye: Comes out December - January. See the Sierra Nevada website. They also date stamp every bottle, using one of two systems, both described on their website.

[Anonymous No.5683683]

Do you guys know Nogne O? It's a really great Norwegian brewery, probably my favorite. They make some really great beer.

[Anonymous No.5683692]

>>5680571

I wish I could get Cantillon in my area, but the stores in the trendy urbanite areas pay off the distributors so they can sell it in their stores at marked up prices to douche bags who love to tell the world about how much better their taste in beer is. I'm lucky to see some Drie Fonteinen show up once every few months, but that's about it.

[Anonymous No.5683845]

Pretty much all I drink.

[Anonymous No.5683873]

My last shopping tour:

[Anonymous No.5683889]

Pic related for tonight

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5683893]

>>5683683

I need to try the "double peated almost undrinkable" nogne O.

Someone told me that when they say almost undrinkable, they're telling the truth.

[Anonymous No.5683894]

how the fuck do i get past the bitter flavour of beer. i got gifted a 6 pack of pic related and i'm struggling getting through the first one

[Anonymous No.5683898]

>>5683894

1) Get something cheap and comparatively "drinkable". Tecate is a good one.
2) Pour your beer into a big glass.
3) Mix in orange juice.
4) Voila! Drinkable beer!
5) Put in less orange juice with every beer until you find that you can enjoy the flavor on its own.

Worked for me, as well as several beer noobs. You aren't the first person to find beer too bitter to be palatable, and you won't be the last. You'll get over it, though. Orange juice is like beer training wheels.

[Anonymous No.5684021]

>>5683873
Looks great. I'd love to try La Trappe quad and Sierra Nevada Porter myself but they aren't available in my country.

[Anonymous No.5684035]

>>5683894
Guinness Draught isn't even really bitter at all. Seems like you're in for a challenging ride when it comes to beer.

[Anonymous No.5684135]

>>5677863
I'd say it's top notch. Not extreme but not discreet and with a nice subtly sweetish biscuit malt flavor to go with the hops. But depending on when you drink it it's either great or less great.
Last time I had it while being out with friends, after drinking some cheap shit before, also having had a smoke and it tasted worse. It was way tastier alone in front of my computer.

[Anonymous No.5684205]

>>5683894
buy good beer?

[Anonymous No.5684219]

>>5683683
Solid brewery, but after tasting some of their newer more experimental stuff (wethop ale, mandarina ipa, vic ipa) I've come to the conclusion that their best suit is the classic, "clean" stuff; saison, porter, dipa(both 2 cap. and #500 are great), etc.
I'm not a big fan of their ipa though, much better norwegian alternatives out there(Kinn, Ægir and even Grünerlokka)

Men eg er også norsk, ingen norske bryggeri er kjend utanfor Skandinavia.

[Anonymous No.5684223]

>>5683692
The bar I work in sometimes have Cantillon on tap, and regularly have 0.75 bottles of their Kriek and/or Gueze. There is a problem with consistency in delivery though.

[Anonymous No.5684356]

>>5673430
That is nice the dunkel is favorite

[Anonymous No.5684362]

>>5674117
My nigga. Left Hand Brewing is God

[Anonymous No.5684365]

Spent some time at the interceltique festival, it was Ireland's year.
Drank nothing but Kilkenny and Guiness (and water obviously) for 2 days.

[Anonymous No.5684393]

>>5673995
Why would you tell anyone to drink a Budweiser? There are so many great lagers in a variety of styles. personally I love Munich lagers.

[Anonymous No.5684431]

>>5684393
He was explaining the fundamental difference between an ale and a lager

[Anonymous No.5684462]

They just got more of this at my local. Couldn't find it for awhile, stoked it is back.

[Anonymous No.5684621]

>>5684431
No he wasn't. He was implying ales are inherently better by suggesting you can drink Budweiser to understand lagers. Budweiser is shit. The only thing is represents is American macro adjuncts.

[Anonymous No.5685943]

>>5673257
I've had a raspberry lambic. Shit was like candy. Absolutely delicious.

Also I've been trying random different beers to try to get into beer. I've started to acquire a taste for it, so it's interesting for me to taste all kinds and experience all those differences. I just cracked open one of these and kind of like it so far. Apologies if I have shit taste.

[Anonymous No.5685964]

>>5673257
I love lambic. It's expensive so I don't get to drink it often but currant lambic is my favorite beer.

[Anonymous No.5685970]

>>5683894
Summy Shandy helped ease me into beer just a month ago. Couldn't stand the taste of any beer for the longest time.

[Anonymous No.5686240]

>>5685943
Wow after about 3/4th of a bottle of this there's an extremely bitter/sour aftertaste. I still don't hate it, but now I wonder why the hell I bought I six pack.

[Anonymous No.5686421]

>>5683683
I've tried a fair bit of their stuff. Really good.

[Anonymous No.5686445]

>>5673134
Shot in the dark, but I was wondering if you guys would know why I had an allergic reaction to some sour beers from Crooked Stave? I have a mustard allergy but I doubt that's it. Anyone know some ingredients in sours that aren't in other beers?

[Anonymous No.5686453]

So i actually hate beer. Ive tried quite a few different common types types but they all tasted like moldy water.

I was dragged to this specialty bar where they boast over 350 different types of bottled beer and a whole plethora on tap. They do not sell any big commercial beers. That means no bud, coors, pbr, guinness, sam adams, blue moon etc.

So my friend suggests i try a particular kind. To my surprise i actually enjoy it. It doesn't taste like moldy water. It was called dragon's milk. Some oak aged beer with 11% alcohol by volume. Which i guess is 3 times more alcohol than the cheap stuff.

So now that i know not all beer is absolute horse shit I think i might give some others a try.


( I created a thread without realizing there was already a beer thread so i am posting this over here)

[Anonymous No.5686459]

>>5686453

the sweet tooth phase is basically how everyone gets started

try some imperial stouts

[Anonymous No.5686464]

>>5684135
>Not extreme

That's good enough for me: getting right sick of hop bombs.

I'm finding their porter decently flavorful, if somewhat light.

[Anonymous No.5686471]

>>5686445
What kind of reaction? Sour beers are usually just made with different yeast and bacteria.

[Anonymous No.5686479]

>>5686445
they just add bacteria, the other ingredients will be the same.

[Anonymous No.5686494]

>>5686471
Itchy throat, which is the same as all my other reactions to other foods I have allergy to. Maybe it was that specific beer? But I've had a sour from New Belgium and it was the same problem.

>>5686479
So it's an allergy to that bacteria, maybe?

[Anonymous No.5686498]

>>5686494
It's possible the different strains of yeast and bacteria are causing it, or maybe the sourness just irritated your throat?

[Anonymous No.5686502]

>>5686459
>the sweet tooth phase is basically how everyone gets started
All my mates got into craft through the flavour from hoppy beers.
All were beer drinkers beforehand though.

[Anonymous No.5686503]

>>5686498
Possible. I really hope for the latter. Thanks for the help dude

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5686505]

For those of you who want to get "used" to beer and wanna get eased in, here's

A good way to do this is to make radlers and adjust the beer/soda amounts gradually. (Radlers are fuckin good anyways, but buying something like Stiegl Radler from a bottleshop is a ripoff).

Buy some kind of witbier, like rickard's white or hoegaarden (this will be the only time i really suggest either of these beers, so bear with me).

Anywho, get a twelve pack of that. Also get a twelve pack of SAN PELLEGRINO ARANCIATA or SAN PELLEGRINO GRAPEFRUIT. These are italian sodas that are less sweet.

Anyways start with a 50/50 mix of beer and san pellegrino, and then just taper it to your taste.
If you want to do it the hard way and jump in, just fuck yourself up with a bomber of something like rogue XS imperial IPA. It's got a 74 IBU which might not be the hoppiest beer (inb4 hops pissing contest), but it's a really tasty and hoppy IIPA. It's also 9.5%ABV, so it's up there. If you can power through that, you'll be a bit tipsy and you'll be able to handle any less-hoppy or less-boozy beer.

[Anonymous No.5686545]

>>5686503
No problem, good luck figuring it out... Trying to pinpoint allergies can be a pain.

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5686563]

>>5686494

do you have any problems with sulfa drugs or wine that is fixed with sulfites?

[Anonymous No.5686607]

>>5683894
M8 if you think guinness is bitter....

[Anonymous No.5686609]

what are some beers that the main focus isn't damn hops? Ive come to realize hops are gross and should never be ingested.

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5686645]

>>5686609

Marzens, biere de garde, kellerbiers, hefeweizen/dunkelweizen, lambics, gueuze, witbier, helles lager, kolsch are pretty low bitterness.

Those are the least hopped varieties I can remember. i think altbiers are pretty low as well?

[Anonymous No.5686705]

>>5678893
Schneider Weisse is one of my staples. The Aventinus is really great too.

[Anonymous No.5686719]

>>5686563
Not that I know of, but I'll look out for that kind of stuff.

[Anonymous No.5686725]

>>5686563
Actually, I've had reactions to benzocaine, and apparently that can be a cross allergy, this might be exactly it. Thanks man.

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5686772]

>>5686725

benzocaine is not a sulfa drug.

I'm talking like sulfonamides, sulfite/sulfate salts.

[Anonymous No.5686912]

>>5686772
Right, but it's been shown to have cross allergy potentiality or something. I also have shellfish allergy which are almost always treated with sulfites. I don't really have experience with sulfa drugs, and I have had reactions to wine here and there

[Anonymous No.5687632]

>>5686505

>mixing beer and soda

dude what

people actually do that?

That sounds far more disgusting than even a disgusting beer on it's own

For easing into beer I'd say drink an imperial stout or a nice clean pilsner or something

[Anonymous No.5687809]

>>5673134
Just finished the last of this crate of Leffe.
If anyone can translate French for me I will post the tasting notes and be most grateful.

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5687820]

>>5687632

Why yes, yes it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radler

[Anonymous No.5687823]

>>5687632
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mazout

The second one.

[Anonymous No.5687838]

Everything needed to brew a Belgian golden ale with elderberries. Brewed this past Saturday. Should be ~9.5% ABV. I'll post additional pics once it's done fermenting.

[Anonymous No.5687839]

Currently drinking a bottle of this. Nothing special, but it's refreshing and does the job. Have a triple IPA to drink, but the first time I had it, it was awful - starting to regret that multibuy deal ;_;

[Anonymous No.5687847]

I'm drinking this right now. It's a very good Norwegian beer, very hoppy. I've got another beer from the same brewery in the fridge called Hoppy Joe that I've never had, looking forward to tasting it later.

[Anonymous No.5687852]

>>5683894
Try starting with fruit beers and mild lagers

[Anonymous No.5687855]

I'm drinking this right now. It's a very good Norwegian beer, very hoppy. I've got another beer from the same brewery in the fridge called Hoppy Joe that I've never had, looking forward to tasting it later.

[Anonymous No.5687863]

>>5687855
Looks decent, care to recommend some other Scandinavian beers? Haven't sampled much from that bit of the world.

[Anonymous No.5687878]

>>5687863
I've only recently gotten into craft beer, so I dont have that much to recommend. There's a brewery called Nogne O which makes amazing beer, and one called Haandbryggeriet which also makes some good stuff. Other than that I don't know a lot.

[Anonymous No.5689401]

http://strawpoll.me/2330122

[Anonymous No.5689452]

>>5673372
I keep them and use them for canning.

[Anonymous No.5690116]

>>5687809
Fuck tasting notes - what did you personally enjoy most, anon?

[Anonymous No.5690627]

>>5690116
not the same anon but just recently tried the blonde, brune, and tripel. the blonde and tripel were my favorites, i didn't care much for the brune.

such flavorful brews though.

[Anonymous No.5690823]

hey guys, im 22 and haven't had a beer in 6 years. im going to try it again this weekend, because im tired of being a social outcast.

what beer/s would you suggest i try? im from the PNW if it helps

[Anonymous No.5690838]

>>5690116
Radieuse at 8.2%

Still curious as to what they say about them ad I think it reccomends a nibble to have with each aswell

[Anonymous No.5690872]

>>5690823
what kind of beer did you drink 6 years ago? i'd just stick to something simple like yuengling or coors banquet

[Anonymous No.5690878]

>>5690872
it was gross shit like keystone light. basically the cheapest bullshit me and my teenage friends could afford. I didn't like the taste of it.

basically i just want some entry level shit that will taste good to someone like me that isn't used to the taste of beer/alcohol

[Anonymous No.5690959]

>>5690878
To start get some easy to find shit like Summer Shandy or Redds Apple. Stay fruity then "graduate" to Bud Light Platinum. Then Stella and Blue Moon.

Then find a fucking beer store that has a tasting and figure out your taste.

[Anonymous No.5690965]

>>5690959
thanks man

[Anonymous No.5690998]

>>5687809
I can help

[Anonymous No.5691253]

Just turned 21 yesterday, bought me some Killian's to celebrate.

Delicious.

[Anonymous No.5691335]

Pilsner is the shit. Particularly draft. Too bad I have no friends to go out and drink ale in cool little pubs with because I'm an autistic faggot.

[Anonymous No.5691345]

>>5690823
Just go out somewhere and buy a beer (real ale type) with your meal. Get water for the table just in case you hate it. Try an ale and maybe get a few bottles of craft type stuff on offer from a supermarket or something.

[Anonymous No.5691527]

Who Oregon micro in here?

>tfw 173 breweries in my state
>this pub is 5 blocks from my house

[Anonymous No.5691530]

>>5691527
Forgot pic hurr durr

[Anonymous No.5691535]

>>5691530

[Anonymous No.5691741]

>>5691535
screw craft beer

Cheap or go home. best bang for your buck right here

[Anonymous No.5691752]

>>5691741

>drinking piss water

[Anonymous No.5691807]

Having this right now.

It's a coffee imperial stout with 9.5% abv.

Gotta say that it's pretty good.

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5691816]

>>5691807

>Dieu du ciel


ma nigga.

[Anonymous No.5691874]

>>5691816
Hey, gotta support local industry.

[Anonymous No.5691884]

Anyone know of any dunkel lagers that are made in the states?

[Anonymous No.5691890]

a great beer turned good dessert

[Anonymous No.5691894]

>>5691890
btw this is a stock photo from google but i am enjoying this at the moment

[Anonymous No.5691986]

>>5691807
>>5691816
One of the best beers I've had in recent memory.

Also finally was able to try some Russian River(Damnation/Pliny the Elder.) Overhyped, but still, amazingly well balanced on both beers.

[Anonymous No.5692030]

>>5691884
Love it.

[Anonymous No.5692035]

>>5691816
Only one I've had is Dernier Volonte. Enjoyed it

[Anonymous No.5692037]

>>5691890
Hmm, I'll have to try this, but I don't know how I feel about the ice cream with that much smokeiness.

[Anonymous No.5692045]

>>5692035
Ironically, tonight I've had both dernière volonté and péché mortel. Both were awesome.

[Anonymous No.5692191]

Drinking this shit for the first time this summer. I love it.

[Anonymous No.5694057]

beer bump

[Anonymous No.5694088]

>>5692191
I just picked up a 4 pack on my way home from work. Looking forward to tasting it later tonight. I also tried their beerc amp west coast ipa and its was meh.

[Anonym No.5694160]

>>5673134
I actually only have one bottle of beer in my fridge right now.
It's a Cantillon Blååbæer (wonder if my special letters will pop up correct) Lambik. 2014 vintage. Super fresh and delicious, had it at Olbutikken.
Gonna give it to a friend of mine for his 26th birthday on Saturday. Fucker best be happy, waited three hours in line for that mother fucker.

[Anonymous No.5694247]

Beer novice here. I really like the taste of Sam Adams Cherry Wheat and George Killian's Irish Red.

They both have these end notes that taste like fresh baked bread. What causes this flavor? Any other beers that taste similar? I've tried several other wheat beers but they aren't very similar so I don't think it's wheat.

[Anonymous No.5694284]

>>5673134

[Anonymous No.5694294]

This was bretty good. Not as good as any of the Deliriums but I liked how tangy it was.

[Anonymous No.5694453]

>>5673604
>kristallweizen
>any good

mixture of crying and laughing from your fellow bavarianfag

[Anonymous No.5694481]

>>5692045
>Ironically
No.

[Anonymous No.5694596]

I like Atwater.

[Anonymous No.5694877]

>>5692045
im sorry sir but i agree with this gentlemen >>5694481

the word you were looking for was coincidentally

[Anonymous No.5694888]

>>5673257
>2014
>drinking gueze

[Anonymous No.5694932]

Stopped at my local store and noticed they had bombers of these, which I was fucking stoked about because I haven't had it in awhile, and it's one of my hands down favorite.

[Anonymous No.5695521]

>>5685943
I'm half way through the six pack. I'm determined to finish it before I get anything else. Still not used to this lingering sourness/bitterness. Don't do it, folks.

[Anonymous No.5695534]

>>5673134
best beer

[Anonymous No.5696919]

>>5686453
that stuff is expensive.

$15 for a damn 4 pack

[Anonymous No.5697125]

>>5696919

This.

Only reason I've never tried. I always would rather get something else with that money

[Gordon Ramsay !E/kAmOO7UE No.5697131]

>>5686459

Dragon's tooth oatmeal stout from elysian.

Surprisingly hoppy for an oatmeal stout. In a REALLY good way.

[Anonymous No.5697153]

>>5695534
It's good and I like it but I wouldn't say it's the best. If you like it pick up pic related, it usually appears around December.

[Anonymous No.5697171]

>>5673319
I got the Framboise one, I was intrigued by it enough that I'd try to seek out plain/non-fruity lambics in the future but I'd probably not buy it again.

[Anonymous No.5697181]

>>5674135
>drinking year-old ale
>stocking up on it
Why would you do that

[Anonymous No.5698173]

Since great beer is expensive, what are some okay beers that arent so expensive?

Im talking $2 max a bottle.

[Anonymous No.5698241]

>>5698173
How expensive does beer get in America?

[Anonymous No.5698394]

>>5698241
Some liquor stores ive been to the good stuff costs $4.50+ for 12oz usually in glass bottles. The cheap stuff can cost as low as $0.45 for 12oz and it only comes in a can.

Now we aren't talking going to a bar. This is going to some shady liquor store where it feels like you are gunna get shivved.

If you go to even an average sports type bar a glass of shitty beer will cost you $3 and they more than likely don't even have the good stuff. At these bars blue moon is fancy beer.

Or you can get royally fucked and buy a beer at a baseball game and pay god damn $8+ for a plastic cup of bud lite.

[Anonymous No.5698853]

Way back alcohol was drunk warm. Are their any traditional old style ales that are meant be be drunk at room temp?

[Anonymous No.5698854]

>>5698853
Yes. Although you knew that, based on the first sentence of your post.

[Anonymous No.5698894]

>>5698854
that's cute

[Anonymous No.5698908]

>>5698853
Tons of real ale is. I don't really think it would mean much to recommend a brand because you've got to get it on draft really. Just go to a real pub.

[Anonymous No.5698926]

>>5698853
>Way back alcohol was drunk warm.
Not that poster, but that made me curious about something.

Were people always drinking 5% abv+ beverages? I'm sure they stored some of it longer that would be stronger, but I was wondering if people were mixing it the day before and only letting it ferment overnight.

[Anonymous No.5698931]

>>5698926
I am not an expert, but my suspicion is that historical practice is all over the place. We do know that beer, wine, and spirits were often watered down for various purposes, including daily drinking. But it is impossible to imagine a humanity that doesn't enjoy the experience of intoxication. And considering that natural fermentation yields greatly varying results, there's no reason not to believe that 5%+ beverages were not enjoyed.

It was the moral agenda of the temperance movement that gave us the notion that the ancients only drank really REALLY weak alcohol, and that ONLY because water was too dangerous to drink.

[Anonymous No.5698943]

>>5698931
Yeah, I don't believe that people didn't enjoy strong drinks sometimes.

I just think that there's no reason to not get nutrition from your drinks too. And I suppose we still have low abv drinks, like real brewed ginger beer and root beer. But most of them are just too sweet.

It's simple enough to make quick fermented drinks at home though. The longer fermented ones need more care.

[Anonymous No.5698945]

My local brewery just put out a new bottle , High Brass by Revolver. An American Blonde Ale, very good but I wish they would bottle their Sidewinder seasonal.

[Anonymous No.5698948]

>>5698926
Depends on the when and where. Throughout most of european history and especially in Great Britain most people (women and children included) drank smallbeer all day erry day because it had a negligible alcohol content (~1-2% ABV; pretty much just enough to stop bacterial growth) and was safer than the water. It was also homemade most of the time and bittered (if at all) with gruit. However, people still drank more potent alcoholic beverages recreationally.

[Anonymous No.5698995]

Homebrewer with no idea what to make next here.
Any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.5699068]

>>5673143
I've had the dunkel, fucking delicious.

r8 my taste:

Fav beer: Tie between Arrogant Bastard Ale and Delirium Tremens

Fav cheap(ish) beer: Blue Moon

Fav beer to drink when too drunk to care about taste: Pabst or Busch

[Anonymous No.5700430]

So I just had a salted caramel sweet stout and a smoke and coffee porter ("Coffee and Cigarettes").

The stout tasted like a stout, with a pleasant salt before-and-after-taste, and the smoke and coffee combined to taste like stale coffee (like literally didn't taste like beer, tasted like stale coffee. Drank a lot of it. Not pleasant, but also immensely drinkable?).

[Anonymous No.5700457]

>>5698995
Something for me

[Anonymous No.5700460]

>>5700430
Can't go wrong with porter

[Anonymous No.5700462]

>>5699068
1/10

[Anonymous No.5700464]

just got these to try beer for the first time. did I make OK choices? I just picked what looked interesting.

[Anonymous No.5700465]

>>5700464
all that matters is what you like :^)

[Anonymous No.5700471]

>>5700464
forgot my pic

[Anonymous No.5700506]

>>5673906

> mfw I bought 6pack of duvel at the price of 1 bottle.

silly cashier didn't notice she only scanned 1 bottle. Ended up paying only 1 euro

[Anonymous No.5701348]

>>5698394
>pay god damn $8+ for a plastic cup of bud lite.
Christ, that's what I pay in dollaridoos at the cricket, and I thought that was a ripoff.

[Anonymous No.5701402]

[Anonymous No.5701420]

>>5700471
>>5700464
fine

try some stouts and porters too

[Anonymous No.5702019]

I homebrew, I'm pretty good at it. Pipe dream of mine is to open up a brewery of my own. Crowded market though, getting more so all the time.

[Anonymous No.5702062]

come to england and you will never wanna drink that american swill again

[Anonymous No.5702064]

>>5702062
>Greene King
Ignorance or deliberate shitposting?

[Anonymous No.5702071]

drank yesterday
>Paulischeiße

[Anonymous No.5702078]

>>5702062
>I've only had generic american macro beer

Yeah okay

[Anonymous No.5702084]

>>5702071
>not Rotlicht
Had it coming, Schwachtrinker.

[Anonymous No.5702096]

>>5702062
Greene King is fucking awful.

[turned 21 recently No.5702113]

>sick of "MUH HOPS"(started with IPAs, like Stone, and Sierra Nevada)
>think all lagers taste the same(drinkable but nothing extraordinary)
>hate the texture/creaminess of porters/stouts(drinkable, but can't say I've yet to enjoy one yet)
>all pilsners just taste like "beer"

I am not a beer snob, and I can not taste the minute differences in beers, what is something "obvious" that I can actually taste and think "yeah, that is nice"
I have a Red Wine and Brew 3 minutes from me so I'll take any suggestions

pic related what I am drinking right now

[Anonymous No.5702118]

>>5702113
Looks pretty good. Can you actually taste the pumpkin though?

I've had the seasonal pumpkin Blue Moon (Yeah I know bad example) and while it had a nice smell; disappointingly it tasted just like a regular Blue Moon.

[Anonymous No.5702125]

>>5702118
I can say without a doubt it's probably the first beer I would say was "delicious".
it wasn't straight pumpkin, some nutmeg maybe, it kind of reminded me of the sweetness of Juicy Fruit gum, though I guess that isn't a very positive remark, but it's the best I can describe it

the Crazy Mountain is bland, it's just a light hoppy water practically.

then again that 1 bottle cost 2$ more than the 6pack

[Anonymous No.5702136]

>>5702113
>hate the texture/creaminess of porters/stouts
Did you like the flavour? If you get a lower abv stout or particularly a porter (no oatmeal stouts) the body should be similar to a pale ale. There's also English style pale ales and bitters, should focus more on the malt and less on the hops. Strong Belgian stuff is driven by yeast ferment characteristics and a bit of malt.

Frankly though I'm not too sure I can help.

[Anonymous No.5702150]

>>5702136
flavours fine, I just don't like how it makes me feel so... bloated?
like I couldn't imagine eating a meal AND drinking either of them

[Anonymous No.5702648]

10 day old thread bump

[Anonymous No.5702662]

>>5702062
America has an extremely wide variety of beers and thousands of brewers who do not shy away from experimenting, so the American beer landscape gets continually more diverse over time.

I do like Old Speckled Hen, though.

[Anonymous No.5702673]

>>5702648
what the fuck is your problem?

[Anonymous No.5702692]

>>5702690
>>5702690
>>5702690

CONT

[Anonymous No.5702860]

>>5702673
no you